peadar87
Academy Starlet
Stoke City and Bray Wanderers. Because one relegation battle a season just isn't enough!
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Post by peadar87 on Jun 27, 2013 20:17:10 GMT
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Post by f1rew0rks on Jun 27, 2013 20:24:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 20:26:48 GMT
I don't think it will happen, it creates a precedent that no club would be able to maintain given all the ageing and moneyless footballers.
Still, I have signed it because I would love it to happen and I would certainly go.
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Post by lastoftheldk on Jun 27, 2013 20:27:35 GMT
Peader theres a post on here about his present situation
he,s had plenty of money
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 27, 2013 20:28:39 GMT
Nice idea if the money didn't go directly to him.
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Post by werrington on Jun 27, 2013 20:28:48 GMT
Why should he have a testimonial ?
I have worked fit my current employers file over 20 years but I would not get people or my employers to dig deep for me if I pissed all my money up the wall ?
Why do we treat footballers differently
People like Alan Hudson need help not more more money
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Post by chesterfieldstokie on Jun 27, 2013 21:07:29 GMT
A testimonial so he can piss that money up a wall as well??
Half is story is bullshit anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 21:10:12 GMT
He's a piss head, end of.
Why give him my hard earned tender for him to spend on ale, no thanks.
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Post by potterglen on Jun 27, 2013 21:19:41 GMT
Give over, he's had it and blown it.
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Post by mark71 on Jun 27, 2013 21:29:18 GMT
A bloke thats had more money than any of us and pissed it up the wall deserves a testamonial, yeah right.
Oh and ask Chelsea why he's not part of their match day hospitality team anymore?
Great footballer, awful bloke.
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Post by djduncanjames on Jun 27, 2013 22:31:19 GMT
[quote author=" mark71" source="/post/3920583/thread" timestamp="1372368558" Oh and ask Chelsea why he's not part of their match day hospitality team anymore? Great footballer, awful bloke.[/quote] Why what happened? |
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Post by stokeramblers on Jun 27, 2013 22:33:03 GMT
Perhaps a testimonial where the funds go into a trust that would ensure the money was spent on some sort of rehab program for him.
If the program was refused by Huddy then the money would be donated to a charity of his choice.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jun 27, 2013 22:45:45 GMT
All half hearted this is for me. But yes I would give Al a few quid because I havent seen a better player. It is that simple.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 22:52:30 GMT
All half hearted this is for me. But yes I would give Al a few quid because I havent seen a better player. It is that simple. But , you'd be doing him no favours whatsoever. Hudson it would seem has never really grasped the reality of coming off the drink . He needs to accept the fact that he has a problem and then seek the appropriate treatment which is free on the NHS. The gravy train has now come to a standstill and he should not be looking back at past glories. He needs to be at peace with himself before he even attempts to get better . A great shame , but we all have our cross to bear. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 22:57:03 GMT
One of the best players I've seen in a stoke shirt, I have sympathy for his situation as a human being I would go just to help the guy out. If he pisses it against a wall so be it he can't complain then and we would have done our part to set him on the road to recovery.
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Post by retired1 on Jun 27, 2013 23:19:58 GMT
The compassion around here is bringing a lump to my throat.
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Post by Arthurdollar on Jun 28, 2013 4:44:27 GMT
Living homeless in London, no friends, no Family, no money. BOLLOCKS, he has been on the piss in the Smithie in Wolstanton since his story broke. I would imagine spending his money he got from the Sunday Mirror. Giving money to Huddy is like throwing it away, as it will end up down his neck or in the bookies. Sorry i agree he was a great talent, but i would not throw my money away when there are far more worthy causes in need.
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Post by fca47 on Jun 28, 2013 6:40:32 GMT
Maybe he is an idiot. But my memories of him and what he meant to Stoke are not based on what he did or didn't do off the pitch. He was probably the best player to play for Stoke, (Gordon) excepted, in my lifetime. I feel some loyalty to all players who have worn the red and white, and especially the great one who have given me the best memories. I would be willing to help in someway.
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Post by jonnybravo on Jun 28, 2013 7:53:49 GMT
Alan needs to help himself get out of the shit he's in not go begging for handouts or he'll never get out of it
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Post by kevan45 on Jun 28, 2013 8:00:28 GMT
If I read that correct, he gets £700 a month.
At his age, bearing in mind the money he has earned, he should have next to no outgoings, and should have that £700 to spend on whatever he likes!
I also doubt some of the other bits, as he has/had a girl friend that worked at Headway in Cobridge and was a regular visitor there.
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Post by wuzza on Jun 28, 2013 8:05:53 GMT
A thread full of very predictable responses - very typical of a lot of characters here.
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Post by stokeramblers on Jun 28, 2013 8:07:05 GMT
A thread full of very predictable responses - very typical of a lot of characters here. Pragmatists & Realists? |
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Post by hollybush on Jun 28, 2013 9:01:32 GMT
I suppose all you people who want to support Huddy in his homelessness and drinking also go out of your way to slip a few quid to the guys sitting round the city swigging cheap cider and sleeping in cardboard boxes. Are they any less deserving? I doubt any of them had a tenth of the money Huddy's pissed away during his life, yet he deserves our support. It seems like he's had plenty of chances to clean up his act and spurned all of them, so why should we give him more money to piss away? Being a tremendous footballer doesn't mean you're a tremendous person, or that you somehow deserve different treatment to others in the same boat.
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Post by wuzza on Jun 28, 2013 9:31:10 GMT
So its an individual thing rather than a general outlook on life it is hollybush - I hope you are right.
If that makes it feel better stokeramblers !
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Post by scfc75 on Jun 28, 2013 9:32:56 GMT
Money isn't the answer. Simple as that.
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Post by RAF on Jun 28, 2013 10:13:11 GMT
So its an individual thing rather than a general outlook on life it is hollybush - I hope you are right. If that makes it feel better stokeramblers ! I take it you will be setting up a standing order for him today then will you? H |
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Post by hollybush on Jun 28, 2013 10:15:11 GMT
So its an individual thing rather than a general outlook on life it is hollybush - I hope you are right. If that makes it feel better stokeramblers ! I'm not too sure what you mean by an individual thing, but it's a general outlook on life for me. If people won't help themselves, or at least go halfway, then there's little point in helping them, because it's a complete waste of time. For instance, I wouldn't provide any access to the health service for anybody on drugs, except help to quit. If that's rejected, let them get on with it, if they die, they die. It's entirely their choice. The same for alcoholics; if they're trying to stay dry, help them; if you help them and they piss it away, fuck 'em. |
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Post by mrred on Jun 28, 2013 10:15:38 GMT
I find it really saddening that so many would easily turn their back on someone that clearly needs help, not through finances, but medical and psychological help. Having read that story in the Mirror he does come across as quite brash for want of a better word, but he's had some pretty shit hands dealt to him, regardless of his previous lifestyle.
Quite true what he says about Gascoigne too, all the fuck ups in the world, but other's plug in for him to go to rehab (again).
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Post by nott1 on Jun 28, 2013 14:29:20 GMT
A lot of derogatory comments on here are from people who never even saw Huddy play for Stoke or who know nothing about the bad hands he has been dealt in his life. To you I say shut up and sod off. To every one who saw him I know you will be sad at his current plight.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 28, 2013 14:47:02 GMT
A lot of derogatory comments on here are from people who never even saw Huddy play for Stoke or who know nothing about the bad hands he has been dealt in his life. To you I say shut up and sod off. To every one who saw him I know you will be sad at his current plight. To me seeing him play has nothing to do with it, yes it will cause some to have some sort of loyalty towards him, as it does with most fans favorites, but that doesn't mean people should automatically feel sorry for him, a lot of what has happened to him is his own doing, drinking, dodgy investments etc, he needs help but giving him a wedge of money will solve nothing, he gets 700 a month which is enough for someone to live off, quite a few have less, he needs to help him self by seeking help for his drinking and then going from there. |
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