Everton Alumni Andrew Johnson

[Efcjake]

I don't know who started it, but Mourinho definitely weighed in:

BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership | Mourinho makes apology to Johnson

They were both at it

Nev backing AJ in Blues row

Everton skipper Phil Neville is backing Andy Johnson after Jose Mourinhos criticism.

www.skysports.com

He never got anything for us his second season.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Thought he was a good player who didn't really suit the way we played at the time. Probably sold him at the right time as he seemed to become quite injury prone and ineffective after leaving us. The derby and the arsenal goal in terrible weather were great.

 

[Cake]

This and this, the noise of the hailstones on the stands for the one against Arsenal was almost as loud as the roar from the crowd when the ball went in, 91st minute

 

[mahermi1]

Quite liked Andy Johnson, worked his socks off and had pace to burn, that for me is the type of striker profile I would love us to go for. We just seem set in our ways, has to be 6 foot off and be a target man.

 

[matty1878]

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

and hated liverpool

 

[matty1878]

I recall him ultimately being told to chase balls pumped into the corner flags so it could be crossed for Cahill or The Yak. No wonder his goals dried up.

trust you to de rail it

we’re talking positive here ffs

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Great goal on his debut. Oh and Watford were robbed in that game.

I guess that's why they call us the blues.

 

[Double Negative]

I think he was in with the Everton fans at Wembley with his little lad for the 2009 semi final against Man Utd?

 

[Thomasc]

I bought a live chicken as a present for someone and we calls it AJ.

True story.

 

[Walken]

Wasn't really a big fan, but would love a prime AJ now

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Do do do doooooo

 

[Dario Terracotta]

I always thought he was a serial diver before we got him,it was just because of his pace and being of slight build if he was caught it could look that way,obviously after the serial moaning from esteemed managers he was never going to get a carrot off refs with us,good player and finisher,wish we had him now!!!

 

[FinnTrikker]

Blackburn away was the most blatant evidence of the diver narrative going against him.Clean through on goal he was taken out by a rugby tackle,not even a foul was given.Mark Hughes was their manager at the time and endorsed the ref's decision as correct given the player involved being AJ.
Even the ex red media mafia on MOTD could not believe he wasn't sent off.

 

[BlueStevie35]

One of my favourite AJ moments was the Sunderland game, he came on as sub and had either been out for a spell or going through a goal drought, got played in and smashed home the 6th that day to the biggest cheers from the Street End, until Ossie turned into Messi to make it 7 a few minutes later

 

[Joey66]

I always thought he was a serial diver before we got him,it was just because of his pace and being of slight build if he was caught it could look that way,obviously after the serial moaning from esteemed managers he was never going to get a carrot off refs with us,good player and finisher,wish we had him now!!!

I am fed up about reading about EFC youngsters having to beef up etc by DM - the best players I ever watched in a blue shirt small& slim The GV Alex Young playing on mud bath of pitches beating defenders with pure skill - Bally -Harvey -Kendal - even Big Joe Roylei I named Caburys toffee as he had a soft center - Peter Eastoe great back to goal CF - Jimmy Husband slim but no one could catch him etc etc
We beat teams with speed not muscle and slow build up football - nor hoof ball either