Scharner claims Everton approach

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A strange story at the Clubcall site has Paul Scharner claiming: "In May, after the FA Cup triumph with Wigan, Everton offered me a three-year deal," an assertion that is roundly being rejected as fantasy by sources on Merseyside.

The Austrian international chose instead to return to Hamburg after his loan spell at the DW Stadium but he has revealed there was an offer on the table from Martinez to join Everton.

"I could've earned twice as much in England. But at this point in time I had the announcement that in Hamburg everyone starts at zero."

As if to drive home the dubious nature of the claim, the story says that it was Roberto Martinez who tried to sign him... but Martinez was not confirmed as the new Everton manager until 5 June.

Original Source: Clubcall  

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Michael Kenrick
334 Posted 24/07/2013 at 18:33:32
The story has it as being a 3-year deal — for a 33-year-old.

Phew... Not a bad player but I'm glad he said No.

James Elworthy
336 Posted 24/07/2013 at 18:35:12
Didn't Big Dunc nut him once?
Paul McAllister
337 Posted 24/07/2013 at 18:36:55
Yeah, and Lucy Pinder once offered me the chance to have a bath with her.

Who is this nob?

Barry Rathbone
341 Posted 24/07/2013 at 18:43:50
Got Moyes parting gift all over it.
David Donnellan
343 Posted 24/07/2013 at 18:44:22
Yeah, I remember that James. I think Big Dunc gave him a left hook to the body, if memory serves me correctly.

I would be surprised if he was offered a 3-year deal at his age.

James Martin
345 Posted 24/07/2013 at 18:46:45
Barry your bitterness knows no end. If this is true Martinez should be thankful Scharner rejected his offer because him as a first signing would have sent out all the wrong signals.
Richard Dodd
356 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:03:15
I have every reason to believe Matinez knew about his future at that time-as did Moyes.
We have been the audience to the biggest scam Kenwright has EVER pulled off !
Mike Keating
366 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:24:37
Isn't this the twat Duncan throttled on the pitch
Don't believe a word of it
Kev Johnson
369 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:26:57
That was Stefan Freund, Mike. He was playing for Leicester at that point, although he played for Spurs before that. He's now part of the Spurs backroom team.
Ross Edwards
372 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:33:50
Scharner, who is 33 has claimed he was offered a three year deal. I know Kenwright is stupid but I don't think he'd offer something that ridiculous.
Anthony Flack
375 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:37:54
Ponderous over rated not for me. Last good game was probably against us when he bagged 2 headers at GP
Karl Masters
378 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:35:23
I don't know why some of you are so sceptical. We have wound up with Alcaraz as a senior pro from Wigan, who is to say Scharner wasn't the first choice?

And Paul McAllister asks 'who is this nob?' whilst dreaming of glamour models taking a bath with him. He must have had his head buried in a copy of Nuts as Scharner scored those goals against us a few years back....

Karl Masters
379 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:35:23
I don't know why some of you are so sceptical. We have wound up with Alcaraz as a senior pro from Wigan, who is to say Scharner wasn't the first choice?

And Paul McAllister asks 'who is this nob?' whilst dreaming of glamour models taking a bath with him. He must have had his head buried in a copy of Nuts as Scharner scored those goals against us a few years back....

Colin Glassar
381 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:49:17
Scharner is a well known lunatic who likes to dye his hair. Pinch of salt and all that.
Jamie Barlow
384 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:52:21
Wasn't this Scharner?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIB7dCl51Z8

Karl Masters
385 Posted 24/07/2013 at 19:35:23
Dyeing your hair makes you a lunatic?

Just ask Phil Neville! Or a certain Mr Moyes who was sporting blonde highlights in grey rather than red hair by the end!

Colin Glassar
386 Posted 24/07/2013 at 20:03:23
I rest my case, Karl. Dying your hair can lead to lunacy and, probably, loss of virility.
James Stewart
395 Posted 24/07/2013 at 20:25:11
Fantasy
James Morgan
427 Posted 24/07/2013 at 20:59:11
I remember big Dunc digging him in the gut and whilst awaiting his punishment, Jimmy Bullard stood next to him with a nervous smile wondering whether to say anything to the big man or not. Classic.

While I'm at it, does anyone remember when he went he went after Zenden like a raging bull and the morning paper read
"Judo expert Zenden sparks brawl with Ferguson...AND LIVES!"
Oh the days.

I digress. Scharner is talking bollocks.

Paul McAllister
435 Posted 24/07/2013 at 21:26:02
Karl #378

It's called sarcasm mate. Heavy sarcasm. Even Moyes wouldn't have signed this bloke, he's a no mark who's biggest claim to fame is supposedly Big Dunc smacking him one. That's why no-one believes him.

Harold Matthews
469 Posted 24/07/2013 at 23:06:29
I'm trying to visualize Lucy Pinder.
Karl Masters
472 Posted 24/07/2013 at 23:22:41
It's called irony, Paul, heavy irony! Legs not fall out over it though, especially as you have made Harold's evening! :)
Eugene Ruane
474 Posted 24/07/2013 at 23:31:43
Three year deal?

What nonsense!

Next thing we'll hear is the club can't spell the players names correctly.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/embarrassment-everton-club-shop-spells-2080872?

D'OH!!!!

Karl Masters
476 Posted 24/07/2013 at 23:22:41
Maybe Kevin Ratcliffe is working in there? Phil Jajelka anybody?
Patrick Murphy
481 Posted 24/07/2013 at 23:45:28
Eugene one of my Nephews came back from Goodison with a Number Seven and Jolly Vic on the back of his shirt.
Kev Johnson
487 Posted 25/07/2013 at 00:06:29
Interestingly, while we're talking rearranged letters, an apposite anagram of Naismith is... "I shit man". You said it, mate, you said it.
William Turner
493 Posted 25/07/2013 at 03:50:15
I remember Brian Harris dying his hair blond to much applause! RIP Brian.
Brian Wilkinson
494 Posted 25/07/2013 at 04:56:40
He's Austrian, he swore at Duncan ferguson in German and got a punch in the guts for his troubles, he said later that week had I known Ferguson could speak German I would have kept my mouth shut.
Kevin Jones
530 Posted 25/07/2013 at 08:35:41
I remember Peter Reid dyed his hair Jet Black once. Brought a titter from all corners of the ground.

David Donnellan
538 Posted 25/07/2013 at 10:46:07
I remember the Steffen Freund incident, Kev. When you think about it, there are a number of scrapes he got into over the years. Like the Scharner & Zenden incidents, our Dunc didnt do handbags, you fucked him off, beware! Also remember him smashing fredi Bobic (think that was his name) of Bolton in the midriff. Wouldve been interesting to see how he would have handled Suarez's antics (ala Distin & Mirallas). I would take a guess that them bucked teeth may have been part of the turf.
Anyway, ive gone a bit off topic reminiscing about Big Dunc, but it shows how much interest I have in us signing Scharner.
Tony J Williams
542 Posted 25/07/2013 at 11:23:51
The Steffen Fruend strangling used to be the wallpaper on my phone. Loved it.
Simon Jones
630 Posted 25/07/2013 at 16:56:04
Shouldn't this thread be called Big Dunc – players he hurt? I was at that Wigan game, their goalie gets the ball and I look up field to watch the expected clearance... next thing, we are in uproar and Duncan is walking off the field, having been on it as a sub for only 8 minutes or something.


I look and see Scharner writhing around in agony and definitely not acting. It's on YouTube; the couple of times I've seen it I expect to see Dunc's fist come out of Scharner's back, he really did hit him that hard.

Tony Doran
651 Posted 25/07/2013 at 17:51:35
Paul 337 I was also offered that but decided on Lizzie Velasquez. That's between us like.
Robert Workman
867 Posted 26/07/2013 at 12:17:08
I agree with Colin - 381 - Scharner is regarded as being a "loose cannon" over here.

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