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Ben Thatcher… dirty barsteward, in more ways than one
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Yet another paper that thinks we play at Valley Parade.1
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Another honourable mention for Valley Parade.Don’t these journalists know it’s now called The University of Bradford Stadium?1
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“Valley Parade”Callumcafc said:
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Shit report.1
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You can take the boy out of millwall.0
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Good banter?It’s fcuking disgusting11
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To be fair a curly shit accurately describes that squad once Andy Reid left1
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Bog standard journalism
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It didn't take Varney long to flush out the culprit0
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Let's hope that everybody let's him know the error of his ways.lordromford said:
“Valley Parade”Callumcafc said:
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Topical news story1
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Heard a couple of players on the Undr The Cosh podcast mention this about Ben Thatcher. Well known for it.0
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Little did Luke know that it would go on to be a metaphor for his career at Charlton.5
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Absolute wrong-un.5
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How's that a prank. That's disgusting.
a prank would have been to put a fake rubber snake in his bag0 -
Yeah, in most places of work that's called a sacking offence. It's a weird cultural environment within football that not only does this happen but it's seen as fairly standard. This wasn't that long ago it happened after all, but you'd hope this wouldn't happen today. Not sure I'd be very confident in that though tbh.Todds_right_hook said:How's that a prank. That's disgusting.
a prank would have been to put a fake rubber snake in his bag2 -
What a revolting human being3
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Rubber snake, brown snake… what’s the difference?Todds_right_hook said:How's that a prank. That's disgusting.
a prank would have been to put a fake rubber snake in his bag0 -
Wasn't there a similar story between Lawrie Madden and Paul Walsh?0
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What great banter. If you don’t find it funny you’re obviously not a lad. Only proper geezers would appreciate that.4
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Superb story. What a fantastic character Ben was. Quality, quality banter.1
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Scummy player
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Couldn’t possibly think why that squad tumbled down the divisions as quickly as it did…Uboat said:Superb story. What a fantastic character Ben was. Quality, quality banter.1 -
It's a Millwall thing isn't it. Didn't Steve Harrison Millwall coach (may have got name wrong) get sacked from England coaching job after it was revealed that he had been caught showing the Millwall players how he could poop into a cup from the top of a cupboard.5
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Footballers are weird. And they were even weirder back in the day.1
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I hear stories like this on the Undr the Cosh podcast quite often. One player, and I forget which club it was - but not CAFC or MFC, even put a shit in the physio's kettle in his hotel room on an away trip. The poor physio was blissfully unaware until he boiled the kettle.
And so it appears there are simply no limits to banter in the football profession..0 -
"The welcome 'gift' appeared to have a positive impact as Varney made 42 appearances in his debut season at Charlton, notching eight goals."
In what world is 8 goals all season from a striker deemed positive?2 -
Bournemouth Addick said:
Yeah, in most places of work that's called a sacking offence. It's a weird cultural environment within football that not only does this happen but it's seen as fairly standard. This wasn't that long ago it happened after all, but you'd hope this wouldn't happen today. Not sure I'd be very confident in that though tbh.Todds_right_hook said:How's that a prank. That's disgusting.
a prank would have been to put a fake rubber snake in his bag
A prank on a new signing when vinnie Jones and friends were at Wimbledon was a continuous brutal welcome.
These pranks aren't very funny but it's the culture of the sport...and it perhaps does get players/new signings talking quick and getting to know each other in an instant shit second.0 -
Legend had it that one Wimbledon signing never suffered the initiation - Mick Harford, as no one dared.0
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Big William said:Legend had it that one Wimbledon signing never suffered the initiation - Mick Harford, as no one dared.
Practical jokes and initiations for new players were commonplace; these ranged from players being stripped and forced to walk home naked to belongings being set on fire to players being tied to the roof of a car at the training ground and driven at high speeds along the A3 among a multitude of others, with long-serving midfielder Vinnie Jones saying "you either grew a backbone quickly or dissolved as a man"
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