Westenders

Forget Eastenders. If you want ridiculous story lines and bizarre happenings, West London is where you need to be.

The Club put out a statement last night that suggested that the relationship with Gallas had got so bad at the end, that when told of his possible selection for the squad against Man City, he would score an own goal or get himself sent off to damage the efforts of the club.

This sounds crazy. In fact, it sounds like it was made up on the spot to justify offloading one of the best centre backs in Europe to one of your possible rivals. Who knows if it is true? I doubt we ever will know.
If it is true though, then it shows the true extent of the man, and he fully deserves everything that comes to him. If it were true, it would sum up the attitude of football clubs, and now players, that the fans have been completely forgotten. It is all about TV, money and fame to them. The fans do nothing but support them fully in every game they play, but they could threaten to score an own goal? The amusing thing would have been if he had actually done it. It's fair to say, it would have been the last game of his career full stop! He'd never even have made the tunnel...

Of course, if it isn't true, then it is probably even more damaging to us. There is already a cancerous element within the club which is destroying it from the inside, and this sort of rubbish will not only stop players coming here in the future, but will alienate everyone involved, including the fans. The current squad of players must know the extent of the Gallas problem, and whether it could be true or not. If it is true, they will move on. If it has been fabricated, we're in for a rough ride.

Either way, it is a tragic and pathetic end to a relationship with one of the best players we've had.