Cenk Tosun

[Charlie Sweet]

Marginally better than having IRA loving James McLaren

No need for this chat here. Or If you're going to reference McClean then at least get it right. For very good and honest reasons he refuses to wear a poppy. He's explained his rationale time and time again. Like many of us he has said he would wear a poppy if it was solely for the fallen in the world wars.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Marginally better than having IRA loving James McLaren

No need for this chat here.

Or If you're going to reference McClean then at least get it right.

For very good and honest reasons he refuses to wear a poppy. He's explained his rationale time and time again. Like many of us he has said he would wear a poppy if it was solely for the fallen in the world wars.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

I just wish the Fascist Paulo Di Canio had signed for Everton back in the day. In various parts of the world extremist political parties are tolerated more than in the UK and other countries. The guys politics don't matter, its how good he is at football that counts !

When the player and his Turkish compatriots brought it onto the pitch then they deserve to be challenged over it .
At least one club terminated the contract of one of the players involved and I would have preferred we had done the same with Tosun.
As far as I’m concerned he’s not fit to be an Everton player and the sooner this character is no longer associated with my club the happier I will be.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Marginally better than having IRA loving James McLaren

Very wrong.

 

[stamullenblue]

The various comments along the line of "You can't blame him for staying and taking the money, the club is at fault for offering the contract" all have a degree of merit to them. If he was to agree to leave now he'd be losing out on a lot of cash, and it's clearly only cash that matters to him.

However...

I have worked in an organisation with an employee in a very similar situation. Woefully inadequate for the role for which he was recruited, stubbornly sitting there and continuing to take the salary whilst failing on a daily basis and letting colleagues down repeatedly in the process. He, like Tosun, was recruited directly by the company owner and inexplicably left in the role despite others openly complaining about his utter ineptitude. The owner, however, would not take the blow to his own ego that would come with firing the employee in question.

The workplace became utterly toxic. Other colleagues became demoralised that someone was being given a free pass to come in every day, do bugger all and get paid a very senior salary for it. Capable, high-achieving employees lost motivation and some left for other employees whilst others stagnated and became less productive.

It was a delight to leave that company and several ex-employees openly celebrated when word got round that the chap in question had finally been fired after more than two years of stealing a living.

Tough part is you can’t just fire him. If firing was an option the clubs issues would be solved .

 

[Papa Shango]

He's been almost Niasse-like. A load of cash and we've never played him - not even enough for the fans to dislike him.

Wasn't he 27 million ? That's worse value than Iwobi - at least he actually gets a game.

He has been worse than Niasse.

Niasse at least put a smile or two on some faces for a month or two.

 

[MikeH72]

He is been worse than Niasse.

Niasse at least put a smile or two on some faces for a month or two.

Niasse was bad in a comedic way and even when he scored and was effective it just looked funny. Tosun just infuriates me trawling about with his crap wig.

 

[Papa Shango]

I just wish the Fascist Paulo Di Canio had signed for Everton back in the day. In various parts of the world extremist political parties are tolerated more than in the UK and other countries. The guys politics don't matter, its how good he is at football that counts !

It would matter to me. Depends on the "politics" I suppose.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Breaking news - Newcastle desperate for a striker​

Newcastle are desperately trying to sign a striker before Saturday's relegation crunch at home to Watford.
Callum Wilson will be missing for at least two months with a calf injury picked up in the previous match against Manchester United.
The St James' Park club are interested in the likes of Dominic Solanke, Patrick Schick, Chris Wood, Divock Origi and Sardar Azmoun.

Can we flog them a bald-headed Turkish international? 5 million straight up, and an additional 5m if he helps them avoid relegation.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Breaking news - Newcastle desperate for a striker​

Newcastle are desperately trying to sign a striker before Saturday's relegation crunch at home to Watford.
Callum Wilson will be missing for at least two months with a calf injury picked up in the previous match against Manchester United.
The St James' Park club are interested in the likes of Dominic Solanke, Patrick Schick, Chris Wood, Divock Origi and Sardar Azmoun.

Can we flog them a bald-headed Turkish international? 5 million straight up, and an additional 5m if he helps them avoid relegation.

Just read that myself and came here to ask exactly that! Bout time we had a bit of luck. Be suprised if they weren’t interested for price the could get him for (less than £2m I’d imagine)

 

[GoldenToffee]

Just read that myself and came here to ask exactly that! Bout time we had a bit of luck. Be suprised if they weren’t interested for price the could get him for (less than £2m I’d imagine)

I posted it but then immediately thought "they surely couldn't be THAT stupid, could they?"

 

[degsy]

He has been worse than Niasse.

Niasse at least put a smile or two on some faces for a month or two.

...and removed one from Koeman.
The look on his tulip eating grid when those 2 goals went in made it all worth while.

 

[Eggs]

Breaking news - Newcastle desperate for a striker​

Newcastle are desperately trying to sign a striker before Saturday's relegation crunch at home to Watford.
Callum Wilson will be missing for at least two months with a calf injury picked up in the previous match against Manchester United.
The St James' Park club are interested in the likes of Dominic Solanke, Patrick Schick, Chris Wood, Divock Origi and Sardar Azmoun.

Can we flog them a bald-headed Turkish international? 5 million straight up, and an additional 5m if he helps them avoid relegation.

….prefer they took Rondon.

 

[Tree13]

Tough part is you can’t just fire him. If firing was an option the clubs issues would be solved .

Indeed, and that's where my comparison differs slightly.

The point is, someone just sat there doing nothing and getting paid a huge wedge can often cause a toxic work environment if left unresolved for any period of time. It's rubbish for everyone involved. Sadly in this instance, Mr. Tosun feels it's less rubbish than taking a cut to his (roughly) £3m per year salary.

 

[LostLegend]

Well with his time here nearly at an end, I’m wondering what everyone’s favourite Cenk moment was from his time here?

Would it be the gushing praise from Allardyce, the manager who bought him: “The best we could buy in his price range” ?
High praise indeed!

Is it the ludicrous spray-on hairdo that would vanish for training sessions then reappear on match day?

What about the accusations of being a right wing Turkish nationalist after a goal celebration? And who could forget saluting the Turkish armies slaughter of the Kurdish people while on international duty?

Or could it be all the lovable Besiktas ultras who descended on to here to tell us that he’s too good for us and that he’ll be off to a bigger club soon?
Are you still with us, lads? LADS?!?!

So many wonderful memories!