May you enjoy the same success as John Stones in chasing his dream,
Be as beloved by your next set of fans as is the big haired Maroaune Felliani,
May your gaffer see you as a but a bench-warming left-wing-back, and, no use to the 1st team,
Send you promptly to the reserves, before being transferred; much like Nicky ´Judas´ Barmby.
May you wallow in the brilliant vision of all your future Chairmen,
Nothing but the real blingy-bling, much like old ´Mad Dog´ Gravesen,
And when all the avarice and the caprice eventually does your head in, to L4 beg a return,
Head bowed and with your tail between your legs; only to be chucked on the substitutes bench.
May you develop the all goal scoring prowess of a mercurial Angell,
Be as valuable as a profligate young Goon-er Jeffers, and most of all,
May the few goals you do actually get come solely from the intervention of your own misplaced,
Yet very fortuitous arse; much like that eternal red-shite, the ever-poxy Dirk Kuyt.
May you continue to piss in your pants, whenever a top six defender,
Upon you does advance; Vertongen, Kompany and even David `Sideshow Bob´ Luiz,
All leave you quaking at the knees. You, a 6-foot t, 15 stone little spoilt brat,
Then has a big sulk, and wishes dearly that Sunderland AFC are soon to turn up.
Premierships, Champions Leagues, and all kinds of glory you now believe,
Are yours but to turn up and glean, just like a youthful Jack Rodwell a mere short while back;
A winners medal may at last be within his reach, if the Black Cats do a Championship title achieve,
But hark! Nevermind - if you find yourself in career freefall, I am sure Mina Riaola has your back!
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Posted
08/07/2017 at
19:33:07
He was a total cancer in the dressing room" Yes Frank? And your evidence for this claim?,"He was a total cancer in the dressing room" Yes Frank? And your evidence for this claim?,,,1,19:30:01,,86.43.170.204,ok,3717,07/08/2017 19:30:01,deso,reader,,
828603,35155,toffeeweb,08/07/2017,Malcolm Stout,office@lynnfield.co.uk,Well for the first time I'm glad I live nearly 500 miles away. My one or two annual visits will cease while Shrek is still anywhere around Goodison. Anybody know how long the contract is likely to be?
And I was so hopeful I would manage an away game in Europe this season. Saddest day in 40 years.
,Well for the first time I'm glad I live nearly 500 miles away. My one or two annual visits will cease while Shrek is still anywhere around Goodison. Anybody know how long the contract is likely to be? and I was so hopeful I would manage an away game in Europe this season. Saddest day in 40 years
,Turned on,BlueKfrog,1,19:30:08,,212.159.172.124,probation,19061,07/08/2017 19:30:08,office@lynnfield.co.uk,probation,,
828604,35153,toffeeweb,08/07/2017,Terry Underwood,terryu@gmx.com,"Okay, he has acted like an asswipe, but we are better than that. Good luck Rom, except against us of course
Posted
08/07/2017 at
19:42:52
Only people ever claiming him to be a cancer are people on this site with absolutely zero knowledge of anything going on in the club. In fact, as has been pointed out above, player after player actually speaks well of him and the team came together, Lukaku included, last season.
Also, all the joking about Fellaini ignores the faith put in him by Mourinho as the season went on and his growing importance as the season went on last year. He actually turned it around last season. As opposed to Rooney, who is being celebrated on these pages yet couldn't get a minute for United as the season went on.
And as for Stones, he's accepted the challenge to compete at the top and not just settle. Why would anyone criticize that? Worked out quite well for Lescott, winning trophies and league titles and making a hell of a lot of money. Just as Fellaini has been winning trophies, as did Rooney. And we'll just forget about Arteta going to Arsenal too, right?
Posted
08/07/2017 at
21:28:41
Colin @ 8
Blessings and curses can come in many shapes and guises! I will let you decide on what it really is...
Graham @ 10
I have been consistent in my viewpoint on him, his stats in games versus top 6 teams are clear enough. He has been mollycoddled since the prospect of a move was first mooted and his discontent was noted in the Belgian media. He should have had some real competition brought in to threaten his position and the occasion dumping onto the subs bench to undercut his overblown ego.
Mike @ 3
I can think of one example of an overblown ego looking for a move being a cancer in the dressing room and it must have contributed to Everton´s worst finish since the millennium - Rooney in 2003-04.
I can´t see how a visible abandonment of the ship despite extreme mollycoddling could be anything other than deeply demoralising to a team unit.
Ferguson at the Manure never tolerated it, Jaap Stam, Beckam and his right-hand man on the pitch Roy Keane were quickly given the heave-ho when they showed themselves to be bigger than their boots. This has been an essential difference between Man Utd and Everton in the Kenwright era.
Posted
08/07/2017 at
21:50:28
I'm made up with the money we have got for him, could be as much as 䀆M with add-ons. I didn't think we'd get that much for him to be honest, even in today's inflated market, so I'd say thanks for that Rom. I hope most of it gets spent on more players.
I'll take an interest in the rest of his career to see if he can improve as a player, I don't expect him to but he is with a great, and demanding, coach so you never know.
The Everton fans have been great with Lukaku while he was here, many will say he deserved to be, but there were times when he couldn't have complained if he got a bit of stick, but I don't think he did, so I honestly think he will get a good reception when he comes back.
He wasn't my cup of tea but when he returns I will politely clap him and think of the huge profit we made on him and look at the fabulous striker we bought with the proceeds of that. Well I think I will, we haven't bought him up to now. Wayne certainly won't compensate for him – that's for sure.
Posted
22/07/2017 at
00:20:41
Hi Eric,
Yeah, big error there I have to hold my hands up!
Apparently, the Suits at the Premier League decided that 5 appearances is enough for a medal back in 2013 and I had missed that. I thought it was still 10. I had looked at Rodwell´s record and presumed he hadn't qualified. So, Rodwell with his 6 appearances made the cut and got a medal. Mind you, that calculation has nothing to do with minutes played. Apparently, a guy called Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea got a Premier League winners medal last season for playing 31 mins in total, all season, in just 5 appearances! A true Chelsea hero, I am sure. I couldn't even tell you what position he plays. Nor most, I imagine.
As for the Milk Cup or Rumbelows Cup or whatever it is called now, well I just don't acknowledge that as a real competition and even less so when a top-4 team win it. When the likes of Swansea win it, I think it cute – sort of good for them! - in, I have to admit, a slightly patronizing way. Mostly, I couldn't tell you who won it in what year.
Jack, I note, did however play in 3 of Man City's 6 games when they won it in 2013-14, so that seems like enough for a medal. Good for him. A medal for not much more than 180 mins football. But I note also he wasn't available, or selected, (I admittedly don't know which ) for any of the business-end games. All of which says to me – when the going gets tough, make sure you drop him or he will likely be handing in a sick-note!
Here is what Peter Reid had to say about his career a few years ago, before this present tumble from grace;
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jack-rodwells-decline-warning-english-6812393
And here is what was pointed out, in the same red-top, about his ability to set unfortunate records, just earlier this year; http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/jack-rodwell-finally-ends-footballs-9757421
So Eric, sorry again, I missed this one.
I don´t think it matters though, does it?
1 Posted 08/07/2017 at 13:10:21
I truly believe the winners in this saga are Everton and Chelsea and his agent Rioala.
He was a total cancer in the dressing room.