Newcastle's Alan Smith, bound for MLS, according to jaded ex
Alan Smiths ex has taken over his twitter, and suggests he has his eyes on MLS because:
I thought this was amusing and relevant enough to make a thread.Oh he wants to finish his career in the U.S as he can play till the late 30s and still get good money and a good lifestyle
http://twitter.com/#!/AlanSmithy17
hahaha shes tweeting like a bluebird on crack!
This is fun, if I were famous, my wife would have done this x1000
He would be linked to TFC but the Newcastle connection is gone now.
Just read some of the tweets.... hilarious. LOL
Fuck him, traitorous scum.
We're still falling for fake twitter accounts?
How do you know it's his ex? Probably some 14 year old geordie.
can you blame a guy for leaving to play premier league soccer?Originally Posted by tfcleeds
are you going to call Stefan Frei that when he eventually goes off to Europe to further his career?
no it isn't, Carver was in the dugout Sunday vs Liverpool.
Stefan Frei leaving for Europe eventually doesn't even compare to Alan Smith. He left us for our most hated rivals. You're saying you wouldn't say that about Frei if he left us for Montreal?
Now there is more to the story than that, as any Leeds fan will admit. But that's beyond the scope of this immediate conversation.
I hear he is good at blocking free kicks.. . . lol
NOTICE: Wager with STB: OVER 2 shots on goal in the First half wins a Pint at HT.
still? I never fell for a fake Twitter account before, and was sent this by a newcastle supporter who's been following him for months.
I'd take Smith here....He'd tear this league apart
Yes, and I think Whoop was pointing out that since Carver is back at Newcastle, we no longer have a staff member who used to coach at NUFC, and therefore we don't have the connection.
You know what, I think you're right. But I expect the board will be once again underwhelmed by the idea because his name doesnt end in a vowel.I'd take Smith here....He'd tear this league apart
The kid has heart too.....and he's a battler.
Smith's the kind of player who will put steel into the players around him. Ability-wise past his best, but still a leader of men.
TFC could use a pair of bollocks right about now.
as opposed to the load of bollocks we see every week
but we DO have a former staff member on staff there...I think that still counts...
It counts if the split was amicable, and I dont think it was.
Carver's likely to tell him what goes on here........ If he does, we probably wont get him.
thats a good point, i didn't look at it that way..
Did you forget to change character before responding to your own post?
john arne riise for the (very graphic) win
i wonder which one of them knows smith basically deserted leeds for the mancs.
How did he desert them? By not agreeing to get paid less in a lower division?
Didn't he waive his personal transfer fee to make the move happen?
Sounds like he was unfairly vilified.
^ that maybe, but from leeds to man utd?? *tugs collar*
I wonder how many leeds players wouldn't have at the time? Given the choice, they all would. Go down with a sinking ship and get paid a fraction of what you're worth or answer Alex Ferguson's call and sign a big money contract with a big club that is capable of winning trophies? Easy decision for anyone in his position.
I saw Gilmour in a Hab jersey and Sundin in a Nuck jersey...i got over it.
That's modern football for you.
Were there other transfers line up?
Weren't Leeds a financial disaster at the time? I'm sure ManU had the best offer and that's the one Leeds management wanted.
The point I left unspoken was that ManYoo were the only club that came in for him, and he did his best to ensure that Leeds, who were already in financial disarray, were left in as good a position as possible after his transfer.
Is my dislike of him irrational given all that? Perhaps. But he still left us for them, and if you were to ask most people in Leeds, I think many would consider him persona non-grata as a result. In any event, his last act in Leeds colours was to give the finger to their supporters anyways, so maybe that's where it comes from.
Most Leeds supporters reserve more vitriol for Cantona and Rio Ferdinand anyway.
Last edited by tfcleeds; 05-04-2011 at 02:26 PM.
Most would have gone to Old Trafford, given the chance I'm sure. Rio certainly didn't take long to express his interest when he learned of Man U's interest. What makes Smith different is he was actually born and bred in Leeds, grew up a Leeds supporter. Out of the players to have crossed the divide in the last 30 years or so (Jordan, McQueen, Cantona, Ferdinand, Smith) he is the only one who can make that claim.
No thanks. 81 APP for Newcastle with 0 goals playing as a M/F.
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