The Good Men of Football

[Davros]

A lot of recent bad press has come about around modern day footballers due to some recent big headlines.

The general feeling out there is that most footballers have to much money, and very little respect or responsability to go with it.

So, the good members of the Zone, i invite you to nominate one or two players/mangers who are currently involved in the game who actually give football a positive name.

Im going to start with Neil Harris.

 

[Pubey]

Ryan Giggs...

 

[Napster]

Ulises de la Cruz

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/your_game/6644565.stm

 

[EastStandBlue]

Martin O'Neill

 

[number11]

Sir Steve Tilson.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Not strictly involved with the game, although he does serve a Club Ambassador role...

Sir Bobby Charlton.

 

[southend4ever]

Tony Adams.

 

[londonblue]

Sir Chris Powell

 

[MrB]

Jason Roberts. Does a hell of a lot of work for charity in England and his native Grenada and received an MBE this year in recognition.

 

[SUFC_Al]

Dirk Kuyt and his wife do a lot of charity work for disadvantaged children in the Netherlands and the Third World.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Shaun Goater

 

[canveyshrimper]

The Prestom plumber - Sir Tom Finney.

 

[number11]

Tony Adams.

In what way?

 

[southend4ever]

In what way?

http://www.sportingchancecharity.com/Default.aspx

In this way...

 

[marvel315]

jimmy bullard

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Tony Mowbray

 

[number11]

http://www.sportingchancecharity.com/Default.aspx

In this way...

Fair enough. Does anyone know if he makes money out of this? Im presuming visiting the clinic is not free and is likely to be not cheap..... (Not saying he isnt in it for purely philanthropic reasons but just interested....)

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Anyone involved in football who has no connection to Southend United is a scumbag, with the exception of Lord David of Beckham.

 

[dloman]

Though a total idiot and violent thug, just for this i am going to say Craig Bellamy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/sep/27/craig-bellamy-manchester-city

 

[EastStandBlue]

Fair enough. Does anyone know if he makes money out of this? Im presuming visiting the clinic is not free and is likely to be not cheap..... (Not saying he isnt in it for purely philanthropic reasons but just interested....)

It does cost a fair bundle to get in but I don't think Adams himself makes money out of it.

That said, it's quite easy to be charitable to a cause that has directly affected you and you've seen first hand the lack of support available. I'd say it's greater testamount to the characters of Kuyt and Roberts who do extensive charity work off their own backs instead of pursuing something because it has affected you.