Everton Banter Archive December 28 2016

28 Dec 2016 13:11:00
Looking at the ademola lookman proposed signing and I'm very optimistic, the reason being that going back a few years I can remember a certain striker plucked from the amateur leagues and given a chance by crystal palace. I think he was a builder at the time and Ian Wright was his name. He went on to do amazing things with arsenal and was part of there invincible's side.
Now lookman may well be younger but has come from the same sort of obscurity and through a rapid rise straight into the first team.
If lookman can be efc''s version of Ian Wright I'll be ecstatic.

28 Dec 2016 13:40:40
Hmm love your optimism but let's give him a bit of time haha.

28 Dec 2016 14:02:39
He was retired by the time arsenals invincibles squad came around.

28 Dec 2016 15:10:08
10 mill for a 19 year old is worth a try.

28 Dec 2016 19:07:55
Doesn't matter Sladen, he was a top player.

28 Dec 2016 09:08:28
Have seen a few links to behrahino. Anyone think he could be a good signing at the right price?

28 Dec 2016 11:15:20
Good player on his day but I worry about his attitude. Maybe Koeman would knock some sense into the lad.

28 Dec 2016 11:45:32
I wouldn't touch berahino with a 10 foot barge pole. massively bad attitude.
Although if he did sign and started playing up. I'm sure dunc could have a quiet word.

28 Dec 2016 11:49:22
Really good player. He just got peed off that wba refused to sell him when bids came in. He just needs a fresh start imo.

28 Dec 2016 12:20:30
Whilst his attitude has been poor and the club acted naively over his transfer I think without the whole story it's very difficult to see why it escalated to the pantomime that it turned out to be. I don't blame the lad for wanting a bigger club move. But looking at the way the club acted by refusing his transfer then having a demotivated player who is losing transfer value rapidly, I wonder if they should have just swallowed their pride and let him go.

Now they will either lose him for nothing or very little value and not really had the player in the right frame of mind throughout it all.

Let it be said though that when he is in the groove he's quite a talent.

As EFCfanatic said. Let him have a spell with Dunc to see if there's anything the club would like him to work on. 😉.

28 Dec 2016 15:15:05
I think he wanted to move but wasn't granted the move, I think that has effected him over the past season, I think a move would be good for him, he was a very good player before the circus came to town, I'd give him the chance and he scores goals, remember if he can score 20 goals for WBA who play very defensive style, what he might do put into a team with a bit more attack minded, and still very young, he has time on his side.

28 Dec 2016 15:29:59
Free transfer in the summer. I wouldn't want to spend any money on him. His fitness is way off so wouldn't be much use this season.

28 Dec 2016 19:55:38
Agree Koeman will want players coming in January to make an immediate impact I. E. ready for the first Team. He won't want the likes of Berahino to come in and spend the next 5 months getting him fit for his summer holidays.

29 Dec 2016 11:43:18
has not really contributed to WBA for a couple of seasons and does not make their starting eleven.
Has a proven attitude problem, and think he needs to knuckle down and prove he can still do it before I would take a punt!