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Post by hollybush on Jun 28, 2013 15:02:59 GMT
Maybe I'm a cunt, but I care about me and mine, and everybody else can go fuck themselves, no matter who they are. I haven't got enough caring in me for people I've never met, don't know and don't know me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 18:47:40 GMT
What's him having played for us got to do with anything?
He may have been dealt a bad hand but on the flip of that he's had chances most could only dream of.
Lots of people have had shit to deal with but don't resort to drinking themselves out of a home.
By all accounts a very unpleasant man who I'd guess has never done anything for any other fucker.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 19:38:49 GMT
I hope some on here don't fall on hard times because there is fook all sympathy on show.
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Post by mark71 on Jun 28, 2013 19:47:17 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. Why what happened?[/quote] Chelsea set him up, couple of hours pre game an hour post chatting to all the corperate guests, having a few photo's and sharing a few stories. Now for a couple of hours twice to three times a month you'd think most people would stay off the drink be very diplomatic and respect what Chelsea were givinig him for the small time he had to work. Oh no Huddy managed get pissed and then slag off nearly every player and official at the club, past and present. how does the saying go, Don't bite the hand that feeds you! Give Huddy £1m tomorrow and he'll either be dead or skint in 12 months, probably both. Sad but very true.
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Post by werrington on Jun 28, 2013 19:55:25 GMT
I hope some on here don't fall on hard times because there is fook all sympathy on show. Mate i too saw him on both his stints at SCFC and was the best player i have seen.......BUT How many Stoke fans fall on hard times when they were earning only a pittance prior to it? It pisses me off how we have to look after footballers like they are some sort of Gods and who have earned a fortune compared to some ? What right has he got to say Stoke and Chelsea should look after him ?.....if you fell on hard times would your employers look after you tyears later ?....would they fuck so why should footballers be any different Testimonial....nah i wont be attending as he needs help not more cash
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 20:46:58 GMT
Who says we have to give him the cash ? it could be in a trust to maintain his accommodation and such. I agree mate nobody says we HAVE to look after him but ffs give the guy a break and stop all the bitching about him being a piss head. Given the ciurcumstances it could be anyone of us but thank god it's not.
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Post by hollybush on Jun 28, 2013 20:55:17 GMT
I hope some on here don't fall on hard times because there is fook all sympathy on show. If I fell on hard times, why would I give two fucks about sympathy from some random I've never met? If I haven't spent my life being an arsehole, no doubt I'll have family and friends who would help.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Jun 28, 2013 21:00:03 GMT
Who says we have to give him the cash ? it could be in a trust to maintain his accommodation and such. I agree mate nobody says we HAVE to look after him but ffs give the guy a break and stop all the bitching about him being a piss head. Given the ciurcumstances it could be anyone of us but thank god it's not. Sorry but there are far more deserving than Hudson. It has nothing to do with who they are it is why they are the way they are. Gazza is one of my heroes but I wouldn't give to him either. They have played a massive part in being where they are today.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jun 28, 2013 21:11:01 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 I take it you've never paid income tax then RAF
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Post by mark71 on Jun 28, 2013 21:11:17 GMT
Who says we have to give him the cash ? it could be in a trust to maintain his accommodation and such. I agree mate nobody says we HAVE to look after him but ffs give the guy a break and stop all the bitching about him being a piss head. Given the ciurcumstances it could be anyone of us but thank god it's not. Ok lets look at it this way. You've been a season ticket holder for the last 30 years, never missed a game the one day you have an accident that means you can't work again for the rest of your life. What would Stoke city do for you, a loyal long standing customer. Would they give you a season ticket for a year until you got yourself sorted? nah I don't think so either. Hudson has pissed away every chance he has been given. how many more last chances is he going to be offered?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2013 21:17:10 GMT
No you're right but I would turn up for a match to raise money so stop making silly comments to try and look hard, because it just makes you look even more daft than your post make out.
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Post by RAF on Jun 28, 2013 21:47:48 GMT
I take it you will be setting up a standing order for him today then will you? H I take it you've never paid income tax then RAF That's right mate 23 years in the RAF and not a penny! H
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Post by justinp on Jun 28, 2013 21:55:18 GMT
£700 a month is enough if you're careful with your money. Last year after my hours got put down I was living off about £400 a month, well not really living, getting into shit loads of arrears and annihilating my previously impeccable credit rating with no light at the end of the tunnel, but £700, especially seeing as he could probably get LHA to cover the cost of rent, plenty of money. It's a shame yes, but it's not our fault if he's spent his money in pubs, there are numerous career options for former pro footballers, like coaching, that can give you a far higher than standard wage, it's not like he's even really that old compared to the likes of Pulis or Redknapp or Hodgson. He could have done so much more. The accident was unfortunate, the Cyprus thing unfortunate too. But people invest in things all the time and lose everything, bankrupting themselves in the process. I'm sure that £125 a week in the 70s was considered a lot of money. I know it pales in comparison to modern footballers wages, but times change. My dad told me that after he left the army and finished his teacher training in 1980 when he moved to London with my mum he was on £400 a month, which was enough money to buy a flat with a mortgage in Finchley while my mum went to university. Alan Hudson, as good a player as he was, just sounds like a bitter old man with a bag full of coulda, woulda, shouldas, and it's nothing but his own doing.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jun 29, 2013 16:00:59 GMT
I take it you've never paid income tax then RAF That's right mate 23 years in the RAF and not a penny! H Shh Lakeside'll dob you in.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jun 29, 2013 16:51:41 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. Well I saw him play, I was in my mid 20s when he signed. A wonderful player - the best I have seen at Stoke in my lifetime - I also saw Sir Stan but only on his return aged 47. But I wouldn't give Huddy a penny. He earned decent wages as a player - not megabucks but several times what the average fan earned. He got compensation after his accident which would be worth over £750k in today's money. Giving him money would simply hasten his death. He doesn't accept he is an alcoholic - he thinks he simply "likes a drink". Until he stops thinking he just " likes a drink" and admits he has a life threatening illness, giving him money will do more harm than good. Better to donate to charities which help alcoholics - but then I already do that. Sorry if that doesn't suit your agenda Bexhill, but that's the way I see it - and I have just as much right to my opinion as you have to yours.
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Post by nott1 on Jun 30, 2013 10:54:51 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. Well I saw him play, I was in my mid 20s when he signed. A wonderful player - the best I have seen at Stoke in my lifetime - I also saw Sir Stan but only on his return aged 47. But I wouldn't give Huddy a penny. He earned decent wages as a player - not megabucks but several times what the average fan earned. He got compensation after his accident which would be worth over £750k in today's money. Giving him money would simply hasten his death. He doesn't accept he is an alcoholic - he thinks he simply "likes a drink". Until he stops thinking he just " likes a drink" and admits he has a life threatening illness, giving him money will do more harm than good. Better to donate to charities which help alcoholics - but then I already do that. Sorry if that doesn't suit your agenda Bexhill, but that's the way I see it - and I have just as much right to my opinion as you have to yours. I never suggested giving him money!
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jun 30, 2013 11:12:31 GMT
Well I saw him play, I was in my mid 20s when he signed. A wonderful player - the best I have seen at Stoke in my lifetime - I also saw Sir Stan but only on his return aged 47. But I wouldn't give Huddy a penny. He earned decent wages as a player - not megabucks but several times what the average fan earned. He got compensation after his accident which would be worth over £750k in today's money. Giving him money would simply hasten his death. He doesn't accept he is an alcoholic - he thinks he simply "likes a drink". Until he stops thinking he just " likes a drink" and admits he has a life threatening illness, giving him money will do more harm than good. Better to donate to charities which help alcoholics - but then I already do that. Sorry if that doesn't suit your agenda Bexhill, but that's the way I see it - and I have just as much right to my opinion as you have to yours. I never suggested giving him money! The thread was started to publicise the idea of holding a testimonial for him - which, I presume, would be aimed at raising money for him. There will be few Stokies who are not saddened by the plight he finds himself in but a testimonial isn't a good idea in my opinion.
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Post by OldStokie on Jun 30, 2013 18:25:30 GMT
It takes all sorts to make a world, and all sorts make different choices. For me it's not about the money, it's about turning up for a testimonial to say 'thanks' for the joy he gave me of watching the most skilful player I've ever seen in the red and white shirt.
OS.
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Post by cheadlestokie on Jun 30, 2013 18:29:13 GMT
I loved every minute of the times spent watching him play for Stoke and feel terribly sorry for the position he now finds himself in,whether it was self inflicted or not.
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Post by hollybush on Jul 1, 2013 8:32:39 GMT
How about all the other guys who played for Stoke over the years and ended up with not very much? People working in warehouses, Bomber Moores driving a cab, there's lots of examples, none of which had a contributory cause of being a self-obsessed pisshead. Didn't they all deserve our help? If not, why not? Just because maybe they didn't set the pulse racing. It's a pretty poor reason for helping one guy and not another.
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