Lallana's Left Peg Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/fc-utrecht-signing-de-ridder-slams-southampton-culture-3977455 FC Utrecht signing Steve de Ridder has taken a swipe at the culture at former club Southampton. De Ridder left Saints earlier this summer to sign with Utrecht. "I gave up almost three quarters of my salary to get away," De Ridder told Voetbal International. "English football is a decadent world, a middle class does not exist. You need a big expensive car, otherwise they will not even know you're there. "A smart car is very nice, but not everything for me. At De Graafschap I had a Citroen C1, a small one. Happiness is in other small things. "Here everything is familiar again, everyone is normal. I even enjoy a simple breakfast, without the beans and bacon." Didn't he get a hair transplant last summer!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He didn't really have a pop, more saying that the glam lifestyle isn't really for him. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Ive always thought bacon and beans were decadent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 It had nothing to do with him being absolutely terrible then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenagegsaint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 It had nothing to do with him being absolutely terrible then? De Ridder isn't terrible, he wasn't given a fair chance in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Jazzbo Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He didnt take a swipe at Southampton either. Also I wouldnt have thought a Smart Car was decadent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 It had nothing to do with him being absolutely terrible then? Nope. Everything to do with the way people with lots of money decide to spend lots of money. Nothing to do with football ability at all, given that he was almost certainly on similar money to many of them. The comment about losing 3/4 of his salary does show the kind of wage cut players who don't see out their contracts might be being asked to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 3/4 salary drop is surely the difference between EPL wages and Dutch League wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 De Ridder isn't terrible, he wasn't given a fair chance in my opinion He is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmacian_saint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 (edited) Sour grapes for not being good enough. I'm also sure that players at Ajax or PSV (maybe some of his own team mates for that matter) aren't driving around in Seat Ibizas or VW Polos. I also think he is quite hasty in his generalisations. From what I gather most Saints players do genuinely look to be into cars (judging by Gaston's import), and our club is not really one full of prima-donnas (nor does it indulge them into being one). Edited 29 August, 2013 by melmacian_saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Sour grapes for not being good enough. I'm also sure that players at Ajax or PSV (maybe some of his own team mates for that matter) aren't driving around in Seat Ibizas or VW Polos. Not sure many of them have brothers who'll randomly pitch up in pubs at his team's away matches either and be massively enthusiastic about everything though, which was always amusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 fair play to the guy...transfer that did not work out but (unlike others such as Sharp, Barnard, etc) decided he wanted to play more than earn a big fact check for doing nothing. Good for him - and where exactly is he slagging Saints off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 I didn't think he was "terrible" either, he scored a couple of goals in the Championship, but he was desperately unsuited to the style we decided to play and clearly wasn't going to get a chance in the Premier League when we moved even further away from traditional wing-play and running at players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 fair play to the guy...transfer that did not work out but (unlike others such as Sharp, Barnard, etc) decided he wanted to play more than earn a big fact check for doing nothing. Good for him - and where exactly is he slagging Saints off? He isn't, his entire point is about him not being comfortable with what he saw as modern football values. He doesn't like beans and bacon with breakfast, either, but then he probably likes chips with mayo, so swings and roundabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He probs just prefers a schmoke and a pancake. Or a pipe in a crepe. Also probably hated being called Steeeeeeeve. Lamest chant ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Maybe if we sign a couple more Jermaine Wrights and Zoltan Liptaks people will stop referring to De Ridder as terrible. I'd say he was a decent enough Championship player, the problem was we had already surpassed his level when he signed and were aiming to win the League. He left to go and play football, rather than sit here and pick up a big fat pay cheque in the reserves. Can't we at least respect that. He's not having a swipe at Saints, just saying he doesn't particularly go for the Premier League lifestyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He didn't have to accept such a high wage did he? I am sure that the club would have been more than happy to have paid him less for his services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Crab Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 I think he makes a fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He probs just prefers a schmoke and a pancake. Or a pipe in a crepe. Also probably hated being called Steeeeeeeve. Lamest chant ever? Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke is much worse, it sounds far more like booing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitalsaint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 crystal palace, boxing day (i think), guly bagged two goals and at least one of them was set up by sdr. they both had a great game that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Having lived and worked in Belgium for 13 years, I can assure you all that 'motor snobbery' is exactly the same there as it is here ! I realise that (although he is Belgian) he is now playing in Holland where I suspect the same apples ! Fair do's that he has taken a pay cut and good luck to him for the future, in a place where he is probably more suited !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 De Ridder isn't terrible, he wasn't given a fair chance in my opinion You are entitled to your opinion, but in my opinion, he is just about good enough for the middle to top end of League 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 De Ridder was absolutely awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 De Ridder was absolutely awful. He can't have been awful, he had pace. The fact that he ran into corners, couldn't cross, couldn't pick out the first man and couldn't beat his marker didn't make him awful. Cause he had PACE! And as everyone on here knows pace is the only thing that makes a good footballer. It's either that or if a footballer isn't "lightweight". That's what make De Ridder better than Gaston and Wooton better than Morgan. God some people really need to learn the rules of the mong board don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 "I gave up almost three quarters of my salary to get away," Didn't his contract expire?? In which case he had no choice. He can use all the extra cash he earnt in England to spend on sluts in Amsterdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanW Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 "I gave up almost three quarters of my salary to get away," Didn't his contract expire?? In which case he had no choice. He can use all the extra cash he earnt in England to spend on sluts in Amsterdam. Incorrect. The contract was terminated by mutual consent. The next day he signed with FC Utrecht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Try being less sh*t. Then you might have less to moan about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He is terrible. He did well before became to us. He's doing ok since he left. From that I think you can conclude he is not terrible but he did not fit with either style of play and found it difficult to adapt. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanW Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He didn't really have a pop, more saying that the glam lifestyle isn't really for him. Fair enough. I would like to emphasize this point. I agree fully. I am sad to hear that at SFC one needs to have a fancy car to be accepted as a member of the squad, and Steve was claiming that he didn't have one so he felt like an outsider. It's true that being a star player would probably counter that element some, but it doesn't mean he is wrong. (And for what it's worth, I enjoy a simple breakfast, too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Hands up who read the quotes. Seems a perfectly reasonable point from a perfectly reasonable man, and not a 'pop' at anything in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 De Ridder isn't terrible, he wasn't given a fair chance in my opinion 33 appearances in the champ season isn't a fair chance? He was unbearably cack in the champ and Ali Dia bad in the prem, surprised it took him so long to accept that his wage would NEVER be paid by any club playing at his level and take the cancelation of it to go somewhere he actually had a chance of playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 One of my favourite players in the last 2 years. That doesn't mean I think he's one of the best, just one of my favourites. Always had a soft spot for him. Did an okay job for us, okay not Premier League standard but was a good impact sub in The Championship. Hope he has a nice rest of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 I see its Voetbal International that interviewed him. Voetbal International is a weekly football magazine here in The Netherlands, once the new magazine is published (with Schteeeeveee,s interview), I will translate the interview and post it on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 I don't see what the issue is, the guy is making a fair point, the glamour style expected of Premiership players didn't suit his outlook and he was happy to take a big pay cut to return to his natural life style. what's wrong with that? We all know that football is living in a parallel universe, he's just saying so. Quite a wise guy in many ways. And certainly not anti Saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Hands up who read the quotes. Seems a perfectly reasonable point from a perfectly reasonable man, and not a 'pop' at anything in particular. Yes but the thought occurs that he wouldn't be making these type of comments had it all gone well for him. It's also a very good PR story for his new club for him to announce that he much prefers things in Holland and is so very grateful to have signed for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Fair play to him, it takes a bit of mettle to do your own thing and not follow the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitalsaint Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He can't have been awful, he had pace. The fact that he ran into corners, couldn't cross, couldn't pick out the first man and couldn't beat his marker didn't make him awful. Cause he had PACE! And as everyone on here knows pace is the only thing that makes a good footballer. It's either that or if a footballer isn't "lightweight". That's what make De Ridder better than Gaston and Wooton better than Morgan. God some people really need to learn the rules of the mong board don't they? "However, De Ridder surged down the right flank, turned Peter Ramage inside out and drove in a cross for do Prado to grab the opening goal." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/16240746.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Maybe if we sign a couple more Jermaine Wrights and Zoltan Liptaks people will stop referring to De Ridder as terrible. I'd say he was a decent enough Championship player, the problem was we had already surpassed his level when he signed and were aiming to win the League. He left to go and play football, rather than sit here and pick up a big fat pay cheque in the reserves. Can't we at least respect that. He's not having a swipe at Saints, just saying he doesn't particularly go for the Premier League lifestyle. A good point. It's just sad it didn't work out for either party. He made the choice to move and play so he's not bitter. Each to their own. Good luck Steve and thanks for that goal at Reading, sparking off one barmy celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Try being less sh*t. Then you might have less to moan about. He clearly isn't sh*t though is he. He just didn't do it at Saints. He was excellent in Holland before he came here and seems to be doing alright since he returned. Why do some people feel the need to slag off a player who always put in maximum effort and chipped in with a few goals and assists. I don't see Billy Sharp volunteering to have his contract cancelled so he can go and play first team football. Or Forte, Martin, Hammond and Lee. I think that says more about Steve's character than anything. Same with Chaplow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 I think that it's outrageous that the club clearly forces players to eat bacon and beans against their will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He didn't leave because of the lifestyle, he left because he didn't play, he didn't play because he wasn't good enough even in The Championship. He would still be suffering earning 4x the salary and eating beans if he had he been anywhere near the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 (edited) He clearly isn't sh*t though is he. He just didn't do it at Saints. He was excellent in Holland before he came here and seems to be doing alright since he returned. Why do some people feel the need to slag off a player who always put in maximum effort and chipped in with a few goals and assists. I don't see Billy Sharp volunteering to have his contract cancelled so he can go and play first team football. Or Forte, Martin, Hammond and Lee. I think that says more about Steve's character than anything. Same with Chaplow. Chaplow's contract was up in the summer : http://talksport.com/sports-news/football/premier-league/130320/southampton-star-richard-chaplow-set-summer-exit-194040 I'm pretty sure if he hadn't got injured he'd have just been released with the others. Instead, my guess is we put him on a monthly contract until he was able to prove his fitness/join another club and then mutually cancelled it 11 days later http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23276859 just before he signed for Millwall. So basically, if anything, Chaplow hung on for 11 days more than he should have got, and he definitely didn't leave out of some kind of desire to play, his contract had basically expired. Edited 29 August, 2013 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He didn't leave because of the lifestyle, he left because he didn't play, he didn't play because he wasn't good enough even in The Championship. He would still be suffering earning 4x the salary and eating beans if he had he been anywhere near the first team. I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to play. Can't say I agree with his financial choices though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Frustrating player. Like a really loud fart without a smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Frustrating player. Like a really loud fart without a smell. Surely this depends on the originator of said fart. If it's yourself, you'll feel a sense of pride. If it's anyone else, it smells f**king disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He clearly isn't sh*t though is he. He just didn't do it at Saints. He was excellent in Holland before he came here and seems to be doing alright since he returned. Why do some people feel the need to slag off a player who always put in maximum effort and chipped in with a few goals and assists. I don't see Billy Sharp volunteering to have his contract cancelled so he can go and play first team football. Or Forte, Martin, Hammond and Lee. I think that says more about Steve's character than anything. Same with Chaplow. Correction, he was good in a HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGE someone put together of his time in Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 Frustrating player. Like a really loud fart without a smell. I always thought the opposite. He was like a fart which, just when pride in his work was at hand, you realise he'd spoiled it by following through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 I always thought the opposite. He was like a fart which' date=' just when pride was at hand, you realise you'd followed through.[/quote'] If only he followed through one of those mazy runs of his with a cross. Steve De Ridder's career in English football in a nutshell: THIS GUY IS AMAZING! LOOK AT THESE GOALS ON YOUTUBE! He takes on one, he takes on two, he takes on... No he lost it. De Ridder with a great goal against Reading! STEEEEVE! LOL! He has a chance to score, he cuts inside... The defender gets it away. DE RIDDER CAN PLAY HIM THROUGH BUT NO! HE TAKES THE SHOT AND MISSES! Steve De Ridder has joined Bolton on loan. (Voice of a Bolton fan) What the fook did yer pay all the mooneh for? He's crap! I don't like it here, waaa, it's so decadent, waaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 29 August, 2013 Share Posted 29 August, 2013 He can't have been awful, he had pace. The fact that he ran into corners, couldn't cross, couldn't pick out the first man and couldn't beat his marker didn't make him awful. Cause he had PACE! And as everyone on here knows pace is the only thing that makes a good footballer. It's either that or if a footballer isn't "lightweight". That's what make De Ridder better than Gaston and Wooton better than Morgan. God some people really need to learn the rules of the mong board don't they? Said like a true mongbaoarder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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