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Offline Dragontao

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Re: Transfer Rumours
« Reply #30 on: May 23, 2012, 12:12:28 AM »
This is a great interview with Didier (about 16 minutes long mind you).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18164138
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« Reply #31 on: May 23, 2012, 02:13:33 AM »
You're all living in Cloud Cuckoo Land if you think that Drogba is going to be anywhere near as popular in the States as Beckham. Beckham is a worldwide icon, Drogba isn't anywhere close despite how nice a bloke he is and the work he does for charity. What on earth are you thinking..?!!?!? :o :-\ :o

Have never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.
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« Reply #32 on: May 23, 2012, 07:34:17 AM »
Quote from: harv on May 23, 2012, 02:13:33 AM
You're all living in Cloud Cuckoo Land if you think that Drogba is going to be anywhere near as popular in the States as Beckham. Beckham is a worldwide icon, Drogba isn't anywhere close despite how nice a bloke he is and the work he does for charity. What on earth are you thinking..?!!?!? :o :-\ :o

Have never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.

I have.

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Re: Transfer Rumours
« Reply #33 on: May 23, 2012, 09:07:25 AM »
lol.. you left yourself open for that one harv!

Beckhams a different kettle of fish harv.. he's english for a start.. drogba for me though, he's as good as the other foreign superstars such as Henry, Bergkamp, Cantona etc... so IMO he can be as successful as all of them (if not more).
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« Reply #34 on: May 23, 2012, 04:52:00 PM »
Bergkamp, perhaps, but Drogba isn't anywhere near as big a name as Terry Henry and King Eric.

Beckham, Terry Henry and Eric The King are icons, Drogba isn't. Commercially he has nowhere near as much value as the others.
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« Reply #35 on: May 23, 2012, 08:44:13 PM »
Drogba is respected in America for his off-field activities, not just his football. Has Beckham ever been named in Times Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people? We're not just talking about the pop culture surrounding Beckham (and his annoying Missus).

Seriously, Drogba would quickly become a superstar in the US.



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Re: Transfer Rumours
« Reply #36 on: May 23, 2012, 10:20:32 PM »
Quote from: harv on May 23, 2012, 02:13:33 AM
You're all living in Cloud Cuckoo Land if you think that Drogba is going to be anywhere near as popular in the States as Beckham. Beckham is a worldwide icon, Drogba isn't anywhere close despite how nice a bloke he is and the work he does for charity. What on earth are you thinking..?!!?!? :o :-\ :o

Have never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.

Tell that to the Continent of Africa.
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« Reply #37 on: May 23, 2012, 11:12:04 PM »
Quote from: harv on May 23, 2012, 02:13:33 AM
You're all living in Cloud Cuckoo Land if you think that Drogba is going to be anywhere near as popular in the States as Beckham. Beckham is a worldwide icon, Drogba isn't anywhere close despite how nice a bloke he is and the work he does for charity. What on earth are you thinking..?!!?!? :o :-\ :o

Have never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.

You obviously don't realise that Africa is double the size in population than North America...........
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« Reply #38 on: May 23, 2012, 11:36:03 PM »
Interesting that Drogba was honoured by being one of the Olympic torchbearers today for his work in local communities in London and in Africa.

Josh McEachran has also been given the same honour for the amount of charity work he does, a surprising amount in fact, not bad for a 19 year old. It's a shame more footballers don't get recognition for the good they do off the pitch because the tabloid press are too keen to print gossip stories.

It will be good to see McEachran back at the Bridge next season and hopefully given a chance.
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Re: Transfer Rumours
« Reply #39 on: May 24, 2012, 12:40:39 AM »
Quote from: AVFCRoss on May 23, 2012, 11:12:04 PM
Quote from: harv on May 23, 2012, 02:13:33 AM
You're all living in Cloud Cuckoo Land if you think that Drogba is going to be anywhere near as popular in the States as Beckham. Beckham is a worldwide icon, Drogba isn't anywhere close despite how nice a bloke he is and the work he does for charity. What on earth are you thinking..?!!?!? :o :-\ :o

Have never heard anything so ridiculous in my life.

You obviously don't realise that Africa is double the size in population than North America...........

The size of the population is immaterial when you consider how poor that continent is in places. We're talking commercial value here and in particular we're discussing Drogba's commercial value playing for an MLS side. He won't be anywhere as big as Terry Henry, let alone Beckham. No chance.
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« Reply #40 on: May 24, 2012, 01:08:44 AM »
Quote from: harv on May 23, 2012, 02:13:33 AM
You're all living in Cloud Cuckoo Land if you think that Drogba is going to be anywhere near as popular in the States as Beckham. Beckham is a worldwide icon, Drogba isn't anywhere close despite how nice a bloke he is

You didn't mention anything about commercial issues Harv, you were talking about worldwide popularity. In Africa and a number of other places Drogba is more highly thought of than Beckham. Also when discussing the fact that Beckham is an "icon", Didier Drogba is an icon. Beckham is as much a caricature as an icon in many respects. Beckham's iconic status is mostly in the states and the far East (due to his Man Utd connections). Drogba is known worldwide for his football, his charity work, his work with the UN and his work with the Trusth and Reconcilliation Council in the Ivory Coast. He is most definitely an iconic figure. Going to America (which may not happen, it's just me saying it would be a better move for him) would raise his profile in America where he has already appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine (with Ronaldo) and been named as a world influntial figure by Times magazine. So two well respected and high circulation magazines in America have already seen fit to feature him prominently. That's without playing in America.

Beckham's status in America wasn't as high before he went there and a lot of his fame in America has to do with the fact that his wife was in the Spice Girls and he was known as much for that as for his football by a huge chunk of the US population initially. 
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Re: Transfer Rumours
« Reply #41 on: May 24, 2012, 10:48:41 AM »
Sticking to the topic...

Looks like Kalou and Bosingwa are going to get the axe from Chelsea today... I've never been so happy about letting a player go before.. but 2 in one go.. great news.. just Malouda to get rid of now..

(provided we get adequate replacements for their positions of course)
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« Reply #42 on: May 24, 2012, 06:34:50 PM »
Amen to that!
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Re: Transfer Rumours
« Reply #43 on: May 28, 2012, 04:06:20 PM »
Looks like Hazard is on his way to Chelsea.. will find out for sure later, but rumours are he has chosen us over united...

...would we of been able to tempt him if we werent european champions ??   He might be a bit of a mercenary, but he'll be a fantastic signing for whoever gets him.

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« Reply #44 on: May 28, 2012, 04:29:01 PM »
More speculation based on social media. He has said he has made a decision, not where he's going. The press has then picked up on a tweet from Lois Saha who has said "evidently it's Chelsea".

So I'll believe it when it happens and not before. Though I'd imagine the fact we have three of his fellow Belgian internationals on his books helps, although he has also said it will depend on the amount of playing time and where he'll play. So if he has chosen us, bearing in mind it is not the Chelsea manager signing him, the new manager looks like he's going to have another player that he has to pick.  ::)
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