Iamryanstover

Will not happen. He loves living in LA, and I think he really wants to go back to the World Cup.

This is the most random thing I have heard or read all week. I literally started laughing out loud as I imagined that. Feckin awesome.

I saw one of the locations is in Indy. If Everton are there Ill go even if it is about 4 hours away. If this is true I wonder if the South Africa trip is still on.

I'm not a Lennon fan in the least, but hasn't he had a lot of death threats as Celtic. It seems like I remember reading that he even had people send things to his house and light up his phone. That would make most people think the world is against them.

We maintained our place over the last 5 years under Moyes. The only places we have fallen were directly related to Tottenham and Man City getting their huge investment. The last 2 we have been better than our bitter rival even if we haven't beaten them directly. 08-09 63Pts 09-10 61Pts 10-11 54Pts 11-12 56Pts 12-13 60Pts with 2 left I appreciate all he has done, and hope him the best in the future. There are so few true gentlemen out there who are masters of their craft, and we have unfortunately lost one.

You both make good points. I hope our board reinvests whatever is made through player sales.

I dont know if that is Porto declining so much as Benfica having 4 guys with double digit goals, and 2 having at least 25.

If the next Manager is Martinez I would be dubious that we would get that many players from England. Wigan has a decent sized squad. I would guess he would search for some good buys in Spain such as Iago Aspas or Míchel(Migeul Alfanso Herrrero) . I would also guess he would increase the squad size. He has a penchant for finding good buys.

Nice find louis. I dig the beard, but I'm going to miss Moyes sweater vests.

I admit Ive not seen any Portuguese matches this year, but I imagine it would be difficult to leave those to Colombians Rodriguez and Martinez. They would make any managers job much easier.

I think they get on as well, but I didn't/don't believe Fergie is capable of sharing the spotlight.

Not a salary cap so much as a limit on the running losses a club can sustain. Big clubs can still spend more than small clubs, but that is only relative to their income. These are the principle rules: • to introduce more discipline and rationality in club football finances; • to decrease pressure on salaries and transfer fees and limit inflationary effect; • to encourage clubs to compete with(in) their revenues; • to encourage long-term investments in the youth sector and infrastructure; • to protect the long-term viability of European club football; • to ensure clubs settle their liabilities on a timely basis.

Fergie would NEVER share the spotlight. I cant not see him as a Director of Football unless its ceremonial to collect a paycheck and even that is unlikely. He is to competitive.

Hes a hell of a lot better than Ive seen some people speak about him on this board. Almost Always a top 8 club under him despite not spending money of a team befitting of our place. Yeah we lose to some bottom feeders, but frequently we look quite impressive against top sides, and most importantly Moyes has done an amazing job of keeping top players here despite almost constant speculation over outgoing transfers. That being said, yeah the football is often ugly, strikers rarely flourish, and he doesn't give youngsters enough of a chance, but really who would do better? 2 years ago people were calling for Owen Coyle, and now Roberto Martinez. Maybe Martinez is good enough, and our squad is older and he could help build the next generation, but if Moyes wants to be here then I want him here. Consistency is what makes someone great, and we have been consistently very good under Moyes. Maybe not often great, but would do better?

This is that job posting The Sun was talking about last week. I found the link on a Dutch site. It said the unnamed Dutch footballer could be moving in the near future. Seems his children are near the ages of those listed. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.indeed.nl/cmp/Nanny-Service-Nederland/jobs/Nanny-Beroemde-Voetbalfamilie-2dc4c5cbc686f674&usg=ALkJrhgP-CCGFeF76qFsVR1Ql0o_5eNY0A Thought I would post this because of the recent chatter about Joleon returning to The Blues.

Chang isn't the best lager Ive had, but its not to bad. Made me feel good buying a 6er(dumb I know) just because I'm an Everton supporter. Cant find it in Michigan though. Bought it in Chicago. We could have a lot to gain from such a deal especially considering our low commercial revenue. On the other hand a couple years ago fox soccer had this Aussie program that was similar in trying to find new talent competition with the winner getting a contract. The show wasn't horrible, but the players really lacked class. I would be surprised if any of those players made it professionally.

I swear in that photo it looks like he and Baines could be brothers.

Michael Oliver

Not Real Everton...Reeeaal Everton!

I thought Ezekiel was more of a €3-5m player based off Liege recent player sales, and most of the players I listed would be in that range. I think based off recent Dutch transfers for a player with Altidore's goal ratio and two+ years left on his deal would be a €15+m player. My point was that there is going to be an adapting time for most players, and Everton should avoid expensive players that are unable to make their presence felt immediately especially because this summer we are likely to lose a key player. BTW I agree Ezekiel is not a lone striker,(Note, All conjecture beyond this point) however after reading this and the rumors surrounding Lescott coming back I was hoping Moyes was looking at playing 3 at the back and playing Baines and Coleman as wings allowing us 2 up front.

I'll be happy with a win, and unhappy with anything else. They are without their best player, and our guys are fighting for Europe. I know everyone is tired, but there is only 4 1/2 more hours of football this term.

100% agree with this. They get what they deserve. They alienated most of the guys who got them there. Taarabet and Green I would Imagine leave, but cannot fathom how much money they must have thrown at Mbia, Remy, and Samba to convince them to come.

You are really gonna start pissing the board gods off with all of these banter threads in the rumor boards.

Gentleman those are all great players, However with the expception of RVP they were all €15M+ players and only RVN was a dominant goalscorer his 1st season after leaving Holland. They have a plethora of skillfull players in Holland. I just dont think for the money it is worth waiting a full season to reap the rewards. IMHO we would be better served from poaching strikers from lower Bundesliga sides or clubs in Spain or France with financial difficulties. There are some good strikers out there which would be much less than Jozy such as Imanol Agirretxe, Nils Peterson, Mame Diouf, Johnathan Soria, Simon Makienok, Chuli, Imoh Ezekial, or Nicklas Helenious. And Yes Jozy has had an incredible year.