Another reason to dislike Steve Hodge

[Flamingo Lane]

Leaving aside the fact that it's Hodge, I'm sure that a legal argument could be had that he should not lawfully be entitled to retain all the proceeds from the sale of this shirt, given the (spontaneous) circumstances of how it came into his possession at the immediate conclusion of a sporting contest- ie that the swapping of shirts at the end of a game ought bring with it something akin to trusteeship, and not the acquisition of exclusive and unfettered rights to all and any profits that may accrue from a commercial sale.

[Risso]

Peter Shilton was going to bid but he didn't get his hand up quickly enough.

[Pete3206]

I can't believe he swapped shirts with such a horrible, odious little twat. I thought Maradona had better taste.
 

[Chris Harte]

Leaving aside the fact that it's Hodge, I'm sure that a legal argument could be had that he should not lawfully be entitled to retain all the proceeds from the sale of this shirt, given the (spontaneous) circumstances of how it came into his possession at the immediate conclusion of a sporting contest- ie that the swapping of shirts at the end of a game ought bring with it something akin to trusteeship, and not the acquisition of exclusive and unfettered rights to all and any profits that may accrue from a commercial sale.

It's just fabric. And if someone is daft enough to buy it because of what a player did while wearing it then more fool them. Hodge is entitled to do what he likes with the proceeds, minus any applicable taxes of course.

On the flip side, I imagine Maradona instructed his butler to use Hodge's shirt to rub down his car.

[colin69]

Peter Shilton was going to bid but he didn't get his hand up quickly enough.

Love it…😂😂

[VILLA MOLE]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

[Sexual Ealing]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

I've asked this before. I understand it, but I think it can never be visceral if you didn't feel it the first time. Something to do with a backpass, I think.

[LeeB]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

I've asked this before. I understand it, but I think it can never be visceral if you didn't feel it the first time. Something to do with a backpass, I think.

I was there, very young but old enough to realise what a ****** he was

[Exeter 77]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

I've asked this before. I understand it, but I think it can never be visceral if you didn't feel it the first time. Something to do with a backpass, I think.

The first goal in this.
https://youtu.be/zRgf2OWPN64

[Chris Harte]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

I've asked this before. I understand it, but I think it can never be visceral if you didn't feel it the first time. Something to do with a backpass, I think.

The first goal in this.
https://youtu.be/zRgf2OWPN64

The night before it was reported on the local news that he wanted a transfer because he feared for his England place if he stayed. The best player in the side was barracked before and during the game, chants of "Hodgey must go" rang out from the Holte (at least as much as they can with a sub-15,000 gate). The backpass, at the time, felt for all the world as though it was deliberate. Only he will know either way for sure, but with the passage of thirty-six years, I can see that maybe it was a rush of blood.

[VILLA MOLE]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

I've asked this before. I understand it, but I think it can never be visceral if you didn't feel it the first time. Something to do with a backpass, I think.

The first goal in this.
https://youtu.be/zRgf2OWPN64

thanks , yes not great

[dave.woodhall]

it was a string of things - we'd started off badly, he said he wanted a transfer while he was away with England, then came the backpass, he kept saying he wanted to leave all the time we were struggling and when he moved to Spurs he said he'd finally achieved his ambition of playing for a big club.

[Damo70]

it was a string of things - we'd started off badly, he said he wanted a transfer while he was away with England, then came the backpass, he kept saying he wanted to leave all the time we were struggling and when he moved to Spurs he said he'd finally achieved his ambition of playing for a big club.

I seem to recall that the reason he left Forest for Villa in the first place was because he reckoned Brian Clough wasn't playing him in his favoured position. I think Clough was playing him on the wing and he wanted to play in a central position. So he was an awkward twat even before we signed him. Although what I will say in his defence is that I don't think he played that back pass deliberately out of spite. I think his misplaced back pass
came about because he had lost his cool and his confidence due to the stick he was getting from the fans in that infamous game against Norwich.

[SaddVillan]

I was quite young when Hodge went to Spurs , why does it carry so much hatred ?

In a nutshell, he thought he was more important and bigger than Villa.

Ego far greater than his ability.

[Lucky Eddie]

Once a c unt.......