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News of Ex Players

EFCPaul said:
All this "I didn't get to say goodbye" from ex-players, no matter who they are, is really embarrassing. They've been paid millions year on year to kick a ball around, that's enough thanks if you ask me.

If they want to have a private moment with the staff, then ask the club if you can come into the training ground one day during the summer and say your thank yous in person, surely they'd say yes to that. Instead so many choose to the media and start whining. Cringe.
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I dunno man, the club captain and 12 year club servant getting short shrift like that is very poor.
Like he said, it'd be one thing if thats the way it was with every player, but it wasn't.
I thought this was the one thing the old chairman was supposed to excel at.
 
I get why Jags is a bit salty about it, seems a little cold considering the career he had at Everton. The worst by far was Osman and Hibbert finding out on the club website that their contracts were not being renewed
 
Ruairi77 said:
I dunno man, the club captain and 12 year club servant getting short shrift like that is very poor.
Like he said, it'd be one thing if thats the way it was with every player, but it wasn't.
I thought this was the one thing the old chairman was supposed to excel at.
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I understand the sentiment and why they would be cheesed off.
The thing is it is a business/ job. I see a lot of colleagues who do 20+ years in their job and are gutted to leave. Even more so when their company does nothing really. All the celebration comes from their colleagues and the effort they make. That's life unfortunately
 
alwaysblue said:
I understand the sentiment and why they would be cheesed off.
The thing is it is a business/ job. I see a lot of colleagues who do 20+ years in their job and are gutted to leave. Even more so when their company does nothing really. All the celebration comes from their colleagues and the effort they make. That's life unfortunately
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Right, but if a business deems someone worthy of a senior management position, I presume they give them a decent send off on the off chance they become very successful in their future, and the business wants to bring them back in some capacity.
 

Some former player news

Kieran Dowell started for Rangers
Yannick Bolasie has played just 2 games since joining Brazilian outfit Criciúma Esporte Clube
Gylfi Sigurdsson has been starting regularly for his new club Valur in Iceland, and scoring once in 3 games. His club sit seventh in the Icelandic League
Lookman started for Atalanta BC, with his team winning 2-1
Morgan Schneiderlin managed to score for his Greek team Kifissia, helping his team avoid relegation
Luke Garbutt played 90 minutes in His teams last minute win vs newport
 
van de Beek - Frankfurt
Klaassen - Inter Milan
Sigurdsson - Valur
Vlasic - Torino
Barkley - Luton

Interesting fortunes of our once stockpile of AM's.
 

Tim's tourettes said:
Missed one
Rooney - now looks 50yrs old (but we love him for winding up Carragher)
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He's been boozing out of that cursed chalice at the end of 'last crusade'. He'll be 39 this October. There's prisoners that've worked hard time down the sulphur mines with a longer life expectancy, and he was shielded by professional athlete status for nearly twenty years. Incredible.
 
Rita_Poon said:
He's been boozing out of that cursed chalice at the end of 'last crusade'. He'll be 39 this October. There's prisoners that've worked hard time down the sulphur mines with a longer life expectancy, and he was shielded by professional athlete status for nearly twenty years. Incredible.
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You can't escape genetics sometimes, unfortunately. He was always built like he was 8+ years older than he was.
 
Ruairi77 said:
I dunno man, the club captain and 12 year club servant getting short shrift like that is very poor.
Like he said, it'd be one thing if thats the way it was with every player, but it wasn't.
I thought this was the one thing the old chairman was supposed to excel at.
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Tend to agree it’s a bit poor of the hierarchy, however it does make me wonder how many times Jags agent/rep went knocking on the door for a rise when there was interest from elsewhere.
Might never have happened, but these relationships are generally a two way street.
Point is when you’re dealing with millions and millions of pounds sentimentality can fall by the wayside.
Regardless, one of either Kenwright or Brands should have shown a bit more empathy.
 

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