Everton Banter Archive December 16 2011

16 Dec 2011 22:15:32
Ed, did we end up signing the Duffus brothers from Cheltenham? And have we signed Rory Donnelly from Cliftonville, or has he opted for another club?

Breeno {Ed025's Note - as far as i know breeno, the deal was done in november, but i have heard nothing since..and the last i heard, it was between us and swansea who got rory..

Thanks Ed.
Any info on the Duffus brothers eg. Age, Position? {Ed025's Note - courtney and tyrone are both playing for our U16,s..courtney is a striker, and scored the other day..not heard much of tyrone..

If this Connelly kid has any sense he will sign for Swansea, don't get me wrong im a big Everton fan, but i think Moyes will ruin the kid just like every other striker we have had.

So their playing with George Green.
One thing i'm looking forward to is, in atleast 2 years, we will have a very talented, attacking team because if Moyes is still, hopefully, in charge he'll have no real choice but to play some of these young lads if they are as good as Barkley has been.
Just think about it Ed, we could have:
GK-Howard (34)
RB-Coleman (25)
CB-Jagielka (30)
CB-Rodwell (22)
LB-Baines (29)
CDM-Fellani (25)
CAM-Barkley (19)
RM-Green (17)
LM-Tyrone Duffus (17/18?) -if he's a winger
ST-Donnelly (20)
ST-Courtney Duffus (17/18?)

And thats not knowing if we have any good, young defenders or if we buy anyone between now and then. Its a very young team, but if they live up to their potential and are the same as Barkley, who adapted very well to the Everton first team and Premiership, they could be top six material or even better.
What you think Ed? Evertons future is definetly bright and in safe hands. :)

Breeno {Ed025's Note - we are famed for our youth policy breeno, the fact is we have a lot more coming through, not all will make the grade but it is very promising...to see youngsters coming through is brilliant, i just hope we give them a chance and are not preening them for so called bigger clubs to come and steal from under our noses!..

16 Dec 2011 20:46:54
Just put a tenner on distin first goal tomorrow at 40/1, im feeling the love again after the stoke match, cheers landon

Degsybluenose

Good luck mate though i don't even think Distan will start against Norwich

16 Dec 2011 20:07:26
is anyone comin into d club ar anyone going out {Ed025's Note - lukaku has been approached, and i expect at least another one!, rodders is being sought out by other clubs, but i expect him to stay..

16 Dec 2011 19:11:28
Whatever happened to .... James McFadden?
Sub appearance then not even on the bench since? Must be worth at least a couple of goals a season! {Ed025's Note - who cares!!!..

16 Dec 2011 12:30:06
They say good things come in 3s! Fellani signing, barkley signing could the third thing be the sale of the club? :-)
Not saying that donovan returning is not good news i was just refering to more long term news.

16 Dec 2011 12:20:33
With Donovan coming in, this will
prove to people who doubted us to
sign anyone, also it will lure in other
players.

Out:

Bily (£5-6 million to Russia)

Rodwell (£20 million to Chelsea or
United)

Stracqualursi (back to Tigre)

Total: £25-£26 million

In:

Holtby (£5.5-6 million from Schalke)

de Jong (£6 million from FC Twente)

Onouha (on loan from City)

Total: £13.5-£14.5 million to banks

Then we would have sold a lazy
winger who we don't need, and got
money from Rodwell. Also, we have
a creative midfielder, a striker and
a right back!

Our team could be:

Howard

Onouha Jagielka Heitinga Baines

Coleman Fellaini Barkley Drenthe

Donovan de Jong

Subs:

Mucha Neville Distin Osman Cahill
Saha Vellios

Reserves:

Hahnemann Hibbert Bidwell
McFadden McAleny Wallace Duffy
Green

Why isnt holtby in your team and your having a laugh if you think johnny is better than distin, i would only let rodwell go if moyes guaranteed ALL the money to spend

What about Holtby that you've just signed for £6m?

And why the hell would you sell rodwell, the lad has got better and will only improve more, god im so glad that some people on this forum would never get to manage our club bevause we would sink faster than the titanic

I wasn't concentrating.

My team would be:

Howard

Onouha Jagielka Distin Baines

Donovan Fellaini Holtby Drenthe

Barkley

de Jong

Subs:

Mucha Neville Heitinga Osman Cahill Saha
Vellios

Reserves:

Hahnemann Hibbert Bidwell McFadden McAleny Wallace Duffy Green

Excellent team, if only Santa Claus were real...

ToffeeBoyJack.

16 Dec 2011 11:29:58
Signing Landon is quite a coup for the club. I don't think the greatest player who has ever played for USA, and the best player in the MLS in the prime of his career would join any old club.

In times where supporting our club becomes frustrating we should take pride from the infectious nature of it. We may be skint, but revered and covetous we remain.

Jak le bleu

16 Dec 2011 09:05:45
Ed! Where do you think donovan will play? Wing,behind the striker or as striker? Also i read in here that teams are only aloud to loan players at a time! So im guessing denis is off bck to argentina! And if moyes is after lukaku on loan would that mean drenthe off aswell or we buying him? So many questions ed :-) {Ed001's Note - personally I would expect Donovan to play various positions, dependant on the opposition.}

I posted about the two player rule last week mate and I am guessing that Denis is off or we will sign Drenthe permenant, hope it's the latter and we get Drenthe on a contract. I know Denis has not shown much but I would rather get Drenthe tied down to a five year

Degsybluenose

16 Dec 2011 06:13:52
donovan has signed a 2 month contract is right moyes another 2 more and i think we will be unstoppible if we get a striker

16 Dec 2011 01:12:02
Howard
Neville
Jagielka
Distin
Baines
Donovan
Fellaini
Rodwell
Drenthe
Cahill
Lukaku

Subs, Coleman, Heitinga, Barkley, Saha, Piennar

Don't make me laugh! P.S. We have 7 subs.