Campbell accuses of broken promises at Notts County.Byline: ANI London, Sep 27 (ANI): Former England defender Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell (born 18 September 1974 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer. He is a defender for the English national team and is captain of Portsmouth in the English Premiership, having previously played for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. has insisted that he walked out on Sven Goran Eriksson's Notts County revolution because promises made to him were broken. The former England defender quit the League Two club after just 29 days. And speaking about his decision for the first time, Campbell reveals: "I knew I would be the club's first big signing but was told I would be the first of many." "Names like Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos may refer to:
The centre-half was back in London enjoying the weekend sunshine at his luxurious Chelsea home, calmly taking stock after his shock exit from Meadow Lane The Meadow Lane Stadium (usually known simply as Meadow Lane) is a football stadium in Nottingham, England. It is the home ground of Notts County, holding a capacity of 20,300. . Campbell, 35, has stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. the football world by leaving Sven Goran Eriksson's League Two side by mutual consent on Tuesday after playing in just one match - an away defeat at Morecambe last week. Campbell emphasised: "The only thing I'm guilty of is taking people at their word and giving people the benefit of the doubt. So I'm not embarrassed, not hurt or humbled or anything like that - I am just disappointed. "I bought into a dream and I wanted to make that dream a reality. But it took me less than a month to realise that it was all heading to a different conclusion." It all seemed so exciting for Campbell when he agreed a five-year deal at Meadow Lane last month, signing on to an ambitious project to lift lowly low·ly adj. low·li·er, low·li·est 1. Having or suited for a low rank or position. 2. Humble or meek in manner. 3. Plain or prosaic in nature. adv. 1. County from the basement division to the Premier League. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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