Steed Malbranque retires...

[bubble07]

Summer is a time for much football transfer speculation. For one star, the transfer talk and injury complications have been something of a smokescreen. The player fell out with his club when the manager laughed out loud at the size of his tackle. Disgruntled, the international was spurred on to book a penis enlargement operation, but told interested clubs he just had a bit of a groin problem. When they found out the truth most clubs pulled out, but luckily one club saw the funny side and bought him.

 

[SpurSince57]

Hi! My name's Bubble and I'm a credulous nincompoop.

Fixed. Again.

 

[bubble07]

I thought as a rumour ranger, rumours would be right up your street. At the very least you should move this thread to general football (that is if you have the authority of course)

 

[SpurSince57]

My powers, mighty as they are, function only within the Transfer Rumours forum. Otherwise I'd have deleted the posts of a silly little tosser.

 

[VegasII]

Good luck to Steed & son!

 

[Kalim]

Hard working, creative and skillfull, was a good servant to us while he was with us.

Deserves full respect as a footballer, man and especially as a loving father.

Our best wishes are with you and your family Steed.

 

[ginol@14]

such sad news about steed
hope and pray his son gets better

 

[mattdefoe]

Underrated playmaker

 

[CosmicHotspur]

I really wish him well, I loved the way he gave 100% in every game he played for us and provided a really useful midfield link as well as scoring a decent goal now and then. IMO a strong, class player and I was sad when he left.

I hope his little boy makes a full recovery. That's such awful news.

 

[Yorkshireyiddo]

Quality player, hope his son will be ok. Respect

 

[gilzeantheking]

There are now people on twitter saying that this is untrue, including his solicitor it would appear.



@Matt_Lawton_DM
Matt Lawton
So Steed Malbranque doesn't actually have a son and he's not retiring. I'm confused but I guess that amounts to good news.
28 minutes ago via Twitter for Black



@Matt_Lawton_DM
Matt Lawton
Statement from Malbranque's solicitor confirms as much. If that is his solicitor and if, in fact, Malbranque exists...
26 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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If the stories about his son were fabricated it shows how many sick bastards there are in this world.

 

[ggibbs1971]

There are now people on twitter saying that this is untrue, including his solicitor it would appear.



@Matt_Lawton_DM
Matt Lawton
So Steed Malbranque doesn't actually have a son and he's not retiring. I'm confused but I guess that amounts to good news.
28 minutes ago via Twitter for Black



@Matt_Lawton_DM
Matt Lawton
Statement from Malbranque's solicitor confirms as much. If that is his solicitor and if, in fact, Malbranque exists...
26 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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If the stories about his son were fabricated it shows how many sick bastards there are in this world.

Ditto, another Spurs site just announced that it was a hoax.

 

[gilzeantheking]

A statement from Steed's solicitor issued to the press association.


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Malbranque dismisses quit stories
(UKPA) – 32 minutes ago
Steed Malbranque's representatives have dismissed reports the former Fulham, Tottenham and Sunderland midfielder has retired from football to care for an ill family member.
Reports emerging from France over the weekend, and repeated in a number of British publications, claimed that the 31-year-old, who joined French outfit St Etienne this summer, had decided to quit as his young son was suffering from cancer.
But in a statement released to Press Association Sport by solicitors working on the instruction of Malbranque's agent, Sebastien Boisseau, it is made clear that the Frenchman does not have a son and that no member of his immediate family is in ill health. "Steed has read with concern the recent stories currently circulating about him and his family," read the statement which as issued by London-based solicitors Thomas Cooper.
"He would like to reassure all of his friends in England and throughout world football that these stories are wholly without foundation.
"Steed does not have a son and his immediate family are all in good health. Steed does not know the origin of these stories but would like to stress that they are without merit.
"He trusts that they will now cease immediately."
Malbranque's switch to St Etienne last month ended a 10-year stay in English football, during which time he made a total of 336 Premier League appearances.
After impressing at Lyon following his debut for the club in 1998, Malbranque secured a move to Fulham in 2001 and went on to make over 200 appearances for the west London club.
Malbranque transferred to Tottenham in the summer of 2006, going on to make over 60 appearances, before joining Sunderland in 2008.
Copyright © 2011 The Press Association. All rights reserved.

 

[jimtheyid]

How strange.

 

[Ribble]

Really very odd!

 

[tobi]

Some disgusting folk out there.

 

[L.A. Yiddo]

http://www.safc.com/news/20110905/malbranque-reassures-supporters-_2256213_2442128

Bizarre.

 

[spursgirls]

Very strange. Glad it's not true though!

 

[Blockbuster]

Weird how the rumour came about but glad its not true!

We can all go back to slating him now :wink:

 

[Spurger King]

Has anyone checked Adiepf's alibi?