Just read this in the News of the World about Corluka I liked him when he played for us but now I am not a fan of his going to Spurs he said he wanted a big club. Backstabber.
Here is what he said:-
VEDRAN CORLUKA was just a ball boy at run-down Maksimir Stadium in Croatia the last time he got anywhere near the Champions League.
The Tottenham defender looked like he needed his head tested when he swapped the unthinkable wealth of Manchester City for a relegation scrap at White Hart Lane.
Now, 20 months on, the former Dinamo Zagreb defender doesn't look quite so foolish as he looks forward to playing in Europe's elite competition with his new club following their narrow but well-earned victory at Eastlands on Wednesday.
Corluka was just a skinny 13-year-old when he patrolled the running track for stray balls on the edge of Dinamo's pitch while Manchester United contested a group game against Ossie Ardiles' side just five months after famously winning the 'Treble' back in 1999.
He was in the team seven years later when Arsenal blocked his path to the Champions League proper by knocking Dinamo out in the preliminary round.
Yet now in 2010, he can look forward to a party atmosphere in the away end at relegated Burnley as he thinks about testing himself next season against the cream of La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and of course, the Premier League.
"I remember I was the ball boy against Manchester United," said the Croatia international, who is known as 'Charlie' to his team-mates.
"I watched players like Roy Keane, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole. They were all there on the field yards away from me.
"They were the European champions at the time and I will never forget that feeling. I then dreamed that I might one day play for a big club.
"Everyone said to me 'Charlie, you are asking too much of yourself.' I was persistent and I had the dream that I would meet my aims.
"Then I had the chance to join Tottenham and play for a big club. My coach at Dinamo was Ardiles and I know he was a great player for Spurs.
"He told me about the team he played for and how later he managed Jurgen Klinsmann.
"Ardiles is still very well respected here at White Hart Lane."
Corluka, 24, has been capped 36 times by his country but will miss out on this summer's World Cup after losing heavily to England home and away in qualifying.
He was brought to English football when newly-appointed City boss Sven Goran Eriksson hurriedly assembled a squad in time for the start of the 2007/8 season.
Despite an impressive ever-present league campaign at right-back, his departure from Eastlands on the final day of the summer transfer window in September 2008 went largely unnoticed despite Juande Ramos' £8.5million outlay.
That's because the deal was done on the same day the Abu Dhabi Group completed their shock takeover of City and Robinho arrived from Real Madrid for £32.4m.
Amid the drama of the day that transformed City into potential Champions League challengers, the defender, who has just recovered from an ankle injury, was just hoping against hope that his move would go through without a hitch.
He said: "I heard that the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in need of the money and I was shaking with anxiety up until the last minute of the window.
"I wanted to play for Tottenham and did not sleep during the night before the transfer was completed. I was wondering 'what if this?' and 'what if that?' if the move collapsed.
"I was ecstatic when I signed for Spurs and I will never forget the feeling, although I still can't really describe it. I was just so excited to be playing for a big club with ambition, as well as to be lining up alongside my friend Luka Modric."
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http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/808062/CHARLIE-RIGHT-TO-SWAP-CITY-FOR-SPURS.htmlHere is what he said:-
VEDRAN CORLUKA was just a ball boy at run-down Maksimir Stadium in Croatia the last time he got anywhere near the Champions League.
The Tottenham defender looked like he needed his head tested when he swapped the unthinkable wealth of Manchester City for a relegation scrap at White Hart Lane.
Now, 20 months on, the former Dinamo Zagreb defender doesn't look quite so foolish as he looks forward to playing in Europe's elite competition with his new club following their narrow but well-earned victory at Eastlands on Wednesday.
Corluka was just a skinny 13-year-old when he patrolled the running track for stray balls on the edge of Dinamo's pitch while Manchester United contested a group game against Ossie Ardiles' side just five months after famously winning the 'Treble' back in 1999.
He was in the team seven years later when Arsenal blocked his path to the Champions League proper by knocking Dinamo out in the preliminary round.
Yet now in 2010, he can look forward to a party atmosphere in the away end at relegated Burnley as he thinks about testing himself next season against the cream of La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and of course, the Premier League.
"I remember I was the ball boy against Manchester United," said the Croatia international, who is known as 'Charlie' to his team-mates.
"I watched players like Roy Keane, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole. They were all there on the field yards away from me.
"They were the European champions at the time and I will never forget that feeling. I then dreamed that I might one day play for a big club.
"Everyone said to me 'Charlie, you are asking too much of yourself.' I was persistent and I had the dream that I would meet my aims.
"Then I had the chance to join Tottenham and play for a big club. My coach at Dinamo was Ardiles and I know he was a great player for Spurs.
"He told me about the team he played for and how later he managed Jurgen Klinsmann.
"Ardiles is still very well respected here at White Hart Lane."
Corluka, 24, has been capped 36 times by his country but will miss out on this summer's World Cup after losing heavily to England home and away in qualifying.
He was brought to English football when newly-appointed City boss Sven Goran Eriksson hurriedly assembled a squad in time for the start of the 2007/8 season.
Despite an impressive ever-present league campaign at right-back, his departure from Eastlands on the final day of the summer transfer window in September 2008 went largely unnoticed despite Juande Ramos' £8.5million outlay.
That's because the deal was done on the same day the Abu Dhabi Group completed their shock takeover of City and Robinho arrived from Real Madrid for £32.4m.
Amid the drama of the day that transformed City into potential Champions League challengers, the defender, who has just recovered from an ankle injury, was just hoping against hope that his move would go through without a hitch.
He said: "I heard that the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in need of the money and I was shaking with anxiety up until the last minute of the window.
"I wanted to play for Tottenham and did not sleep during the night before the transfer was completed. I was wondering 'what if this?' and 'what if that?' if the move collapsed.
"I was ecstatic when I signed for Spurs and I will never forget the feeling, although I still can't really describe it. I was just so excited to be playing for a big club with ambition, as well as to be lining up alongside my friend Luka Modric."