2022/23 Allan

[Gilbert..]

Fantastic debut away at spurs. Had games where he tried to do to much which ultimately was detriment to the team.
As someone said. Bought him 5 years to late. But lets be honest we wasnt ever getting him in his CL Napoli days.

 

[AndyC]

Good Luck to him.
Always thought he gave 100% every game, might not have had the legs to suit the PL but, never lacked effort or intensity in his game.

 

[Rich1878]

Good luck to him.

Wish him all the best.

COYB ?

 

[Lee Smith]

Have Everton announced anything about this yet?? Can’t see anything on the OS or their Twitter?

 

[Furey1878]

Best of luck to him, a very good player arguably brought in a bit too late and certainly not helped by managers insisting on playing him in a 2 man midfield.

 

[blulouie]

So long Allan.

Underrated by many on here, but I think he was exposed by injuries to the more mobile and intelligent players around him. Ended up being stuck with Gomes and Davies for partners, which can't have been fun.

I'll forever remember him as the midfield general of the mad first few months of the 20/21 season under Don Carlo, skulking around with his shirt tucked in, flying in to tackles and spraying the ball around nonchalantly from the quarter back roll.

Spot on this.
Injuries caught up with him and then could never manage the pace of the Prem.
Good luck to the lad seems a decent sort.

 

[Caolam]

I too wish him and his family all the best for their future. Everton, as we do with players, bought him too late and expected too much from him. He wasn’t quick enough to do the job we needed him to do but when he wore the shirt he gave of his best.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Have Everton announced anything about this yet?? Can’t see anything on the OS or their Twitter?

No, six tweets they’ve put out already today and none confirming this despite it being announced by the buying club. Seems strange.

 

[Toffeelover]

Talk of the new club paying off his contract about 4 mill, but no mention of any transfer fee, per Toffeewe3b.

 

[brieverton]

Talk of the new club paying off his contract about 4 mill, but no mention of any transfer fee, per Toffeewe3b.

That would be still be decent business for us.

Given the obvious struggle to get some players off the books, all in all Thelwell has made a good start to it this summer.

 

[toffee-L]

It's nice that we finally appear to have some grown ups at the club who don't allow managers to splurge precious resources on players they know who'll do a job for them for all of about five minutes.

This was a ridiculous signing in hindsight, and hopefully one of the last vestiges of our previous recruitment policy.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Good news. Nowhere near good enough, similar signing to Schneiderlin.

Incredibly harsh

Schneiderlin should’ve been at the peak of his career but couldn’t be arsed to put a shift in and bitched out of tackles regularly

Allan gave everything but at the twilight of his career, did have the legs to give all action 90 minute performances anymore

Unlike all but pretty much Richarlison from our recent departures, he goes with my best wishes

 

[Lanolin]

Incredibly harsh

Schneiderlin should’ve been at the peak of his career but couldn’t be arsed to put a shift in and bitched out of tackles regularly

Allan gave everything but at the twilight of his career, did have the legs to give all action 90 minute performances anymore

Unlike all but pretty much Richarlison from our recent departures, he goes with my best wishes

In fairness, we're all talking about him like we signed him when he was 35 but he was only 29. He and Schneiderlin were effectively the same age when they left.

I'm not saying they were the same, just that the idea of one being at his peak and one being a star trying valiantly to defy the passage of time doesn't really stand up.

 

[grandjoeblue]

In fairness, we're all talking about him like we signed him when he was 35 but he was only 29. He and Schneiderlin were effectively the same age when they left.

I'm not saying they were the same, just that the idea of one being at his peak and one being a star trying valiantly to defy the passage of time doesn't really stand up.

Allan wasn't half the player for us that he was for Napoli. Extremely underwhelming throughout his whole time at Goodison. Schneiderlin arguably was nowhere near the level that Allan was when he signed too.

 

[Mark barnett]

Did OK at first then declined rapidly simply couldn't cope with the pace and intensity of the prem.

Think it was case of mind willing legs unable unfortunately