Mirallas

De Boer won 4 titles in 6 years which is quite impressive knowing it's his first training job and having to compete with a better PSV squad every single year. Missed out on 5 out of 6 in the last game of the season drawing de Graafschap (which no one thought could happen) so PSV is champion. I think de Boer is a perfect fit for Everton. He allways implements young players (his master is van Gaal, same as Koeman, they both worked with him for ages at Ajax and Barcelona). The football Ajax played over the last couple of years wasn't all that but still kept winning prices (to be honoust the roster wasn't full of talent and missed some experience) His Barcelona years will be a perfect base for a new style of football for Everton if he's given the time. He has a much bigger player budget here so should be able to get better players.

You do not want De Boer, guys. You seriously do not want him. I should maybe be more careful about making statements in advance, but I don't see how this can go right in any way.

I'm afraid donating black men as a form of payment has been illegal for about 2 centuries.

I'm afraid donating black men as a form of payment has been illegal for about 2 centuries.

For the same reason they can commit assault on the pitch and not get jailed I guess

Why don't you just fuck off and find a forum for Belgian fan boys with no particular allegiance to any club you sad twat.
 
You come on here with little subtle wind ups because you don't give a shit about Everton. You try and tone it down every now and then but just can't help yourself when a moment like this pops up. Seriously fuck off. Your posts have no relevance to anyone who supports Everton.

We could go for some top quality Belgian manager....

your words, not mine

I'll have to pick up Rainbow Six!

Lol Mirallas still won't get a game.

That's not Gerry saying "Sack Martinez" is it?

Obviously no intention or inclination to take sides here but in fairness, I don't think Mirallas' reference to 'you' was intended to mean Everton, but more likely meant you individually, with relation to your specific opinion of the player.

Neither Howe nor Dyche have taken unfancied teams to the knock-out stages of the Champions League.

I'll help. Hafnia you're a racist. You're welcome.

So now LFC fans' behaviour is the norm for EFC? The statement of players being "bigger" or "smaller" than a club is nonsense. That's like establishing a hierarchy between a fruit and a color. Players are career oriented. Club loyalty doesn't exist. The statement "no player is bigger than the club" is a dumb oneliner to kill logic. Let's be the bigger persons here and acknowledge reality and then go from there.
 
And I'm glad you mentioned Gerrard. The great example of club loyalty, right? The fact he's always been a one-club man has nothing to do with club loyalty. It's cause he's English. And English players in the EPL, or at least the good ones, are priceless. Off course teams like Chelsea or ManU are at some point going to be interested in him, and LFC is going to slap a price on his arse that's twice what he's worth. So ManU and Chelsea will think: we got our own batch of English stars, let's buy some foreign mid who can do the same job for much less and both teams went on to win the Champion's League without Gerrard. Club loyalty my arse, nobody was as stupid to buy him from LFC, that's the only truth. If Roman Abramovic would have been mad enough to still buy him, Gerrard would have been more (London) blue than a fuckin smurf.

What the actual fuck?!

So now LFC fans' behaviour is the norm for EFC? The statement of players being "bigger" or "smaller" than a club is nonsense. That's like establishing a hierarchy between a fruit and a color. Players are career oriented. Club loyalty doesn't exist. The statement "no player is bigger than the club" is a dumb oneliner to kill logic. Let's be the bigger persons here and acknowledge reality and then go from there.
 
And I'm glad you mentioned Gerrard. The great example of club loyalty, right? The fact he's always been a one-club man has nothing to do with club loyalty. It's cause he's English. And English players in the EPL, or at least the good ones, are priceless. Off course teams like Chelsea or ManU are at some point going to be interested in him, and LFC is going to slap a price on his arse that's twice what he's worth. So ManU and Chelsea will think: we got our own batch of English stars, let's buy some foreign mid who can do the same job for much less and both teams went on to win the Champion's League without Gerrard. Club loyalty my arse, nobody was as stupid to buy him from LFC, that's the only truth. If Roman Abramovic would have been mad enough to still buy him, Gerrard would have been more (London) blue than a fuckin smurf.

So now LFC fans' behaviour is the norm for EFC? The statement of players being "bigger" or "smaller" than a club is nonsense. That's like establishing a hierarchy between a fruit and a color. Players are career oriented. Club loyalty doesn't exist. The statement "no player is bigger than the club" is a dumb oneliner to kill logic. Let's be the bigger persons here and acknowledge reality and then go from there.
 
And I'm glad you mentioned Gerrard. The great example of club loyalty, right? The fact he's always been a one-club man has nothing to do with club loyalty. It's cause he's English. And English players in the EPL, or at least the good ones, are priceless. Off course teams like Chelsea or ManU are at some point going to be interested in him, and LFC is going to slap a price on his arse that's twice what he's worth. So ManU and Chelsea will think: we got our own batch of English stars, let's buy some foreign mid who can do the same job for much less and both teams went on to win the Champion's League without Gerrard. Club loyalty my arse, nobody was as stupid to buy him from LFC, that's the only truth. If Roman Abramovic would have been mad enough to still buy him, Gerrard would have been more (London) blue than a fuckin smurf.

Sorry J.
 
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Yep, I've wasted my time. I haven't once said he's above criticism or doesn't have flaws or shouldn't be accountable.
 
I just don't get the constant stream of it no matter what he does. He improves one aspect of his game that people have got on his back about then a new one is thrown his way, he works on that and improves and people want to bitch about something else.
 
It's not the criticism I find hard to understand, it's that it's completely out of proportion.
 
I try my hardest to stay out of this thread in terms of actually posting in it. I've never unequivocally backed the lad, so I don't feel like I need to defend him or anything like that, but I'm just left scratching my head when I read it sometimes.

What annoys people, Haf, is that you desperately want lukaku to suck. Even if you say you don't, you're always on the lookout for whatever small argument you may find to use against him. And that's annoying, given that this is a forum for EFC fans.

He'd go back in a heart beat.

it was 34! I object!

He's a good finisher, but needs more touches than most. His ballhandling is superb though. He loves to penetrate the through back line.

Now, guys, pay CLOSE attention to Mori