JonnyJonnyRowe 974 Posted June 11 Danny Mills is doing an AMA on Reddit, and I noticed this question and reply.. He doesn't deny the 'beef', but its a bit weird isn't it? Had a problem with Mike Walker by the sounds of it, why would you hold onto that for 25+ years, and what has that got to do with the fans? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted June 11 Is our Danny in the Hall of Fame yet? Travesty if not. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,799 Posted June 11 30 odd years is a long time to still be rather salty and angry about something as small as that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Raptor 1,573 Posted June 11 (edited) I don't think there's much to see here. He had a **** job 25 years ago which he's largely forgotten about. Seems as much about 'little old norwich' fans with a chip on their shoulder annoyed he did better elsewhere. Not relevant to this but his kids a brilliant runner as well! Edited June 11 by The Raptor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,830 Posted June 11 (edited) He's just a cue-ball headed **** who wishes he was born and bred in Leeds. We wish he was too. Edited June 11 by GodlyOtsemobor 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 2,019 Posted June 11 I know he's not been complimentary about the club, but what has he said about the fans? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All the Germans 1,239 Posted June 11 Bit of a pr*ck, but also bang average; he must have been pinching himself how he ever managed to get in that 2002 England World Cup team. Seaman, Ferdinand, Campbell, Cole, Beckham, Scholes, Owen, Heskey etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyJonnyRowe 974 Posted June 11 3 hours ago, Mr Angry said: I know he's not been complimentary about the club, but what has he said about the fans? Nothing, which is the point isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtopia 573 Posted June 11 It is a shame, he should be a club legend for what he achieved in his career Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,524 Posted June 11 So he got booed by fans after by fans that wouldn't have known the ins and outs of his situation. Yeah, I think he's just a petty bloke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 3,087 Posted June 12 It's odd that for a player of such experience, that he doesn't recognise it's fairly typical for football fans to boo former players unless they earned the respect of that not happening. I can think of plenty of players like that over the years, both in our team boo'd by other fans and the other way around. I heard there was some stuff behind the scenes too. In anycase, I get the 'having to move from your home town at 19'. I did at 18, and on far less money. There are lads aged 16 being released from accademies and we are signing them up. Even back then it wasn't unusual. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,620 Posted June 12 2 hours ago, chicken said: It's odd that for a player of such experience, that he doesn't recognise it's fairly typical for football fans to boo former players unless they earned the respect of that not happening. Completely aside from the Mills debate, this seems like a modern phenomenon that I really don't get. Surely it should be the other way round? Players should always receive a good reception for serving the club unless they've done something to warrant not getting one. I get the impression that when I was young, it did seem to be that players were automatically applauded when returning to former clubs, but nowadays it seems the default stance is to boo, especially if the player moved to a bigger club, which just seems bonkers to me. I can understand it if the player behaved badly, but it seems to happen even when the player did little/nothing wrong. Again, this is not talking about Mills or even Norwich City specifically, but football in general. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 6,148 Posted June 12 After all this time the one thing I can think to say about Mills is that he was a perfect fit for Leeds United. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norwich canary 171 Posted June 12 3 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Completely aside from the Mills debate, this seems like a modern phenomenon that I really don't get. Surely it should be the other way round? Players should always receive a good reception for serving the club unless they've done something to warrant not getting one. I get the impression that when I was young, it did seem to be that players were automatically applauded when returning to former clubs, but nowadays it seems the default stance is to boo, especially if the player moved to a bigger club, which just seems bonkers to me. I can understand it if the player behaved badly, but it seems to happen even when the player did little/nothing wrong. Again, this is not talking about Mills or even Norwich City specifically, but football in general. At the home play off game Max Aaron’s did a n interview in the Gunn club he got a fantastic reception . How you leave a club and behave often determines how the fans treat you 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,717 Posted June 12 He's been invited to presentation evenings at local youth football level and turned them down, so yeah, petty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Paddons Beard 2,791 Posted June 12 Pathetic from Mills. Imagine still grizzling about this all those years ago. Inarticulate twà t. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,965 Posted June 12 42 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said: He's been invited to presentation evenings at local youth football level and turned them down, so yeah, petty Not if he lives Leeds (?). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 4,272 Posted June 12 I'll still never know how on Earth he got into a World Cup squad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nu_matik 184 Posted June 12 He's always been a ****. My late father was a respected athlete, coach and writer. He met Danny Mills at Sportlink once and tried to talk to him about running and shoes and my old man said he was the most arrogant and self-important 'Athlete' he'd ever come across. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,830 Posted June 12 Oh how awful, professional footballer has to move away from home at 19 to earn a fortune. Few decades before hand 15 and 16 year olds left home to go and die fighting a war.... Yep, you truly were a victim Danny boi and should seek counselling for your very traumatic experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 2,019 Posted June 12 7 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: Completely aside from the Mills debate, this seems like a modern phenomenon that I really don't get. Surely it should be the other way round? Players should always receive a good reception for serving the club unless they've done something to warrant not getting one. I get the impression that when I was young, it did seem to be that players were automatically applauded when returning to former clubs, but nowadays it seems the default stance is to boo, especially if the player moved to a bigger club, which just seems bonkers to me. I can understand it if the player behaved badly, but it seems to happen even when the player did little/nothing wrong. Again, this is not talking about Mills or even Norwich City specifically, but football in general. I remember people on here being triggered when fans applauded Madders when he played against us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,955 Posted June 12 2 hours ago, Nuff Said said: Not if he lives Leeds (?). Harrogate actually! The very posh bit of West Yorkshire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,965 Posted June 12 Just now, shefcanary said: Harrogate actually! The very posh bit of West Yorkshire. Even further! Very nice though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 367 Posted June 12 13 hours ago, All the Germans said: Bit of a pr*ck, but also bang average; he must have been pinching himself how he ever managed to get in that 2002 England World Cup team. Seaman, Ferdinand, Campbell, Cole, Beckham, Scholes, Owen, Heskey etc. The most shocking thing in this thread is that you've included Emile Heskey 😅 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,717 Posted June 12 3 hours ago, Nuff Said said: Not if he lives Leeds (?). I'm sure he comes back occasionally, I think his parents are still about in Old Catton/ Sprowston Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,620 Posted June 12 1 hour ago, Mr Angry said: I remember people on here being triggered when fans applauded Madders when he played against us. The one I really can't get my head round is Grealish. He's a local lad, a Villa fan, and could have left for about six successive summers before he actually did. Most players would've jumped ship during Villa's three-year spell in the Championship. But no, Grealish stayed, led them to promotion, kept them up for two seasons, becoming a top class player in the process. At that point, he was 26, he could get his club £100m, and realistically had to leave to compete for major trophies. Yet the Villa fans boo him for some reason? The ungrateful bar stewards should be building the bloke a bloody statue. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Europe_93 50 Posted June 12 I think today more games are on TV, and younger fans watch more of the big games. If you take someone like Raheem Sterling who left Liverpool -he got portrayed as a money grabbing ****, whereas he also moved cos he wanted to win trophies. Clubs have held too much power of too long, they treat (especially thinking young & academy) players as products and have a super tough business lens, would be ready to discard them at a whim of a coach - but when players have that super tough business or career lens (Mbappe / Sterling) the clubs portray the players poorly. Clubs and fans want loyalty, when it suits and but away from the big names are absolutely ruthless. Going back to the younger fans, I think they don't really stop to consider the perspectives of human beings (I mean how much **** is written on social media when teams win / lose games) they just react based on behaviours they have seen played out in the mainstream media. As for Danny Mills, he was a great player - and f**king lunatic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul101 191 Posted June 14 On 12/06/2024 at 12:40, FenwayFrank said: I'm sure he comes back occasionally, I think his parents are still about in Old Catton/ Sprowston his brother lives near North Walsham he described Danny as a touch grumpy to my Brother Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
