Ricketts Update
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:24PM Right mindset.
Raw tools.
Hungry.
Wants to play football.
The words of Rohan Ricketts.
The quest for a club big enough for his talents continues. Followers of this here blog will know I've been keeping an eye on the lad since his depature from Toronto. He's currently on trial at Leyton Orient. I'm assuming a move to the continent didn't quite pan out for him. Which is a shame because he is far more suited to the La Liga than he is to the frantic English game where muscle is more important than brains. His opinion, not mine. Seems he's opted for at least one of the advancements of the League One sides that were apparently keen on him, as stated in a Sky Sports interview a while back.
I'm hoping the Black Iniesta (as he's commonly refered to in this blog article), formerly of the MLS, will hope the O's see the untapped potential that others have dismissed. Think Freddy Adu with intent.
I'll leave you with a couple of his recent Tweets off his Twitter account that appear to be fairly relevant to his current predicament:
The last 2 months have been a real experince for myself as a pro footballer. The football industry is not in the best state it once was.
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Adversity builds character and character can take you to places that money can't.. Believe that
Yep. East London.
Reader Comments (5)
I think he would do well at the MK Dons, they should take a look at him and if his wages demands are reasonable then they would have a half decent asset..
DONT WANNA START ANY RUMOURS OR NOTHING BUT ARSENAL GOT RID OF HIM AFTER BERGKAMP'S WATCH WENT MISSING AND HE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CHANGING ROOMS....FUNNY THING IS SAME THING HAPPENED AT CHIGWELL MORE THAN ONCE.....CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER AND TEA LEAF!.....sorry for the rant afternoon drinking
i just like the sign. laughed out loud
Also on his twitter:
"Football is not football no more. There are kids who are no good thinking they have made it. Player development does not exist at some clubs"
I hope the irony is not lost on him.
Not a bad one here
"Special thanks to all the Aberdeen fans who showed me respect to my footballing ability while on trial. Pity they don't have enough funds."
I think he should of taken the fiver and bottle of buckfast a week they offered him.