So I just saw Sol Campbell...

[Nocando]

Some people on this thread need to brush up on their Spurs history, it's quite embarrassing really. So what I'll do is spell it out in 2 simple bullet points:

• Lied to the fans, suggesting he was going to sign a new contract prior to signing for Arsenal (at least Modroc and Berbs never lied like that)
• Refused to sign for Barca/Man Utd 12 months before for £20m because he was going to 'stay' (another lie as he always knew he was going to shaft us

And to compound all of this he not only left on a free he did it to the worst club mentionable. Setting us up for years of abuse from rival fans.

If you still think he was 'entitled' to do that or shouldn't receive the abuse he gets, then as I said before you simply don't understand the club. It's the same as spitting in your mums face as far as I am concerned. He knew what he was doing and hid behind a web of lies to get passed that line.

It has nothing to do with contracts or even joining them, it has everything to do with lies and deceit.

As for the OP, silly move but he fully deserves all the abuse and should continue to get abused for the rest of his sorry existence (sod bygones and all that).

 

[Flightrisker]

The idea that someone from the internet with an entirely fictional orange belt in Judo is threatening to 'kick the living shit' out of a guy who's built like a heavyweight boxer is obviously meant to be taken in jest.

Anyway, apology accepted, and I apologise in turn for calling you a douche.

Of course I wouldn't believe that you could beat him up, rather I just thought you were being a keyboard warrior, which isn't that ridiculous as others in this very thread have claimed that they too would have beaten him up.

 

[davethebear]

It's not just us he's shafted he sued Pompey for 1.7m when they were on the brink, walked out of a match at half time for the scum (I enjoyed that though)

Then he quit on notts county after just one game, I should imagine he's only liked by woolwich and for me he is and always will be Judas!!

 

[riggi]

I just think everybody should get over it. Our fans obsession with the bloke, borders on Liverpool-esque embarrassment.

 

[JerryGarcia]

Just seeing his name makes me rage, what a cretin.

Imagine what we could have done with £20m back then? Ok we'd have probably spunked it on some 35 year old Eastern European but we could have equally built a strong foundation and started our climb up the table much earlier. It's not like we dwell on it every day but when I for one, see him on TV or read his name, I remember what he did and it makes me angry.

 

[cwhite02]

For me it's because he wasn't honest, having come through the ranks and a leader, you would expect better behaviour, with his actions he also denied us a sizeable fee.

Had he been honest and said he was going to leave, best sell me to get something or I will run my contract down and leave for nothing, then it would have been ok.

It was never that he wanted to leave, it's the way he went about it...

Sheringham was an example of a player who left to win things, but did it in a better manner and was welcomed back

Edit* Beaten, As Dean said above

Spot on, it was all of the bullshit he was giving out about sorting it all out at the end of the season. What a cnut. I don't hate many ex players but he deserve the sh1te he gets. How can he mug of the club and fand after coming through the ranks and being a fans favourite? I appriciate it's down to money and success but he could have been honest and say he was going to leave.

Good work OP.

COYS

 

[JerryGarcia]

Of course I wouldn't believe that you could beat him up, rather I just thought you were being a keyboard warrior, which isn't that ridiculous as others in this very thread have claimed that they too would have beaten him up.

I think you need to understand that some people have a different sense of humor to you. I seriously doubt anyone would try to beat him up

 

[Nocando]

I just think everybody should get over it. Our fans obsession with the bloke, borders on Liverpool-esque embarrassment.

Hardly an obsession, it's not like I think about him every moment of the day *shudder*, to be honest this is probably the first time I've typed or said any words relating to him for like 3 years or so. I just feel some people need educating and reminding so it helps prevent History repeating itself, as demonstrated by this thread. It's quite clear that people already don't understand why it caused such a problem and although we perhaps should move on it's certainly worth remembering. I'm sure Levy remembers it only too well and I'd like to think it's shaped how he runs the club (and it has hence the importance of tying players down to long contracts and renewing early). It's not like we're inciting violence.

However would you give a bloke a nice little wave knowing he had shagged your girlfriend/wife whilst you were going out with her? It's not that different.

 

[cwhite02]

What a silly thing to say I hope you don't lose your job but if you did it your own fault .... why would you insult him publicly.

What you have to remember about Sol Campbell is that he honored his contract at Spurs, bottom line. He never did a Modric or Bertabtov and refused to played. Campbell served his time and left, the only hurtful thing was to leave for Arsenal any other club he'd be regarded as a Spurs legend

I think your missing the point, it was the fact he was indicating that he would sort it all out at the end of the season, pretending he loved the club and fans where he was full of BS. He did it all for his own ££ gain. If he had been honest and said he was going to leave, it would have been slightly different.

 

[cwhite02]

Sol, Sol, wherever you may be......

 

[Buster18]

Thick Stephen Ireland, he's just a thick Stephen Ireland...

That episode on MOTD showed him up to either a) be an inarticulate fool, or b) too nervous to speak when a camera is on him.

Either way, I do hope he will not be near a studio any time soon.

He's never been articulate & never been very clever. He's got as much chance of making a decent pundit as he has of ever being welcome at WHL

 

[riggi]

Hardly an obsession, it's not like I think about him every moment of the day *shudder*, to be honest this is probably the first time I've typed or said any words relating to him for like 3 years or so. I just feel some people need educating and reminding so it helps prevent History repeating itself, as demonstrated by this thread. It's quite clear that people already don't understand why it caused such a problem and although we perhaps should move on it's certainly worth remembering. I'm sure Levy remembers it only too well and I'd like to think it's shaped how he runs the club (and it has hence the importance of tying players down to long contracts and renewing early). It's not like we're inciting violence.

However would you give a bloke a nice little wave knowing he had shagged your girlfriend/wife whilst you were going out with her? It's not that different.

Still songs sung about him.

He was a **** for doing what he did and when he came back with arsenal recently, I gave him shit.

No I wouldn't but if id already beaten the shit of him, I wouldn't give him the time of day years on.

 

[Nocando]

What's more he tried to get the 'last laugh' by suggesting fans were being racist towards him, when although I felt the chant was wrong, it had nothing to do with being racist (I didn't even feel it was particularly homophobic in the true sense of the word).

Like it or not there's a lot of history between the fans and Sol.

 

[Nocando]

Still songs sung about him.

He was a **** for doing what he did and when he came back with arsenal recently, I gave him shit.

No I wouldn't but if id already beaten the shit of him, I wouldn't give him the time of day years on.

But many fans feel they haven't had their Sol beating time *shudder again*, so if we're using that analogy it's like what I said but without you being able to get your revenge through an old fashioned beating. Still feel the same?

 

[Buster18]

Thing is at the time you knew it was coming. There was tons of speculation at the time. Then he started coming out with things like 'nothing will ever break my bond with the Spurs fans'.

I'm pretty sure this was agreed well before he left. Maybe even as far back as the prev summer

 

[luka loopy]

As Sol Campbell is my favourite player of all time, Even wrote him a letter asking him to stay back in the day... Oh the pain of losing him but in reality you cannot blame him for moving up in the footballing world.

So sorry I had to dislike

Wow. He was entitled to move on, but he was one of the best defenders in Europe and could have had his choice of any club. To go to the club he did and in the manner that he did was wrong. He had grown up in a football environment... Naive to think there wouldn't be a huge backlash

 

[The Lilywhites]

did scumball reply or do anything?

 

[Hoopspur]

He did a bad thing in an underhand way.
Would I shout at him in the street? No.
With my boss alongside ? Definitely Not..
Most of this alleged hatred is a sham anyway kept going for silly tribal reasons
and you are a sad victim of it.
To put your job at risk for it is pathetic rather than heroic.
I should get your abject apologies in early.

Victim or someone who truly believes? I can't answer that.
I actually do not hate or dislike anyone very much in the World other than....
Maybe you do but don't feel this, but I do. It's genuine.
In another place and on another forum,
you said that name calling (and in particular the word 'scum')
talked more about the person who said this rather
than than the person it's about. I remember this clearly.
I dislike the person we're talking about more than any politician,
and in fact most other people with other ideals.
Nothing to do with tribal.
Would I shout at him in the street? No.
With my boss alongside ? Definitely Not.
Luckily I work for myself!
Does it affect the way I feel about him? Definitely Not.
Might risk it though - might be worth it for him to be reminded once more!

 

[Chris Flynn]

Transfer fees went crazy around the time he left and Thuram for whom iirc was 29 at the time was sold for €41m, so he would have easily fetched £25m

If i remember correctly Barca offered 23 mil for him the summer before he went and he said he didnt want to move

 

[bugsdad]

Transfer fees went crazy around the time he left and Thuram for whom iirc was 29 at the time was sold for €41m, so he would have easily fetched £25m

With 18 months to go on his contract we were offered £12 million by United. Both him and his scum bag agent convinced the board that he would sign a new contract and that if it was lucrative enough he would stay at Spurs or alternatively we could get far more for him with a longer contract. We offered him every penny he asked for but he still wouldn't sign leading us along all the time.
He then as we all know left for the scum for similar wages as those we were offering but with a massive signing on fee.
He was a great player for us but filled with the honeyed words of his scumbag agent being whispered into his ear and not being too bright himself he left us in the worst possible way.
Instead of being a legend his actions have caused all supporters who were around at that time to feel a hatred that I have never known in the 55 years I have supported Spurs ,be replicated for any other player.