Victor Anichebe reveals his one wish from Everton spell - and how Newcastle injury changed everything

[Toffee in Jandals]

It's mad to think that we left the Moyes era with Big Vic as our #1 striker after Jelavic had forgotten how to score goals.

 

[Tel001]

18 goals in 131 games and he was classed as a striker, how on earth did he last so long at Everton.

DCL is gonna struggle to break that to be honest

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Vic’s problem wasn’t effort - his body just wasn’t built for top level football. Kept getting injured. A really good player on his day.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I like Vic but Sunderland taking him on after his spells here and at West Brom gives a good indication of why they're in League 1

 

[BNJ1878]

He was the king of "turn the defender with his massive arse"

 

[Eggs]

...another who I would Class as being a very ordinary footballer fortunate enough to play in the mega-rich era of Premiership football.

The tackle by Kevin Nolan at Newcastle, though, remains one of the worst i’ve ever seen in a professional football match.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

...... Not that I've read the article, but does it answer why Vic has been a free agent for a year now since leaving his Chinese club? He's only 30 years old, if he wanted to continue playing, surely a League Two or One club, or even maybe a lower-level Championship club, would be keen to pick him up on a free?

 

[KaiserEFC]

Said it before but I saw him at a reserves game vs Reading at the Madjeski years ago. Spent the whole time backing into his defender and falling over, was bad enough for me and my Dad to ask “who the hell was that guy” after the game. JPK had an absolute stormer that game too.

Imagine our bemusement when probably a year and a half later “that guy” is in and around the team and JPK is nowhere to be seen. Nice lad though.

 

[Eggs]

...... Not that I've read the article, but does it answer why Vic has been a free agent for a year now since leaving his Chinese club? He's only 30 years old, if he wanted to continue playing, surely a League Two or One club, or even maybe a lower-level Championship club, would be keen to pick him up on a free?

..he was on Sky Sports just before the start of the season and said he’d actually been at USM FF. He was looking for a new club and had offers but none that interested him.

 

[sageyefc]

My one wish for him when he was here was that he could actually play football. Nice guy but crap footballer and an even bigger tart considering the size of him

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I remember when we beat City at home during Moyes' last season and he was integral to the victory

The reaction he got when he was subbed off genuinely gave me chills at the time

At least he had one moment like that during his time here

Also loved how his song was just the conga lol

 

[BlueToff]

He was decent up until that injury.

Didn't ever come back from it although he did have half a decent season in 12/13.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

My one wish for him when he was here was that he could actually play football. Nice guy but crap footballer and an even bigger tart considering the size of him

Big Vic is pretty much the real-life version of the Lion from the Wizard of Oz.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Err, we've got a women's team mate?

I am disgusted and appalled Bruce.

 

[bol-uk]

I liked him but got sick of him punching the ground everytime he was muscled off the ball