Lescott Denies Dressing Room Clown Rumours

Wunter Under Meijer can exclusively reveal that Everton defender Joleon Lescott has fallen out with manager David Moyes over rumours that the Everton manager believes Lescott's dressing room antics are largely responsible for Everton's deplorable start to the season.

Certain downmarket rags had printed stories quoting Moyes as telling close sources that Lescott's constant skullduggery and penchant for pranks were dampening morale and distracting the squad's focus. Club captain Phil Neville has already moved publicly to deny rumours of a rift between the manager and the full-back, saying ''Well, er, like... Joleon's like, a jovial lad, like, you know? Maybe a bit too jovial, like, for my taste... I mean there was, like, you know, that time he turned the tongue of my boots upwards, like... That was a bit too intense for me, like, you know? I prefer the tongue downwards, like, you know? But no, it wouldn't like, affect his relationship with the manager, like, you know? That's a bit, you know, off the mark there, like.''

However, Moyes and Lescott had a blazing row in the dressing room before their match against Manchester United on the weekend, with Lescott taking strong exception to Moyes' implication that he was more interested in joking round than in the task at hand. Our reporter got a short clip of the conversation in which Lescott tells Moyes under no uncertain terms that he is not responsible for the prank culture and joviality that has plagued the Everton dressing room:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_MKN_KwIhg

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