Everton confirm three player departures

We will miss Ashley Young’s experience and game management nouse but the age profile of the squad needs to be changed. Releasing a player in his 40th year is the obvious place to start.

Rather than one sweeping cull, they will be discussing with each individual in due course.

Some will stay, others will not.

I can only assume we have another keeper lined up?

I think he should become a 4th official or get down to Stockley Park!!

I've heard good words about Harry Tyler. Another will be needed though.

Major surgery needed on our right hand side, and a couple of full backs to cover both flanks.

It's also highlighting the need that we will desperately need a right back going forward, as well as Jake O'Brien has done, you do feel as time progresses he needs to become our future centre half.

Young has played well at right back, unfortunately I can't even class Seamus as a player anymore, he's a cameo performer with very few appearances left in him.

Patterson will never produce what we want him to be, a player that's unbelievably been here more than 3 years now but has regressed if anything.

In all seriousness though, thank you Ashley Young. The consummate professional.

Wouldn't be surprised or disappointed if Fabianski comes in as Number 2, he's out of contract I think.

Ashley Young has done a sterling job these past 2 seasons considering his advanced years. Some career that lad has had. 20 plus years as a pro, 39 England caps and league titles in 2 different countries.

Young has a bit of that Alex Ferguson winning culture. Has been in the ref's face. Good luck finding a new lad who never gets injured who can come off the bench and slot into 4 wide positions. I think he deserved another year. Moyes probably saving wages for Harrison and Doucoure.

O'Brien first choice then. Seamus being moved sideways.

I would retain Gueye at all costs, I am disappointed about Virginia.

6'4", young, talented and ambitious - hopefully another Coleman!

Robin Olsen was the back-up keeper and so he took over in the next 2 games until Pickford was fit again.

Virginia never appeared again the Premier League.

Regarding Young, often derided when selected and much praised when leaving. Not sure where I stand on this decision but wish them all the very best.

Although, a kid I coached is the youth team goalkeeper and says 'he's shite'! Although he says that about every keeper!

As for Young, does this mean Patterson will be returning? Or is there a long-term ambition to play O'Brien at right-back?

I presume one of the other young keepers will step up and we will get an old hand (no pun intended) as well.

Sounds like this is the start of the process for those out of contract so hopefully by the end of next week it will be clear how many gaps we've got to fill.

He has often been caught out, targeted, and made rash challenges. He needed to go. Congratulations on a superb career.

I assume a very good 2nd level goalkeeper will be signed.

Ashley Young has been the consummate professional for us but we shouldn't get him on another contract. He's nearly 40. No more sentimentality.

Honestly, I think Patterson is gone and will be sold to raise funds for a right-back. We've all wanted him to be successful and the replacement for Coleman but after 3 years he's just not kicked on and multiple managers don't trust him.

Get a first-choice right-back in and then see what the youth teams can do to provide us with right-back cover – eg, Roman Dixon.

Ashley Young has been criticised regularly here, just for being in the starting eleven. His imminent departure is now causing some concern. He always gave his best for us, and I wish him well. Good luck to all of them.

But above all, UTFT.

I'm no expert but I wonder if he'd be better off with another loan, maybe to the Championship this time, and us finding another veteran to sit behind Picks. There are plenty available on frees this summer, including David De Gea, Rui Patricio and our old friend Robin Olsen.

He is a very good keeper. Perhaps keeping him would be selfish.

No matter what, he was touched by Everton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYl4kF6h2xo

But he was a problem for us. And our improvement once he departed the team has been significant.

Good luck to him, but this is the right move.

We can only guess at what TFG strategic plan is for Everton, because they won't be telling us.But anything they have done so far is measured.Moyes does seem to be having to work within their structure.Time will tell us what the results are.

Virginia presumably wanted more game time.

There's lots of free agents and usually a conveyor belt of second choice keepers. Hopefully Pickford keeps up his injury free run.

The likes of Semedo, Lamptey, Coufal and Walker-Peters are all free agents this summer; I'd hope we might get one of these as backup but also a new, younger RB who could start and pin down that position for the next 6-8 years.

I am not going to knock Young, he's had a brilliant career, but I am glad that Moyes is looking for something else.

If he been a 10 minute bench player, we'd have formed a different view than him playing 90 minutes against Liverpool and co. But that can't be guaranteed, so someone younger is required.

No disrespect to Ashley Young, he has given everything while he's been here, but it's time to move on.

Coleman is Blue through and through. He'll move into some sort of coaching role if the body doesn't hold up.

However, right-back is an area of particular concern. Patterson needs to be moved on, and the saved high wages of Seamus and Ashley should allow us to buy a proper 1st team player with an understudy.

I trust Moyes to get this right. Just look at how advanced Mykolenko is playing and with so much confidence in the 1st Half against Southampton to see how much he values this position.