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Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan
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dholliday
deconstructed rep
once a blue...
dholliday
deconstructed rep
He's right, tho'...Chelsea have been bigger than us since the Hoddle, Ruud & Vialli days: the glamour, odd trophy and more consistent league form elevated them above us in the status table. Then the money came and they went miles ahead.
But I do agree a true blue would be sensitive to making such comments...but honestly how many of our footballers are true Evertonians, especially those who have a chance to move up in the game? Seamus & Baines, maybe? Even our boy wonder Wayne wasn't that arsed about playing for his boyhood club, I mean fancy being England's brightest talent since Gazza, apparently a massive blue and then giving your peak 13 years to a rival club?
The idea of club-allegiance in the game amongst pros is almost dead...it's a romantic idea from ye olde days which the fans hang on to, to give meaning to the money & time we spend following.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Was the way going back years. Sure, a player might have a stronger pull for one employer than another, but once you turn pro, thats it. You are a professional footballer with a time limited career.
You will play for whoever pays you the most/wants you. With very few exceptions.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean you have to have sly digs at your former club. It’s not the first thing he’s said that hasn’t gone down well. The ‘not being coached’ comment was pathetic.
That being said, I think Barkley is thick.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
I dont get why folk are arsed personally.
Its the same as someone leaving Tecos for Sainsburys and saying the staff room is better.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Because it’s a dig at the club we support. We get put down a lot by others, so when one of your supposed own do it, it’s that bit worse.
We’re only a smaller club currently than Chelsea because we were saddled with Kenwright for two decades.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
So what?
Like, seriously, does it even matter what a football player says or doesnt say about someone he used to work for?
I personally could not give a hoot what anyone not employed by, or supports, Everton, says about the club.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah, it matters, it’s how a club is portrayed in the media. I’d say you’re being naive if you think that doesn’t matter.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
It really doesnt matter mate.
evertonarntwe
Player Valuation: £35m
He's worse than aids. Disgusting little rat
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Parcheggia l'autobus
Imagine caring this much lol
Pittsburgh Footy
Player Valuation: £35m
To be fair, it only matters if you're mid-table like us.
If we were finishing in the Top 4 every year, I couldn't care any less how we were portrayed in the media
Pittsburgh Footy
Player Valuation: £35m
The real issue here is Barkley acting like he's a key cog in Chelsea's success.
It's the Eden and Alonso show, with Kante and Azpil in support.
They are quite literally a four man side
It's the Eden and Alonso show, with Kante and Azpil in support.
They are quite literally a four man side
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