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Beyond Panic Stations...

So today is Tuesday, there is now less than a week to go before the season starts and the fans of Everton Football Club are faced with the prospect of starting a new season with less squad players than last year - a year in which I believe EFC had less than necessary anyway.

Pienaar (according to this site) is now likely to be out for 6 weeks, as is Andy van de Meyde (yes I know he is not really the first name on the teamsheet - but let's face it, he has experience) which leaves a grand total of 3 experienced midfielders - 4 if little Timmy is back.

Meanwhile we have Mikel Arteta stating on Everton TV that there are 3 weeks left of the transfer season and he is confident that the club knows what it is doing.

CODSWALLOP!

Who in their right mind would plan to start a season with 3 fully fit midfielders??? If the money has been there then why has no player been bought? It is my firm belief that BK and KW put all of their little eggs into the DK basket and are now (well not KW - the one sensible thing he did was to fuck off!) up a creek and with very little in the way of long wooden implements.

To me it is no wonder that DM has not signed another contract - would you?

This close season has been a shambles from start to finish - yes there are 3 weeks left on the transfer window, but the season starts on Saturday and surely only a complete muppet would not bother buying players until after you have lost the first two matches. I have long since stopped fretting about all of this and have moved into acceptance that Everton will not challenge for anything this season - unless of course there is a prize offered to the worst managed football club in the league.
Rupert Sullivan, Bristol Posted 12/08/2008 at 00:28:13

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Dan Parker
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We should have enough quality to do well until Christmas but unless Moyes signs anyone decent and builds depth into the squad, we'll run out of steam towards the end of the season like we do every year. I sincerely hope the club pulls a few gems out of the hat and gets some support for the Yak. He looked lost on his own up front when I saw him in Chicago.

Baxter hat-trick?