Romey 1878 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Soon as I saw that there was a fresh post in this thread I thought "retired". Not sure why! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Damn, was hoping we could get him back in January. Sibdane and Toffee_in_LA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Soon as I saw that there was a fresh post in this thread I thought "retired". Not sure why! Marco is going to have kittens just seeing the thread open again half tempted to move everything into Rumourama just to freak him out Edited August 7, 2014 by Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Not really arsed to be honest. His time here had come and gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 merged. please use the search function in future Thanks! And I did find this particular thread. But, I found it hard to believe that there haven't been any Donovan posts since 2010. Where's the rest of it gone? I'm sure we are missing all kinds of American-bashing antics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I hate to see him retiring. I feel he still had a lot left to offer, but it's his life to do with what he wants. Wish him well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Thanks! And I did find this particular thread. But, I found it hard to believe that there haven't been any Donovan posts since 2010. Where's the rest of it gone? I'm sure we are missing all kinds of American-bashing antics no worries, think they are all in the rumourama thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 His statement for those interested: “After careful deliberation and many conversations with those closest to me, I have decided that this will be my last year as a professional soccer player,” said Donovan in a statement. “It has been more than anything I could have dreamed of to represent the LA Galaxy, the San Jose Earthquakes, Everton, U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer throughout my career. There are so many people I want to thank who have inspired me, guided me and helped me on this incredible journey. “I simply could not have accomplished what I did during my playing career without an overwhelming amount of support from my family, my friends and many others. I plan to express my gratitude to everyone in a more detailed manner at a later date; however, for now, I want to single out the fans. You are the lifeblood of this sport and, without you, none of us would be fortunate to call ourselves professional soccer players in MLS.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 As an American, it's really sad to see him decide to hang up his boots. I hope he visits Goodison every so often as a fan. That being said, his play hasn't been as good over the past year or two, and he clearly doesn't love playing the game as much as he used to. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 His statement for those interested: After careful deliberation and many conversations with those closest to me, I have decided that this will be my last year as a professional soccer player, said Donovan in a statement. It has been more than anything I could have dreamed of to represent the LA Galaxy, the San Jose Earthquakes, Everton, U.S. Soccer and Major League Soccer throughout my career. There are so many people I want to thank who have inspired me, guided me and helped me on this incredible journey. I simply could not have accomplished what I did during my playing career without an overwhelming amount of support from my family, my friends and many others. I plan to express my gratitude to everyone in a more detailed manner at a later date; however, for now, I want to single out the fans. You are the lifeblood of this sport and, without you, none of us would be fortunate to call ourselves professional soccer players in MLS. Like I said, not really that arsed, he never even mentioned us and he called it soccer :b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Like I said, not really that arsed, he never even mentioned us and he called it soccer :b He does mention us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 He does mention us. Does he? I only scanned it and was trying to provoke a reaction. I've had a few Stellas so I apologise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Like I said, not really that arsed, he never even mentioned us and he called it soccer :b He considers himself an Evertonian. It's even in his twitter bio. The man loved this club. As for calling it soccer, that's a term the English came up with, so the root of that "problem" started with you lot. Edited August 7, 2014 by TonkaRoost Toffee_in_LA and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) He considers himself an Evertonian. It's even in his twitter bio. The man loved this club. As for calling it soccer, that's a term the English came up with, so the root of that "problem" started with you lot. Edited August 7, 2014 by Paddock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Notice he didn't mention Leverkusen or Munich. Must have hated his time there. Toffee_in_LA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Notice he didn't mention Leverkusen or Munich. Must have hated his time there. Yeah, it's interesting to note that Klinsmann was coach of Munich during his time there, and they always had this behind-the-scenes hatred for each other, or at least that's what it seems like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verreauxi Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Yeah, it's interesting to note that Klinsmann was coach of Munich during his time there, and they always had this behind-the-scenes hatred for each other, or at least that's what it seems like. Didn't realize Klingsman was coach of Munich then. Explains a few things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/greg-okeeffe-evertons-brief-encounter-7587509? Toffee_in_LA and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Does he? I only scanned it and was trying to provoke a reaction. I've had a few Stellas so I apologise You almost got one out of me Paddock . LD is my 2nd favorite player ever and is an LA Galaxy legend, I'm really going to miss seeing him play. He's still young compared to footballing standards but his retirement comes at the right time for him. He is still a good player and he is not the type of person to continue doing something for the money. He is also a big reason why I am an Everton fan today so LD has all of my gratitude for a great career. Once a blue, always a blue. StevO and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 You almost got one out of me Paddock . LD is my 2nd favorite player ever and is an LA Galaxy legend, I'm really going to miss seeing him play. He's still young compared to footballing standards but his retirement comes at the right time for him. He is still a good player and he is not the type of person to continue doing something for the money. He is also a big reason why I am an Everton fan today so LD has all of my gratitude for a great career. Once a blue, always a blue.Hear, hear! He may not be a big deal to most Everton followers, but you can't underestimate the impact he has had on us American followers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oztoffee Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 He is still a good player and he is not the type of person to continue doing something for the money. Not too many of those around these days unfortunately. Mercenary bastards! Good luck to the guy. He chose to retire while still in demand and he also introduced many USA fans to support Everton. Have a good retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 You almost got one out of me Paddock . LD is my 2nd favorite player ever and is an LA Galaxy legend, I'm really going to miss seeing him play. He's still young compared to footballing standards but his retirement comes at the right time for him. He is still a good player and he is not the type of person to continue doing something for the money. He is also a big reason why I am an Everton fan today so LD has all of my gratitude for a great career. Once a blue, always a blue. I will also miss seeing him play. Not from his Galaxy stint, but from his stint with San Jose Earthquakes at the start of his career. There hasn't been much to cheer about over the years as a Quakes fan, seeing as they've generally been a mismanaged, cheaply run mess, and often as not treated not just by the league but even by their own management (when Anschutz ran them) as LA's second-class cousin. But for that run of four years and two championships, he gave us NorCal folks something to be proud of, and no matter how the rest of his career played out I'm still grateful for that. Toffee_in_LA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 http://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2014/11/25/7288503/landon-donovan-and-everton-transfer-la-galaxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 (edited) Hate to see him retire. I have tickets to the Seattle-LA game this weekend, and I really hope I get to see Donovan score in what could potentially be his last game. Edited November 27, 2014 by TonkaRoost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Big reason why I'm an Everton fan today, think he played well during his time here (some assists of his were on point). Wonder who he had that conversation with. My initial thought was Cahill but I figured he would have said that, especially since he's an MLS player now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30379568 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I know a lot of Americans on here are fans of his, I'm not. Retired early, took a sabbatical because he can't take the demands of playing for club and national team, and other than some little loan spells at Everton he never could hack it in Europe. I'll take Dempsey and Howard all day long as best Americans over him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I know a lot of Americans on here are fans of his, I'm not. Retired early, took a sabbatical because he can't take the demands of playing for club and national team, and other than some little loan spells at Everton he never could hack it in Europe. I'll take Dempsey and Howard all day long as best Americans over him. That's so interesting. I always figured that he retired early because of the burn out and the fact that he wanted to go out on top. He was beginning to lose it a bit and he lost that spark that made him so deadly in his youth. While the Europe argument is hard to argue, there aren't too many Americans that have hacked it in Europe (besides goalkeepers) and that's hard for me to admit. Even Dempsey struggled to get playing time at Fulham (albeit not entirely his fault) and now he's back in Seattle where I haven't been blown away with him at all. I'll still take "Landycakes" as the best American, maybe you can convince me on Howard but some even argue Brad Friedel was better than him (I don't remember seeing him play too much so I can't judge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 That's so interesting. I always figured that he retired early because of the burn out and the fact that he wanted to go out on top. He was beginning to lose it a bit and he lost that spark that made him so deadly in his youth. While the Europe argument is hard to argue, there aren't too many Americans that have hacked it in Europe (besides goalkeepers) and that's hard for me to admit. Even Dempsey struggled to get playing time at Fulham (albeit not entirely his fault) and now he's back in Seattle where I haven't been blown away with him at all. I'll still take "Landycakes" as the best American, maybe you can convince me on Howard but some even argue Brad Friedel was better than him (I don't remember seeing him play too much so I can't judge)Yes, Donovan is the best for me as well. Dempsey hasn't contributed nearly as much as Donovan has for the national team and popularity of the game in the US. Dempsey also doesn't have a third of the work rate and vision that Donovan has. The only things Dempsey has over Donovan is the amount of tricks up his sleeve and is probably a better finisher, albeit not by much. They both have pretty lame attitudes sometimes though. I can't even compare Howard and Donovan because their positions are so different. I think if Donovan would've made the WC squad then he'd still be playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Dempsey who spat his dummy out at Fulham and went on strike to force a move... markjazzbassist and Matt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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