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Greek Fisherman said:
This made me laugh.

Are you comparing us to Braca or Xavi and Iniesta to Pienaar??? Which one is it?

Modric, Xavi and Iniesta all play as classic central midfielders. Pienaar doesn't.

Do you even watch Everton games?? Moyes plays with two central midfielders, most likely Gibson and Rodwell/Fellaini not Pienaar. We play with one upfront. Where are the goals going to come from?

Here's a stat for you.

We scored 50 goals in 38 matches last year. Barcelona scored 114 in 38.

If you keep doing the same thing you get the same result.

We need our wide players (hence my reference to Donovan) scoring more than 5 goals a season, regardless of how many they create. Simple enough for you? Any chance you can un-sign?

As I said, not anti Pienaar, I want him back... but if the 4.5 reported is right, than I'd rather have spent that on a sign on fee for Hoilett. A 22yr Hoilett or 30yr Pienaar?

Then again I was a huge Drenthe fan... what do i know.
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You've completely missed the point I made, I'll make it simpler for you.
Some of the best midfielders in the world don't score that many goals, it doesn't automatically make them inferior.
Also, Pienaar played very centrally last season, yes I do watch Everton, you really aren't in the right place to patronise me.
 
Tommy. said:
You've completely missed the point I made, I'll make it simpler for you.
Some of the best midfielders in the world don't score that many goals, it doesn't automatically make them inferior.
Also, Pienaar played very centrally last season, yes I do watch Everton, you really aren't in the right place to patronise me.
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I really used to use as a criticism against pienaar that he didn't score enough goals first time he was with us. So when he left I wasn't as fussed and actually remember on drenthe arrival that we had a better player who will score more in drenthe...

However on his return in January I think it's safe to say piennar proved that wrong as he totally changes the way the team plays goals or no goals from him. Didn't he score 3 in half a season on loan anyway?

I'm also pretty sure with the team we have now he will get on the scoresheet more anyway!
 
Christiffa25 said:
I really used to use as a criticism against pienaar that he didn't score enough goals first time he was with us. So when he left I wasn't as fussed and actually remember on drenthe arrival that we had a better player who will score more in drenthe...

However on his return in January I think it's safe to say piennar proved that wrong as he totally changes the way the team plays goals or no goals from him. Didn't he score 3 in half a season on loan anyway?

I'm also pretty sure with the team we have now he will get on the scoresheet more anyway!
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4 goals mate, and six assists, he's a cracking player, his industrious and clever play is just what we need, it's conducive to good attacking football.
That's the exception I took to the other characters post, it's at best narrow sighted to judge a midfielder on goals alone.
 
njligernj said:
We're not signing him for that. I'm not saying the press never tell the truth (or know the truth) but if you just assumed everything in the press was wrong you'd be right more than if you assume everything in the press is right.



Probably.



Yeah just pick up one of the many midfielders who score 10 goals per season for 4.5 million and call it a day Moyes FFS. Oh and make sure he's young too so we can sell him for a profit (NSNO!).



A) We can't afford young Pienaars and Donovans so its a moot point. If you think you know [player you want to sign instead] can mesh with our team as well as they could then that's fine. You don't know that -- nobody knows that. We have no money. A proven (as proven as you're ever going to get) player is worth more than a player with promise. If we miss on a 5-10m younger player it could set us back a year or two (sadly). Every manager, even Prem and CL winners, misses on player signings. If we have no choice then maybe you take a gamble -- when the alternative is a player who we know works well in our system then it makes sense to take the bird in the hand. It's worth two or something.

B) Most of us have promised buckets of jizz if we end the summer without selling key players and getting Pienaar and LD. We can't be expected to stop stockpiling now. (What's that ... we're not supposed to save it up? ... oh I misunderstood ... all at once?!?!? good grief!)

C) Not to resort to LCD but do you really expect us to take advice on how to spend our money from someone with Greek in their username?
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Cabaye went to Newcastle for 5mill.

there's plenty out there.
 

Signing Pienaar means he will hit the ground running unlike a ' promising' youngster who may develop in time. We know he fits in and does a great job for us. I'm not bothered about his fee , reportedly between £2.5m and £5m. A bargain
 
jartyjones said:
Signing Pienaar means he will hit the ground running unlike a ' promising' youngster who may develop in time. We know he fits in and does a great job for us. I'm not bothered about his fee , reportedly between £2.5m and £5m. A bargain
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Hit the ground from January you mean?
 
It will be interesting to see if Pienaar sustains the level he achieved on loan but we hsve to be pleased he is back. He and Naismith give us more options in possession. We just need pace and a Reid type to control our tempo but if we keep everyone important we will have a chance if Jelavic stays fit and effective we can have a touch of optimism.
 

I wouldn't be arsed if the fee was £8m, hes that good.

Evertonians tho, moan when we don't sign anyone, moan when we sign perhaps are most creative player in the last 5 years.
 
Pienaar has been our best creative player ever since Arteta went off the boil, and we got £10m for him, for a player just a year younger. And we all complained that wasn't enough.

£4.5m is a bargain really. He's what we REALLY missed in the semi.
 
Sunday express are reporting a fee of £2m today.

LCAB says he's signed on twitter, and wants someone to say hiya to fox for him.

Hiya Fox.
 

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