Andy Cole
March 5th, 2010
By Andy Cole
5 March 2010
I would rather sit down and have a cuppa with Neil Ruddock, who broke my leg in two places in 1996, than with Teddy Sheringham, who I've pretty much detested for the past 15 years.
When I explain to you why that's the case, it might provide a small insight into why I think that anyone rushing to emphatic judgement on two of the big football stories of the past week should think again.
The stories I am referring to are the terrible injury sustained by Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey in that challenge with Stoke's Ryan Shawcross and the...
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February 26th, 2010
By Andy Cole
26 February 2010
At a time when too many footballers attract too many headlines for the wrong reasons, please note that many do good work too. I accept that's not as sexy, especially for the tabloid headline writers, as taking a wayward player and crucifying him for behaviour that is the stuff of most people's ordinary flawed lives. But it's true.
The fact our media and society has an appetite for such negativity and casual vengeance truly baffles me.
Ashley Cole is the latest player to be built up (by the media) as a role model, then torn apart for not...
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February 19th, 2010
By Andy Cole
19 February 2010
Snowboarding, skiing, motorbikes, casual texting, impromptu nights out and all manner of other activities that "ordinary" people do without thinking have one thing in common for a professional footballer: they're out of bounds unless you want to risk getting yourself into serious trouble.
It's a pertinent subject during a week in which the Winter Olympics are making headlines for safety reasons on the back pages, while some high-profile public figures (including Ashley Cole) have been filling tabloid front pages because of messages and pictures they did (or didn't) send by phone.
When I say "ordinary" activities can lead...
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