AlanWrightsShinyHead
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While at the Evening With Nigel Adkins I got talking to a couple on our table who said that they stay in The Copthorne (or whatever its called) on matchdays due to living a fair drive from Sheffield. They apparently got quite friendly with the players over the past couple of seasons and told me some very interesting stories.
Obviously all of this could be a pack of lies, I'm just passing on what I was told, so take it with a pinch of salt (although some of them are very believable)...
On Brayford
He took a £27k/month pay cut to join us. He was completely ostracised at Cardiff and there were "serious concerns" about his mental state prior to his first spell with us (hense the "I needed you more than you needed me" tweet after his loan finished).
He also didn't have that great a relationship with Clough and he signed because of his love for the club and the fans. In their words, there is "no chance" of him following Clough to his next club.
On Collins
They definitely did have a row and it was very personal. Clough did everything he could to get him out of the club including making him train alone, but Collins dug his heels in and rejected several permanent moves and pay-offs.
On Cuvelier
Clough completely froze him out after his return from injury (for no apparent reason) and made him train with the kids.
On Diego
As rumoured before, the fall out did indeed stem from him rocking up to training in a flash car with a personalised plate and there was genuine interest from Juventus and Sunderland, but no more than preliminary chats with his agent/dad, no concrete offers were made.
On McNulty
McNulty hated playing under Clough for obvious reasons. After one of his public dressing downs, MM's dad had to be physically dragged off Clough. Their relationship was strained following the nightclub incident, which Clough fully blamed him for.
On Maguire
When his transfer was all but signed and sealed, Maguire went to Shirecliffe to say his goodbyes to the players, staff etc and had bought presents for the backroom staff at the Academy (tea ladies etc) but Clough refused to let him in to the training ground and told him he wasn't welcome.
On Murphy
He has genuinely never been happier in his career and absolutely loves life in Sheffield and at SUFC. He and his family are very settled here and he wants to stay "for many seasons to come".
On Done
See Murphy
Like I say, it could all be complete rhubarb but some of it definitely adds up for me.
Obviously all of this could be a pack of lies, I'm just passing on what I was told, so take it with a pinch of salt (although some of them are very believable)...
On Brayford
He took a £27k/month pay cut to join us. He was completely ostracised at Cardiff and there were "serious concerns" about his mental state prior to his first spell with us (hense the "I needed you more than you needed me" tweet after his loan finished).
He also didn't have that great a relationship with Clough and he signed because of his love for the club and the fans. In their words, there is "no chance" of him following Clough to his next club.
On Collins
They definitely did have a row and it was very personal. Clough did everything he could to get him out of the club including making him train alone, but Collins dug his heels in and rejected several permanent moves and pay-offs.
On Cuvelier
Clough completely froze him out after his return from injury (for no apparent reason) and made him train with the kids.
On Diego
As rumoured before, the fall out did indeed stem from him rocking up to training in a flash car with a personalised plate and there was genuine interest from Juventus and Sunderland, but no more than preliminary chats with his agent/dad, no concrete offers were made.
On McNulty
McNulty hated playing under Clough for obvious reasons. After one of his public dressing downs, MM's dad had to be physically dragged off Clough. Their relationship was strained following the nightclub incident, which Clough fully blamed him for.
On Maguire
When his transfer was all but signed and sealed, Maguire went to Shirecliffe to say his goodbyes to the players, staff etc and had bought presents for the backroom staff at the Academy (tea ladies etc) but Clough refused to let him in to the training ground and told him he wasn't welcome.
On Murphy
He has genuinely never been happier in his career and absolutely loves life in Sheffield and at SUFC. He and his family are very settled here and he wants to stay "for many seasons to come".
On Done
See Murphy
Like I say, it could all be complete rhubarb but some of it definitely adds up for me.
