Coleman to step up recovery with U21s outing

As for Seamus, could see him becoming a player-coach next season.

That's interesting, Mike. Hope it was a great chat. I would really like Dele Alli to get back into contention to see if he can do a job for gus.

Imagine there is a lot going on with Dele, both personally and within the club. It would be great if the number of appearances and payment issues could be resolved so that he can at least get back to playing without any unnecessary pressure.

If he was back to playing at the start of next year, and was performing at a decent level, no reason why his contract couldn't be extended for at least one year. Better go and get my tin hat!

Yes ….The Great Resurection Show could be with Alli... Why not???? The club have given him support etc.

Coleman is a proper inspirational character and definitely should be factored into the future backroom scene. What better guy to inspire and mentor our fullbacks?

For those doubters and those who believe Calvert-Lewin liked to feign injury…. We had two absolute crocks in 83 who laid down some reasonable foundations…..

Well Everton have given him some strong support, paid most of his wages when he went to Turkey where they got fed up with his performances along with their fans.

He has been given moral and physical support since he came back last summer. Spurs gave him support for two or three years with different managers doing their best to urge him to save his career warning him about his future prospects.

All the time, he has been on £5M or more a year, it has been down to Dele Alli to save himself… is he listening?

I don't have anything to base that on but there's niggling and then there's 3 months niggling.

I'm already smacking my lips on Coleman's return.

Dele Alli is another who could come back stronger, he has a point to prove, and if he can get the hunger back in playing football again, we could be looking at two additional players with something still to prove to themselves.

Happy Days indeed.

I base my personal view on my life's work dealing with supporting persons with, shall we say, “issues”. Not everyone corrects things for a number of times until, just maybe, one different small thing alters the issue positively.

I will leave it at that as the stuff about wages I'm not qualified to answer for.

“Throughout the game last night I was thinking how much we are lacking a No 10 with some guile. It was only this evening I remembered we have one on our books, but hoping Dele can come back is very optimistic.”

Big ask, and big 'if', but it would be a boost to the squad.

His cameo in the 2nd half at the Palace game 2021-22, season, and the great comeback by Everton to win 3-2, was impressive.

Here's to hoping.

He really didn't; he done okay – end of.

Coming out of the game that night, amid the euphoria, not one fan mentioned his so-called performance.

That game would have gone the same way even if Gomes would have stayed on.

He won't play another game for us and I for one couldn't care less.

As for the great man, Seamus, nothing would give me more pleasure than to see him lead us out at BMD in the 1st game.

He at least deserves that accolade, absolute legend.

Just the push he needed, me thinks.

You are suggesting that DCL saw the threat to his place from Beto and decided to stop feigning injury.

Methinks you must be having a laugh.

Not sure Michael's portrayal is entirely accurate but I do think having more serious competition will force a more positive mindset in DCL. Instigate the idea that no-one is indispensable (which DCL was last season), that there is always a viable alternative, either in the squad or can be bought on the market.

People like Fergie and Pep have built very successful management careers, substantially from adopting that very mantra. It's a form of renewal and they are not afraid of it, dropping or even dispensing with players who me might think are still top class. I'd like every single position in our side to have serious competition (it doesn't currently). That way, I think performances will improve.

Dom's injuries were legitimate and aggravated by managers who brought him back in too quickly. And the extent of his reconditioning program in Germany has been well documented. Nothing "comfortable" about it.

And I don't think there are five Blues in Liverpool who think Beto is, or ever will be, a threat to Dom's place.

So, unless we have a major injury crisis, we will only be short of Gana for a couple of weeks so I don't think it will be a problem.

Fair enough, we all have different opinions.

My reason for commenting on the wages Dele has earned were meant as an incentive for him to get back into the game and continue to earn that sort of cash.