Osman to get a Testimonial

[GoatJR]

Leon Osman will be granted a testimonial some time this season in response to his contribution to the club since he made his debut back in 2000. Osman has made 346 appearances for Everton and netted 51 goals, as well as having loan spells at Carlisle United and Derby County earlier in his career.

 

[ijjysmith]

Maybe not the best time to announce this!

Deserved but my god he's not great at the minute.

 

[Azzurri]

How's this gonna work then?

What ijjy said.

 

[bflefc]

No way should he play. He should be dropped.

If gets game-time in this match I'll fume.

 

[Walken]

If all the money goes to charity, and not just a percentage then I don't think even the harshest Osman critic, which might well be me, would begrudge this

 

[DanEFC92]

Fully deserved.

 

[pfim]

Well-deserved imo.

 

[Eggs]

....I'm sure by the time it comes around he'll be back in favour. I watched the little fella coming through the ranks, A&B team games at Bellfield on a Saturday morning, graduating to the 1st team via Youth Cup winners medal. I'm not a fan of testimonials in the modern era as premiership players don't need the dosh, but he's been a fabulous servant and that deserves recognition (as long as monies go to deserving causes).

 

[neil999]

did he think his testimonial was against stevenage?

 

[andybaker]

It is fully deserved, he has been a great servant to the club. His legs just dont agree with being over 30 anymore.

I was in Derby living and working during his loan spell and they absolutely loved him. They wanted him and he could have easily joined and been the big d1ck of the team. But he came back determined to fight for his place and prove himself with us in the prem. Lots wrote him off due to his size but for me he made the grade and some of our best footballing performances over the past 5/6 seasons had him heavily involved.

Well in Ossie

 

[Kever10]

Maybe we should try and part-ex him for that Will Hughes then...

:O

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I part-exed him for Bryan Ruiz on Fifa

Anyway, I'm glad he's getting a Testimonial. He was horrid last night, but he's been good for the majority of his time at Everton

 

[Del]

Going to this to boo him for 90 mins

 

[Christiffa25]

Well and truly deserved 100%.

His gash start to the season has nothing to do with this in any way.

 

[stevo27]

Well deserved for Ossie, great servant to the club. Needs to pick his form up though, he's had 3 stinkers this season already