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I'd still love him in our side. Whilst he didn't bury those two chances, he set them up brilliantly for himself. You see how dangerous he was on the break. Another day and he may have scored a couple of his chances. I kind of hope the PSG fans start to turn on him so he'll be persuaded to join us. Selfish, I know.

José says a couple of weeks minimum. Fuck sake! Hopefully he can rest and heal up in time for Liverpool. Should easily be able to beat Swansea and a terrible Sunderland without him. Time for Salah to step up.

Still worried about Eden. Didn't he get an injury late last season too? Hamstring I think. Can't afford to be without him for even a single PL match.

Lucas AND Lavezzi...crazy pace on their wings. They scare the shit out of me. Come on, Eto'o! This is your hunting ground!

Agreed.Courtois is the total package and I cannot wait to have him here. Brilliant shot stopper and a hulking, commanding presence in his area. De Gea took a while to get his feet under him in a new league but that was mostly down to his frail body type and not being very good at claiming crosses into the box. Courtois shouldn't have any issues acclimating with his size and build.

Daily Mail running an "exclusive" saying that Kroos has said he wants to go to United. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2599705/EXCLUSIVE-Kroos-wants-join-Man-United-boost-Moyes-Bayern-dig-heels-in.html Would be terrible to see him go there. He'd be just as perfect for them as he would be for us. It doesn't even seem like he'd be that expensive either. It is the Mail, but still. Rumors getting stronger and stronger.

I remember United we're linked with him for a long time before his move. He's basically Juan Mata but not as good.

People need to stop thinking of Barkley as an AM. Almost positive his future lies further back as a #8. Think he'll be going head to head with Wilshere in the England setup in the middle of the park.

Eriksen is too good for Spuds. Hopefully he's poached by a big club in the summer.

Adebayor has played about half a season and has scored more than all of our strikers. Pretty bad. If he was younger he'd be the perfect striker for us.

If they're asking the question of which Arse player I'd have here he's probably the only one for me. Walcott if he could stay fit.

You guys forgetting Özil plays for Arsenal?

True. As long as Levy is still running things they'll remain on the outside looking in. Only a matter of time before the big clubs come in and poach their best players like Lloris, Erikson, and Paulinho.

Bet he feels like a total mong for trying to say he'll be there next season. Van Gaal looks nailed on now, huh?Spuds may have a better manager next season than United.

I would, yes.

That's the worry, though. That he becomes the player he's cracked up to be and we look like mugs once again for selling a player who would massively improve us.Only way I'd reluctantly sell him permanently is if the fee is too crazy to turn down like £30m which isn't happening. Trouble with loaning him to Everton again is running the risk of him falling in love with the club and not wanting to come back when we finally feel he's needed. That he'll kick up a real fuss and resist returning.

After that display of affection for Martinez today I'd say it's only a matter of time before we see quotes in the papers or a video interview of him saying that he's the best manager he's ever played for and that he "loves" Everton. Never shy to say something inflammatory. He does have a point, though. He's always saying that he aspires to be Rooney or CR7 where they're starting from a really young age and constantly playing and scoring. He's not going to get that here with us buying a new main man. If he had come in and established himself when we initially bought him and beat out Torres then we wouldn't be having this conversation, but I just can't see how he's going to be able to live out his dream of being our number one if we buy someone. Like someone said last page, even if our new striker struggles or flops he's still going to play just like Torres did to try to get him going. The most frustrating thing is that unlike the Courtois situation where he's competing with a club legend, Lukaku knows he's better than the donkey's we have but still can't get the nod. Why would he want to come back next season and find it even more difficult to break into the side when he can be THE man at a very good Everton side? The best thing for US is to bring him back next season whether he likes it or not and have him competing for a place. The best thing for HIM is to spend another season at Everton on loan to develop more.

He played in a deeper role today against Arsenal and was running the show at times. He can definitely play there and has numerous times.He's only 20 remember, so there's plenty of time for him to hone his skills. It's been the Chelsea policy lately to buy players in his mold. Would make a lot of sense, but he's such an integral part of that Everton side that I can't see it happening.

He's not/would not be playing attacking midfield for us. He'd be a box to box like Ramires or playing the Lampard role.Would be an incredible summer if we got the two most promising English talents in Barkley and Shaw. Two English players out in Cole and Bertrand, two in in Barkley and Shaw. Barkley will almost certainly stay another year though. If you guys remember during the summer on the last day or so of the transfer window José said he tried hard to sign a young English player but it proved to be impossible at that time. I'm thinking that since the Lukaku loan move came out of nowhere and no one was expecting it that we tried to include Barkley in the deal coming the other way but it was too late in the window for Everton to find a replacement.

I'm still sticking to my belief that we're going to smack Liverpool at Anfield. We'll dominate them in midfield and Hazard will slay them.

How unbelievably lucky do Liverpool get week after week? I swear they get a pen per game. Gerrard has scored about 15 of them this season it seems.

I think José would use Barkley in the exact same way as he uses Ramires. Box to box, athletic CM who bombs forward when appropriate. Difference is that Barkley can actually pass and offers a goal threat.If Everton are serious about wanting to keep Lukaku I'd seriously let them have him if Barkley comes the other way. He'd be an insane asset to our side with his versatility.

I'd swap Ramires for him in a heartbeat. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the rumors of José wanting him are accurate. He's a Mourinho player. Pace, power, long shot. Everything. And falls in line perfectly with what we've been after; young and English.

Everton you beauties!

Arse getting fucking spanked here! Love it!