Wayne Rooney - The worst thing to happen to Everton in the Premier League Era

Phyllis Stein · August 2, 2012

Before Wayne the concern was the players on our books would be pinched because they weren't true blues. Ferguson had been offed, Speed forced out, Kancho, it is a situation that extends back beyond the formation of the PL. What Rooney did was bring a 'Hail Mary' to a support needful of such. Since then every kid has been the next saviour, Kissock, Vidarsson, Rodwell, Baxter, the expectation - the possibility of a fast sale, a quick buck, a few quid for transfers. And then what, the criticism for selling the family silver.

"Better to have loved and lost"

Maybe not.

Chang Elephant · August 2, 2012

You dropped that last tab ?

BoysInBlue · August 2, 2012

I'm sure others may respond in more detail, but I really think you're aiming your ire at the wrong person.

Wayne Rooney was merely an asset that was sold. The reason for his sale was not entirely of Wayne Rooney's making, and with a more affluent owner and tougher negotiator as chairman, not to mention a club with more upward mobility than we had at the time, he wouldn't have been sold.

Phyllis Stein · August 2, 2012

Chang Elephant said:
You dropped that last tab ?

"on topic in the Everton zone please"

Phyllis Stein · August 2, 2012

BoysInBlue said:
I'm sure others may respond in more detail, but I really think you're aiming your ire at the wrong person.

Wayne Rooney was merely an asset that was sold. The reason for his sale was not entirely of Wayne Rooney's making, and with a more affluent owner and tougher negotiator as chairman, not to mention a club with more upward mobility than we had at the time, he wouldn't have been sold.

So, dislike the timing not the player? Barmby? Hutchinson? Gravesen? Xavier?

Chang Elephant · August 2, 2012

Phyllis Stein said:
"on topic in the Everton zone please"

Can't make out what the F the topic is

Allezfan · August 2, 2012

This is clearly a bot, mods. You can tell by the sentence structure that it's posts are just fragments copied and pasted from other boards. Ban it before it befriends our younger members and starts selling penis extension pills to them.

BoysInBlue · August 3, 2012

Phyllis Stein said:
So, dislike the timing not the player? Barmby? Hutchinson? Gravesen? Xavier?

No, dislike the person who keeps selling all these players because he's skint and won't sell the club to someone richer, because he might lose control.

By the way, those players:

Barmby - declared he wanted to play for Liverpool. What, we're supposed to keep him after he's said that?
Hutchinson - refused to sign a new contract.
Gravesen - he had 5 months left on his contract, wasn't going to sign a new one, plus denying him a move to Real Madrid wouldn't have exactly helped his morale/form for the rest of the campaign.
Xavier - no loss at all. Amazed Liverpool even signed him.

bluejock · August 3, 2012

KILL IT BEFORE IT LAYS EGGS

Phyllis Stein · August 3, 2012

Artetafan said:
This is clearly a bot, mods. You can tell by the sentence structure that it's posts are just fragments copied and pasted from other boards. Ban it before it befriends our younger members and starts selling penis extension pills to them.

Seems someone is afraid their trade is in danger. Protectionism. Oh dear.

Allezfan · August 3, 2012

Mate can you repeat these capcha letters back to me, please? Purely for research purposes, like.

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Goat · August 3, 2012

Chang Elephant said:
Can't make out what the F the topic is

Phew, I thought it was just me.

Phyllis Stein · August 3, 2012

BoysInBlue said:
No, dislike the person who keeps selling all these players because he's skint and won't sell the club to someone richer, because he might lose control.

I dont see how a player or two plucked from the youth system equates to train set stuff. It was us fans that bought into the Wayne myth, and it has destroyed Anichebe, and nearly Rodwell, and Coleman suddenly isnt all that. The fans allowed themselves to be dictated to by the media about 'once in a lifetime' type players, and it was another rod to beat the club with. But with that beating of the club it meant a slow and steady rotting of the faith and belief in other players coming through.

The benchmark had been set.

Hence the thread title.