Vinny Jones.... (artikkel, lang)
Henrik Bakken
Vinnie Jones: ''I'd give Olsen a right-hander''
VINNIE JONES EXCLUSIVE: NORWEGIANS GAVE OLSEN A MEDAL.. I'D LIKE
TO GIVE HIM A RIGHT-HANDER
OI! Listen. The first thing I'd do at Wimbledon is gather up all
Egil Olsen's signings and dump them in the River Wandle at the
bottom of our training ground.
Or I'd say 'Go amuse yourselves. Try to find a Womble over on
the Common' or something. But I'd make it plain as the nose on
their face. I'd say leave the job of trying to save the club to
real men.
Let's face it - Egil Olsen's signings have been a disaster and
he has to take the blame. He might have got a medal for services
to Norwegian football during the week, but I'd rather give him a
right-hander.
I've seen some of the Dons games, particularly at Sheffield
Wednesday, when they've just made me feel ashamed. I used to
wear that shirt with pride. We all did. But there are loads of
them now who just wear it to keep warm.
At times they've looked like they were running around in some
testimonial game, not a match that could kill the club.It hurts
me to say it, but teams like Bradford have been showing more
balls than Wimbledon. I never thought there would come a day
when that happened. But look down the names on the squad and you
can see why:
There's an Icelander called Hermann Hreidarsson or something who
looks as if he's frightened of catching a cold.
Walid Badir might have come all the way from Israel, but he
wouldn't get into my bleedin' pub team.
And the rest are a bunch of Norwegians who just give Vikings a
bad name.
They are total imposters. Olsen lost it the day he arrived at
the club and told six Wimbledon players, honest professionals
like Neil Ardley, Michael Hughes and Dean Blackwell, "You are no
longer wanted".
He ripped the heartbeat from the club in seconds. He insulted
those who had fought for the place against the odds.
To make matters worse, he bought dross. Those lads weren't world-
beaters, but they knew what Wimbledon was about.
There was no star system at the club. Anyone who thought sweat
was something that rolled from your body on holiday was quickly
reminded otherwise. That's the way the place worked.
I remember Warren Barton and Dean Holdsworth started telling
everyone they wanted to leave.
But then they started playing like it, with half-hearted
challenges and a bit of sweet old grannying about.
I took them both into the dressing-room, pinned them up against
the wall and told them - well, let's just say they were "home
truths".
It was fair enough. They wanted to go, but they needed reminding
there was work to be done first. Warren even thanked me for it,
saying I was right and that he had lost his way.
The club had leaders then. Now they have no one. If Sam Hammam
have been in charge he would have had Egil Olsen out within
weeks.
I remember Peter Withe being manager and John Fashanu ringing me
one night and saying "Sam knows he made a mistake. He is going".
Withe had tried to get us to shave, wear suits and act like bank
managers. He was always going to be a failure and Sam got rid of
him.
Joe Kinnear knew what was needed. He would say "Right, get that
ball into the box and mix it. Let's see a few challenges, a few
punches. Earn the right to play football".
We'd have fights galore on the training pitch. In fact, we felt
cheated if there wasn't one. It was the Wimbledon way.
Then when the press began praising us for playing football, a
few went big-headed. I soon closed that dressing-room door
again.
I was Joe's leader on the pitch. Hand that kind of
responsibility to the players Egil has signed and they would
only drop it.
Of the old guard Robbie Earle is still there, just, but he's
injured now and isn't the kind to bark and shout anyway.
Often we'd go to games 1-0 up because of our reputation. We
scared teams s**tless. We'd take the lead and play. If others
wanted a fight they would certainly get one.
People wrote teams like Leicester and Bradford were the new
Wimbledon because of their spirit. Rubbish! They couldn't touch
us.
We were a one-off. But Egil killed that from the moment he
arrived. Why Wimbledon waited so long to sack him baffles me. He
was simply the wrong man for the job.
It's still not too late to save the club, but I don't think
Terry Burton is the right man to take over until the end of the
season. Super guy, fine coach, but not a leader. He quit as
Joe's right-hand man because he said he couldn't take the
pressure.
So get Joe Kinnear back, appoint me or Fash. Let's get things
going again. I'd try things just to get something out of the
last two games because nothing else matters apart from the
results.
I would put Marcus Gayle at centre-half to combat Dion Dublin
against Aston Villa.
I'd have Kenny Cunningham, Ben Thatcher and Dean Blackwell in
defence. I would recall Neil Ardley. I'd go through the youth
team and sort out the best young talent who don't mind a bit of
a kicking.
I would get Michael Hughes, Carl Cort and Jason Euell in the
side and tell John Hartson to mess defenders about at the other
end.
I'd do it. I'd take pounds 200,000 as thanks. They should give
Joe that much, too. We'd be cheap at twice the price because if
Wimbledon go down it would cost millions. Worse than that, they
would never make it back. And that'sthe biggest price of all.
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HEnrik
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Karl Robert Engmann
KR
Henrik Bakken
> Det er tydeligvis en reflektert mann, denne Vinny.........
Ja, det var det som slo meg også.
"Vinnie Jones has already named his price for coming as manager and no
doubt John Fashanu has a substantial sum in mind also. In contrast
Terry Burton never mentioned money once when he was offered the job.
That's why we know we have got the right man. Vinnie and John would
be better served concentrating on their showbiz careers rather than
exploiting the situation at the club they claim they still care
about. I wonder if they and a certain ex-manager I could mention
intend to donate the fees they got for slagging off the club to
charity? Somehow I doubt it."
Var svaret fra Wimbledon.
Ikke stor sjanse for at han får jobben, nei (og takk og pris for det).
Morten Galåsen
Karl Robert Engmann <karl...@online.no> skrev i
meldingsnyheter:NwVP4.2666$kF4....@news1.online.no...
> Det er tydeligvis en reflektert mann, denne Vinny.........
Kul er han også :)
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Morten - som digger "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels"
"hvis LSK kommer til cupfinalen, skal jeg gå til bussholdeplassen"
Torstein Vee Haukvik
wrote:
<snip>
>I remember Warren Barton and Dean Holdsworth started telling
>everyone they wanted to leave.
>
>But then they started playing like it, with half-hearted
>challenges and a bit of sweet old grannying about.
>I took them both into the dressing-room, pinned them up against
>the wall and told them - well, let's just say they were "home
>truths".
>
>It was fair enough. They wanted to go, but they needed reminding
>there was work to be done first. Warren even thanked me for it,
>saying I was right and that he had lost his way.
<snip>
Så 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' i går.
Etter å ha sett Vinnie i rollen som pengeinnkrever er jeg glad det
ikke var jeg som var i den garderoben...
-Torstein
Karl Robert Engmann
> Så 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' i går.
>
> Etter å ha sett Vinnie i rollen som pengeinnkrever er jeg glad det
> ikke var jeg som var i den garderoben...
>
> -Torstein
>
>
Regner med at mannen kan være GANSKE så overbevisende, ja!!!
KRE
Tom Christensen
says...
> Det er tydeligvis en reflektert mann, denne Vinny.........
Hadde ikke han vært i fotballen så hadde'n vært på kriminal statestikken
i england. Vel sier vel kansje litt!! om hvorlangt engelsk fotball har
kommet og hvorfor "engelske" spillere aldri kommer til og vinne noe.
Tom Christensen
>
> Karl Robert Engmann <karl...@online.no> skrev i
> meldingsnyheter:NwVP4.2666$kF4....@news1.online.no...
>
Han er en idiot.
Morten Galåsen
Tom Christensen <tom.chr...@sensewave.com> skrev i
meldingsnyheter:MPG.137c226a2...@news.sensewave.com...
> In article <8ep97o$tki$3...@troll.powertech.no>, gala...@start.no says...
> >
> > Karl Robert Engmann <karl...@online.no> skrev i
> > meldingsnyheter:NwVP4.2666$kF4....@news1.online.no...
> > > Det er tydeligvis en reflektert mann, denne Vinny.........
> >
> > Kul er han også :)
>
> Han er en idiot.
Jeg har ikke sagt noe annet. Mange idioter er kule/underholdende...
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Morten