Newty82

Phwoar! Nearly...

Nice to see some deep looking advice from Eto'o to Barkley on the way out. Should get a hat trick now!!

Hope all are ok and in good spirits. Create a great atmosphere and enjoy!

Haha!!! Sounds class. I'm there. Seeing my bank manager later to see if I can lend a few G's!!!!!

What? On how to make them? You want a diagram drawing?!

I was gonna say, that's probably quite key to where Naismith played...Fellaini. Moyes loved him behind the striker with that classic chest control. Anyway, main thing is he is doing well. Where he played 2 years ago under a different manager seems a bit redundant.

To be fair, Moyes has only been gone one full season so most signings will be his! However, he didn't perform under Moyes??? Didn't we have a top notch scout? Did Chelsea or someone snap him up??? Can't remember his name.

Ai, thought it was that or 500k. We hit Rangers when they hit the shit, didn't we?! Can't beat a bargain!!!

Gotchya. Definitely.

Mind, saying that, if in summer he only has 12 months left...doubt we'd get 5 mill. Still a smart return as we paid minimal for him didn't we???

I probably shouldn't point this out as all hell will be unleashed on me but you said a couple of hours ago that 'teams will be queuing up for him', now you say 'he's not that highly rated outside of everton'. You maybe mean something else by that? To be honest, I don't think we'd get that much for him. £8 mill max. He's a great player to have with his work ethic and more his in your face attitude. I love that about him. But as you say, it's not worth a lot of money on its own. He is real useful to have though. No point in getting rid. Not yet.

Haha...no way. I remember something about that!!! I withdraw that I think he'd pick something up!

Aaaaah....that's a point towards the reality of the game I suppose!

I guess he's not that good then?!!!

You'd expect, at the very least, for that o'keefe fella at the Echo to have picked up on something. Anyway, as you say, it's 4 weeks down the line. The teams looking to perform better so it's not vitally important.

That's the same starting 11 gone then! There was bound to be a few changes. RM just has to get the juggling right.

You'd expect so wouldn't you? Media, informers etc are constantly sniffing around clubs.

Ai, we're all different though. See, girls were always my Achilles heal!!! Newz bar sounds interesting!!!

Koemans done a great Job so far. Many would have shit it with the amount of players being sold in the summer. It was laughable...even koeman had a laugh with that empty training ground tweet!!!

Wasn't stones one of the ones also tied down in the summer? I guess the point is - keep these guys tied down and other clubs can only pay big whack to get them.

And that's as simple as it gets I guess! He has to earn his stripes again. And that's what competition for places is all about? At least we are in a position to be able to do it rather than keep playing him.

I know there's a redshite thread but this lot cracks me up. How bad have the, majority, of their dealings been over the last decade or so? All this excitement when Balotelli signed (a 4 club reject!)...only they could get excited by selling a 70m player and replacing with him!!! Gold!!

Oh god Yeh! Imagine that. Might have to do a kanchelskis and get rid!!!

While no one knows anything factual, there is nothing wrong with discussing other possibilities that make just as much sense. At the moment, no one is right. Because no one knows.

Catch 22...as the players contract runs down, his transfer value goes down. If anything is to happen, contract wise, it will most likely start after january. The more traditional era for contract negotiations to start.