Everton News, Season 2011-12
Jelavić on the verge of Everton switch
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No problems are expected on either front and the ex-Rapd Vienna man could be joined by Kostas Minolas. The Greek defender is set for a £500,000 move from AEK Athens, although that deal was reported by the BBC as being dependent on the Jelavić negotiations and the final up-front fee due to Rangers.
A report in The Guardian suggests that Rangers initially rejected an offer of £5m for the 26-year-old forward but it seems as though an increase of £1m was enough to land the player in spite of West Ham United having had a £7m bid rejected this month. Everton are believed to have offered more cash up front and the player's own insistence that Goodison was where he wanted to go was probably instrumental.
There have also been murmurings concerning a potential third deadline-day arrival, with Guillaume Hoarau of Paris St Germain mentioned most often. The French forward has fallen down the pecking order at PSG and Moyes is reportedly looking to bring him on loan until the end of the season.
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The player I think most of our support say we need. I'm not convinced a 26 year old is the way to go but at least it should improve the immediate team.
Isn't 26 the perfect age for a striker?
Welcome Niki.
Have to say this mix and match the last few months is our current problem, yet the solution (Oh boy). Just keep us up this season gents so we can get new ownership (It's fucked-up to have to view my team this way).
Liking the guys we have (especially when our injured are back). But it takes time for players to understand one another.
Fingers crossed as always.
Fuck City!!!!
COYB
Have to say this mix and match the last few months is our current problem, yet the solution (Oh boy). Just keep us up this season gents so we can get new ownership (It's fucked-up to have to view my team this way).
Liking the guys we have (especially when our injured are back). But it takes time for players to understand one another.
Fingers crossed as always.
Fuck City!!!!
COYB
Well done Blue Union. Well done.
Ownership had to let some money go. Had to. Without your pressure BU, we wouldn't have moved on Jelavic.
How he's going to do remains to be seen. But, I'm convinced, no move would have been made without pressure brought to bear on Kenwright/Green et al.
Good on the Blue Union.
Ownership had to let some money go. Had to. Without your pressure BU, we wouldn't have moved on Jelavic.
How he's going to do remains to be seen. But, I'm convinced, no move would have been made without pressure brought to bear on Kenwright/Green et al.
Good on the Blue Union.
Should we be buying players at their peak Alex? Say he's decent for 3 years... what's his resale as he approaches 30? Depending on where it came from, this is a lot of money for us.
I would have thought anything up to 23/24 would have been closer to the mark. Just a bit more financial upside to the deal.
But I guess you can only buy what's out there. Hopefully he comes in and does well.
I would have thought anything up to 23/24 would have been closer to the mark. Just a bit more financial upside to the deal.
But I guess you can only buy what's out there. Hopefully he comes in and does well.
James, there's not a shred of evidence that it was BU pressure that initiated this buy. absoluter fantasy
Well, let's see how he goes, I guess. Personally, I don't think Vellios or Straq have done too bad, given the way we play the game. Can't see how we could have/ our financiers let us come up with any 'cash up front' or the rest of the £6m. But anyway. One thing I don't understand is why the bloke preferred us to WHU: they'll be in the EPL with us next year (assuming we don't go down); their ground and facilities will be, er, slightly better than ours by then; the London cf Liverpool thing, etc.
Cisse at £4m would have been much better business. Pace to burn.
£6m pretty steep for unproven striker with questionable goal ratio prior to Rangers.
£6m pretty steep for unproven striker with questionable goal ratio prior to Rangers.
Out goes Bily and in comes Jely!
Decent player but not top class; hope he finds the net for us if we buy him. COYB
Decent player but not top class; hope he finds the net for us if we buy him. COYB
As he put pen to paper yet!!? Medical/personal terms to be sorted today! This is Everton were talking about!!! Fingers crossed! We need a striker urgently!!!
Whilst I may have been slightly negative in the other thread, if he signs I obviously hope he does brilliantly for us. I don't share the view we shouldn't be buying players in their prime... We should be using those that we have and get the most of them, nit polishing rough diamonds and rearing kids for teams with more ambitious custodians.
Good luck Jelavic.
Any idea what price Wigan are asking for Rodallega?
I hope that Moyes plays 2 upfront today, and takes the game to Man City.
Come on, Everton!
Any idea what price Wigan are asking for Rodallega?
I hope that Moyes plays 2 upfront today, and takes the game to Man City.
Come on, Everton!
Hope he does well. I personally don't know much about him.
Moyes has got quite a lot of youngsters who will hopefully come through. But we do need someone for today! We need to stay up this season, which isn't a done deal by any means.
Moyes has got quite a lot of youngsters who will hopefully come through. But we do need someone for today! We need to stay up this season, which isn't a done deal by any means.
Cannot believe we have offered around £6 mill for him.
Unbelievable !!
Unbelievable !!
Unbelievable! Does anyone on here do anything but moan? We are about to sign a proven international goal scorer at his peak and most people are still complaining! If we sign a 19-21 year old you would be saying we should not be buying potential but someone for the here and now. If we buy a 30 year old you would be complaining about buying someone who is past their peak. This lad scores goals, plays international football, wants to come here and is within our budget. Stop complaining and give the lad as much support as you can. He is as good as it gets for us and exactly what everyone has been saying we are desperate for.
Some people are never happy.
Some people are never happy.
A proven international goalscorer??!! 17 caps 2 goals.....hardly!! I've never seen him play but thats going over the top.
Looking at his goals yesterday, he reminds me a little of Mark Hughes...Great Volleying and strength....if he is half the player Hughes was, then this will be great buisness.....Realy hope he does well, as always at Everton, I always have the feeling we are not thatfar away from being a good team...Just got to get that team spirit back which was our main assest in Mloyes early days, and the confidence/results will follow.... Lets not expect too much tonight though, City are a class act, even if we were firing on all cylinders we would need a bit of luck to get a result.
First of all, if he signs, we have to back him. As with any player, he will never succeed if he senses that no one wants him here. Look no further than Carroll for that.
My concern is that our key issue of pace, or the lack of it, has not been addressed. The speed of our build up play is so easy to defend and that's why we struggle to create opportunities let alone score.
For a forward to succeed within the current style of play at Everton he has to be almost self-sufficient, be able to find space in a split second, and have a finishing ratio of almost 1 in 1 - we are looking at world class in other words. We do not have world clsss money - so Jelavic it is. We must back him and not saddle the responsibility of how we spent what little we had onto his shoulders. With £6M, Moyes had some (not a lot, agreed) options. For me, I would have gone for Hoilett and create more opportunities for a combination of Saha, and Vellios to finish.
Be brilliant if there was another addition today...but given I am amazed that this has gone through, I am not expecting it.
My concern is that our key issue of pace, or the lack of it, has not been addressed. The speed of our build up play is so easy to defend and that's why we struggle to create opportunities let alone score.
For a forward to succeed within the current style of play at Everton he has to be almost self-sufficient, be able to find space in a split second, and have a finishing ratio of almost 1 in 1 - we are looking at world class in other words. We do not have world clsss money - so Jelavic it is. We must back him and not saddle the responsibility of how we spent what little we had onto his shoulders. With £6M, Moyes had some (not a lot, agreed) options. For me, I would have gone for Hoilett and create more opportunities for a combination of Saha, and Vellios to finish.
Be brilliant if there was another addition today...but given I am amazed that this has gone through, I am not expecting it.
Its unbelievable when people are questioning a 26-year-old? Strikers on average according to the popular belief in football dont reach their peak until around 28 so we have him at a great age. 26 is still rather young and he can give us 5 good years!
Steve #151 ? our training facilities are world class. Last week a lot of Journalists from Ajax came over and were shocked at how good the facilities were compared to Ajax ? the great team who produces world class youngsters. Finch Farm is what the players see and that would impress them. Plus we are established, West Ham are a yo-yo team at best!
John #168 ? I don't believe we have offered £6 million for him! This one I'm sure will be undisclosed, Rangers are in dire financial problems (worse than us) and, if the many rumours from trusted sources are true, they still owe us at least £2m from the Ball transfer. Yes, way back in 2001!
John #168 ? I don't believe we have offered £6 million for him! This one I'm sure will be undisclosed, Rangers are in dire financial problems (worse than us) and, if the many rumours from trusted sources are true, they still owe us at least £2m from the Ball transfer. Yes, way back in 2001!
In the past three seasons he's started 94 games, come on as a sub 15 times, scored 58 goals and got 13 assists. Those stats include international, and sound to me like a decent return.
I'm similarly sceptical that he will actually sign but if he does I'll be 100% behind him and won't judge him until he's had a decent stint in an Everton shirt.
I'm similarly sceptical that he will actually sign but if he does I'll be 100% behind him and won't judge him until he's had a decent stint in an Everton shirt.
This is money set aside for the already probable agreed deal for Rodwell to go to Utd in the summer. No way would the banks allow this to happen without some way of paying the debt.
I hope he does well but I have my reservations.It is glaringly obvious that we need a creative midfielder and yet it doesn't look like we are getting one.Many people have concluded that we could have the world's best stiker playing for us and he would still find it difficult to score! I hope that I am wrong but I see exactly the same thing happening to Jelavic as has has happened to Beattie, Johnson,Yakubu etc.i.e.goals to begin with then nothing! We are signing a second division standard striker and expecting him to score left right and centre. I really hope that I am wrong!
Let`s face it,Blue Bill has worked wonders to pursuade the bank to release this sort of money,and then, only the sale of Bily made it possible.
Like everyone else,I have no idea if Jelavic will be the answer to our prayers but both Chairman and Manager have a lot riding on him.
If he grabs `a shedfull`,support for Blue Union will gradually fade away and Davey will again be The Moyseyiah.If he`s no better than what we have,it`s Armagedon for both of them!
Like everyone else,I have no idea if Jelavic will be the answer to our prayers but both Chairman and Manager have a lot riding on him.
If he grabs `a shedfull`,support for Blue Union will gradually fade away and Davey will again be The Moyseyiah.If he`s no better than what we have,it`s Armagedon for both of them!
Niel #170 he's only scored 2 goals for his country. 1 more than nugent for England.
Doddy, we've sold one player and purchased another with that money.
I am biting my lip and trying my best not to use expletives.
I am biting my lip and trying my best not to use expletives.
I agree scoring goals in the spl does not mean your going to score in the premier league but then again if he was scoring loads in italy or spain theres no way he would end up at everton.
Just looked at some of his goals for rangers on u tube and he does seem to score all types of goals, rebounds of the keeper, overheads, headers and even 1 free kick. As i said before who knows if he will be hit or miss but at least give him a chance to pull the everton jersey on and have a go before we decide.
Just looked at some of his goals for rangers on u tube and he does seem to score all types of goals, rebounds of the keeper, overheads, headers and even 1 free kick. As i said before who knows if he will be hit or miss but at least give him a chance to pull the everton jersey on and have a go before we decide.
Let's give him 100% support (when the signing goes through!). How goals did Big Dunc score in Italy or Spain before he joined us?! I'm not saying he's Dunc, but don't write him off before he pulls on the shirt just because he has played and done well in Scotland rather than another league!
Miserable bastards. We're on the verge of signing a very good, proven goal scorer (look at his highlights on YouTube, a predator who is good in the air) and all you can do is moan. Fuck me if he isn't better than the bag of shite we've got at the moment. And the Blue Union!!! What the fuck have they got to do with anything? This has nothing to do with any pressure exerted by the Blue Union.
If you want to see the result of fan power look across the park at that bunch of cunts. Got one half decent manager sacked (Hodgson) and replaced him with a senile has been. (Dalglish). Much as I dislike Kenwright, I don't want our club run by a bunch of self-appointed gobshites.
If you want to see the result of fan power look across the park at that bunch of cunts. Got one half decent manager sacked (Hodgson) and replaced him with a senile has been. (Dalglish). Much as I dislike Kenwright, I don't want our club run by a bunch of self-appointed gobshites.
Well said Neil Patten
James Stewart ? picking up on your point, is his goals ratio prior to joining Rangers really that questionable?.? Before Rangers he scored 51 in 159 games, so 1 in 3, which is 10+ a season.
Admittedly, in his formative years he only scored 18 in 104 - which isn?t much better than Victor Anichebe's 15 in 127 at a similar age but in his final year and a bit before joining Rangers he put 33 in in 55, which is 0.6 goals per game?..?
At Rangers he?s scored 36 in 55, or 0.65 goals per game, so he?s improving if you assume the Scottish and Austrian Leagues, and the teams he played in within them, are equal. I don?t know if that?s a bad assumption or not.
At the end of the day what should we concentrate on though? The 18 goals he scored in his first 104 games, or the 69 he?s scored in the last 110 games? Could we be buying another Vic, or could Vic be another Jelavic?..? The sensible answer I guess is neither, and it doesn?t really matter.
What matters is our current predicament and what we are getting for our money now. Our priority is Premier League survival and to ensure that we needs goals. I might be wrong but I think the only team with a worse goal scoring record than us this season are Wigan (we look level with a few teams on 22, all below us, Wigan are on 19), so it doesn?t take a genius to see where we need to improve when our 26 conceded is more than respectable.
Whether Jelavic can do it for us at an undoubtedly higher standard, and whether our goal record is not really down to our strikers but our tactics and the service they receive is a valid point. Lets face it though, they?ve all been pretty gash haven?t they and if we were buying this lad in from the likes of Barca, Inter, Bayern or Madrid with the stats above as a replacement we?d be paying £16m not £6m wouldn?t we.
Statistically he?s a proven goalscorer and if he can translate the form he?s had in the last few years into 1 in 2 games for us over the next few years then £6m will be a snip, because if nothing else it should keep us in the top flight.
Bottom line is unfortunately we have to resort to short term thinking for now due to the shit we?ve got ourselves in - so a player at his peak is exactly what I want to be honest. But what do I know? Other than the stats above and a short montage on You Tube, absolutely nothing.
My gut feeling, however, is an in form striker is one of the things we desperately need, and presuming it goes through I?m not going to knock it. All in all I think he?ll be fucking great.
COYB!
James Stewart ? picking up on your point, is his goals ratio prior to joining Rangers really that questionable?.? Before Rangers he scored 51 in 159 games, so 1 in 3, which is 10+ a season.
Admittedly, in his formative years he only scored 18 in 104 - which isn?t much better than Victor Anichebe's 15 in 127 at a similar age but in his final year and a bit before joining Rangers he put 33 in in 55, which is 0.6 goals per game?..?
At Rangers he?s scored 36 in 55, or 0.65 goals per game, so he?s improving if you assume the Scottish and Austrian Leagues, and the teams he played in within them, are equal. I don?t know if that?s a bad assumption or not.
At the end of the day what should we concentrate on though? The 18 goals he scored in his first 104 games, or the 69 he?s scored in the last 110 games? Could we be buying another Vic, or could Vic be another Jelavic?..? The sensible answer I guess is neither, and it doesn?t really matter.
What matters is our current predicament and what we are getting for our money now. Our priority is Premier League survival and to ensure that we needs goals. I might be wrong but I think the only team with a worse goal scoring record than us this season are Wigan (we look level with a few teams on 22, all below us, Wigan are on 19), so it doesn?t take a genius to see where we need to improve when our 26 conceded is more than respectable.
Whether Jelavic can do it for us at an undoubtedly higher standard, and whether our goal record is not really down to our strikers but our tactics and the service they receive is a valid point. Lets face it though, they?ve all been pretty gash haven?t they and if we were buying this lad in from the likes of Barca, Inter, Bayern or Madrid with the stats above as a replacement we?d be paying £16m not £6m wouldn?t we.
Statistically he?s a proven goalscorer and if he can translate the form he?s had in the last few years into 1 in 2 games for us over the next few years then £6m will be a snip, because if nothing else it should keep us in the top flight.
Bottom line is unfortunately we have to resort to short term thinking for now due to the shit we?ve got ourselves in - so a player at his peak is exactly what I want to be honest. But what do I know? Other than the stats above and a short montage on You Tube, absolutely nothing.
My gut feeling, however, is an in form striker is one of the things we desperately need, and presuming it goes through I?m not going to knock it. All in all I think he?ll be fucking great.
COYB!
I'm pretty pleased with this signing. All-in-all, if we include the Greek lad, there are a few positives for the long term in this transfer window.
But now Moyes should start looking to the summer. The likes of Saha (especially), Cahill, Neville, Distin etc will all need replacing £ why not look at Rodallega at Wigan, Maynard at BC. These guys are potentially free and can take the wages of the above.
Surely there should be more out there free or within our paltry budget to pick up before pre-season. We need to be ready for August ? not getting the squad together at the end of August.
But now Moyes should start looking to the summer. The likes of Saha (especially), Cahill, Neville, Distin etc will all need replacing £ why not look at Rodallega at Wigan, Maynard at BC. These guys are potentially free and can take the wages of the above.
Surely there should be more out there free or within our paltry budget to pick up before pre-season. We need to be ready for August ? not getting the squad together at the end of August.
Well said Mike...COYB!
dont want to piss on the parade but Warnock on the radio this morning said that he looked at Jelovic a couple of times and "to be honest he was absolutely terrible so that didnt happen"
But what does Warnock know eh?
fingers crossed
But what does Warnock know eh?
fingers crossed
To be honest can't say i'm particularly excited by this. 6m seems alot for someone who has never proven himself at high level but i guess strikers are expensive. Was hoping it would fall through and we would get Hoillet or Van Vossen instead.
Lets give him a chance though and see what he can do. My worry is that rangers fans report he is quite lazy and that will never endear him to the goodison faithful. However it also looks like he is decent with both feet and good in the air....i remember thinking that about James Beattie though!!!
Lets give him a chance though and see what he can do. My worry is that rangers fans report he is quite lazy and that will never endear him to the goodison faithful. However it also looks like he is decent with both feet and good in the air....i remember thinking that about James Beattie though!!!
Mark Murphy, it is the same Neil Warnock who bought Shaun Wright Philips and Jay Bothroyd.
2 of the worst professional footballers in the top tier I have seen in a long while.
2 of the worst professional footballers in the top tier I have seen in a long while.
Only seen him play in a couple of Rangers games were he looked like a striker who links the play and not a goal poaching type, in the Rangers games his touch looked a million times better than Saha or any other striker we have at present.
The physical side and pace of the game should not be a problem coming from the jock league so ime expecting improvement and more quality in the final third of the pitch.
If this does go through Jelavic for Billy without seeing Jelavic in a blue shirt i know who i would choose, but do wonder why Billy wasn't offloaded in the summer.
The physical side and pace of the game should not be a problem coming from the jock league so ime expecting improvement and more quality in the final third of the pitch.
If this does go through Jelavic for Billy without seeing Jelavic in a blue shirt i know who i would choose, but do wonder why Billy wasn't offloaded in the summer.
You want a good laugh check out the YouTube videos, the opposing defense and goalies are absolutely atrocious! I'm in stitches it's like ladies soccer! Ok he scored against the only other half-decent team Celtic so it must count as something. With Gibson on board, Landon on loan, here's the 3 signings as promised by BK.
I agree with Mike Green and Neil Patten. I think so many people on here are so convinced that every signing is going to be a failure that it clouds their judgement.
People are saying £6M is a lot to spend on someone who is not proven at a high level. I disagree with this: £6M is a lot to a club like us at the moment, but I think this is a good deal for what it a proven goalscorer. He might not have scored his goals in the best leagues in Europe, but surely his record means he deserves a chance to prove he can do it in the Prem?!
I hope he proves all the doubters wrong ? I for one am very excited about this signing, just a shame he can't be registered for tonight's game!!!
People are saying £6M is a lot to spend on someone who is not proven at a high level. I disagree with this: £6M is a lot to a club like us at the moment, but I think this is a good deal for what it a proven goalscorer. He might not have scored his goals in the best leagues in Europe, but surely his record means he deserves a chance to prove he can do it in the Prem?!
I hope he proves all the doubters wrong ? I for one am very excited about this signing, just a shame he can't be registered for tonight's game!!!
From reports he seems to be a weaker version of Yakubu, but that's how we plan at Kenwright-Moyesville, pay double and get less.
Follow the Jelavic road......
That may be so Richard, but he must be at least 20 years younger than Yakubu.
It's interesting how so many posters have become experts on players that very few actually watch,
Let's give the lad a chance before we start booing him for not being the 20+ a season striker we haven't got £40m for to buy.
It's interesting how so many posters have become experts on players that very few actually watch,
Let's give the lad a chance before we start booing him for not being the 20+ a season striker we haven't got £40m for to buy.
I agree Tony. Lets try and give him 6 months before we cast him in iron as villain or hero.
A lot of talks that Saha may be on way to Spurs till end of season! Would make sense to get rid cos of his wages and his contract up at end of the year so we would get rid for good! He's been very good for us, however, last year and a half he has been awful.
Will we ever be happy? We are crying out for a striking! Moyes looks as though he signs Jelly for £6m and we moan before giving him a chance. £6m is nothing in this day and age. He scores with his head, feet and even an overhead kick and free kick thrown in.
He's not one for the future, he's someone who can come in and hit the ground running. I know he's played in the Scottish league but at the same time, I still hear people say give the goalscorers in the lower leagues a chance (Maynard). Surely Maynard is more of a gamble?
Come on boys, give him a chance. The lad wants to come here (or at least the PL). If I was him and reading half the comments, I'd be having second thoughts!
He's not one for the future, he's someone who can come in and hit the ground running. I know he's played in the Scottish league but at the same time, I still hear people say give the goalscorers in the lower leagues a chance (Maynard). Surely Maynard is more of a gamble?
Come on boys, give him a chance. The lad wants to come here (or at least the PL). If I was him and reading half the comments, I'd be having second thoughts!
It's a little worrying that 'Arry hasn't come in to gazumph Moyes yet, though it's still early.
BBC reporting rumours of a loan swap deal with spurs, piennar coming here and saha to spuds.
Richard Dodd....You are a BUFFOON !!
Dont believe anything until he's in a blue shirt....plenty of time left for Everton to fuck this one up....as we are all to aware...It;s THE EVERTON WAY !!
Tony agree, the lad should be given a chance, and we should get behind him from the off.
Also, a lot of the stuff coming out on him Tony, is coming first hand from some Ranger's fans on other forums. They all agree he is too good for the SPL, but they also say he can be lazy, and is not a player who will run all day.
Probably the most worrying thing they say, is that he cannot play the lone-striker role, to get the best out of him he needs someone up there with him, will Moyes change things to accomadate him?
Also, a lot of the stuff coming out on him Tony, is coming first hand from some Ranger's fans on other forums. They all agree he is too good for the SPL, but they also say he can be lazy, and is not a player who will run all day.
Probably the most worrying thing they say, is that he cannot play the lone-striker role, to get the best out of him he needs someone up there with him, will Moyes change things to accomadate him?
I'm still of the opinion that we are desperate for pace, but feel a little bit better about signing Jelavic if reports in the Echo are correct (not always the best source admittedly) and we are also going to get Cerci on loan from Fiorentina.
A front line of Jelavic, Drenthe (who has t play when fit) and Cerci could give us some pace, invention and most importantly goals.
We deserve an attractive and productive second half to the season after the dross we have endured so far!
A front line of Jelavic, Drenthe (who has t play when fit) and Cerci could give us some pace, invention and most importantly goals.
We deserve an attractive and productive second half to the season after the dross we have endured so far!
Typical Everton - spend, spend, spend!
We hit a run of poor form then it's the flash-the-cash-approach to buying success so typical of this club.
Profligacy like this is ruining the game.
:)
We hit a run of poor form then it's the flash-the-cash-approach to buying success so typical of this club.
Profligacy like this is ruining the game.
:)
After seeing snippets of the lad, I don't know why, but he reminds me of Tore Andre Flo.
To all you fellas who don't want this guy, don't worry ? it probably will not happen. You know we can fuck anything up: knowing our bunch of useless fuckers on the board nobody will have a pen for him to sign until they find one at just after midnight... Either that or the fax machine will be broke and they can't fax his registration through.
This is what we need, a big striker who is a threat in the air and with his feet.
Hope he can adapt to the pace of the prem quickly, because we need him to.
Hope he can adapt to the pace of the prem quickly, because we need him to.
Saha loan swap with Pienaar? I'd take that.
Not sure about the Cerci rumurs but he is meant to be absolutely ace. Similar to Drenthe though so not sure i can see it happening.
Think these players coming in will really help freshen up the place...but nothing concrete yet.
Not sure about the Cerci rumurs but he is meant to be absolutely ace. Similar to Drenthe though so not sure i can see it happening.
Think these players coming in will really help freshen up the place...but nothing concrete yet.
If Saha does go to Spurs I'd rather try and get £1 mil; that plus his wage off our wage structure may allow us to sneak another signing.
All it takes is one player coming in and I get excited and forget about the fact we are broke and I have been depressed about our plight all season.
All it takes is one player coming in and I get excited and forget about the fact we are broke and I have been depressed about our plight all season.
I'm hoping for a successful Jelavic-Stacqurlarsi combination going forward. Stracq looks like the old-fashioned British-style centre-forward who can hold up play; power and strength and good in the air, supported by a goal scoring Jelavic (who ain't exactly small either). Well, here's to hoping!
Andrew, yes!
Hence:
"But what does Warnock know eh?"
But on saying that I'd a been excited at SWP signing for us back then.
I dont think anyone expected him to fail did they?
Hence:
"But what does Warnock know eh?"
But on saying that I'd a been excited at SWP signing for us back then.
I dont think anyone expected him to fail did they?
Take it from a Rangers fan. We are gutted he is leaving but, if he had to go anywher in England, I for one am glad its Everton.
He is a class act, and let's face it, far too good for the SPL. Don''t worry about tossers like Warnock saying he's rubbish, how did Warnock become a Premier League manager anyway? Didn't take long for him to be found out though, did it?
Jelavic`s form has gone off a bit in the past couple of months, but don't forget the reasons for this. Rangers lost their most imaginative player in Naismith due to injury. If you want to judge Jelavic, look at videos when he was playing with Naismith, they had a great understanding and no other player at Rangers is capable of supplying the balls Jelly needs.
He is also playing in the worst Rangers team I can ever remember. He has known since the start of the season that he would be sold in January, even though he was happy at the Gers, what kind of incentive is that for a player to give 100% every week.
His touch, positioning, awareness and finishing are fantastic. Enjoy him, you are in for a treat. The Premier League will be the ideal platform for him.
He is a class act, and let's face it, far too good for the SPL. Don''t worry about tossers like Warnock saying he's rubbish, how did Warnock become a Premier League manager anyway? Didn't take long for him to be found out though, did it?
Jelavic`s form has gone off a bit in the past couple of months, but don't forget the reasons for this. Rangers lost their most imaginative player in Naismith due to injury. If you want to judge Jelavic, look at videos when he was playing with Naismith, they had a great understanding and no other player at Rangers is capable of supplying the balls Jelly needs.
He is also playing in the worst Rangers team I can ever remember. He has known since the start of the season that he would be sold in January, even though he was happy at the Gers, what kind of incentive is that for a player to give 100% every week.
His touch, positioning, awareness and finishing are fantastic. Enjoy him, you are in for a treat. The Premier League will be the ideal platform for him.
Everton have confirmed that they have agreed a fee with Rangers for striker Nikica Jelavic.
The 26-year-old Croatia international has been at Everton's Finch Farm training complex this morning to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical.
Sauce :- Daily Mail (so it must be true ;o)
The 26-year-old Croatia international has been at Everton's Finch Farm training complex this morning to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical.
Sauce :- Daily Mail (so it must be true ;o)
@Robert Poots
The Guardian are reporting the same. Providing he doesn't have a Van Nistlerooy style collapse it looks as though we've finally got ourselves an actual, real-life striker!
The Guardian are reporting the same. Providing he doesn't have a Van Nistlerooy style collapse it looks as though we've finally got ourselves an actual, real-life striker!
Saha gone according to McNulty
On loan?
He's only got 6 months on his contract, so its bye bye for good to Saha. Hopefully we'll get a player in return on loan. Pienaar???
Just imagine if Saha moves on and somehow the Jelavic deal falls through...Surely couldn't happen. Could it?
Nothing further/no detail on the Saha move (what IS `Arry on?) but the young Greek defender has said "no thanks"
Hey Nikica was it cold,
In that little corner of Glasgow,
You could stroll around the globe,
And never find a warmer club to join.
[Chorus]
Coz Nikica, you may not yet know,
Anything about our home,
But you'll hear us when we sing to you,
Nikica... We need your goals!
(thanks to Mr E John & Mr B Taupin)
In that little corner of Glasgow,
You could stroll around the globe,
And never find a warmer club to join.
[Chorus]
Coz Nikica, you may not yet know,
Anything about our home,
But you'll hear us when we sing to you,
Nikica... We need your goals!
(thanks to Mr E John & Mr B Taupin)
He's signed according to sky sports. That took a long time, hope there's still time to offload Louis in part ex for someone remotely useful.
Grab a coffee and read through this. Its funny.
Nice one Ian. James Stewart said we should have signed cisse for 4m instead...ha!
'All in all I think he'll be fucking great'. Mike Green 31.1.12
Wha-hoo!
Brilliant looking back at these comments. My particular favourite is why are we signing a 26-year-old for £6 million!! Looks like the "ToffeeWeb experts" were wrong, doesn't it.
Thanks Sam - it would be useful to have a drop down search for posters history/Player comments/manager/owner etc I know it's on the site but it's a bill of a ball ache to use.
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From the SPL but seems to have natural finishing skills. Fingers crossed we need this badly.