He was a figure of hate for Evertonians over the allegation that he refused to play for the team because he wanted a move to the Toon. Boyhood Everton fan Speed has since claimed it was the Everton manager Howard Kendall who told him not to travel, and the club then used this "refusal" to travel as an excuse to divert fan discontent over the sale from the club to the player. After a slow start - well he was playing in a Daglish team at Wimbledon on his debut - Speed became a reliable and effective Toon player over the years until he was sold in the middle of our Far Eastern tour a few years ago. In fact I had the privelege of seeing his last ever game for us when we played the Thai national team for some silly Cup in Bangkok and (inevitably) lost on penalties. Not that Sh*thoose had too much to do with it, having been substituted half way through the contest I watched as he strolled round the Stadium in a pair of brilliant bright white flip flops texting people on a sponsors gifted mobile. It was the flip flops that did it, I could never have take him seriously again.
Shipped out, and no doubt not needing flip flops in t'Bolton, he had a good couple of years for an old un. Unfortunately he has now fallen out big style with "soon to be on the dole" little Sam (will someone please rip off and take away that silly bluetooth microphone, you look like a complete tosspot man)and he has had his coaching badges ripped off him in front of the team - relieved of his coaching duties, which means sacked. As he is contracted to play still they cannot get rid, so by all accounts it looks like a mess till either the club get shot of him or Little Sam.
Apparently it is Sh*thoose's destiny to coach at the Toon. A decent bloke in my book,flip flops or no flip flops, I for one would welcome him back....the sh*thoose.
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