Tuesday 19 May 2009

Ward of Court


I can't see old West Ham favourite Mark Ward being offered a job by either the FA or the Liverpool Tourist Board anytime soon after his interview with the Independent. Unfortunately he didn't say "I adjusted to prison well because I'm used to taking hard tackles from behind" but he did claim that modern Premiership players mix with the criminal class on a daily basis. Well, I suppose that's true at West Ham given BG's history and Tottenham where the club captain could have a criminal record anytime soon (although 'Arry might be able to give him a few tips on how to stay one step ahead of the law!). And John Terry does have to see his Mum from time to time I suppose!

According to Ward, keeping your nose clean, when earning millions every year for playing the game most of us gladly play for nowt, is a very tricky business. He says, “It will be a rare day that a Premier League player can go from morning to night and not be introduced to or speak to somebody involved in the drugs trade or some other form of criminality."

Wow, that is quite a claim! So if I'm a policeman, I can forget staking out pubs in downtown Deptford and just put a tail on John Terry and company. Crimewatch will be scrapped soon, instead they can double up with Match of the Day and save airtime.

Mind you, the choicest quote relates to Liverpool. Pembleton mate, you should write to your wife's MP and complain because, according to Wardy, “That was true for me, especially growing up in Huyton on Merseyside where you socialise daily with people involved in crime." And there was me thinking it was only a stereotype!

Ever the optimist, Ward is now hoping to return to football in some capacity, but he admitted: “It’s going to take a big, strong man to give me another chance.” I guess he is talking about a gangster hood employed as a centre back for Liverpool FC then?

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

TWAT!!!

Hammersfan said...

Bit harsh. OK he dealt drugs but he has done his time, well half of it to be fair. True people die because of drugs but let's not hold that against Wardy. Calling him a twat is surely too harsh!

Anonymous said...

mentioning Spurs again? Why am I not surprised?

Hammersfan said...

Can't imagine why you would be surprised given the article is about crime mate.

Anonymous said...

Hammersfan. Utterly hilarious justifying the spurs link. Used by a sad person to generate hits. Your memory must be the shortest going as wet sham are a club muddied by many dodgy activities, old and new.

Hammersfan said...

It was a joke 1913

Anonymous said...

Usual garbage by this sad homo

Hammersfan said...

1918, just because Ward has been inside, it doesn't follow that he was converted by the experience.