2023/24 Dele


He’s the only actual footballer we have on our books .
Au contraire. A few minutes digging through his stats on Transfermarkt indicates he hasn't performed as a footballer since 2020.

19/20 (Spurs) 38 appearances 9 goals 6 assists 2772 minutes

20/21 (Spurs) 29 apps 3 g 5a 1355 mins - managed a full 90 mins ONCE in 29 games.

21/22 (Spurs) 18 apps 2g 1a 1042 mins

21/22 (Everton) 11 apps 0g 0a 329 mins - only played an average of 30 minutes per appearance.

22/23 (Everton) 2 apps 0g 0a... 38 minutes.

22/23 (Besiktas) 15 appearances, 3g 0a, 830 minutes.

Utter folly to consider another contract.
 
Au contraire. A few minutes digging through his stats on Transfermarkt indicates he hasn't performed as a footballer since 2020.

19/20 (Spurs) 38 appearances 9 goals 6 assists 2772 minutes

20/21 (Spurs) 29 apps 3 g 5a 1355 mins - managed a full 90 mins ONCE in 29 games.

21/22 (Spurs) 18 apps 2g 1a 1042 mins

21/22 (Everton) 11 apps 0g 0a 329 mins - only played an average of 30 minutes per appearance.

22/23 (Everton) 2 apps 0g 0a... 38 minutes.

22/23 (Besiktas) 15 appearances, 3g 0a, 830 minutes.

Utter folly to consider another contract.
And still he has more talent and ability than anyone else we currently have.
 

And still he has more talent and ability than anyone else we currently have.
He's done nothing to suggest that in the last three years.

The best ability is availability, and this lad is unwilling/ unable to play. He's not available. We pay him £100k per week and he doesn't want to play.

We simply cannot pay another penny to him just on the basis of HOPING he might decide to want to play again. All the evidence suggests he is finished.
 
He's done nothing to suggest that in the last three years.

The best ability is availability, and this lad is unwilling/ unable to play. He's not available. We pay him £100k per week and he doesn't want to play.

We simply cannot pay another penny to him just on the basis of HOPING he might decide to want to play again. All the evidence suggests he is finished.
A truly awful signing, up there with Everton's worst which is really saying something.

The management team at the time presumably thought a change of scenery and a fresh start would have him right as rain. That lack of due diligence is an embarrassment.

He leaves at the end of the season, no question.

If he gets picked up by someone else in the Prem and does well for them, that really is the final p'ss take from the man.
 

Top