Spugsy

'Ashley-Paul is goin fulham on monday. If i pull dis off im on dis ting'



Facebook furore as Palace youngster reveals his plan to millions

* Stephen McMillan
* The Guardian,
* Tuesday July 8, 2008
* Article history

Some transfers come to light only when a footballer is spotted relaxing on the yacht of a rival club's billionaire owner or dining at the favourite restaurant of their chief executive, but a young Crystal Palace player has moved the whole business into the modern era by posting details of a proposed move on his Facebook page.

Ashley-Paul Robinson, an 18-year-old winger who has been with the Championship side for five years, wrote a message on the social networking site announcing that he was having a trial with Fulham. His 194 Facebook friends were not the only people able to read exciting news of his dalliance with the Premier League club, however. The message could be seen by all 2.7m members of the site who have joined its London section, unwittingly breaking the story to supporters of both clubs and to anyone else in the capital interested in reading candid transfer gossip.

Robinson posted a message on Saturday which read: "Ashley-Paul is goin fulham on monday. If i pull dis off im on dis ting." On Sunday he added: "Ashley-Paul is travling 2 Bath With Fulham Fingers Crossed."

After news of the move spread, he posted a new message yesterday afternoon saying: "Ashley-Paul has been very naughty lol!"

Palace, however, have not found Robinson's frankness a laughing matter. "It's pretty embarrassing for the club that this guy is telling the world he's looking to leave the club," said a Palace source. "Perhaps someone should tell him to be a bit more private about what he's putting on the internet."

Robinson has been at Palace since he was a 14-year-old academy player and he broke into the first team at the end of last season, making his first-team debut as a late substitute against Preston North End in March. A month later he was offered a new contract by the club's manager, Neil Warnock, but a parting of the ways now seems inevitable. "We feel it's probably better that he looks elsewhere to further his career," said Warnock.

lionheart

May have been interesting if it was Ashley Cole...but who on earth is Ashley-Paul? By the way, according to Seven Days, the Bin Ladin Group have offered to buy Newcastle Utd FC...should be able to "blow away" the opposition then!

Spugsy

heh, maybe the stupiest story ever as well.

(I bet it would cost a bomb though?)

lionheart

Sometimes the truth can seem very stupid...

Madam Medusa

ohhh...do you mean this ashley cole...




MM, xx

nottmbantam

My wife is totally convinced Ashley Cole is gay.

Considering his talent,lifestyle and good looking wife, I'm inclined to agree....

Spugsy

oh christ PLEASE tell me no MM?

He's one of the biggest pricks around.

Spugsy

plus the fact that 2 years back him and a mate were 'messing around' putting, ahem, mobiles somewhere sensitive then making them ring and 'vibrate'?

lionheart

But I thought his lifestyle included shagging as many female models as possible before wifey catches him out (again).

Madam Medusa

oh but yes, but he's as fit as...i've nearly forgiven him for marrying that cheryl woman...

MM, xx

Spugsy

oh she's appalling, used to see her around the Toon years back, pretty lass but christ, screeches like a fishwife, they are a truly horrible pairing, thick as dogshit as well.

Spugsy

oh and its too hot for footy pet, 5 a side is back on in september - so tell your old fella to stay fit and we'll get him in the team when we start up ok?

Madam Medusa

oh ok...defo count him in then...

MM, xx

Spugsy

ok, tell the HUGE fella he's in...

nottmbantam

Yeah, wasn't it ole Cheryl who got tanked up and battered some poor old toilet attendant a few years back, and threw in some choice language to boot?

Hmmm,nice couple.