Jerzy Dudek

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are you serious? i think you've been watching a bit too much of the apprentice... the point i was trying to make was that if an employee in any other line of work wanted to leave his job and was hindered, it would be illegal. also altering someones job to such a huge extent without firing him - in this case selling him - is constructive dismissal in the non-footballing world.

I don't know much about the law, but I'm curious as to how contracts fit into the equation. Most people who are employed don't sign contracts committing themselves for years at a time. At the most, you sign non-compete agreements, or agree to give a couple of weeks notice before leaving.

[Neil Young]

Nay probs. Will be interesting to see how the boy does, it's a good time to give him a Prem debut in my opinion.

I agree, it is.

[El Jefecito]

Nay probs. Will be interesting to see how the boy does, it's a good time to give him a Prem debut in my opinion.

Definitielty worth a look at him, especially under pressure. He's been OK in the reserves but apparently he's on loan and we need to let his club know ASAP if we'll take him or not. D-Day arrives

He couldn't possible be any worse than the dude anyway

[Robster007]

Bye Jerzy. Thanks.

[Lee]

Definitielty worth a look at him, especially under pressure. He's been OK in the reserves but apparently he's on loan and we need to let his club know ASAP if we'll take him or not. D-Day arrives

He couldn't possible be any worse than the dude anyway

Well Dudek's off, Carson is likely to go somewhere else for 1st team football. That leave's Padelli, and if we have to let his club know at the end of the season, lets play him against Fulham. Which is probably an ideal club to make yer debut against

[Lee]

Bit more from a SSN website;

Wantaway Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has ruled out staying in England should he leave Anfield.

Dudek is keen to leave Liverpool in the summer after turning down the chance to sign a new deal.

The Polish international's current contract expires in the summer and he plans to move on after growing increasingly frustrated at his lack of first team chances.

A number of clubs are thought to be tracking Dudek, but the 2005 Champions League hero says he could not imagine himself staying in England as he would not like to play against Liverpool.

"I am out of contract and I need to play football," Dudek told Daily Star Sunday.

"I feel hungry to play but it would be impossible for me to stay in England and play for someone else.

"It will be a step down for me.

"I can't imagine walking into Anfield on match day , seeing the Kop and then hoping to see Liverpool lose.


I know he's been erratic at times - plus his interview last week didn't come across well - but good luck to the future Jerzy. Nice to hear words like that.

[lfcruleus]

Bit more from a SSN website;

Wantaway Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has ruled out staying in England should he leave Anfield.

Dudek is keen to leave Liverpool in the summer after turning down the chance to sign a new deal.

The Polish international's current contract expires in the summer and he plans to move on after growing increasingly frustrated at his lack of first team chances.

A number of clubs are thought to be tracking Dudek, but the 2005 Champions League hero says he could not imagine himself staying in England as he would not like to play against Liverpool.

"I am out of contract and I need to play football," Dudek told Daily Star Sunday.

"I feel hungry to play but it would be impossible for me to stay in England and play for someone else.

"It will be a step down for me.

"I can't imagine walking into Anfield on match day , seeing the Kop and then hoping to see Liverpool lose.


I know he's been erratic at times - plus his interview last week didn't come across well - but good luck to the future Jerzy. Nice to hear words like that.

Did we offer him a new deal, thats bizarre!

[vantage]

i find jerzy's situation really uncomfortable and think it shows a side to professional sport we tend to gloss over - we expect footballers to put up with treatment that would be absolutely abhorrent outside the professional sport world

Most people would be happy to earn his wages and not actually have to work. He entered the professional game knowing the rules. Form is everything.

He is a legend for Istanbul, but right now, would struggle to get a game in a Championship side, let alone the Prem. He is best off going abroad where is 'previous' is not known.

YNWA Jerzy.

Good Luck

Close the door behind you.

[Johnny]

He also took over from Westerwelt who had just won 5 medals the yr before,alls fair in love and war.

[AFII]

DUDEK: I HAVE 40,000 GOODBYES TO SAY
Jimmy Rice 07 May 2007

When Liverpool walk back into the dressing room after the final home game of the season on Saturday, a lone figure will remain standing on Anfield's hallowed turf.
For the match is not only the fans' opportunity to wave goodbye to our Athens-bound heroes, it's also their last chance to bid farewell to an Anfield legend.

It is with a heavy heart that Jerzy Dudek will leave the club in the summer, and the Pole has a little bit of unfinished business before he departs.

"I have 40,000 thank-yous to say, so it will take me a while," the 34-year-old told LFC Magazine.

"It would be nice to play in the last game against Charlton. I would get to walk around the pitch and take it all in. I could hear the fans singing again. I don't know if it will be possible, it's up to the manager when he picks the team.

"I just want to say goodbye. If it is not possible then I will be the last person left on the pitch after the Charlton game."

Dudek's decision to leave is a result not of any personal differences, nor any ill-feeling towards the club.

In fact, he insists he would have been happy to remain at Melwood for the rest of his career had he been selected to represent Poland in last year's World Cup.

He explains: "I was watching TV at home, just with Sky Sports News on in the background while I was doing some things and waiting for something else to come on – as you do.

"I actually saw a breaking news story come along the bottom of the screen: Jerzy Dudek is not going to the World Cup. I froze.

"At first I thought it was a joke from the Polish manager, but then I saw that our star striker was not going, and two other senior players were already out. It wasn't a joke.

"Something changed in me after that snub. From being happy to play here and press Pepe, I knew I had to go somewhere to play every week."

It is a sign of Dudek's loyalty to the club that he postponed his decision to leave at the request of Rafa Benitez.

"The needs of the team were more important to me than my own needs. Scott Carson was going to Charlton and the manager could not get any cover, so I stayed.

"Now I am going this summer. I am out of contract and I need to play football. I am still hungry to play and put the disappointment of the World Cup behind me.

"I know I will not move somewhere and find a nicer club than Liverpool. I love this city and love this club. If I had gone to the World Cup then I would have stayed here forever. I told Rafa that too. I would have done everything I wanted to do in my career.

"I will not play with better players or make more friends than I have here. Wherever I go from here will be a definite step down in my career."

So, what's next for one of our heroes of 2005? Well, one thing's for sure: he won't ever be coming back to Anfield as an opposition keeper.

He said: "I just can't imagine walking into Anfield on matchday, walking out of the tunnel and going down to the Kop end – and then hoping to see Liverpool lose.

"This club has been my life for five years. I have become much more than an employee – I am a fan.

"I don't know how I will feel when I walk out of this place for the last time, but I imagine it will be very emotional and I can see tears in my eyes. I am not looking forward to it at all."

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...70507-0930.htm

[Rashid]

Good luck Jerzy - he was magnificent at the start and magnificent for number 5. Legend it is then.

[Meursault]

YNWA Jerzy. YNWA. Hope the crowd could give him a fitting sending-off on Sunday. Hope Rafa will play him too.

[Roboklopp]

Good luck Dude, YNWA.

[der_Fuchs]

DUDEK: I HAVE 40,000 GOODBYES TO SAY
Jimmy Rice 07 May 2007

.........

Dudek's decision to leave is a result not of any personal differences, nor any ill-feeling towards the club.

In fact, he insists he would have been happy to remain at Melwood for the rest of his career ..............
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...70507-0930.htm

If he really wanted to stay at Mewood for the rest of his career then we had very little choice but to get rid of him.

[Owen20]

He won't be forgotten for that save in ET or the penalty saves.

Yep for that!