JamesSmurfy

I live in Jersey, Channel Islands and St Malo, France is only a 45 minute boat. I've already booked it for Lille away. Come on Everton!!! (lets hope we get a good batch of tickets!)

Alcaraz is an improvement on Heitinga defensively and gives us a different type of defender - one who can collect the ball from keeper and not hoof it.
 
Kone is an improvement on any striker we have. Even using his goal stats for Wigan he has proven that, to my eyes, he is a better player than we have in Anichebe and Jelavic.
 
Robles for the price and wages is going to compete with Howard, rather than be a rest option like Mucha was. He is one for the future and may oust Howard this season.
 
Gerry D - Barcas next big hope €35m buy out clause, I think he will improve the team... excited to see him
 
 
All for a grand total of under £6m??? I'm more than happy with that. They have no doubt improved us and give us the platform to maybe look at using our money to strengthen in midfield,
 
McCarthy would do great. A player with hunger, discipline, quality, concentration, composure, work rate, good range of passing and ball retention. He ain't gonna excite Football manager fan boys who will imediately log on to compare him to Rip Van Winkle in the dutch league who got 20 goals and 25 assists in the dutch second division earning him comparisons with Johan Neeskens - but he is a proven premier league quality player who will improve.

---------------Robles---------------
Coleman--Jags--Distin--Baines
-----Gibson---------Fellaini------
--Deulofeu---Kone---Mirallas--
---------------Jelavic--------------

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/10/everton-sign-gerard-deulofeu-Barcelona
 
 
 
Guardian saying its done

Have you suddenly turned into a WUM over-night? Your talking complete shit.

Never more have I been shocked at some evertonians lack of football knowledge and applying sound judgement than in the new manager scenario.
 
I have seen pereira become a manager than 99% of fans no fuck all about become the "gotta get him, he's the best man for the job" just because he was successful in an uncompetitive league at a well resourced club.
 
I have seen Martinez judges as a manager based purely on his league finishes, without any consideration to the huge challenge he faced.
 
Such as:-
 
Complete inability type retain any talent due to wage cap of £25k a week.
 
Having to source players who will play in front of 18,000 fans in a non footballing town.
 
Having to reduce the wage bill by 22% in a footballing economy that was increasing player wages.
 
All whilst improving the footballing culture of the club, gaining admiration for the style and culture....
 
It's all about opinions, and it's fair enough, but what pisses me right off are people who will argue the toss despite knowing sod all or recognising valid points that counter their stance.

Martinez is a true miracle worker in my opinion.
 
I always thought hmmm yeah, alweays in relegation till I started analysing further. His salary structure is half of what ours is...He has to attract players who are prepared to take approx £20k at the very most. A very small pool of quality to pick from.
 
Moyes can pull the odd £3m-£6m stunner off, but they are often in the £30-£50k a week wages bracket.
 
Yet I ask this, who plays the better football, shows more bottle, has more tactical nouse? Yes martinez. He was at Swansea for 3 years and instilled this brand of football we are seeing even now,
 
Moyes likes his hard workers, Martinez likes his footballers. Moyes likes to defend 1-0, Martinez likes to attack teams and destroy them. Moyes has rigid plan which has served him well, Martinez is open to change and will make them in the game if plans arent going right.
 
 
Martinez for me.

id like to see Jellyfish score 25+ goals this season.