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...........Gibson...Felli.......... Donovan...Ossie(Dempsey)...Pienaar ..................Jelavic..................... I don't think it's a gamble. This would make us very competitive when you add the 4th/5th tightest defence in the prem to that. I see it as a forward not backward step!

Donovan was still player of the month for us in his short stay this time - sentimental? Maybe. For some reason I really believe we can get both this summer and this is without losing our main players. For me that would be an excellent summer. ...now for the far fetched bit, we sign Donovan and the headlines read 'Dempsey wants USA link up at Goodison'. I may be totally wrong but could Nike/USA use Everton as a marketing tool for soccer? it may not mean multi-millions for us re.kitbag deal but I'm sure the US's top 3 players all in one team could be attractive.

I'd personally love him back. Can't get on the link but hope it's for a whole season or perm deal.

Not directly Donovan but when you consider MLS teams can only have 3 'designated' players (top earners) what will happen if this comes off? http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=397366 Can't see Beckham leaving so that leaves Keane or Donovan. Could be worth keeping an eye on!

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2012/06/02/royal-blue-leighton-baines-everton-fc-exit-stories-are-premature-100252-31095541/

From barca to Brighton via man.city ressies - don't think he's lived up to his next Messi dubbing just yet!!!

Think duncan put it best in the pienaar thread... God I need a drink!!!

Doesn't mean you need to disagree with the masses just for the sake of it! Sometimes/probably most the time the masses are right! I'm all for having an opinion and sticking to it but sometimes you've just got to step back and admit you're wrong!

Not an age thing - would have explained your views to some point, I guess. Zoo's what 18? a very good poster - seems to know his beans. I enjoy getting into sensible footballing debate but when there's more than a few people questioning whether you're on the the wind-up then it's really hard to debate with that kind of poster and to be honest is it worth it when you're spouting pure ridicule?! If you posted that you were a liverpool fan and that you've been here to get under the skin of unsuspecting toffees then it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest!

Well if anyone can find that in emoticon form then I'll use it in future altications!

Imagine a really fat chap going on and on about being faster than you but not ever giving you that race... that's what he's done to me!!!

It was coaxed out of me!

Oh shit I looked on wiki as I don't know all of Gerrard's achievements!!! I knew you were a joke but you sound a massive tit too - bored now!

I'm leaving it at that - I feel dirty enough glorifying a Kopite but if you're that bitter you can't see how good he has been then there's no hope!

Awful tackle - even worse that it's on one of our boys. He's not the first and won't be the last top, top player to do a reckless challenge. Shite player though and here's the evidence... Liverpool FA Cup (2): 2000–01, 2005–06 League Cup (3): 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12 FA Community Shield (2): 2001, 2006 UEFA Champions League (1): 2004–05 UEFA Cup (1): 2000–01 UEFA Super Cup (2): 2001, 2005 Individual FWA Footballer of the Year: 2009 PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006 PFA Young Player of the Year: 2001 PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2001, 2009 PFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 FA Premier League Player of the Month: March 2001, March 2003, December 2004, April 2006, March 2009 Liverpool Top Goalscorer: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2005 UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2005 UEFA Team of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2007 FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009[105] FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2006 Goal of the Season: 2006 England Player of the Year: 2007 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): 2007 Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University: 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 3rd Place: 2005

I watch football, lots of it, all what I say is based on my opinion. Now for my advice to you... football manager isn't real life! If a player is good on footie man it doesn't necessarily mean he's that good in real life!

24 and still sniffing glue!!! WTF!!! Speechless, just speechless!

How old are you out of interest peteo?

Maybe he should mug a homeless person!?

I'd imagine he does this and has done in the past already. If we've got no money, we've got no money... what we don't want is Bill saying yes and putting the club in real danger. Which brings us onto the topic of needing new investment/ownership, which once again everyone agrees we need but we/the clubs owners haven't found the right one so far. So in the meantime we sell high or move on surplus players and buy sensibly - that I can accept and I understand why we are doing this. Hopefully Yobo will go for however much which will allow us to buy Pienaar. Maybe there will be a couple of loans who will improve us, maybe we can pick up a free transfer of 2 (there's enough about), maybe there is some extra money about due to reducing the wage bill last season and finishing strong when maybe a 10th place finish had been planned for financially. Who knows, we on here can only speculate.

Better than Rooney... well he should have been if not for Moyes! (and Kenshite btw!)

Moyes didn't open his eyes... HE WAS ABLE TO STRENGTHEN KEY POSITIONS!!!! Give Moyes money without handicapping him and he will improve us! Give him money this summer and keep the key players there, then we will have a strong start!

The fact remains that Scholes and Carrick are unavailable - you've just said yourself there too that Carrick didn't want to be on stand-by so pressumably ahead of Henderson. Cleverly may be back from injury but he's nowhere near match fit/tournament fit. To say Barkley/McEachran have played as much as AOC is incorrect - AOC has probably played more competitive football this season than the both of them added have in their careers! Barton is rightfully omitted - Terry shouldn't be there imo but he's 'innocent until proven guilty' - and that won't proved until after the Euro's (how convenient!). Gerrard is a different case to Barton in a way that Gerrard has control now (and is a much better player) - Barton is simply a liability and to be honest he's been poor this season too! As for Powell - give the lad time - he's not played at the top level yet. Yes he's linked to man.utd but he's not there yet - not every promising youth is the next Wayne Rooney (this applies to Barkley, etc too!) I agree that Henderson shouldn't be in, I just think you've got a little carried away with your replacements!

I always think he looks like a fat stoner - sure he's not (on both allegations!) I get the feeling that he's popular around the club even with the more senior players - is that due to ability or him being one of 'the boys'?!

Scholes - retired Osman - better option than Henderson Carrick - retired Butterfield - have you really seen him play enough? Barton - shouldn't be considered Cleverly - injured Barkley - hardly played so Henderson is a better option McEachran - same as barkley Sidwell - pretty sure he's injured too? Jenas - injured Cork - looks decent but once again have you really seen enough? Sure Henderson would look class at championship level Shelvey - pretty much on par Lansbury - not done anything to note Rose - looks okay but mainly used as a full-back Spearing - meh Wishere - injured Rodwell - injured Huddlestone - injured Who is the fat git? Powell - big difference between prem and league 2! Like I said ridiculous list really, I think osman, Britton and cole are the only real legitimate calls. Plus maybe Beckham now you've mentioned him!