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Mirallas had to come of, he looked tired and out of the game by then. he needs time to get his match fitness back. And havent we complained a lot about his subsitutions in recent weeks, yet they seem to turn matches in our favour.

guys seruously! I have watched the goals several times now and cannot understand how even the die hard Heits fans can try to defend him after that. First goal. no matter if its your best side, no matter how strong you are. you should not let a player just jog past you so easily....let alone when you are last man. Second goal. How many times do we have to say it, "white men cant jump" but you can at least attempt it. It was his man, he was standing right underneath the ball, and what did he do? yep you got it, he stayed on the ground. Third goal. Well worked and quality goal, you cant argue with those. and before anyone ways Distin held him onside....you can only comment if you know football. The far full back watches across the line, every other defender should watch the near line full back ( the one trying to close down the ball ) and should stay in line with him. He made a howler the other night and i think Moysey probably thought it best to give him an immediate run to try to boost his confidence. it backfired.

Surely Anichebe is already MoM?

To be fair Mirallas looks inefective today. he needs more time to get fit he looks a shadow of the player he was before injury.

told you...he cant jump and cant tackle. and as for him being the only player that can play the ball on the floor...it took 28 seconds for him to hoof it. hopefully we can still get around 3m for him in the summer, it's going down by the game. best not to play him so his value doesnt drop anymore. Sorry just venting frustration on a game against a team that everyuone else is smashing.

That i would like to see! From what we have seen in the reserves he reminds me of a promising McFadden type player.With a bit of speed to boost.

we didnt send him out on loan. They enquired about a loan deal for him. We can't make them enquire earler. This is what the transfer window is, it's a game of cat and mouse and no-one should know better than that than us being Everton fans. I think all of us fans need a huge reality check, myself included. This is how the transfer deadline pans out every year for us and every one else. Yet still we act like we know better than the proffesional clubs who have people dedicated on working on this deadline. Yet in the past we have been stung many times for going for players too early and giving others the oppurtunity to step in and take them from us.....just like we did last night to Wigan! Let the poker players play the game and us watching do what we do. otherwise we would be the scouts surely?

I would still welcome this signing. I was dissapointed that it didnt come off last time. and looking at his playstyle, he still looks like the type of player that we need here. And if we can sign him on loan, take a look at him with a view to sign him permanently for around 6m again that would be perfect.

Its common knowledge that medical files are confidential and have to be handled in an appropriate manner. This is exactly what has happened. hence the reason most profesional clubs transfers hinge on a club medical. I have to say there are two differing opinions here. My own personal opinion is that we are handling this profesionally and correctly. Twente are trying to pull the strong arm here. While others see it as being handled unprofesionally. I cannot say who is right and who is wrong, but i can say that i would prefer us to be cautious with the little cash we have. When it was first announced i pointed out that it was not a complete deal and that all that had happenned was that a price was agreed. No-where did the club anounce that we had signed a player! did they?

In the past we have all had a habit of complaining that we dont here anything at all until we have a complete deal done and this drives us nuts. Now they announce that they have reached a deal with the club and we still hate it. Solution, BAN all transfer days. Im going nuts. Can i ask peoples opinions? Knowing, or rather guessing what we think we know, Do we still think this guy would be a good investment?

The reason this is happening is because Moysey has been tracking this guy for the last three years and knows there could be a problem. Due to this we are being very careful. This is good strategy. Also we are not leaving it till the lasy minute. Lets face it, we know our targets and have known for the last few months if not longer. Moyes is not spending another second on this transfer, it is in the hands of our lawyers and BK now. Moyes is already looking at alternatives himself. If Twente want to do the old "our way or the highway" then stuff em! we need to deal with mature proffesional clubs and Twente are acting like they are run by a bunch of teenagers at the moment. I mean with the ammended arrangment they would still recieve the cash if the guy holds up!

Shit im at work and shouldnt be laughing out that loud at football forums. Thanks Romey haha!

I will shed a tear for him if he moves to another prem team, loved this guy!

I read the first two sentences and nearly booked his flight back! Goota admit you had me good there. that horrible feeling welling up inside me while reading it, if you were close Mirallas i would have kicked your knee! Hats off to you!

watching sky sports right now and they say we are still to agree personal terms and hje has to have a medical yet. So still sweating a touch here.

From what i heard on the radio i gave it to Pienaar. Reason is that he made a few bad decisions but each time he did he seemed to have the ball a few seconds later trying again. He also had the first chance that excited the commentators. So for his involvment in the match and willingness to recieve the ball and try, he gets my vote.

One thing i have noticed looking back at many of our highlights. He seems to be involeved in a lot of goals. A tackle here, a deflected shot, in the build up or chasing back. I get anoyed by him and get my head down every time i see his name on the teamsheet. but i have to question myself as most of our better performances this season have involved him? i think if he had a bit more pace it would improve him by 50% as a player.

This was a CUP competition guys. Entering the final mins and deciding to shut up shop and take them home is the mark of a manaer that looks at the larger picture. As for playing defensive, didnt we start with three forwards? dont forget we suffered a huge set back early in the game with Mirallas. I am also baffled about putting Gaye on instead of Oviedo, but then hes not trying to sell Oviedo is he. Maybe this was his " go on son heres your chance ". It was Maggy who failed yesterday and not moyes. Bring Heits on for Jela, who was not getting a sniff served two ways. One was it closed things up and protected the draw, rather than go for it and get knocked out. And two it freed Felli who has been so effective pushed up front to give Zak Knight, who won everything all day, something to think about. This made them panic at the back and that panic caused chaos in box, which we benefitted from.

Ye Garbutt. I have watched him a few times and think he looks like he could be a classy left back. Obviously not anywhere near Bainsey standards yet but has that horrible career ending word "potential"

I think this could be great for him. When i see him play he seems technically gifted but off the pace of the premiership. A good run in a championship team will soon knock that out of him and give him a harsh lesson in dawdling. He has a good shot on him, neat pass and looks to have good feet. Just needs a good run to see what he has to offer.

I thought this guy was already gone but must be being drawn out. One of thos i just wish would go away one way or the other.

Hate to say it as hes one of my favourite players ever, but Bianes. The reason why is that i think we have a good left back coming through and we can replace a full back. Felli is an anomoly of a player and one that rarely comes through. A big gangly bloke that has Ossies close control......mustard!

Gotta say i am no fan of Naismith, but he at least put effort in and had a decent attempt at goal. For a short guy he challenged for every header and even won a few. might not be the most gifted player on the park but he looked btter than 80% of our more gifted players last night. Anichebe looked hunhgry when he came on and was a pain in the arse for them. MOM! keep it up Vic your proving everyone wrong this season. Baines, to be honest a few have mentioned he posed no threat, but i saw it different. He put plenty of crosses in we just had no one busting a gut to get on the end of them. He spent a lot of time in the last third and just was paired up with an out of sorts Peanuts. Seamus tried but didnt get the run of the ball. The rest were dire. Centre halfs and Nev were so slow with thier release that everything was closed down, and when they did release it went long? Bringing Mirallas on for Jelly? wouldnt it have been better to give Jelly some ammo and take Naismith off? a good manager does not just take the player that is playing the worst off, he uses a startegy. and bringing Mirallas on and having the centre halfs play long balls up to him just ....well i dont get it.

glad that half is over, thats probably the worst we have played all season. Peanuts where are you? Jela? Felli, even your quiet buddy! Ossie, have a shower and wash that grease off, nothings sticking. again Bainsey looks the best player on the pitch for us. Says something when Naismith has had the best effort on goal for us. Come on Blues! second half lets step up.

Lots of people saying he was man of MoM. Including the Sun.... Tossers! Friend of mine is a leeds fan and said he looked a class appart.