I read the article in the Evening Standard tonight about Fulham's decline. Murphy basically said that the decline was set in place 2 years ago when they released a number of good players. This may be true. But he then went onto say that the offer of his new contract was way below what was already an 'average wage'. I find this astounding on a number of levels.
One, even the average weekly wage in the Premiership is more than most of us hope to make in a year. Now I don't know what he was on at the time, and it may have been an 'insulting' offer below an 'average wage' at the time, but for God's sake man, think about what you are saying. No modern day footballer who has played in the Premiership should be making any complaints about money. Comparatively he's got to get real here. I'm sure he didn't think about it at the time, but not good.
Also, if you want to think about it in football terms, he was 35 at the time. What did he expect? He did well for Fulham, but when you get to that age it is hard for many good players to still compete.
He comes across quite well on MOTD but this comment really annoyed me.
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Danny Mills was almost 2 years later when he was sent off v Hull and banned for the last 2 games of his loan spell...nice Christmas and New Year at home for him though!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2329298/Danny-Mills-up-to-old-tricks-for-Charlton.html
Ethics and integrity high up on the pre-requisites for members then.
I remember this too. Blatantly fancied remainder of Xmas holiday off.
Murphy had the hump one evening and as he walked out of the main reception asked the receptionist something (I don't know what). She didn't know the answer so he basically had a foul mouthed rude obnoxious disgusting rant at her.
I heard this from someone who said they were in earshot of this at the time. Whether he ever apologised or not I have no idea.
Although I did hear that he told some little Junior Reds that there was no Father Christmas
The fact he still thinks he was average premiership material goes to show how deluded and much of a joke he really is.
He isn't the worst at analysing the games but as soon as I hear what the skidmark "suffered" whilst being a footballer it enrages me.
They need someone to rescue them, someone who has proven themselves in a relegation struggle... Jose Riga?!
"Regarding the Saido Berahino situation, I've been in this position myself. I didn't go public in the way that Berahino has done, but I have said something similar to a chairman in a huff, about not wanting to play for a certain club again. And in the end, I did get my move. I don't know if I'd have been able to follow it through by refusing to play. But I don't regret saying it, because I wouldn't have got that move otherwise.
"I didn't play for that club again, and I was made to sign a form when I left that I wouldn't talk about what happened. But because I've been through it, I've been very reluctant to cane Berahino."
The "shadow" never got near enough to an opponent to kick them
If a smaller club like Charlton were not prepared to carve out a niche position for him then he was hardly likely to get that done for him at Spurs.