PLAYERS WE HAVE LET GO

[Mogwai]

Everybody is going to say Callum MacManaman a good shout, but my pick would probably be Hope Akpan. He plays for Reading now and showed promise at times. Still only 21 as well.

I know there are some sane people on here..... But when will the rest of you realise McManaman is sh1te..... If most of you are judging it against that city fa cup game... Watch the highlights of him on YouTube again for that game..... He really isn't that good..... Glad we got rid....

 

[Jeff Jones]

Ruddy's a good call but going back I could never work out why we got rid of Derek Mountfield.

Dave Watson was good, but that's not the point.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Jose Baxter

Always thought he was going to make it

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I don't think we have been stung by any of our decisions to let players go.

 

[Steve Wigan]

I don't think we have been stung by any of our decisions to let players go.

True of the younger not quite made it players, but to put a different slant on it, we have let players go too soon...I don't mean those who wanted to go, I mean the likes of Bobby Collins, who we sold to Leeds when he had years left in him, and Bally...I never understood that one ! I don't think the same criteria applies today because finance dictates virtually every move, by every club, not just Everton.

 

[Quim]

True of the younger not quite made it players, but to put a different slant on it, we have let players go too soon...I don't mean those who wanted to go, I mean the likes of Bobby Collins, who we sold to Leeds when he had years left in him, and Bally...I never understood that one ! I don't think the same criteria applies today because finance dictates virtually every move, by every club, not just Everton.

Me arl fella says Bally left due to the club losing patience bailing him out of gambling debts. In more recent years I would say Franny Jeffers, more of his own making with bad attitude and decisions but he could've been a star that lad

 

[Hibbosculturedrightboot]

I don't think we have been stung by any of our decisions to let players go.

Easy to say with hindsight, but we could have saved about £10m by keeping hold of Jags (although I think he was never on the books, just trialled with us?) and Baines as youngsters. Of course, the counter argument is that they may not have developed as well without first team footie elsewhere before we re-signed them

 

[royalblue66]

Of all the players in all of the world we had to go and sell the greatest of them all, little curly Alan Ball
Worst business decision ever IMO

 

[Jayhow15]

Ruddy for me.

I'd say he's better than Howard now.

Well before his injury at least.

So he isn't better than Howard anymore but was before his injury?

 

[nsno-chris]

As previously mentioned, it would have to be Beardsley for me. Jesus Christ, what a player he was

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Easy to say with hindsight, but we could have saved about £10m by keeping hold of Jags (although I think he was never on the books, just trialled with us?) and Baines as youngsters. Of course, the counter argument is that they may not have developed as well without first team footie elsewhere before we re-signed them

Opposite side is we got a good deal (with hindsight) for Franny.

 

[mawders]

Probably Michael Ball. But he had serious issues in that he was getting into all kinds of trouble with Richard Dunne, so it's not surprise that both of them were booted out the club. I'd say Ruddy too, but it's hard to keep a young keeper when he is behind one of the best in the league

 

[ijjysmith]

So he isn't better than Howard anymore but was before his injury?

Dunno. Confused myself!

 

[thomo1878]

Yakubu.

 

[Hibbosculturedrightboot]

Opposite side is we got a good deal (with hindsight) for Franny.

Is right!

Moral: you win some you lose some!