George Friend

[donnyguy61]

Always liked the guy 
Rob Staton ‏@robstaton
Per @Steve_Crossman -George Friend was due thousands of pounds from #DRFC per a clause in his contract. He's told the club to keep the money

[philsky]

The man's quality

Stunning

[wilts rover]

you can't fault that, good luck for your future career George and hopefully a good round of applause the next time your are at the KM

[afro goal machine]

Football friend !!!!

[Donny Dub]

Aptly georgeous George.  Now he's generous George!
Good luck.

[Barmby Rover]

My Middlesboro supporeting colleague at work cannot believe how good a player we gave to them, covers the whole pitch and is a real star. A top bloke as well obviously, Thanks George Friend, for all you did for us.

[RedArmy]

i remember the season we signed him he went off injured at scunny and ill be honest i was glad, but how times change thanks george. top man.

[RedArmy]

and to add to that, i highly doubt i was the only one.

[lee.j09]

i remember the season we signed him he went off injured at scunny and ill be honest i was glad, but how times change thanks george. top man.

what a joke of a statement that is!! glad to see one of our players injured???   

[drfcsteve]

What a legend, one of the few intelligent footballers I've met, and obviously a generous man too.

[silent majority]

Very generous if true,because a contract is a contract,it shows he enjoyed his time here,and valued what the club did for him,though i didn't rate him as a footballer,he's obviously a good bloke,good luck George

What a legend, one of the few intelligent footballers I've met, and obviously a generous man too.

Well it is true, he's also a member of the Alliance!

[RedArmy]

i remember the season we signed him he went off injured at scunny and ill be honest i was glad, but how times change thanks george. top man.

what a joke of a statement that is!! glad to see one of our players injured???   

no, not glad to see him injured glad to see him go off, which im sure in your time of watching football youve been glad to see someone go off.

[lee.j09]

sent off  injured no!

[RedArmy]

again, i never said i was glad to see him go off injured, i said i was glad to see him go off, cos to be quite honest after about 10 games in his first season he was awful. now stop picking at stupid things.

[FuzzyDuck]

Just heard that on Dean's interview.  What a classy guy

[RoversAlias]

If ever it needed confirming any more, George Friend is an absolute legend and one of the all-round nicest blokes I think we've ever had play for us. Total star, the model professional.

[mushRTID]

I think I love George Friend. Bloody nice guy.

[jonnydog]

Thoroughly, bloody nice chap!

[comeonrovers]

i was a bit unsure about george when he first signed but he grew on me quickly and always look out for him now. what a legend for waive-ring his fee's etc.  shows you that there are some nice guys in football you wouldn't see the prem crew doing that! #legendofdrfc

[andysly]

In the programme notes one game he was featured for a Q&A, when asked about what he'd buy with a lottery win (I think it was that sort of Q), replied "My Dad a new tractor".
Can you imagine the Man City/Utd/Chelsea etc players saying something similar?

[grayx]

Top gesture from a top bloke.

[GazLaz]

How much was it?

[DaveDRFC]

I remember, like others, thinking he wasn't very good in the first couple of months after signing for us. I then met him and felt really bad for thinking that of him because he was one of the nicest blokes I've ever met! Things turned for him when he moved to CB and then he put in some really good performances for us, and you could always see on his face just how gutted he was when we lost. I think by the end of last season it only seemed to be him and Jimmy O'Connor who looked like the losses still hurt, everyone else seemed resigned to our fate.

A top bloke, and like SM says above, still paying his money into the Rovers Alliance even though he has no ties with us whatsoever. Can't imagine many other ex-players doing something like that.

[Wild Rover]

How much was it?

My best guess would be it was the 10% of the fee paid by 'boro, as he didnt ask for a transfer and would be entitled. so any amount ( depending on which site you read ) between 10 and 45K.

[StocktonRover]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZfyVgEc-0&feature=relmfu

Just watched this - what a nice guy.

[Bristol Red Rover]

Could he still get our player of the season award?

[MachoMadness]

What a star. Great player and a nice bloke to boot. Boro don't know how lucky they are to have him, apparently they love him up there. Absolutely quality player, always thought very highly of him but now even more so. Great story.