In a week where logic and common sense seems to have gone out the window and eloped to the Moon, Matty Taylor has added to the WTF-ery of the past few days and, out of nowhere, transferred from Bristol Rovers to arch rivals Bristol City in a stunning move.
Taylor’s transfer is the big story so far this Deadline Day, with the Robins, sitting 21st and perched perilously above the Championship relegation zone, matching the hitman’s £300,000 release clause.
Taylor has been one of League One’s hottest properties this season with 16 goals already, and a move away from the Memorial Stadium was heavily rumoured, but I doubt many Rovers fans predicted their hero would skip across the Avon into the tiny, welcoming arms of Lee Johnson.
The 26-year-old is now public enemy number one for the blue-and-white half of Bristol, a remarkable turn of events considering Taylor’s, until very recently, god-like status among fans after his 27 goals fired the Gas to promotion into League One last season.
Gasheads have understandably not taken the news well…
Fuck off taylor
Matty Taylor
We just don’t want you anymore
You’ve got some Fucking front
You money grabbing cunt
Fuck off matty taylor????????????— william (@williammdmead) January 31, 2017
Got to applaud the creativity.
Matty Taylor obviously has no ambition!
WIll need to up his game a lot more!
As far as I’m concerned not a great loss! Just my opinion!— ⚽️Karen⚽️ (@battymum) January 31, 2017
You’re not fooling anyone, Karen.
Can’t blame Matty Taylor for wanting to experience relegation, all players should at some point.
— Dan Matthews (@dropkckmatthews) January 31, 2017
Would you like some chips with all that salt?
Matty Taylor. Traitor. Turncoat. Bastard.
— Order. Ordaaa. ???????? (@D4N_H1997) January 31, 2017
AND AN ENEMY OF THE CROWN.
Matty Taylor has just shit on every rovers fan and DC and the team complete ???????? #BristolRovers
— Briony (@Brionyee) January 31, 2017
Snake emojis, obviously.
Can’t believe Matty Taylor is going to Bristol shitty hope the cunts get relegated and we get promoted the fucking ????????????????
— ???? Andy Montana ???? (@Drivermontana) January 31, 2017
So. Many. Snake. Emojis.
Taylor is the first player to cross the divide in 30 years. Matty: you’re either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.
