shoddycollins
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I just think there is no place in football for gentlemens' agreements, Portsmouth and Accrington are in direct competition with each other, there is a lot at stake, this is neither the time nor the place for gentlemanly conduct.
Had it been us who had released a player to Accrington with a similar agreement only to see them break it, I would have concluded that John Coleman is a twat, but everybody knows that anyway, I'm slightly surprised anyone at Portsmouth even expected him to uphold a gentleman's agreement. Love him or hate him though he has brought Accrington close to a historic promotion and him and his ways deserve their place in football.
Had it been us I would have been more embarrased for us that we'd even entertained such a meaningless notion... and we're exactly the kind of club that pulls off shit like that. I remember that the reason we gave Greg Abbott a two-year contract extension when everyone at the club could see he hadn't earned one, was because of a gentleman's agreement the previous year.
Had it been us who had released a player to Accrington with a similar agreement only to see them break it, I would have concluded that John Coleman is a twat, but everybody knows that anyway, I'm slightly surprised anyone at Portsmouth even expected him to uphold a gentleman's agreement. Love him or hate him though he has brought Accrington close to a historic promotion and him and his ways deserve their place in football.
Had it been us I would have been more embarrased for us that we'd even entertained such a meaningless notion... and we're exactly the kind of club that pulls off shit like that. I remember that the reason we gave Greg Abbott a two-year contract extension when everyone at the club could see he hadn't earned one, was because of a gentleman's agreement the previous year.