Quote: t-r-i-n-i-t-y "Call him? Certainly not! It's a short career, and, personally, I'd take the chance to prove myself at a bigger club, on a bigger wage with a chance of winning trophies, than being loyal. And when we talk of 'loyalty' what exactly is that worth when the club, correctly in my opinion, haven't offered him another contract.
Do Poching and Ellis regret the Grand Final winners rings they have? Does Westwood regret playing at Wembley? Will Atkins in a fortnight? If you were a player, would you rather battle against relegation - no trophy for finishing second bottom, no glory - or challenge for honours?
Players 'talk the talk' all the time. 'It's a great club, great tradition' and all that rubbish. If you believe anything they say, more fool you.
No, I am not a player, but I've worked in the real world, and when you're offered a job in the same industry, but with a bigger company for better cash, you more than likely take that offer! Say you work somewhere for 8 years, have little chance of progression, but a job appears at another company for better money, you'd be a fool not to take it.
Whether I think Demetriou is a 'great' is not the issue. I appreciate the job he has done. All I ask of players, whether they are here for 2 games or 20 years, is to give their all every time they go on the pitch. Nothing more, nothing less.
'Legend' - no. No player in this era is a legend, not until they lead the club to the glory that the true legends of this club did in the past.
If message boards were around in 1930, I wonder what they'd have made of Jonty Parkin.'"
My eldest lad is named after him squire
