Iamryanstover

Bent would not be bad, but could we afford his wages? I would put this group at the top of my list for our club ATM. To make the list he must be a strong striker because thats what Wigan used, and be able to hold up play, win a header, score, and have good enough vision to allow others to score. Its alos completely possile that I am way off and Martinez will prefer to use 3 up front with Jelavic in the middle and Mirallas on the right which would have us looking for a pacy 2nd striker like Imoh Ezekiel or Carlos Vela. Come to think of it Gervinho would look good on the left side of that formation. Imanol Agirretxe 26 - big and strong,decent skill, good eye for goal and team player 10+ goals and 6 assists each of last 2 La Liga season. Nils Peterson 24 - big and strong, true goal scorer 10+ goals and 6 assists on loan at Bremen. 2 seasons before had 27 goals and 7 assists in Bundesliga 2. Year before last was spent on the bench at Bayern who still own his contract. Jozy Altidore 23 Big, Strong, Fast Not the same player he used to be. Always had elite potential, but this season put it together. Great goal vs Germany. Will prob command a fee of 10+ Mil which is prob out of our price point.

I am really pleased we have our manager, but the truth is I want him to sort out our future now. We need to let those that want to leave go, and make our move for the replacements before 8/31. Just once I would like our transfer business to be concluded before the club starts preseason training.

I swear I have said the same thing about Honda on this board before. If he is a real possibility we should jump, but my gut tells me he is going to get 80k per week somewhere.

Weiss is the only one I would have of this list. None of the players mentioned are poor, but for us they would be 30-40k per week players who would have bit roles. Weiss could be tricky because there should be a fair bit of interest in him.

I wouldnt mind having either player at a decent price, but this is that typical shit you read whenever a team with decent players gets relegated. Really it all comes down to what type of wages a given player is on, and Mcmanamen is going to demand a large transfer fee because he is a homegrown English player

Well he did break into the England squad this past season. I wouldn't mind acquiring a replacement, and letting Ossie go back to being the midfield "jack of all trades" replacement. If we do not acquire a replacement at least we have a solid if not spectacular player still at the club. I wound not be surprised if he pulled a Cahill either next or the summer after and ended up in MLS for a year or two.

Agreed, For someone who usually seems a likeable sort it was really unprofessional.

Maybe its Welsh?

What"s sad is that the majority of people actually believe this crap. Bottom line is Baines is one of if not the best LB in the world. Ask Bayern they wanted him to be theirs.

Great comment. But seriously he sure seems to be asked about his future on every international break. Every Journalist asks him the same thing in some form or another Journalist: "Hey, Maroune whats up? So whats going on with your future" Fellaini: "I am under contract at Everton and I am happy here." Journalist: "What if a big club came knocking? How about ManU? You would look great in red." Fellaini: "Yeah, ManU is one of the biggest clubs in the world. If an acceptable offer was made I would consider it, but I am happy at Everton." Fast forward to next international break, and repeat. Seriously though he will leave when an acceptable offer comes and he is ready, and I would guess that is this summer.

This is pretty much my exact feelings about these two managers.

Pure class. I love it.

Actually I would have to say Martinez is my preferred candidate. I hope he gets the job.

I honestly did not think there was a favorite, but if I had to guess I would say Michael Landrup, but it has changed on here and in the news sometimes several times daily.

I couldnt get the skysports site to play the radio feature. Odd.

If we get an exciting manager I would be curious to see 3 at the back with Baines and Coleman as attacking wing backs. I would also like to see Mirallas getting more time up front either as a second striker, or deep lying forward.

Hopefully you mean his?

I don't think anyone on here dislikes Fellaini, but most of us accept that it is only a matter of time before he leaves. We are just saying that it would be best to let him go, and let the new manager bring in an acceptable replacement before August 31st at 11:47 PM. Also, at his best he is the best player on the pitch, but match in and match out Baines is our best player, and I don't know how long you consider years, but in their prime the Cahill/ Arteta tandem wasn't far off of the best attacking midfield in the world.

N No, the closest is Chicago and I'm not even sure how serious they are. The only true fan groups we have over here are for USMNT, and they have only picked up in the last 10yrs or so. It is hard to get good matches in the Midwest. The sport is on a steady growth over here, but very few people I know are willing to get up at 7:30 AM to watch ESPN on Saturday. Hell where I live I am unable to get GOAL TV or Fox Soccer in HD. Its utterly ridiculous. I swear its like a 10-20/1 ratio of Nascar to European Football over here. MLS gets more tv exposure than in previous years, but the standard of play still inst there yet. Most MLS teams still build their teams with European cast offs, and unheard of Latin Americans. Its getting there though. Hopefully the league continues to grow, and if I am lucky Everton will make a midwest appearance sometime soon.

Thanks Avin, but I cant open it. Maybe its locked for isp's based in America.

I don't understand half of this, but I enjoyed all of this.

Agree on both. Stones is a pretty large lad, and Coleman lacks the skill to be a top winger, but just enough to develop into a top fullback.

What?!? Since when and according to whom. I will not bash Pereira because he won 2 Portuguese titles in 2 years, but explain something to me. How can you be so sure he is the right man on the job when he is moving to an infinitely more difficult league, and will be operating with 1/2 or possibly less of his current transfer kitty.

Its definitely time for Duffy to push on. We need to know if he is good enough, and with Johnny not able to hold down a starting role let him and his high wages go.

It does not feel very Everton, but I love that 82-83 Crest. I wish the club would do a couple throwback t-shirts. I would buy one with that crest on it; very classy indeed.