Comments on: Gallas Ready To Face Chelsea In Court http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/ Football News, Views, Articles and Discussion Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Matt Arnoldi http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6930 Matt Arnoldi Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:37:47 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6930 And you also misunderstood a point I was raising. Player power - the Arse have had problems yes with Cole, Chelsea with Gallas, Utd with Ruud, I can't think of any in relation to Spurs, maybe you can .. but agents are still calling the shots, bringing about changes and creaming it in. As for Gallas, he should have re-negotiated a decent salary for the last season of his contract and left next summer on a free & through doing so, negotiated a fat salary from an Italian or Spanish club but relationships (Jose - Gallas) had turned sour, just as Arsenal's had with Cole yes and Fergie with Ruud -shit happens - that's all there is to it. It aint new and it aint just a Chelsea thing, but I do think that players taking liberties, making threats however idle, deserve to be exposed, whoever they play for. And you also misunderstood a point I was raising. Player power - the Arse have had problems yes with Cole, Chelsea with Gallas, Utd with Ruud, I can’t think of any in relation to Spurs, maybe you can .. but agents are still calling the shots, bringing about changes and creaming it in. As for Gallas, he should have re-negotiated a decent salary for the last season of his contract and left next summer on a free & through doing so, negotiated a fat salary from an Italian or Spanish club but relationships (Jose - Gallas) had turned sour, just as Arsenal’s had with Cole yes and Fergie with Ruud -shit happens - that’s all there is to it. It aint new and it aint just a Chelsea thing, but I do think that players taking liberties, making threats however idle, deserve to be exposed, whoever they play for.

]]> By: John Kozul http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6924 John Kozul Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:08:51 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6924 It doesn't matter to me who do you support. I answered your post -the one that now mysteriously disappeared!!! ... and you didn't answer mine. All you did is repeated the same old tired rant. It doesn’t matter to me who do you support.

I answered your post -the one that now mysteriously disappeared!!!

… and you didn’t answer mine.

All you did is repeated the same old tired rant.

]]> By: Alan Hylands http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6919 Alan Hylands Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:31:40 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6919 Chelsea fans talking about class, now I've heard it all. I think you'll all find no trace of me defending Gallas above for the simple reason that I do believe that he threatened these things, whether in the heat of the moment or not. My point above is that Chelsea have proved nothing by starting this public slanging match after they had already disposed of a troublesome player. Don't talk to me about class when it's Chelsea we're discussing please. Also, don't give me a rant about destroying player power when you used the exact same measures to bring in the equally despicable Ashley Cole as part of the Gallas deal. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Read through some of the rest of this site or join up to the forums for a chat and you'll see it marked very prominently that I'm a Spurs fan. I fail to see why you need to know though other than giving you ammunition for a petty anti-Spurs rant in retaliation. Please prove me wrong. Chelsea fans talking about class, now I’ve heard it all.

I think you’ll all find no trace of me defending Gallas above for the simple reason that I do believe that he threatened these things, whether in the heat of the moment or not.

My point above is that Chelsea have proved nothing by starting this public slanging match after they had already disposed of a troublesome player. Don’t talk to me about class when it’s Chelsea we’re discussing please.

Also, don’t give me a rant about destroying player power when you used the exact same measures to bring in the equally despicable Ashley Cole as part of the Gallas deal. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

Read through some of the rest of this site or join up to the forums for a chat and you’ll see it marked very prominently that I’m a Spurs fan. I fail to see why you need to know though other than giving you ammunition for a petty anti-Spurs rant in retaliation.

Please prove me wrong.

]]> By: John Kozul http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6904 John Kozul Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:26:12 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6904 I am a real, long time Chelsea fan and I think the club had the right and the obligation to make the statement to own supporters, informing us what a vagina Gallas is. Gallas was always sulky, long before JM and RA came to the club. Chelsea would not make that statement if they had no proof, it's up to Gallas to sue for libel now and prove the club (and me) wrong. Only he won't, because he knows he hasn't got a leg to stand on (it's a metaphor in case anyone French is reading this). He will give some silly excuse and say he wants now to concentrate on his football. And than all but the blind (metaphor) will know that it was true. So Alan I bet there is a humble pie coming your way but I doubt that you will apologise as it takes class to do that. I am a real, long time Chelsea fan and I think the club had the right and the obligation to make the statement to own supporters, informing us what a vagina Gallas is.

Gallas was always sulky, long before JM and RA came to the club.

Chelsea would not make that statement if they had no proof, it’s up to Gallas to sue for libel now and prove the club (and me) wrong.

Only he won’t, because he knows he hasn’t got a leg to stand on (it’s a metaphor in case anyone French is reading this). He will give some silly excuse and say he wants now to concentrate on his football. And than all but the blind (metaphor) will know that it was true.

So Alan I bet there is a humble pie coming your way but I doubt that you will apologise as it takes class to do that.

]]> By: Neil http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6902 Neil Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:35:02 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6902 Jason has a point. The continual need of mostly inarticulate and nearly always reactionary fans (of other clubs) to try and explain to 'Blues Fans' what we're doing wrong has becom as boring as it is irritating. The club is entirely within its rights to protect its name and respond to articles from former players which it believes are inaccurate. Gallas could not wait to use the very first opportunity he had to 'bad-mouth' the club that had made him the international name he is. He's entitled to his view but he's not entited to lie in public. And, as fans, we too are entitled to our view; it's just that when our view is as poorly written and knee-jerk reactionary as "It?s only the chav, glory hunting nouveau Chelsea fans who revel in the shameful way..." then it just makes for such depressing reading. Oh, and Jason is right about another thing, as well. Let us know which team you support and then we might be read what you say without the nagging doubt that your just another bloke looking to have a pop. Jason has a point. The continual need of mostly inarticulate and nearly always reactionary fans (of other clubs) to try and explain to ‘Blues Fans’ what we’re doing wrong has becom as boring as it is irritating. The club is entirely within its rights to protect its name and respond to articles from former players which it believes are inaccurate. Gallas could not wait to use the very first opportunity he had to ‘bad-mouth’ the club that had made him the international name he is. He’s entitled to his view but he’s not entited to lie in public. And, as fans, we too are entitled to our view; it’s just that when our view is as poorly written and knee-jerk reactionary as “It?s only the chav, glory hunting nouveau Chelsea fans who revel in the shameful way…” then it just makes for such depressing reading. Oh, and Jason is right about another thing, as well. Let us know which team you support and then we might be read what you say without the nagging doubt that your just another bloke looking to have a pop.

]]> By: Matt Arnoldi http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6899 Matt Arnoldi Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:16:12 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6899 I find it strange in an article calling for honesty that the article itself fails to make mention of the fact that the very same player adopted similar tactics when he fell out with his previous club Marseilles, but of course it wouldn't suit your argument (anti-chelsea of course) to include this. And you've still not answered the question : which club do you support ?!!! I'm a long-time and very real Chelsea fan by the way and I was very pleased to get an impression of what was happening behind the scenes, player-power goes too far sometimes, and there is little sense of loyalty in today's game, and that is witnessed in players not wishing to honour contracts and impatient to leave various clubs. I find it strange in an article calling for honesty that the article itself fails to make mention of the fact that the very same player adopted similar tactics when he fell out with his previous club Marseilles, but of course it wouldn’t suit your argument (anti-chelsea of course) to include this.
And you’ve still not answered the question : which club do you support ?!!! I’m a long-time and very real Chelsea fan by the way and I was very pleased to get an impression of what was happening behind the scenes, player-power goes too far sometimes, and there is little sense of loyalty in today’s game, and that is witnessed in players not wishing to honour contracts and impatient to leave various clubs.

]]> By: Alan Hylands http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6894 Alan Hylands Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:05:15 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6894 I think we can all guess where your affections lie Jason, hardly unbiased yourself are you? It\'s only the chav, glory hunting nouveau Chelsea fans who revel in the shameful way Kenyon, Mourinho and Abramovich run their club and drag it\'s name through the mud so sit down and have a good hard think about your own morals before you get all defensive about the West London Russian mob. Most real, long time Chelsea fans I know are disgusted at the way these men act in their name but each to their own. Do you laugh at your own loyal fans too Jason? I think we can all guess where your affections lie Jason, hardly unbiased yourself are you?

It\’s only the chav, glory hunting nouveau Chelsea fans who revel in the shameful way Kenyon, Mourinho and Abramovich run their club and drag it\’s name through the mud so sit down and have a good hard think about your own morals before you get all defensive about the West London Russian mob.

Most real, long time Chelsea fans I know are disgusted at the way these men act in their name but each to their own. Do you laugh at your own loyal fans too Jason?

]]> By: Jason Mitchell http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6893 Jason Mitchell Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:59:03 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6893 What a pathetic article. How many times do we see or read some underclass parent defending their offspring no matter what the severity of the crime - it's natural bonzo - what do you expect? But then what do I expect from an article that contains the phrase "show Chelsea up for the bully boy kings of spin they really are". Is this meant to be unbiased? If not - at least inform your readers to which team your own affections lie so we can all have a good laugh. What a pathetic article. How many times do we see or read some underclass parent defending their offspring no matter what the severity of the crime - it’s natural bonzo - what do you expect?
But then what do I expect from an article that contains the phrase
“show Chelsea up for the bully boy kings of spin they really are”.
Is this meant to be unbiased? If not - at least inform your readers to which team your own affections lie so we can all have a good laugh.

]]> By: GB http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6891 GB Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:23:13 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6891 I am continually embarrassed by the team I have supported for years just lately however, Gallas does have a proven track record of being a whinger and for spitting his dummy out when he doesn't get his own way. Upon saying that Chelsea should've just let it slide. The main problem here, and I don't just mean with this particular story, is the fact that football is no longer just about the game but about everything to do with it. As soon as we all start showing our contempt for these types of stories it'll stop. It's like having your own girly gossip mag on the back pages every day! I am continually embarrassed by the team I have supported for years just lately however, Gallas does have a proven track record of being a whinger and for spitting his dummy out when he doesn’t get his own way. Upon saying that Chelsea should’ve just let it slide.

The main problem here, and I don’t just mean with this particular story, is the fact that football is no longer just about the game but about everything to do with it. As soon as we all start showing our contempt for these types of stories it’ll stop. It’s like having your own girly gossip mag on the back pages every day!

]]> By: SD http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6890 SD Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:17:40 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/09/06/gallas-ready-to-face-chelsea-in-court/#comment-6890 If it goes to court, it's Chelsea who will have to stand up what they've said. If the words were said but only in a private setting then that can't be done, even if all that's written is true. It'll be one person's word against another. In that sense, Gallas is likely to win the case. But given that so many people feel it's highly unlikely these claims are true, Gallas should be satisfied with that rather than drag this out longer than necessary. More accusations will be made that he can't possibly benefit from further. As such he shouldn't take it to court but just be satisfied he's got the move he wanted. That way he'll look the bigger person. Which he is anyway. If it goes to court, it’s Chelsea who will have to stand up what they’ve said. If the words were said but only in a private setting then that can’t be done, even if all that’s written is true. It’ll be one person’s word against another. In that sense, Gallas is likely to win the case.

But given that so many people feel it’s highly unlikely these claims are true, Gallas should be satisfied with that rather than drag this out longer than necessary. More accusations will be made that he can’t possibly benefit from further. As such he shouldn’t take it to court but just be satisfied he’s got the move he wanted. That way he’ll look the bigger person. Which he is anyway.

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