05-02-2015, 14:47
It's so typical of footballers and it just makes me want to cry.
Saido sadly has just a little in the grey matter department as many of his colleagues and add to that is young and arrogant so ignores any sage like advice he might get from agents, friends and the club.
His words most certainly will have been twisted by the press (he press are no saints and we would be equally stupid if we over reacted based upon their say) - in the depth of it he is trying to say:
1. Don't worry Albion fans, I am here to score goals and keep West Brom in the Premiership
If we start to boo and jeer him because of what the press say, he might not perform on the pitch - so don't get on his back!
2. I want to move on to bigger and better things - progress my career.
If he scores goals and keeps us up then naturally there will be 'big club' interest in him and we almost certainly would sell - nothing really has changed. If we'd been offered £25m early in the January transfer window, we'd have taken it!
So, nothing has changed really other than he said something obvious to a journalist who then sensationalised it to get air time.
Stay supportive of him. Let him score goals and keep The Albion up. Let the 'big boys' fight for his signature. Start planning for a new 2015/16 Strike force early.
Saido sadly has just a little in the grey matter department as many of his colleagues and add to that is young and arrogant so ignores any sage like advice he might get from agents, friends and the club.
His words most certainly will have been twisted by the press (he press are no saints and we would be equally stupid if we over reacted based upon their say) - in the depth of it he is trying to say:
1. Don't worry Albion fans, I am here to score goals and keep West Brom in the Premiership
If we start to boo and jeer him because of what the press say, he might not perform on the pitch - so don't get on his back!
2. I want to move on to bigger and better things - progress my career.
If he scores goals and keeps us up then naturally there will be 'big club' interest in him and we almost certainly would sell - nothing really has changed. If we'd been offered £25m early in the January transfer window, we'd have taken it!
So, nothing has changed really other than he said something obvious to a journalist who then sensationalised it to get air time.
Stay supportive of him. Let him score goals and keep The Albion up. Let the 'big boys' fight for his signature. Start planning for a new 2015/16 Strike force early.