Dazzler 9826 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 4 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: My Mrs works in a hospital (not in North East) and she reckons all the players that turn up for the Xmas hospital visits are absolute dicks and don’t want to be there. Fair play to Gordon. He seems to genuinely do this off his own back and actually cares. He's done loads of stuff like this, I remember reading that he used to go to a soup kitchen or foodbank down Liverpool often back when he was Everton - it was just never documented because he was doing it because he wanted to rather than getting some PR out of it. I am sure it was all around the time Everton fans were calling him a rat, and scum etc and we were questioning his attitude before we got to see who he actually was. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30744 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Aye, there was a clip last season of a nurse contacting Gordon to say they had a sick kid who loved him so he pretty much dropped everything and drove down to Manchester to visit him. The only footage of it was taken by the staff so he definitely doesn't do these things for attention but understands how these gestures can genuinely bring such excitement to kids who have been dealt a shit hand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 9826 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Just now, ewerk said: Aye, there was a clip last season of a nurse contacting Gordon to say they had a sick kid who loved him so he pretty much dropped everything and drove down to Manchester to visit him. The only footage of it was taken by the staff so he definitely doesn't do these things for attention but understands how these gestures can genuinely bring such excitement to kids who have been dealt a shit hand. Aye, wasn't he injured or maybe suspended because he wasn't with the squad on a match day and getting pelters on social media for it by idiots. Then it turned out he'd spent hours driving down there just to make this kids day and a canny few drooling morons were shown up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 10 minutes ago, ewerk said: Aye, there was a clip last season of a nurse contacting Gordon to say they had a sick kid who loved him so he pretty much dropped everything and drove down to Manchester to visit him. The only footage of it was taken by the staff so he definitely doesn't do these things for attention but understands how these gestures can genuinely bring such excitement to kids who have been dealt a shit hand. Aye I remember that. Think it was the nurse put it online saying something like "NUFC fans, you've got a good one here." To be doing things like that in your early 20s when nobody's watching, and with all the distractions that come with his life, is pretty exceptional. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 I'm sure this will be well observed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33379 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Just now, Gemmill said: I'm sure this will be well observed. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30744 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 3 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I'm sure this will be well observed. Gemmill hooked by Big Frank. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 I should have known cos I follow the cunt and how else would I have an Everton Supporters Group in my feed. UNLESS..... 😱 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30744 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 18 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I should have known cos I follow the cunt and how else would I have an Everton Supporters Group in my feed. UNLESS..... 😱 It starts like this and ends with you bonding with your mother over how Starmer is letting all the illegals in and is coming to take your farm while watching GB News. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 1269 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 are some of you actually this naive? the cameras just happened to be around and switched on when he received a call from a nurse lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30744 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 25 minutes ago, LongTimeAdmirer said: are some of you actually this naive? the cameras just happened to be around and switched on when he received a call from a nurse lol Except that's not what happened, there were no cameras filming him receiving a phone call. I don't mind your pantomime act over ASM but give the lad some credit for what he does off the field. Thread: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22011 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 There’s nothing to dislike about Gordon really. He seems humble, intelligent for a footballer, articulate, generous with his time - and that’s just off the field. On the field he’s been among our best players for almost 18 months, chipping in with regular goal contributions, works tirelessly, particularly off the ball, as Howe demands, fast as fuck and deservedly an England international. I wouldn’t sell him for less than £100m 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6639 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 45 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: There’s nothing to dislike about Gordon really. He seems humble, intelligent for a footballer, articulate, generous with his time - and that’s just off the field. On the field he’s been among our best players for almost 18 months, chipping in with regular goal contributions, works tirelessly, particularly off the ball, as Howe demands, fast as fuck and deservedly an England international. I wouldn’t sell him for less than £100m Whilst I agree with most of the above, I would actually sell him for a £100m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11353 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 10 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Whilst I agree with most of the above, I would actually sell him for a £100m. Unless finance rules change soon, we're going to have to sell someone. Probably going to be Isaak given the contract situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6639 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 1 minute ago, RobinRobin said: Unless finance rules change soon, we're going to have to sell someone. Probably going to be Isaak given the contract situation. Yeah, if we had the potential to spend unlimited money there would be no need to sell anyone. I think Isak, Bruno and Botman could play for the Real Madrids and Barcelonas. They are a level above the rest of the team.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 If Arsenal came in for Isak, I couldn't really begrudge him going. Henry is his hero and they're a good 5 to 10 years ahead of us in terms of squad development / financial standing, etc. They should be made to pay through the nose for him though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20313 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 2 minutes ago, Gemmill said: If Arsenal came in for Isak, I couldn't really begrudge him going. Henry is his hero and they're a good 5 to 10 years ahead of us in terms of squad development / financial standing, etc. They should be made to pay through the nose for him though. For Isak to go to Arsenal at the moment it would take at least £100m for him surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 I think it would be in the region of £100m, aye. Which isn't nearly the same as Villa selling Grealish for £100m in terms of PSR, but it would help for a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22011 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 2 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: For Isak to go to Arsenal at the moment it would take at least £100m for him surely? £150m for a world class CF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7324 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 13 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: For Isak to go to Arsenal at the moment it would take at least £100m for him surely? Even if his value isn't seen to be that much his value to us is higher as we have a permacrock and a kid as our other options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 12 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: £150m for a world class CF No way do we get that for him. Not from anyone. And he'd probably go on strike if that was the asking price. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 9826 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 3 hours ago, LongTimeAdmirer said: are some of you actually this naive? the cameras just happened to be around and switched on when he received a call from a nurse lol 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6639 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Isak is prime age now to decide if he wants to go for titles every season or happy to play for a team trying to get there. Plus he’d get a bumper pay deal in the transfer fee cut. No matter how much we’ve come on in recent years we might not be able to stand in his way. PSR has fucked our momentum where I think these players were thinking we were on the superhighway to success when they first joined. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45232 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 3 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Isak is prime age now to decide if he wants to go for titles every season or happy to play for a team trying to get there. Plus he’d get a bumper pay deal in the transfer fee cut. No matter how much we’ve come on in recent years we might not be able to stand in his way. PSR has fucked our momentum where I think these players were thinking we were on the superhighway to success when they first joined. Aye, realistically the current crop of stars is almost certainly going to have to go elsewhere for regular trophies. Maybe we can tell the next lot we'll be competing for the league in 5 years time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6639 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Realistically we'd have to attract upcoming players or players the top tier teams don't want (or couldn't offer max game time) to get us up around there. It will need an astute manager with clever signings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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