Deeney…….again

I'm 12 miles from that right now. Funny old world.

 

Without Troy Deeney we would not have had the success or the pivotal moments over the last 10 or so years, I think that much is evident. His leadership and guidance was clear for us all to see and at his best he bullied Championship defenders- that goal at Leeds where he outmuscles and just shrugs off Sol Bamba (RIP) like he’s nothing was a show of this. Bamba was a unit and a half so that’s impressive. In the Premier League he realised his flaws and deficiencies and worked together with Ighalo to form a very good partnership (to the point where only Ighalo’s selfishness stopped us winning at Old Trafford). But, as we’ve seen with lots of players from this time, his form/fitness/desire/application dropped after the FA Cup Final.

With every passing podcast he does he seems to be coming out with more and more outlandish stories about his time at Watford. That one where he got drunk on the ‘Filthy Fellas’ was laughable- stating he wanted to deliberately injure his own players if he didn’t get his own way.

I will always be grateful to Troy for what he did for our club in getting us promoted (and giving us a moment that is cemented in English footballing history) but he needs to wind it in

 

Also, now he's getting regular airtime he needs to dial it down before he says something that scuppers his nascent media career.

 

He's definitely playing to an audience than sticking to the full truth in these podcasts. I think he probably is telling something that did happen but was not a big interaction at the time and that he's hamming it up to develop his "straight talking 'ard man" persona to help his media career which just isn't necessary. It's like he trying to validate himself to the wider world that he's bigger than Watford and nobody cares about that. It's OK to say they did a lot for you but also that you don't want your identity to be just a former Watford player.

I don't expect Deeney or almost any former player to be reverent of Watford (Some players like Blissett and Doyley clearly are extremely thankful to have played for us because they were treated well by the club, fans & management but most players aren't as thankful as them, which is fair enough) but the now these big quotable soundbites he's coming up with are not just unexpected but downright disrespectful and undermines his work he did for us and sullies the relationship he enjoyed and benefited from for so long. I remember last year he was back at the Vic for the first time since his retirement and I swear it felt like the stands weren't as enthusiastic as I expected when he returned which is a huge shame as it's easy to forget how pivotal he was to our success for almost a decade which very, very few players can claim nowadays.

 

Our mark fans falling hook line and sinker for another Deeney promo.

This is all just kayfabe, looking to build heat ahead of Survivor Series where Deeney is going to team up with Andre Gray against Ryan Porteous and a returning John Cena in a Hell in a Cell eliminator for the Money in the Bank and King of the Ring titles.

 

The former lead singer of Chicago?

 

He also mentions 'certain agents' who oversee training and pass feedback to the owner, which we know for a fact is a lie, as this was confirmed at the Parlaci.

Also, just wanted to say how incoherent his rambling rant was. Like a drunken Scotsman outside a Spoons, shouting at a tethered dog.

 

Peter Cetera?

 

Another foreign mercenary! Can't we sign more home grown players?

 

Yeah, that's what I thought you said.

 

It's Latin for 'and so forth.'

 

Vocalist for many hits, "If you leave me now", "Hard habit to break", Hard to say I'm sorry" ....Cetera, Cetera.

 

All the worst ones in reality.

 

Peterlaci Parlacetera

 

Between Troy Deeney, Andre Gray and Ryan Porteous I think that's a roster of only heels and no faces.

Or if you add Marlon King then you have your all time heel.

 

Teasing a 3 on one beat down on Cena?

 

Marlon King definitely knew how to beat down.

 

Rise Above Hate

 

Wait, is that verbatim?

Bloody hell, he's like Jay from The Inbetweeners.

 

On a side note, the Undr The Cosh podcast is pretty good especially the Friday club episodes.

There are hundreds of football podcasts now and they are 99.9% self righteous idiots who believe they know more than anyone, but Cosh is good fun and more relaxed. Soccer A-Z is also worth a listen, it is the old Soccer AM mob so if you are from that era it makes for a good listen.

 

I have been a keen listener of Under The Cosh this year and there have been some great episodes but it drives me mad how much they talk over their guests. Often they ask them a question, cut them up with a different question then you never get to hear their original answer.

 

I know what you mean and they certainly aren't natural at it, but that can also add to the charm of it at times. The episode with Kevin Lynch, the former referee, is excellent.

 

25 or 6 to 4?

 

I’ve heard that first title was the reason Gino gave to Troy for not selling him to Leicester.

 

One of the things that really grinds my gears is when people say 'et cetera et cetera'. "And other things and other things"? Once will do you ****.

 

Tell that to the King of Siam:

 

*Thailand

 

Tell that to Rodgers and Hammerstein.

 

FYI I obviously noted it twice to emphasise the pun I was making....etc etc etc.

 

Please give me their address.

 

Mr Integrity himself?

 

Hammerstein is west London, near Ealing I believe ?