Sol Campbell

Very Good Centre Back in his time but some things are better not said , its his book and he has said it now but he should have done it when he was in his prime not now , sour grapes some might say .But has he got a point , for me I don't think so ................
 
A very cheap shot by a half-decent player.

The accusation is easy to make and immensely difficult to disprove i.e. you cannot prove a negative,
 
JCW said:
Did Viv Anderson get the honour at anytime ?
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I think the fact he's singled out Owen is harsh too!

Can't say I had any inclination to buy he's book in the first place but now I certainly won't. Surely his move to arsenal from spurs would have been a hot enough topic to sell the book on.

A quality defender during his time, but for my money not Cambrian material as was too quiet.
 
Has he tought it might have been that he wasn't the right material to be England captain?
Great defender but never a national captain IMHO.
moaning for the sake of moaning and some easy publicity if you ask me.
 
Thought all of the extracts in the ST today were all pathetic really, not least his "lack of respect" for Sherwood, because Sherwood wanted to be captain more than him.

Reasonable player, flakey mental game, reinforced by these examples.
 
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Rumpokid said:
Pin-seeker said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26383249
Sorry but this is pathetic. Suppose he got what he wanted & people are talking about his book.[/QUOTE
Spot on..]
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Most likely advised by his agent to do so , maybe he should have just said his real reason or make one up as to why he left spurs for all clubs Arsenal , that be better and he just upset spurs fans , sorry spurs fans , just making a point , Arsenal are a bigger club anyhow :smirk::smirk::smirk:
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A sound bite intended to provoke discussion and sell more units. Pure publicity stunt. To be honest I thought he was an OK player but never England captain material on a long term basis. It makes no difference the colour of a mans skin, if he doesn't have the skills or attributes he isn't the man for the job
 
End of thread right there! nail and head.

he was a decent CB, that's it. far better leaders in the team when he played.
 
Lots of highly sceptical and dismissive comments here. To be honest, I don't really know or remember enough about what was happening in the England team when Sol was playing at that level. However, football undoubtedly has a racist element. Things are improving but, it follows logically that they were worse when Sol was playing than now. If such a prominent black player feels he was the victim of racial discrimination I'd hope his views were taken seriously and the source of a bit of soul-searching in certain circles.
 
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