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Return of the Loan Rangers?

By Anthony Jaras :  04/02/2011 :  Comments (10) :

JOSEPH YOBO ? At one stage, a fans favourite, Joseph settled in very quickly and most of us were impressed by his pace and athleticism, along with his professionalism. Then, slowly but surely, catastrophic mistakes started to creep into his game. These mistakes were punished, heavily on several occasions and we started to see a different side to Yobo, a side that we didn?t like as we were starting to panic every time the ball went near him. If we were panicking, maybe his team-mates were too!

So, after a while warming the bench and making cameo appearances, have we missed him? I would say that we have, mainly due to the fact that due to injuries, we have suffered this season at centre half. Hibbert tried and failed to plug the gap left by the unavailability of Jagielka and Heitinga against West Ham and it led to a goal. As a result, Jagielka was rushed back to play against Stoke City and this, arguably, led to a goal for them too.

Joseph Yobo is due to return to Everton at the end of the season, unless the performances persuade his current employers to part with the cash for him. My view is that if we can get the cash directly, to put straight back into the team at the centre half position, we should do the deal. If however, the cash goes the way of the Pienaar payment, then I think we should keep our fingers crossed that Yobo comes back a fresher player. (Ahem, it will be like a new signing!)

AIYEGBENI YAKUBU ? Again, opinion is divided as to whether Yakubu is finished in the Premier League; however, one of the things that baffles me is how a player that terrorised and bullied Liverpool one week, then scored the winner against Stoke City, was suddenly dropped and then loaned out without any real explanation. Yakubu looked like the player we had craved for in the derby match and then to pop up with the winner with a top finish against Stoke, gave us the hope that he was going to return to the Yak of a couple of seasons ago.

What the hell happened? I would like to know before I pass judgement on whether or not I want Yakubu to leave on a permanent basis, as I still think that Yakubu is worth a good few goals a season and considering the rest of our strike force, a good few goals would do us the world of good.

JAMES VAUGHAN ? Vaughan is another player that has flattered to deceive; however, I think this is down to fitness and not ability. A lot of fans rate JV highly and were upset to see him go, especially when you consider the new contract we have just handed to Victor Anichebe.

One of our fastest and hardest working strikers, JV is a player that would no doubt have gone on to greater things had he been fit during his time in the first team. My worry is that if we kept him, injuries would again hamper his progress.

I think that regrettably, this is one transfer we should attempt to allow to happen. A fully fit JV is a very welcome inclusion to the squad; however, I can?t see this ever being a realistic prospect.

In my view, there are good aspects of each player but overall, if we can sell all three and invest the money back into the squad, we should go for it, otherwise, get them back until we can adequately replace them.

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