Harry Kane

Athletico Charlton · May 24

Laddick01 said:

Without it being a World Cup year I think he’d be favourite for the Ballon D’or.

When he fires England to the World Cup, he will be nailed on.

SporadicAddick · May 24

Athletico Charlton said:

Laddick01 said:

Without it being a World Cup year I think he’d be favourite for the Ballon D’or.

When he fires England to the World Cup, he will be nailed on.

He’s already done that. It’s the Finals where we might struggle.

SuedeAdidas · May 24

Imagine how good he could have been if he didn’t play for Millwall 😲

Algarveaddick · May 24

Quote from the Grauniad article:

"For reasons not entirely clear, YouGov runs a Harry Kane popularity tracker. Somehow, 10% of respondents said they actively dislike him and 26% were neutral. Unless 10% of the UK population are Arsenal fans, how did such a chunk of people acquire an antipathy to someone who goes about his work with so much diligence and class?"

I think it sums up where we are today. A chunk of the population are just fairly horrible people, who resent anyone (particularly ordinary working class people) doing well or having a bit of luck.

Or 10% of the UK population are Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish...

SantaClaus · May 24

SuedeAdidas said:

Imagine how good he could have been if he didn’t play for Millwall 😲

Or Russell Slade.

North Lower Neil · May 24

Laddick01 said:

Without it being a World Cup year I think he’d be favourite for the Ballon D’or.

I think it would be a PSG player if they win the CL, Kvaratskhelia maybe.

But yeah World Cup will probably change that.

jimmymelrose · May 24

H. Kane (55', 80', 90'+2 pen) - a thing of beauty
I love Harry Kane.

Prayer to the football gods:
Can he do that in The World Cup Final please?
🙏 Please please please

IdleHans · May 24

Algarveaddick said:

Quote from the Grauniad article:

"For reasons not entirely clear, YouGov runs a Harry Kane popularity tracker. Somehow, 10% of respondents said they actively dislike him and 26% were neutral. Unless 10% of the UK population are Arsenal fans, how did such a chunk of people acquire an antipathy to someone who goes about his work with so much diligence and class?"

I think it sums up where we are today. A chunk of the population are just fairly horrible people, who resent anyone (particularly ordinary working class people) doing well or having a bit of luck.

Or 10% of the UK population are Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish...

What form does active dislike take?
There are lots of people I dislike, but I don't do anything much about it

soapy_jones · May 24

Setting aside football, and some of the complete numpties who follow it, he strikes me as a thoroughly decent family man.

up_the_valley · May 24

1000th comment. Kane to score a hat-trick in the final to win World Cup for England 😀

Algarveaddick · May 25

IdleHans said:

Algarveaddick said:

Quote from the Grauniad article:

"For reasons not entirely clear, YouGov runs a Harry Kane popularity tracker. Somehow, 10% of respondents said they actively dislike him and 26% were neutral. Unless 10% of the UK population are Arsenal fans, how did such a chunk of people acquire an antipathy to someone who goes about his work with so much diligence and class?"

I think it sums up where we are today. A chunk of the population are just fairly horrible people, who resent anyone (particularly ordinary working class people) doing well or having a bit of luck.

Or 10% of the UK population are Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish...

What form does active dislike take?
There are lots of people I dislike, but I don't do anything much about it

Taking the time and trouble to respond to a survey with a negative?

follett · May 25

When a player is as good as Kane, people have such high expectations that when he has a good game people expect it and take it for granted but when he has a slightly sub par game people overreact and go into meltdown.

We will no doubt see the latter at the World Cup if he doesn’t score every single game