Philinsuffolk Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Official site confirms that Jags has signed. A decent addition, if nothing else for his versatility. With Yobo off to the ANC this season and having the option to play Phil Neville at left back, he gives us options. Now onto the next signing..we won't have to wait long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) >>>LINK<<< Good news....it's a start anyway ! Edited July 4, 2007 by MikeO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Now onto the next signing..we won't have to wait long. how do you know or are you guessing? also its great that jags has signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinsuffolk Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Heather - just my guess/opinion. But I'm not someone who makes random rumour statements nor do i maon about lack of activity. The club know we need 4 or 5 more, they will come soon. The transfer market has only got lively in recent days for most clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) If we are to get players as decent as Jags, I'm willing to wait! Wonder what squad number he'll have? probs 5 you reckon? Edited July 4, 2007 by Heather_6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) Interesting bit at the bottom of the story which I missed first time... Part of the deal may well include a switch to Yorkshire for Gary Naysmith. The Scottish defender has been given permission to meet with Sheffield United and discuss a possible move to Bramall Lane. Edited July 4, 2007 by MikeO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Cool, but i dont think we should let Naysmith go just yet- wait till another couple sign in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everton_Worshiper Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Good news and judging by Moyes comments on the article one or two more on the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 One or two more isn't enough IMO but Jags is a great signing. Bit stupid to get one in and let another go, therefore our squad isnt getting any bigger. But hopefully Boyle can come in and replace Nace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue4Ever Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Id pay them to take Naysmith, what a waste of a player hes utter shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavB Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 fuckin great somebody to get on the new shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinsuffolk Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Do you think we would let Naysmith talk to Sheff United if we felt we were not going to get enough players in? Players like Naysmith, VDM etc can go and we'll replace them with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Do you think we would let Naysmith talk to Sheff United if we felt we were not going to get enough players in? Players like Naysmith, VDM etc can go and we'll replace them with others. Yes. Kilbane and Davies were both let go without replacing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J*A*C*K*E*L*Z Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) haha all the blades have spat the dummy at the fee on the sheffo forum this can only mean good things in the jags gone to everton thread http://www.unitedite.co.uk/ Edited July 4, 2007 by Jackelz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 glad his has signed but hope DM means a few more than 1 or 2 new signings even more so if Naysmith is leaving as even though we geting a better player still need more players but left back as said before we do have a few options there. 6 weeks to go til the season starts I beleive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 David Moyes is having a giigle if he thinks we only need 1 or 2 more players we need at least 5 or 6!! has he not learned from last time it will affect are league form!!!!!!! I will seriously be mad if we dont sign more than 4 or 5 players! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 haha our long lasting european campaign really put pressure on our small squad! all 4 games! be realistic lads, can anyone genuinely see us signing anymore than 2 more players in pre-season? we arent gunna go out and buy 5 or 6 players! its not realistic, and can also be a big change for the existing group to cope with. team spirit is a major thing at everton, too many changes can rock the boat. glad jags is finally here. not sure where he will play thou! im guessing centre half when yobo is away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Jags will be a first teamer most weeks, otherwise he wouldnt have joined us IMO. So I'd expect him to be RB instead of Hibbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 i expect him to be a first teamer. just not sure where. tried looking around the net, i hear he is best at CB, RB, CM. seems usefull by all acounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Ive liked this lad for a while, saw a bit of him the other season for Shef and i was impressed. Very useful player in several positions, better utility man than Neville IMO. I think he be the new Carsley when we have a fit full team. Good deal this I think, fair price for a good player and we got to offload Naysmith, who wasnt the best to be fair. Heres to a few more eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 A good send off by a blade, gives you an insight of a true pro Signing........... -------------- A sad day for the club if inevitable that the best player leaves. I have no problem with Jagielka going at all. For once there is no blame attached to the club nor the player. Yes, maybe we could have got more in comparison to other prices being accrued for players but we in order to keep him a couple of years ago and last summer (Wigan and a few others have had massive bids for him) we had to put in a clause that if we did go down then it would not be for a ridiculous fee and one that was more realistic and 4 million is still not bad (record fee received I believe - surpassing Lee Morris?). It was a gamble but one that the club was right to make. Jags had to go for his own career. He would have been daft to stay with us even though we would have loved him to stay. He owed us nothing anymore. The guy is a class act who has the potential to be part of the England squad and set up for years to come. Everton is a great move. They are not in the top 4 clubs but in the bracket below and gets to play under a top manager in my opinion. I hope Everton play him at centre back which is his best position. With a strong dominant centre half alongise him, he has the pace, ability to read the game and football brain to be a huge success. As for my memories of Jagielka, well I remember watching Tongey, Monty and Jags at Abbeydale as 16/17 year olds and thinking that Jags looked a competent but fairly ordinary player. Tongey and Monty always stood out more. My intitial thoughts were confirmed when he played at reserve team level. He even looked distinctly average at first team level initially despite scoring a brace vs Gazza and Burnley. The following season though he was placed at right back for a game at Wolves I believe and never looked back. Undoubtedbly the goal against Leeds launched him properly. One of the best goals and hardest shots I ever saw at the Lane. I also remember him outsprinting Harry Kewell (when kewell was good and very fast) in the game and thinking we have a player here. He had a great remainder of the season playing mainly at right back but also then at centre back, where he was superb in games against Arsenal (recall he kept up for 20 yards with a fresh Henry - came on as sub) and then against Forest in our triple assault season. I recall that the game against Forest and David Johnson as one of the best I have seen by a centre back for the Blades in my lifetime. Some of the tackles, blocks and interceptions he made were phenomenal. Shame he had a stinker (with the rest v Wolves in the play off final). He continued to excel at centre back but was also put back in midfield when we eventually gained promotion. At times he looked as good as he had ever done in this position especially when paired with Monty when we went unbeaten for long periods of the promotion season. He faded in the second half of the season and returned to play in defence again. Warnock never knew where to play him and recognised that whilst he was not as good in midfield was still better than most of the other midfielders we had! He was eventually restored to defence for the Premiership season after an unimpressive start in midfield though. Once again a massive goal and a great shot versus Middlesbro in stoppage time helped kickstart our season. His brave display in goal versus Arsenal (a game in which he played 3 positions) gave us one of the most memorable nights at the Lane in years. I recall the penalty versus Spurs at the Kop end as the moment I actually felt we had done it and secured another season in the top flight. Alas, it all went wrong but Jags, despite the handball in the crucial game, was without doubt our most consistent player for much of the season as he had been for years previously. He was one of the players that may not have been flashy but he was so reliable and you could count the really bad games he ever had for United on one hand. He also rearely ever missed a game and was a superb professional in that sense, often probably playing when carrying knocks etc. United fans will realise how good he was when they see the team play without him next season and realise all the little things he did to contribute to the teams performance. He certainly surpassed my expectations from those early days in the youth team and went onto become one of United's best players in recent times. I for one would like to thank him for his service, commitment and the memories he helped contribute to, as a Blades player. I just hope we are back in the Premiership soon and we can thank him for what he did and what he contributed. Thanks Jags, a top blade and a true Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Agree Stevo never going to happen 5-6 players even though we know we need them to add to the squad. With Jag signing and Naysmith leaving we in no better position in terms of numbers than last season infact we lost Wright and Pistone as well so 1 goalkeeper and 2 left backs down we are in fact 2 players down. Will be miss the players leaving. wouldn't have thought so as we all wanted them to leave and should have enough cover for all the players but we have seen it before where we have had Valente, Boyle, naysmith and Pistone all injured (last season) and had to play Lescott or Neville there and where as they coped well enough I would rather have Lescott in the centre. The only way we would get 5-6 players is if we get 3 'decent' players that will add something to the team and can be first teamers and if get 3 'squad' players that will mainly be called apon if players are injured. I could like with that if the 3 players that we bring in our the same sort of players we signed last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsaint Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Welcome Phil! It was a sleek move ideed....there was no talk on papers/website of "Phil arrived at everton for medical"..."phil undergoing medical" and so on.It seems it was done some time back quietly. If this was the approach, i am sure we already have few more new player who could have done the medical but just awaiting for them to sign on the dotted lines..... Hoping for the best ....................................................................................................>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Very good signing in mu opinion - I have no doubt he is going to be a commited Everton player, who has some quality. On a day that Villa pay £8.5M for Reo-coker, the £4M invested in signing Jagielka looks to be a very good bit of business in my opinion. Jags if fairly highly regarded after last seasons Performance. Good signing and not cost silly money, well done Moyes and the rest at the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 hmmmm... According to the Offical Website, Jags is a goalie!? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Number 16 too. Prob another error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 16? well what number is he going to have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 GOAL AGAINST BORO WAS A BEAST OF A GOAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetrip Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Jagielka should prove to be a great signing for Moyes, it fits in with his grafter utility ethos perfectly. I'm hoping he's going to replace 'long ball Hibbo'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 One or two more isn't enough IMO but Jags is a great signing. Bit stupid to get one in and let another go, therefore our squad isnt getting any bigger. But hopefully Boyle can come in and replace Nace. Great news lets hope the leaving of naysmith indicates our intentions for a new LB Lets all not keep reading everything too literal, we all know we need a few players. But Everton very much keep their cards close to their chest these days, which is the way it should be The level of pessimism amonst evertonians is un-fucking-believeable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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