Luke Garbutt

scratchnsurf · May 16, 2015

I am sooooo bored of people moaning about Hibbert being picked ahead of Garbutt. Firstly, we won the fookin game and secondly all West Ham were interested in doing was starting a fight and putting snide challenges in. Perhaps not the best situation to throw a young player into, especially considering the pressure the team were under at the time.

If you honestly think Garbutt has made his decision based on that one match you're kidding yourselves. He's a young lad, ready for the first team and in all liklihood has decided his best option for his career is to look elsewhere. I can't say I blame him for that. Good luck to him. He may be one of the extreme minority of players who leave Everton and go on to better things. Only time will tell.

Moomin · May 16, 2015

This is what happens when you have traitors like AIDS and McCarthy in the dressing room, it effects the youngster.

Traitorness is contagious

barneygumble · May 16, 2015

Kantareller said:
Any rumours of how much we have offered him per week?

I was told that he turned down £25k a week from City because he just wants first team football, and reckons he can get it with a lower rate Prem team.

Fair play.

Still doesn't make sense to why he just bought a house locally though.

Deco · May 16, 2015

This will be funny reading back when he signs a new contract with us.

LinekersLegs · May 16, 2015

Deco said:
This will be funny reading back when he signs a new contract with us.

Doubt it will happen but would be superb popcorning by Luke if it did!

Deco · May 16, 2015

LinekersLegs said:
Doubt it will happen but would be superb popcorning by Luke if it did!

You just know it will happen! I think people are just jumping the gun a bit.

maccavennie · May 16, 2015

Could and probably should have had more minutes but I think Martinez and Everton have looked after him well and helped him progress. We sent him on loan when it was the right time, brought him into the squad at the right time and have given him game time in some big games this season as well. He's got 2 top left backs in front of him but what he really has to do is either back his own talent and bet on himself becoming Evertons left back in the next 12-18 months and if he doesn't think he's going to be good enough or the manager doesn't rate him then the obvious step is to sod off.

Either way I think we are being overly critical of Martinez on this one and imo I don't actually think Martinez is that arsed tbh if he does go.

Baines' left foot · May 16, 2015

See you later you Joey Essex haired Judas!

EvertonFury19 · May 16, 2015

scratchnsurf said:
I am sooooo bored of people moaning about Hibbert being picked ahead of Garbutt. Firstly, we won the fookin game and secondly all West Ham were interested in doing was starting a fight and putting snide challenges in. Perhaps not the best situation to throw a young player into, especially considering the pressure the team were under at the time.

If you honestly think Garbutt has made his decision based on that one match you're kidding yourselves. He's a young lad, ready for the first team and in all liklihood has decided his best option for his career is to look elsewhere. I can't say I blame him for that. Good luck to him. He may be one of the extreme minority of players who leave Everton and go on to better things. Only time will tell.

thank you for posting this, could not agree more - and it will be funny if we do end up re-signing him. I don't see a club like Everton letting a player like Garbutt that we invested in walk like this. Unless he has turned into poison.

Joey66 · May 16, 2015

It will go to tribunial his fee we paid Leeds a million for him so we will get something at least ashame though as he looks a class act!

Rugby Toffee · May 16, 2015

It seems he is going , shame , but hey

banno · May 16, 2015

Thought Garbutt was a decent option for Baines but he was far from the finished article. He has a sweet left foot and is very good at crosses but is still vunerable at defending. His positioning is not great and Adam Johnson took the pi55 out of him last week. He is still potential. Galloway looked more of a defender than Baines and Garbutt today and as a CB we know he can head a ball which is also something Baines and Garbutt struggle with. Only seen Galloway the once today and was impressed with his defending. Doubt he will come close to Baines attacking but will anyone.

LinekersLegs · May 16, 2015

banno said:
Thought Garbutt was a decent option for Baines but he was far from the finished article. He has a sweet left foot and is very good at crosses but is still vunerable at defending. His positioning is not great and Adam Johnson took the pi55 out of him last week. He is still potential. Galloway looked more of a defender than Baines and Garbutt today and as a CB we know he can head a ball which is also something Baines and Garbutt struggle with. Only seen Galloway the once today and was impressed with his defending. Doubt he will come close to Baines attacking but will anyone.

Good point, winning high balls in the box often tends to be a feature of Allardyce's tactics, wonder if it was why Hibbert was chosen over Luke against the same opponent last time as well.

Jxg · May 16, 2015

Remember how players read this forum sometimes?

I doubt Luke would want to sign a new contract after reading the last ten pages in this thread...

(then again, it hasn't got Alcaraz to f off)