FFS. As if yesterday wasn't bad enough to last me for six months, i come back from a lovely springtime walk to this thread. Everton are just depressing the fcuk out of me right now. Big time.
Drenthe is a football wizard. If he didn't turn up on time for training then, like toffeejack says, why not cut him some slack ffs if he has domestic problems (divorce?), which is what the OS line has been. But no, drop our one playmaker ahead of an absolute MUST WIN game that could not only have defined our season but Moyes' future career. If this is what's happened then Moyes really has shot himself in the foot and i'll add to the list of his failings, which i've already started with having an over-defensive mentality, a second one: inability to control his own ego in the face of misconduct.
There are only two scenarios where i would condone him being dropped from yesterday's game:
1. He took a swing or used excessive foul language to any of the coaching staff.
2. He really is in talks with RS - in which case, ship him out immediately, because that is an unforgiveable insult just before we play them in such a crucial game.
If neither of the above have happened then dropping him was unforgiveable.
As for the OS, it's a waste of time, and i hardly ever visit it now. They feed you either a cupful of rice or nothing at all. To say that Drenthe has been disciplned and that they are making no further comment just fuels speculation, and adds further to fan discontent.