[Archived] Benni Mccarthy - Gone

[John]

I am sure the club will make a comment on this soon enough.

I remember when Barry Ferguson wanted to leave, Hughes did not react very kindly.

Benni’s feet won’t touch the ground if he just refused to turn up.

[Roar of the Rover]

Well he was in South Africa so his flight might have been delayed

[Quack]

Rovers website categorically stating Benni was at training.

[Lee]

I am sure the club will make a comment on this soon enough.

Here you go:

http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/New...1066498,00.html

[Flopsy]

Will people wind their necks in and not believe anything they hear or read in the press when it comes to football.

Please

[bob fleming]

Rovers website categorically stating Benni was at training.

Really?

Top fella, always liked him, heart in the right place etc etc etc

[Brownie]

Strange little non-story this one

Who told the BBC the nonsense then ? and why ?

[LeftWinger]

Maybe they were confused with Jenny McCarthy - who didn't turn up for training I'm told.

[grizfoot]

Strange little non-story this one

Who told the BBC the nonsense then ? and why ?

I know. I'm wondering when they are going to take the story down from their site.

EDIT: They have actually changed it slightly now.

Edited July 3, 2007 by grizfoot

[robborover]

i knew it! never trust the bbc!

[Ronin]

Nice of the BBC to requote McCarthy about leaving too.

[Bazzanotsogreat]

Sell him or part-ex for another striker if his heart isnt in it. It would be best for all the connected parties

[BRFC4EVA]

What a strange situation. A player who reported to training as per normal y'sday and today, has somehow been interpreted by the media as some sort of stike or deliberate no-show! Did they literally just make it up or what? I mean transfer rumors is one thing, this is just stupid!

'Right then boys what shall we go with on the back pages 2moz boys?'

'Torres maybe, Serena at wimbledon?'

'Hows about..... Benni didnt show up at Rovers y'say for training'

'er.. you what boss?'

'Just bloody run it....'

I mean how do these stories come about?!

[philipl]

The daily Mail currently have two Rovers stories on their web site- Rigters not signing for us and Benni not turning up.

Obviously the rest of the paper is as accurate and objective.

[tcj_jones]

The Rigters deal suddenly makes a lot of sense. I knew that we wouldn't have a forward line consisting of McCarthy, Roberts, Derbyshire, Rigters and another new signing. I wonder if McCarthy spoke to Hughes in the past few days and this forced him into making a move.

In reality, Bellamy is a far better player than McCarthy, but because he didn't set the world alight at Anfield and because he has suffered from injury problems in the past, Liverpool could well be willing to let him go, giving us Bellamy and a big load of cash for McCarthy. Saying that, there has been nothing in teh press to link him with Liverpool and I fully expect Chelsea to make a move soon.

[Oklahoma]

Do you actually believe everything the press says?

[Cocker]

Rovers website categorically stating Benni was at training.

Rovers would have to say he was there really. Shame they didnt stick a pic up there to back it up

[den]

Rovers would have to say he was there really. Shame they didnt stick a pic up there to back it up

I don't believe for one minute that they're lieing, do you cocker?

[robborover]

how could they lie? surely he would be seen somewhere (being a footballer and all).

[Brownie]

Possible Scenario

Benni turns up for training and told to report to MH's office for a meeting about his behaviour this summer

Rest of squad train as normal

An informer notices Benni not training with the rest of the squad and makes a mistake

Benni is told to go home, think about things and train with the rest of the squad next day (today)

Only a guess but could have resulted in todays mis-reporting

[Oklahoma]

I'm sure the staff went around taking photos of the players to make sure that, if someone sugested they weren't there, they had proof that they were.

[Antgrad]

Possible Scenario

Benni turns up for training and told to report to MH's office for a meeting about his behaviour this summer

Rest of squad train as normal

An informer notices Benni not training with the rest of the squad and makes a mistake

Benni is told to go home, think about things and train with the rest of the squad next day (today)

Only a guess but could have resulted in todays mis-reporting

Or scenario 2

Lying journalists with nothing better to report.

Umm...that's it.

[Cocker]

I don't believe for one minute that they're lieing, do you cocker?

Erm Erm...............ARRRRAAAGGHHHHH......There's a Badger with a gun...............Im off

[robborover]

why do you have to respond to an article with no proof anyway?

[modes98]

why do you have to respond to an article with no proof anyway?

Rovers felt they needed to for whatever reason. Rumours like that can be damaging to a players value but probably just a bit of free time 5 live had to fill.