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Moyes fails in attempt to sign autograph
3 September 2013
John Foster
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Manchester United boss struggling with the pen after disappointing
deadline day
Manchester United manager David Moyes is facing a barrage of criticism
after a disastrous few hours yesterday evening, during which he failed
to complete the long-expected signing of his own name before the 11pm
deadline imposed by Britain’s parents.
Moyes’s fumbling inability to maintain a sufficient grip on his biro, an
unanticipated paper shortage, and widespread uncertainty as to whether
he ought to include his middle name with his signature all contributed
to the fiasco.
But these excuses are unlikely to mollify autograph-seekers, many of
whom took to Twitter to point out that Moyes has had since July to learn
how to write ‘David Moyes’ in a vaguely intelligible fashion. Many are
demanding drastic improvements to his penmanship before January.
“This is the closest Moyesy [David Moyes] came to an autograph, but it’s
hardly a classic,” said disgruntled fan Jermaine Langtree, holding up a
photograph of Moyes covered in inky squiggles.
“Unless you knew it was him, you probably wouldn’t guess the first bit
said ‘David’. If anything, it looks like ‘Daniel’. But the first bit is
the model of clarity compared to the second bit. The second bit doesn’t
even look like letters.”
“If you squint, it could say ‘Zeri’, or maybe ‘Efes’,” Langtree
continued. “Or ‘Yey’, if you turn it ninety degrees to the right. But
there’s no way there’s five letters in there. No way.”
Inevitably, comparisons have been drawn with Moyes’ predecessor Sir Alex
Ferguson, who more than once delighted autograph hunters by waiting
until the last minute to reveal a beautiful, cursive masterstroke.
“Fergie [Alex Ferguson] really knew his way around a fountain pen,” said
27-year old supporter Sophie Adams. “We’ve had some great autographs at
United down the years. Roy Keane never ducked an autograph. Eric
Cantona gave the best ink I’ve ever seen. Even Wayne Rooney learned how
to make an X, eventually. Moyes needs to learn quickly that he can’t
just make a crude potato print and expect to get away with it. This
isn’t Everton."
In other United news, today’s training session has been delayed
indefinitely while David Moyes attempts to sign for delivery of a
fridge.
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Moyes fails in attempt to sign autograph
3 September 2013
John Foster
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Back of the Net, Funny, Manchester United, David Moyes
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Manchester United boss struggling with the pen after disappointing
deadline day
Manchester United manager David Moyes is facing a barrage of criticism
after a disastrous few hours yesterday evening, during which he failed
to complete the long-expected signing of his own name before the 11pm
deadline imposed by Britain’s parents.
Moyes’s fumbling inability to maintain a sufficient grip on his biro, an
unanticipated paper shortage, and widespread uncertainty as to whether
he ought to include his middle name with his signature all contributed
to the fiasco.
But these excuses are unlikely to mollify autograph-seekers, many of
whom took to Twitter to point out that Moyes has had since July to learn
how to write ‘David Moyes’ in a vaguely intelligible fashion. Many are
demanding drastic improvements to his penmanship before January.
“This is the closest Moyesy [David Moyes] came to an autograph, but it’s
hardly a classic,” said disgruntled fan Jermaine Langtree, holding up a
photograph of Moyes covered in inky squiggles.
“Unless you knew it was him, you probably wouldn’t guess the first bit
said ‘David’. If anything, it looks like ‘Daniel’. But the first bit is
the model of clarity compared to the second bit. The second bit doesn’t
even look like letters.”
“If you squint, it could say ‘Zeri’, or maybe ‘Efes’,” Langtree
continued. “Or ‘Yey’, if you turn it ninety degrees to the right. But
there’s no way there’s five letters in there. No way.”
Inevitably, comparisons have been drawn with Moyes’ predecessor Sir Alex
Ferguson, who more than once delighted autograph hunters by waiting
until the last minute to reveal a beautiful, cursive masterstroke.
“Fergie [Alex Ferguson] really knew his way around a fountain pen,” said
27-year old supporter Sophie Adams. “We’ve had some great autographs at
United down the years. Roy Keane never ducked an autograph. Eric
Cantona gave the best ink I’ve ever seen. Even Wayne Rooney learned how
to make an X, eventually. Moyes needs to learn quickly that he can’t
just make a crude potato print and expect to get away with it. This
isn’t Everton."
In other United news, today’s training session has been delayed
indefinitely while David Moyes attempts to sign for delivery of a
fridge.
Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/moyes-fails-attempt-sign-autograph#vJKu6mI6GCv5SiBW.99
Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/moyes-fails-attempt-sign-autograph#vJKu6mI6GCv5SiBW.99
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