bluegaz74

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/mancity/6831989/Manchester-Citys-Joleon-Lescott-could-be-out-for-two-months-says-Mark-Hughes.html I thought it was a good bit of business getting the money that we did for Lescott - even if the timing sucked. But it's even better if we got £20+million for him and he's still got his dodgy knees! Was it a blessing in disguise?

It says we've agreed a fee, subject to him passing a medical. What's the bets Shittey come back and twist the knife in by saying that they don't want to pay the asking price having assessed Lescott's dodgy knees...

I usually watch the games at this oddly named site: http://www.iraqgoals.net/ Otherwise, go to www.justin.tv just before the game starts and search for 'Everton'. It's a live streaming site so the links only usually come up just before kick off. I watched the Malaga game on here the other week, with Everton TV commentary, for free! Rhino was co-commentator!

I kept having flashbacks to that mauling we got in the UEFA cup away from home the other year...

^I thought the ref had swallowed his whistle, it was going so much. We should be more savvy by now to know that you cannot get away with what you do in the prem. Most of our fouls were out of frustration more than anything else. Totally agree with Romey, complete bunch of bottlers...

that was so frustrating, we were woeful. It was as if we were overawed by the occasion, why I don't know? I'm so F*ckin annoyed 'cause I know we can play so much better. All credit to Howard, without him, we'd be dead and buried. Although I don't hold out much hope of scoring 3 without reply next week. AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! - that feels better....

I've heard that as well. A family friend is going out with one of the ressies and he said that he just turns up for training, does nothing, then heads off home again soon after.

There is no doubting that Manny and Mikel are quality players and both would be a great asset to a team, but given the work ethic and camaradery at the club I'd try everything to keep spud, for his attitude as much as his ability. The guy obviously enjoys playing for us or he wouldn't have signed a long term deal - so he's mentioned he'd like to go back to play in Spain one day, but not now. What did Manny do, f*cked off without a buy or leave at the last second, when he thought the grass was greener at Valencia. That, in my opinion, shows what type of character he is and gives little assurance that he won't do it again. Loyalty is not a word that's often found in a footballers vocabulary these days, but I reckon you'd get more out of Mikky than Manny. I't surprises and disappoints me how many posts on here would choose to have Manny over Mikel.

I was speaking to a bloke I know the other day, who's daughter goes out with Stephen Morrison who plays for the reserves. He was saying that they all hate VDM. He's meant to have been training with them (obviously training with the reserves was his punishment!?!), but all he does is turn up, do a few stretches and f@ck off home. He's obviously really learned his lesson then hasn't he....no wonder he could never finish the 90 minutes.

In valente's defence, it was his cross that set up our first goal tho. i thought it was a good run out considering it's pre season, I was impressed by the quickness and accuracy of some of our passing.

That was a decent first half, we played some good one touch football and look dangerous from set peices. Lets hope we can get a couple of goals in the 2nd half. PS. If anyone wants to catch the 2nd half, look for the 'sopcast' software on the internet and download it, it's a free internet tv streaming prog. I'm watching the setanta coverage for free at the mo. You just have to scroll down the channels and look for setanta1 :-)

.....In five years time we might have an American Billionaire taking us over,.... That's the problem tho isn't it...might. In 5 years time if we haven't got a foreign sugar daddy to throw money at us we will be paupers in a very rich league. Look how many teams have been bought out by overseas buyers in the last 12 months, if we don't take action to increase our revenue by any means possible now, it will be too late. There's been many a post in the last month about how we are not spending, even compared to the smaller clubs. So would you rather sit in the Gwladys street watching the likes of BT go through the motions or have the financial backing to be able to attract the better class of player and hopefully watch a better class of football? Moyesy is swimming against the tide if he thinks he won't pay over the odds for players, eventually he will have to, as that is the nature of the beast that is Premiership football. And whether we like it or not we have to take what we can when the opportunities arise. Money talks in this game and sentiment doesn't pay the wages...

Considering the week that the Everton web development company have had, you would think that they would be triple checking all the content they put up, so why then on a story which mentions Lescott getting the number 5 shirt, do they put - 5. Wier in the full squad listings, numptys. http://www.toffeetalk.com/style_emoticons/...ult/biggrin.gif

sounded like a pretty negative performance, even though i had to listen to bias spurs commentary. Strong 20 minute period at the beginning of the second half when we should have capitalised, but other than that, nothing that stated that we should have won the game. Substitutions were a farce, I am Moyes fan but i am constantly baffled by his decisions regarding subs. Bang goes our game advantage for 7th place.

living down south and the only way of getting free commentary is listening via bbc london. Brett Angel is co-commentator and the cheeky tw*t has just said that Arteta should be playing for a quality team! You would have thought the shelf stacking gimp would have had more loyalty for his old club!