Cornish Steve

If Britain had a half-decent youth program and more homegrown players were as good, I'm sure we would have brought in someone local. As it is, four local players coming through our own youth program may soon make it to the first team, so I don't think the addition of one Belgian is going to hurt.

Let me look: c-r-e-t-i-n. Yup, I can read a font-size of 10. I assume your comment was an eye test. If instead you were being obnoxious, please ignore my response and consider for a moment that the world might be a little better if we didn't throw insults around so liberally.

Being a physics bod, I'm very attached to the subject. These summer holidays, my younger daughter is getting ahead with classes and decided to take high school physics online. Great, I thought: Someone who may follow in my footsteps. When learning about vectors, she asked for my help with a quiz question: "A river is flowing south at 99 meters/second. A boat is traveling east at ...". Stop. 99 meters per second is over 200 miles per hour, which is faster than a jet is traveling as it lifts off the runway. What idiot is going to go out on a river with that strong a current, let alone sail perpendicular to the current? So, my gripe of the day is incompetent physics teachers and question setters.

Honestly, I don't know that much about Gibson, although I've heard comments that his potential is limited by his lifestyle. If that's the case, I hope he decides to change. For individuals who make so much money, it's hardly asking a lot that they follow a strict diet and regimen.

Borry?

Ahh, but there's progressing and then there's progressing.

Then I misunderstood and apologize.

Passion is good, but beware that looks can be deceptive. Where were you when Everton played WBA in the 1968 FA Cup Final? (I saw it live - albeit on a B&W telly.) And I'm sure johnh will be here soon putting us all to shame. Just because someone has followed the team for just one year while others have followed the team for many years shouldn't in any way devalue the former's worth as a supporter. Indeed, in some ways, maybe he deserves extra credit for changing teams.

So you'd rather get a 15m striker in early July for 20m instead of a 22m striker in August for 20m? Patience! It will work out in the end.

Spot on. This is exciting.

No. The problem is that we have no patience and speculate on things we know nothing about (unless someone has actually seen a bank statement). Everyone does it, the press does, Twitter is full of it, so I can maybe understand it, but maybe instead we should just let the club get on with their business and stop urging them to make impetuous and costly mistakes.

What little rays of sunshine you are. Just ignore all the silly games in the press and see how things look when the new season begins - otherwise we're all going to be driven to distraction!

Darn.

Kitbag were told to toe the line.

I know we disagree about Traore and Kone, but just wait and see. PS - The Lukaku move is not just in the Mail. It's also in the Telegraph. 18m is being quoted.

It's possible we could end up with Lukaku, Hernandez, Traore, and Kone. Add Mirallas and Naismith into the mix, and that's a powerful lineup. Both Kone and Traore are underrated.

If you think about it, that means that 7 of the first 15 weekends will feature Everton. Those are good numbers. NBC only show one game a week, right?

Rumours of a loan... http://www.sos1878.co.uk/everton-transfers/blues-linked-loan-move-chicarito/

including Tim Howard against Bolton... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4SbJpQPA40#t=16

You need to copyright that so you make money when the Mirror does use it.

I look at that Twitter thread, and all I see are hungry reporters gathering like vultures to make money. Such a shame. Can't the family grieve in private?

Flip this on its head. Since he spent a season with Everton, it doesn't matter so much whether he attends pre-season training. That gives us another month to get the best deal.

Why? In many cases, they are overpaying. And have they thought through how these players will blend with the team? Spurs didn't last year. Waiting until the moment is right takes discipline, but it's how we should do business. As someone else wrote, we fans tend to be like children who can't wait for Christmas.

You'd rather pay 5m over the odds simply because you have no patience? If so, I have a nice car I'd like to sell you.

This has to be George Best and Miss World at halftime. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scoring-At-Half-Time-Adventures-Pitch/dp/0091890349