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Playing actual wingers on the wings has helped me to feel optimistic about this! Think Naismith deserves his place ahead of Barkley too.

Palace 1 - 2 Everton Lukaku

I've updated the original post with correct answers.

On the back of Roberto saying we don't need wingers, I'm expecting a new system today - maybe something we worked on in Dubai. If we're sticking with the usual system then we clearly need at least one winger in jan.

Not playing tomorrow according to people on twitter who have had a photo with him in Liverpool tonight.

They'd only conceded 4 in the league before tonight too!

Schlurre is off to Wolfsburg so watch this space!!! Meanwhile in the real world...

A colleague asked me to do a football round for a quiz he does so here it is for all on here too. Enjoy! 1. Who became only the 2nd player to be sent off in a friendly for England against Ecuador in June 2014? Sterling (Tonka) 2. Wayne Rooney is now England's 3rd all-time top scorer but who are the 2 players still to catch? Lineker and Charlton (Mike) 3. Who is England's most capped outfield player? Beckham (Mike) 4. Geoff Hurst famously scored a hat-trick as England lifted the World Cup in 1966 but who scored the other England goal? Peters (Mike) 5. What is the nickname of the England ladies National team? 3 Lionesses (marco) 6. Only 2 players have been sent off twice whilst playing for England, who are they? Beckham (Mike) and Rooney (marco) 7. Who was England's youngest ever captain at the age of 22 years and 47 days? Moore (Mike) 8. Which club has provided the most England internationals with a total of 73? Villa (Mogsy) 9. Bill Jones earned 2 caps for England in 1950. His grandson later earned 8 caps between 1992-95. Who is his grandson? Rob Jones (Mike) 10. Which English, former Premiership, player has scored the most goals without winning an international cap? Super Kev (marco)

http://www.talkingbaws.com/2015/01/29/everton-make-their-move-ror-real-madrid-starlet-jese-rodriguez/

I love the man but he's talking shite - we have played awful for the majority of games and our league position reflects this.

https://twitter.com/efcbluefamily/status/560202746859892736

http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2015/01/konoplyanka-wants-everton-switch/

Not disputing that - Holtby supposedly had the choice between us and Spurs with 6 months left on his contract. Hindsight may have changed his choices.

http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2015/01/26/report-dnipro-tell-everton-konoplyanka-will-sign-for-spurs/ This chap needs to chat to Lewis Holtby!

This is so Everton...

We had a Plessis too but as Haf said he didn't ever play. Makes my dream team anyway with Li Wifeng and Ibrahim Said... maybe Rodrigo on the wing for a bit of Brazillian flair!

Kanchelskis is correct - I knew it would trip a few up with him playing for Russia internationally.

Quiz question for the day... Name the only previous Ukrainian to have represented Everton.

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2015/01/25/mccarthy-could-face-palace

They'll be back onto Ross as Slippy G's replacement now!

I expected him to leave this summer on a free. Maybe there's a release clause.

The unhygienic bugger needs to change his top - he's had it on for 2 days now!

Don't think they could turn anything over £2m down now with him leaving on a free in the summer.