Transfer Talks With Swiss Captain
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The boys from Merseyside may be on the verge of signing former Swiss Captain, Johann Vogel. The 30 year old Vogel, an excellent defensive midfielder, played with Real Betis last campaign after coming over from AC Milan. Johann has 89 caps with Switzerland and captained the side in the 2006 World Cup. He also played in Euro 1996 and 2004. He is scheduled to be in Merseyside within the next 24 hours to hold talks with the powers that be. If all goes well he would be allow to leave Betis on a FREE transfer.
All in all I think this would be a good signing, not great. Any time you can add depth to the team along with Euro experience for UEFA Cup I think it’s a plus. It seems like we keep adding defensive minded players though and aren’t paying any attention to the attack. It would be nice for Moyes and the boys to go after one bigger named attacking player.
Tags: Vaughn Gets A Birthday Gift. Targeting Campbell To Replace Yobo?
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Everton beat N. Ireleand (2-0) in a pre-season friendly this past weekend and striker James Vaughan made the most of his 19th birthday by scoring in the 27th minute. The youngster seemed to partner very well with strikemate Andy Johnson and the two will hopefully cause havoc for the entire Premiership this season.
The other news coming out of cyber space is that the Toffees are targeting Sol Campbell from Portsmouth to possibly replace Joseph Yobo, who could be moving to Stuttgart in Germany soon. Moyes is supposedly going to offer up £1m for the former England Internationals services.
This is the best we can do? Sol Campbell? I know it would be nice to get some more defensive help but come on.
Are We Afraid To Spend Money? Or Are We Just Savvy Spenders?
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With the summer transfer market in full swing, and the Toffees not doing much David Moyes has voiced his complaints to the club website.
“I think there has been some irresponsible buying and spending by some clubs and it makes it a bit more difficult if you’ve got less money to spend than that,” he said.
“We’d like to add to the squad and I know the supporters are desperate to see new faces coming in, no more so than me, but things out there in the market are tight.
“But we are certainly doing everything we can to strengthen the squad and give ourselves a chance. We’ve done it that way for the past few years and we’ll continue to do so.”
This really isn’t what I wanted to hear from Moyes, but at least he’s saying something. With the big four spending their money and teams like Tottenham and Portsmouth both dropping big $$$ on players I feel like we aren’t doing what we need to reach a higher level or even stay at the same level for that matter. I don’t think it would take too much to stay at the same level we are at right now. If you break it down we are actual pretty solid all the way around.
We have Johnson up front who I feel is one of the better striker in the league and Vaughan and Anichebe are still young and are showing that they both have what it takes. In the middle you have Arteta, Cahill, Neville, Van der Meyde, Osman and Carsley. Arteta and Cahill are both world class and Phil Neville is our rock. With the signing of Jagielka we have cemented the back line to go along with Yobo and Lescott. Let’s not forget that we have one of the best goal keepers in the Premiership in Timmy Howard.
I still would like to see another striker to go along side Johnson up front and another solid midfield and back player also. I actually applauded Everton for not getting Nugent, I think £6 million is way too much for him right now. He hasn’t proven anything in the Premier League yet. That’s neither here nor there right now as we haven’t got anyone new up front. I guess it’s possible that Moyes could bring in both Alan Smith and Keiran Richardson, but after hearing his comments I wouldn’t hold my breath. I would be surprised if we spent any money at all for the remainder of the transfer season. Hopefully we do and hopefully Moyes is just saving the best for last!
Toffees Finally Get That ‘JAG’ They Were Waiting On
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We finally closed the deal to bring Phil Jagielka from Sheffield United to Merseyside. Just 24 hours after Sheffield lost their arbitration panel challenge to the Premier League’s decision Jagielka has signed a £4million deal with Everton. Wigan, Middlesbrough and Bolton were believed to be interested in signing Phil but Everton is the place for him. Hopefully this is just the first signing with plenty more to come. I would really like to see Everton get Nugent and Alan Smith. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
Dynamic Duo Get 5 Year Extensions - Arteta and Cahill
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With all of the big names transfers going on around Europe it’s nice to at least wrap up what you do have (Even though I would love for them to actual sign some one else like Henry). We just secured the future of the club for another 5 years by extending the contracts of two of the best players on the team. Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill have both agreed to new contracts with the team. Bill Kenwright, Everton’s chairman, had this to say:
“Negotiations have now been satisfactorily concluded and I know the two lads are as happy as we are.
“David Moyes and myself were keen to get these important extensions wrapped up before the new season opens. We did it in the Everton way - quietly, efficiently and away from the glare of the spotlight.”
I’m just glad they did it. There were speculations that both would be headed else where. Arteta back to Spain to play and Cahill possibly to West Ham. These guys are two important parts to the team and are needed to compete at a high level. Now if we can just sign another striker to play alongside Johnson I’ll be happy.
Timmy and the Gold Cup
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The Toffees goal keeper extraordinaire, Tim Howard, help the Americans win this years Gold Cup. Howard just might have won the game with his incredible save in the closing minutes of the final match against Mexico. The States ended up beating Mexico 2-1 in the Gold Cup final. Howard stone-walled Adolfo Bautista from point blank range to send the ball over the crossbar and make one of the best saves of the tournament. I’m still wondering why Bob Bradley, US coach, decided to go with Kasey Keller in their semi-final match against Canada. Timmy had this to say after the match
“I’m still in shock you know. It’s just one of those things where you practice all the time, and sometimes it comes off for you.
“I saw the ball break through and I tried my best and today it was good enough. It’s one I’ll remember forever. Sometimes the team needs you to come up with a big save, and you know you can make a difference. I was elated.”
Team USA had to come from a goal behind to beat the Mexican side. With Mexico up 1-0 at the half the Americans got two second half goals from Landon Donovan and Benny Feilhaber to win the game. Howard also had this to say after the game:
“We felt like they were on top of us a lot, but they only scored the one goal, and thankfully it came late in the first half so we could regroup. We knew we only needed a goal to get ourselves back in it, so we were really calm and composed and we came out and did the job.
“We’ve been talking for about a month about how we need to become a band of brothers, and today we talked about not getting divided. So when that goal went in, we thought ‘if a goal is going to divide us, we’re cooked’ so we talked about sticking together, showed a lot of character and a lot of heart. A lot of that has to go to Bob Bradley for the way he prepares us.”
The US squad will be headed to Venezuela to take part in Copa America. They will be without Howard’s services however. He will be headed back to Merseyside to start pre-season training with the team.
AJ Is Not For Sale and Other Transfer News
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There are reports that West Ham are looking to pay big money for the services of Andrew Johnson, but the Toffees are reporting that he is not for sale. The reported offer is supposedly between £13-18 Million. Everton’s chief executive, Keith Wyness, insisted that AJ was going nowhere. Wyness had this to say,
‘We have had no contact from any club with regard to Andrew Johnson - nor would we welcome any.
‘Whilst I feel certain there will be many Premiership clubs who will covet a player of Andrew’s skills and abilities, he is an Everton player and, as he made perfectly clear on several occasions last season, he is very happy to be an Everton player.’
For now AJ remains on the roster and Everton will look to add someone, preferably a big name, up front for support. That person might just be Alan Smith from Manchester United. There are reports that Smith could come to the land of Merseyside for £4 Million. Obviously the reports are also saying that Smith wants to stay with the Red Devils and hopes to retain a spot on their roster.
Other players that Everton are looking at right now are:
Michael Kightly, a creative midfielder from the Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Pablo Ibanez, a 6′4” defender, from Atletico Madrid.
“We’ve Won It Six Times” - Another Reason To Laugh At Liverpool
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It’s one thing to get some cheesy hats and T-shirts ready if your in the final of any major sporting event, but it’s a whole different story if you paint a bus with “WE’VE WON IT SIX TIMES“. Liverpool thought they all but won the Champions League and could celebrate early if they wanted to. The video above makes for great entertainment, or mocking material, however you look at it. It’s most likely a Everton Fan that’s shooting the footage and thank goodness for fans that probably have no business wondering around behind the scenes. Thanks for the link Bob!
Category: FunnyTime To Buy a New Jag
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Sheffield United utility man, Phil Jagielka, maybe returning to the Toffees real soon. Jag was released by Everton when he was younger, but is ready to pick them over Aston Villa or Newcastle now. He is believed to have a release clause in his contract that would allow Everton to offer up £4m for his services. Jagielka was used as a substitute for the England B squad when they played Albania last week and seemed to impress. With Sheffield being relegated it only makes sense for Jag to move to a Premiership squad to further his professional career.
This is a solid move in my opinion because Jag can play so many different positions (right-back, center-back, midfield). He will be a welcomed asset to the team and his International experience is a added bonus.
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