ROYSTON DRENTHE is unlikely to linger too long in the minds of many Evertonians, despite his undoubted ability.

He let the club down by being late for training twice before the FA Cup semi-final, and hence the team were deprived of a potentially game-changing player for that tie, with the rest becoming painful history.

But even though there was nothing surprising in Roy’s admission that he now fancies bringing his one-man road show of the bizarre back to Rotterdam, the second part of his interview should not be ignored.

Namely, the bit when he accused Lionel Messi of calling him ‘negro’ when he was playing for Hercules in La Liga.

It’s unlikely anything will happen to the undisputed Golden Boy of world football, certainly no punishment of the type Luis Suarez received.

But before anyone writes off Drenthe’s claims they should ask themselves why he would make them up?