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http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/mar/28/duncan-edwards-original-boy-wonder-greatest

Immodest Campbell lets his ego do the talking
A few weeks back, the sports minister, Helen Grant, arranged a summit at Whitehall to discuss why there are so few black managers and coaches in the game. Senior figures from the Football Association were there, along with the Premier League, the Professional Footballers’ Association and the Football League. There were guests from Kick It Out and Show Racism the Red Card and Sol Campbell also received an invitation, as an ex-England player who is frustrated, understandably, by the lack of opportunities.

What Campbell does not appear to realise, perhaps, is that the best way to get a point across is without ego or too much self-esteem.

On this occasion he wanted the FA’s technical director, Dan Ashworth, to explain why Gary Neville had been fast-tracked through the system to become one of Roy Hodgson’s assistants with the England team. Ashworth started talking about the favourable impression Neville had made on Hodgson and the players and was running through the processes that were involved when Campbell put out his hand to interrupt him. This is when things started to get a little strange.

“But I am Sol Campbell.”

As you might imagine, that isn’t a particularly easy sentence to come back from. Ashworth did his best to continue because, well, what else could he do? But it is fair to say the entire room had been engulfed in awkwardness and when Ashworth stopped talking there was another tumbleweed moment. Campbell, hand out, ended the conversation in the same way he had started it.

“But I am Sol Campbell.”

He was correct. But whether he gets an invitation the next time there is one of these discussions is not entirely clear.
 
Modric THFC said:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/mar/28/duncan-edwards-original-boy-wonder-greatest

Immodest Campbell lets his ego do the talking
A few weeks back, the sports minister, Helen Grant, arranged a summit at Whitehall to discuss why there are so few black managers and coaches in the game. Senior figures from the Football Association were there, along with the Premier League, the Professional Footballers’ Association and the Football League. There were guests from Kick It Out and Show Racism the Red Card and Sol Campbell also received an invitation, as an ex-England player who is frustrated, understandably, by the lack of opportunities.

What Campbell does not appear to realise, perhaps, is that the best way to get a point across is without ego or too much self-esteem.

On this occasion he wanted the FA’s technical director, Dan Ashworth, to explain why Gary Neville had been fast-tracked through the system to become one of Roy Hodgson’s assistants with the England team. Ashworth started talking about the favourable impression Neville had made on Hodgson and the players and was running through the processes that were involved when Campbell put out his hand to interrupt him. This is when things started to get a little strange.

“But I am Sol Campbell.”

As you might imagine, that isn’t a particularly easy sentence to come back from. Ashworth did his best to continue because, well, what else could he do? But it is fair to say the entire room had been engulfed in awkwardness and when Ashworth stopped talking there was another tumbleweed moment. Campbell, hand out, ended the conversation in the same way he had started it.

“But I am Sol Campbell.”

He was correct. But whether he gets an invitation the next time there is one of these discussions is not entirely clear.
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That is so cringeworthy. What a twunt.

The only person in football, and perhaps the world, that could get away with that is Zlatan.
 
monkeybarry said:
Twuntyness and history aside......he needs professional help. He actions are not those of a stable mind
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When you compare the outcome of Gazza's life to his, it only goes to show that life isn't fair, you don't get what you deserve and the universe doesn't give a fvck about balance.
 
fudge me. I thought that was a wind-up piece Modric had written himself, couldn't believe that he has actually said that until I followed the link.
 
I'm guessing this is the thread for it. I just got called a racist on another sports related forum for dare suggesting that we should tread carefully if we (afl) are looking to sign a young aboriginal lad who has had older brothers play professional sports and fail because of ill discipline.

fudge Sol Campbell and this culture of not being able to criticise any minority individual or their relations for unique characteristics.

Am I the racist for sighting the opinion or is the person who sees that opinion and projects it over the entire race the racist?

fudging Straya is full of Sol Campbell tossers and that's why we have such a poor record in race relations. Because everyone is too scared to have an opinion that might be seen as racist but is essential to engage and enact positive change.
 
Superted said:
I'm guessing this is the thread for it. I just got called a racist on another sports related forum for dare suggesting that we should tread carefully if we (afl) are looking to sign a young aboriginal lad who has had older brothers play professional sports and fail because of ill discipline.

fudge Sol Campbell and this culture of not being able to criticise any minority individual or their relations for unique characteristics.

Am I the racist for sighting the opinion or is the person who sees that opinion and projects it over the entire race the racist?

fudgeing Straya is full of Sol Campbell tossers and that's why we have such a poor record in race relations. Because everyone is too scared to have an opinion that might be seen as racist but is essential to engage and enact positive change.
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In English. Please.
 
I swear I thought this was micky take when someone mentioned this to me earlier. But its not. The man is not well.
 
But I am Sol Campbell ! Wheres my stamp? :mad:

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AuroRaman said:
Taking all our hospitality jobs, having better luck with our women, calling flip-flops, thongs...
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Speaking of women, what do you feed your women over there?

The lovely Miss Imbruglia aside (and age is not doing her any favours), most of the Australian women I meet seem to be built for pulling ploughs - they've got shoulders broader than Bale!
 
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