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Originally Posted by DAV007

he wouldnt sign for us, he is use to big wages and signing for stanley would have to be about him wanting to prove himself and turn his career round, unfortuantly, i think he is comfortable with the money he has and what he has achieved.

Quotes with regard to 'Jug-Ears' !


Francis Jeffers’ career reached a new low last night when he was fined around £20,000 and shown the door by Sheffield Wednesday.
Manager Brian Laws hit the former Everton and Arsenal striker with the maximum permitted punishment after Jeffers — once known as the ‘Fox in the Box’ — was sent off for butting in Wednesday’s 2-0 Carling Cup defeat at Port Vale.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Francis Jeffers fully deserved the red card that cost his side's chances of lifting the Community Shield against Manchester United.
Jeffers became the 50th Arsenal player red-carded under manager Arsene Wenger when he was sent off 19 minutes from time after kicking out at Phil Neville.



The skinny Scouser, 20 at the time, had only scored 18 goals in 49 games for Everton but somehow warranted an £8m fee despite non-existent technical and physical skills. He was tagged by some as the English version to Italy legend Pippo Inzaghi, a “fox in the box”, but was way out of his depth at Highbury. Hit the back of the net just four times in 22 appearances during two years before being loaned out and eventually sold. Has struggled with smaller teams ever since, and at 29 he is currently without a club.




Question marks over the young striker’s commitment to the game have been circling since his early days at Everton.




Francis Jeffers scored two of the other goals but was denied a hat-trick by a wonderful save from Tony Pennock near the end. The cheers of Farnborough fans at that reflected delight that Jeffers would not be going home with the match ball after his part in the sending-off of poor Christian Lee in the 29th minute, for which he should be thoroughly ashamed. It completely spoiled Farnborough's big day.
Sure Lee, ex-Gillingham and Northampton, was forced to manhandle Jeffers on the edge of the box when caught out by the swiftness of Robert Pires' pass. But there was no need for Jeffers to go to ground in the same theatrical manner that so infuriated Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier last month.


There then is the flip-side to this ageing Striker !..not to be admired !...and NOT for Stanley !!.



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