Artetasgirl Posted September 15, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2009 Well the game is all about opinions AG we will see soon enough I'm sure although I think you have signed him more as a RB than a CB in any case as Hibbert is a very limited player. You mean like I said... :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 15, 2009 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2009 You agree on Hibbert then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted September 15, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2009 Defensively, he's always been good, going forward, always a bit of a liability with the occasional peach of a cross (really occasional ) But since his last injury, he's been atrocious, in the cup final I think any of the kids woulda done better. He's had one decent game (Wigan) since then but he is far and away our weakest link. In a nutshell, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Start worrying AG - your lot are going to struggle! Hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 so whats gone wrong with Everton this season? i thought they'd be much stronger than last year, but a poor start from them. Will they settle down and finish top 6 again, or is this the start of an Everton demise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I'm just happy that Lescott won't be scoring goals for them, against us, anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Lucas Neill having a medical at the moment. Everton must have been the only one to match his ridiculous wage demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted September 17, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 Lucas Neill having a medical at the moment. Everton must have been the only one to match his ridiculous wage demands. He's turned down bigger offers at other clubs (Bayern Munich, Atletico MAdrid and Galatasaray) to come here, supposedly. Although, the reason he rejected Atletico was cos he wanted more money than they offered :? He will only be on about 40k here, a lot less than what he was demanding elsewhere. I guess it's cos we have his best mate here already. EDIT: An Aussie Everton fan says he will be on £35k a week.. What's gone wrong with Everton? Injuries and lack of form, it happens as you lot full well know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan83 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I'd be surprised if Moyes will break the wage structure to sign him - was it something like £70,000 he was on at West Ham? Neill could do a lot worse, surely he realises that contract he was on massively overestimated his abilities?? If he does take a cut then it would be a useful signing for Moyes I reckon, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I highly doubt he'll be on £35,000/£40,000 a week. I reckon somewhere much closer to £5ok, maybe even more than that. A player doesn't turn down offers because he wants more money then accept half of what hes looking for just to play with his mate. Not your money though so it doesn't matter, good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I highly doubt he'll be on £35,000/£40,000 a week. I reckon somewhere much closer to £5ok, maybe even more than that. A player doesn't turn down offers because he wants more money then accept half of what hes looking for just to play with his mate. Not your money though so it doesn't matter, good signing. Well, but add to that the fact he won't have to move countries and will remain to play in a league he's familiar with and all that. That might be part of the reasons why he can accept a paycut to play for Everton and won't go to another country. Maybe. And with Evertons injuries he can be pretty sure to get enough games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted September 17, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 I highly doubt he'll be on £35,000/£40,000 a week. I reckon somewhere much closer to £5ok, maybe even more than that. A player doesn't turn down offers because he wants more money then accept half of what hes looking for just to play with his mate. Not your money though so it doesn't matter, good signing. Just what he has heard from his Aussie sources. Moyes wouldn't pay him 50k a week. He's stopped negotiations with a number of players, due to their wage demands. He won't just give them what they want. Everything I've heard is he'd be on around 40k a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Lucas Neill is a good player. He will do well up there playing right back, although he can play all across the back 4. I think he will know his wage he was getting at West Ham was unrealistic and will take a pay cut to play at a competative club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittain22 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 He surely must be a bit of legend at Everton already - turned down Liverpool for West Ham and now taken a huge wage cut to come and play with his best mate. I think he's a good solid player who will give you a few more options down the right as well as cover in the middle - Good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 17, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 From BBC Gossip: "Everton are giving a trial to Colo Colo's 18-year-old Chilean striker Nicolas Millan, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo." Wasn't it Everton who are supposedly using FM as some sort of scouting database? If so I guarantee that's where they found him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted September 17, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 From BBC Gossip: "Everton are giving a trial to Colo Colo's 18-year-old Chilean striker Nicolas Millan, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo." Wasn't it Everton who are supposedly using FM as some sort of scouting database? If so I guarantee that's where they found him! Yeah, he's meant to be coming over for a few weeks in November. Meant to be a talented lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Lucas Neill is possibly the slowest player in premier league history. I don't think he's all that good to be honest. 35k a week on a free isn't bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 17, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 From BBC Gossip: "Everton are giving a trial to Colo Colo's 18-year-old Chilean striker Nicolas Millan, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo." Wasn't it Everton who are supposedly using FM as some sort of scouting database? If so I guarantee that's where they found him! Yeah, he's meant to be coming over for a few weeks in November. Meant to be a talented lad. Well if FM is anything to go by he's very talented. I used to buy him in FM 05 when he was 14! If he's half as good in real life he'd be a good acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted September 17, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 Lucas Neill is possibly the slowest player in premier league history. I don't think he's all that good to be honest. 35k a week on a free isn't bad though. I've seen a lot slower... Marouane Fellaini is one slow, slow player.... By the way, I think the chances of us getting this Nicolas Millan are about 0.001% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artetasgirl Posted September 17, 2009 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2009 I can't wait to see Neill v Carragher in the Derby.... EDIT: Incase you never knew.. When my leg was broken in an horrific tackle by Lucas Neill in September 2003, my mates were ready to hunt him down if I gave the go-ahead. A few weeks later I received a phone call. “You won’t believe this, Jay. We’re in the Trafford Centre and Lucas Neill is walking straight towards us. What do you reckon?” Did I really want Neill to take a crack? “There’s only one problem,” added the voice. “Little Davey Thommo is with him.” That was that. I could hardly let one of my best mates, David Thompson, now a Blackburn player, become a witness to an assault. Besides he’d have recognised the attackers. The impromptu mission was aborted and I sent a text to Thommo telling him Neill should give him a hug of thanks. As word got back to Blackburn about the near miss, or should that be hit, their coach Terry Darracott, a Scouser, appealed to one of my friends to call the boys off. I agreed. Oh and for the benefit of TrentVilla...quote from an Ajax fan. I'd say though that he'd be a pretty good buy for you guys, he seems rights for the Premier League. He's fast, incredible headstrong despite his length of 180cm (better than Vermaelen for instance) and he has a good long pass. Think is that he sometimes has a moment of loss of concentration, which sometimes resulted in a slip up. I'd say he's generally a lot like Vermaelen and on a good day I'd rate him even higher. I wouldn't use him as a rightback though, but as a central defender I'd say he'd fit right in for Everton. Also, he scores 3-6 times a year which is pretty good for a defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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