Duffy Hits Back At Criticism

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"I'll take on board what John Toshack and other people in the game say to me because I respect their comments," said Duffy.

"But I don't accept it from people outside the game, people who might not have kicked a ball in their life.

"I've seen people in the paper having a go at me, but I've got no interest in what they're saying. A lot of people know nothing about football, so what they say doesn't bother me.

"I don't want to name names, but some people in the media have been having a go at me for no apparent reason. If they want to make a living out of doing that, it's up to them.

"But I won't accept criticism from people who haven't got a clue what they're talking about.

"Maybe I have come to a bit of a halt in my career, but I'm hopeful I can still push on.

"Everyone has a blip at some point in their career, but whatever people think, I've still been playing regular football and I'm enjoying myself.

"I'm at Swansea until the end of the season. Hopefully we'll get into the play-offs and I'll be involved in those, then I'll just have to take it from there.

"I've hardly played any football for Portsmouth and I've been out on loan more or less for the last 18 months, but I still feel I'm developing.

"Swansea is my home-town club, but I can't say whether there's a possibility of me rejoining them permanently because I'm still under contract at Portsmouth.

"I've got another two years left there after this season so I'll just have to sit down and assess things in the summer."

SOURCE: WESTERN MAIL