Kohen Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 One tiny example (I could come up with another thousand/million if I had the time). Substituting "Roo" for "you" when talking about Rooney. I refuse to believe that any newspaper that abuses English like that is well written. It's infantile shite (imho). Maybe to you (and the others who've expressed their opinion on it) BUT numbers don't lie- The Sun is, without a doubt the #1 best selling paper in the UK and that's down to the way it's written, the audience it is intended for! It knows what the audience wants and that's what it gives (Granted not for everyone, but can anything cater for everyone?) Maybe I'll reply more on this matter once I've finished my essay on "Thinking Journalism" - This is too close to it for me to be really bothered now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Maybe to you (and the others who've expressed their opinion on it) BUT numbers don't lie- The Sun is, without a doubt the #1 best selling paper in the UK and that's down to the way it's written, the audience it is intended for! All true...but (extreme example) Nazism was the number one most popular political ideology in Germany in the '30's. Did that make it the best? Biggest and most popular isn't always best...totally flawed logic. And what came first, the chicken or the egg? Are vast swathes of the population functionally illiterate because they've read the S*n for so long or were they already that dim and the S*n just talks down to their level? It is the most popular paper in the country and that depresses me a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 to be honest with you given the current attitude of this country i wouldn't trust anything that is very popular..full of morons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8626220.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 even our loaned out players are injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/motherwell/171123-everton-striker-keen-to-stay-with-motherwell/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrawfor Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 How much does a young 10 goal striker with Prem experience go for these days? 6-7mil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Prem experience? I'm pretty sure at best he's only had a few minutes in the Premiership. Not to mention he'll only have a year left on his contract come the summer. We'll be lucky to make the £1million back that we paid for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 Prem experience? I'm pretty sure at best he's only had a few minutes in the Premiership. Came on after eighty-six minutes against Sunderland at Goodison in 2008. Second shortest Everton career after Anderson de Silva (v Charlton)? Coincidentally I was at both games . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrawfor Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 there was a bit of sarcasm about the post...should have put Prem experience in quotes. I'd be glad to see 2 mil for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 http://www.bluekipper.com/news/9-players_news/1083-celtic_in_for_everton_keeper.html I think it's a shame he'll probably be leaving when he was never given a chance here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8651452.stm looks like he is Mark. Not sure if this should go in a new thread now, going more down the road of transfer gossip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8696_6125380,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsdR-KoB_pQ the 6-6 game just out of interest...cracker from lukas to level it..poor from ruddy for hibs' second though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Van Basten like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 93rd minute!.....should just about fit in back here at Everton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 lucas has never realy had a chance yet vic and vaughny have been persevered with for nearly 2yrs and neither is good enough. I think persevering with Vic is starting to pay off actually. He keeps it up and I'll happily admit I was wrong about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 I think persevering with Vic is starting to pay off actually. He keeps it up and I'll happily admit I was wrong about him. and i shall say i told you so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 i think he deserves a shot at the first team next year after his showing north of the boarder, scored some very good goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 christ that coke msut be quick, that stokes is quite quick ooft, what a strike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Certainly a brilliant strike. I would like to see him either come back here and be given a few sub appearances/cup starts or possible go to another Prem club where he can get some game time in the top flight as then we will really know if he will make the grade. Same can be said of Ruddy. He looks pretty decent, the 2nd goal wasnt good from him but he does look like he has a presence which is a pretty good psychological thing for a GK. From what I have seen Ruddy looks more promising than Turner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Got a 3-3 draw at Rangers today (93rd minute Jutkiewicz pen) but not enough to get into the Europa because Hibs won at Dundee United. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everton_Worshiper Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Got a 3-3 draw at Rangers today (93rd minute Jutkiewicz pen) but not enough to get into the Europa because Hibs won at Dundee United. Great composure to put away a penalty against Rangers, especially in the 93rd minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 http://www.nsno.co.uk/news-5840.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamryanstover Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Rumors are that Chelsea have bid around £5M for Ruddy and it has been rejecting with Norwich seeking twice that price. Does anyone know if and how much of a sell on fee we have for the player? Could be a little extra to add to the transfer budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 The Fee was undisclosed when he went, it was probably a giveaway. Played on loan for nine clubs before he was 21, 5 years of his life with us and played one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Still absolutely gutted we didn't give him a real go here. Matt and Iamryanstover 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Moyes gives youth a chance!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Surely we put a buy back clause into the contract??? No?? Then again what do you expect from an administration that relies on handshakes as opposed to contracts (gosling) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 It was Ruddy's contract, not his handshake, that was the problem. His contract was the same as Thomas Myhre in that we will have had to pay Cambridge Utd (in Ruddy's case) 'x' pounds for every 'so many' games he played. In Myhre's case we had to pay about £250k(?) to his old club for every 'x' number of games he played. So, when he was approaching playing the agreed number of games he, too, was farmed out 'on loan' until we had the money to have him back so he could play for us and we could pay his old club. Ruddy's only game (I was there) was also by fluke, as a very early sub against Blackburn because Iain Turner (3rd choice) was sent off for handling outside the area and he was only playing because Martyn & Gerrard were injured. So Moyes put Ruddy in, he played a blinder when he had to, we won 1-0 and Ruddy was never seen again because we didn't have the money for the clause in his contract which said we have to pay Cambridge, as well as him, when he plays. I think a lot of clubs arrange contracts like this - it's just that we've never had the money to fulfill them, as others do, and sadly we don't get the benefit of seeing what, in Ruddy's case, have been some very fine performances. efc1111 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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