Boss bans Christmas

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Copp that! Boss bans Christmas

Reading manager Steve Coppell has banned his players from Christmas shopping - in case they get too stressed out.

Coppell wants the squad to focus all their efforts on the push for promotion and has cancelled all festivities.

He said: "As far as I'm concerned, Christmas is over and we get on with business.

"In a way it's easier for the players that way as they can now just concentrate on preparing for this very difficult period."

And any footballers' wives hoping to unwrap the obligatory tacky bling on the 25th can forget it.

"If the players have to go off Christmas shopping then it's not the ideal preparation," said Coppell.

"This may sound stupid, but having to fight the crowds in a busy shopping centre, going off visiting or having people visit you can be demanding.

"The wives wouldn't agree but I don't think footballers should be going Christmas shopping."

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

I just read this on BBC, stupid if you ask me!

 

[Yorkie]

Miserable sod Talk about Scrooge

 

[Braders]

bah humbug

 

[Windmill]

Always has been a dour git.

 

[Lord Cornwallis]

Mrs Coppell won't be rushing down stairs Christmas morning then.

Wonder if Steve even bothered to put a tree up this year.

Oh look!
There must be a Stevie Wonder Christmas tree joke in there some where.

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Sounds like my dad, seriously.

 

[tainan]

..and how many of the players (or their wives) will take notice of that ??

 

[perth seagull]

He does make a point from a football perspective, but how can you stop players doing what they please on their own time?

 

[Digweeds Trousers]

In case they get too stressed out!!??


What , like he did after 46 minutes in charge of Man City.

Hypocritcal whinging shit.

 

[Superseagull]

Don't footballers live a stressfull life! All that hassle over which horse to back down the bookies, which car they will be driving that day, what PS2 game to take with them on the next away trip, what mobile phone they should upgrade to, when they are next going to get their hair cut,...... Christmas must be the final straw for many of them!

 

[mona]

Most Reading fans probably think that Steve is Santa Claus.
A better manager than that loser Pardew!

 

[Stinky Kat]

I agree with him, McGhee should do the same, boxing day is a massive game and they ned to be 110% focussed. We have to win at all costs

 

[Scoffers]

....the stress of shopping is nothing to the stress that I'd get from my wife by NOT going shopping !!!!

 

[Wilts]

Coppell - legend

 

[Lammy]

Has he not heard of shopping online?

 

[Dave the OAP]

But he goes shopping in Thialand for little .......................oops