Re: Gareth Bale
^ well we don't really know the ins and outs to start throwing that around, imv. from what Ive heard it was the club/AVB who took the decision to isolate Bale from the squad, for example, as we didn't want the circus to distract the other players. despite being isolated he has still turned in for training throughout the summer (as far as im aware) so i think it'd be a stretch to say he's been on strike or whatever
Wouldn't want to buy him back anyway. There is a difference in players who "moved on to get regular football" comming back (Defoe/Kaboul) and players who engineered their own move to a 'bigger' club coming back (Sheringham/Keane). The former are more than welcome, the latter can **** right off
^ well we don't really know the ins and outs to start throwing that around, imv. from what Ive heard it was the club/AVB who took the decision to isolate Bale from the squad, for example, as we didn't want the circus to distract the other players. despite being isolated he has still turned in for training throughout the summer (as far as im aware) so i think it'd be a stretch to say he's been on strike or whatever