J_RFC87 761 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Guardian LinkBenoît Assou-Ekotto: 'I play for the money. Football's not my passion'The Tottenham defender admits to being a mercenary as he seeks to escape the game's unreal worldA good and very honest article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirdrieRangers 4 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Fair enough I say.If he wants to play for cash thats his choice most players are the same TBH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antwilhar 4 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 At least he's got the balls to come out and say he does it for the money. Unlike some other football mercenaries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,540 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 if any player in this day claims they are playing for the love of the game, they are fucking at it if you ask methe amount of cheating, lying and downright shambolic behaviour ON FIELD nowadays tells me that getting their bonuses and making sure they get paid is more important than winning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
broxibear87 129 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Fair play to the guy. He's spot on with everything he says in that article. Just no other players got the gonads to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,930 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Fair play to him. It's kind of sad though, I reckon. His honesty is to be commended but I don't really agree with anyone doing a job they don't care about just for money. There are more important things. For most footballers I'd say the football should be more important. For him I'd say maybe something else should be. Obviously it'd be hard to turn down a footballer's salary though.It's a shame he's not passionate about a once in a lifetime opportunity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamd1986 8 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Very refreshing article.Perhaps Kris Boyd should take note of this honesty. If he loves Rangers as much as he claims, then he would have signed that new contract by now, instead of sulking about like a 5-year old on the day we clinch an extremely important championship, whilst doing his potential bank balance sums in his head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearer 124 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Good article from him there. It's quite refreshing to hear a footballer be so honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_RFC 122 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Good article and I admire his honesty. Needs to cheer up a bit though."I don't believe in friendships in football" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethepeople1 3,897 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 End of the day a jobs a jobs. We all need to pay the bills, so it's a fair comment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbert 416 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Good on him Alot of players wont admit that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwrfc 32 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 It seems hes missed the point of the Lens chairmans comment about him not loving the shirt, he thinks hes talking about loving the actual shirt :lol: I am actually pissing myself at this..."I don't understand why everybody lies. The president of my former club Lens, Gervais Martel, said I left because I got more money in England, that I didn't care about the shirt. I said: 'Is there one player in the world who signs for a club and says, Oh, I love your shirt?' Your shirt is red. I love it. He doesn't care. The first thing that you speak about is the money.Brilliant! Also, I agree with what hes saying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,743 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 That was a really good read. Very honest, no messing about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmytto 220 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Good read, an honest and straight to the point guy, I admire him for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Sasac 164 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 "Your shirt is red" was brilliant! Totally honest, and is only saying what everyone else thinks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisrfc93 470 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Anycunt will play football no matter what their opinion on it is for 30K a week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose andy 1 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Telling the truth good on him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceaston 0 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 There are still people out there who play football for the love of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisrfc93 470 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 There are still people out there who play football for the love of the gameDavid Weir prime example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinblair1690 2 Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Good article , finally an honest one Good player aswell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristán Castellano 1903 0 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 There are still people out there who play football for the love of the gamehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7649109.stmEtxeberria will play for nothingJoseba Etxeberria has signed a one-year contract extension with Athletic Bilbao which will see him play the final season of his career for nothing.The former Spain international agreed the deal with his current contract due to expire at the end of this season. Etxeberria said he wanted to end his career as an Athletic player, adding: "I wanted to do this gesture but never did I want to set a precedent."Midfielder Etxeberria, 31, joined the club from Real Sociedad aged 17. He hopes to reach the landmark of having played 500 games when he retires after a 15-year career at San Mames."It's an idea I've had for years," added Etxeberria, who played at the 1998 World Cup and two European Championships for Spain.Club president Fernando Garcia Macua said: "From the club's standpoint there are not words enough to thank such a gesture."He's a top man as well and I bet there are couple of others in their team that will do the same if they have to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanow 72 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 There are still people out there who play football for the love of the gamehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7649109.stmEtxeberria will play for nothingJoseba Etxeberria has signed a one-year contract extension with Athletic Bilbao which will see him play the final season of his career for nothing.The former Spain international agreed the deal with his current contract due to expire at the end of this season. Etxeberria said he wanted to end his career as an Athletic player, adding: "I wanted to do this gesture but never did I want to set a precedent."Midfielder Etxeberria, 31, joined the club from Real Sociedad aged 17. He hopes to reach the landmark of having played 500 games when he retires after a 15-year career at San Mames."It's an idea I've had for years," added Etxeberria, who played at the 1998 World Cup and two European Championships for Spain.Club president Fernando Garcia Macua said: "From the club's standpoint there are not words enough to thank such a gesture."He's a top man as well and I bet there are couple of others in their team that will do the same if they have to.Thats brilliant to see. Need some guys like this at Rangers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirdrieRangers 4 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 There are still people out there who play football for the love of the gameDavid Weir prime example.How is he ?Not as if he is playing for pennies is it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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