Poaching Update
How West Ham persuaded 16-year-old Jermain Defoe to leave Charlton
A snippet of gossip from our friends at Popbitch
“As Chelsea face a long transfer ban for being naughty when buying young players, and other top clubs prepare to endure similar sanctions, let’s look back 10 years to a simpler time.
“We’re told that Jermain Defoe decided to leave Charlton to sign for West Ham aged 16… because West Ham promised to buy his mum a fridge.”
We say that this disgusting cooling appliance-related behaviour calls for an immediate transfer ban. Then again, that’s probably exactly what West Ham’s owners want right now…
Sep
10
4 responses so far
hammertime // September 10, 2009 at 2:24 pm
I heard it was an ironing board cover.
DinoMorose // September 10, 2009 at 4:42 pm
His mum’s gone to Iceland.
Louie Louie Louie // September 10, 2009 at 8:33 pm
well, given the implied clubs, sounds to me like a club got a record transfer fee, and another one reported a huge rise in its earnings that year.
Dokièh // September 10, 2009 at 11:17 pm
His mum is a Eskimo and she even needed that fridge. Poor guy.
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