James Rodriguez

SEFTON wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Personally I'd like him to stay... and play ! ... but the fat twat hates him doesn't he



Everton midfielder James Rodriguez has travelled to Qatar for talks with a club before a potential move to the Middle East.

The 30-year-old Colombian international's status at Goodison has looked uncertain after manager Rafael Benitez replaced Carlo Ancelotti in the summer.

The former Real Madrid player, who joined Everton for £12m a year ago, has yet to play for Benitez this season, missing several games because of a coronavirus-related issue.

His last game for the club came in a 1-0 defeat by Sheffield United on 16 May.

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With Rodriguez's wages reported to be £200,000 a week, a move to another club would be a significant financial saving for Everton.

Benitez has talked about his frustration about not being able to sign more players because Financial Fair Play rules had "killed" the club.

Prior to the win over Burnley on 11 September, Benitez said of Rodriguez's future: "It's always up to the player. In the end he has the final decision. Some markets are open and then we had some problem with the Financial Fair Play rules, so we need to consider any option and see what happens."

Rodriguez, who has also played for Porto, Monaco and spent time on loan at Bayern Munich, made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals and registering nine assists.

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According to Everton Journalist Alan Myers No deal has been struck with Quatar as of yet.

hairy cataract wrote:

SEFTON wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Personally I'd like him to stay... and play ! ... but the fat twat hates him doesn't he



Everton midfielder James Rodriguez has travelled to Qatar for talks with a club before a potential move to the Middle East.

The 30-year-old Colombian international's status at Goodison has looked uncertain after manager Rafael Benitez replaced Carlo Ancelotti in the summer.

The former Real Madrid player, who joined Everton for £12m a year ago, has yet to play for Benitez this season, missing several games because of a coronavirus-related issue.

His last game for the club came in a 1-0 defeat by Sheffield United on 16 May.

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With Rodriguez's wages reported to be £200,000 a week, a move to another club would be a significant financial saving for Everton.

Benitez has talked about his frustration about not being able to sign more players because Financial Fair Play rules had "killed" the club.

Prior to the win over Burnley on 11 September, Benitez said of Rodriguez's future: "It's always up to the player. In the end he has the final decision. Some markets are open and then we had some problem with the Financial Fair Play rules, so we need to consider any option and see what happens."

Rodriguez, who has also played for Porto, Monaco and spent time on loan at Bayern Munich, made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals and registering nine assists.

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According to Everton Journalist Alan Myers No deal has been struck with Quatar as of yet.

He's never going to play for us again, his poorly calf will be an excuse before every game unless he's asked to start as captain against Chelsea or something, and carried around the pitch on a throne by the U18 team.  He's a turd.

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:

hairy cataract wrote:

SEFTON wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Personally I'd like him to stay... and play ! ... but the fat twat hates him doesn't he



Everton midfielder James Rodriguez has travelled to Qatar for talks with a club before a potential move to the Middle East.

The 30-year-old Colombian international's status at Goodison has looked uncertain after manager Rafael Benitez replaced Carlo Ancelotti in the summer.

The former Real Madrid player, who joined Everton for £12m a year ago, has yet to play for Benitez this season, missing several games because of a coronavirus-related issue.

His last game for the club came in a 1-0 defeat by Sheffield United on 16 May.

Missed anything over the weekend? Visit the Everton topic page
With Rodriguez's wages reported to be £200,000 a week, a move to another club would be a significant financial saving for Everton.

Benitez has talked about his frustration about not being able to sign more players because Financial Fair Play rules had "killed" the club.

Prior to the win over Burnley on 11 September, Benitez said of Rodriguez's future: "It's always up to the player. In the end he has the final decision. Some markets are open and then we had some problem with the Financial Fair Play rules, so we need to consider any option and see what happens."

Rodriguez, who has also played for Porto, Monaco and spent time on loan at Bayern Munich, made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals and registering nine assists.

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According to Everton Journalist Alan Myers No deal has been struck with Quatar as of yet.

He's never going to play for us again, his poorly calf will be an excuse before every game unless he's asked to start as captain against Chelsea or something, and carried around the pitch on a throne by the U18 team.  He's a turd.

I'm sure I've used this analogy on here before but why not roll it out again...James is the mate who's a right good laugh, life and soul of the party, but difficult to pin down. So you arrange a night out around what's convenient for him - maybe a midweek night, or in a boozer near where he lives, because it was such a fucking laugh last time, and you all fork out for cabs to get there only for the twat to not turn up. He might text you the following day - "sorry mate, got held up at work" or some bollocks, and suggests that you rearrange something else because he's keen to catch-up.

So you rearrange again and again, and he lets you down again and again, until eventually you just stop bothering. Once you work out that it's not worth repeatedly turning your social life upside down just for the chance of the odd fleeting good night out with a mate who is, actually, a bit of a cunt when you think about it.

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:Looks like it's now a done deal, according to Fabrizio Romano, who is rarely wrong.

It's too hot in Qatar to track back and help your full-back anyway, so it's a marriage made in heaven.

A wonderful but lazy player who was born 20 years too late. He's a Hagi type - let me stand in the centre circle pinging passes around while the rest of the team runs for me. That style just doesn't fit with the modern game.

I also wonder whether he actually likes football these days. At times he reminds me of my coaching days when kids just didn't want to be there but were still coming along to training to make their dads happy. In his case, for dad read agent and entourage. For all the money and the Instagram following, I'm not convinced he's happy in life. Good luck to him on that front anyway.

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:Looks like it's now a done deal, according to Fabrizio Romano, who is rarely wrong.

It's too hot in Qatar to track back and help your full-back anyway, so it's a marriage made in heaven.

A wonderful but lazy player who was born 20 years too late. He's a Hagi type - let me stand in the centre circle pinging passes around while the rest of the team runs for me. That style just doesn't fit with the modern game.

I also wonder whether he actually likes football these days. At times he reminds me of my coaching days when kids just didn't want to be there but were still coming along to training to make their dads happy. In his case, for dad read agent and entourage. For all the money and the Instagram following, I'm not convinced he's happy in life. Good luck to him on that front anyway.

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Confirmed on the OS

James Rodriguez has left Everton to sign for Qatari club Al Rayyan for an undisclosed fee.

The 30-year-old Colombia international moves to the Middle East after 12 months at Goodison Park.

Having joined from Real Madrid in September 2020, James made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals.


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hairy cataract wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Confirmed on the OS

James Rodriguez has left Everton to sign for Qatari club Al Rayyan for an undisclosed fee.

The 30-year-old Colombia international moves to the Middle East after 12 months at Goodison Park.

Having joined from Real Madrid in September 2020, James made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals.


https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2264973/colombian-james-completes-qatar-move?fbclid=IwAR0EX_sFb4qiYI1qbtdYXNMIWhpcy6fII3eVNGp_u0OgcmhvPIWUymDkVtc

I bet we're paying three quarters of his wages or something.  Still, for those who think we should be building a team around him, strange that the only team prepared to sign him are  the mighty Al Rayyan.

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:

hairy cataract wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Confirmed on the OS

James Rodriguez has left Everton to sign for Qatari club Al Rayyan for an undisclosed fee.

The 30-year-old Colombia international moves to the Middle East after 12 months at Goodison Park.

Having joined from Real Madrid in September 2020, James made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals.


https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2264973/colombian-james-completes-qatar-move?fbclid=IwAR0EX_sFb4qiYI1qbtdYXNMIWhpcy6fII3eVNGp_u0OgcmhvPIWUymDkVtc

I bet we're paying three quarters of his wages or something.  Still, for those who think we should be building a team around him, strange that the only team prepared to sign him are  the mighty Al Rayyan.

Yeah, I bet we're still paying mega for him,, we have history of being mugged long after someone leaves the building.

I didn't see us building around him personally, but I did think he should play (or at least figure as sub) while we paying for the twat.

Glad to see him go... overall yes...

FSW will be delighted to get rid of him as he hates him, so he never did have any chance anyway after Carlo fucked off

hairy cataract wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:

hairy cataract wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Confirmed on the OS

James Rodriguez has left Everton to sign for Qatari club Al Rayyan for an undisclosed fee.

The 30-year-old Colombia international moves to the Middle East after 12 months at Goodison Park.

Having joined from Real Madrid in September 2020, James made 26 appearances in all competitions for Everton last season, scoring six goals.


https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2264973/colombian-james-completes-qatar-move?fbclid=IwAR0EX_sFb4qiYI1qbtdYXNMIWhpcy6fII3eVNGp_u0OgcmhvPIWUymDkVtc

I bet we're paying three quarters of his wages or something.  Still, for those who think we should be building a team around him, strange that the only team prepared to sign him are  the mighty Al Rayyan.

Yeah, I bet we're still paying mega for him,, we have history of being mugged long after someone leaves the building.

I didn't see us building around him personally, but I did think he should play (or at least figure as sub) while we paying for the twat.

Glad to see him go... overall yes...

FSW will be delighted to get rid of him as he hates him, so he never did have any chance anyway after Carlo fucked off

He didn't fit the more energetic style that Rafa likes to play, that's for sure.  But, weirdly, even though he might be the most talented player we've signed in a long while, we're actually better to watch without him.  The BBC have got a showreel of his best moments for Everton - it's exactly 38 seconds long.  I reckon Townsend's and Gray's are already longer than that.  Actually, scrub that bit about most talented, I'd say Richarlison is a better player.  Certainly more important to us.

hairy cataract wrote:

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:Looks like it's now a done deal, according to Fabrizio Romano, who is rarely wrong.

It's too hot in Qatar to track back and help your full-back anyway, so it's a marriage made in heaven.

A wonderful but lazy player who was born 20 years too late. He's a Hagi type - let me stand in the centre circle pinging passes around while the rest of the team runs for me. That style just doesn't fit with the modern game.

I also wonder whether he actually likes football these days. At times he reminds me of my coaching days when kids just didn't want to be there but were still coming along to training to make their dads happy. In his case, for dad read agent and entourage. For all the money and the Instagram following, I'm not convinced he's happy in life. Good luck to him on that front anyway.

To be fair, he looked pretty happy when he was on a big boat in the Med with all his mates and a bevvy of beauties in bikinis, smoking a fag and downing a beer

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:

hairy cataract wrote:

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:Looks like it's now a done deal, according to Fabrizio Romano, who is rarely wrong.

It's too hot in Qatar to track back and help your full-back anyway, so it's a marriage made in heaven.

A wonderful but lazy player who was born 20 years too late. He's a Hagi type - let me stand in the centre circle pinging passes around while the rest of the team runs for me. That style just doesn't fit with the modern game.

I also wonder whether he actually likes football these days. At times he reminds me of my coaching days when kids just didn't want to be there but were still coming along to training to make their dads happy. In his case, for dad read agent and entourage. For all the money and the Instagram following, I'm not convinced he's happy in life. Good luck to him on that front anyway.

To be fair, he looked pretty happy when he was on a big boat in the Med with all his mates and a bevvy of beauties in bikinis, smoking a fag and downing a beer

Aye. Like good old Georgie Best, who kept on telling the world how happy he was right up to the point where he drank himself to death.

But yeah, it's much more likely that James is just a shithouse who looks the part when things are going well but who shuts down when the going gets tough. Sadly he never actually had to face a wet Tuesday night in Stoke so we don't have the definitive judgement on that one.

Anyway, given that the Moshiri era increasingly reminds me of the dot.com bubble, I'm pleased that James is now gone, as the most egregious example of our expensive short-term transfer business folly when what we probably should have been doing was to build something a bit more sustainable with the long-term in mind.

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:I'm still surprised Rafa didn't at least have him come off the bench when we needed to get a goal. But maybe he didn't play the last few weeks so he wouldn't get injured before his pending move.

Rotterdam 1985 wrote:Listen, I never got to see Dixie Dean play live, so I can live without having seen James ping his calf in the 26th minute on that hallowed turf.

JAMES RODRÍGUEZ IS A HERO!

The Colombian player was vital in saving the life of Ousmane Coulbaly, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game!

James helped by adjusting his rival’s head so that he could breathe properly, according to doctors.

Former Everton and Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez, 31, has completed a medical before a move to Greek club Olympiakos.