[jamamafegan4]

Who cares about Everton? I do anyway and I'm sure some of you do too...


Regardless if you do or don't, what is the outlook for this season? As money woes continue and players are sold, can the Toffees do better than last season? Another top half finish, Europa League maybe? Can we win a cup? Things are only going to get harder with the likes of Man City and Spurs getting stronger... We have a pretty strong squad as it stands but injury problems could strike with key players as they did last season.


No game today though so it looks like it's going to be QPR at Goodison next Saturday. Here's hoping for a fine season for the Blues!

[#Gary]

A few signings would've been nice but there is a good team there.


The likes of Coleman (although he misses the start of the season) and Rodwell have came on leaps and bounds in the last year.

The key this season will be to keep Arteta and Saha fit obviously. Hopefully we'll see Arteta back at his best, and everyone knows Saha is a class act when he's fit.

This post has been edited by garymcc1874: 13 August 2011 - 13:07

[jamamafegan4]

garymcc1874, on 13 August 2011 - 13:07, said:

A few signings would've been nice but there is a good team there.


The likes of Coleman (although he misses the start of the season) and Rodwell have came on leaps and bounds in the last year.

The key this season will be to keep Arteta and Saha fit obviously. Hopefully we'll see Arteta back at his best, and everyone knows Saha is a class act when he's fit.

Yeah Coleman especially has developed significantly in the last year. It's a real shame he's out, they're saying he could be out for months. Arteta and saha when they're on top form are excellent players. Bit wary of our strikeforce though, I hoping Beckford can do the business this season - he did very well for his first.

[jamamafegan4]

Terrible result today. We got beat by a team who were away from home having just been pumped at home last week by of all teams, Bolton. Really disappointing. Next week its Blackburn away. I really will fear the worst if we fail to even pick up a point from them, but even then.

Could be in for a long season.

[F_T_Y]

Might sound like a stupid question but f**k it,How can they have no money even when they havent signed anyone for two years ? Where is this debt coming from.

[Musketeer Gripweed]

The News of the World hacked Bill Kenwright's phone and put £10 credit on it for him.

This post has been edited by Musketeer Gripweed: 20 August 2011 - 21:32

[Supras]

garymcc1874, on 13 August 2011 - 13:07, said:

A few signings would've been nice but there is a good team there.


The likes of Coleman (although he misses the start of the season) and Rodwell have came on leaps and bounds in the last year.

The key this season will be to keep Arteta and Saha fit obviously. Hopefully we'll see Arteta back at his best, and everyone knows Saha is a class act when he's fit.

Has he? He's went from wonder kid to still not playing regularly and not even knowing what his best position is.

[jamamafegan4]

Fucking delighted. Blackburn were robbed by the sounds of things. We didn't deserve to win, but them failing to score 2 penalties is pretty shocking. Maybe they should have put Goodwillie on one...

Oh well, Arteta shows them how its done and hopefully this is the result that gets our season underway.

[buddie06smfc]

jamamafegan4, on 27 August 2011 - 18:57, said:

Fucking delighted. Blackburn were robbed by the sounds of things. We didn't deserve to win, but them failing to score 2 penalties is pretty shocking. Maybe they should have put Goodwillie on one...

Oh well, Arteta shows them how its done and hopefully this is the result that gets our season underway.

Robbed by the ref. Everton's goal was never a penalty.

[#Gary]

Yakubu looking likely to join Blackburn and a £4m+ offer from Leicester accepted for Beckford.

[craigkillie]

I wouldn't be entirely surprised if Moyes ended up going back in for James Beattie.

[Larbert_Par]

I'd like to keep Beckford, but £4 million is a good price for someone we got on a free. Yon Argentine boy we're looking to sign will hopefully happen. BBC reporting we're in for Royston Drenthe as well.

We need to make sure we're adding bodies to the squad if we're accepting offers for some of them.

[#Gary]

More rumours:

£10m from Arsenal for Arteta. No thanks. I'd rather keep him than receive a pitiful £10m when you consider he has 4 years left to run on his contract.
Arsenal also interested in Fellaini.

[Kris.]

Looks like being a busy day for Everton then. £10m does seem a bit low for Arteta though, you'd be looking at closer to £15m IMO.

[Larbert_Par]

I hope we can hang on to him but if we lose Arteta, I can imagine Kenwright will have accepted the offer to get one of the highest earners off the wage bill.

Hopefully DM will tell the board to tell Arsenal to bugger off.

[T_S_A_R]

listening to scouse everton fans on talksport desperately begging for a billionaire to take them over has been tremendous recently.

they're not bothered who it is or where they're from they just want a sugar daddy. pathetic.

[F_T_Y]

T_S_A_R, on 31 August 2011 - 18:48, said:

listening to scouse everton fans on talksport desperately begging for a billionaire to take them over has been tremendous recently.

they're not bothered who it is or where they're from they just want a sugar daddy. pathetic.

You wouldnt be interested if sheik ma tadger wanted to buy the well ?

[jamamafegan4]

Gutted about losing Beckford but getting him on a free and selling him for £4+ million is a fair piece of business. But its not like we'll be using that to buy anyone anytime soon. Really concerned for our strikeforce this season.

[T_S_A_R]

F_T_Y, on 31 August 2011 - 18:52, said:

You wouldnt be interested if sheik ma tadger wanted to buy the well ?

not really.

i like the level we're at developing players and having a stable core of guys who are committed to the club.

i'd also be uneasy about the full future of my club being dependent on someone who had no link to it.

[#Gary]

£2m for Yakubu is pretty decent. He's not a great player and is absolutely infuriating to watch.
£4m for Beckford is great business but I'd have liked to see him stay. Fair enough, he didn't have a great first season in the PL but it was reasonably decent. It leaves Everton horribly short up front, especially when Saha picks up his inevitable injury.

[jamamafegan4]

garymcc1874, on 31 August 2011 - 22:08, said:

£2m for Yakubu is pretty decent. He's not a great player and is absolutely infuriating to watch.
£4m for Beckford is great business but I'd have liked to see him stay. Fair enough, he didn't have a great first season in the PL but it was reasonably decent. It leaves Everton horribly short up front, especially when Saha picks up his inevitable injury.

Is this confirmed?

I really do fear the worst. As you say, when Saha gets his injury - we're fucked.

[nessies long lost ghost]

"Everton have signed Argentine striker Denis Stracqualursi on season-long loan and Drenthe confirmation expected soon."

From the BBC

[#Gary]

jamamafegan4, on 31 August 2011 - 22:21, said:

Is this confirmed?

I really do fear the worst. As you say, when Saha gets his injury - we're fucked.

Hmmm. At first the numbers I'd heard were £2m and £4m for Yak and Beckford respectively.

Posters on Toffeetalk are saying £1.5m and £3m.

Knocked back £4m last year for Yak and now taken £4.5 for Yak & Beckford. Hmmm.

[jamamafegan4]

garymcc1874, on 31 August 2011 - 22:31, said:

Hmmm. At first the numbers I'd heard were £2m and £4m for Yak and Beckford respectively.

Posters on Toffeetalk are saying £1.5m and £3m.

Knocked back £4m last year for Yak and now taken £4.5 for Yak & Beckford. Hmmm.

So Beckford has been confirmed, £4+ million. Yak is gone too for 2 million? I saw nothing about it other than Blackburn were poised to sign him.

[#Gary]

Oh right, yeah the Yakubu transfer is definite - the figures involved are not.