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Article The Curious Case of Dele Alli

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I'm not sure that bringing in a former drug dealer and addict who threw his career away to go out partying, play Fortnite and fuck hookers is the best role model we can bring into the club to mentor our young players.
I know a number of drug counsellors. The best ones? Ex junkies to a man.

There’s value in mentorship when it comes to “here’s what worked for me, so do that”, but also value in “here’s where I fucked up, so don’t do that”.
 
Honestly you are an utter cunt and need to be fucked out of this forum - trolling wanker and not a Spurs fan.
Can someone bin this prick?
What for, expressing an opinion you don’t like? Can I bin you then I’m sure there are opinions you have that I don’t like. It’s a forum not a fucking echo chamber.

Some of you lot really struggle with the concept of freedom of speech. It’s a good job the Admin doesn’t because you would all get banned as well.

He’s expressed his opinion, which you’re free to disagree with. Many others have…But you’re the one hurling abuse calling him a cunt. If anything you should be the one getting binned.
 
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But Dele hasn't turned it around and come back out the other end. He's spending most of his time this summer partying in Ibiza.
Maybe so. But I’m sure he’d still have advice to offer.

To be clear, I’m not backing the idea of taking him back, or of him being a mentor to younger players. Just pointing out his history and lifestyle should be no blocker to doing so.
 
What for, expressing an opinion you don’t like? Can I bin you then I’m sure there are opinions you have that I don’t like. It’s a forum not a fucking echo chamber.

Some of you lot really struggle with the concept of freedom of speech. It’s a good job the Admin doesn’t because you would all get banned as well.

He’s expressed his opinion, which you’re free to disagree with. Many others have…But you’re the one hurling abuse calling him a cunt. If anything you should be the one getting binned.
He’s not a spurs fan, I am - this is a Spurs forum.
 
How do you know he’s not a Spurs fan? He’s been on here 6 years.

Even if he isn’t, so what? Where does it say you have to be a Spurs fan to post here? As far as I know anybody can join whether they are Spurs or not. Plenty of other club forums have fans from other clubs in them.
If you think what he said about a beloved former player of this club who was sexually abused at 8 years old, mentally and physically abused all his young life who then had to hide and face these problems alone in the spotlight as a footballer calling him lazy and a selfish prick is ok under the free speech banner you go ahead.
With my free speech Im calling him a cunt and not a spurs fan - and its not just because of this either.

If you don't like what I have to say foul vote me then, I really don't care what you do or think.

Conversation over as far as I am concerned.
 
I know a number of drug counsellors. The best ones? Ex junkies to a man.

There’s value in mentorship when it comes to “here’s what worked for me, so do that”, but also value in “here’s where I fucked up, so don’t do that”.
You cannot beat lived experiences, I have been a counselor for 25 years and if you have walked the talk, it really matters and helps!
 
If you think what he said about a beloved former player of this club who was sexually abused at 8 years old, mentally and physically abused all his young life who then had to hide and face these problems alone in the spotlight as a footballer calling him lazy and a selfish prick is ok under the free speech banner you go ahead.

As an aside, people say equal or worse things to each other on here whose backgrounds they don't know.

Not sure why anyone has to result to personal attacks when we're all supposed to have a common/shared interest.
 
I would certainly have him back. Talent like his doesn't just evaporate. At worst it gets temporarily displaced.

There's still a lot of magic there.

Agreed.

I KNOW it's sentimental and I know decisions are not made that way but I would love to see him back for one final go.

Before some bellend says anything, yes I know it's wishful thinking and it will not happen.
 
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Its sad to look at what happened, but Dele was responsible for it. He was given multiple chances by the club; but chose to stay out at night drinking, taking drugs, partying. Late for training, not putting in the effort, distracting over players with his antics.

At the end of the day, he was an immature prick, who got away with it when things were going well, but when he needed to put his head down and ditch the partying, he turned it up to 11 and instead preferred to get sucked off by hookers on TikTok.

You're an utter bellend.

Immature prick? He was sexually assaulted as a child and that has obviously had a big impact on him, as it would anyone.

I have tons more respect for him than I do for you.
 
The copium in this thread is out of control.

The magic is gone folks. I'd be okay with hiring him as a "club ambassador" after he's officially ended his playing career, but inviting him back into the club to train and pretend that we're offering him one last shot is just a pantomime exercise that we don't have time for, and it would reinforce the trend of sending weird mixed signals to the playing squad about what our priorities are.
 
The copium in this thread is out of control.

The magic is gone folks. I'd be okay with hiring him as a "club ambassador" after he's officially ended his playing career, but inviting him back into the club to train and pretend that we're offering him one last shot is just a pantomime exercise that we don't have time for, and it would reinforce the trend of sending weird mixed signals to the playing squad about what our priorities are.

TBF most of us have said it is wishful thinking.

Don't tell us how to feel you little monkey!


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Its sad to look at what happened, but Dele was responsible for it. He was given multiple chances by the club; but chose to stay out at night drinking, taking drugs, partying. Late for training, not putting in the effort, distracting over players with his antics.

At the end of the day, he was an immature prick, who got away with it
when things were going well, but when he needed to put his head down and ditch the partying, he turned it up to 11 and instead preferred to get sucked off by hookers on TikTok.
I'm not sure that bringing in a former drug dealer and addict who threw his career away to go out partying, play Fortnite and fuck hookers is the best role model we can bring into the club to mentor our young players.

He was given plenty of chances at turning it around at Spurs, then Everton, then Turkey, now France.
...have you ever considered offering counselling to others yourself?

You've got quite the understanding tone there... I think that's just the sort of well rounded confidence boosting words they look for in the rehab sector nowadays!
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