What's going on with Mykolenko's contract?

Probably why the club haven't said anything.

Mykolenko may have his limitations but he is a solid, dependable and committed defender and should be an invaluable and relatively inexpensive member of that squad.

In 2 years, neither he nor Seamus have been replaced by one better option; so, if he goes, where are we going to find and afford two?

That said, we need a right-back, a right winger and two strikers worthy of the name so left-back is a little bit back in the list of priority positions. Getting one in who regularly produces 7 and 8 out of 10 rather than Myko's 5 and 6 would see a huge improvement in results.

So it seems likely that he has an extension clause but we are now in the same position. Extend so he doesn't leave for free, or sell.

Whilst I understand that modern full-backs tend to be wingers who can track back and tackle, he has been part of a defence that has consistently been amongst the most frugal in the Premier League. And this despite our struggles of recent years.

If, and it is a big if, there is an available Cucurella, Baines or whoever, that wants to play for Everton, and we can afford him, obviously we would have to upgrade. But as Neil wrote (@3), we may need a larger squad next season, and he does a good job, within his limitations.

The priorities, if we have a limited budget, are clearly elsewhere. Right Back, Striker, pace in the middle and on the wing. So I hope he continues to be the dependable defender we know for a while yet.

You can't find anything, the 'recent posts' thing has completely gone and navigating the site is just awful.

I live about 10 minutes from Brentford so hoping to snag a ticket for the game on Saturday. Anyone any leads or ideas?

Your postcode will be enough.

Personally, I think it's unfounded. Martin and Neil are right: he's a fine, committed defender who has great value in our backline. Certainly we need an attacking fullback, and hopefully Aznou turns out to be the guy, but I don't believe Mykolenko is going anywhere. The owners aren't going to let him get this close to walking away for nothing.

To be fair to him he's done okay when given a marking job. Not as well as people think against Salah.

He offers nothing in an attacking sense. That's no good in today's game.

And wrong, of course, but always entertaining.

Measuring him against Baines or Digne etc is wrong -- they are more wing-backs, not defenders. People forget how often Baines and Digne got beat in the air or turned their backs on crosses.

And he has been dependable, despite his well-known limitations, with his solid performances despite some real distractions in his personal life. He's just a real 'tryer', a very likeable player.

If next season we're in a position to call him a squad player, then we're definitely moving in the right direction.

I'd rather be in the away end so I'll probably just go to the ground and see if there's any blues selling a spare

Heads up though, mate --they go for big money. A lad I know paid £200 v Leeds away. Fanatical support sees loads travel without a ticket.

We should definitely buy a left back in the summer, but keep Mykolenko, at worst for back-up, considering we've played Garner at right- and left-back this season.

Mykolenko is a defender first, I don't understand the criticism that he's not good at getting forward. That's irrelevant, he's good at the job he's paid to do.

Wherever we finish and in what circumstances, I can see Molyenko, Keane & McNeil being offered extensions. How long for and will they take them? Who knows?

Also, somebody had to sign off on Barry, George, Anzou, Dibling and Rohl (and Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb for all I know). I hope they get themselves sorted a bit better come June or July

And while I'm at it, spunking big money for 4 years on an aging superstar to push our real best player, Ndiaye, out of position seems to be short-termism of the worst kind with the added insult of a mega long term price tag.

Or will Ndiaye (and/or Branthwaite) be sold and Grealish is the replacement? I'm not sure I like that any better... even worse short-termism.

As always with our Regents Road Ramblers (nee County Road Casuals)... more questions than answers.

As we develop some creative forward play, he may be able to position more often for some recycled possession and perhaps make it to the by-line to set up Dewsbury-Hall as he has before. It isn't beyond him, it is lack of cover when he goes given his lack of pace.

On overall acquisitions and lack of playing time and development, some patience is a fair ask. The loss of Grealish left us with questions we could not address with any kind of designed plan. We had to take what we could with finances tight and our transfer reputation in question.

I think the transfer team deserves some time. It isn't 'Plan A' but the core of our squad is getting it done so no need to assail them, some of these may work out or we may move them on nicely without losing anything but time.

So what we need is a left winger to go forward, especially if we keep Grealish.

He's a good defender and, if he has Grealish in front of him and gets down the byline, then he is in danger of getting in the way of Dewsbury-Hall's or Garner's move either outside or alternatively inside of Grealish. So Mykolenko takes up a position on the line slightly behind Grealish with Gana also further inside.

Mykolenko does however have the habit before crossing of looking up to see where our usual one striker in the box is as we rarely have more -- and never as centre forwards used to coming in off a back post position. Just crossing and hoping might work if we had 5 or 6 players in the box but we rarely do -- and if it was that simple, surely Grealish would cross it.

For me, a definite keep with Aznou getting minutes to see where he is up to and, all being well, that could be left-back sewn up for years to come.

James Garner is like a modern-day Alan Harper, a very good footballer who can play almost anywhere. The difference is Harper played in a brilliant team, so he didn't stand out.

I think Alan Harper was noticed and appreciated when he played. Most of us knew he could be relied on when he did come into the side as a replacement in whatever position he was taking.

James Garner has played every game this season but I think you would miss him if he wasn't playing, like most of us would.

Both Harper and Richardson played an integral part in us winning the league.

But it’s difficult these days to expect players of that quality to sit on the bench for the majority of the season.

Kevin was a lovely lad from the North East, who emerged with a good few others from our youth ranks and who also went on to successful careers. That was thanks in no small measure to the tutelage of a good friend of mine, Richie Wade, who sadly passed away recently.

There were many a blue legend in attendance at his funeral at St Michael's, such as Joe Royle and Jimmy Husband, among others. Richie saw the potential in Kevin from a young age and was key in him realising that potential.

He went on to enjoy an extremely successful career, winning both cup & league medals, both with us and Arsenal, and there aren't many pros who can match that.

If Jimmy Garner goes on to do half as much, he'll have done well.

I'd say it was Harper's equaliser against that lot just after.

Grahame Sharp missed a penalty in that 1-1 game which would have been the winner.

On a free, and local... just a thought?

Old adage of the players are out there, you just need to find them. Maguire another.

But Harper's goal was a peach and, as you say, rightly that was when, for a few years at least, we lost our inferiority complex