London Blue Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 hour ago, c1982 said: There’s rumours that he’s starting today... obviously registered then if that’s the case. I hope so, good game for him to start, at home against a side we best 3 - 0 last season. Lets hope he grabs the opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Rumours now circulating that it was a bad source - I love Twitter!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, c1982 said: Rumours now circulating that it was a bad source - I love Twitter!!! you got us all excited only to let us down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 54 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: you got us all excited only to let us down Sums up being a Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, MikeO said: Sums up being a Blue. A bigger let down would be for him to start and to be worse than Martina. I don't know how he could be, but it's Everton and anything is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Not even on the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Just now, MikeO said: Not even on the bench. Probably not even registered though... Look at us getting excited about a lad who couldn’t get a game for Wigan!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I doubt he will be registered until the end of the window and we know whether we have a new LB. EFC-Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidharper Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Bummed he hasn’t been registered. Hope something is sorted before the close of the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 31 minutes ago, Bailey said: I doubt he will be registered until the end of the window and we know whether we have a new LB. Good point, hopefully Sam was bluffing when he said we'd finished "in" business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 What date do we register the squad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Shukes said: What date do we register the squad? End of the month when the window closes I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Thought so. Guys, he isn’t registered to play, we have k own this since the start of the season.... he can’t play for us! Now if we decide to register him at the end of the month, then we can complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, Shukes said: What date do we register the squad? Any time during this month hence Walcott and Tosun being registered. It’s obvious the management aren’t convinced as you’d think it’d be a no brainer. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 minute ago, c1982 said: Any time during this month hence Walcott and Tosun being registered. It’s obvious the management aren’t convinced as you’d think it’d be a no brainer. Thats a good point! The final registration date will be the end of the month though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 minute ago, c1982 said: Any time during this month hence Walcott and Tosun being registered. It’s obvious the management aren’t convinced as you’d think it’d be a no brainer. there are many strange happenings, this has got to be close to the top. he's worth a game, just a chance at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: there are many strange happenings, this has got to be close to the top. he's worth a game, just a chance at least. Probably not that strange to be fair as he didn’t get a game at Fulham or Wigan and the last 3 managers haven’t seen anything. The problem is that we’re that shite, and Cuco is a big part of that, that anyone with a left foot is an upgrade. Quinn31 and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 He looks sharp for the U23s. Not being tested defensively but from an attacking perspective he is doing well. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 He looks sharp for the U23s. Not being tested defensively but from an attacking perspective he is doing well. Yeah saw enough of him to merit giving the lad a goI know Unsworth did a lot of work with him when he came back and it looks to have paid off with some good performances in th U23s I know it’s a big jump up but he can’t really do any worse than Coco MikeO and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: Yeah saw enough of him to merit giving the lad a go I know Unsworth did a lot of work with him when he came back and it looks to have paid off with some good performances in th U23s I know it’s a big jump up but he can’t really do any worse than Coco Yeh I agree, we are getting anything out of Cuco playing. Its not like he is defensively solid but shit going forward. It might be that Garbutt is crap defending but at least we will get something out of him going forward. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 9 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: Yeah saw enough of him to merit giving the lad a go I know Unsworth did a lot of work with him when he came back and it looks to have paid off with some good performances in th U23s I know it’s a big jump up but he can’t really do any worse than Coco Can’t see any harm in giving him a go. He may even grab his chance with both hands. Money thing I did have always noticed with a Luke, is that he likes an early cross. No waiting all match for the perfect opportunity, just put it in a dangerous area and let the forwards to do the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmytheJimster Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 The thing holding Luke back is, if he plays we'd have 3 young and inexperienced defenders in are back 4. I'd throw him in tho, because Coco's not even a player, we'd be better with 10 men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Luke Garbutt has earned another first-team chance http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-everton-defender-luke-garbutt-14197403#ICID=ios_EchoNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other nutmegwolf203, MikeO and Newty82 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 13 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: Luke Garbutt has earned another first-team chancehttp://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-everton-defender-luke-garbutt-14197403#ICID=ios_EchoNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other Good on him. Hope he comes good. There must be something about his ability that makes the club want to keep him, it's unusual for a club to keep a kid to the age of 24 with minimal first team action. Then again, he's had Baines in his position who, until now, has been pretty immovable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 13 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: Luke Garbutt has earned another first-team chancehttp://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-everton-defender-luke-garbutt-14197403#ICID=ios_EchoNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other I think it's more a mix of earning the chance and desperation for a natural LB. Hope he comes good, I enjoyed watching him when he's played Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Matt said: I think it's more a mix of earning the chance and desperation for a natural LB. Hope he comes good, I enjoyed watching him when he's played PLEASE let this be the end of Cuco, no matter what the situation. Unsworth does seem to rate him, for what it’s worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Makes a mockery of when people say daft things like 'Davies will never be good enough!' Funnily enough, players can still get better after the age of 20! Two things that are interesting are that he hasn't opted for a permanent move, which suggests he's either lazy or loves the club so much he's determined to nail down a place no matter how long it takes. Also, clearly it has been his defensive side that let's him down - so why has no one thought of converting him to a LM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 51 minutes ago, nogs said: Also, clearly it has been his defensive side that let's him down - so why has no one thought of converting him to a LM? Good question. I thought Bryan Oviedo might have made a decent LW, better chance than as LB. Like you, I suspect the same is true of Garbutt. Still like to try him right now at LB until Baines returns (this season??). At some point a couple of seasons ago Garbutt impressed several of us on TT as at least a future dependable squad player, so this seems the right moment to give him a chance. It can't be true that Allardyce and his staff think Martina is anything other than a desperate stop-gap, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Matt said: I think it's more a mix of earning the chance and desperation for a natural LB. Hope he comes good, I enjoyed watching him when he's played I have zero hope that Garbutt is the leftback of the future, but I do have hope that he can be an upgrade on Cuco. chicagoblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Elston Gunnn said: Good question. I thought Bryan Oviedo might have made a decent LW, better chance than as LB. Like you, I suspect the same is true of Garbutt. Still like to try him right now at LB until Baines returns (this season??). At some point a couple of seasons ago Garbutt impressed several of us on TT as at least a future dependable squad player, so this seems the right moment to give him a chance. It can't be true that Allardyce and his staff think Martina is anything other than a desperate stop-gap, can it? The little I've seen of him he looked competent at LB and I'm sure Cuco's ineptitude / complete lack of other options is why he's getting a look in. Just a strange quirk of the modern game, a left back whose weakness is defending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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