Everton

[Bender]

According to the radio on the way to work Rooney is in talks with DC United but is pissed that Everton tried to sell him behind his back to get him off the wage bill.

Also they spoke to some fans most of whom were saying they hope he comes back as a coach or something in future because he is "an Everton club legend" and "one of Everton'greats". Now I'm not doubting that he was a very good player but surely he showed very little of it in an Everton shirt? I know there is a long association with Everton as a fan and a young player but still. Also many of the fans hated him before he returned it seems a very odd relationship to me.

Yeah that is quite ridiculous

[Lecter]

:wink: :wink:

Has anyone told the City owners yet?

City is very different, they have some very heavy sponsorship deals that skew their finances

Just look at the host of teams in trouble or on the brink of financial sanction PSG, Barcelona even Madrid

[Pablo]

According to the radio on the way to work Rooney is in talks with DC United but is pissed that Everton tried to sell him behind his back to get him off the wage bill.

Also they spoke to some fans most of whom were saying they hope he comes back as a coach or something in future because he is "an Everton club legend" and "one of Everton'greats". Now I'm not doubting that he was a very good player but surely he showed very little of it in an Everton shirt? I know there is a long association with Everton as a fan and a young player but still. Also many of the fans hated him before he returned it seems a very odd relationship to me.

His Everton stats:
Games played: 98
Goals scored: 25

One goal in 4 and less than 100 appearances. Roughly on par with Kevin Mirallas and only slightly better than Danny Cadamarteri.

His "legend" status is clearly based on his performances for Everton's sister club.

[baitman]

According to the radio on the way to work Rooney is in talks with DC United but is pissed that Everton tried to sell him behind his back to get him off the wage bill.

Also they spoke to some fans most of whom were saying they hope he comes back as a coach or something in future because he is "an Everton club legend" and "one of Everton'greats". Now I'm not doubting that he was a very good player but surely he showed very little of it in an Everton shirt? I know there is a long association with Everton as a fan and a young player but still. Also many of the fans hated him before he returned it seems a very odd relationship to me.

they grasp onto any blade of grass hoping to rub up against his results with manure and somehow, by default it makes them slightly better.
******s.

[Roboklopp]

Pathetic.

[Le Chef]

FWIW Utd are still paying a whack of Rooneys salary and will continue to do so until next year. He was on £300k PW last I heard. If he'd still be there when Sanchez signed then he would have been rolling in it.

He'll be on ****e money at DC Utd so the Eve will still have to top up along with Man Yoo. He's ****ing trolling them right...

[Buzzo]

Brilliant interview with Neville Southall.

Top bloke.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/04/neville-southall-flak-sex-workers-lgbt-issues

[ChesterDave]

Yep. Seen a few interviews and tweets from him and has for want of a less clichéd term, a real social conscience and genuine sympathy for otherwise marginalised groups

[Leyton388]

Can't wait for the Charlton Heston moment when they realise they've been had off and have been living on planet Blue****e the whole time.

[baitman]

everton, dodgy money?

https://kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/russian-oligarchs/

Russian Oligarchs
Posted on June 7, 2018 by kilfoyleonpolitics

Recent revelations about the owner of Chelsea FC – Roman Abramovich – set me thinking about what could happen with regard to Everton FC’s plans for a new stadium. Abramovich is close to Russian president Vladimir Putin, and has been having great difficulty in renewing his visa for the United Kingdom. Connections have been made between the sources of his huge wealth and the desirability of allowing him further residence within the United Kingdom in these tense times in Anglo-Russian relations.

As a result, he has pre-empted any attempt to bar him entry by applying for Israeli citizenship (he is a Jew, and can easily do so under the Israeli “right to return” law). This would not only give him ten years’ tax-free status in Israel for his massive overseas income; it would also enable him to visit the UK without a visa. More immediately relevant to local concerns, he has halted his planned investment in a £1 billion new stadium for Chelsea FC. I will explain the possible connection.

Another oligarch resident in London, and involved in football club ownership, is Alisher Usmanov. Also a friend of Putin, this multi-billionaire is the second biggest share holder in Arsenal FC. However, his attempts to buy out that club have been thwarted by its American owner, Stan Kroenke. Thus, Usmanov is said to have been looking elsewhere to fulfil his football ambitions. This is where matters become interesting for the people of our city-region, because his business partner is Farhad Moshiri, principal shareholder in Everton FC. Indeed, their joint company USM, based in the tax-dodging British Virgin Islands, is the sponsor of Everton’s training ground at Finch Farm (you may recall that the freehold for this facility was bought at tax payers’ expense by Mayor Anderson in another flight of football fancy).

Last year, a company called Appleby which has a base (amongst other off shore favourites) in the Isle of Man – another haven for tax dodgers – had its confidential files compromised, and they became known as the “Paradise Papers”. This company exists to help the rich and the super-rich to avoid paying tax, and to keep their affairs hidden under a cloak of secrecy. Unfortunately for them, the leak of the papers blew their cover.

Many big names were shown to use these morally reprehensible services, including those of Moshiri and Usmanov, via their involvement in Blue Heaven Holdings, registered in the Isle of Man. The strong suggestion was that Moshiri’s buy-in to EFC was facilitated by Usmanov’s money. Needless to say, both Moshiri and Usmanov denied this. If it was the case, Usmanov would have been in breach of rules prohibiting anyone having a major shareholding in more than one football club. However, there remains intense speculation that Usmanov might yet emerge as the owner of EFC, once he has disposed of his Arsenal shareholding.

You might ask what all of this has to do with the city-region. Well, it would have major implications for the city-region, for EFC, and for its proposed new stadium. For example, what would happen if there was to be a continued crackdown on Putin’s cronies domiciled in the UK? What if it was applied to Usmanov as it appears to have been to Abramovich? It may seem far-fetched at the moment as he is not an official stakeholder in EFC. Yet, if Abramovich is the yardstick for the good faith of Russian oligarchs in football, it would not augur well for EFC and the city.

I realise that some fans do not give a hoot as to who might own EFC as long as they have a huge bank balance and a willingness to dip into it. However, Liverpool council tax payers would have great concerns if they were being used to provide guarantees and carry risk via loans to such people. After all, the track record of Russian oligarchs is characterised by supreme indifference to those mug enough to allow them to exploit their gullibility. Remember too, that council tax payers across the whole city-region are also expected to indirectly subsidise infrastructure ancillary to the proposed stadium by way of Combined Authority grants. Self-evidently, such money spent on this mammoth project cannot be spent on the needs of the surrounding five boroughs.

I simply ask whether or not you would be prepared to put your trust in a Russian oligarch, particularly given the city council’s abysmal record in invigilating major projects? I certainly would not. A new stadium? By all means, but keep the council out of its financing.

[red g]

Rooney confirmed to DC United

#NoWayneNoGain.

[RedReet]

[ame]https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/1012354394912886790[/ame]

[McDermotX]

You're finished pal

[baitman]

Needs subtitles. Is his tongue too big for his mouth?

D cunited. Cunt died.

[Leyton388]

What a ****.