I assume this is the article? https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenhams-danny-rose-club-asked-16157783The back page of the daily mirror looks interesting ...
... granted I've only seen a small shot on the BBC's gossip page
I like that Rose is honest about what he's been through. Football players are human beings as well. He deserves respect for that.
However, if I was the head of a club who are going to pay 30-40M for a player who's been on anti-depressant drugs I would also have a mental health check done on him. In fact, clubs do mental check up on players, nothing unsual about that.
Besides, I doubt (but not denying it could happen) that a club that's in for a player would use such words as "We wanna check whether you are crazy or not..." Not exactly the way to build bonds is it...
I wonder who the team was? For some reason I reckon Everton
I don’t think he’s making a big thing about talking to other clubs, he’s just making people aware of the stigma around mental health imo. The fact that the club needed to check he wasn’t “Crazy” because of the stuff he has been through is very wrong. I’m not sure how else he would’ve gotten the point acrossI do love his honesty but I sometimes wish he’d have a bit of a filter at times.
It saddens me that he’s been speaking to other clubs. We all know it happens and if the question put to him had been ‘have you spoken to any other clubs’ and he’d answered honestly then that would’ve been fine. Bit tough to take but fine. But he’s mentioned it whilst answering a mental health question, like the fact he’d been speaking to other clubs doesn’t really matter. And it may not matter to him. We all know the interview he gave where he made it clear he believes he’s worth more than Spurs pay him and that he’d happily move back north. But that’s ok, at least we sort of expect it.
Part of me quite likes the fact he doesn’t say the right thing just to please the fans, especially because other times he makes it clear how much he loves Spurs and Poch.
I don’t think he’s making a big thing about talking to other clubs, he’s just making people aware of the stigma around mental health imo. The fact that the club needed to check he wasn’t “Crazy” because of the stuff he has been through is very wrong. I’m not sure how else he would’ve gotten the point across
Danny Rose interview in talksport starts at 5pm
I agree, but that’s sort of my point too. The fact he wasn’t making a big deal of it almost suggests he doesn’t see it as a big thing, whereas normally if you found out one of your best players was talking to other clubs, it would be a big thing.
It’s the kind of thing I’d like to read about when his career is over. It’s a little unsettling when you hear stuff like that while it’s still raw and happening. But I can’t blame him really, he’s just being honest and it won’t be unexpected if it does happen.
Rose on Kane: when he goes, he goes!