Freddie strikes back! Or should I say, was said to have struck back, when he really didn't. Whatever the case, what he didn't say was still pretty exciting, and interesting fiction or semi-fiction or non-fiction.
First, a taste of what he did not say, with accompanying rioutous-laugh indicator (RLI) on ascending 1-100 scale:
#1: "I went to West Ham in order to play against Arsenal as often as possible. I wanted to prove that Freddie Ljungberg hadn't had his last word as a player." (RLI: 90)
#2: "It's only in public that he may appear to be some sort of man of liberal views. In reality, his credo is natural selection." (RLI: 75)
#3: "Why did they let Thierry Henry go? When I found out about his move I realised the Arsenal I played for were finished." (RLI: 89)
In response to the above:
#1: Fred, you went to West Ham to stay in London, to continue with your modelling contracts. You could've joined the Arse Geriatric Retirees Club aka Pompey on the south coast, but we all know the real reasons.
#2: Erm, yes. I suppose if you had to use a term, it would be "natural selection", and not welfarism. So natural selection is not liberal? Neo-conservative? Of the Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz ilk?
#3: What was wrong with the decision to let two aging, increasingly injury-prone players go? C'mon, Arsenal FC ain't a welfare state. You're paid well enought while at the club anyways.
Anyways, these are simply things that Freddie didn't say. So I'm actually responding to nothing, coz he's already denied everything. Fred's statement in reply says, among other "I loved Arsene and Arsenal" things:
#1: "His move to West Ham was inspired by the vision for the club and the strong interest from Alan Curbishley." (RLI: 100)
#2: "The suggestion that Freddie left Arsenal in order to stay in the Premiership and play against them is not only utter rubbish but is a complete falsehood." (RLI: 100)
Vision for the club? What vision? Freddie was secretly hoping to get relegated and play against PNE, while staying with his modeling contracts. If Freddie really wanted to play against Arse and kick our butts, then either Man U or Pool would have been better bets. We played Man U three times, and Pool four times last season. West Ham? Puh-leeze.
Finally, I am forced to say, who the f#!k is Aaron Ramsey anyway? Who cares if Man U, Arse and Everton and everyone else is putting up bids for him. Geez. If we are getting into Constipated Transfer Syndrome (CTS) for a 17 year-old, then god forbid what's gonna afflict us for Samir Nasri, and now, it seems, David Villa.
UPDATE: I had to include this last little point on comments made by CM-TRT Utd's new owner. Among other reasons why he sacked the Swede, he says: "Sven is a good football general, but we need more. We must play with more consistency, more urgency. In the second half of the season, the slide was too bad, too much. We lost 8-1 at Middlesbrough! The shame of that." Yes, the shame indeed. But I have a niggling feeling that the pathetic capitulation was not exactly because of the manager...but...the...owner? How do you say, "Good Luck, I hope you get a good pension/severance package" in Welsh? Just so Sparky Psycho gets the message crystal clear.
Other very very amusing comments made by CM-TRT Utd's owner:
"Tell the fans from me that they cannot love the club more than me." Duh? Definitely lost in translation there. Let's see: the fans cannot love the club more than they love the owner? Or the owner loves the club far more than the fans love the club? Geez. Damn problematic translation there.
"I have heard of Premier League players with a garage full of sports cars and almost a girlfriend for each one. That is no way for an athlete to behave. He should be in the training ground, working." Who the hell will wanna play for this club? Sure ain't gonna get Ronaldinho! He's probably got a girlfriend for each car, and each pair of undies.
It's gets funnier and funnier on the wrong part of Manchester.
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