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The future is bright...

...the future is Rodwell!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I WAS worried. No activity on the transfer front, only endless gossip generated by Agents. Then we have our 'big guns' absent for a variety of reasons from two friendly defeats.

So it was a nervous me that went to see the Preston friendly at Deepdale on Wednesday night.

Boy was I a chuffed Evertonian! What was basically a reserve side out played Preston. And it If I was a fan of that club I'd be deeply worried.

The stars of the match were not Jags and Lescott. But our 17 and 16 year olds notably Jack Rodwell and Jose Baxter.

One of my main worries this summer has been, How do we replace Harry Hill? Well, I would put Jack Rodwell in against Blackburn. Against Preston he barely put a foot wrong in either defence or attack. He looked a class above the Championship players he was facing.

Equally I doubt whether Jose Baxter would let us down in the Premier League. To coin a phrase by that Media football (Liverpool) Guru, Hansen. 'You won't win anything with kids'!

How true! Er but these two are ready for the first team. This Blue in particular thinks the future is bright.

As a footnote before the match, we had a trip around the National Football Museum. We were greeted by the surreal sight of the 1985 Cup Winners Cup final playing in what looked like Bob Paisley's chest.

Now that's a sense of humour!

Mike Berry, Otley, West Yorkshire Posted 23/07/2008 at 10:45:02

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Steve Hopkins
1 Posted 24/07/2008 at 10:16:27

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I’ll have some of what mike is taking, I think its called rosetintedspectaclesacillin and is available only on prescription from your GP or from Bill Kenwright

Steve Pugh
2 Posted 24/07/2008 at 11:19:29

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Steve M, if you know so much why not put in a decent response instead of a one line put down. Mike has obviously seen them play and was impressed. As where most people at the Preston game. Just because you weren’t impressed doesn’t mean Mike doesn’t have a clue, it just mean you have a different opinion.

Keith Glazzard
3 Posted 24/07/2008 at 11:40:39

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I haven’t seen these young players and can offer no opinion about them. But I do know that I hope Mike is right, and that they are good, and that they will progress, make the grade and make us proud. That’s what a football club should be doing, not like the monopoly money Chelseas and Shites of this world.

Mark Stone
4 Posted 24/07/2008 at 12:39:35

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I think Rodwell will play only be a bit part this season, but will be a big player for us 2009 - 2010

Dave Whitwell
5 Posted 24/07/2008 at 13:01:32

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I wasn’t at the game but did watch on Everton TV.

I think there is definately potential there, although my main concern was with the way Preston broke through our midfield. It looked to me as though they were able to hold the ball and pass it around quite well, whilst we were generally hitting it long on the break. (not the hole time of course, we did create some decent passing moves) but that was my general perception.

I would really like to see the odd 1 or 2 of those guys in with the rest of the 1st team, to really test them, I don’t think you learn to much about them when all playing together.