Isaiah

Everything James has said suggests he's working hard so I don't know why it's felt his heart isn't in it. What is he doing differently to anyone else in the squad, and why is it grounds for shipping him out? He's our best player in so many ways. He doesn't like the cold? That was the excuse for him not liking his time at Bayern. All I care about is how he performs when he's in the shirt, and to me he's head and shoulders above almost every other player we have. The only reason he comes in for extra scrutiny of his "effort" is precisely BECAUSE he's head and shoulders above everyone else. There's so much attention on him. Some of the dross in our team has an iffy game it barely gets a mention, he has one and it's a sign his "heart isn't with Everton" and we should off-load him. I'm sorry but to me this is insanity. James f*cking Rodriguez, one of the world's top talents (and oh by the way money-spinners from a PR perspective), is contracted to be an Everton player for the next year. Unless and until Rafa says he wants him out, then I say we keep him. Every time this guy scores or assists a goal, look at his reaction (see last season's United game for example). Does he look like someone who, when he pulls on the shirt, doesn't give a shit? Not to me he doesn't (looking at you Mr Kean).
 
I hope we keep him and I hope he gets to hear the Goodison crowd singing his name for a season. The places he's been in his career, Madrid and Bayern (i.e just another fish who got lost in a huge pond), he will never have heard anything like it. 
 

Everything James has said suggests he's working hard so I don't know why it's felt his heart isn't in it. What is he doing differently to anyone else in the squad, and why is it grounds for shipping him out? He's our best player in so many ways. He doesn't like the cold? That was the excuse for him not liking his time at Bayern. All I care about is how he performs when he's in the shirt, and to me he's head and shoulders above almost every other player we have. The only reason he comes in for extra scrutiny of his "effort" is precisely BECAUSE he's head and shoulders above everyone else. There's so much attention on him. Some of the dross in our team has an iffy game it barely gets a mention, he has one and it's a sign his "heart isn't with Everton" and we should off-load him. I'm sorry but to me this is insanity. James f*cking Rodriguez, one of the world's top talents (and oh by the way money-spinners from a PR perspective), is contracted to be an Everton player for the next year. Unless and until Rafa says he wants him out, then I say we keep him. Every time this guy scores or assists a goal, look at his reaction (see last season's United game for example). Does he look like someone who, when he pulls on the shirt, doesn't give a shit? Not to me he doesn't (looking at you Mr Kean).
 
I hope we keep him and I hope he gets to hear the Goodison crowd singing his name for a season. The places he's been in his career, Madrid and Bayern (i.e just another fish who got lost in a huge pond), he will never have heard anything like it. 
 

Everything James has said suggests he's working hard so I don't know why it's felt his heart isn't in it. What is he doing differently to anyone else in the squad, and why is it grounds for shipping him out? He's our best player in so many ways. He doesn't like the cold? That was the excuse for him not liking his time at Bayern. All I care about is how he performs when he's in the shirt, and to me he's head and shoulders above almost every other player we have. The only reason he comes in for extra scrutiny of his "effort" is precisely BECAUSE he's head and shoulders above everyone else. There's so much attention on him. Some of the dross in our team has an iffy game it barely gets a mention, he has one and it's a sign his "heart isn't with Everton" and we should off-load him. I'm sorry but to me this is insanity. James f*cking Rodriguez, one of the world's top talents (and oh by the way money-spinners from a PR perspective), is contracted to be an Everton player for the next year. Unless and until Rafa says he wants him out, then I say we keep him. Every time this guy scores or assists a goal, look at his reaction (see last season's United game for example). Does he look like someone who, when he pulls on the shirt, doesn't give a shit? Not to me he doesn't (looking at you Mr Kean).
 
I hope we keep him and I hope he gets to hear the Goodison crowd singing his name for a season. The places he's been in his career, Madrid and Bayern (i.e just another fish who got lost in a huge pond), he will never have heard anything like it. 
 

Everything James has said suggests he's working hard so I don't know why it's felt his heart isn't in it. What is he doing differently to anyone else in the squad, and why is it grounds for shipping him out? He's our best player in so many ways. He doesn't like the cold? That was the excuse for him not liking his time at Bayern. All I care about is how he performs when he's in the shirt, and to me he's head and shoulders above almost every other player we have. The only reason he comes in for extra scrutiny of his "effort" is precisely BECAUSE he's head and shoulders above everyone else. There's so much attention on him. Some of the dross in our team has an iffy game it barely gets a mention, he has one and it's a sign his "heart isn't with Everton" and we should off-load him. I'm sorry but to me this is insanity. James f*cking Rodriguez, one of the world's top talents (and oh by the way money-spinners from a PR perspective), is contracted to be an Everton player for the next year. Unless and until Rafa says he wants him out, then I say we keep him. Every time this guy scores or assists a goal, look at his reaction (see last season's United game for example). Does he look like someone who, when he pulls on the shirt, doesn't give a shit? Not to me he doesn't (looking at you Mr Kean).
 
I hope we keep him and I hope he gets to hear the Goodison crowd singing his name for a season. The places he's been in his career, Madrid and Bayern (i.e just another fish who got lost in a huge pond), he will never have heard anything like it. 
 

Everything James has said suggests he's working hard so I don't know why it's felt his heart isn't in it. What is he doing differently to anyone else in the squad, and why is it grounds for shipping him out? He's our best player in so many ways. He doesn't like the cold? That was the excuse for him not liking his time at Bayern. All I care about is how he performs when he's in the shirt, and to me he's head and shoulders above almost every other player we have. The only reason he comes in for extra scrutiny of his "effort" is precisely BECAUSE he's head and shoulders above everyone else. There's so much attention on him. Some of the dross in our team has an iffy game it barely gets a mention, he has one and it's a sign his "heart isn't with Everton" and we should off-load him. I'm sorry but to me this is insanity. James f*cking Rodriguez, one of the world's top talents (and oh by the way money-spinners from a PR perspective), is contracted to be an Everton player for the next year. Unless and until Rafa says he wants him out, then I say we keep him. Every time this guy scores or assists a goal, look at his reaction (see last season's United game for example). Does he look like someone who, when he pulls on the shirt, doesn't give a shit? Not to me he doesn't (looking at you Mr Kean).
 
I hope we keep him and I hope he gets to hear the Goodison crowd singing his name for a season. The places he's been in his career, Madrid and Bayern (i.e just another fish who got lost in a huge pond), he will never have heard anything like it. 
 

I don't have a problem with bring in players like Townsend for free.
Over the past few years, I had more of a problem watching the club spending £25M on Bolaise, +£20M on Walcott and £28m on Iwobi.  I don't think any one of us was overly comfortable with the money spent on any one of these transfers.  
My guess is that Townsend will be AT LEAST as productive as these three players, and probably more so. 
If we need a year or two of more modest and maybe BETTER spending and dare I say it better management to get back on track then I say its about time!!
 
 

"The signing will depend on Everton obtaining a work permit" - oh joy! I so love Everton's work permit sagas. I look forward to us spending the next 2 years trying to register this guy only to then send him on loan for another 4 years once we've managed it. 

"The signing will depend on Everton obtaining a work permit" - oh joy! I so love Everton's work permit sagas. I look forward to us spending the next 2 years trying to register this guy only to then send him on loan for another 4 years once we've managed it. 

"The signing will depend on Everton obtaining a work permit" - oh joy! I so love Everton's work permit sagas. I look forward to us spending the next 2 years trying to register this guy only to then send him on loan for another 4 years once we've managed it. 

"The signing will depend on Everton obtaining a work permit" - oh joy! I so love Everton's work permit sagas. I look forward to us spending the next 2 years trying to register this guy only to then send him on loan for another 4 years once we've managed it. 

"The signing will depend on Everton obtaining a work permit" - oh joy! I so love Everton's work permit sagas. I look forward to us spending the next 2 years trying to register this guy only to then send him on loan for another 4 years once we've managed it. 

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

Brilliant tonight (and all tournament, with a bit of a wobble against Denmark), can hold his head very high. 2 saves ought to be enough to win you a penalty shootout. I've spent some time browsing other teams'  fan forums and it's good to see everyone saying the same thing: he was immense in this final. Sure he has his tics, as all players do, and he's still prone to the odd rush of blood to the head, but he's worked so hard on his mental approach to the game. He comes across as somewhat human in a world of cold, boring robot athletes. Proud of him, happy he's ours, and looking forward to giving him a massive cheer when the new season starts.    

What an absolutely terrible article. Not one single shred of actual information, just "a few of my colleagues reckon he'd be good for Everton and some random no-name says he's probably been made an offer but we reckon he must have turned it down". Garbage 'journalism'. 

What an absolutely terrible article. Not one single shred of actual information, just "a few of my colleagues reckon he'd be good for Everton and some random no-name says he's probably been made an offer but we reckon he must have turned it down". Garbage 'journalism'. 

What an absolutely terrible article. Not one single shred of actual information, just "a few of my colleagues reckon he'd be good for Everton and some random no-name says he's probably been made an offer but we reckon he must have turned it down". Garbage 'journalism'. 

What an absolutely terrible article. Not one single shred of actual information, just "a few of my colleagues reckon he'd be good for Everton and some random no-name says he's probably been made an offer but we reckon he must have turned it down". Garbage 'journalism'. 

What an absolutely terrible article. Not one single shred of actual information, just "a few of my colleagues reckon he'd be good for Everton and some random no-name says he's probably been made an offer but we reckon he must have turned it down". Garbage 'journalism'. 

Yep, it takes a lot of character to come back from the poor form (and the criticism that went with it) he was in and produce the kinds of performances he's now producing. Really proud of him, glad he's ours.