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I find the antipathy towards Forde a bit strange. He hasn't really put a foot wrong for Ireland. And it can't be because of the goals he is shipping with Millwall because he has been shipping them since his first call up.
Hope he enjoys the culture, climate and techniques of League One next season.
What antipathy? Antipathy is what you reserve for Richard Keogh. I've never seen anything but respect for Forde on these pages, though some don't think he is our best goalkeeper. That doesn't amount to antipathy in any definition.
Still it'd be out of character for you to willfully exaggerate to make a disingenuous point.
I don't think there is much between Forde & Westwood. Just my opinion.
Your opinion is fine. Your claim that there is antipathy here towards Forde is wrong, in my opinion. Two totally different issues and you know it full well.
I misinterpreted zero's comment as having undertones of satisfaction.
There you go, it's not hard is it?
No, it isn't hard. I might have been a bit rash there.
A lot like Richard Keogh's decision to go to ground for Reading's first goal today. I see a lot of Richard Keogh in you now, TOWK.
i can understand why you might think that as i've been critical of forde in the past, but it was a genuine observation that he might not play for us again. 35 and playing for a league 1 team - unlikey to move as he just signed a new contract. then we have westwood in the championship team of the year and given back in the villa side.
in an injury situation i'd far prefer forde over randolph and in particular rob elliott (who is a poor, poor keeper) so you never know, but it will be very tough for him now.
In light of discussion here, I asked Paul O'Hehir about his piece on Forde having received an offer from Germany and here is what was said: https://twitter.com/paulohehir/statu...93962578726912 and https://twitter.com/paulohehir/statu...94225733558274
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So, O'Hehir admits that the headline is "perhaps misleading" and that nothing much is known about the offer besides a few people (don't know who they are) "suggesting" it was a Bundesliga (first tier) team. However, on the basis of his clarification (reliable persuasive evidence), it is probably fair to now assume the offer came from the Bundesliga, although I actually still don't think it is absolutely one hundred per cent conclusive from O'Hehir's words. Either way, assuming and maintaining it to be a top tier club on the basis of the vague article wasn't warranted at all.Quote:
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You went to all that trouble just to prove I was right? Sure I could have told you that and it would have saved you all that time and effort. You've got to trust me!
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If anything that proves that you were completely wrong to assume and your assumption could still be incorrect. The actual reporter has accepted that he can't say for sure if it was a Bundesliga club but you still consider yourself to be in a position where you can state it as an actual fact, have you any idea how deluded and pretentious that makes you seem? The effort Danny has put in to get to the bottom of it was minimal compared to engaging with you any further on the topic.
Even if it was a top tier club, it could have been as a back up goalkeeper, in which case he would have still been better off with Millwall, certainly from an international football perspective. You make out like moving to Germany and learning a new language is such a wonderful proposition, but for a man in his mid thirties with a wife and couple of kids* there is a lot more to consider, not to mention the contract terms which we still no zero about.
I am just going to let what O'Hehir said speak for itself without getting into a slanging match.
His uncertainty does indeed speak for itself.
Funny. I don't see the words "unsure" or "uncertain" tweeted by O'Hehir, but I do see the words "suggestion" and "understood". But you could be right, DeLorean.
Is it really that hard to just admit for once you might have assumed something unreasonably even in the face of the possible error of your ways having been pointed out to you by numerous people? It's terribly pig-headed. (I'm highlighting a serious shortcoming in your method of argument there, before you accuse me of insulting you.)Quote:
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I assumed David Forde had an offer to play for a Bundesliga club, the author of the article seems to suggest that the offer was from a Bundesliga club and Forde's demeanor suggests it was from a Bundesliga club.
I seriously don't want to be badgered by something so trivial and insignificant again.
You really can't seem to get over this. How long ago did this happen? A year? You brought it up completely unprovoked on Shay Given's thread months ago and I ignored the bait. I really don't know why this is still an issue for you.
Please, get over it. I have no interest in entertaining the subject any more.
You're truly shameless. A complete and utter liar. You brought it up in Shay Given's thread for absolutely no reason and I decided to step in because zero was nearly misled by your guff: http://foot.ie/threads/16525-Shay-Gi...=1#post1807694
Forde's demeanour? Do you know what the word "demeanour" even means? Were you at the training session or something?
It came up now because we were discussing players who had offers from the continent in James McClean's thread because you, for some reason, saw fit to condemn McClean for rejecting offers we don't even know if he received or not.
Of course you'd no longer want to entertain this matter anymore. That's what you always say when you're out of corners to squirm into.
alright, this has spilled over from another thread, and I'm drawing a line under it
Forde is contracted to Millwall, there was an approach from an unconfirmed, possibly Bundesliga, German club but the move never happened for unknown reasons. End of discussion.
Luckily Millwall looking to downsize next year could see Forde sold anyway as he'd be a top earner. Hopefully his agent is onto Bundesliga/2.Bundesliga clubs as we speak.