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    Footballing directors (Glen Hoddle's admission last night)

    During the pundits preamble before the Marseillles debacle, conversation between Hoddle, Souey and J. Redknap turned to the role of Footballing Directors. Specifically their interference with team affairs. Glen Hoddle admitted that his Footballing Director (David pleat I think) scuppered the chance for Spurs to sign Morientes and Eto'o.

    Pleat must have been seething watching that (not that I have much time for him).

    We have only got Hoddle's word for it (I am sure there are two sides to the story), but it was an amazing revelation.
    "Sir, it's me sir. Jennings sir."
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    I remember when Spurs “nearly signed” Morientes. How I laughed.

    Didn't know about Eto'o though. Must've been when he left Mallorca (Malaga?)...
    Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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      #3
      I wouldnt believe a word that comes out of Hoddle's mouth to be honest, he is a dodgy character.

      Pleat always comes across as completely cluess though whenever I heave him on the radio or as co-commentator.

      Also this Football Director malarky that is common on the continent seems crazy to me, surely the manager cant be expected to bring success if he doesnt even have a say which players he is allowed to bring in.

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        #4
        did pleat use the funds to pay for his hookers?
        Parry is a clown. En Rafa que confiamos

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          #5
          There are plenty of stories about players that weren't signed by clubs for one reason and another.

          There is one that I kind of remember about a young Luis Figo almost signing for Manchester City before somebody throwing a spanner in the works.
          Twin boys - now arriving late August 2008.

          Its gonna be Fernando and Gerrard if I get my way!

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            #6
            Im sure Pleat was on ITV commentating and didnt see it but im sure he has heard it.

            Most probably true why would hoddle have any need to say it...??
            When you feel like you're done, you are not alone........

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              #7
              Originally posted by thesilverfoxlfc View Post
              Im sure Pleat was on ITV commentating and didnt see it but im sure he has heard it.

              Most probably true why would hoddle have any need to say it...??
              Off the top of my head I can think of three possible reasons:
              1. Maybe he doesn't like Pleat.
              2. Maybe he's angling for the Spurs job and wants to win over the fans by blaming Pleat for things going wrong.
              3. Maybe he's just a tw*t.
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              Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



              May the Lord bless this post.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                Off the top of my head I can think of three possible reasons:
                1. Maybe he doesn't like Pleat.
                2. Maybe he's angling for the Spurs job and wants to win over the fans by blaming Pleat for things going wrong.
                3. Maybe he's just a tw*t.
                1. Probably true
                2.Probably true
                3. Hit the nail on the head, whatever the answer

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                  #9
                  Didn't Evans want Thuram, Desailly and Sheringham

                  Board says no

                  We come not to play.

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                    #10
                    Sheffield United nearly signed a young Diego Maradona.

                    I always wished the stories of us signing Michael Laudraup came true.

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                      #11
                      Didn't we want to sign a young El Haj Diouf?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Ben Tover View Post
                        Didn't we want to sign a young El Haj Diouf?
                        we did
                        We come not to play.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Frodo View Post
                          we did
                          Ahh forget it, poor joke by myself

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by fah-q View Post
                            Sheffield United nearly signed a young Diego Maradona.

                            I always wished the stories of us signing Michael Laudraup came true.

                            Laudrup. what happened there?
                            Wise men talk because they have something to say. fools, because they have to say something.

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                              #15
                              He said in the late eighties he wanted to play for Liverpool. I got very excited as he was one of my fav players at the time, but it never happened.

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