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Actually that's an excellent point. I.e., if he plays Branthwaite in a friendly chances are he will light it up and as a left footed, 6'5, quick centre back who is comfortable on the ball, the media will bang the drum for him to start over his...

I just assume that every right-footed wide forward cuts in from the left now.

Maybe because he was just Bobby Reid until around 2016-17

Decordova-Reid isn't a bad player; I think he'd be a decent option on the left. Surprised he's as old as that, though.

I honestly believe that the issue with Branthwaite is how much better he is than Maguire. Southgate was a good centre-back himself. He knows what he's seeing in training.

Alli and Gomes haven't even left yet, never mind been replaced for cheap. Coady and Mina were replaced by Branthwaite, who was already here before Thelwell arrived.

Diego Costa would have been a laugh.

It wouldn't take a goal-scoring sensation to be better value than Beto at £25m. Even if he just matched the three league goals while being able to control the ball reliably, it would be a major improvement. Chermitti, assuming another forward...

I'm not sure they'll be happy to live with it when the fees start coming due, nor would I be surprised to see all three of Thelwell's forward purchases going out on loan next season. I just hope he doesn't waste another chunk of the summer...

Which should have been a red flag in and of itself. It's just more short-term thinking, kicking the can down the road and hoping things somehow work themselves out. As much as it was frustrating at the time - and he was really just covering for...

For a club in Everton's position, if the choice is £25m for Beto (regardless of when it has to be paid) or nobody, you go with nobody. Virtually any forward who went out on loan or was available on a Bosman would have been better. He and Maupay...

Very similar to his Everton career.

In my time, Jagielka and Lescott has been the best pairing by a good distance. I wasn't too sure about Jagielka at first, mainly due to his height and distribution, but he's the best individual defender I've seen here.

He's already on far more money than he's worth to a serious club, but Everton isn't a serious club. Pay him.

Chermiti is young enough to escape proper scrutiny, but Beto is 26 and can't control the ball.