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Jose Baxter

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This signing would be a no for me,only so many chances someone can get,then lie the way through saying hes changed to then be caught out again,takes the chance away from someone who is close for me this etc,if it happens
 
AdaBrummieblue said:
You're really not right, you. (That's something coming from me)... This is the club looking after one of their own. ONE OF US. Yeah he's a screw up. That's the point. He's been brought back home to be given one year to sort himself out, regain fitness get a few u23 games and find himself a contract elsewhere. This isn't a pr stunt. This is the club giving an ex player a leg up in their time of need. This is a class act club showing their support for one of their own and not turning their back on him like you and a few others would have done. I honestly have to question, when reading your comments, how much of a Blue you actually are. Sure, I'm off my head, which is why I try to only post in moments of mental clarity, but you? You constantly bring us down and attempt to undermine everything good the club is trying to do. I thank all that's Holy that your voice is minuscule and not to be heard elsewhere.
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He's not though is he? He's a koppite who has spent the past few years digging us out on social media whenever he gets the chance.
 
Sometimes second chances aren't enough, and it is a very arbitrary line to draw with anyone. People can turn their lives around, but it's rarely easy, never quick and always has bumps in the road. I don't know this lad personally, but if Everton think he's worth helping, that's good enough for me. From his quotes, there does seem to be a worrying lack of self-awareness and personal responsibility but none of us can possibly know what the lad has expressed behind the scenes.
 

Was he an actual proper addict or just someone who likes a sneaky bit of Chang at the weekend ?

Cause if he's just a 20 something who likes to get mashed at weekend then not sure why we're doing this. If he's in full on crackhead mode then I can understand it a bit more.
 
After all the disrespect the little kopite has shown the club, he's one lucky boy. Feel sorry for the hundreds of hard working lads who give their heart and soul to try and make it at the top level, but despite their efforts just don't quite make it.
 
Groucho said:
Just throwing it out there - wouldn't the Former Players' Foundation have been better helping?
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Yes, to me that would appear to be something open to all former players and therefore it has a certain 'fairness' attached.

What they've done here seems arbitrary, on someones whim, so it smacks of cronyism. It makes you wonder about other appointments and decisions made.
 

blueblue said:
It is an unusual move and that is for certain.

However, I think that we may need to look at this from a wider perspective.

Why do this at all in the first place ? Realistically it is not to try to resurrect the career of a potential first team player. I imagine the best that can be hoped for is that Baxter will have learned his lesson and can get his life an his career back on track.

But, why did Everton do it ? We cannot help every lost soul and the club is operating in a hugely copmpetitive industry.
Yes , I can imagine Bill Kenwright making the gesture for publicity and also for sympathetic reasons. I think it could be seen as classic Bill Kenwright, just as I have no doubt that the generous donation to that little boy at Sunderland(Bradley) was also a Bill Kenwright idea.

But, why would Dave Unsworth agree ? he is going to have to deal with him every day and basically manage his rehab.

It certainly could be used as a salutary lesson to youngsters at the club to show how easily their greatest wish(a career in football) could be taken from them.

But, I expect this is done in conjunction with the advise and assistance of the medical and legal professions. I don't think this is done on a whim . I think it just may be a ground breaking exercise where football attempts to give something back.
Baxter may the first and given his footballing past will be of interest to the football WORLD.

Everton are trailblazers in community related matters and this just may be the start of something new. I find it hard to believe it is just a once off and simply a whim off Bill Kenwright.
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Why would David Unsworth agree? One reason. David Unsworth 'gets' Everton. A number of posters in this thread sound like they don't 'get' Everton, which is a little surprising.
 

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