Where have all the good men gone??

I hate to say this, but football no longer looks like a sport from which one can draw inspiration for one's life.

You play well, you get into a good team, you earn a good deal, you continue playing well and you get a better deal, yeah justified. but its when your team is in crisis do you need to be with the team and be counted. i've seen so many many players leaving clubs in crisis. like torres now widely speculated to leave liverpool because liverpool no longer challenged for titles. Is that all they look for? People say a footballer is remembered for what he has won. ok let's take an example of alan shearer, he was a good england player. how many of you remember how man trophies he has won?? am surprised by players total lack of affection for the club. you dont quit a club because the club has a bad patch!!! or isnt financially sound or whatever. i mean these fans idolise you. when someone puts a banner "el nino" and has your face printed on it, it shows what respect you have obtained amongst the public.

How can a player just throw away such a huge amount of respect amongst fans, just for an apparent lack of effort on the clubs part to challenge for trophies??

Footballers are greedy, unethical, lack morality and just to be respected for their acts on the pitch, definitely not off. I dont feel like ideolising anyone cause you never know when the guy would turn up against you wearing a blue of everton or a red of man utd!!!!

Pepe Reina.

Five times the man Torres could ever hope to be.

Looks like they are all Thatchers childeren

Where's the streetwise hercules? Damn. Sorry half expected someone to be singing - I need a hero, i'll get my coat

Where have all the good men gone?

They're either residing up in Southport or over on the Wirral!!

Selfish fuckers ,dont give a sh*t about the fans/club/just money and mememememememememem

Where's the streetwise hercules? Damn. Sorry half expected someone to be singing - I need a hero, i'll get my coat

Ha ha as soon as I read the thread title that effin song came into my napper and now I can't get the hoor out! 

On 'topic'(?) . ....A: Up where the mountains meet the heavens above.

I think a part of the problem is hinted at in the opening post.

Players are feted and worshiped now to a much greater degree than a generation ago and it just goes to their heads.

Look back at when Dalglish played here. Sure he was idolised to a certain degree but you never heard the manager or CEO telling the world how important he was to the club. As far as they were concerned Kenny's job was to get on with playing and being PART of the the team, which he did.

Fast forward to now and we keep hearing the manager saying how fantastic Gerrard and Torres are, then bumping up their salary every 5 minutes just to buy their loyalty and then we all act surprised when it all goes wrong.

Someone, somewhere in the football hierarchy has to figure out a way to get the balance right between player rights and club rights.

It sure would be nice to reach a point where a contract actually meant something.

I grew up living and breathing football but as time goes by I am begining to hate everything about it ,mercenary players on mega wages calling the shots with not an ounce of loyalty ,the only loyal people in this game are the fans who get screwed week after week for their hard earned money only to read about the likes Pennant who can leave an 80 grand car and forget where he left it for 6 months .

I have gone from angry to sad and back and forth all day thinking the same.
Angry for a player who on one hand could have put a lot more effort in and helped the club and then complains when things aren't working. Sad for the loyal fans like us who are the real people who live real lives who haven't ever had the love of the anfield crowd all singing their name and buying shirts with their names on when they can't really afford to spend 50 quid but they do.
I bought a new shirt last week with torres on the backfor my sons birthday and we have tickets to the stoke game on wednesday.
I will be there with my devastated son who asks me every 20 minutes if he's staying or leaving and i have no answer.
Real people, real life and real hopes and dreams mixed with something called loyalty that some people wouldn't know if it bit them on their overpaid arse.

Pepe Reina.

Five times the man Torres could ever hope to be.

Hardly, he will also leave in the summer, I am almost sure of it.

His armband proved he was a red SUAREZ SUAREZ. You"ll never walk alone it read SUAREZ SUAREZ. He bought it from a lad from Spain, long blond hair, forgot his name, LUIS SUAREZ LIVERPOOL number 9.

His armband said he was a red Torres Torres
But Roman came and turned his head Torres Torres
Went to the club that gives out flags
and where the captain shags the wags
Fernando Torres Keep an eye on your bird!!

His armband said he was a red Torres Torres
But Roman came and turned his head Torres Torres
Went to the club that gives out flags
and where the captain shags the wags
Fernando Torres Keep an eye on your bird!!

lmfao

f***in quality.

I'm afraid the days of a one-club players are behind us. It's sad to see it too.

Brilliant Huyton Red! Utterly brilliant.

Didnt Thatcher play for Wimbledon. and as a Resident of Lower Heswall yes we are all good men including Rushie.Molby.Thomas Barnes and Ince.

I grew up living and breathing football but as time goes by I am begining to hate everything about it ,mercenary players on mega wages calling the shots with not an ounce of loyalty ,the only loyal people in this game are the fans who get screwed week after week for their hard earned money only to read about the likes Pennant who can leave an 80 grand car and forget where he left it for 6 months .

Good post.  And sadly, very true.

His armband said he was a red Torres Torres
But Roman came and turned his head Torres Torres
Went to the club that gives out flags
and where the captain shags the wags
Fernando Torres Keep an eye on your bird!!

pi**ing my sides, quality!!

Not a twitter fan but according to what you read on there Torres will make a statement tomorrow and has sacked his agent.Not sure what to make of that at all but i thought i would share it with you fine people

Must admit good or bad news it would be the right  for him to speak up now.
On another note lets not forget our new signing ,looks a class act to me.
 

His armband said he was a red Torres Torres
But Roman came and turned his head Torres Torres
Went to the club that gives out flags
and where the captain shags the wags
Fernando Torres Keep an eye on your bird!!

Brilliant!!  Only time I've smiled today.  Thank You!  

Totally agree with this thread,but it hurts it really hurts.

His armband said he was a red Torres Torres
But Roman came and turned his head Torres Torres
Went to the club that gives out flags
and where the captain shags the wags
Fernando Torres Keep an eye on your bird!!

Imagine the Kop bouncing along to that in 1 and a half weeks. Brilliant