24 Sep 2013 00:27:20
I should just like to state my opinion once again that I believe firmly that Football works in Eras'. always has & always will. David Moyes helped greatly to put this great Club of ours on a sound financial footing and has now left for Man Utd.but I don't think they will win a trophy at all this season and Manchester United without Alex Ferguson has lost all its "Wow Factor". It wasn't just Manchester United as a top Club that all the worlds' top players wanted to play for, it was for Ferguson "The star maker" as players believe. and he was, the man was unequalled in his molding of young players from home and abroad and turned them into superstars. Unfortunately, Moyes hasn't got that and players from abroad don't know much about him at all, and the squad at utd is on the decline and is ageing also. Fellaini has gone to Utd at the wrong time and it will be a long while before Utd rule the roost again. Hopefully Leighton Baines will see this and look at what Martinez is trying to do here at Everton and stay for the rest of his career, at a Club where He is worshipped. The Grass ain't always Greener and who's to say this might not be the start of a very successful Everton Era?
Street End Boy {Ed003's Note - Interesting point about Eras but the prem money and/or mega investors seem to have stopped that route,Your crush on Ferguson also is interesting.}

1.) 24 Sep 2013
There was a feeling (we all thought it) that Leighton wouldn't sign a contract extension and the news this morning seems to confirm that. Don't get me wrong unlike some other players (not at this Club), Leighton has not only been the best left back in the Country (my opinion) but an absolutely model professional and utmost respect to the lad.