duncanmckenzieismagic

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/season-preview-skys-limit-everton-7605655

I would rather play any of those teams away first day of the season than play the newly promoted Champions. The promoted teams always start well and its never a good time to play them

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/arouna-kone-prove-big-hit-7598066

http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/10/luis-suarez-is-seemingly-still-a-liverpool-player-after-former-strikers-image-spotted-at-anfield-4827476/ The Shite aren't really in a position to laugh when they still have this image of Louis I can see why people don't want the Roberto mural but I don't think you could say it was a small club mentality. United did it with Moyes last season and I wouldn't say they were small time

I don't think we could have asked for a harder game to kick off the new season and with Mirallas, Lukaku and Coleman all likely to be missing its difficult to see where the goals are going to come from. I would happily take a draw at this point but not sure we will get one

A fitting way to end our disastrous preseason! http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/497849/Flight-delay-adds-more-misery-to-Everton-s-pre-season-to-forget

https://twitter.com/fourthofficial_/status/498601209289527296

Ha ha I've been away for the weekend and only got mine today, just had to go and get the envelope out of the bin to retrieve the car sticker . Didn't realise there was one!

Neither do I but we were scouting him before the World Cup which gives me a bit more confidence that Roberto has his finger on the pulse with this signing

Nah work permits are not a problem for Everton , we can even get them for players we haven't signed

https://twitter.com/gregok/status/497718468184387584

Erm if you say so

Your talking about Barry and Lukaku being available for a couple of games that wouldn't really have made too much difference to our season. Admittedly Traore was a complete disaster of a transfer and I still don't understand why we kept him on after he got injured, or even why we signed an injured player in the first place. Gerry made a difference as an impact sub ie Arsenal away Not arsed about the League Cup because we will throw that like we always do, I will be extremely surprised if we make it past the first couple of rounds I don't see how availability is going to be any different and that is my point. Don't get me wrong if the window closed tomorrow I would be happy with the business we have done, but the squad is no different from last season barring Besic/Gerry. Therefore if we get a couple of injuries we will again struggle just as we did last season and I cant understand how anyone can think differently

Because with the exception of Besic in for Gerry its the same squad we had last year..... simples!! 1) Barry is permanent, not a loan. He can play all games in the season and against all other teams All that means is the he is available for an extra 2 games 2) Lukaku is permenent, not a loan. He too can play all games and against all teams. Same as above 3) Barkley and Stones have proved they are first-team material (and England internationals) Barkley and Stones were established by the end of last season 4) McGeady is available for the entire season, and so is Gibson. McGeady was available last season and Gibbo will probably be injured again by the time I have typed this 5) Besic is permanent and an exciting new player. That's the one exception but we have also lost Traore and Gerry 6) Galloway is permanent and gives us a positive transition from older to younger players. Not in first team squad 7) All the key players (just waiting for McCarthy) have signed on for several years. They were all under contract last season 8) All four loan spots remain open. Means nothing if we don't use them

To be fair the squad is no stronger than it was last season and we struggled at times then, so if you add the extra strain of European games then its fairly easy to understand why people are concerned

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/1976661/roberto-martinez-says-everton-no-closer-to-signing-christian-atsu-of-chelsea

Yeah sorry read that after I had posted my comment. Either way though even if we don't make anymore signings I don't think many fans would need appeasing as its already been a very good transfer window for us

My only gripe with him is that you don't need an injured CB to stand in for another injured CB

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/9410036

Weve spent over £30M so I wouldn't really say there had been little or no activity anyway

Its obviously not an age thing because Paddock and MikeO love it and they are fellow old gits. I just think it looks very cheap and tacky and generally shite. I like the home kit and don't mind the 2nd strip but the design of the 3rd is up there, or should I say down there, with Scotlands Commonwealth Games strip

I was trying to think of the last Everton kit that I really hated and that is the one!

Truly horrendous, worst kit I can remember for a very long time

http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/08/07/manager-confirms-next-seamus-coleman-exit-as-arsenal-united-and/