Cake

Sorry.... just thinking from a defence view. I'm probably wrong and hope I am.

And I'm certain he'll do a good job with it. He seems to have an eye for 'cheap' talent having been forced down the same road as Moyes in some ways. Yes, he's bought some who aren't up to it but, then again, so did Moyes (Kroldrup, van der Meyde, Beattie....) and so does every manager.

Uh Oh! New Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "A large amount of my backroom staff will come with me. The fans need to know they are the most important part of this club, and I will need them. What David Moyes has done is set a real high standard. "We need to make sure we are a winning side and a strong side that can carry on achieving more. Finishing in the top-six was a magnificent achievement, and we need to keep building if we want to improve on that."

From the press conference: Everton chairman Bill Kenwright: "When David [Moyes] first came to see me, he sat down, and we were in a bad state. First words, he said we are not going down. Roberto's first words, he will get us in the Champions League. He had obviously studied the football club and recognised what David Moyes has achieved. "But he sat and talked to me and showed me how he beat Manchester City at Wembley. I went to that game, sat among the crowd, to look at Roberto. "He understands the game and Everton. He told us about our history and what he wanted to do. It was a terrific meeting. All I can tell you is, when you know, you know." "I'll give him a few quid to sign a few players. We all know the situation at Everton, we all know that there are players with release clauses but they are not for sale. "We don't want them to go. Not one person had even half-indicated to me that the change will mean a change for them - exactly the opposite, they all seem totally committed to it. I'm confident that the squad plus some Roberto signings will form the squad for next season." In Bill we trust, too!

Charlie Austin (Burnley)

Nah, I'm following suit - good for the post count

Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn - we're playing them in a pre-season friendly))

Aruna Kone

We sold Feguson to Newcastle for £8m....................... so, "No"

Romelu Lukaku

Shane Long

+2

Exciting times! Newcastle under Keegan - get ready for plenty of goals for and against.

No Neville connection anymore so doubt it

From efc.com Everton Football Club is today delighted to confirm the appointment of Roberto Martinez as its next manager. The 39-year-old Spaniard joins from Wigan Athletic and has signed a four-year contract at Goodison Park. Mr Martinez will be officially unveiled as the Club’s 14th permanent manager at a media conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Whilst playing for Real Zaragoza, Martínez obtained a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy.%5B2%5D He also has a postgraduate diploma in business management, which he obtained from Manchester University.[

From The BBC: (From Cake: How the fuck do the BBC bring The Shite into everything!!?? AAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!)

Uh oh! Whelan, hopefully?

Gimp Gnome!

Wish him nothing but failure. Loathe CFC, too.

Jeepers Creepers Deciding whether or not to stay up and watch The Hills Have Eyes on TCM a bit later but I could always catch up with it tomorrow by having a wander around ASDA in Halesowen! No wonder WalMart bought into ASDA!

What the hell do they look like in the photo at the head of this piece!? There's only Jermaine and Theo ready for a paddle in the sea. And is that an armed guard in the background? All that's needed is for Ashley to jump up, welly a beach ball into the sea and shout "AV IT". Brazil will shit themselves! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22725420

I'll be sticking around thanks StevO. I'm not that precious to think I'm not allowed to post (that was a poor attempt at cyber-sarcasm which, yet again, doesn't always come across in the right way), neither do I expect/hope to be everyone's friend (or enemy, come to that). I'm not someone who will have a hissy fit because someone disagrees with me or pulls me up on something. We just don't agree on what does and doesn't constitute being a hard nosed businessman - no harm done, nobody's hurt, etc Cheers

We'll have to disagree about Bill, then, as aggression and defiance are miles away from being hard nosed.... in anything........ but that's as it is. I'm glad we agree on something, though, and that there's no problem.