Viennablue
Player Valuation: £1m
It's the arrogance of Osman and Hibbert that annoys me.
How on earth either of them thought they were going to get another contract after their contributions in the 15/16 season astounds me.
Osman did nothing of any significance last season in a struggling side and Hibbert had practically stolen a living from 2013-2016. Especially Hibbert. In his final few years he was literally a laughing stock. Just a stick for fans of other clubs to beat us with.
Some people call them both "servants" but I strongly disagree with this. The term servant implies they sacrificed something. When I think of servant in footballing terms I think of Stevie at the RS. A genuinely good player who carried a club at times and did not move for more money or glory. Would either Hibbert or Osman have got into a better premiership side at any stages of their careers? The answer is no. In his book Osman talks about being out of contract in 2005. The only other decent-ish team that came in for him was Portsmouth. They offered him a bit more money but he probably realized at that stage how lucky he was to have come through at Everton.
At best they were reasonably effective options for a team that had no money and at worst they were a drain on resources, squad places, and held back youngsters ready and waiting for a chance.
For me coming out and having a go at the club was bang out of order after being released. Like they hadn't already been told they weren't getting new deals? If they are angry at anyone it should 100% be their agents. Why were their agents not talking to people at the club? I appreciate we had just sacked Martinez and changed ownership but if Everton were saying "we'll have to wait and see what the new manager thinks" their agents should have been on the phone to other clubs getting offers. The agents were free to do this as both players were in the last 6 months of their deals. However, I could well imagine both players very much having a "10k a week at a perm club in the northwest or nothing" attitude.
The fact is neither have got deals anywhere else which shows their current ability and that Everton were 100% right to let them go. Like they haven't both got Bill's phone no. In their mobiles. Like they couldn't have called him in May to discuss the situation. Like Bill would have told them nothing and keep them in the dark. Like Everton wouldn't have let them both train in the afternoons (or when the 1st team weren't there) to keep themselves fit during the summer.
It's pathetic. All they've done is shown they have no class and burned their bridges with the club. If they'd have kept their mouths shut they could have both had jobs working with the youth team in a couple of years. All they have accomplished with their little outbursts is to show everyone that they are ungrateful and cannot be trusted.
How on earth either of them thought they were going to get another contract after their contributions in the 15/16 season astounds me.
Osman did nothing of any significance last season in a struggling side and Hibbert had practically stolen a living from 2013-2016. Especially Hibbert. In his final few years he was literally a laughing stock. Just a stick for fans of other clubs to beat us with.
Some people call them both "servants" but I strongly disagree with this. The term servant implies they sacrificed something. When I think of servant in footballing terms I think of Stevie at the RS. A genuinely good player who carried a club at times and did not move for more money or glory. Would either Hibbert or Osman have got into a better premiership side at any stages of their careers? The answer is no. In his book Osman talks about being out of contract in 2005. The only other decent-ish team that came in for him was Portsmouth. They offered him a bit more money but he probably realized at that stage how lucky he was to have come through at Everton.
At best they were reasonably effective options for a team that had no money and at worst they were a drain on resources, squad places, and held back youngsters ready and waiting for a chance.
For me coming out and having a go at the club was bang out of order after being released. Like they hadn't already been told they weren't getting new deals? If they are angry at anyone it should 100% be their agents. Why were their agents not talking to people at the club? I appreciate we had just sacked Martinez and changed ownership but if Everton were saying "we'll have to wait and see what the new manager thinks" their agents should have been on the phone to other clubs getting offers. The agents were free to do this as both players were in the last 6 months of their deals. However, I could well imagine both players very much having a "10k a week at a perm club in the northwest or nothing" attitude.
The fact is neither have got deals anywhere else which shows their current ability and that Everton were 100% right to let them go. Like they haven't both got Bill's phone no. In their mobiles. Like they couldn't have called him in May to discuss the situation. Like Bill would have told them nothing and keep them in the dark. Like Everton wouldn't have let them both train in the afternoons (or when the 1st team weren't there) to keep themselves fit during the summer.
It's pathetic. All they've done is shown they have no class and burned their bridges with the club. If they'd have kept their mouths shut they could have both had jobs working with the youth team in a couple of years. All they have accomplished with their little outbursts is to show everyone that they are ungrateful and cannot be trusted.
