Tyrone Mings - Top Lad

[KelvinsRightGlove]

Ipswich player giving free tickets to a fan that was too skint to make the game.

 

Obviously a one-off incident, but still nice to see a player giving something back to fans.

 

Nice story:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21821696

[Glasgow_Saint]

I didnt get any publicity when I gave my Saints shirt to a "skint" saints fan on here

 

I dont see the big deal in this - players get free tickets and give them to scroungers every week?

[KelvinsRightGlove]

I didnt get any publicity when I gave my Saints shirt to a "skint" saints fan on here

 

I dont see the big deal in this - players get free tickets and give them to scroungers every week?

 

Fair enough, I haven't really heard of such a story before.

 

Just thought it was a nice touch from the bloke.

[Glasgow_Saint]

Fair enough, I haven't really heard of such a story before.

 

Just thought it was a nice touch from the bloke.

 

Footballers in general should do much more in and for the community - I shouldnt knock the guy for doing something good, but in the grand scheme of things giving away some free tickets isnt a big deal like people in the media are making out.

 

The fact it is sums up the current generation of footballer - overpaid and generally arrogant ****s.

[KelvinsRightGlove]

Footballers in general should do much more in and for the community - I shouldnt knock the guy for doing something good, but in the grand scheme of things giving away some free tickets isnt a big deal like people in the media are making out.

 

The fact it is sums up the current generation of footballer - overpaid and generally arrogant ****s.

 

Don't disagree with any of this pal.

 

Though that said, they are kind of damned if they do, damned if they don't. I still can't get over the stick Beckham got for donating 6 months wages to charity.

 

"Oh he's loaded anyway, what does it matter?!"

 

"Should have given it to an English charity"

 

Both genuine and just a small selection of people I knows comments. Pathetic.

 

Whether he can afford it or not is irrelevant. He is under no obligation whatsoever to donate (what should we estimate? £100k p/w, for 6 months? £3mish area?) that sort of money, it is an extremely generous act.

 

Plenty of others, with much more than him, and are much more vocal in telling us all how we should live do a lot less (yes I am looking at you Bono).

[Glasgow_Saint]

Don't disagree with any of this pal.

 

Though that said, they are kind of damned if they do, damned if they don't. I still can't get over the stick Beckham got for donating 6 months wages to charity.

 

"Oh he's loaded anyway, what does it matter?!"

 

"Should have given it to an English charity"

 

Both genuine and just a small selection of people I knows comments. Pathetic.

 

Whether he can afford it or not is irrelevant. He is under no obligation whatsoever to donate (what should we estimate? £100k p/w, for 6 months? £3mish area?) that sort of money, it is an extremely generous act.

 

Plenty of others, with much more than him, and are much more vocal in telling us all how we should live do a lot less (yes I am looking at you Bono).

 

David Beckham is a top bloke imho - sure he can afford it, like you say but he was under no obligation (As you say) legend!

 

Shame that for every Beckham there is an Ashley Cole, John Terry, Defoe, Joey Barton, Titus Bramble, Rio Ferdinand, Marlon King and Liam Ridgewell

[KelvinsRightGlove]

David Beckham is a top bloke imho - sure he can afford it, like you say but he was under no obligation (As you say) legend!

 

Shame that for every Beckham there is an Ashley Cole, John Terry, Defoe, Joey Barton, Titus Bramble, Rio Ferdinand, Marlon King and Liam Ridgewell

 

Mate, I'm not remotely ashamed to say I would go gay for Becks in a heartbeat. Unbelievably top bloke. It seems trendy to knock him now, and say he held England back (cliques etc), he single-handedly dragged the national team by the collar for about 4-5 years. Easily the best England captain by a mile, he, unlike most others in an England shirt, seemed to genuinely care. Yes, he messed up sometimes, but you could see how hurt he was when the team lost. Passion you just don't seem to get from JT, Lamps, Gerrard, Johnson, Rooney.

 

Again, agree entirely with your post.

[Hatch]

looks like that bloke in the OP was fishing for free tickets, I wonder if he tweeted everyone of the Ipswich players with the same message, with the massive hint that he was skint at the end.

 

Might try it myself.

[VectisSaint]

I know he's a Boscombe player now, but as an ex-Saint (and Chippenham lad) sad to see he has suffered similar injury to J-Rod and will miss the whole season. Still a shame to me that we released him, was clearly a talent when he played against us for Ipswich last season.