According to the report, Scotty is being pretty picky about where he will run around in circles next. He wants to stay in London but will only countenance either Arsenal or Spurs. His boots are too big for Fulham or QPR it seems, and he understands that, although the Player of the Year, he doesn't stand a Kovac in the Premiership's chance of getting in the Chelsea team. Strange that!
So, given Arsenal aren't interested, it seems as if Parker is holding a gun to the club's head, saying "Sell me to Spurs, the club my Dad supported and the club managed by the Dad of my best mate Jamie." Never mind that Scotty is "Mr West Ham" and a "West Ham legend", it seems the guy is hell bent on joining a club hated by 95% of all die hard fans. It's a bloody good job Millwall are not pushing for a top four place in the Prem isn't it?
I know this is yet another Scotty article but he is the news at the moment. I'm sure all Greek Cypriots who support West Ham will be delighted about Scotty's refusal to move to Fenerbahce, but for all the other West Ham fans, it is a case of "Anybody other than Spurs please Scotty". But for Parker, there is only one option left and, when Spurs are allowed a free run, we know what will happen to the fee don't we? Back in May, the figure being bandied around was £12million. It quickly slipped to ten. Now we are "holding out" for eight. We will be lucky to get six. In fact, I predict a final fee of £4million with Levy and 'Arry 'appy on the basis of £2million per season as a write down value for the 31 year old midfield cog.
And if we do sell for £4million, how stupid will the decision look to retain him last August? His final fee will just cover the wages we paid him to lead us to rock bottom of the Premiership!
"We will be lucky too get six."
ReplyDeleteShould read: "lucky TO get six."
"QPR it seems, and he understands"
ReplyDeleteYou don't put a comma before "and" as it is not an independent clause. bad grammar.
"club my Dad.."
ReplyDelete"Dad" in this context is a noun and doesn't need a lead cap. Should read "dad".
"refusal to move to Fenerbahce, but for all the other West Ham fans, it is a case of..."
ReplyDeleteYou seem to lack understanding of how to use commas. You don't seem to be able to understand their implication grammatically. They are used, commonly in pairs, to denote a change in clause that is subservient to the principle context of a sentence.
In the case above it should read: "refusal to move to Fenerbahce but, for all the other West Ham fans, it is a case of..."
You have used the comma prematurely and this appears to be very common in your writing.
0944 Take this up with Charles Dickens. I quote:
ReplyDelete"My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbours because she had brought me up "by hand."
Opening sentence of Chapter 2, Great Expectations.
I ave corrected my typoo. Thanks for the proof reading!
0954, do keep it up! Actually it is Scotty's Dad, rather than a dad, so the capital letter is merited.
ReplyDeleteThe sentence could, in fact have been written in a number of ways:
I'm sure all Greek Cypriots who support West Ham will be delighted about Scotty's refusal to move to Fenerbahce; but for all the other West Ham fans, it is a case of, "Anybody other than Spurs please Scotty" would be perfectly acceptable. The punctuation could not follow the "but" of course.
Or
I'm sure all Greek Cypriots who support West Ham will be delighted about Scotty's refusal to move to Fenerbahce. But for all the other West Ham fans, it is a case of "Anybody other than Spurs please Scotty".
Again, the punctuation could not follow the but.
Quite, but you are using turn of the century literary prose to illustrate your point. This was sloppy by the standards of journalism, even on a tin-pot blog. I shall continue to monitor the standard of your words.
ReplyDeleteLOL I think you will find that Dickens is regarded as something of an authority on the subject. Please do continue to proof read; I like the idea of you being my unpaid lacky. May I term you my "grammar bitch" from now on please? However, if you are going to offer yourself up free of charge in this way, I would appreciate it if you would brush up on the subject a little more.
ReplyDeleteAre we really interested in a grammar lesson or do we want to just comment on West Ham matters regardless of incorrect pronunciation.
ReplyDeleteIf I was running a blog I would learn how to apply the English language first. Shakespeare was pretty good at the old writing too, but if you wrote like him you would be a twat, so sort it out.
ReplyDeleteBlogs are quite informal by nature.
ReplyDeleteYou should have written:
ReplyDeleteIf I were running a blog, I would learn how to apply the English language first. Shakespeare was pretty good at the old writing too, but if you wrote like him you would be a twat, so sort it out.
Interestingly, you put the comma before the but and not after it!
Dickens was writing 300 years after Shakespeare and Shakespeare wrote in verse, not in prose. You obviously know very little about written English and the development of our language.
How educational is this blog? You even learn some Turkish!
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