The truth about Savage and the toilet!

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This is not for the squeamish. For the first time, this is the full account of what happened when Robbie Savage visited the referee's toilet.

I know there are some who will feel it was officious to report him. Some reports summarised his offence as "using the referee's toilet". But "using" does not tell the story of what he did.

Robbie was playing for Leicester, who were already relegated, and it was the penultimate game at their old Filbert Street stadium.

I had finished my warm-up when Savage burst into the officials' changing room. I asked him to leave but he said: "I've got to use your loo, I'm busting for a s**t." With that, he went into our toilet, sat down and, with the door wide open, he gave a running commentary as he defecated.

We could not believe what was happening. I saw his team-mate Matt Elliott in the corridor and asked if the toilets were working OK in the Leicester dressing-room. He confirmed this to be the case.

While Robbie was in the cubicle, Dennis Hedges, the match observer, entered the dressing-room. According to Robbie's version of events I said:

"You'll never guess who is in our loo?" As if it was all a hoot.

If I did say that, it was in appalled astonishment and, when Robbie was finished, I told him that his behaviour was unacceptable.

"I'll leave it floating and you can see for yourself," he said. And he did, laughing as he left the room.

Now I was almost lost for words, but remarked that he should consider washing his hands. "No need," he replied. Then he promptly wiped his hands down the lapels of Dennis's jacket.

Now, I am not a prude. I have spent a lot of time around footballers. I am used to language and behaviour which, in other walks of life, would be considered crude. They don't bother me at all, normally, but Savage's behaviour was just horrible.

I wouldn't report a player for using my loo but wiping his hands down Dennis's jacket was being deeply disrespectful.


At the subsequent disciplinary hearing, he maintained that he had an upset stomach, but the Leicester dressing-room was less than 20 yards from ours.

Was what he did an attempt at a joke, as he has always maintained? Was it an attempt to belittle me or destablise me before a game? I don't know, but I knew that I had to report him.


The Leicester manager Micky Adams apologised when he learned how his player had behaved and the club fined him two weeks' wages, the maximum penalty they could impose.
The FA charged Robbie with improper conduct. Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the PFA, represented him at the hearing and said that the matter should have been dealt with in a more sympathetic, less official way.


He added that it was common for players not to wash their hands after using the toilet before games, because they are so focused on the football.

Robbie produced a doctor's certificate to prove that he was on antibiotics at the time and said that he had been overwhelmed by his stomach upset.


He conceded, however, that he had managed to play a full 90 minutes and then attend a supporters' club function, but did not seem to notice any inconsistencies in that account.

Eventually, he was fined £10,000, subsequently appealed but lost and eventually paid up. I know that he still feels hard done by over the incident.


I managed to have one laugh at Savage's expense on another occasion, though.

He had committed a foul and when I was dealing with him, I said that I was in charge of the game, not him.


He said: "Yeah, but I've got more money than you." After a pause, he added: "Loads more money."

Towards the end of the match Savage asked how much time was left to play. I said: "Sorry, Robbie, I can only afford a cheap watch and it's broken."
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sorry if this has already been posted!
 
Well... at least we know never to shake a footballer's hand now.

Although I imagine most of our supporters never face that dilemma.
 
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Why would you not wash your hands just because you're focused on the game?:102: It comes kinda automatic to me.
 
why would you wash your hands??? whats the point?? your about to go play football for 90mins for god sake! should he wash them every time they touch the pitch and get dirty aswell?? :icon_conf
 
I don't wash my hands after having a shit. actually, the only time I do wash my hands is when I shit on them.....
 
Basically backing up what we all know.

Savage is a ****.
 
pds said:
Basically backing up what we all know.

Savage is a ****.
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As a footballer - you have to admire his extraordinary energy.

But he has largely made his name from being unpleasant,fouling (no pun intended), trying to get other players sent off and generally OTT moaning to the ref everytime anyone retaliated.

Overall not a lot of credit to the game.
 
Redditch Fox said:
As a footballer - you have to admire his extraordinary energy.

But he has largely made his name from being unpleasant,fouling (no pun intended), trying to get other players sent off and generally OTT moaning to the ref everytime anyone retaliated.

Overall not a lot of credit to the game.
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unless he is playing for your team, and then he is the bollocks
 
So funny how you lot turn your back on him now he isnt here. I bet you all ****ing loved him when he was getting the opposition players sent off etc, fickleness of the highest order.

I loved robby when he was here, he gave everything for us, i certainly wont start bad mouthing him now just because he isnt ours. He was a massive part of our ONLY recent success.

Shame on you
 
lako42 said:
So funny how you lot turn your back on him now he isnt here. I bet you all ****ing loved him when he was getting the opposition players sent off etc, fickleness of the highest order.

I loved robby when he was here, he gave everything for us, i certainly wont start bad mouthing him now just because he isnt ours. He was a massive part of our ONLY recent success.

Shame on you
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as I mentioned above, he is quality unless he is in another team. we all feckin hated him when he played against us and put in a shocking challenge on one of our players, something we would have sang his praises for if he was with us as it was passionate
 
To be honest I couldn't stand the bloke when he was here.
He ran round like a headless chicken but didn't achieve much in my opinion.
My best mate used to idolise him, had his name on the back of every shirt etc.
He used to be very pissed off cos I didn't like him.
 
pds said:
To be honest I couldn't stand the bloke when he was here.
He ran round like a headless chicken but didn't achieve much in my opinion.
My best mate used to idolise him, had his name on the back of every shirt etc.
He used to be very pissed off cos I didn't like him.
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Sorry pds but your wrong :) Savage was a huge part of our success
 
lako42 said:
Sorry pds but your wrong :) Savage was a huge part of our success
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I agree he was with us at a time when we had a lot of sucess, but I believe he was one of the poorer players in the side.
 
Savage was, and always will be a cnut.

He is the epitomy of everything that I despise about football. Money mad, egostical prick with a complete disregard for all those involved in the sport, from his colleagues all the way through to the fans that pay his wages.

There are numerous stories around about him flashing his cash in the face of those less fortunate than himself, and various stories about the way he has treated other customers in various sports car stores.

The fool thinks that he is above the law of the land and the rules of his sport, he is a total disgrace.


The guy is scum.
 
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