U23s protégé Evans pens new contract

Let's hope he can make the step up, in the not too distant future.

From what I've seen, Kieran still has better innate football skills, though.

A big lad and with time to grow further, big things were expected of him, then he seemed to stall, didn't improve as expected. But this season he has found his love of the game coming back.

He now wants the ball, goes looking for it and has scored and assisted in quite a few games and he has been rewarded with this new contract and can hopefully have a bright future in football with Everton. Well done, Antony, and good luck with your career.

Keith suggests Ian Bishop but, for me, each time I've seen him, he has reminded me of a young Steve McManaman. Looks a bit like him (scruffy longish hair, baggy socks hanging, needs to fill out a bit), but more importantly runs straight at you with the ball, can see a pass, and can stroke the ball into places that lesser players cant even see. In other words, Direct, and cultured.

Still, others have commented that he can drift in and out of games, but at 19 he is someone to be really hopeful for. If he can get game time next season with Tom Davies, Keiran Dowell, Mason, Ademola Lookman and Jonjoe Kenny, and get Beni Baningime back with the A team then exciting times.

I'm told a local lad as well (maybe Kirkdale – can't remember?) – even better !

The young Evans was a rangy little playmaker with a knack of ghosting into the box to score but at the tender age of 16 moved upfront as an all-out striker for the U23s (or U21s as they maybe were) where he initially banged in goal after goal.

Just as Dave says; went a little off the boil for a bit, don't think his stint upfront with Morecambe was very prolific though undoubtedly a great experience. In fact, Dave's post is a pretty brilliant summary of the kid so far.

Now he seems to have physically filled out and is back in the midfield pulling the strings as a Number 10 or cutting in from the wing (hey, if it's good enough for Sigurdsson). A very. very talented youngster who is becoming integral to the U23s – I totally get Bryan's McManaman comparison; I'd give anything for Evans to be as successful.

Joking aside, made up for this lad as based on the YouTube U23 footage, he looks decent. Surely a shoo-in for game time once Sam believes we are safe.

Good luck Antony, wishing you nothing but the best.

Clive (#15), I think the player you speak of might be Fraser Hornby. He's a big imposing lad brilliant in the air. Hopefully he will push on as well. He played in Cyprus, when Lookman scored twice.