Did we really learn so little from the summer of madness? Linked to all and sundry week after week: buy a player or three, on Deadline Day, of whom hardly anyone has heard??? And yet here we are again with more of the FM/Pro Evo transfer madness.

Get a grip, people. Instead of going down this provenly moribund path each time, convince yourselves we'll sign no-one. Then just imagine the pleasurable surprise when we do!!!

No-one really springs to mind with the top four, other than possibly Manucho at Man U, but he?s not played in the Premier League as far as I know. Darren Bent is now playing and scoring regularly for Spurs. I don't like the look of Jo. Bojinov is coming back from injury for City, so they may be willing to let him out on loan, but again he?s unproven in the Premier League and is clearly injury prone. Harewood has great pace but is a Championship player IMO. I was suprised when Villa signed him frankly.

The further down the league we get, the more we?re scraping the barrel. There?s Viduka at Newcastle, great in his day, but well past it and on high wages. Nugent is staying at Pompey, as he should, to at least try and prove himself. So who else?

Dean Windass? If we had any £ to spend I?d like us to go for Kenwyne Jones of Sunderland. He?s big, powerful, good in the air and on the ground, works hard and scores goals. Even without our injury crises I?d like to see him at Everton, but I doubt we can afford him.

So we?ll either have to look abroad for a foreign mercenary, or to the lower leagues for an up-and-comer. Or worst of all, sign no-one, and limp through to the end of the season with only a couple of strikers fit at any time, and midfielders and centre backs playing up front. If we do sign someone, I just hope it's done in a timely and efficient manner, rather than the usual last minute kick bollock scramble. But then again, this is Everton we?re talking about...

However, in the the same way as Heskey (apart from the beginning of this season and much of last), he?d have a good game ? every seven or so. However, as a striker who only managed 8 goals in 44 games... which is why when we were offered just under £3M for him so many people couldn?t believe it. I have nothing against him and certainly hope he does well... just elsewhere as nobody would be gullible enough to fork out that much for him again.

Saying that, he helped us to 4th place playing for most of the season as the sole striker running the channels, so you have to give him credit for that. Also, we made some money when we sold him to Charlton, so all in all a good piece of business by Moyes.

Not sure why everyone is so negative towards him. It?s not like we haven?t had worse.

Re Ezquerro, he plays for Osasuna now, as Real let him go on a free at the end of last season.

You?d think Moyes already knows who he wants to bring in. Also, can?t they negotiate the deal now, and then the player just signs the paperwork once the window opens, subject to a medical?

Same could be said about Vagner Love, we were vaguely linked with a January move for him once the Russian season was over, and Moyesy?s been to see him play a few times in the Uefa Cup this season so he?s definitely interested, and Vagner Love admitted himself that Everton had made contact with CSKA Moscow for him but then again he did say he?d rather play for Real Madrid. I can?t see Madrid going in for him now that they're going to splash out for Huntelaar in January so who knows? A loan deal in January with a view to a permanent deal in the summer??!!