Harper Appreciation Thread

[rob the royal]

i still see him listed as a Reading player

I disguised myself as a fly and buzzed around Hogwood today, sitting on walls and listening in on stuff and this is what I heard:

BR: Oh come in James, don't bother shutting the door... You need a fresh start, you should go to Wolves.
JH: But I don't really want to go. This place is jokes mate. I love it.
BR: A fresh start will be good for you. Footballers always need fresh starts, your time has come James. Trust me, I've been told by someone who knows all about football that James Harper needs a fresh start.
JH: Oh you mean the special one? Jose thinks I should move on?
BR: No, not him, Nicky Hammond.
JH: But i don't want to go.
BR: No TRUST ME you need a fresh start.
JH: But why??? I reckon I can really fit what you're trying to do boss, you know, pass pass pass, I love all that! Sideways pass, backwards pass, cheeky one two. Love it.
BR: Look anyone at this club who's earning the sort of money an ambitious club pays their best players... well... they all need a fresh start.
MM: Excuses me bossky, oh am sorry harps are you conversings with mister gaffers?
JH: No, you're alright Marek, I am off to Wolves, I don't feel loved.
MM: Oh well, OK but I think you should staysky, if we blend the youthsky with the oldsky we may become premiersky soonsky!
JH: Tell HIM that!!! I'm off!
MM: Boss, why are you letting Harpsky runs away? I think he actually will go to Wolveskies!
BR: Marek your mother called, she told me you've been feeling home sick?
MM: Home sick! Haha very amusingsky.No boss, I love it here, Fish and chip, Reading festivalsky! I like! I just come to say I am 100% fit and ready to play.
BR: Oh the physios tell me you're only 99% fit. Sorry Marek, I think you need a loan spell.
MM: A loan? Wheresky!?
BR: Go home, I know you're home sick.
MM: No boss, it's not true. I only want play for Royalskys.
BR: Shut the door on your way out Marek.
[Phone rings]
BR: Hello... Two for the price of one. Oooh lovely jubbly!
[Knock at the door]
JM: Oh hello Brendan, just thought I'd drop by see how you were getting on?
BR: Brilliant. All the players on big money are gone, and I've brought in a couple of 'experienced' cheapies from my days at Watford to keep the fans happy.
JM: Oh Brendan that's brilliant. Fancy dinner at mine with a few friends, just me, Cilla, my Edgar Davids statue and a few sports cars.
BR: I would but I'm just trying to work out how I can get rid of Liam Rosenior... I put an ad on Gumtree, but so far only Hull have called.

[Royalee]

harper was no where near him

Exactly

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

was he supposed to be marking an opposition player when we played the ball forward, or waiting in spce for us to win the ball????


often you make sense, but when you want to slag off a player you can be so blinkered.

[FiNeRaIn]

Thank you Harper for running about a lot, complaining about being captain, being unable to tackle, not knowing what closing down is, waving a lot and costing us another two goals on Tuesday to add to your huge tally.

Goodbye.

HNA's top moron strikes again. Clueless.

cheers harper, great goal against liverpool btw.

[No Hoops]

Gave his all, a true character.

I will miss him, but a good time to go.

Has he had a medical?

[Royalee]

Thank you Harper for running about a lot, complaining about being captain, being unable to tackle, not knowing what closing down is, waving a lot and costing us another two goals on Tuesday to add to your huge tally.

Goodbye.

HNA's top moron strikes again. Clueless.

cheers harper, great goal against liverpool btw.

I bet you've learnt a lot about football watching Glasgow Rangers.

[PEARCEY]

Don't see why he needs a fresh start...he's happy at the club but then again as a key player under Copps he doesn't seem to have much chance under the new regime.
What happened to the brick by brick approach? There is far too much upheaval going on at the moment.
Harps is IMO an ideal kind of character to bring the younger players on. Not happy about this.

[wolsey]

Thank you Harper for running about a lot, complaining about being captain, being unable to tackle, not knowing what closing down is, waving a lot and costing us another two goals on Tuesday to add to your huge tally.

Goodbye.

HNA's top moron strikes again. Clueless.

cheers harper, great goal against liverpool btw.

I bet you've learnt a lot about football watching Glasgow Rangers.

And you've learned all that you know from your old man.

Ask for a refund

[Royal Lady]

Why is it in Royalee's little world he's allowed to slag off players/Steve Coppell but if anyone slags off Rodgers or players he likes - then the other people are wrong and he's always right?

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

I think you answered the question yourself there RL.

[Wimb]

Cheers Harps, one of the better players we've had in the last 8 years or so. Good luck for the future if you do move on.

Though you shouldn't have played in the playoff final

[Arch]

I'm always right.

[FiNeRaIn]

Why is it in Royalee's little world he's allowed to slag off players/Steve Coppell but if anyone slags off Rodgers or players he likes - then the other people are wrong and he's always right?

Thing is, he's not being a WUM like some on here, he generally believes it which is much funnier.

[Royalee]

Why is it in Royalee's little world he's allowed to slag off players/Steve Coppell but if anyone slags off Rodgers or players he likes - then the other people are wrong and he's always right?

Because I am, hth. I gave Coppell years in the job before I got annoyed with him and everything Rodgers has done so far has been positive.

[Royalee]

Why is it in Royalee's little world he's allowed to slag off players/Steve Coppell but if anyone slags off Rodgers or players he likes - then the other people are wrong and he's always right?

Thing is, he's not being a WUM like some on here, he generally believes it which is much funnier.

Anyone who supports Glasgow Rangers while thinking James Harper's one of the best players we've ever is second to Gervais in funniest comedian ever to come out of our town.

[Royal Lady]

Royalee - what do you think an APPRECIATION thread is? Go knock Harps on another one.

[yuomi]

Why is it in Royalee's little world he's allowed to slag off players/Steve Coppell but if anyone slags off Rodgers or players he likes - then the other people are wrong and he's always right?

Because I am, hth. I gave Coppell years in the job before I got annoyed with him and everything Rodgers has done so far has been positive.

if you can count not winning as being a positive i suppose.

and, i know, youre a big picture kind of guy. i have to be more long term. you couldnt fit into the box so you HAVE to have your ideas outside it. but, and im taking it right back to grass roots here, a couple of quite average wins on a swedish tour do not a positive experience make.

just cos his hair still looks good in post-match interviews doesnt mean its all going swimmingly....

oh, and harps. leg-end. thanks for the pointers...

[Deathy]

Great charachter, likeable, cheeky, loyal. Will be missed. Wish him well (it's only a matter of time before he goes to Wolves). Frustrating player, but finally now without his tidy passes and protection of the back four, the anti-Harper's are seeing what they're missing.

Good luck Harps. Huge applause guaranteed when you return.

[PEARCEY]

Great charachter, likeable, cheeky, loyal. Will be missed. Wish him well (it's only a matter of time before he goes to Wolves). Frustrating player, but finally now without his tidy passes and protection of the back four, the anti-Harper's are seeing what they're missing.

Good luck Harps. Huge applause guaranteed when you return.

Spot on.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Why is it in Royalee's little world he's allowed to slag off players/Steve Coppell but if anyone slags off Rodgers or players he likes - then the other people are wrong and he's always right?

Because I am, hth. I gave Coppell years in the job before I got annoyed with him and everything Rodgers has done so far has been positive.

Was it really years?? you went very quiet the season we did so well despite saying we would do feck all, i have shown this to be true in the past.

And also this !!!!!

Royalee, 06 Jul 2006 16:47
Excellent player as long as it goes through and shows how astute Coppell is in the transfer market. I reckon this could be the first of a few signings progressing in the next few days.

BRING IT ON! BRING IT ON! BRING IT ON!