Everton Banter Archive April 24 2013

24 Apr 2013 21:49:46
We've been linked with £4mil rated Basel CB Aleksander Dragovic, I think it is

24 Apr 2013 20:35:33
Poor Suarez banished. Too bad we won't see him on a couple of weeks. Maybe he shouldn't have skipped his preface meal

Sorry folks, should be pregame meal, not preface. Only Mike Tison eats ears.

24 Apr 2013 20:54:54
Andros Townsend would be a perfect addition to the squad I think. My opinion like but watched him for a couple of weeks now and he looks like a great young talent. Wouldn't cost much either seen as he probably won't get into the Tottenham eleven.
13yearoldGIRL
(7year season ticket holder)

You talk more sense on here than most people and are more realistic. Good shout for Townsend too.

Would be a good signing but only thing is Tottenham never let players go on the cheap as we all know from the Peinaar deal.

Thanks for the feedback guys :)

24 Apr 2013 19:20:02
Would love to see a team like this next season:
Begovic
Coleman Jagielka Dragovic Baines
Gibson Strootman
Mirallas Honda Pienaar
Negredo

That would be the perfect team for Champions League contenders.

That team would be absolutely fantastic - who would you sell?

That would be a rather frightening team, however I was under the impression that Strootman and Begovic were looking like likely United signings. Honda would be an absolute steal if you got him, and would piss me off as we missed our chance to get him in the transfer window we're we got Andy and Suarez. Such a quality player.

KiwiRed

We need a better player than Gibson in the starting 11, especially considering that he is injury prone.

Gibson has provided skill and structure to the holding midfield whilst offering protection to the back four. IMO he's been an outstanding performer even when carrying an injury. {Ed025's Note - i agree fancy, when hes not playing we look a lot poorer side..

Fellaini and Heitinga would get the chop for me

I agree we are a much better side when Gibson is playing I think if we can get is injury sorted top buy considering how much we paid

24 Apr 2013 17:50:39
It might be ambitious but I would certainly be extremely impressed if we could send out this team at goodison this year.

Goalkeeper: Howard has been questionable on a few occassions but he's still a fairly decent keeper, I've watched Willy Caballero a few times and with Malaga struggling for cash I think he'd be worth a punt

Defence: Key priority, keeping Leighton Baines, its an absolute must. Jags and Distin are superb, the defence is looking better, maybe an understudy at centre back if you're being picky

Midfield: With Fellaini appearing to be on his bike it would really give us a bit of cash to buy a replacement and a ball player. Fer should be the man to fill this, get him and Gibson in the middle and things might happen. Mirallas will be key but if we shipped his mate Mertens in then i'd be over the moon, i've watched him, he's probably better than Mirallas which says something. Then finally bring in Honda for a cheap price, build our national pedigree whilst bringing in a talented player

Strikers: We need a consistent strong goalscorer, despite Anichebe's turn of form he's still not good enough to be a match winner, and Jelavic doesn't look like getting going. 2 names stick in my head. Benteke and Lukaku, continuing the Belgian theme these two suit our style, big and strong but they can play, Negredo might not be suited to us, because we have a tendancy to play long ball at times

Possible line up:
GK - Courtois (loan)
RB - Coleman
CB - Distin
CB - Jagielka
LB - Baines
CDM - Gibson
CDM - Fer (5-8 mill)
CAM - Mirallas
CAM - Mertens (10-12 mill)
CF - Honda (5 mill)
ST - Benteke (15 mill)

Subs: Howard, Duffy, Oviedo, Jelavic, Barkley, Pienaar, Anichebe

With Fellaini going for around the 25 mill mark, Osman (who I would cash in on) rumoured to be attracting interest, Mucha, Naismith, Heitinga going out the door. That would be around 35 million there, plus any TV money, which could be substantial and the rumoured 10 million available last window, that would give us at least 50 mill available

So is the above really that unrealistic?
yeah of course it is, no doubt we'll lose Fellaini and Baines and bring in a loanee last minute, classic Everton

The joys of being a blue

Alex

24 Apr 2013 14:21:35
selling felli has it's own pros & cons we get the b udget let's say 25-35m with a lot of teams interested to buy him P$G and Zenit will probably splash silly wages let's say 150 p per week (guess) we would have wages and the money but. fellaini is hard to replace PK BLUE

24 Apr 2013 09:00:20
According to the press (must be true) Malky Mackay spent a couple of days at Goodison with Moyes.

What press? which press? source please or even the dream you had please explain source?

I saw this on google news

Ok mate I apologise. you right I just read it on a welsh paper now its very curious that he came to merseyside. but well done to you good post.

Hs visiting a lot of EPL managers for experience nothing else

24 Apr 2013 00:53:16
Roberto Mancini is doing a clear out in the summer and with him now apparantly interested in Danny Simpson from Newcastle not only is Lescott available but also Micah Richards, I know they want 10m for him but let's just say in the summer they decrease that to let's say 7m would any of you like us to at least consider a bid for him? I mean he is a quality right back but imo will eventually become a full time center back, its unlikely but you never know, I for one would accept him with open arms.

COYB!

Coleman has been brillint this season, we should not be looking at another RB unless it is an understoody.