Bluetrip

I'm fed up reading about West Ham linking themself with every player ever registered to the Premiership. Doesn't seem to matter if they actually put a bid in, some spokesperson comes out and declares they're in for him anyway. I hope they spend up and go down next season.

Considering this is due to open in about 5 weeks, I'm suprised there isn't any propper photo's going round yet. If anyone anyone find any please post them.

Considering the amount of money we are getting off the tv deal this year we should be spending at least 25 million on pushing on and challenging along with spurs trying to break down the 4th spot. But once again the rumours are theres no money - so where the fuck is it going? The debts are consolidated against our gate receipts and even if you factor us paying off the remaining cash for Lescott, Howard and AJ that leaves a lot of money unacounted for. Apart from the usual black hole that seems to exist at boardroom level I'm starting to think it's all being tucked away for the stadium move.

Time will only tell, but one things for sure they aren't in it for the love of the game. It's purely business, we have already seen the Eto deal shelved and that was Benitez first choice signing now we hear Forlan's name mentioned . I don't believe they will spend enough this window to push Liverpool into title contenders and Benitez will walk for Real Madrid before the seasons out.

I think if we struggle next season the majority will turn on Kenwright forcing his hand to sell. Moyes is keeping him almost free of pressure at the moment by exceeding expectations again. The fact we are receiving 40 million + TV rights, plus high season ticket sales of 13-15M and claiming poverty on a player costing only 4 shows how much leeway Kenwrights been given.

I agree we do desparately need more composure in the middle (manny for another 12 months + a winger) but it's no use if hibbo and naysmith boot it over them. I really don't think our defence is fine, our defensive record was 5th best in the league but thats because we make our midfield play in a defensive role for large periods of the game. As mentioned our fullbacks and stubbs nearly always hit the long ball regardless of pressure. Moyes obviously is happy for this to happen or he would put a stop to it. Carsley and Neville are also poor in possession but at least sometimes play intelligent passes.

True, he surrounds himself in safety. Robert Earl is one of his old mates, we won't see a penny out of him and he's never gonig to oust Bill. Then money has been gong missing from our club for a very long time and yet the debt seems to remain the same or get worse. Moyes is keeping his chairman almost free of enquirey at the minute even though no money's being invested. The TV income has come in at a nice time to hide the financial inadequacies of Kenwright.

One of the most under rated players in the Premiership. He's been one of the most consistant midfielders in the last few years, propper grafter and scores goals for fun. He'd fit in great but I know people would prefer to see us get Fernandes if it was either or. We've been without any real flair in the team for so long it's understandable, it would be nice to see some flowing football for a change.

Looks like Birmingham are the next club about to be taken over with a 70mil bid on the table Birmingham Bid I have to say I'm more than suspicious no interest's been linked with Everton. These aren't just London or Champions league clubs anymore.

Well one's got nearly 60 full England caps and one's got none so I think few managers with far more experience would disagree. The distribution point was not related to your post, Hibbert's crossing is marginally better if he's near the by-line but the amount of time he gives away posession far outweighs that. I have seen enough of both players to make that judgement, there won't be any suprises for me next season. Apart my personal opinion, he finished 4th top in the Actim defenders and 27th overall best Premiership player. That's not just scored on goals/assists/clean sheets, it's tackles, clearances, runs, crosses, contribution. Top 5 Premiership Defenders 2006/7 Name Index Score Overall Index Rank Team 1 steve finnan 469 19 Liverpool 2 ricardo carvalho 463 23 Chelsea 3 rio ferdinand 461 26 Manchester United 4 phil neville 454 27 Everton 5 kolo toure 454 28 Arsenal

Sounds like you've been playing too much Football Manager. Hibbert's distribution is diabolical, he always opts for the direct/long ball even when he's not under pressure.

Spurs are the most self deluded fans in the league, whining cunts who are so far beind their local rivals Arsenal they look for anything to perpetuate the myth they were once great. This was a classic little nugget of wisdom This is the year they finished 3rd - 15 points behind us, the closest they have been to the title in the last twenty years I should add. Mmm lets see: Including Arteta who he generously conceded, Johnson, Cahill, Lescott, Yobo, Howard (Miles better than Robinson last year) would all walk into their side as would Fernandes. The fact he's comparing Anichebe to Heskey shows he knows fuck all about football. Yea that's what we're doing finishing 4th and 6th in the last 3 years... OR it begs the question what have the hell have Tottenham been doing for 46 years (1961) when they last won the title. Another quality comment considering the amount of money Spurs have thrown away. Rebrov for 11mil, Helder Postiga £6.5M, Ben Thatcher 5.5m, Dean Richards 8.5m (remember him? ) the list of shite goes on thats just some of the expensive cockups. Taricco, Freund, Perry, Bunjevcevic, Doherty, Pamarot, Ricketts...on and on and on. League Titles Everton: 9 Tottenham: 2 - Last league title won in 1961 What a load of BOLLOCKS that article is.

He has no interest in signing for us or anyone else in the Premiership and Wolves would be looking for around 3 mil which would probably scare Moyes off in any case. From sporting life:

Moyes is offering Naysmith at £1.75m as a part excahnge for Jagielka (typical Everton) and there is some haggling over our valuation. Everton rarely pay outright for a player, we barter them down and pay in installments with future revenues counted in. With Boro and Wigan offering more money and no doubt wages, we have to rely our better league position and European qualification to win him over.

Even more rediculous than the AJ story. Lazy journalists trying to sell papers.

Big fucking deal, every team outside of the bottom 3 has a good spell it's being able to do it consistantly that gets you into Europe and YES they were in the relegation zone for 90% of the season. As for their Man U scalp Ferguson had no interest in that game and was resting his players ahead of the final. They aren't on the same level as Everton, current squad or past history. Most top premiership players are already affluent enough to put success above money in priority, so why would they look twice at that shite club? If it was Man U, Chelsea, Barca, AC Milan I'd be concerned, but all the WH fans and lazy bastard journos getting themself into a frenzy about it happening is a joke.

As much as I dislike McFadden eratic performances, his goal for me was spectacular and should win the award. The skill to dink it over the defender before he volleyed it places it over the competition, I never get tired of seeing it. If it had been scored by Rooney or Henry we'd never hear the end of it.

I think Moyes is insinuating none of our players would be interested in going to a two-bit shitty relegation bound club and the fact they are spreading rumours to unsettle our players is laughable.

I think Barton was a big miss and will be instrumental in pushing Newcastle into the UEFA cup next year. 40k wages isn't over the top in this day and age.

He did bring in Moyes yes and it will undoubtebly be written into his legacy as a masterstoke of epic proportion as apose to an unwittingly good punt. This is the same guy who felt the need to appologise to Walter Smith before sacking him. The Armani clad Smith who had us languishing in the relegation zone year in year out and then refused calls for his resignation so he could take his bumper pay off. Following his golden goodbye Bk he asked him for ideas on a replacement, and the rest is history. I have always said the one good thing Kenwright did was employ Moyes and passively let him get on with it but I think that is the only way bk knows. When we need action, investment, drive to push on - it's nowhere to be seen. I attribute Everton's success to Moyes dogged determination and ambition to prove himself not Bk's cheerleading from the sideline hoping things keep going well. God help us if we ever reach a point where they don't. Breaking into the top four oligopoly is impossible now without a huge cash injection or one of those teams going into complete meltdown. We have come as far as we can go, so are we happy drawing the top of our table at 5th spot? Even that will be extremely hard with the likes of Newcastle, Man City and Villa due to invest heavily.

To be honest Zed, I couldnt give two flying fucks what Kenright thinks of my comments, he's an actor by profession if you want to believe what he says, your choice. We never going to get any further forward with BK at the helm and for absolute certainty it will become a LOT harder to consolidate with the amount of investment going into the 'tier-two' Premiership teams.

BKs position is safe for now, he's brought us stability and got us into a position where we are expecting European qualification next year instead of a relegation scrap. That said, he has not invested his own money to get us there and we have no chance of breaking the top 4 without a serious investment. He is making a living off Everton at the moment not bringing anything to the table. I dare say if we had finished in the bottom half of the league this year he would have had to go, Moyes has been his saving grace (Walter Smith's recommendation), he's has kept BK in a job with no money. I personally don't believe Bill will sell in the next five years no matter what and has already rebuffed many potential suitors on the quiet.

That's what I've been thinking, very poor effort from the casting producers this year. It's like the've said "lets take our biggest ratings grabber of the last eight years - Jade Goody, and fill the house with them. Far too many pre meditated desperate bimbo's who think they're bound for stardom. Charlie (the unemployed wannabe IT girl whos name droppped her cousin twice already) said on the 1st night "are you here to get famous? - I am and I'm not going to lie abuot it". When in actual fact they'll be on the front cover of Nuts for a couple of weeks then fade away into obscurity.

Voted but you are never going to out do the 10's of thousands of plastic Manc/RS 'fans' who've never been near Anfield or Old Trafford.

Load of crap but worth a mention.