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With the official announcement that Pascal Chimbonda 'Football mercenary No1' has left Tottenham to join Roy Keane at Sunderland, I have to ask did he get a fair hearing from the Spurs fans? Chimbonda came to the English Premiership in July 2005 in a £500,000 move to Wigan claiming that he moved because he wanted to test himself against the best in the world. He didn't disappoint. In his first season he was superb, winning a place in the PFA team of the season and deservedly so. At this point all was sweetness and light until he dropped a bombshell transfer request on the final day of that season, the whole of football would never forgive him... I have always tried to look at this from both sides. Wigan owner Dave Whelan was very vocal, claiming that the player was under contract and would rot in the reserves unless someone... [read full story]
