Everton Banter Archive January 29 2013

29 Jan 2013 22:54:15
why does this always happen to everton signing a player [fer] is so hard work or is bill trying to get the price down or get him on loan .gibbo

29 Jan 2013 22:25:12
Been reading as many articals as possible online about Fer, the deal appears to have hit a snag over a knee injury he had a few months ago which has showed up in the medical, and we have tried to re-negotiate the deal with appearance based fee's. We can all moan and bitch, but none of us wants to sign a player who may spend more time on the treatment table, after all 9 million is a lot of money for our club, if we're going to do it, it needs to be done right and be the right deal for the club!! I have faith in Moyes and whatever happens we should know its for the best!

IMWT

Kurajan

29 Jan 2013 22:11:21
Oh dear, just seen and heard on tv that the deal for Leroy Fer is in ''Jeopardy''. Not sure why yet, but hope it can be resolved quick.

29 Jan 2013 21:54:59
tv transfer clockwatch reporting that Chelsea are in for Butland. Jack Carter

29 Jan 2013 20:51:37
Ed wheres miserable Mike, havnt heard much from him lately

I want to hear his perspective on our potential new signing

Degs

29 Jan 2013 21:45:10
Off we go again because we are signin a Quality young player in leroy fer people think he's failed a medical.jealousy gets you nowhere!ryan

How do you know he HASNT? Why can we not just complete a transfer in FULL before we go confirming we have agreed deals on our own website or nervously sidestepping questions about him in our pre match press conference? ANTEFC

29 Jan 2013 20:34:59
If Newcastle go down (they probably won't, but can see it happening), we should definitely go for Cabaye, especially if Fellaini leaves.

29 Jan 2013 19:43:05
Ed I was just looking at the posts saying Fer has failed a medical and all that bull and laughing. But I have now seen a number of reports that have quoted the President of FC Twente as saying that Everton have made additional requirements that they will not agree to. It is claimed that the possibility of a deal going through is not great. Please tell us its bull Ed?!
Source: Toffeeweb
Joe EFC {Ed025's Note - there may be a snag or 2 joe...but lets not jump the gun, we will have to wait and see, a lot of keyboard warriors are invading our pages, reading and posting with glee that their may be a hitch, and until something is concrete, im not posting any more on this matter..

The financial deal was agreed yesterday, the kid has been playin regularly has no major injury problems in his career, .will sign tm .

From what I've read, apparently we came across an old injury during the medical that has got the potential to flair-up again and so we want to get him for a bit cheaper, but Twente are saying no because we've already agreed a price.

Murf

29 Jan 2013 19:24:48
The on TW is that the Fer deal has broken down. GUTTED!

What pisses me just as much is that if you read their comments on the post, you would think most of them are happy about it. Gives them more ammunition to give DM and BK a kicking. Shameful

martin-efc

If it annoys you that much mate don't read TW. They like to think they're intellectuals over there and above everyone else. When in reality they're a bunch of morbid old bag-ladies with nothing else better to do that moan and sling mud at each other. Oh, and they love to bash Moyes and Blue Bill. Yawn.

It's very rare that I do mate, there's too much disrespect for the people that have the clubs best interests at heart.

I was just desprate for news on the Fer deal.

Martin-efc

29 Jan 2013 18:54:16
So how was everyones day today then? I for one was pretty over the moon with signing this Fer lad, but I just feel that 8.6 million seems abit steep, and perhaps Moyes could have looked to get two players instead of one, maybe I'm just being picky, but we shall wait and see, IMWT hey?

COYB

QB {Ed025's Note - you are just picky mate...quality costs...give me one cracker, over 2 average any day..

Agree with ed

Why have 2 average when you can have 1 quality signing.. you can only play 11 players at 1 time. that's like saying (if you multiply the numbers) you would prefer to have 40 average players rather than 20 quality players. clue: 1 team finishes mid table (stoke esque) the other challenges for european spots (everton esque)

Everyone thought he was mad paying 15 million for Felli!!!!!!!!
Degsypulford

29 Jan 2013 18:27:09
Leroy fer has passed his medical

29 Jan 2013 17:43:15
This leroy fer deal sums this website up - everyone can write all theses rumours but noone acctually knows what is going on

Leroy fer has passed is medical I

Its the Red brigade who have nothing better to do since their latest humiliation

If they did it would be a fact site

29 Jan 2013 17:11:44
Fer is medically fit so stop with the post that he has failed medical

Jc

You always get one person saying a player has failed a medical. I have never known such a negative fan base than Everton's.

Its so easy to visit other banter pages and write nonsense. I don't believe we are negative

Eds can you not stop these from being posted?

stewillow {Ed025's Note - yes mate..

29 Jan 2013 15:56:47
Hiya guys, don't often post on here but I've been an Everton fan a few years now and I just thought I'd join in! Firstly, I thought i'd start by saying how I've been hearing A LOT of whispers recently about us being interested in a young lad called Danny Bland from Morecambe. I'd heard a lot about him and heard that he played for one of the local sides 'Slyne With Hest' so I thought I'd go check him out.. it was FREEZING! So anyway, I asked around and this lad was playing left back and oh my word... he had a STINKER! So, giving him the benefit of the doubt I put it down to the awful conditions and let it pass. ANYWAY, I went the next week and this time he's playing left midfield. He certainly has the figure of a winger and he can pass but when it comes to shooting he's like the Emile Heskey of the Saturday League, so when I heard from his parents that Everton had offered him a trial with a view to a contract I was shocked! Type him on youtube and have a watch.. maybe I'm being harsh but I don't see him as Everton material AT ALL!

All footballers have bad spells, look at jellyfish

Thought that at first with a lot of players everton have signed in the past. we buy potential then bring them along in training. as other posters have said, some players just have a bad spell too, even going back as simplistic as saturday/ sunday league. Ossie's career is a prime example, due to injuries and lack of consistency he hadn't had a real run in the everton team til of late when he's turned into his late 20's even though he's been with the club for over 8 years

29 Jan 2013 12:07:02
everton ed,, do you think fellani will move this window and where would your money be on if he did.

champagne charlie {Ed025's Note - he wont go this window...if he does go, i expect chelsea would be his destination..

29 Jan 2013 15:42:20
Moyes getting on his usual way out of the limelight and making his move with days to go he is very clever in the market with players no one sees coming if rumours are anything to go on this sight then we would have a different squad would be different every season

29 Jan 2013 12:14:41
Wofeswinkle, butland and stones in? Would probably cost us near 10 million wouldn't it? Really hope all this happens! and how far away is leroy fey?

Moyes said in his presser, which was at 1:30, that he is about halfway through his medical and after that all should be good.

Although it would be brilliant if we signed the 3 lads you mentioned, hard to see it happening, although I would've said the same about signing Leroy Fer for 8.6mil!! So who knows!

29 Jan 2013 15:34:49
Looks like Butlands on chelskis radar!

Butland has been on chelseas radar for a while

Van Wolfswinkle would cost £12m by himself! Those three together would cost us about £17m not £10m mate.
Joe EFC

29 Jan 2013 10:20:17
Hopefully barkley will start getting more games! Line up should be 451
Howard
Coleman jags heitinga baines
Mirrallas fellaini fer pienaar
Barkley jelavic

Unless other players come in think that's our strongest line up unless you play osman behind jela!

Barkley is on loan at Leeds.

Gibson should start if fit

Dave EFC

Heitinga over Distin? Don't think so...........

TC

Sick of Barkley-lovers. He's not impressed me at all when he's played, he's nowhere near as good as Gibson do why would you play an ineffective youngster over a vital central midfielder? {Ed025's Note - i think he will make you eat your words mate..

Give barkley a couple of seasons to futher mature and learn the importance of possesion and closing players down as well as general experience dealing withpressure situations and playing in a more established team (leeds) and he will be awesome. he has guile, flair, pace and strength for a fairly ordinary built young lad. he has a rooney type of quality and that is natural... you can not teach that type of quality, you either have it or you dont. he will be a regular starter for us in a couple of seasons time, if we can push for 4th and attempt to keep our current crop of players over the coming seasons, barkley will slot in nicely for us to push futher on and who knows what we may achieve.. the glory days back at goodison i'm sure would be welcomed back with open arms from each and every one of our supporters. before anyone jumps on about 1 players don't make a team consider this: finish in top 4 this season and keep fellaini (lets be honest we are not as good without him on the field and would be difficult to replace) a cup run wouldn't go a miss would love the fa cup back at goodison this season. during summer, have future funds from tv rights/ champ league money to spend soley on players to strengthen our depth of squad to cope with fixture list; next season have aspirations to again finish in top 4, possibly win a cup for moyes (he deserves at least some silverware for his hard graft) and further attract more quality signings.

29 Jan 2013 10:11:54
Just found out something about Leroy that makes the deal even sweeter, he was a target of Liverpool last year. Downside is he's a united fan but I have no doubt that once he experiences life at Everton and playing infront of the Goodison faithful that will change.

SydneyBlue

29 Jan 2013 09:41:33
Take it with the imminent signing of fer, that vadis odidja ofoe is now completely off the table? Would it not have been wiser to have signed him on a lower fee, and gone after a cover for right wing, such as Redmond of Birmingham? Just an idea and wondered if anyone else had a similar view

Ofoe was last resort, and besides, if anyone had actually seen him play, you would know, he has had a very poor season for Brugge.

29 Jan 2013 08:35:09
well done moyes iv seen this lad play [fer] very powerfull in the air and the ground.one more a striker will see us top 4 or 5 for defo.gibbo

29 Jan 2013 01:10:13
I am delighted that we have attracted a promising signing in Fer, however the best thing about this is the way in which it has happened. No using the press to unsettle him, no rumours leaked out - a genuine bolt from the BLUE.
Well done BK and DM. Doubtless TW will still be unhappy - clearly we should tell everyone in advance who we are after and how much money we have.
Remember, as we watch Oldham being unable to say whether their manage has a job due to finances, and as we watch Portsmouth, Leeds, Rangers and all of the other clubs on a list too long to mention (and I include our neighbours) ruing taking the shiny buttons, let's at least count our blessings .

I actually feel that it is actually an honour to write this. COYB.

29 Jan 2013 00:40:15
Hi Ed
Glad to see Mr Moyes listening to our advice about bringing in a physical midfielder.

Now for a right winger and another striker who can frighten sides with pace.

Just love being an Evertonian and have just got a gut feeling that we could just about do it. A few more fresh legs and our squad will have the necessary depth and freshness.

Coyb

AW

28 Jan 2013 23:48:25
Not Everton related, but I thought it was pretty funny - "Representatives of Stoke City and Newcastle United watched Erik Pieters in action during PSV v PEC Zwolle on January 18th. Pieters returned from an ankle injury but in their surprising 3-1 defeat at home against the Eredivisie strugglers he was sent off. After leaving the pitch and walking to the dressing room he smashed a window with his arm. He was heavily injured and had to undergo surgery. Pieters will be out for at least six weeks and can forget a transfer this month."

What an person lol