The Secret Footballer

The Secret Footballer another thought -provoking column

#1 S18Spireite

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Posted 12 February 2011 - 09:55 PM

http://www.guardian....otballer-agents

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 04:10 PM

Another good article from the “Secret Footballer”, would love to know which category he would put our manager in! I think actually knowing who is writing this column would spoil it a little as trying to figure out who he is talking about is part of the fun! :unsure:

http://www.guardian....baller-managers

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 05:22 PM

Every one of them have been an excellent read.
To make a reasoned argument in favour of agents takes some doing!

I just really really REALLY hope it isn't robbie salvage (yes, a typo, but i like it so i'm keeping it! )

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 05:32 PM

Agreed, I have found them fascinating, all the more so because(and shame on me for thinking this) you cannot imagine any footballer putting pen to paper in such a fashion.

I'm now following him on Twitter - one comment was "players in training talking about The Secret Footballer" - so it's obviously stirring some thoughts in the footballing world too.

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 05:40 PM

S18Spireite, on 22 February 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

I have seen it rumoured that it's Kevin Davies.

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 06:42 PM

Mr_Pleasant, on 22 February 2011 - 05:40 PM, said:

I have seen it rumoured that it's Kevin Davies.

Isn't he a "trigger" ?

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Posted 23 February 2011 - 12:22 PM

Mr.Spireite, on 22 February 2011 - 06:42 PM, said:

Isn't he a "trigger" ?

Well, I must admit that he didn't feature too highly in my list of possibles. Apparently though he is pals with one of the Guardian Sports journalists, so it may be that his comments are being filtered by his pal so that the Thick Footballer Speak is turned into intelligent comment.

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Posted 23 February 2011 - 12:41 PM

Without wanting to speculate too much because the secrecy is quite intriguing, but I'm not sure about Davies.

I think TSF has probably been transferred more times. Also, I wouldn't be able to work out which manager Davies has played for who TSF talks about in the final paragraphs of the "Manager" column - although I suppose it could be Big Sam

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Posted 28 February 2011 - 03:15 PM

Good to know the players agree with the fans about the incompetence of the governing bodies that stain our game, and after this weekends abject failure to punish a “big” club hopefully the desire for reform will start to become unstoppable.