Shukes

We're still the greatest team in the world.

Please tell us this is rubbish...that would ruin all my optimism for the coming season. Really hope it's bull.

Have we sold anyone yet? Or are you meaning if all the speculation comes off. To lose Mirralas and Stones would be a real blow. Stones is irreplaceable Who could we realistically get in to replace Mirralas?

Wow. When you say them altogether it sounds pretty exciting. We need to see them in a friendly to find out how it would work.

We would accept 55m without Moses. We would accept 70m with Moses.

Do you think somone told them it would take a bid of biblical proportions?

If we did go for a real top player, it would show a huge statement to the likes of Stones.

Just watched the highlights. We need a back up goalkeeper badly don't we. Robles looked terrible...on a par with Kone in the highlights. And MC looks like he is right about the young lads at the back, they are not ready to face top premier players yet, cut to pieces. Only bright spot was that maybe Barkleys finish will give him a nice confidence boost.

Improved bid incoming today :-(

And we have Besic, who by all accounts is actually a decent CB.

My point is Pad that we are a club with integrity and look after our loyal players, we don't just discard them when we deem them no use. I personally hope we stay that way and don't modernise. We have a lot of respect due to how we treat players and this is why young players opt for us a lot of times. Don't emphasise on one comment but rather the whole context. Others may feel different bit I feel that's what makes us Everton.....we are sentimental!

But I'd course the TV money has made a big difference, look at Sterling.

7m for gim is fair..am I missing something? He's a decent player, not great but good. Ate you guys living in the noughties still? 7m isn't that much these days. And he's still young. I wouldn't mind him coming to honest. Decent player with age on his side.

You dont like him do you?

Sorry but Everton are a proper club...we are loyal and I will have the day we lose that. We owe this lad! You want us to lose that?....really? At what price.

I can't help it, I'm still excited. I miss football so much. It isn't the same when Everton aren't playing..life's shit!

I actually thought Ross looked much better. He was always looking for the ball and when he received it he moved it on very quickly. Yes he still made a few wrong decisions..but again so did all our young uns. Ross has the ability to move the ball very fast, people see goals and marauding runs and think that is Ross Barkley. But one of his best attributes is that quick ball forward or a flick round the corner. That's what you need in today's game.. Speed. I didn't see him against Swindon but thought he did well against Stoke.

I think a few of them have been brought along for the squad experience and not necessarily to play.

But ye the young lads at the back looked very tidy.

I actually felt sorry for Pienaar, thought he played OK...just got battered. And lets be honest most of thos would have been yellow in the premier. Also a lovely ball through to Lukaku for his disallowed goal.

Yes I watching on laptop.

And the Captain wins it! See you the weekend.

Don't do it again Jon I can't take the nerves haha

Had that one though

Bad miss by Rom there. Then a great block in the last seconds by the goalkeeper.