tucktoncherry
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BBC now have It, look forward to Talkshite spending tomorrow slagging him off.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51315138
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51315138
Completely agree. Not forgetting the fact that EH is the one who has invested a lot of time and energy on the training ground developing his game, and this is how he repays him? He can never recover from this now and I for one never want to see him play for us again. He’s been **************** this season anyway! Just give Dobre a chance, it’s not like he could be any less effective than the mercenary midget has been.Yep . Strangely enough I believe that if you’ve been blessed with the opportunity to make tens of thousands a week playing footy , 100% effort for the cause should be expected every match . The fecking idiot has ruined his reputation here .
The thing that doesn't "compute" is that by not giving full effort in his "walk year", he only damages his own future contract. That's actually the antithesis of being "selfish". It does seem to indicate that he was struggling with his place on this team and in his career.
I will happily give him a pass if he shows up for the next 14 games and leads us out of the bottom three. Then, god bless him for the memories.
I do think this emphasizes that (providing we are PL next year) there will be a bit of a clear-out after this season. Lots of evaluation for management to consider.
I'll predict that Ryan will make a positive difference over the next 3+ months and that it will lead to lower mid-table safety.
I’m not trying to defend his attitude, it’s been poor along with others I would say.
This thread and reaction wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t given that interview. So is the dislike for him only come about because he is being honest? Haven’t seen as much negative chat about him this season until now.
This thread and reaction wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t given that interview. So is the dislike for him only come about because he is being honest? Haven’t seen as much negative chat about him this season until now.
It’s no different to the rest of the squad this season. Eddie knew it surely.
Was just going to say I wonder what the dressing room thinks of him.He did say in the interview that he'd apologised to his teammates. So hopefully there's been some sort of locker room reconciliation that's taken place and there will be a better team spirit in the future.
Hoping!!!
We all noticed his lacklustre efforts at the start of the season as I am sure EH did. We must have been very short of fit players at the time.
Now we know the whole truth he should not even make the bench as if he does play and does ok we are only putting him in the shop window
DOES NOT DESERVE TO WEAR THE SHIRT.
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He's being honest about not putting a honest shift in,the ironyI’m not trying to defend his attitude, it’s been poor along with others I would say.
This thread and reaction wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t given that interview. So is the dislike for him only come about because he is being honest? Haven’t seen as much negative chat about him this season until now.
Was just going to say I wonder what the dressing room thinks of him.
I’m sorry I know that you’re biased which is fine but he absolutely does not deserve to be defended. I am 27 and a support worker on not much more than minimum wage, if I decided to start slacking off and not putting in any effort then I would lose my job and rightly so. Do I always enjoy what I do? No. But do I always have to do my very best? Yes. If Ryan’s mental health was genuinely so much of an issue then he should and would have been removed from the situation to deal with this in his own time, I really believe that EH would ensure that the correct support was in place for this to happen. I’m sorry but I don’t buy this whole ‘woe is me’ bs. He is just a spoilt little brat with delusions of grandeur and absolutely no thought for anybody other than himself.They are aware of it and have not been afraid to address it. I don't know who on here hangs out where with whom but some might have been in the room after Brighton where Rambo said "....and wee man showed us what he can do. finally. It's taken him long enough....." or words to that effect.
Ryan is 25. I'm glad everyone on here was so wise at 25. I'm massively biased towards the wee lad and have been fortunate enough to spend time in his company. He's a good lad and it's obvious that things haven't worked out for him this season. He hasn't changed his stance one bit from this time last year where he gave the same line: I'll be a Bournemouth player next season and beyond that we'll see. I've got targets to hit and I want to hit them. His stance hasn't changed and hasn't been a secret. To that end he has been consistent even when his form has not been (or it has, except it's consistently bang average like the rest of the team).
My take on it is that he had a plan to play out his contract, continue his form and see where he was at the end of this season. He underestimated how mentally he could handle it and he ballsed it up. He thought he could cope and carry on but turns out he couldn't. This isn't the first interview from Ryan this season where he has mentioned his mental state.
If we get relegated this season it's not because of Ryan Fraser and his contract. It's because we had 25 players who were either not fit enough or not good enough. In any case between the hours of 3pm and 4:45pm on Saturday every single stupid, useless, lazy one of them will have my full support.
Edit to add: This version of the same story makes it sound like a more positive version, maybe more in line with what SolentKris was saying in his last tweet: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...s-Ryan-Fraser-Bournemouth-Premier-League-News