Campbell inherited a team being taken to the cleaners every week. Sol Campbell has held talks with Southend about becoming the club's new manager. His season was over. Nothing. This is because I wanted to give the club every opportunity to have inputs into my future.. He had inherited all the uncertainty around the futures of Campbell and Darren Anderton, whose contracts had under three months to run, but the hope was silverware and promise of a summer rebuild might convince both England internationals to stay. But the criteria for the decision-making process was Sol had to go somewhere where they needed him and he would fit into a team where he would win. The advantage was taken by Arsenal. We were approached by every top club in world football, says Andrew. Kevin Joseph Campbell (born 4 February 1970) is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and co-commentator. He was a striker, who featured in the Premier League for Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. [19] He had a strained relationship with short-lived manager Christian Gross during the 199798 season as Spurs again struggled. So maybe it had all been a big game to keep everybody off his back before he made the move, because it was always going to be controversial. (modern), Sol Campbell, pictured at Southends training ground, says: Yes, I have faults. In January 2009, four Tottenham fans were banned from every football ground in England and Wales for three years after being found guilty of chanting an offensive song containing indecent language (with homophobic content and content which some observers interpreted as racist) aimed at Campbell. There was a meeting at the chairmans offices in Brentwood, Essex where Sugar and the clubs representatives laid out their plans for the future only for the player apparently to look blankly back, as if uninterested. ", His international career was an immense source of pride for Campbell.[84]. He is assured, certainly but no more so than most professional athletes. [72] He walked out on the club three days later, and his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 24 September. To the fans of the team he had left, nothing would have vindicated his move (to Arsenal), adds Andrew. [93] However, referee Urs Meier decided that John Terry had pushed Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo and instead gave a free-kick. The sight of a shaven-headed Stephen Carr, back after an absence of over two months, is a pleasant surprise for those Spurs supporters who have already taken their seats in the stands. He was huge. Arsenal had been made to wait before they could formalise their interest in Campbell. His first game in charge will be against leaders The League One side have been without a permanent boss following the resignation of Kevin Bond six weeks ago, with the Shrimpers currently eight points from safety in 22nd place in the league table. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Review of Finance, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2136734 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2136734 Download This Paper [90] The match ended 11, but in their next match, England defeated Argentina 10. We knew it was going to be problematic for him and for me, so it wasnt a choice we made lightly. [117] However, financial constraints prevented Campbell from signing any new players during the January 2020 transfer window. They married in Corbridge, Northumberland, on 17 July 2010. A deal that would have made him the highest-paid player in the clubs history was effectively rejected, and a counter-proposal put forward by Andrew. Arsenal, developing into a scintillating side under Arsene Wenger, poured forward but attacks broke down at Campbell. One of the journalists present recalls being mildly surprised at the sight of a beige-brown screen that had been erected at the back of the room. He was going to help and promised to be there for me. Its listed with Savills at 23.75 million, about $33 million in US dollars. And I got out of that. He is going to go on a free at the end of his contract, do you understand that? And they would say to me, No, no chairman, leave it to me, theyre just playing the game. Its normal.. And with the January transfer window now open there's plenty of content to get your teeth into. [51] Arsenal again finished second in the league and won the FA Cup final at Manchester United's expense, though Campbell was an unused substitute in the match. Sometimes you get a team that has almost forgotten how to win, he says. He returns the question. The defenders attempt to run off the injury was curtailed almost immediately. If youre not going to play for me (in the long-term), sit in the bloody reserves and thats it. He comes with saving Macclesfield on his CV, which will give many Blues fans hope he can repeat that feat. Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell was born on 18 September 1974 and is an English professional football manager and former player who was most [77] Due to injuries to Thomas Vermaelen and William Gallas towards the end of the season, he found himself starting frequently for Arsenal. It doesnt even make any sense now, move on. Last updated on 22 October 201922 October 2019.From the section Southend. On 29 May 1998, aged 23 years and 248 days, Campbell became England's second-youngest captain after Bobby Moore[85] in a 00 draw against Belgium, though Michael Owen subsequently overtook Campbell after captaining England against Paraguay in April 2002. [67] He captained the club to a 10 win over Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium in the 2008 FA Cup Final. A concrete offer was put on the table. The manager recalls making an effort to convince him to prolong his time at the club, only to end up feeling Campbell had been overly influenced by his agent. He has had an injection in his right ankle, troublesome since the previous autumn but damaged playing for England against Albania in a World Cup qualifier, and the joint is heavily strapped beneath his sock. [65] His time at Pompey started well, as he formed a successful partnership in the centre of defence with Linvoy Primus and helped the club to keep five consecutive clean sheets. Yet there was a temporary feel to their advantage. [9], Following his experience at West Ham United, Campbell was reluctant to join another professional club's youth programme, but after two months of persistence from Tottenham Hotspur's chief scout Len Cheesewright, he eventually joined the Tottenham Youth team. But it is Campbell, the youth-team graduate who left for nothing, whose defection incited the most febrile reaction. Hes very deep, very private and, despite being 100 kilos of man and muscle, is difficult to read. They smack of a player whose priority was to keep options open as his contract ran down, ostensibly seeking evidence that the club through whose youth ranks he had risen shared his longer-term ambitions to be challengers. England defender Sol Campbell's brother has been jailed for 12 months for attacking a student who allegedly suggested the player "might be gay". As a player, I would go into detail, watch who I was playing against. That first late-night meeting, with the Arsenal manager in tow, had been an opportunity for Dein and Wenger to sell their vision to the potential new recruit, if largely in hope rather than expectation, given the interest that had been expressed from abroad in his signature. One simply read John 13:27 in reference to a Bible verse that begins, When Judas took the bread, Satan entered him. His first game in charge will be against leaders Ipswich on Saturday. They met at the West Lodge Park hotel in the north London suburb of Hadley Wood, chatting for hours over coffee, but Mabbutt, too, departed resigned to the fact his fellow defender saw his future elsewhere. [95] He played four matches under McClaren as England's qualification campaign failed.[96]. Tuesday marked 19 years ago to the day since he arrived on at White Hart Lane as Arsenals No 23 and stepped off the team coach into a din of poisonous abuse, 4,000 white balloons bearing the word Judas and banners condemning his defection. [49][50] Towards the end of the campaign, Wenger began playing Kolo Tour and one of Pascal Cygan and Philippe Senderos in central defence, and Campbell was benched, leaving him to complain to the manager that Senderos was a "lucky player" who should not be considered good enough to play at Campbell's expense. There was a tour of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro and a trip out to the training ground in Como, some 30 miles from the city. Sugar was left upset by his attitude, his fears growing that Campbell, the teams prized asset, was intent upon moving for nothing under freedom of contract. [114] Campbell watched his new side lose 71 to Doncaster Rovers[115] before taking charge for his first game a 31 home defeat to Ipswich Town. [3] He was the youngest of twelve children, nine of whom were boys. At the time Southend were second from bottom in League One, 16 points from safety. The director of football tried to placate him as best he could, offering positive updates on incomings, but he could tell Campbell was growing disillusioned at the clubs inability to compete. Yet, within hours, details leaked that Campbell had rejected Spurs proposal. Published: 13:05, 25 Jul 2022. If they leave for no money, they are criticised. He was one of the few players who seriously did not put money before football., Towards the end at Spurs, Campbell explained, he had grown disillusioned by the regular churn of managers, the lack of philosophy and structure. A structure. Campbell enjoyed a fine run of form on his return to Arsenal and had retained hope of making it to England's squad for the 2010 World Cup, which would have been his fourth outing on the world stage along with a record seventh major tournament for his country. [61] Campbell also holds the distinction, alongside Teddy Sheringham, Steve McManaman, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, as one of six Englishmen to have scored in a Champions League final. Youve probably done things when youre 25 or 15 or whatever. I feel a lot of people have listened to too many other people, he says. On 18 February, he scored his first goal in his second stint at the club with a headed goal against Porto in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Campbell then rejected an approach from Turkish side Fenerbahe. Who might come into my vicinity. [93] He was named in England's squad for the 2006 World Cup, but was third-choice centre back, with coach Sven-Gran Eriksson preferring the partnership of Ferdinand and Terry. [7] He was a prodigious schoolboy talent and was part-educated at the FA's School of Excellence at Lilleshall, where he met table tennis player and later football agent Sky Andrew. I wouldnt have played him. We understand that. He would echo those comments the following year. Ex-Celtic striker Henrik Larsson had looked set to succeed Bond before talks broke down last week. Photo by Kevin Barnes CameraSport via Getty Images Following a decision not to restart the season, Southend were relegated to League Two. Thats the starting block. [128], During the 2016 referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union, Campbell supported Brexit. He doesnt want to sit down and talk, never mind make demands. [92], Campbell maintained his place in the centre of defence as he took part in England's successful qualification campaign for Euro 2004. Its different now, but back then people got away with it., Sol Campbell has received a torrent of abuse after his move from Spurs to Arsenal (Photo by Kevin Barnes - CameraSport via Getty Images). Each new coach brought a different philosophy. He had overseen 22 of his England appearances, after all, and first handed him the armband at that level in the summer of 1998. It was a cheap deal. I think hed said he wouldnt go to Arsenal at one point, too. Maybe that might have forced a shift in his stance over the contract. I needed to be in that type of environment. Campbell played for Arsenal and Tottenham during an illustrious playing career, and kept Macclesfield in League Two last season in his first managerial role before leaving by mutual consent in August. There was an awkward parting at the end of the evening, as if both parties were relieved it was over. [58], Campbell was back playing on 25 April in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Villarreal in Spain, where a 00 draw on the night put the Gunners into the final. I kept strong to myself. Sunday, April 8, 2001. By the time the England centre-half was tucking into eggy bread in the middle of the night, he was swaying towards Arsenal. [88], Campbell was England's first-choice centre back throughout the successful qualification campaign for Euro 2000 under new boss Kevin Keegan, and played in all three group games at the tournament, which England exited after defeat by Romania. He scored his only senior international goal at the tournament, a header off a corner kick by Beckham in the opening group game against Sweden. Those two were the ones who kept hanging on to wait to speak to him. It had been obvious when he didnt turn up for pre-season that he wasnt going to be with us anymore, but none of us knew he was going across the road to Arsenal. [16], New manager Gerry Francis led the club to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in the 199495 campaign, but Campbell missed the match due to injury and Spurs were beaten by Everton. The player later suggested he would have been willing to sign a new four-year contract with a break after the first year if it turned out they didnt go and buy quality players, though Spurs would argue there was little indication at the time that he would have agreed such a deal. This is the sort of form that did for Campbells predecessor, Kevin Bond, and unless Campbell can turn things around in a hurry ketchup or no ketchup relegation awaits. It was seven months before those who had rejoiced in Campbells start at the semi-final saw him again in the flesh, and the reception they afforded the 27-year-old was very different. Because he certainly seems to have made his peace with them. Sporley 1 yr. ago. They finished above us in the league. The first game after his appointment which he watched from the stands was a chastening 7-1 thumping at home to Doncaster. I was 25 and now Im 46. I think he found football a little bit grey.. Arsenal report: London rivals' captain to join and repeat Sol Campbell trick from two decades ago Arsenal may repeat their Sol Campbell masterstroke in the Hes sticking a win bonus on your wages every month if hes any good, so you soon get accepted into a place. Nobody knew for certain what it was all about. Occasionally testy without ever straying into awkwardness. A lot of different situations were blown out of proportion, but thats the usual. Sol hadnt spoken to anybody (other than Spurs) or attended any meetings before then. Sylvain Wiltord, Sylvinho and Robert Pires were thwarted by his challenges. Campbell admits that there is still some way to go despite progress having been made in recent years. Naturally, Sol was extremely reluctant. The subject of abuse within football is even more prevalent in recent times with the English game taking part in a social media boycott in order to send a message to supporters that hate will not be tolerated. Wherever he goes, I wish him luck. Campbell had always kept his cards close to his chest, even in the dressing room at Spurs, so no one knew precisely where he would end. Campbell scores against Chelsea on his debut in 1992 (Photo: Getty). Having already won caps for the England under-21s and England B team, Campbell gained his first of 73 full caps for England aged 21. Im a street footballer. He has Europes top clubs after him, offered Carr. Six weeks in and the Sol Campbell regime at Southend has already claimed its first victim. [40] Campbell enjoyed immediate success with Arsenal, as he won both Premier League and FA Cup winners' medals as Arsenal won the Double in his first season at Highbury. Not many players are prepared not to be picking up the same amount of money as their colleagues. Does Frank Lampard need to work? Levy is already fiercely unpopular with Spurs fans and this appointment wouldnt do much for that, which means this is never in a million years going to materialise. Over a protracted period of time, I felt the chemistry between us was positive. ", Wenger speaking on Campbell and the defence of the Invincibles season. Sky Sports Clare Tomlinson, in a post-match interview in the new year when Spurs were in the midst of a run of six clean sheets in seven matches in all competitions, asked outright, What about your situation, Sol? There was Sol at Arsenals training ground being introduced as an Arsenal player, says Clemence. Only on Tuesday night, in his fifth league game, did he claim his first point, a hard-fought 1-1 away draw against 10-man Burton. Campbell recalls two visits also attended by his representative and Wenger, and a further three where he and Dein walked alone out from the terrace and talked not necessarily about football, but life. Nothing. [116] On 18 January 2020, Southend won their second game under Campbell with a 21 victory away at Accrington Stanley, the club's first league win since September 2019. Former England defender Sol Campbell has left his role as manager of Southend United by mutual consent. I could see what was happening, but I couldnt do anything.. [68] In January 2010, Campbell sued Portsmouth for 1.7million in unpaid image rights and bonus payments. Manager Glenn Hoddle admitted it was a risk to play Campbell as the defender was not at full fitness, and he injured his ankle fouling Ray Parlour before he was eventually replaced by Ledley King. [46], The following season, 200304, would be known as "The Invincibles season" as Campbell formed a new partnership with Kolo Tour, with the pair instrumental in helping Arsenal regain the Premier League title without losing a single match. He was keeping his options open, but remained committed to Tottenham while contracted to the club. [30] Several top continental clubs expressed interest in signing him, but he joined Arsenal Tottenham's biggest rivals on a free transfer. In truth, while they publicly pushed for a positive resolution, Sugar, Pleat and the manager George Graham always suspected the centre-half had no interest in either re-signing or leaving until his deal was far closer to its expiry date, and his hand strengthened as a result. "When I put on the England shirt, I had a collection of thoughts. It was hardly a surprise he was not invited to the farewell fixture at White Hart Lane in 2017 ahead of the stadiums redevelopment, but still sad that there was no real incentive to include a player who had captained Spurs to one of the two trophies they have won since 1991, and played 315 times for the club. The main thing is when you make mistakes, you try to learn from them.. But above all curious, thoughtful and generous with his time. Inter Milan and Barcelona, in particular. After a long period out with viruses, Campbell returned to bench duty in January, making his first appearance in two months as a substitute in Newcastle's 20 win over Birmingham City on 15 February. Instead, with each passing day and his intransigence to moving entrenched, Campbells market value effectively dropped. Inter Milan were one of them as well as a few Spanish clubs who wouldnt want Sol Campbell? Southends manager discusses self-confidence, how nothing has come easy and why he is loving life near the foot of League One, Macclesfield preparing to boycott League Two match with Crewe. So, too, the presence of Sergei Rebrov and Tim Sherwood. Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of National League club Southend United. He previously managed Macclesfield Town from November 2018 to August 2019. This news makes more sense than what we were expecting last week, with the untried and unproven Larsson on the verge of joining. It feels anticlimactic to report that Campbell is disappointingly normal in the flesh. Steve McManaman may have upped sticks at Liverpool and signed a pre-contract agreement to join Real Madrid in January 1999, one of the first elite players to capitalise on the new registration regulations, but clubs were still coming to terms with the need to plan extensively ahead. His captains stance left him infuriated. [15] At the end of the season, he signed a four-year contract with the club. I had always enjoyed a warm relationship with the Spurs directors, going back as far as Irving Scholar, who had represented Spurs when we famously founded the Premier League, he says. He knows the task is gargantuan. I saw Sol in the dressing-room and said, What are you lying about? Inter were a decent team, but not in the Champions League. [82], Campbell was a regular through the various England youth teams, and picked up two man of the match awards during the 1993 UEFA European Under-19 Championship which England won with a 10 win over Turkey.[83]. Webis kevin campbell related to sol campbellnational veterans service fund public relations pr nightmare. He can argue he made the right decision. Others have made that short move along north Londons Seven Sisters Road. He won his second cap in England's 20 group stage match against Scotland, again as a substitute. They talked about numbers, recalled Campbell. It was quite simple: his mindset was to stay at Spurs, we were trying to find a solution, but he basically wanted to see which direction the club were going, Campbells agent at the time, Sky Andrew, tells The Athletic. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Related Articles. The clubs in-house legal counsel suggested he might consider seeking to have the case bound over, ensuring he would not be convicted, but nevertheless admitting a level of culpability a strategy Campbell rejected. I love the strategy. [113], On 22 October 2019, Campbell was appointed manager of EFL League One club Southend United. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. If we win this, you will get this bonus; if we finish here, you will get this. We all made our decisions, you accept it and you move on.. [85] Campbell started all four of England's matches in the 1998 World Cup. [43] The club appealed the suspension but were unsuccessful, and he was forced to miss the cup final as Arsenal defeated Southampton to retain the trophy, though they ended the league campaign in second place. He will not sit down and speak to the club. Campbell was given an unsurprisingly fiery reception upon his return to Spurs (Photo: Getty), But it was his decision and, ultimately, he felt he was going to a better team. In doing so, he became only the second player after Ryan Giggs to play in the first 19 seasons of the Premier League. Someone I respect as well, because he was very straight. [87] Campbell headed a corner into the Argentine net and wheeled away to celebrate his first international goal, which appeared to be the winning goal which would have put England into the quarter finals. Sol Campbell's Spurs years Campbell's career kicked off in earnest in the early 1990s at Tottenham and he spent a total of nine seasons at the club as a senior While walking around the garden, we were always concerned about being busted by the press. In his first season there, he helped the Gunners to their second Premier League title. Campbell has signed a deal until the end of the 2021-22 season. The next thing we know, Sky Sports News were saying he was leaving, says Andrew. [14] Despite this start to his career, he was not picked by manager Terry Venables again throughout the remainder of the 199293 season. Campbell started again in Newcastle's next two fixtures with West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool, but lost his place upon the return of Coloccini. And for a man who has graced the games biggest stages, this is curiously the environment he loves best: mud and muck, grit and graft. Waiting on the sidelines, as he puts it. Thats how big Sol was for the supporters and us as players.. Sometimes you do say: Well, when do you reckon its going to happen? But I totally believed and sometimes youve got to take a job where youve really got to work at it., Why was he so set on coaching, a precarious job with a dangerously short life expectancy? Sol Campbell: His Arsenal career in pictures Feature When players swapped one big club for another New signings: Sterling to give Chelsea a clinical edge New signings: A fortnight after the FA Cup semi-final loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford, with Campbells rehabilitation on-going, Hoddle invited him to his house for dinner with his family. He previously managed Macclesfield Town from November 2018 to August 2019. They were almost in a rebuilding process. WebThe Imprint Interview: Kevin Campbell Part I and The Imprint Interview: Kevin Campbell Part II. Campbell made his international debut as a substitute against Hungary on 18 May 1996. [12] Waldon offered to make him captain of the youth team, but Campbell declined the offer as he wanted to concentrate on his own game.[13]. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Try a week on us. But, while foreign clubs could sign pre-contract agreements from January, domestic suitors were obliged to wait until the current deal had run down. Former England international Sol Campbell has said the abuse he got from fans in his playing days was "sick". With each subsequent rendezvous at Deins house, it became clearer that a move which once might have been unthinkable could actually be feasible. Yet the article which prompted the libel, in which Sugars financial commitment to Spurs had been questioned, was not actually published until December 1999, over five months after the assault charge had been dropped. Thierry Henry thought he was crazy. Due to his height and physical power, he excelled in the air, both offensively and defensively, although he initially had to work hard to improve his heading ability during his teenage years. However, despite being fairly comfortable in possession, he frequently drew criticism throughout his career for his poor distribution. [121] In 2014, he criticised Ed Miliband's proposals for a mansion tax on properties worth over 2million, calling it "madness". It was like going into battle, fighting for your team and your country. In August 2006, he joined Portsmouth on a free transfer. The last thing I wanted to do was get involved in another court case, the player is quoted as saying. towards the end of last month but Southend chairman Ron Martin made Larsson his first choice before discussions ended. Bayern said, OK, if youre not going to speak with us now, were pulling out. If they signed him on a four-year contract theyd have to write off 18 million, or 4.5 million-a-year, plus his wages. At that time, Barcelona were not at the top of their game. As soon as that appeared, thats when we accepted what the situation was. They invited Campbell out to Milan and, having met up with his friend Dean Gordon, the Middlesbrough defender, he stopped off in Monaco en route before making the four-hour drive across the border into northern Italy. I love everything about it. And you wonder whether the English footballing public is finally ready to make its peace with Sol Campbell. Kevin Campbell: 'Arsenal were special, but I fell in love And if you dont believe in yourself, who else is going to believe in you? I want to be here, and Im here now. Instantly, the mood among the crowd shifts. Retrieved 19 April 2010. ^ McCarra, Kevin (3 February 2006). "The strange case of Sol Campbell, still missing in action". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 November 2006. ^ "Hansen voices fears over Campbell".
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