2020/21 James Rodriguez

[ForeverBlue92]

Iwobi played 149 games for Arsenal, yet he's crap.

Tom Davies has played 151 games for Everton, yet he's crap.

The Spurs team under Poch were miles better than the Everton and Arsenal sides those pair were getting in mate.

Im just saying none of us have watched him on more than a few occasions so cant be having meltdoons over the lad when he's played for an often top 4 side and been capped ten times for England - how many caps does skateboard kid have?

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Gutted I won’t get to see him play for us, the lad is a very classy footballer. Unfortunately, it just hasn’t fit with us for some reason.

 

[windymiller]

But is he really that much of an upgrade? Again why would we drop £20m on a Spurs castoff who is coming in to his peak when there are much better players on the continent who are worth a gamble instead? I'd rather sign Longstaff for less than £10m

What a choice, Winks or Longstaff. Great time to be an Evertonian.

 

[windymiller]

The Spurs team under Poch were miles better than the Everton and Arsenal sides those pair were getting in mate.

Im just saying none of us have watched him on more than a few occasions so cant be having meltdoons over the lad when he's played for an often top 4 side and been capped ten times for England - how many caps does skateboard kid have?

There really isn't anybody that's too crap for Everton according to you. Every dosser we are linked with you tie yourself in knots trying to explain why, even though you wouldn't sign them yourself, can do a great job for us.

Winks would want big wages, Spurs would want a decent size fee. If he is who we spunk our budget on then we really are a shambles.

 

[gaino92]

What a choice, Winks or Longstaff. Great time to be an Evertonian.

Grim isn't it, and we are getting rid of a global superstar who has more talent in in left big toe than both these players combined

 

[BlueToff]

Thats more down to fans.

Ok, I'll xhange it.

We'll get more points this season than last.

Our points total last season was 59.

Since Moyes left, only in 13-14 (72) and 16-17 (61) did we get more.

Basically, we'd do well to - and we should have got loads more last year and the reason we didn't was a shocking second half of the season but it wasn't a 'normal' campaign.

 

[lungo]

Gutted I won’t get to see him play for us, the lad is a very classy footballer. Unfortunately, it just hasn’t fit with us for some reason.

He is a total waste of money. Thats why nobody wants him. He wants big money but is unable to play a whole season on a decent level!

 

[BlueToff]

Gutted I won’t get to see him play for us, the lad is a very classy footballer. Unfortunately, it just hasn’t fit with us for some reason.

Thing is it has fit. He directly contributed to 15 goals in 26 games for us last season. He's in no way been a failure.

It's just classic Everton to rip it all up and throw the baby out with the bathwater. We did it with Rooney after 17-18 when arguably he was our best player that season by some distance (and James is better now than Rooney was then).

The issue is his fitness but we knew that going into it, it's why we were able to get him. Not one squad of the teams we'll be competing with has a player of the difference-making quality that James has, but we're going to throw it away.

It's not that he might leave that's disheartening either, it's that for some reason it looks like we're not even going to try and make use of him while he's still here.

 

[BlueToff]

He is a total waste of money. Thats why nobody wants him. He wants big money but is unable to play a whole season on a decent level!

15 direct goal contributions in 26 games.

It's in no way a 'waste'.

FFSS

 

[lungo]

Grim isn't it, and we are getting rid of a global superstar who has more talent in in left big toe than both these players combined

Talent without work and commitment is worth nothing!

 

[BlueToff]

Grim isn't it, and we are getting rid of a global superstar who has more talent in in left big toe than both these players combined

But the narrative is now firmly on board with some people that he's a waster despite him playing more minutes last season than he had in most of the other seasons since he joined Monaco in 2013.

 

[BlueToff]

Talent without work and commitment is worth nothing!

But our other players don't work, aren't committed and haven't got the talent... that's the issue

 

[ForeverBlue92]

There really isn't anybody that's too crap for Everton according to you. Every dosser we are linked with you tie yourself in knots trying to explain why, even though you wouldn't sign them yourself, can do a great job for us.

Winks would want big wages, Spurs would want a decent size fee. If he is who we spunk our budget on then we really are a shambles.

I bet you moaned when we won the FA Cup in 95 or finished 4th with such crap players who couldn't ping 60 yard hollywood balls... oh wait.

 

[COYBL25]

I've watch spurs a lot.

He is not good

He is the mirror image of Tom Cleverly.

The epitome of an average Premier League Footballer.

 

[ElGato]

I know all about decent players and welcome them at the club, but this one is adding next to nothing on the field of play and is disrupting the team's preparations for the start of the season.

Dont pretend that it's all about those wanting good football and those who are happy with a long ball. I can tell you i definitely dont fall into the latter category. I just dont support any player taking the piss as he's done last season and looks like he'd take into this season.

Next to nothing on the field of play? - most creative player last season?

Taking the piss? - how?

Disrupting the preparation? - also how?