Geoff_SWFC Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 http://www.owlsonline.com/?page=news&news_id=606 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday-Wonderland Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Summary: He left because of the contract extension he'd have got if he played a couple more games, Wednesday fans are the worst he's played for, he 'had words' with Jeffers because he felt he wasn't being truthful in regard to injuries and had a 'what's the point?' attitude, never saw eye to eye with JJ who he believes would be a top 4 player if he had JOC's attitude. Really good honest interview, and I still think he's a top bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Never rated Purse, but seems a fair and honest guy and a good interview. Good luck to him...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Good interview. Very honest. Interesting stuff about never seeing eye to eye with JJ. Nothing startling about the Jeffers bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejay Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Good read, I'd still love someone like that in the team. Granted he made mistakes but he at least showed passion, desire and some leadership. Now we get players making worse mistakes but showing none of Purse's other qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkstone Owl Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 top interview every wednesday fan should read this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B_SWFC Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 The fans turn up in big numbers and there were only two games I felt the atmosphere was good, the Sheffield United and the Crystal Palace games. Sheffield Wednesday fans won't like me saying it but I've played for some great supporters in Birmingham City, Cardiff City and now Millwall where the fans back you no matter what you do, I don't think you get that at Wednesday. I played at Hillsborough when things were good for the club and it was a great place to play football. Maybe I have been spoilt playing for the fans I have. He's right. Spot on there Darren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_SWFC Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 He was really easy to interview, a genuinely nice bloke who was very helpful. Thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horwichowl Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Great interview, great bloke who always tried his best and that's all you can ask for. Like said before every Wednesday fan needs to read this as the atmosphere at home is destroying us. Wednesday fans away from home are amazing, but at home some are little short of a disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDAZ Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Great, but sad read really. Open and honest, home truths told and the interesting part for me was his comments regarding Hillsborough and the home crowd. We have terrific away support. Amazing most of the time. The home support is flipping poo though and has been for as long as I remember. I particularly like the forget about the past and look to the future comment. For too long some people at Hillsborough compare, talk or expect players like David Hirst, Chris Waddle etc. to walk out of the tunnel. We need to live in the now. Hillsborough could and should be an awesome place to play at, but lets be honest, it's not is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 It's not a nice place to play football, not a nice atmosphere at all. Says a lot about the drunken boo boys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B_SWFC Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Says a lot about the drunken boo boys.. I sit about 15 rows in front of these knobs on the North. I cringe every time I hear the pathetic boos and "you're not fit" chants. flipping ridiculous. No wonder our players look like they don't want to be there. I bet they're so happy when the final whistle goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_r Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Cheers for that. Good interview, wouldnt say enjoyed reading it but you know what I mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middlewood Owl Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Great to hear a honest interview with a player for a change, Purse comes across as a decent bloke, we will have to take his criticism of the Hillsborough atsmosphere on the chin. Seems he also agrees with fans about the poor attitude of some of the players and feels its the main reason we went down last season, I would say the problem has been even worse this year. Credit to the OP for the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamnedOwl Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Rarely do I read an interview with a player that it is actually genuinely interesting. I wish they were all like this - but sadly, and somewhat understandably, they're just full of the same old tired soundbites. Purse comes out of that sounding like a tob bloke too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horwichowl Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'm glad that a former player has blown apart the myth about what a great place Hillsborough is to play at and what great fans we have. The place is bloody awful to watch football at with all the moaning the second one pass goes astray. Some of our fans at home are an embarrassment with the treatment and singling out of players, Chris Brunt, Glenn Whelan, Darren Purse to name a few recently going back to John Sheridan and even Chris Waddle. How the negativity can be eroded I don't know and in truth I don't think it will be as its ingrained now in people, but the longer Hillsborough benefits the other teams more than us the longer we will be crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaywizard Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'd have him back in a second, I don't mind players coming out and having a go back at the fans, he's got a point, he got a lot of unnecessary flack.. Plus players like JJ need someone like him in the dressing room to stop them trying to be the big shot. Can't wait till he's shipped out, he sits quite firmly in my 'CBA Club' including FJ9, Esajas, and clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacehopper Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 fantastic interview... every wednesday fan has to read this as said before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Excellent interview, in an extremely disappointing way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I sit about 15 rows in front of these knobs on the North.I cringe every time I hear the pathetic boos and "you're not fit" chants. flipping ridiculous. No wonder our players look like they don't want to be there. I bet they're so happy when the final whistle goes. Agreed, I've given up going this season (also due to the fact that my job ends in 2 weeks) but i've never had this little enthusiasm..If I could afford it id be tempted to go to some away matches.. I can't wait to go up the leagues so some positive fans return and drown out the gobby shites..If I hear a f*ckin song about a flute and the IRA again...ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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