Euell Joins Blackpool

[Charlie Wayman]

I am delighted. They need every donkey they can get on Blackpool sands.

[Tokyo-Saint]

Quote "AP is a sales genius IMO.

 

First he sells Donkeys to Blackpool, whatever next coal to newcastle, sand to arabs? "

 

Thieves to pirates (BWP)?

[hammer]

I had the unfortunate pleasure to see Euell play against Bristol Rovers (Away) in the cup...... quite possible the worst performance by a so called professional sportsman I have ever seen. 10 grand wasn't worth 10p

[Le Timmier]

Euell be off then

[.comsaint]

His finishing was worse than on a pair of Matalan trousers...

[sidthesquid]

Some of the venom sent in his direction is unfair. I always felt he was working hard and was most effective when used as an old fashioned centre forward. Why the football world, including Euell himself, think that he is a midfielder is beyond me.

 

Trouble is, being a centre forward you are expected to score goals

[eelpie]

Euell did an excellent job for a few weeks during Pearson's short reign, but he isn't any younger, so this is a good decision.

[Beer Engine]

Euell always looked to me like a player who had been quite good in his day but was too old and too slow to even get to the ball let alone do anything useful with it.

 

You need pace in every division - otherwise you don't get into the game. Also, using forwards who have no pace puts a massive extra burden on the rest of the team - both in terms of having to produce pin-point passes and in terms of making opposition defences feel comfortable and encouraging them to push forward.

 

I would also get rid of Stern John for the same reason.

Edited 21 July, 2009 by Beer Engine
stupidity

[Window Cleaner]

Great news, Euell had this uncanny ability to allow the ball to run under his foot more times in 90 minutes than i had ever seen before, it really was a trademark skill of his.

 

Probably why we paid him 14K a week then, if you've got some "talent" that not many others have you can always talk some idiot into paying top rate for it.

[Polaroid Saint]

Quote "AP is a sales genius IMO.

 

First he sells Donkeys to Blackpool, whatever next coal to newcastle, sand to arabs? "

 

Thieves to pirates (BWP)?

very good

[Polaroid Saint]

i thought to myself; who is that big black midfielder, he is so dormant?

[Master Bates]

Done

 

http://www.blackpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=515305

[Scummer]

Done

 

http://www.blackpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=515305

 

What's that mention of Euell and his company having financial problems all about?

[saint1977]

Euell always looked to me like a player who had been quite good in his day but was too old and too slow to even get to the ball let alone do anything useful with it.

 

You need pace in every division - otherwise you don't get into the game. Also, using forwards who have no pace puts a massive extra burden on the rest of the team - both in terms of having to produce pin-point passes and in terms of making opposition defences feel comfortable and encouraging them to push forward.

 

I would also get rid of Stern John for the same reason.

 

John has a shot like a cruise missile - particularly volleying - and is decent in the air with service which to be fair is very different from Euell.

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

What's that mention of Euell and his company having financial problems all about?

 

He runs a soccer skills school.

 

NB - the above may not be true.

[Pancake]

Done

 

http://www.blackpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=515305

 

"VitalFootball, 100% Unofficial" did make me laugh

 

But it is on their OS too.

[Master Bates]

"VitalFootball, 100% Unofficial"

 

Yes, yes it is

 

Nottm Forest's Vital Football mentioned McGoldraught to sign weeks before he did.

 

That's it.

[Master Bates]

How's this then:

 

Euell Becomes A Seasider

Tue 21 Jul 2009

Blackpool FC have signed Jason Euell on an initial one-year deal with the option for a further year.

 

Euell, 32, joins the Seasiders on a free transfer after leaving Southampton and will wear the number 18 shirt.

 

http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1728635,00.html

 

 

*Note to self

Read other peoples threads carefully next time, especially Panny's.

Edited 21 July, 2009 by Master Bates

[Hatch]

I had the unfortunate pleasure to see Euell play against Bristol Rovers (Away) in the cup...... quite possible the worst performance by a so called professional sportsman I have ever seen. 10 grand wasn't worth 10p

 

 

Was going to post the same thing.

 

He should have been sacked straight after that game.

[londonsaint1604]

I thought he was alright last season. His touch is awful but he makes up for it with his strength. I reckon he'd be quite useful in league 1 if he was committed.

[londonsaint1604]

Was going to post the same thing.

 

He should have been sacked straight after that game.

 

What about the other 10? They were all an embarassment that day.

[Crab Lungs]

Quote "AP is a sales genius IMO.

 

First he sells Donkeys to Blackpool, whatever next coal to newcastle, sand to arabs? "

 

Thieves to pirates (BWP)?

 

LOL...

[Beer Engine]

John has a shot like a cruise missile - particularly volleying - and is decent in the air with service which to be fair is very different from Euell.

 

I agree that John has a decent shot and is OK in the air but IMMHO he is just too slow to be able to use these attributes ... I find him truly painful to watch ... he just makes life so easy for defenders ..

 

I really hope that we get rid of him ..

[sidthesquid]

It's true - seen the pics on the Blackpool OS. Things just keep geting better

[badgerx16]

The Tangerine's fans in my office are completely underwhelmed.

[Joesaint]

The key thing for me was that he lacked effort.

[Granadino]

Forgot Holloway was Blackpool manager now. Makes sense as I remember Holloway banging on about how brilliant Mule was on SSN when he came on as sub in a midweek game last season.

[sussexsaint]

Has he gone yet?

[sidthesquid]

The key thing for me was that he lacked effort.

 

I always thought he showed a reasonable amount of effort - it was talent that was so sadly lacking

[Chez]

The key thing for me was that he lacked effort.

 

utter ********. He gave his all. It was a lack of quality that let him down.

Edited 21 July, 2009 by Chez

[mUrph]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5446593,00.html

 

^^ Confirmed

[rallyboy]

this is a real blow and sets us back, Euell was to be the spine of our promotion-winning team and he offered excellent value for money when you think of the games that he won us single-handed last season.

In my view he will be a very difficult player to replace for that sort of wage, he was so much more than just a free-scoring midfield general.

 

 

 

Then again my view is slightly-impaired by the mind-altering ****tail of drugs that the nurses sedate me with, so I may be confusing him with a hat stand or a small tree.

Pardew must be chuffed, that's one less awkward conversation he has to have with an overpaid underachiever.

[the saint in winchester]

Already on SSN page - 13:47 today.

 

http://www.skysports.com/football/transfer_clockwatch

 

Will soon be on OS???

[sotonjoe]

i am delighted. They need every donkey they can get on blackpool sands.

 

racist

[sotonjoe]

not rated by ap then ... we've obviously got better on the way in.

[Phil the Saint]

The good news keep rolling in!

[saints_is_the_south]

Now on our OS: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1728922,00.html

[sotonjoe]

Now on our OS: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1728922,00.html

 

 

sounds like AP wasn't willing to offer him a verbal contract without having a good look at Euell in training. If Euell had waited for AP to make up his mind, Blackpool could have walked and Euell coiuld have ended up jobless. All seems sensible enough to me.

[shurlock]

Fair enough- you wait around and risk getting nothing. so he played it safe.

[saint-ross]

This is brilliant news! I'm really liking the pardew factor. It's great to know he can filter out the crap within a matter of hours. Makes way for someone with some talent hopefully. Keep the good news coming.

[Rusaldo]

One of my most enjoyable memories over the last few seasons was Euell's header away at wolves in the 07/08 season. He needed to move on and off the wage bill, best of luck Jason.

[scotty]

Nothing on the Blackpool website.

 

Theyre keeping quiet about it.

[doughnutman]

The Tangerine's fans in my office are completely underwhelmed.

 

Do you work in a greengrocers

[Bailey]

Would have liked Euell to stay and play in midfield alongside Gillett, but not going to lose any sleep now that he has left. He turned out to be a costly signing, and his high wages meant it was almost inevitable that he'd leave.

 

I don't hold anything against him however, and although things didn't work out for him here as well as we'd originally hoped, I wish him all the very best for the future. I'm sure he'll do a decent job for Holloway at Blackpool.

[team-saint]

Was committed enough but little more than a glorified battering ram at the end.

 

good description

[Arizona]

Would have liked Euell to stay and play in midfield alongside Gillett, but not going to lose any sleep now that he has left. He turned out to be a costly signing, and his high wages meant it was almost inevitable that he'd leave.

 

I don't hold anything against him however, and although things didn't work out for him here as well as we'd originally hoped, I wish him all the very best for the future. I'm sure he'll do a decent job for Holloway at Blackpool.

 

Yeah, I think passing's overrated too.