Well, that didn't take long!

Everton fans said Rodwell was a bit of a sicknote and then, three games in...

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2012/September/Rodwell-pulls-out-of-U21s

I'm hoping this is a ruse to stop him being too tired to play against Stoke, but who knows?

Got told of a Everton fan the reason he was injured so much is that the squad was so small (and not good enough in his position) they had to rush him back not fully fit..hence picking up more niggle's, not having enough recovery time? TBH we have all seen it over the years with players rushing back and breaking down, so maybe with the decent cover we have he should only play fully fit. On another note Gareth Barry looks in good shape, watched him play for our U21 against L/pool!

bellyblue wrote:. On another note Gareth Barry looks in good shape, watched him play for our U21 against L/pool!

How did Sinclair look? (Besides the missed penalty)

Sinclair... not bad had a few good runs, looks composed on the ball mainly operating on the left and cutting in, set a few chances up but think he did just enough... more to come i think.