Jack Rodwell

[PhilEFC]

Every time this thread appears near the top of the page, I brick it thinking he’s signing.

 

[Nymzee]

Hope he signs with Preston; they're a good team, he can rebuild his career and reputation.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

I think he could do better than the French crab who is so bad I haven't even bothered to learn how to spell his name.

Big Sam knows him. More points to prove than an earnest hedgehog.

Free transfer.

Maybe it's the sentiment in my heart or the substances in my bloodstream but I say get him back.*







*I reserve the right to burn this post in Monday morning.

 

[MACCA75]

Moyes ruined Rodwell by not giving him a position and hanging him out to dry in positions it was obvious he was never capable of playing. He had him play Right Wing at 1 point, as he did with lots of players who weren't right wingers, or even wingers... or even midfielders for that matter.

He also forced him to alter his natural positive approach to games, as he did with lots of players. He started out, as you rightly say, shooting from long range, scoring a few screamers in the process, and making surging runs from midfield, ala his goal against Utd, both qualities Moyes frowned upon. After scoring a late, long range winner against Birmingham one year, Lee Carsley stated in his interview that he was pleased it went in as Moyes had told him to stop shooting from long range, something I'm sure wasn't restricted to Carsley.

After very visibly becoming more Conservative, and choosing the safe, sideways pass after being made an example of on numerous occasions, Rodwell no longer showed any of the qualities that had initially made him stand out, and instead, became just another "sitter" like Neville.

After joining City, he actually got a bit of that back, scoring some quality goals, but he found it hard to dislodge Toure in the City midfield, as you can imagine, and combined with some niggling injuries, which were rooted in playing when he shouldn't have for us in years previous, as was the case with a lot of our younger players, he became surpluses to requirements as City continued to strengthen and improve.

Sunderland was the wrong move for him, and I always felt he should have come back here and tried to convert to the Centre Half he was initially earmarked to be. Him and Stones could've made quite the partnership, both being comfortable ball playing defenders, both physically imposing, athletic and quick.

Its sad that he is reduced to this now, but as someone stated earlier in the week, it surprises me that more players don't have similar experiences. They get so much so quickly, and the motivation to play must be very hard to ignite, especially when playing poorly for a poor team. It takes a certain kind of mentality to become a top player, regardless of ability, which is why it's not always the best or most talented players that succeed, rather those that knuckle down and have a single minded stubborness to always play and improve.

What an enormous amount of tosh. Moyes ruined players ffs. Yeah Moyes ruined world class talents like Carsley and Rodwell, of course he did.
‘Found it hard to dislodge Toure’. ROFL
‘Scored some quality goals for City’. - only ever scored in one game for them. A Home defeat to the mighty Norwich in an end of season dead rubber.

 

[Blue_in_london]

He wants to play centre back - lets give him a go in reserves and retrain him in that position under Big Sam's watch?

Not on £70,000 a week mind!

 

[bullybeef]

I once saw him with his Bird in Jamies italian in town. Did not want to disturb him while he was eating so decided that I would wait till he went the bog.

Totally mistimed it and it got to the bog just as he was having a wee. Felt wrong to approach him at that point.

So I did not get to speak to him. Ah well.

Interesting story Stubbsy.

 

[bullybeef]

Come on Jack sign on the dotted line for Preston.

It’ll be a quick fire double for the Bully.

 

[hktoffee]

He wants to play centre back - lets give him a go in reserves and retrain him in that position under Big Sam's watch?

Not on £70,000 a week mind!

Injury prone and can't cut it in the Championship. This club ain't charity.

 

[Blue_in_london]

Injury prone and can't cut it in the Championship. This club ain't charity.

Is he still made of glass?!

 

[Rob17896]

We got dead lucky in getting the money we did for him.

Too much Birkdale, not enough Kirkdale summed him up perfectly.

I think he was totally the best young player we have had other than Rooney for as long as I can remember. His body was just not strong enough. Everton were lucky to get the cash because the writing was on the wall back then.

 

[Rob17896]

I think he could do better than the French crab who is so bad I haven't even bothered to learn how to spell his name.

Big Sam knows him. More points to prove than an earnest hedgehog.

Free transfer.

Maybe it's the sentiment in my heart or the substances in my bloodstream but I say get him back.*







*I reserve the right to burn this post in Monday morning.

Your other job is not theatre by any chance?

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Your other job is not theatre by any chance?

I resent the implementation that my reasoned post is overly dramatic.

If anyone wants me I'll be in my trailer.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Dream CM pairing with Jose..

 

[Rob17896]

I resent the implementation that my reasoned post is overly dramatic.

If anyone wants me I'll be in my trailer.

Night Bill.

 

[Harry Catterick]

Said this before too much Birkdale and not enough Kirkdale. Never had enough hunger to really want to make it but I thought at one point he could have been better than Gerrard as a box to box midfielder.