Ryan Giggs

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

He's doing work for UNICEF in Africa (and has done for a few years), he's stayed at the same club for the last 17 years, he doesn't get lashed and act like a cock on a weekend, I don't know who his bird is and he's never in the papers.

It's a shame he plays for Man Yoo because I think he's actually alright. :shock:

Pity more Premiership footballers don't carry some of his traits.

Should I get my coat? bbolt

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:14 pm

No leave your Coat where it is....I totally agree with you and well said!!!! clappp

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:55 pm

chip fireball wrote:

craig bellamy has spent well over 2 million quid of his own money on helping kids in sierra leone, and pledged a lot more over the next 10 years. he spends at least 6 weeks a year every year there , and was out there most of this pre-season.

he has been with the same lass since he was a kid. even tho he got her up the duff when they were teenagers and skint he hasnt sacked her off.

he also hit someone who works for the mags with a chair. clappp

http://craigbellamyfoundation.org

That's certainly changed my opinion of him, well done Craig.

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

BillinghamPoolie wrote:

chip fireball wrote:

craig bellamy has spent well over 2 million quid of his own money on helping kids in sierra leone, and pledged a lot more over the next 10 years. he spends at least 6 weeks a year every year there , and was out there most of this pre-season.

he has been with the same lass since he was a kid. even tho he got her up the duff when they were teenagers and skint he hasnt sacked her off.

he also hit someone who works for the mags with a chair. clappp

http://craigbellamyfoundation.org

That's certainly changed my opinion of him, well done Craig.

Yeah well done Craig, keep up the violence with the chairs :laugh:

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

Back to Giggs, I always thought he lacked any kind of personality and humour but he quite impressed me on the news. He asked if anyone supported Chelsea and when one girl said she did he threatened to chuck her out! :coool:

Just been reading up on the Craig Bellamy Foundation, it's a shame he acts like such a tit on the pitch because his charity work is more than commendable.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:49 am

it just goes to show that some people, even when they get paid ridiculous amounts of money, can have a bit of magnificance in their souls. Giggs and scholes are both mega wealthy, world famous football stars.....how many times have they been in the papers for anything else but football?

There is hope for football yet....

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:52 am

There was a famous incident when Giggs had just got into the first team and Lee Sharpe & Giggs had a big party. Fergie found out about it and entered the house while the party was going on, threw everyone out and tore into both players. It seems only one of them listened to him.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:09 am

Is there also a few African players in the Premiershite who send a % of their wage back to their Villages and have built Schools, Clinics etc????

Bellamy....I will certainly look at him in a different light!!!! :shock:

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12368

Good on both of them.
Ryan Giggs is a great ambassador for the game. clappp

parmopooly · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:59 am

Niall Quinn another one I respect a lot for his charity donations, and also once helping out rank and file football supporters stranded by beauraucratic officials at an airport - and were facing the prospect of being stuck there so he paid for them all to get home on another flight

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

MutleyRules wrote:

Is there also a few African players in the Premiershite who send a % of their wage back to their Villages and have built Schools, Clinics etc????

Bellamy....I will certainly look at him in a different light!!!! :shock:

De la Cruz, who used to play for villa and reading, used to send about 50% of his wages back home to his family and the village he came from.

I did see this about giggs on the news too, well impressed.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:56 pm

Dirk Kuyt of Liverpool gives 50% of his wages to charity every single month.

Salty · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:06 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Dirk Kuyt of Liverpool gives 50% of his wages to charity every single month.

I was just going to say that peej, I remember reading how he is embarrassed by how much he earns and has built schools etc in africa as well as giving half his wage away.

Didn't know that about Bellamy and it certainly is a very pleasant eye opener!

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:04 pm

Well, either that or the tax man takes it....... bbolt

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:10 pm

Spender wrote:

Well, either that or the tax man takes it....... bbolt

The tax man will only be able to take half of the half that's left.

Frodraff · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:04 pm

There's a special scheme for sportsmen who obviously make all their money between like 18yrs old and 30 yrs old apart from Ryan Giggs.

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