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Transfer Rumour Wayne Rooney

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BigDunc'sFod said:
Dear Wayne,

In this crazy world we live in, someone you've never heard of or will probably never meet, feels, as an Everton fan, that its ok to write to you on an internet page to say welcome back. But here I am, and there you are, somewhere, preparing for the Finch Farm treadmill and cone game today.

But I'm writing this with real meaning when I say welcome, because you are now back at a club that is different, and a club where the fans genuinely care about their team. Now I'm quite sure every fan of any team would say that, but at Everton, you're not just a player, you a Everton player and that means you're part of our family (again). You may even say once you're a blue, you'll always be a blue. You're once again one of us, and you are now welcomed back to the family like the prodigal son (you're welcome round for tea anytime mate, my Nan is dead though).

Welcome back to a bond with a set of fans that will not just sing your name, but look out for you, welcome to a ground where the feeling is different, a sense of history, family and warmth, of times shared and where the outside world and press are invited in but never truly part of it, welcome to a place, a sense of place, a culture that sets us apart from the rest of them.

I was here at your beginning, when I knew of your upbringing. It must be very odd to have your everyday shared with millions, your history available for analysis and comment by strangers, and then to be called 'turncoat' by these people when you were just a kid and kissed the badge of a rival rather than mourning the passing of an Everton Great. They are the turncoats, they are the ones who think its ok to [Poor language removed] off other people's choices as if they'd turn down the pieces of silver, as if they are professional child pyschologists, mind readers and judges of character. Not you.

Well, welcome back to a club that sets apart from that world. Everton is a club that does it differently, where the emotions are heartfelt not invented, the flags are fabric not plastic and the noise deafeningly sincere.

Everton's great players have all been special, and different and gifted and marvellous to watch, and all of them acknowledge the club has a special place in their hearts. You were brilliant at your job, wonderful to watch, and you arriving here has made a lot of people jerk their knees. You have the gift of creating emotion in men's hearts, that's the real meaning of football, and I hope I speak for all Everton fans when I say, even though you could have had the best time of your life here, had a great career and score lots of goals sure, but really, truly, have a great life whilst at our club, instead you're left hoping for a swansong at your twilight, and we can't turn you down only because you're still better than Kone and Valencia.

So in some ways, Wayne, welcome home.
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This post was inevitable, but it's still appreciated.
 
marnie said:
Will you BOO him though ?
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So this supposed blue. Sorry former blue, struts off to join the manc tramps, leaving his boyhood team who at the time were hairline width ( no pun intended Wayne ) from being relegated..... If that wasn't bad enough, he couldn't man up and take a bit of abuse whilst earning umpteen thousands per week, to kiss the badge of a local rival....

Now he wants to come crawling back at a time his career is over, and when Everton as a club are on the brink of something we've not seen or been part of for decades. For him to do so our main asset had to go in the opposite direction as part of the deal ?

Greedy selfish manc knobhead. I will forever hold a grudge against him.
 
blue4eva77 said:
So this supposed blue. Sorry former blue, struts off to join the manc tramps, leaving his boyhood team who at the time were hairline width ( no pun intended Wayne ) from being relegated..... If that wasn't bad enough, he couldn't man up and take a bit of abuse whilst earning umpteen thousands per week, and kissed the badge of a local rival.....

Now he wants to come crawling back at a time his career is over, and when Everton as a club are on the brink of something we've not seen or been part of for decades. For him to do so our main asset had to go in the opposite direction as part of the deal ?

Greedy selfish manc knobhead. I will forever hold a grudge against him.
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Language Timothy..... (n)

The transfer fee arguably saved us from oblivion. And as for the badge kissing incident - he was taking a load of stick and gave some back. As far as I'm concerned if you can't take it, don't give it.

And Rom isn't going the other way as part of the deal. He ain't going there at all - he wants Chelsea, he will go to Chelsea.
 
everton2004 said:
Language Timothy..... (n)

The transfer fee arguably saved us from oblivion. And as for the badge kissing incident - he was taking a load of stick and gave some back. As far as I'm concerned if you can't take it, don't give it.

And Rom isn't going the other way as part of the deal. He ain't going there at all - he wants Chelsea, he will go to Chelsea.
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I'm not buying into the fee received saved us!

We never got the full amount upfront did we? Wasn't it installments?
 

marnie said:
Will you BOO him though ?
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Never booed anyone it's a strange noise innit? I will be uber critical of him I suppose. If he did do the geeing up the crowd thing by me I would tell him to go forth and multiply. Like I've said ,I've never been in the position of actually despising a player in a Everton shirt in over half a century of support. Find the whole thing personally depressing to be honest.
Still, maybe his undoubted greed will see it fall through. I live in hope.
 
blue4eva77 said:
I'm not buying into the fee received saved us!

We never got the full amount upfront did we? Wasn't it installments?
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Just like I'm not buying the "greedy little rat left us in the lurch" theory. Everyone has an opinion. Ask yourself one thing - if he was such a greedy judas who left us in the lurch in the quest for money.....would Bill be so keen to welcome him back?
 
Infact I will stand in silence if he scores a winner against the RS.

I hope this deal falls through somehow. That in itself will be as much to celebrate as signing one of England's best defenders in Keane.
 
blue4eva77 said:
Infact I will stand in silence if he scores a winner against the RS.

I hope this deal falls through somehow. That in itself will be as much to celebrate as signing one of England's best defenders in Keane.
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You'll be in an extreme minority there if you did I would think. Each to their own.
 
Eggsyblueskin said:
Never booed anyone it's a strange noise innit? I will be uber critical of him I suppose. If he did do the geeing up the crowd thing by me I would tell him to go forth and multiply. Like I've said ,I've never been in the position of actually despising a player in a Everton shirt in over half a century of support. Find the whole thing personally depressing to be honest.
Still, maybe his undoubted greed will see it fall through. I live in hope.
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I had a bitter taste in my mouth when he kissed the badge also.When I see photos of his kids dressed in blue and him being with kids at Everton games when possible, I mellow.I just look at him and the sport as being a business and him doing a job and getting a promotion.He has never fallen out of love with Everton,we fell out of love with him.
 

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