Loyalty means nothing
Football fans across the country are fearing their
Football fans across the country are fearing their heroes might not be with them this season.
Even the big four are now struggling to convince their best players to stay and challenge for the Premiership title. Adebayor, Ronaldo, Lampard, Drogba, Barry, Keane, Berbatov, etc. etc. The list could go on forever. It seems that the greed of money has taken over loyalty.
Still we do not know the destination of many top players which could heavily disrupt all clubs. The Ronaldo circus has overshadowed Man Utd's double, the Barry saga seems to be lasting forever involving Liverpool, and just last week Spurs submitted a dossier to the FA complaining about Man Utd and Liverpool's pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane respectively.
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we will see these situations sorted so everyone can plan for the season ahead.
Sunderland Manager, Roy Keane made an interesting point in a press conference last week. He said that the player must look out for himself - as soon as the club has had enough of you then that is it, it's all over. The club will sell you off and everything goes on as normal.
Keane's view is very interesting and brings about a debate: who is right - the player for looking out for his own reasons and being mindful of the short career as a professional footballer, or the club who do not want to lose their key assets and be held to ransom?
Written by Reiss Malone
