Pardew’s comments about the SPL upset a Scotsman
Posted on May 24th, 2011 | 27 Comments |
Dundee United manager Peter Houston has struck back at Alan Pardew who yesterday said that the standard of Scottish football was basically rubbish.
Pardew, talking about his decision to bring Fraser Forster back from his loan period period at Celtic, said:
“We have watched that division [the SPL] and watched him all year. We’ve been very disappointed with the quality of the games, other than the occasional Rangers versus Celtic game. And even some of those have been poor, if I’m honest.”
Houston has however got his tartan in a twist over the comments and countered with:
“It is not even worth commenting on it.”
But he does anyway …
“We have international players playing in the SPL who could walk into the Newcastle team.
“They play at a very high level in European football, on a number of occasions as well. If you take Rangers, for instance, their runs in Europe in the last couple of years have been fantastic, so that is them playing at a high level and in the SPL.
“Also (Celtic and Scotland midfielder) Scott Brown has played in the Champions League as well.
“Alan is entitled to his opinion, but it is not something with which I agree.”
When people say things aren’t worth commenting on, but comment anyway, I am always reminded of a chap I once knew whose girlfriend would ring him up just so she could give him the silent treatment, which is a strange sort of logic. Given the lack of response at the other end of the line, he’d have no option but to hang up and would then have to take the flak for hanging up on her. I believe they’re happily married now.
Anyway, it seems like Pardew has brewed up a minor storm in a teacup over his comments.
Scott Brown….feh!!! :))