marcus jones

If we are to wait for him to reach his potential then we should offer him a ten year deal, coz it looks like he would have reached it by then!

Heart and desire sometimes makes up for lack of technical ability, with Vic I'm afraid he has neither. Flattered to deceive I think is the phrase I should used.

Then surely Moyes has gone backwards in terms of tactical thinking, or at the very least stood still?

Really rated him back in 2006 and would have taken him in a heartbeat but not now. Fast as fook and good if you want to play a counter attacking game which Moyes does clearly not.

It's all very well trying to say which formation will be best, but it still comes down to the tactics from Moyes in saying how we play, how to drag one of the oppositions central defenders out of position, to keep the ball from one particular player, to keep a tight line or not, diagonal ball against a short fullback etc etc etc.... and not to mention the lack of killer instinct in decision making, more so in a tight game.

If Mancini is going to change his formation to let's say 433 then there is no starting place for him with all their attack minded personal. Don't know about if he will like splinters up his backside being on the bench most of the time so I really can see him going out on loan, but not to us though.

Quality player no doubt, could end up here on loan as I don't think he would want to move down south. A steady player with an excellent attitude, a big thumbs up from me.

I seriously don't know about Billy. I mean he's got nearly everything in his locker it's just that he hardly ever shows it. He can work hard when it matters, decent first touch, a cracking shot but his mind starts to wander and then he becomes so bloody infuriating. Me thinks were flogging a dead horse here.

He's like a sloath on valium, only slower!

Yeah and I suppose we are going to use monopoly money as payment, 6mill oh my sweet Jesus we have not got £6!

Good teams will push our full backs back and over run us in midfield.

He is more dozy than thick, yeah he's lacks concentration sometimes, but he can still do a job and I would rather give Duffy a chance tbh.

Amy Taylor for me! Hell I'd be on her till the Midwife pulled me off!!

Even if we do manage to get, say £18 mill for him then there is no way on earth Bill will let Moyes have all the money. The books need to be balanced so that it looks good for any possible take over. So there will be only around £10 mill for the manager and he wont blow it on just one signing. Two £5 mill players is what you will get, and £5 mill players they will be and so yet again we dilute our squad with lesser players than we already have. Sign of the times I guess.

Prefer Anichebe? Bloody hell man! Vic needs such a kick up the ass to be anywhere near the player Bentner is and I don't even rate the twat that highlly!!

AC Milan. Van Basten, Gullit, Rijkard, Maldini, Barresi, says it all really and thats how I want Everton to play, a midfield who tackles and compresses, a back four who hardly lets anyone have even a half chance and a good forward line, now that's my kind of way to play football! Not Barca esque but dominant never the same.

If he arrives on loan, then who will partner him up front? Or will that dynamic, risk taking manager of ours use him as a lone striker?

Do not get me wrong, he sounds like a good player but is that it? A loan deal here and there, maybe some 16 year old from some obscure part of eastern europe and a free from a championship side? Damned!

Swap deal for Vic anyone?

And who may I ask will step up to the plate to offer any creativity? Osman?

Does this mean were the most skint club in all four divisions then?

He is not as good as Essien yet but time is on his side. I think he will go on to be a wonderfull player, whether or not that will be with us is anyones guess. But I for one hopes he stays to help drive us on.

Xavi, Iniesta, messi etc are all forward thinking footballers. How can any person on here compare them with Felli? Def mid is his forte, but he adds so much more. Sure enough Essien is a cracking midfielder but Felli is only going to get better.

Jesus! A goal scoring, athletic, great tackling, defensive midfielder who has skill in abundance. David Batty he aint and for the life of me can not understand why he has any critisism at all. He can do so much more than " a Makele". A far better player than some believe.

All well and told when we have saleable assets on the pitch, what happens when ALL our best players are sold? We wont be buying in the next best but the third best players, thus depleting the pool from which other teams will want to buy from. West Ham did it with Cole, Lampard, Ferdinand etc, and replaced them with what? Third rate players, we COULD go the same way.