Everton Alumni Andrew Johnson

[Joey66]

I was looking for him on our last day at Goodison with all the old players - I did not see him ?

 

[b-rad]

Didn't Mourinho accuse him of being a diver and subsequently had to apologise after Moyes saw his arse big time? IIRC Moyes complained to the referees boss (whoever it was) and it was acknowledged that he [Johnson] had been denied a valid penalty on numerous occasions.

Yes - it was about a month after Cech got his head injury. Johnson hurdled the keeper to avoid either of them getting injured and Mourinho called him a diver for it.

Hated Mourinho since.

 

[Swartzy]

A bundle of energy
A throwback to your modern day strikers.

 

[Moomin]

He was good for us but James Beattie was a greater achievement for us as he helped cement our greatest moment in history by helping to secure us 4th place.

The greatest achievement in the history of the Premier League.

I believe Bradley Cooper is going to play him in a upcoming HBO TV series to celebrate this legendary sporting event that shook the world to its core.

 

[Bryan+]

A while until our next match, so I'm rolling out some 'Everton Alumni' threads.

A club record signing for Everton at the time, around £8.5m - joining in May 2006.

He was only here two seasons, scoring 17 Premier League goals in 52 starts.

What are your memories of Andy Johnson?

Alumni???????

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Alumni???????

Latin/school of science.

Ticks all the boxes you oaf.

[edit] Uncultured oaf.

 

[smileychap]

Sort of CF we need now. Fox around the box type.

 

[Joey66]

He was good for us but James Beattie was a greater achievement for us as he helped cement our greatest moment in history by helping to secure us 4th place.

The greatest achievement in the history of the Premier League.

I believe Bradley Cooper is going to play him in a upcoming HBO TV series to celebrate this legendary sporting event that shook the world to its core.

Marcus Bent helped us to cement 4th place 2 pens big tit Beattie was moved on - utter waste of money & space ....

 

[COYBL25]

Quick, worked hard, scored a few goals then we made some money on him, couldn’t ask for more really. Seemed a decent feller too. Remember he scored a belter in the europa league from long range

Kids are blues too, that`ll do for me.

 

[Rita_Poon]

What are your memories of Andy Johnson?

That goal for Palace. I think we'd played a 1-1 draw with birmingham on the same day.

 

[blue to the bone]

Liked him . Was at that arsenal game .
Only recently thawed out !

 

[maccavennie]

6 goals in his first 5 games, then he was Moyesified as all our striker are.

 

[banno]

I was looking for him on our last day at Goodison with all the old players - I did not see him ?

Yes he was there Joey

 

[Obes]

The Arsenal goal with the hailstones raining down.

Even sweeter, as already mentioned, to stick one to Wenger.

 

[maccavennie]

I loved AJ when we first signed. Beattie was our big splash on a striker a couple of years previously and it didn't work out as well as we'd hoped. Really thought we'd signed someone who was gonna regularly net 10-15 a season at the time. It's mad on reflection how he was 2nd choice pretty much a year after signing, would have liked us to keep have kept him for another year or two, it's always good to have an instinctive finisher on the bench and he worked hard to back it up. But obviously, he was probably too good at the time to be second / third choice and we sold him while his stock was high.

Particular highlights are obviously the derby, the late Arsenal winner and away at West Ham.

I still don't forgive him for not slotting late on away at Anfield in the infamous "small club" derby, like. But other than that, what a guy.

Don't think Moyes wanted him to leave but he said his missus was home sick for London and so he sanctioned the sale.