Everton Banter Archive July 02 2015

02 Jul 2015 20:54:54
Hope Bryan Oviedo has a bit more luck this season. Seriously believe he can provide the left side balance we lacked all last term

{Ed025's Note - me too mate..

02 Jul 2015 22:40:00
Agree. He's such an Everton player it's unreal

03 Jul 2015 02:16:59
Bryan is a wonderful guy and player. Really loves the club, would be gutted if he left, hope he gets over the injuries. Great player when fit.

03 Jul 2015 04:50:59
Great lad but in all honesty I'd say garbuts a better left back and prob not pacey or skilled enough to play left wing

02 Jul 2015 19:26:32
Been reading the pages on the site while Mrs FIB watches Emmerdale, were Sam Dingle and Leon Osman separated at birth?

{Ed025's Note - thats not very flattering for ossie there gene, by the way natalie j robb who plays moira is an ex of ED007....jammy sod.. :)

02 Jul 2015 20:44:26
Harsh that Forever but can see your point

04 Jul 2015 19:21:33
Harsh but well spotted lol

02 Jul 2015 16:42:46
What's the deal with Shaqiri?

If we're really interested we should match stokes bid.
From what I've seen of him he looks a quality player that can play multiple positions

He's only young and if he was english you'd be looking at 25 mill plus

There's a video on YouTube of his first 6 games for inter and it's clear to see he's a top player

His through balls are top notch and this is something that rom would benefit hugely from.

02 Jul 2015 18:31:16
Forget youtube. It only shows the good and never the bad. I've looked at some of the match reports of him and they are not that favourable.

Also I don't want anymore midfielders. I want a striker and CB. This has to be our main aim.

02 Jul 2015 18:59:42
John is right. Plus, Jelavic had a good first 6 games for us, what does it mean? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Youtube is a terrible way to analyse players. I would look at if he is so good, why are Inter so desperate to sell him, why, even when Robben and Ribery were injured couldn't he get a game for Bayern. And why the only clubs linked have been us (vaguely) and Stoke. Where are Chelsea and City?. He was terrible in the World Cup, not pulled up trees at Inter or Bayern. The only club he has done anything at was Basel (like Salah), except Salah is kicking arse in Italy. Which Shaquiri could not do.

{Ed025's Note - that just sounds like hes another player you dont like swan..one of thousands that is mate.. :)

02 Jul 2015 20:39:12
In all fairness ed I don't find myself doing this often but I do actually agree with swan it is a fair assessment of the situation. he is still only young and has already been at 2 top European clubs in Bayern and Inter and both have moved him on, Inter looking to do it after only 6 months! Got to wonder why??

02 Jul 2015 23:55:01
I don't base my opinions on players solely off YouTube but I was just making a point that he looks a top player in a video made from 6 games.

Imagine trying to make one of mcgeady or kone or someone like that. It just wouldn't happen haha

Look at Delboy, Barca didn't want him and neither did Sevilla but did that stop us from signing him?

{Ed007's Note - If you want to see an arguement about McGeady nip over to the Celtic site. You couldn't make a recent McGeady highlight reel with an etch-a-sketch never mind a Youtube video. I did warn you all when he signed.}

03 Jul 2015 01:54:37
Haha I was actually happy with mcgeady on a free at the time but my god is he poor.
He seems to have all the attributes and you could say he has never had a run in the team. But to me he can't play at the level need for the prem on a consistent basis.

If there's any teams willing to pay actual real money for him then surely we have to get rid.

Also from what I've seen of Henen I would prefer us to give him ago over AM

03 Jul 2015 02:22:01
was he a regular at Barca? No, Messi and Neymar barely got injured not to mention (at the time) Sanchez and Pedro. Shaqiri had no competition at Bayern when Robbery were out and still could not get in. At Sevilla Deulofeus record is actually quite good when he played. Shaqiris at Inter, not so much. Not to mention Deulofeu being 3 years younger, having Premier League experience and seeing as Barca have a 3 year buy back clause, I think he can be pretty good. Wonder where the Inter/Bayern buy back clause is. And another thing, Deulofeu was a quarter the price.

03 Jul 2015 04:37:35
Swan

Who out of are current wingers would get into the inter milan team? , only one for me would be mirrallas at a push

And I know your not really Ross barkleys biggest fan so wouldn't you like to see him or someone like him come in to challenge for the number 10 role.

he's not going to come anyway but for 10 mill we could do a lot worse and even if he isn't a starter straight away he can provide cover and competition for 3 positions and he's only 23.

He's got lovely feet , great passer , fast and can really strike a ball with force.
What's not to like?

03 Jul 2015 07:46:09
his 'playmaking' is woeful, his crossing is so bad it makes McGeady blush. Has anyone seen Milans wingers? Nagatomo? Jesus, Mirallas and Deulofeu would get in that. But to be fair he cannot be any worse a no 10 than Barkley is.

02 Jul 2015 10:42:50
Just saw a list of the cars driven by premiere league captains.
There are Aston Martins, Bentley's, Range Rovers, Mercs.

"What does Jags drive?" I hear you ask.

A VAUXHALL AMPERA! WTF! that is a 35K car with all the trimmings. Great that Jags is understated but can't help but think it is a sign of Everton at the moment. Will do what it is meant to but never be top class.

20yrs and counting.

02 Jul 2015 11:00:53
Sydney can you let everyone know what car mario ballotelli drives .get the point

{Ed001's Note - which one? He has a collection of flash motors, including that idiotic camo painted Bentley. I do see your point though, not sure what is wrong with a player having a normal car, he is a footballer not a racing car driver after all.}

02 Jul 2015 12:37:18
Personally, I think it's greatly to his credit & says a lot about him as a man. It's a very environmentally friendly car so he cares more about the planet than being seen as a "flash get"! If only more footballers were like this & not just money junkies, our game would be in a much better place. Well done, Jags. Carry on, lad!

02 Jul 2015 12:52:36
Could be he has kids that need taking to school and stuff like that.not much room in a Ferrari for that malarkey. Barcelona must be praying Messi doesn't buy a micra,or they will have to sell him. 😜

02 Jul 2015 13:15:58
I know that when Alan Ball played r Blackpool he had a RED
Ford Zepher, when he sighed for Everton, he changed the colour to white I think.
Colin Harvey drove a Mini when we won the Championship 69/70.
How times have changed.

02 Jul 2015 13:31:31
Its because he's not complete D**K

02 Jul 2015 14:46:17
Really? Because a player does not drive a high class car it's bad for us?. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

02 Jul 2015 17:06:26
Have to agree with most of the replies in this post. Surely because a premier league player drives a normal car and not some flash car that screams wealth it makes him more down to earth. I found an old programme from the mid 80's up in the loft a while ago. There was an interview with Paul Bracewell in it in which he was over the moon he'd just upgraded his car to a Ford Sierra, a reps car for heaven's sake. Also, didn't Jurgen Klinsman drive an old VW Beatle? He can't have been short of a few quid.

{Ed025's Note - nice to hear that RIB, if only these prima-donnas that pose as footballers today had that attitude..thanks for sharing mate..

02 Jul 2015 20:51:56
Enjoyed those Top Gear posts. Paid sixty notes for my first car a just about roadworthy Vsuxhall Victor, even remember reg 2670LV.
Didn't realize ay the time but log book listed previous owners from new. Nasty shock to see I owned the car of a former Liverpool captain.

{Ed025's Note - i hope you scrapped it tedster.. :)

02 Jul 2015 21:35:31
Big dunc drove an escort van

{Ed025's Note - he also drove some centre halves batty jab.. :)

02 Jul 2015 21:38:23
Couldn't afford to straight away. Mind you spurred me to swap it for a Morris Marina. What a heap that was.

{Ed025's Note - my first was an orange mini tedster MFR857T, i dont think anyone does not remember their first mate..

02 Jul 2015 22:15:29
Great little thread this.
Just finished reading Jimmy Case's book and he mentions that, back in the day, Phil Neal and Alan Kennedy had sponsored cars from Lada!
Back when they were glorified two-stroke second hand lawn mowers. LMAO.

{Ed025's Note - i think they had food mixer engines juicer.. :)

02 Jul 2015 22:37:57
The worst of it may be, Ed, that both players had the perm hairdos.
Driving a Lada with a perm.
What!?

{Ed025's Note - and a shell track suit mate.. :)