Li Tie

[Ibby]

Shocking story

 

[GraemeS1980]

When we signed the Kejian sponsorship we got two new printers for the office, 100 reams of paper, Li Tie and Li Wei Feng in payment.

 

[Toffeeslam]

I remember him having a decent couple of games or two but overall he had to be a marketing gimmick right ?

As someone said maybe part of a sponsorship deal as we were as skint then as we are now.

 

[Frenk]

He's absolutely peking ducked...my missus is quarter Chinese before anyone accuses me of casual racism.

Suppose she's my quarter duck.

You 3/4 racist

 

[Liam-EFC]

I remember him having a decent couple of games or two but overall he had to be a marketing gimmick right ?

As someone said maybe part of a sponsorship deal as we were as skint then as we are now.

He was very good in his first season in which we finished 7th. I seem to remember he had a nasty leg break playing for China and was never the same again.

 

[Eggs]

….not sure I believe anything, even admissions from that part of the world.

 

[Bungle]

Where did it all go so wong?

 

[toffee-L]

Wouldn’t believe a word of that at all, he’s probably been coerced to cover up for someone else’s corruption that will go far higher than his pay grade.

 

[Dr Baxter]

I see some else started a thread about Li Tie. That's what happens with Chinese footballers, open a thread and a couple of hours later you want a new one.

 

[Blue83]

Corruption in Communist China, I'm truly shocked, his social credit score must have been hammered for this disgrace

 

[knowing your history]

I found it weird that all our fans seemed to treat him like a 17 year old kid who’d just broke into the first team yet he was like 26 and a full international.

At the time Asian players coming to England were just seen as commercial propositions.

You had Nakata ripping it up in Serie A but I can remember Arsenal signing Inamoto and he never really got a kick. Bolton also signed a striker and basically admitted they did it just to sell shirts in Far East and a few other prem clubs did that.

They've come so far in recent times with someone like Son being one of the best players in his position in the league for many seasons. Japan beating Spain and Germany at last World cup and not really registering as huge shocks anymore.

Give it another 20 years and I think with a decent draw Japan could seriously threaten to win the world cup as they have loads of top level talent in most positions now.

 

[Streetender1878]

I'd suspect corruption like this is rife throughout most sporting elements.

Shame really I quite liked him as a player... he wasn't great or anything .. hey ho...

Hey ho was a great player

 

[cocklord]

Don't suppose he fancies fixing some our games does he?

 

[tsubaki]

He was very good in his first season in which we finished 7th. I seem to remember he had a nasty leg break playing for China and was never the same again.

this - he had been decent, but that leg break destroyed his career

hope he is ok now

 

[aglee]

He knew how to kick a ball.
Wei Feng on the other hand....

To be fair to Wei Feng he'd never actually met a ball to he came to us