Breaking News : Everton Sign Bilyaletdinov

[bluebloodinmyveins]

I was thinking about his name..you'd have to be a serious lard arse to get it all across your back

Or badly dyslexic.

 

[mezzrow]

In any case it's good to get the local knowledge, hobnob.

As always, we'll know what we've got when he's out on the pitch and not before. Understand that griping about a certain other "Bill" is more than a pastime in these parts. (Not that he doesn't deserve it) It's a way of life. Looking forward to seeing the scarf over the head of our new Russian acquistion - it's got to start get better now, doesn't it?

Thanks!

 

[hobnob]

9% - he will be superstar in Everton, he will move to 'Big4' in the following;

Not to Livelpool, you can be sure
He had a offer from Zenit during the season when they got a UEFA Cup and their new sponsor (GazProm) gave very good salary to newcomers. There no was barriers in his contract but Bill refused with comment: 'fans will not understand me'.

 

[Number_25]

I was thinking about his name..you'd have to be a serious lard arse to get it all across your back

I aint got a problem then

 

[kikoefc]

Hobnob, is he fast? We are desperate for a player who can leave an opponent for dead and break away quickly, how quick is he? If possible is there anyone you can compare him with?

 

[faddy the blue]

bill ya let dinov...........i broke his name down to get used to pronounce it and now i can say it fluently..give him the no.7 shirt moysy

 

[robbo1957]

Joe Cole

Just a thought If the rumours are to be believed and Joe Cole is available for £10m I think he would have been a better bet as a proven premier player

 

[Makis]

Only Everton could make a swoop last 18 months.

That must look like the Baywatch intro in slooooow motion.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

If i put a tumble-weed picture up would you be at all offended?

tumble-weed or grumbleweeds would suit that one.


on the shirt and name issue, can we get it in russian please, sort it out kitbag.

 

[atrottel]

Maybe we should sign Aleksander Anyukov to keep him company. Good attacking right back and in the russian national team.

Excellent suggestion - I've liked him for a few years, got a good thuggish full-back look.

 

[Number_25]

Isnt his name too Long for Premier-League Shirt Standards?

Bilyaletdinov

13 Letters, I think it is.

 

[Goat]

Just a thought If the rumours are to be believed and Joe Cole is available for £10m I think he would have been a better bet as a proven premier player

Hes played about 10 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

[bozzen]

SPORT EXPRESS - BILYALETDINOV: PAPER A WALL IN ENGLAND WITH LOKO POSTERS

Interview with Bilya

Edit: Push "next" buttom for more information - from president and coach.

 

[Number_25]

For those who cant be asked to click.

BILYALETDINOV: PAPER A WALL IN ENGLAND WITH LOKO POSTERS
Yesterday at night the midfielder of the Russian national team Diniyar Bilyaletdinov returned to Moscow already as a player of Everton to get an English visa.


"At the moment I am in Everton only on paper and do not feel myself in the English League," said the newcomer of Everton. "I do not know what it is like."

"I have not been to England yet, and was not introduced to the team yet. When I will get a jersey with my number than I will feel a sound member of the team."

"I have not thought about the future number yet but it won’t be 63. This number is connected with Lokomotiv for me."

"I found out about serious intensions of Everton only about two weeks ago. Of course I had a desire to go to England. But first of all both clubs should have agreed and be happy with everything."

"It is true that I wanted to try my powers in a strong championship very much, and Semin and Naumov are right saying so."

"Everton proposed as early as in winter but it was not I who refused. At that time they offered loan."

"And it was not I who did not want to go but Loko did not want to give me on such conditions. I would hardly have gone against the club."

"The contract term [5 years] was suggested not by me but by the employers. And I only agreed on the terms."

"The newcomer of Lokomotiv Wagner asked for a long contract saying he wanted to write his name in the history of the club."

"And I want to progress as a footballer firstly. Secondly there must be result. More goals, rise higher in the standings, win different trophies."

"I cannot use words lightly as Wagner did about the desire to get in the history. You must try to do more and speak less."

"I understand that Everton cannot count on participation in the Champions League comparing to Loko. But in the English Premier League every match is like Champions League. So I do not worry about it."

"I leave feeling free. At the moment Lokomotiv is improving. Though in terms of points the team should put on."

"But there are players in the team that can do everything to accomplish the set tasks and I don’t doubt Loko can do without Bilyaletdinov."

"Semin was not very happy about my departure but we talked and he understood me."

"I will miss everything: Bakovka, the stadium. It is my club after all! I have played only in Lokomotiv for my entire career."

"The decision was hard to make… but this is life. And sometimes you should make serious decisions. I think most of people will understand me."

"My brightest match for Lokomotiv happened long time ago – the one for the champion’s title. [In 2004 Loko played Shinnik in Yaroslavl and won 2:0 with Bilyaletdinov scoring an opener.]"

"Those emotions are unforgettable. It is a pity we had no opportunity to live them once more again. I wished to feel something similar oftener. Both supporters and we like it."

"I will take a lot as a reminder about Lokomotiv: jerseys and posters. I will take many posters, about forty and paper one wall in my new English house."

"I am going to England alone now and I will have to adapt in new conditions by myself."

"I think most difficult it will be to insert the rhythm of the game, to get used to the coach and the team, to a different tempo – there teams show faster football."

"I know English quite well and think there should not be problems in everyday life only in sports terms probably. I need to learn the language a bit more."

 

[atrottel]

Additional interesting comments about how long this has been going on for:

This contract was unexpected for people but not for us. Because we prepared this agreement for a long time and very carefully. We just did not want to show it off in advance.
The negotiations were going on hard. We asked for a huge sum of money [£9 million]. And Everton sought for a compromise. The Englishmen could not pay the whole sum and asked for installments so in general it was rather long and difficult.