Reports: Atsu on the verge of Everton loan

Can't wait for the new season. We fear no one.

That way, we are covered against, ridiculous demands should he prove to be a success !

Should it go the other way, and he does not set us alight, we can simply let him return!

I know it sounds idealistic, but unless we gain CL qualification this year, we will also be forever trying to catch the media favourites, and thus have a major disadvantage, trying to compete financially for players who will benefit us !

I really hope we can break the mold this season, and lock horns with the so called big boys, and come out as victors !

At least one derby win at home and a draw or win away is long overdue !

A glance on YouTube would show you what this kid has; I hope it happens..."Cherry on the icing on the cake!"

Always good to have a range of attacking options to choose from and I expect this lad will at least be an impact player from the bench, much as Geri was last season. I think this effectively puts us on par, in terms of ability, as the best we had last season, and Besic plus any further additions potentially puts us ahead.

It may sound a little harsh, but I don't think some of the old guard have the mentality to go to the likes of Analfied and play to win. The more new faces the better, as far as I am concerned.

Need as many bodies to attack on all fronts and a quick winger is certainly a plus in my book

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Our fastest player next season likely to be....Mohamed Besic. The lad is rapid.

We've come a long way in 12 months. Can't begin to imagine how we will look 2 years from now. Hope I'll be around to see it.

I sincerely hope his nickname is derived from his performances on the field of play, and not to his behaviour at the dinner table and the subsequent result ! :-)

I thought when McGeady got up to speed with things and lost a bit of timber he looked like he may be a decent player & I think he'll get his chance to sink or float this season

Think the traffic lights have jammed mate !

Quite honestly where do you get your info from?

I've stopped following these other seer-sayers on twitter and just look for the Glasstradomus posts on TW...

BTW whomever coined that Glasstadomus phrase I think yesterday... to steal a very English term - brilliant.

As of two weeks ago, Oviedo's projected return was mid-September. He's told the press in Costa Rica that he hopes to return to their national team next year.

I have not seen or heard anything about Kone.

Think I am just being really silly though! Still delirious from the Lukaku signing!

Sounds like a good acquisition.

Quick, direct and got a trick in his locker, heÂ’s exactly the type of winger Martinez likes to have in his squad, a player that can eliminate players out of the game with a turn of pace or a trick or 2. HeÂ’ll be a fine asset over the course of the season.

I do think the only permanent signings we make from now on will be the likes of Henen & Galloway on cheapest deals and then I think weÂ’ll look to sign Traore back on loan to add competition for places upfront.

If we sign all thatÂ’s mentioned above, along with the signings of Barry, Besic, Lukaku and the new deals for the likes of Coleman & Barkley, then weÂ’ve done really well this summer by our standards, really well!

I'm disappointed that Oviedo isn't available from the start of the season. I hadn't realised he'd had a setback. Still, probably available come the start of the Europa campaign.

Heff and Hoff just happened to mention, that you are doing a good line in clothes pegs and heather !

Love it mate!

By the way Bella Horizontal (that Jezebel) was asking me as to your whereabouts, something about maintenance, but I, being a true mate, I told her I haven't heard about you on ToffeWeb for a couple of days! Oops!

I will be happy knowing that my son and grandkids will know what I felt during the Â’80s. Good to be blue and proud.

COYB

How have the Shite improved?

John Aldridge: "Benzema disrespectful"
Liverpool are still looking for a striker to replace Luis Suarez. Former striker John Aldridge was upset to hear that Karim Benzema rejected a potential move to Anfield, because they're not a big enough club.

I know that to mention ANYTHING that compliments Moyes is risking attack but I do think the hours he spent in rehearsing set plays guaranteed a great strength in these situations.

Many folk are pleading for a creative No10. Not me. It wouldn't suit our style of play. If it did, Roberto would have brought one in. He prefers players who can do it on their own. Taking on people one on one . He has said it many times. For him, it's the way to open things up. Bielsa style.

The idea of a playmaker - whether deep of advanced - is a bit 20th century, a bit old hat. We are now talking 'Total Football' - not the original Dutch model, but an evolved, post-tika-taka version. Creativity and goals must come from all parts of the field; players must be flexible in their roles. That is what Our Glorious Leader is aiming at. As you say, Harold, if he'd felt the need for a playmaker then he'd have bought one.

Interesting, too, that you mention Bielsa. His Bilbao side was a little bit unusual in that it employed a traditional centre forward, Llorente, allowing them to hit the ball long on occasions and dramatically vary the pace of their play.

Hopefully a first team regular in the making and a long-term partner for Stones.

Bobby Collins was the best midfield passer we have ever had and of the modern players there are NO English players of that standard.

Wilshere is nowhere near the standard so we will need to look abroad.

I have to disagree, Colin G (88) - I don't think Barkley is that kind of player. He's never going to be someone who conducts the orchestra; the lad's a soloist.

Everton have newer, hungrier, younger and quicker players at their disposal now and thatÂ’s what is needed in this high-intensity league. One only has to see what the RS are employing these days and they almost stole the league last year did they not?

Speed is essential and Everton have lacked that over the years but, with several quick players, including Seamus, they showed how much success it garnered last season.

Amen to that. If Everton FC can't find a place for a player of Osman's kind then it's a sadder, poorer club.

Other transfer news has been reported but not Atsu ????

Koné has been one strange signing... Firstly, spending ٤ million on a 30-year-old is something we have not done before or since.

We then had all this Ramadan rubbish that seemed to only affect him even though all Muslim players observe this ritual.

Then the silence about his injury is deafening?? Is it a cruciate ligament? A tendon? A break? A rupture? ... The lads leg must have dropped off!

Even the worst knee injuries are usually a ten-month layoff, maximum; yet, a year on, he seems as far away as ever from the first team! Has he even managed to do any pre-season training?