I have left it at that.
He hasn't given a sniff of a headline while he has been here. Head down, got on with it as player and manager. I loathed him more than most on here, but he has done all asked and been a positive role model on and off the pitch. If he goes, he does with my best wishes and hope he does well wherever he ends up.
Quote from: PeterWithe on August 14, 2020, 10:50:31 PMA good pal of mine met him, a baggie, and really wanted to dislike him. He told me he seemed a really nice fella.People can change?Let’s hope so for all our sakes.I've been told stories that when he was at Chelsea he went to see every player who was on loan, regularly saw the Academy sides, did everything you'd expect from a captain. He was also at Ron Saunders' funeral, which might not sound much but he didn't have to be there.
A good pal of mine met him, a baggie, and really wanted to dislike him. He told me he seemed a really nice fella.People can change?Let’s hope so for all our sakes.
I watched the documentary Anelka, Misunderstood over the weekend. Very good if you haven’t seen it. There was a short bit with Marcel Desailly and it reminded me of the incident with Ron Atkinson. If you think what John Terry allegedly said to Anton Ferdinand was bad (and I’m not minimizing what he’s alleged to have said), what Ron Atkinson actually said was way, way worse. And for many Villa fans, despite that he’s still a hero. If you are going to hate racism, hate it all.
I suspect few of us, if any, will ever have the degree of contact to form a meaningful opinion of his character.It's possible for a complete arse to be polite and affable in a two-minute exchange heading in or out of the ground or when approached out in public. It's just as likely that a genuinely decent person can be grumpy or dealing with problems a fan will not be aware of when they are approached.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on August 14, 2020, 10:52:45 PMQuote from: PeterWithe on August 14, 2020, 10:50:31 PMA good pal of mine met him, a baggie, and really wanted to dislike him. He told me he seemed a really nice fella.People can change?Let’s hope so for all our sakes.I've been told stories that when he was at Chelsea he went to see every player who was on loan, regularly saw the Academy sides, did everything you'd expect from a captain. He was also at Ron Saunders' funeral, which might not sound much but he didn't have to be there. I was told by the club tour guide that Terry, whilst living at the Belfry, bought a coffee every morning from the Starbucks in the hotel en route to training. He got chatting to the young lad serving him every day as he was a Villa fan. For one game, no one was going to be using Terry’s private box in the Trinity Road stand, so he let the young lad from Starbucks have it, so he could bring his mates and family.
Quote from: Russ aka Big Nose on August 17, 2020, 01:59:54 PMI suspect few of us, if any, will ever have the degree of contact to form a meaningful opinion of his character.It's possible for a complete arse to be polite and affable in a two-minute exchange heading in or out of the ground or when approached out in public. It's just as likely that a genuinely decent person can be grumpy or dealing with problems a fan will not be aware of when they are approached.Yep. My lad waited about an hour after one game to get Tyrone’s autograph. He was, without a shadow of a doubt the most miserable and ungracious player I’ve ever met. But all the evidence is that he’s a good guy..