Louis Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 He's joined Blackpool on loan. Matt and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Bout time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'm so relieved to read this. I hope he tears it up in the Championship for the remainder of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof_It_Nev Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yes! Very happy with that. Would have thought he'd be loaned to a smaller team though to get more of a chance of playing, probably Tranmere knowing our track record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Both clubs have now confirmed it. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/03/27/vellios-loaned-to-blackpool http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/premier-league-striker-joins-273-1450143.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Lets see what he can do (albeit in the championship. ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc1111 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Made his debut today in their 1-1 draw at QPR and Blackpool manager Barry Ferguson seemed pleased with his first start: New signing Apostolos Vellios also started the game despite only meeting his team-mates on Friday. It's clear there will be more to come from the Greece Under-21 international between now and the end of the season. "He's not played a lot of football but I just thought we were missing a bit of physical presence without Ricky. It was a difficult ask to put him in today. He only trained with the boys and met the boys yesterday. It's a new environment and a new team for him but I'm sure he'll do well for us," he added. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/ferguson-huge-point-1454719.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/a-job-vell-done-for-blackpool-s-new-boy-1-6531870 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohen Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Vellios not impressing at Blackpool, not even made the bench tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Vellios not impressing at Blackpool, not even made the bench tonight! I think he's out with a knee injury. I thought he started their last two games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) Lets all be honest the lads not going to make it here, same with Duffy Edited April 8, 2014 by MiguelCotto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Duffy can make it. I was extremly impressed with him when he got the chance. Im still hoping he gets a chance here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Duffy can make it. I was extremly impressed with him when he got the chance. Im still hoping he gets a chance here. He won't make it here. The quality difference of him and Stones is huge. Duffy is not good enough and I expect him to be offloaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 He won't make it here. The quality difference of him and Stones is huge. Duffy is not good enough and I expect him to be offloaded I think there's more to be said about Stones in that comparison. Granted, we've only seen Stones play a few times, but in those appearances, he has looked like one of the better CBs in the league, not just at Everton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 I think there's more to be said about Stones in that comparison. Granted, we've only seen Stones play a few times, but in those appearances, he has looked like one of the better CBs in the league, not just at Everton. he has indeed. Seems people have forgotten the 2 games where Duffy lined up he looked quite solid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/04/28/vellios-recalled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/04/28/vellios-recalled ouch, must not have been doing too well if he was recalled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 ouch, must not have been doing too well if he was recalled. Im not sure how to take it to be honest. If Blackpool cut the loan short, I would be worried but if he was recalled.... Dunno really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Im not sure how to take it to be honest. If Blackpool cut the loan short, I would be worried but if he was recalled.... Dunno really! yeah, the way i was reading it was he only got 2 matches in (right when he got there) and hasn't seen time since then, so maybe they didn't like him or his playing and since he was just on the bench everton deemed it a failure and recalled him. again i'm reading a lot into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 yeah, the way i was reading it was he only got 2 matches in (right when he got there) and hasn't seen time since then, so maybe they didn't like him or his playing and since he was just on the bench everton deemed it a failure and recalled him. again i'm reading a lot into it. I was actually thinking that we are so shorts of Forward options (Lukaku being out of form), Vellios gives us another option at forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was actually thinking that we are so shorts of Forward options (Lukaku being out of form), Vellios gives us another option at forward. hey that's possible too. i guess well see over the next 2 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc1111 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Blackpool fans don't seem too impressed with him: "Oh no - how will we cope" "Useless doesn't really describe him" "Waste of space" "Calling him shit does a disservice to some of the previous shit we have had on loan...." "Terrible attitude. Expect to see Martinez quietly ship him off back to the continent this summer" "He said this was his last chance and he had to prove he had the right attitude and ability. He hasn't even shown a glimmer of either" http://www.backhenrystreet.co.uk/thread-18530.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Blackpool fans don't seem too impressed with him: "Oh no - how will we cope" "Useless doesn't really describe him" "Waste of space" "Calling him shit does a disservice to some of the previous shit we have had on loan...." "Terrible attitude. Expect to see Martinez quietly ship him off back to the continent this summer" "He said this was his last chance and he had to prove he had the right attitude and ability. He hasn't even shown a glimmer of either" http://www.backhenrystreet.co.uk/thread-18530.html Watch him nic a goal for us to win one of our last 2 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoward18 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Watch him nic a goal for us to win one of our last 2 games I'll be surprised if he so much as makes it into the bench. A team fighting off relegation in the Championship just sent him back because they found him "useless." I'll be stunned if he's not shipped back Greece or playing at some other considerably lower level this summer. Vellios is not an EPL-caliber player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Blackpool fans don't seem too impressed with him: "Oh no - how will we cope" "Useless doesn't really describe him" "Waste of space" "Calling him shit does a disservice to some of the previous shit we have had on loan...." "Terrible attitude. Expect to see Martinez quietly ship him off back to the continent this summer" "He said this was his last chance and he had to prove he had the right attitude and ability. He hasn't even shown a glimmer of either" http://www.backhenrystreet.co.uk/thread-18530.html Nail on the head there I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'll be surprised if he so much as makes it into the bench. A team fighting off relegation in the Championship just sent him back because they found him "useless." I'll be stunned if he's not shipped back Greece or playing at some other considerably lower level this summer. Vellios is not an EPL-caliber player. Going way out there and not a fair comparison at all, but wasn't Barkley loaned out earlier in his career and shipped back because the team couldn't use him (I could be wrong about this and I apologize if I am). We are so thin at options on top, Lukaku has been bad since the Arsenal game and Naisy can't quite finish. Quite frankly we don't have anything to lose throwing him out there. I mean I remember Straq going out there and getting goals. I'm not saying he's sticking around for the summer, but he's still our player in an area where we are struggling in. Throw the kitchen sink and see if it sticks. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Going way out there and not a fair comparison at all, but wasn't Barkley loaned out earlier in his career and shipped back because the team couldn't use him (I could be wrong about this and I apologize if I am). We are so thin at options on top, Lukaku has been bad since the Arsenal game and Naisy can't quite finish. Quite frankly we don't have anything to lose throwing him out there. I mean I remember Straq going out there and getting goals. I'm not saying he's sticking around for the summer, but he's still our player in an area where we are struggling in. Throw the kitchen sink and see if it sticks. Leeds United sent Barkley back, but he had already had a really good spell with Sheffield Wednesday... No. The Vellios ship has sailed, he's not good or motivated enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc1111 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Hmmm, from this article by the Blackpool club secretary, it sounds like he wasn't recalled by Everton and wasn't sent back by Blackpool.... just made up his own mind to leave! SATURDAY APRIL 20 "One player who failed to show for training on Good Friday and again today is Apostolos Vellios – having explained the situation to both Everton and the players agent we try and make contact with the player again, and are subsequently told by his agent that he has returned to Everton, however, Everton aren’t aware!" http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/matt-williams-column-everything-may-just-turn-out-fine-1-6588205 If that's how it happened, the lad really hasn't done himself any favours at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Hmmm, from this article by the Blackpool club secretary, it sounds like he wasn't recalled by Everton and wasn't sent back by Blackpool.... just made up his own mind to leave! SATURDAY APRIL 20 "One player who failed to show for training on Good Friday and again today is Apostolos Vellios – having explained the situation to both Everton and the players agent we try and make contact with the player again, and are subsequently told by his agent that he has returned to Everton, however, Everton aren’t aware!" http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/matt-williams-column-everything-may-just-turn-out-fine-1-6588205 If that's how it happened, the lad really hasn't done himself any favours at all. I cant defend this lad any more if hes done that. Crazy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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