Everton Rumour Thread Summer 07 [R]

Looks like Manuel Fernandes made a U-turn.

 

Just a bit. Lost a lot of respect for him for it though. Hope Valencia turns out to be the worst decision of his life. I'm not bitter though.

 

LOL...Calm down.

 

From F365:

 

I think'd be terrific if Gravesen comes back on loan.

We might even have a chance of breaking into the Top 4 with him stirring things up in the middle.

 

Gravesen is offically back on a one year loan from Celtic. Great news or me, I really like the way he plays. Hopefully he still has it in him.

SQUAD COMPLETE!

 

If anyone says 'I saw that coming' then they are a damn liar!

 

I like Gravesen. No one can fault him for leaving for Real Madrid, and I hope he picks up where he left off for us.

And yeah, I'd heard the rumours that he was coming back but didn't believe it for a second. I was shocked when I saw it on the official site.

Welcome back, Tommy.

 

I'd been at work all today and to come back to seeing that on the Reuters site was a bit of a 'wtf' moment!

 

Now how are we gonna tell Graveson and Carsley apart again.

Maybe Graveson should paint his nogging!

 

Ditto. My head is still kinda spinning. I see him holding the shirt and smiling, but I'm still not sure I believe it 100%.

 

AJ, Carsley, Howard, Grav...it's the all-bald team! Just as long as Neville doesn't shave, too...

 

The blues brothers are back in effect! Now Neville can replace that tard Hibbert at right back!

 

well it's easy. graveson is the uglier...wait. now i'm confused too.

 

My time following Everton started in the spring of '05. So I am not familiar with Mr. Graveson. Can someone do a brief summary of his abilities? I understand he's a defensive central midfielder, sort of the role that Carsley has been playing.

 

He's a far cry for Manny. And he's been horrible in his stint with Celtic. Here's hoping he rekindles his 2004 form.

 

lots of energy, good workrate, lots of shouting and mean/awkward stare downs.

he's not too skillful on the ball in my opinion, but he makes up for it with his energy and hustle. when i've seen him play pre-celtic, he's always played with his heart on his sleeve and never gave up. not the

at real, his lack of technical ability showed. but he still was able to contribute with his intensity, workrate and endless running. problem was that his endless running was just that.

his last full season at everton was interesting if i remember. i believe he spent a lot of time as an attacking midfielder and everton had a lot of success.

but i wouldn't say he's a defensive midfielder in the makelele fold.

 

I'm pleased to see him return and on loan too.

Adds much needed depth in the middle of the park. Don't see him being a regular starter but he'll get some spot starts based on injuries, cup competitions, etc....

Welcome back Tommy.

 

Just a question here, with Yakubu joining Everton now, http://www.epllatestnews.blogspot.com. Which area should Everton Strengthen more? Just interested to find out.

Great Start, this season for Everton so far.

 

He's a better version of Carsley. Or was anyways. Hopefully he can do well for Everton again. He didn't get much of a look at Madrid and not much at Celtic this year.

 

******** me, we blow. Graverson means nothing. We won't go far in UEFA Shocker.