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• John @ 6 "You have to understand that Celtic and Rangers buy players for nowt but want top dollar selling them on. They have this old-fashioned idea that they can get anyone for nothing because they're Celtic and Rangers. Look at their net spend" - Not totally true , I would think what you say applies to us also and many more - name of the game John. What do you think Everton would ask for Mykolenko - less than the rumoured 17 million paid for him ? Alcaraz , Iroegbunam, Mc Neill, Dibling ??? - guaranteed we would be looking for a profit or close to what we paid ( and there are others ! ?...
  Oliver Molloy in Everton's deal to sign Alistair Johnston hits a brick wall
• Phil, my judgement of Robinson was based not on him being American (he was actually born in Milton Keynes and raised in England) but on having seen the lad play a half-dozen times for the USA and seeing brilliance in him. Had you? I could well understand why he would want away after Digne was purchased, and good on Everton for giving him his wish. But I thought £2M was absolutely insane at the time, and I still consider it the dumbest sale we've made in this century. I thought the £9M Wigan agreed a year later from Milan, the deal that was canceled when his heart issue was discovered, was much closer to his proper value. Dave #86, Phil already corrected your timeline on Robinson, so no need for further discussion on that, but I was going to ask you if you'd ever seen him play. He was Players' Player of the Season for our U18s, and I know you follow the youth teams. Seeing him with the US and once for Bolton, I thought the kid was an electric talent. And so he turned out ...
  Mike Gaynes in Everton's deal to sign Alistair Johnston hits a brick wall
• Mike G I\'ll believe it when I see him in another shirt. rnI don\'t know what kind of wages he\'s on, can\'t be astronomical, but is the player just thinking I\'m taking a pay cut to leave early, why not sit it out for a season, and maybe boost my wages on a free, on the most critical move of his career? rnrnWhy in 3 years haven\'t we identified a young player to bring through and develop? rnEven to now be back up to a RB signing?rnOK buying a RB, but knowing everton, 2nd game of season will get a long term injury. rnWe do have an academy. rn...
  David West in Stuttgart vs Everton - Match preview and team news
• A lot of noise coming from celtic side, which to me implies theyre keen to cash in on a player that is 28 in October, has no Top 5 league experience, and with no likely resale value - & will cost around £8m a year plus in wages and amortisation on a 3 year deal. Chris Sutton demanding £25m is laughable.rnrnThis distinctly looks like an outlier to previous deals under Tfg. They\'ve mainly been under 24 with years a head of them in service and resale value, or are Premier league ready NOW and are proven at that level.rnrnWe clearly need a right back or two to solve the issue. I question signing a lad that will be 28, and who may take a year to settle in, and msy struggle to cope with the physical demand of a hard league. If he is picking up injuries in Scotland, good luck playing a really physically demanding position in a hard league.rnrn...
  Ian Bennett in Everton's deal to sign Alistair Johnston hits a brick wall
• Dave, Everton were not selling him to Milan, it was Wigan where he had moved after turning down another contract from Everton.rnRight about his heart complaint which is why the Milan move fell through.rnWigan then sold him to Fulham for £2m when they were relegated to League 1, Robinson having played a season in the Championship.rnrnYes, he was a USMNT player - but he was always going to be behind the likes of Baines and Digne so never going to play. Perhaps we should have tried harder to tell him to wait around until he was in his mid 20s and maybe we will sell Digne and he will be first choice. I am sure he would have stayed if only we had tried harder....
  Phil Roberts in Everton's deal to sign Alistair Johnston hits a brick wall
• Mike (79),I asked you to read about his situation, I'm not slicing anything up. Everton were selling him to Milan, I think, for £9M, which is a lot more than £2M, especially for a player who played little if any first-team football.But he was found to have a dodgy ticker which was corrected afterwards. When he was declared fit, he then went on loan to various clubs before being sold to Wigan, with the proviso that Everton would be told if any club was interested in signing him, we would have the option to compete with them, When Brands, who made that deal, went to see Robinson, Brands assured him that they had kept their eyes on him and wanted him back... but Antonee decided his future lay elsewhere....
  Dave Abrahams in Everton's deal to sign Alistair Johnston hits a brick wall