Idrissa Gana Gueye about to sign new two-year deal

He looks to have taken great care of himself and could be another Ashley Young in that respect. He just needs to steer clear of any serious injury that could be career ending at his time.

Great to have him with us and I expect Moyes to bring in another hard worker to share the load in the midfield area. I also hope we can bring in Fellows and Hamer that would certainly add extra creativity. Hamer's passing and set-pieces are exceptional.

I think he's becoming a better player and more influential the older he gets. An absolute machine.

Fans' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.

I still believe we need at least two wingers who know the Premier League well.

I recognise he remains a solid defensive midfielder, but he's appreciated mostly because our midfield usually has less possession than our opposition.

I'd like to see our future midfield dominate in the possession stakes and create more attacking chances than they do and I don't feel Gana has ever been a lynch pin in that department. I also feel he's slowing up due to his age and is more likely to be exposed by pacier opponents.

Signing him as a back-up player in the squad is okay, I suppose… but I don't feel the team will be progressing if we continue to rely on veterans like him.

Hopefully he will slowly be phased out over the 2 years and a better younger player will come in. I haven't seen enough of Tim to judge but he seems like he might fit the mould you defined.

If we knew we could get a world class player to simply replace then I think we'd all be happy but it seems unlikely. Anyone to take that role isn't going to do it on day one.

He's the engine oil of the Everton midfield and a diehard Evertonian.

I believe that they will make the right decision regarding Alcaraz as they have with Gana and as they will with others awaiting decisions. I may not agree with it but that matters not.

But he's a key part of the midfield as it is, and we can't rebuild everything, everywhere all at once.

The complaint historically is that we can't bring in players, as the wage budget is already committed.

That's no longer the case. We've released what 15+ players, and freed up £40-50m a season in wages.

Can we expect a genuine top class ready made number 1 striker? Absolutely not. But there are players that will want the wages we can offer around the globe.

Not sure if fitness is sorted, but Karim Konate, Moffi, Emegha, Kalimeundo are the type I hope we are looking at after Delap.

We can offer near guaranteed football to the right player, top wages and a platform to do well. Perhaps a release clause on top. Delap turned that down, but there has to be a belief we can get someone in that meets our need.

Reminds me of that old Buzzcocks song: Everybody's Getting A 2-Year Contract Nowadays.

Glad to see you've re-surfaced mate. Next time I see you, I'll tell you about the time I belted out 2 Ramones numbers with the embryonic Buzzcocks at our Rugby club in the late 70's before the Corgi's shit on anyone!!

Me and Mike still feel the way you were treated by the club - 1 employee in particular - after letting us on the pitch was disgusting.

Some surprising critters down there, let me tell you. A bit like TW, as it goes...

Just retired last month from the Training sector, just in time before Smarmy's Govt change the Higher Education funding rules.

Further Education in this country is mental at times!! Still got them half Manx half Tiger cats, pal??

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So Everton, that!