Skirge Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Cheick Tiote: Why I'll never forget where I come from Oct 30 2011 by Mark Douglas, Sunday Sun THE watch is alabaster white and the matching diamond earrings gleam under the harsh lights of the radio interview room deep in the bowels of St James’ Park. He clutches an invite to a fashion show promoting Mulberry’s Autumn/Winter collection, while a showy white Bentley with personalised number plate and tinted windows waits in the car park. But appearances can be deceptive – as becomes clear from the moment Cheick Tiote opens his mouth for a rare interview. Softly spoken and considered in his answers, you would never guess that Newcastle United’s Ivorian enforcer was a man who bounces off the walls of the dressing room to psyche himself up before games – or is quite simply one of the division’s best midfielders. And as for the trappings of being a professional footballer? Rarely have they been so hard earned or deserved. Few would begrudge a man who still sends a significant chunk of his growing weekly wage back home to the Ivory Coast the odd bit of excess when he remains as grounded as he was the day he came to England. “I don’t think I’ve changed one bit,” he explains, having now mastered a language that he couldn’t speak a word of when he arrived from FC Twente 12 months ago. Not even a rapid rise from unknown Eredivisie bit part player to a proven Premier League performer of pedigree has dulled out memories of a childhood spent playing barefoot football in the streets of Abidjan. He didn’t don his first pair of football pairs until the age of 15. While fortunes on the pitch have flourished, his family’s plight when the Ivory Coast was torn apart by civil unrest captured the headlines for unwanted reasons. He paid for his family – made up of five brothers and two sisters – to be flown from his ravaged homeland. “I had to move my family because it was a difficult moment for everyone there. I had to move my family to another place and it was a worrying time,” he said. “Now they’re back in Abidjan. I moved my family to another place to be clear in my head. When you are thinking about your family in Africa it’s hard to stay focused on your job. My family is very important to me – I still send money home to help them.” Perspective is key here, Tiote attributing his mental strength and determination to the humble upbringing so far away from his current lifestyle. “You never forget your background. Coming from that you learn to appreciate what you have when you come to England,” he said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-united/2011/10/30/you-never-forget-where-you-come-from-and-that-makes-you-appreciate-life-here-even-more-79310-29685046/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 The Man U link with Tiote is in The People Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 If he's not fit we haven't got a hope in hell against Stoke the dirty horrible cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33672251.html Cheik on the move? that living room is fucking horrible! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I'd rather we don't take a chance on him and aggravate an injury and in this game Taylor's inclusion at centre half may be more important. Links to the big clubs are bound to surface because Tiote's that good and because we have an owner who will always think of the £££££ signs first and the progression of the team second. Sadly I could see him going next summer but it would be criminal to sell any of our key players in January...........oh wait haven't we been here before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I'd rather we don't take a chance on him and aggravate an injury and in this game Taylor's inclusion at centre half may be more important. Links to the big clubs are bound to surface because Tiote's that good and because we have an owner who will always think of the £££££ signs first and the progression of the team second. Sadly I could see him going next summer but it would be criminal to sell any of our key players in January...........oh wait haven't we been here before Criminal was charging £35m for the hippy. If the same ridiculous amount comes in for Tiote then of course he's gone, any club would sell him for that price, probably less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 True Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33672251.html Cheik on the move? that living room is fucking horrible! Is that his gaff though ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 The Man U link with Tiote is in The People Load of bollocks then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33672251.html Cheik on the move? that living room is f***ing horrible! Is that his gaff though ? That's where his cars are parked in the picture in this thread. Probably rented it like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 The links to 'bigger clubs' were inevitable given his quality. He's one of the very best in the league at what he does especially given he's now back to his best, that's why it's so imperative we keep hold of him. He'a arguably our most important player, protecting the defence and giving us a base on which we can launch our own attacks. Last season he had the strike of being suspended far too much, a year on he seems to have cut back on the bookings, sides will begin to show more interest. We have to hope his lengthy contract and a ridiculous asking price put suitors off, I can't see it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33672251.html Cheik on the move? that living room is f***ing horrible! Is that his gaff though ? That's where his cars are parked in the picture in this thread. Probably rented it like. Is there not a few houses that look like that along there ? or is that Shola's old house and Tiote rents off Shola? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyP Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 tbh i maintain i think Tiote lives somewhere else in Jesmond...thats what i want to believe anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 tbh i maintain i think Tiote lives somewhere else in Jesmond...thats what i want to believe anyway! he's only moved to Lindisfarne Rd in the last couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyP Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 tbh i maintain i think Tiote lives somewhere else in Jesmond...thats what i want to believe anyway! he's only moved to Lindisfarne Rd in the last couple of weeks. this makes sense, havent seen his cars for the past couple of weeks so looks like he has moved out... Lindisfarne Close is in Jesmond. re-read what i said, a couple of streets away but still in Jes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 tbh i maintain i think Tiote lives somewhere else in Jesmond...thats what i want to believe anyway! he's only moved to Lindisfarne Rd in the last couple of weeks. this makes sense, havent seen his cars for the past couple of weeks so looks like he has moved out... Lindisfarne Close is in Jesmond. re-read what i said, a couple of streets away but still in Jes... He's definitely only just moved there, my mate lives next door to him. He was watching Tiote's lass dancing in the kitchen one night last week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 tbh i maintain i think Tiote lives somewhere else in Jesmond...thats what i want to believe anyway! he's only moved to Lindisfarne Rd in the last couple of weeks. this makes sense, havent seen his cars for the past couple of weeks so looks like he has moved out... Lindisfarne Close is in Jesmond. re-read what i said, a couple of streets away but still in Jes... He's definitely only just moved there, my mate lives next door to him. He was watching Tiote's lass dancing in the kitchen one night last week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Spoke to my mate. Latest on the Lindisfarne Road housing situation is that Tiote's settling in nicely, Shola's moved out and gone to live in Ponteland and apparantly Ben Arfa might rent Shola's house. And Tiote's lass isn't dancing in the kitchen tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Shola hates Tiote and Ben Arfa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 tbh i maintain i think Tiote lives somewhere else in Jesmond...thats what i want to believe anyway! he's only moved to Lindisfarne Rd in the last couple of weeks. this makes sense, havent seen his cars for the past couple of weeks so looks like he has moved out... Lindisfarne Close is in Jesmond. re-read what i said, a couple of streets away but still in Jes... He's definitely only just moved there, my mate lives next door to him. He was watching Tiote's lass dancing in the kitchen one night last week. Exactly, made his woman know her place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Shola hates Tiote and Ben Arfa. Team spirit is shot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 why do I think big council house when I look at that link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 why do I think big council house when I look at that link. How many council houses has a double garage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Out for tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Out for tonight. Doomed. Where's that from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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