Everton & Rodwell

[coulsonblue]

If Jack Rodwell develops as well as is hoped, Everton could have a rly gd team. Hopefully he does stay, then the competition between arsenal chelsea utd, us, everton might be fierce

 

[The Pink Panther]

Everton have no money and are a feeder club to the big boys just like we were before our takeover.

If Rodwell developes, he wont be staying at Everton

 

[Breaker]

Midfield of Arteta, Fellaini, Rodwell, Pienaar..yeah that's pretty good. If they can keep all of them for even another 2 years they're legitimate top 4 contenders.

 

[Bilboblue]

Midfield of Arteta, Fellaini, Rodwell, Pienaar..yeah that's pretty good. If they can keep all of them for even another 2 years they're legitimate top 4 contenders.

I reckon 3 out of those 4 will be off within 2 seasons. Rodwell being the only one to stay.
Funny thread on one of the toffees forums about a title challenge next season!

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

Everton won't be any better than Europa League(not that we could manage that before the takeover)until they sort out the ground issues and leave that shithole they play in now. As others have said, if Rodwell improves he will be gone anyway, so other than money to keep them going it matters not for their league place.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Arteta and piennar should,along with milner and modric,be players we target in the summer,any of those would add the spark our midfield currently lacks.actually signing any of those(piennar probably most obtainable)would prove extremely difficult though,especially so,without 4th place.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Midfield of Arteta, Fellaini, Rodwell, Pienaar..yeah that's pretty good. If they can keep all of them for even another 2 years they're legitimate top 4 contenders.

I reckon 3 out of those 4 will be off within 2 seasons. Rodwell being the only one to stay.
Funny thread on one of the toffees forums about a title challenge next season!

I think they are not way off mark. They got off to the worst possible start, played the opening match as badly as any team in the Prem had ever done, suffered major players with major injuries and just as they were getting back they suffer another major injury.

I have little time for the Ginger Whinger but consider the points we dropped with 'The Draws at Home' fixtures, EFC have dropped points they would have gathered with a full injury, or mainly injury free team. They outplayed us at Goodison. Convert those matches into points and they would be included in the pack chasing for a fourth place.

And it's not beyond the realms of fantasy to think in terms of winning the league. Any CONSISTENT team in the current top eight, would have had it sewn up by now.

 

[Shooter 83]

I reckon 3 out of those 4 will be off within 2 seasons. Rodwell being the only one to stay.
Funny thread on one of the toffees forums about a title challenge next season!

I think they are not way off mark. They got off to the worst possible start, played the opening match as badly as any team in the Prem had ever done, suffered major players with major injuries and just as they were getting back they suffer another major injury.

I have little time for the Ginger Whinger but consider the points we dropped with 'The Draws at Home' fixtures, EFC have dropped points they would have gathered with a full injury, or mainly injury free team. They outplayed us at Goodison. Convert those matches into points and they would be included in the pack chasing for a fourth place.

And it's not beyond the realms of fantasy to think in terms of winning the league. Any CONSISTENT team in the current top eight, would have had it sewn up by now.

Would of been alright had we turned up.

 

[Clubber]

Midfield of Arteta, Fellaini, Rodwell, Pienaar..yeah that's pretty good. If they can keep all of them for even another 2 years they're legitimate top 4 contenders.

Probably not. They have complained about injuries this year, and they were only really missing jagielka (spelling), Arteta and maybe Yak.

No real depth, but a decent first 11, and a good (But whining) manager.

 

[LoveCity]

Pienaar can be got on a Bosman at the end of the season can't he? I remember Munich were on his trail not long ago, wouldn't be surprised to see him on the move. Everton do have some excellent individual players in the midfield, they aren't that far away from a top four squad - but they will be raided soon for Fellaini (Chelsea), Pienaar (us or somewhere), Rodwell (us or rags), and possibly Arteta. Cahill is good too but think he will stay.