Being on loan in the Championship, living a little over 2 hours away from your family in your hotel where the meals are all served to you. Proper grafting.
He's 5 years younger than me and it reads like someone that's 20 wrote that. Then again he's been living in a bubble his whole life.
When people complain about youngsters being put on the bench and not played..it's probably a good idea to get them used to it a bit and prepare them for actually playing.
I'm almost certain they get the info then write it in a way that sounds like them.
His first autobiography, with Eamonn Dunphy, is absolutely fantastic.
That's a big thing with footballers and other celebrities, they don't actually need to do anything in their lives so they automatically don't mature - no worries at the top level about taxes, insurance etc, even cooking and all that is done for them. A dressing room is like a bunch of 10 year olds essentially
Who robbed the jam out of your doughnut?
pinhead.Have you ever done this? It sounds fun and fancy but after 2 weeks drives you absolutely nuts. Hotel living sucks.
I don't think it's fun or fancy but he was on a loan there for a month. Eiður Guðjohnsen couldn't train with his team for two years in a country where he didn't know anyone, in a small room and he could speak with his parents maybe once a week via landline. That's something that drives you nuts, not being loaned for a month over in the next city whilst living the dream you've made for yourself.
that's a brilliant read. The welbeck story is hilarious.That's the spirit. Certainly worth coming in to the thread to post this, though.
I’ve been away on training trips for work and done similar. It did become quite dull and lonely at times. I can imagine over a period of say six months you’d be pretty fed up.
+1. After a week you just wanna go home. Definitely gets very lonely and boring. Hardly a stick to beat him with.
the feck? Lukaku's story is far more touching than this. You may hate how he plays nowadays. But to criticize his story, which is full of hardships and struggles, is plain odd.
Did you read Lukaku’s piece?
I spent 6 months living in a hotel and I can tell you, you never really settle in. You can never make it yours. Walk around naked. Blast music. Invite friends over having popped your underpants back on obviously. But joking aside, it's not a great experience long term. Think of Owen in Madrid or even Mou at the Lowry. No matter how nice the hotel, they are not a home.
Like SNow said, it's only a few hours away from his home. I imagine he went home like for 2 days a week. I used to live from hotel to hotel, there's no problem. Unless you lived in cheap motel 6 or something. Also I lived in on rented room (on other people's house) for years when in college.
Who said anything about Lukakus story ? I'm talking about the way he interviews in general. There's nothing wrong with 'talking the talk' I suppose to an extent. But he's talkin the talk x 100. Like he's some kind of big man. Running through brick walls for the club, other players need to step up, grown ass men need to deal with it. His tone and demeanour are befitting of Cantona or some other talismanic figure......then you see him play
Jesus, Colin, just read it. It will only take up about 6 minutes of your life! They've even got a video at the bottom for people who can't read!
I'm not sure how you can have such a mean-spirited take away from reading that. Your lack of empathy astounds me.
It's all relative, isn't it?
I think you're severely underestimating how much family mean to some people, and how hard it can be when your world is turned upside down. Just because his circumstances are different than a regular blue collar worker, doesn't mean he's not entitled to have feelings. Having meals delivered to your room is quite different from dinner with your family.
