Mickey Thomas celebrates his 70th birthday today but the boyhood Everton fan's dream transfer to Goodison Park ended after just 11 games for the Blues
There have been plenty of regrets from players and the club alike over True Blues that left Everton too soon but Mickey Thomas’ 11-game spell at Goodison Park remains one of the most lamentable.
Thomas though had clearly mellowed with age though when it came to playing alongside those of lesser talents than himself as his dream move to Goodison ended up being short and not-so-sweet after he was sent packing by the club’s most-successful manager Howard Kendall for refusing to turn out in a reserve team match.
Liverpool legend Joey Jones, who was later a club colleague of Thomas at Chelsea, when the pair would make a daily commute to train near Heathrow Airport – infuriating chairman Ken Bates when he told them to move closer only for the maverick midfielder to merely relocate a few miles up the North Wales coast – recalls how they were pals from the first time they met as youngsters. The left-back, who would also line-up alongside Thomas at Wrexham, said: “I remember the first day I met Mickey.
“Obviously I was Liverpool but we hit it off straight away and been best mates ever since. He’s like a brother to me.” At the time, Kendall, who sold Thomas to Brighton & Hove Albion for £400,000, was quick to defend his actions. The Everton manager said: “Thomas let me down, the players and the supporters. I was not going to be told by anyone who played in my team.”
Thomas was reported to have muttered that forgetting Everton would not be too difficult because he had not enjoyed himself at the club, but he denied making any such remarks. He said: “I didn’t say that. I love Everton.
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