Onholiday(somemightsay)
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Yeh - absolutely no excuse for me........
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Yaya Toure apologises
- Thread starter domalino
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jimharri
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Pity he never verbally smacked his agent down at the time. Its a bit late for saying "it was Seluk" now.
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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It's pathetic - completely ruined a legacy that should have been celebrated 'til the end of time...Pity he never verbally smacked his agent down at the time. Its a bit late for saying "it was Seluk" now.
jimharri
Moderator
He blew his chance of being remembered in the same way as Zabba and Vinnie. Which is a shame. As a player, he was a colossus for us. 5hough he faded away badly in the last 12-18 months. But he and his agent left a sour taste when they left.It's pathetic - completely ruined a legacy that should have been celebrated 'til the end of time...
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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Can't disagree with any of the aboveHe blew his chance of being remembered in the same way as Zabba and Vinnie. Which is a shame. As a player, he was a colossus for us. 5hough he faded away badly in the last 12-18 months. But he and his agent left a sour taste when they left.
I don't doubt that he regrets it but I also don't think that regret is down to him being sincerely apologetic. I reckon the past 12 or so months have been a bit of a reality check, and he's started to realise how much he ruined his own legacy. Probably sees Vinny, Dave, and Kun constantly exalted and celebrated and knows fully well he would've been held in a similar regard if not for his shennanigans. Would've easily been given a role within the club after he retires as well, but now he's stuck doing punditry, which isn't going to last forever since he's so bad at it.
All that being said, I don't really feel any animosity toward him. He's just a footballer with a big ego. I get nostalgic thinking about some of his performances and I'll always be grateful to him for his role in our title wins, but ultimately I just feel kind of apathetic to him on a personal level, which can be contrasted with the personal admiration and love I've got for Vinny, Kun, Dave, Zaba, etc. It's not a feeling of anger - it's just a feeling of 'yeah he was there and he played a big role'. No real emotional sentiment attached to it.
All that being said, I don't really feel any animosity toward him. He's just a footballer with a big ego. I get nostalgic thinking about some of his performances and I'll always be grateful to him for his role in our title wins, but ultimately I just feel kind of apathetic to him on a personal level, which can be contrasted with the personal admiration and love I've got for Vinny, Kun, Dave, Zaba, etc. It's not a feeling of anger - it's just a feeling of 'yeah he was there and he played a big role'. No real emotional sentiment attached to it.
Gonna balance the good things with the bad, and its hard to get away from Yaya being the biggest cog in the machine that elevated us to the top domestically( FA cup, big performances,goals,etc).His goal repertoir is absolutely superb, and for me, all that just tips the balance in his favour. Put all that shit stuff to the back of your mind and think, fa cup semi+final, storming unstoppable runs,that goal v Sunderland, the free kicks, the two v Newcastle,etc etc. He may have blotted his legend copybook off the pitch with a lot of fans, but on the pitch? surely a legend.
nmc
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So Yaya effectively admitting he paid someone to talk shit and misrepresent him?
jimharri
Moderator
Apart from the "5hough", obviously!Can't disagree with any of the above