OK - this post contains no factual information whatsoever and is based solely on snippets of conversation I overheard on Sunday so take with whatever amount of salt you like
I get the odd free ticket to see Reading or Fulham through a work connection and it usually includes a bit of grub and some drinks before/after the match. The chance of a ticket to see my beloved Toffees play on Sunday came up so I grabbed it. The two chaps sat opposite me were football agents representing players from both Fulham and Everton (Baines was the only name I caught) and to be honest they were stereotypical football agents - slimy, arrogant pricks. But they were chatting between themselves about various players and deals and I heard snippets of a conversation that revolved around "Joleen will be at City", "Hughes will get who he wants this summer, no matter what the cost, he'll get who he wants", etc. One of them was quite adamant about this deal but I'm not sure about this because:
1) They were assholes (declining to even try and get some Everton signatures for a 10 year old blind, disabled Everton fan who my missus works with - nice style )
2) I got the impression that they were trying to out-knowledge each other (if you know what I mean).
3) See above post.
So its most likely a load of b*llocks, just thought I'd share. I hope he stays. I think J-Lo knows that he's in the middle of a revolution at Everton and if he does stay he'll be in with a good shout at some silverware and be playing for a team that works the right way on all levels - whether its how we instill a certain work ethic in the players to how we give young and new players a chance to how the manager behaves in the press - right across the board Everton are seen as a stand-up club and I think he'll want to be a part of that. Just my tuppence worth.
And as terrible as it was watching the Everton fans celebrate whilst being stuck with a load of Fulham tw*ts I could at least take solace in their misery when each goal went in!
Roll on Sunday.
