Jeff Kenna Question

**sadloserkid** · 24/04/2008, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by depor

who cares anyway? at least he was a member of a premiership winning squad.

Are you serious? That's like saying that Ben Watson should take great pride in the achievement of Man Yoo should they win the premiership this season. I know that Kenna had played more games than Watson but there has to be a line drawn somewhere.

**B1977** · 24/04/2008, 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Are you serious? That's like saying that Ben Watson should take great pride in the achievement of Man Yoo should they win the premiership this season. I know that Kenna had played more games than Watson but there has to be a line drawn somewhere.

Ben Watson played no matches for Man Utd this season,so he definitely deserves no medal

**Blocker** · 25/04/2008, 9:11 AM

Jeff Kenna does have a Premier League medal.
Normal FA rules state that a player has to make 10 appearances for a team to earn a league medal and Kenna only made 9, but Blackburn made a case to the FA that they had only 9 games left when Kenna joined them and he played in all 9, so the FA made an exception and gave him a medal on that basis.
And that's from the horse's mouth

**GuisaSaigon** · 25/04/2008, 9:17 AM

Welcome to the forum Jeff!

**Blocker** · 25/04/2008, 9:27 AM

This isn't Jeff Kenna, I'm sorry to say. Haven't GUFC had enough trouble with playing/coaching staff members going on the web this week already?

**MyTown** · 25/04/2008, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by Blocker

This isn't Jeff Kenna, I'm sorry to say. Haven't GUFC had enough trouble with playing/coaching staff members going on the web this week already?

Nice one Blocker - in a Foot.ie context that constitutes (almost) scoring on your debut

**jebus** · 25/04/2008, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by Blocker

Jeff Kenna does have a Premier League medal.
Normal FA rules state that a player has to make 10 appearances for a team to earn a league medal and Kenna only made 9, but Blackburn made a case to the FA that they had only 9 games left when Kenna joined them and he played in all 9, so the FA made an exception and gave him a medal on that basis.
And that's from the horse's mouth

That's what we've been saying, he has one but he didn't earn it. It's a step up from buying one on eBay

**Drumcondra 69er** · 25/04/2008, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Are you serious? That's like saying that Ben Watson should take great pride in the achievement of Man Yoo should they win the premiership this season. I know that Kenna had played more games than Watson but there has to be a line drawn somewhere.

Given that Kenna scored a vital winner v Palace in one of the last games of the season I'd say that gives him far more entitlement!

The special dispensation rule's a bit of a cop out imo but if you've scored the winner in a game I guess it has some merit.

**Jemmy** · 25/04/2008, 2:00 PM

Jeff played every minute of the last 9 games scoring 2 goals along the way.
He has a medal and deservedly so - typical Irish begrudgery bulls***.

Btw someone said he was second choice right back - wrong again he was 1st choice full back for 3/4 years before Souness arrived.

He has 27 caps, played in the premiership for over 10 years, champions league, captained Birmingham to promotion, captained Derby etc etc.

And your arguing over whether he won or got a medal ?

Give credit where it is due.

**sadloserkid** · 25/04/2008, 2:13 PM

Originally Posted by B1977

Ben Watson played no matches for Man Utd this season,so he definitely deserves no medal

He played one did he not when Kuzciak was suspended and Van Der Saar injured?

**gufct** · 25/04/2008, 2:21 PM

Jebus you really are a sad human being.

**Jerry The Saint** · 25/04/2008, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by Jemmy

Jeff played every minute of the last 9 games scoring 2 goals along the way.
He has a medal and deservedly so - typical Irish begrudgery bulls***.

Btw someone said he was second choice right back - wrong again he was 1st choice full back for 3/4 years before Souness arrived.

He has 27 caps, played in the premiership for over 10 years, champions league, captained Birmingham to promotion, captained Derby etc etc.

And your arguing over whether he won or got a medal ?

Give credit where it is due.

Welcome to the forum Jeff's Dad!

**Drumcondra 69er** · 25/04/2008, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by Jemmy

Jeff played every minute of the last 9 games scoring 2 goals along the way.

Pedant's corner.....

I actually thought he'd scored two as well but having checked the only one recorded is the winner v palace.

It's a fiar point, does someone who made 10 sub appearances for a total of say 180 minutes deserve a medal more then someone who played 90 minutes in 9 games?

Incidentally, David Batty was offered a medal having played 5 games that season due to injury and declined it saying he didn't feel he deserved it.

**Jemmy** · 25/04/2008, 2:32 PM

Thats easy to do when you already have one !!!

I am not Jeffs dad but a new visitor to these forums and I am baffled by the begrudgery shown to people who have already achieved more by even playing one Eircom league match than most of the posters on the forum.

So i have no bias one way or another with regards to Kenna other thans he is Irish and represented us well when plying his trade in england and also when playing fro his country.

So do I admire him ? absolutely
Do I have to be his Dad to do this ?