- Aug 23, 2006
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This whole situation with Bale is brought about by a severe case of unrequited love. I'm as guilty as anyone else having been caught up in the hype. The reality of the situation is that whilst Gareth Bale is adored by Tottenham fans across the globe, whilst he has been idolised to almost disproportionate levels, the feeling is not mutual. Yes I'm sure Gareth harbours a fondness for the club and fans that allowed him to elevate his status and bank balance to the levels it has been over the past few years, if he felt anywhere near the same, he'd have moved by now.
Whilst we all want to believe he is this passionate, loyal hardworking superstar that we all built him into, the reality is far from it. The very notion he would go to China last season shows exactly that. Had Ronaldo been in the same situation there is no way on gods earth he would have moved to China, and therein lies the difference. Gareth Bale has done wonders in football, but he's not the person we all build him up to be, and that's fine, but we all (myself included) need to accept it. Regardless of money and contracts etc. If he really wanted to he could be playing in front of fans who worship him like a god, sing his name from the rafters and love him unconditionally, reality is.....he's just not that into us!
Whilst we all want to believe he is this passionate, loyal hardworking superstar that we all built him into, the reality is far from it. The very notion he would go to China last season shows exactly that. Had Ronaldo been in the same situation there is no way on gods earth he would have moved to China, and therein lies the difference. Gareth Bale has done wonders in football, but he's not the person we all build him up to be, and that's fine, but we all (myself included) need to accept it. Regardless of money and contracts etc. If he really wanted to he could be playing in front of fans who worship him like a god, sing his name from the rafters and love him unconditionally, reality is.....he's just not that into us!