Recent content by toffee-L

Fair play to him, if he's happy there but just wanted a bit more dough then I don't blame him one bit for staying put once they matched our terms. I hope that our response to this apparent setback is not to just go down the list of free agent right backs with PL experience (KWP, Coufal etc.)...

I’ve never rated his technical qualities or goal scoring instincts, but it is undeniable he had excellent athleticism that made him very useful. However, after all of his injuries, I just don’t think he has those assets anymore, and after they’re gone, what are you left with? I don’t think he...

There's nothing wrong with bringing in a few older heads to help the dressing room, as they long as they can still contribute reasonably well on the pitch. The problem with Walker is that he's an utter wally and the absolute last person you want your younger players looking up to. We experienced...

The only reason we should ever consider signing Danny Ward is as thanks for his uselessness being a primary factor in keeping us up at Leicester’s expense. Thankfully, I believe he is off to Wrexham.

Yeah Richy is one of those strange examples of a player who it’s really difficult to actually pinpoint a position for. His goal threat and workrate made up for his poor technique and made him undroppable, but it’s the main reason why I would be a dissenting voice against him coming back as I...

I don’t think he and Richarlison were particularly effective together to be honest, both were far more effective at getting on the end of things rather than ‘doing things with the ball’ and meant they often got in each other’s way. I think the other creative outlets in the side were the main...

He’s definitely a better player than many, including myself, gave him credit for when he was at Burnley. As for Calvert-Lewin, I’ve never rated him but he did have certain qualities that made him very useful and why managers like Silva and Ancelotti where loathe to drop him. I believe those...

I wasn’t comparing the Chris Wood at Nottingham Forest with Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White and Elanga supplying him - I’m comparing the one absolutely slogging it out at Burnley season in, season out, with a squad full of grocks yet still managing to bag double figures more or less every season to DCL...

Beto is better than DCL simply because his hamstring doesn’t blow out every time he breaks into a light jog. The fact he is superior at virtually every other aspect of being a striker is merely coincidental.

It’s why the ‘he gets no service’ or the ‘how’s he supposed to score playing Dycheball’ arguments get no credence from me. Chris Wood hit double figures almost every season under Dyche in a far worse Burnley team - yes we didn’t supply him with buckets of chances but he still missed absolutely...

Everton using sense rather than sentiment as its decision making process? As a child of the Kenwright era, I never thought the day would come.

The sheer amount of putrid results we had under Dyche really takes some doing. 4-0 losses to the worst United and Spurs teams in living memory, seeing 2-0 leads turn into defeats in back to back games against Bournemouth and Villa, losing twice to that god awful Southampton team. I’m sure there...

We had an obligation to buy if he started a few more games apparently, which would have avoided that possibility. Fortunately, it would appear Thelwell shrewdly included a contingency to get a deal done before the end of May, so no harm done. And absolutely, right age, attributes and...

Really happy with this, Moyes’ reluctance to use him as much as he could have was frustrating but Alcaraz’s quality has told in the end. £12.5m barely gets you a random jobber from the Championship these days, so it’s an absolute steal.

He’s scored the same number of goals as Michael Keane I believe, despite playing more games and being an actual striker. I loathe Dyche as much as anyone but Chris Wood routinely hit double figures in a side worse than ours under him, at some point the player has to take responsibility. And the...