The Nick Armitage Column
Columnist: Nick Armitage

Instant Karma
9 December 2005

“Instant karma’s gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin’
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin’ at fools like me
Who in the hell d’you think you are
A super star?”

It’s 25 years since one of Liverpool’s favourite sons was needlessly shot dead in cold blood.  John Lennon was and still is iconic, and is sorely missed even to this day by his many fans and the people who’s life he touch in his home town of Liverpool.

But Liverpool has a habit of producing extremely gifted young individuals with the world at their feet... and the next one was born five years after the death of John Lennon.  He was called Wayne and might turn out to be the most gifted football player of his generation. 

We all know what happened next...

After his move, he said, ”I’m very excited to be here.  As soon as I knew United were interested, there was only one place I was going."  Rooney joined United to win things; anyone else thinking he made the wrong decision? 

It sounded like sour grapes when absolutely every Evertonian alive told him that he would be better sticking around at Goodison... But it was too late.  His lying agent had already turned his head and the seed was planted.

Rooney wanted the fame and accolades that went with playing for the biggest and richest club in the world; he wanted his face in the Mirror every day and his missus wanted her shopping expeditions in the Daily Star as often as possible.  Well, they got what they wanted there.

Now, unfortunately for Wayne, the biggest and richest club in the world is £500M in debt.  Wayne is carrying a club that despises everything from Liverpool.  Wayne has distinctly average players like Darren Fletcher, Ji-sung Park, John O’Shea and Quinton Fortune behind him and the heartbeat of the team has just been sacked for saying as much.  Paul Scholes is over the hill and Giggs won’t last much longer.  The downward spiral has started.

Wayne is now tied into a watertight contract that even his lying agent won’t be able to wriggle him out of.  He’s at a club that is going to be in the shadow of Chelsea for longer than the four-and-a-half years that Wayne is contractually obliged to stay there.  Instant Karma’s got you, Wayne!

Most people say live and let live; I will when I've finished laughing.

Nick Armitage

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