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Jack's going to get a lot of love and a lot of the ball at Everton and he'll thrive in that environment. Pleased to see him get a couple of assists on his debut start. Hope he has a great season.

Just a really beautiful player to watch, which isn't the kind of thing you tend to be able to say about centre-backs. I always feel more confident when he's on the pitch. Hope we can manage his minutes effectively. He needs rhythm but not overload. If his recovery period means he can't play...

Best of luck to him. Hope he does well there. I watched his first interview with them and he mentioned multiple times about wanting to play without fear. I think that hits the nail on the head - he's had some very good games for us but too often has been just that little bit too tentative...

I hope he lands well and finds somewhere to revitalise his career. There is definitely a very good player in there and we've seen it but not so consistently as we'd like. The past season or two he's been hampered by fitness issues and it seems obvious that he has an emotional fragility that...

Sickening. I hope everyone involved is okay.

Phil seemed to be concerned about him too, when they were warming up on the touchline.

Talented player, likeable bloke and I wish him all the best. From the outside it seems pretty clear he has his demons. Emotionally sensitive and lacking in confidence, struggling with the pressures of fame and its restrictions on a "normal" life. I can't shake the feeling that the club could...

The makings of a decent side, there.

Seen a few Napoli rumours on twitter, too. Doesn't make it true but it's presumably coming from somewhere and not just your mate.

A loan with us paying most or all of the wages should only be a viable option if it's a) a youth player we can't give enough minutes to now but we want him to develop so we can either play him in the future or sell him for a better fee than he'd currently get, or b) a disruptive presence in the...

Right substitution I think, not O'Reilly's night. Protect the lead and protect the young player's confidence.

Excellent from Jezza.

They should have scored there.

I love Kova's ball-carrying.

All players need game time to build match fitness and most - some more than others - need it to build rhythm before they can perform at their best. Unfortunately this season - whether due to injuries, fitness, tactics or something else - Jack's gone long periods without getting on the pitch for...

Excellent today. Man of the Match.

Rode our luck a bit second half. The first 20-25 mins were really good. Quick passing, incisive runs, fantastic pressing. We couldn't keep it up all match but it was good to see that side of the team is still there. On balance, a deserved win.

First 20ish minutes very good. After that, good in patches, sloppy in others, saved by the woodwork.

Shitting hell. That was close.