Based on what we had last season we still need to add a back up keeper, possibly a right back, the much advertised defensive midfielder (as Neville is certainly not the answer to this position) and at least two midfielders.

It is also of great concern to see the likes of AJ strongly linked with a move away. Now I know AJ is not the greatest player ever, but he works hard and gives us a different option. In my opinion Anichebe is not ready, Vaughan never seems to be fit, and the Yak needs someone to play with.

Why are we letting a player like AJ go, especially as we need players at the moment? I really hope Mr Moyes has 4 or 5 signings up his sleeve that he has managed to keep away from the press. Otherwise I really fear it could be along hard season.

Darren Fletcher will be a replacement for Carsley at £4M and Milito is supposed to be a replacement for Johnson. Is Fletcher the kind of quality and not quantity Moyes was talking about? And can he do the job we need to fill in for Carsley??? Plus Milito is a good striker but will he be good for Everton?

I also agree that he doesn't offer enough as a CM but he's still very useful when you have 4 midfielders around him.

Johnson for me is as previously stated mid-table standard. I would like to see someone similar to AJ but who can score more regularly. If Michael Owen could stay fit, he would be ideal. Also, I think Darren Bent is better than AJ, so I would be happy with either of those.

AJ is never going to score 20 goals a season but he could be a useful foil for the Yak next season and he's an option when Tim's not fit. His pace could be a vital weapon, the Yak scored goals last year through shear workrate and runs on AJ?s part... Bolton away springs to mind.

Sell AJ and there is no doubt we will miss him and let's not forget the double figures he has scored in the two seasons he has had here. Even though four were in Europe, they are still goals and those goals could have helped us to win a trophy but that's another story...

I just hope we won't look back in 12 months time and he has scored double figures for Wigan while Yak is probably going to be our only productive outlet for goals next season. We should be used to Everton taking risks selling players and not replacing them by now though and after we were promised it wouldn't come to having to sell before we can buy again, it is happening all over again and Kenwright and the board have again failed to deliver the goods.

I really worry about this year, where's Moyes?s contract? I would probably sell AJ; he works hard but no goals and if we're trying to improve we need them, I really have bad feeling about this season, How long will Moyes put up with this?........ He deserves better, EVERTON deserve better, and we as hard working, honest fans deserve more. Kenwright to go........ surely someone on the board has a brain, and will force this clown out. Out with the clown!!!!!!!! COYB!!

I am sorry to sound mean on Vic but at the moment he is nothing more than a good sub to have especially in Europe where clubs don't know so much about his strength. Vaughan cannot be classed as the answer yet as he has been injured for the last three years and is too young to burden the responsibility of getting fit and delivering the goods straight away at the highest level.

I think if we had a bigger squad then loaning him out for a month would help him gain his match practice better and quicker.. Selling AJ because we have told him that he will not be first choice doesnt seem right because I assume people think we will be playing 4-5-1 but I stop you there and ask you this. Where exactly are the five midfielders going to come from? Cahill wont be fit for the opening day or so by the looks of it and Carsely has gone, he was a regular last season. Fernandes has left and so too Gravesen.

The laugh of the year so far was the Echo last night... Top class midfielder? Darren Fletcher?? Ticks all the right boxes??? Come on I mean I have nothing against Fletch but thats insulting our intelligence levels a bit too far in my opinion... There isnt a single supporter or footballer for that matter who thinks Darren Fletcher is top class and to sum it up he was mentioned as a replacement for Carsley. Its just mickey taking now from the more and more un-reliable football source that is becoming a joke with the Echo.

I'm sorry but selling Johnson and buying Fletcher for £4 million is not what I had down as a successful summer of transfer dealings.. [Shakes head.]

There have been so many players linked to us this close season that have just gone off the radar or been signed by our opposition ... Jo? for £19m? I wonder if this is a deliberate smokescreen? A week or so ago Mikel was definitely going to Atletico!! Nobody believes that now.

As I?ve said in a previous post I like AJ but £12m would be too much to refuse . Moyesy Isn?t stupid , far from it, saying he wasn?t for sale has risen his fee from £7m to £12m. He promised us quality signings, I personally trust him to do that, if having to sacrifice AJ at a £3m profit is the means to do that then so be it. Getting a regular top 4 spot would increase our income by a vast amount, we?d then be a much more attractive prospect to potential investors.

Everton struggles sometimes with their level of quality, and inability to feed the strikers effectively, especially without Arteta and Cahill. This forces them to get by with defensive grinders like Lescott leading the way. Not only is Lescott brilliant in the box but he?s a quality team player. I mention this because this is what I see Andy?s role has been as well, he?s well liked, a fantastic workhorse and a sparkplug in many respects. He?s also somewhat selfless which are all essential qualities to a team with the right chemistry to play winning football.

Just look at Spurs versus Everton last year. The pieces of Tottenham where supposedly better on paper but Everton embarrassed them which perhaps even led Spurs to go on to struggle as badly as they did. Everton simply beat many teams last year not on sheer talent but on what they have as a team.

You just cannot seriously expect him to be replaced via the free agent pool. Someone else will not just step into what Everton has managed to produce over the last two seasons. It takes too long to get into the groove of this club, it's too tight knit, Just look at Peanuts, it took him half the season last year.

If Andy goes I fear that the chemistry will suffer and spread to the overall feel of the club. Which is what I believe often really carries this team through. I can?t help but feel as though a void will exist in the coming year that cannot be effectively filled, one that perhaps Everton will even be unable to recover from in order to duplicate or beat what they?ve accomplished with Andy the last 2 years.