Gareth Bale

[Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber]

Catchy

Won't there be another one along in 20 minutes?!

 

[Scholesy]

Incredible

 

[Solius]

 

[Merman]

 

[olesmyhero]

You couldn't make this up.

 

[DocRockter]

Gareth Bale - The Black Death of Football

 

[Ballache]

he was shit...

 

[Smash-E]

its not just bad luck either, he really is awful at defending

 

[Epic]

He should just retire.

 

[kouroux]

He should be dropped

 

[Merman]

He should be played as a winger

 

[Donaldo]

The 'jinx' thing refers to winning (and not just drawing) league games ... he's appeared plenty of times in cup match wins.

The jinx thing is a genuine laugh, I'll admit that .. but I think it's nothing more than an unforunate co-incidence. For me he's a classy 19 year-old LB who has a very bright future ahead of him.

Yeah it is.

 

[Red442]

How many prem games has he played/started?

 

[lynchie]

I listened to the starting line ups on 5 live and thought "that's them fecked then"

He must be crying himself to sleep these days

 

[RedSky]

He must be crying himself to sleep these days

Weren't we interested in signing Bale at one stage?

 

[peterstorey]

He should be played as a winger

Yeah he won't be a defender this side of 35. Unfortunately he's probably a mediocre winger - better get on with it though.

 

[olesmyhero]

Weren't we interested in signing Bale at one stage?

I remember when he signed for Spurs, some people on here were upset we didn't get him. It's a bit like Ballack. A lot of people wanted him, but then we'd be finishing second, not first.

 

[kouroux]

I suppose SAF knew about this

 

[anver]

I remember we were interested in signing him, but later, advised his parents that Spurs was a better outfit for him to join.... something on those lines.

 

[The_Red_Hope]

Gareth Bale - The Black Death of Football

That pretty much sums it up.

 

[Dominant]

26-08-2007 English Premier Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham
01-09-2007 English Premier Fulham 3-3 Tottenham
15-09-2007 English Premier Tottenham 1-3 Arsenal
01-10-2007 English Premier Tottenham 4-4 Aston Villa
07-10-2007 English Premier Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham
22-10-2007 English Premier Newcastle 3-1 Tottenham
25-11-2007 English Premier West Ham 1-1 Tottenham
02-12-2007 English Premier Tottenham 2-3 Birmingham
16-08-2008 English Premier Middlesbro 2-1 Tottenham
23-08-2008 English Premier Tottenham 1-2 Sunderland
31-08-2008 English Premier Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham
15-09-2008 English Premier Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
21-09-2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Wigan
28/09/2008 English Premier Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham
05/10/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-1 Hull
19/10/2008 English Premier Stoke 2-1 Tottenham
26/10/2008 English Premier Tottenham 2-0 Bolton (WON, but not in squad)
29/10/2008 English Premier Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham
01/11/2008 English Premier Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool (WON, but unused sub)
09/11/2008 English Premier Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham (WON, but not in squad)
15/11/2008 English Premier Fulham 2-1 Tottenham
23/11/2008 English Premier Tottenham 1-0 Blackburn (WON, but unused sub)
30/11/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-1 Everton
08/12/2008 English Premier West Ham 0-2 Tottenham (WON, but unused sub)
13/12/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United
21/12/2008 English Premier Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham
26/12/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Fulham
28/12/2008 English Premier WBA 2-0 Tottenham
11/01/2009 English Premier Wigan 1-0 Tottenham

Brilliant record carrying into the new year.

 

[Alex]

This used to be just funny, now it is funny and sad

 

[Ekeke]

Would imagine his record as a jinx has affected him. He started well for Spurs.

 

[Cling Bak]

How many prem games has he played/started?

Played 20. Started 17 of those.

It's an incredible statistic and I love it.

 

[Dominant]

26-08-2007 English Premier Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham
01-09-2007 English Premier Fulham 3-3 Tottenham
15-09-2007 English Premier Tottenham 1-3 Arsenal
01-10-2007 English Premier Tottenham 4-4 Aston Villa
07-10-2007 English Premier Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham
22-10-2007 English Premier Newcastle 3-1 Tottenham
25-11-2007 English Premier West Ham 1-1 Tottenham
02-12-2007 English Premier Tottenham 2-3 Birmingham
16-08-2008 English Premier Middlesbro 2-1 Tottenham
23-08-2008 English Premier Tottenham 1-2 Sunderland
31-08-2008 English Premier Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham
15-09-2008 English Premier Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
21-09-2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Wigan
28/09/2008 English Premier Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham
05/10/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-1 Hull
19/10/2008 English Premier Stoke 2-1 Tottenham
26/10/2008 English Premier Tottenham 2-0 Bolton (WON, but not in squad)
29/10/2008 English Premier Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham
01/11/2008 English Premier Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool (WON, but unused sub)
09/11/2008 English Premier Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham (WON, but not in squad)
15/11/2008 English Premier Fulham 2-1 Tottenham
23/11/2008 English Premier Tottenham 1-0 Blackburn (WON, but unused sub)
30/11/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-1 Everton
08/12/2008 English Premier West Ham 0-2 Tottenham (WON, but unused sub)
13/12/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United
21/12/2008 English Premier Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham
26/12/2008 English Premier Tottenham 0-0 Fulham
28/12/2008 English Premier WBA 2-0 Tottenham
11/01/2009 English Premier Wigan 1-0 Tottenham
18/01/2009 English Premier Tottenham 1-1 Portsmouth

And on it goes...

 

[Crustanoid]

if I was them I'd sell him. Whats more important? Having Bale in your team or avoiding relegation?

 

[Cling Bak]

And on it goes...

58:02 GOAL - David Nugent
Tottenham 0 - Portsmouth 1

67:12 Substitution
David Bentley comes on in place of Gareth Bale.

69:11 GOAL - Jermain Defoe
Tottenham 1 - Portsmouth 1

 

[R.N7]

The curse of Tottenham's Gareth Bale

As Tottenham look to end a four match run in the league without victory when they face Portsmouth at White Hart Lane this weekend, there is one obvious solution presented to Harry Redknapp - don't pick Gareth Bale.

The talented Welsh international is fast becoming something of a jonah for the club, an unlucky charm that threatens to anchor the club to the depths of the Premier League.

On 20 occasions over this season and last, Bale has started a league match for Tottenham; not once has he ended on the winning side.

Eight appearances last term garnered four draws and four defeats before injury curtailed his season. This season has been no better.

As Redknapp took over the ruins of Juande Ramos' kamikaze start to the present campaign, it was with Bale suspended after a sending off against Stoke City.

The rejuvenating effect of Redknapp's arrival saw Tottenham win five and draw one of their first six matches in all competitions - Bale appearing in the 4-4 epic against Arsenal his only league success of note.

Their first league defeat under Redknapp, at Fulham, saw Bale play a full 90 minutes.

With Redknapp's honeymoon now well and truly over and Tottenham back in the bottom three after a run of matches that have seen them lose to Newcastle, West Brom and Wigan and draw with Manchester United and Fulham, the curse of Bale continues.

Bought for an initial fee of £5 million from Southampton in the summer of 2007, Bale showed early promise in the opening part of the season - though never tasted victory in the league - before being injured in a tackle with Birmingham's Fabrice Muamba at the start of December, never to kick a ball in anger for the rest of the season.

Undeterred, Tottenham handed him a new improved four-year contract, unaware that his winless streak would continue.

If Redknapp ignores all evidence to the contrary and selects him to face Portsmouth at the weekend, a peculiar and unwanted record is within the Welshman's grasp.

Failure to win would see Bale equal the record for Premier League winless streaks for individuals, set last season by another bright prospect, Giles Barnes of Derby.

For the good of the team, and Bale's confidence, perhaps it would be better if he was given the day off instead.


Winless wonders:

Name Team Games Period
Giles Barnes Derby 21 2007-08
Gareth Bale Tottenham 20 2007-present
Emanuel Villa Derby 16 2007-08
David Jones Derby 14 2007-08
Willo Flood Man City 14 2004-06

 

[Skelter]

It keeps going. Better not end at the weekend!

 

[RK]

It's FA Cup anyway.

 

[Skelter]

Has he won in other comps?

 

[Ekeke]

Has he won in other comps?

Yes.

 

[Skelter]

Ah, fair enough then, thought it was too good to be true.

 

[Diabo_Sam]

They lost.

 

[Epic]

2149: Into injury time at White Hart Lane and still no sign of Gareth Bale from the bench, with Spurs leading Stoke 3-1.

 

[Red442]

 

[Anderson Searl]

What an awful person

 

[R.N7]

Bale

 

[x42bn6]

Oh dear.

 

[olesmyhero]

Streak still on then? Unfortunate for him.