An off season soccer post

Lee Bowyer is a freaking idiot. To the uninducted, he's a decent midfielder for Newcastle United, but he tends to get into a little trouble. There was a little bit of a racially motivated attack on a student back in 1998 when he played for Leeds. He also refused to accept the punishment he was given for the same incident. Then he cleated a player for Malaga in the head in a Uefa Cup tie, which earned him a 6 match European ban (that was extended because Newcastle is run by morons apparently). Most recently, with Newcastle having slim chances for a European slot, Bowyer and teammate Kieron Dyer get into a fight with each other (check the picture) during a game. Both sent off, crazy publicity.

So Newcastle's finally had enough of him, and they're letting him go for quite a bit less than he's probably worth. Birmingham City are willing to take him on to improve their mediocre lineup.

BUT...

The fans don't like the idea (even though they know he'd make the team better). The team president actually pleads with the fans to accept Bowyer with open arms, so he'll want to come on the cheap. The fans don't budge, talking about things like, oh, dignity and integrity. The team, not so much. The club president then says it's the fans who are being irrational. [In fairness, it was a small group of fans who protested originally, but I think they're dead right.]

Finally, it's Bowyer who says he probably won't come to Birmingham City. Because it is right and just that he should be the one to decide. And it'd be, like, gay and stuff to say something like, "I understand what the supporters are worried about, since I've made so many bad decisions, but I've learned from my mistakes and I can't wait to prove to these fans that I've changed and I can't wait to improve this club."

Any team that spends a dime on him deserves what they get. A lunatic that ruins chemistry.

Even Ron Artest isn't a comparable athlete. Wrap up Spree, Artest, and Jose Guillen together, and maybe you're close.