With the intense growing speculation regarding the latest twist in the Ravel Morrison saga – with rumours ranging from
a simple 'niggly groin' injury, to a desire to abandon the West Ham cause for a bigger stage, and even, laughably, to join the sinking ship at Fulham!!! – our intrepid
undercover reporters have been examining the evidence in order to finally set
the record straight for the bewildered Hammer’s faithful - the truth is definitely somewhere amongst the following:
1. He is taking time out to secretly attend
a special course in how to pass the ball.
Although young Raveldo oozes audacity and can light up otherwise dull
encounters (read: most Hammers matches these days) with his swashbuckling runs,
he still has not learned when to release the ball – with frustratingly wasteful
results as he so frequently runs up blind alleys in search of openings that
only come with quick ball. The net result of most of his trickery is being
surrounded by a host of opponents who inevitably rob possession and move on.
2. Ravel has been
abducted by Manchester United!
Perhaps not as crazy as it sounds - don’t you
think it strange that the last sighting of young Raveldo was at Old Trafford?
In the tradition of making audacious raids for rising Hammers stars, the greedy
and arrogant Mancunians have once again swooped to steal from our crèche.
Thankfully, his pre-Hammers roots mean that there is a ready supply of photo shots
of Morrison in Devils merchandise so that he can avoid the wrath of the
Ince-haters. Moreover, given Man United's recent desperate run of form, who would
begrudge their loveable fans the pick-me-up of gaining England’s brightest
prospect since Gazza?
3. He has undergone
plastic surgery to create the appearance of being Matt Taylor.
An obvious photoshop job!
This explanation
has particular credibility given the inexplicable form of the ageing star.
Widely predicted to exit the Boleyn last Summer, “Taylor” has patiently waited
on the bench before suddenly returning to play a massive role in the Hammers
revival. However, his new found mobility and pace have raised the suspicions of
Hammers faithful who have only ever known him as a committed pro with a decent
left peg but, crucially, lacking pace. Furthermore, have you ever seen the two on the pitch
simultaneously??? Word is that Morrison finally got fed up of his every last step
being hailed as the future of English football and has decided to go undercover
in order to get on with the business of playing well without so much fuss.
4. He has run away
with the circus.
Again, perhaps not so crazy – the youngster has more
tricks in his bag than a performing seal and could keep most top hats
enthralled for hours on end with his stunning array of flicks and clips and
general artistry. Moreover, his time at Birmingham City undoubtedly introduced
him to the carny lifestyle where his circus antics would be more than enthusiastically
received.
WTF is that shirt like - yeughhhh?
5. He has abandoned
football to become a ‘gangsta’ rapper.
Morrison has a particular
fascination with music – possibly due to sharing a surname with the original
Lizard King, Jim. Other theories suggest his musical bent is just a Madchester
thing. Either way, there’s no doubting that young Ravel is full of the kinda
attitude that can only serve to make friends and influence people.
My time is now, mofo!
He's far from the finished article - wasteful of posession but there's no doubting he has a level of skill that is rare in this part of the world.
ReplyDeleteoffload him now while he's got value - and before the difficult side showsagain - if it hasnt already
ReplyDeleteBFS seemed to suggest that he's feigning injury by saying he didnt need an operation and just needs to get back to work...there's nonsense afoot methinks!
ReplyDeleteif hes not one of us then let him go, we need fighters
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