Sidibé joins Everton on loan

How on earth could anybody have criticised the club, as they did only a couple of weeks ago, for lack of activity in the transfer market!

I don't know why, but that joke form the old comedian, Bob Monkhouse, comes to mind: "when I was at school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up; when I said 'a comedian', they all laughed. Well, they're not laughing now, are they".

Seems we're exercising appropriate caution with this one, and that medical will undoubtedly be a thorough one. But it's a very sensible solution to the RB depth problem until the season in Germany shows us what JJK really has.

I also like the option to buy, if things work out, great, if they don't, we are not lumbered, another good find from M Brands hopefully.

Like when the Tories were de-Nationalising the Industries the British Gas Logo, was ' don't forget to tell Sid ' or something to that effect.

Hopefully we’ll have two great options to pick from next year.

PS. The injury is worrisome.

At least out on loan, he will get game time and experience for the future.

Bringing in this guy makes perfect sense and also agreeing a buy price should we wish to keep him.

Damn shame we never included this in the Zouma loan.

Our transfer incomings are from City, Juve, Monaco, Barcelona, Mainz (and Huddersfield).

With Henry also out of the door our net spending is also on a nice even keel so we don’t run foul of any FFP rules (cause you can bet your bottom Euro they’d be enforced as soon as Everton stepped out of line 🙄)

Get another, preferably older striker in (even on loan) and this will have been a decent transfer window.

Mr Brands knows his onions - if you saw how he presented Kean's mother with a personalised shirt you'll see the mark of the man; you'd have to be made of stone not to want to play for the club after his chat.

I think it was a good move elevating him to the board.

Should push Seamus hard and I think the Irishman will hopefully rise to the challenge.

MB has done his homework, it seems, very well.

For what it's worth, Dr. David France picked Tommy Wright over Stevens.

If he can prove he is over his knee problems, we may have found ourselves a top player here. A loan with an option to buy looks an excellent move to me.

Enough said

We can, of course, only comment on those we've actually seen. On that basis Seamus is nowhere near the best right back I've seen and trails Alex Parker, Tommy Wright and Gary Stevens, in that order.

Seriously though, Tommy Wright would be my personal choice.

Anyway, I digress, because the tactics of the game have changed so much, even in the last 30 years or so, Right Backs as we remember them were defenders first and foremost and rarely crossed the half-way line. Today's game they are wing backs, so it is difficult to compare really, plus the rules have changed, (less physical contact) the emphasis is now on speed and fitness. (yet there seems to be more injuries than ever) Then again as someone mentioned earlier it's about opinions, but it keeps TW interesting all the same with odd trip down Memory Lane.

Do these journos or whoever think we are all as dumb as they are, quite often on these click bait stories they even post a picture of an entirely different player, to add (in)credibility?

We all want the best for our Club, and I think we have the best DoF to sort out these transfers on our behalf let's hope we add a couple more, but up to now we have done really well, even if there's no more incomings!

All this massive money for Zaha I am unsure about. I am unsure because of his stated desire to play for Arsenal, his strength of character. Will he fight in adversity or our club or sulk?

Iwobi I'm not sure about either, he has never really kicked on. 30m seems outrageously excessive for a fringe player of a club one or two places ahead of us.

I think any chance of Zouma lies with the tooth fairy, or maybe till January, please, please, don't let it be a Manure reject!

If not, and as much as I like Mina, we have to be realistic and say he played just 9 games last season and so we have to be ready for a plan B. Can that Plan B really be Holgate or 18 year old Gibson (who has got the nod ahead of the older Feeney)? Note Gibson and Feeney are very much with the first team in training, as is Dennis Adeniran (MC). So Silva is taking a very close look at them.

Centre-back is a must whatever way you look at it, and it needs to be someone quick and with top level experience (though not necessarily PL experience).

Cover for Mina is essential, I pray he doesn't but it is odds on he will get some sort of injury before Christmas.

Expect an experienced loanee to be targeted for CB, in the hope the above regarding Zouma is true.

He has all the gifts, young at 21 and is quicker and more athletic than Zouma. He plays a lot like Yobo and breaks up play effectively.

One of the best players in the Championship last year.

Loan with a purchase option of less than £20M and it might be a steal.

If JJK sits the bench or shits the bed, we buy Sid.

Simples, and damn good business.

But Silva said he wanted quality competition for each role in the team. Bit premature to be writing Coleman off I think.

Delighted with the signings. You have to hand it to Bill and Mr Mosh.

Loan to buy with a sensible purchase fee. Good business.

Tony 86. LMFAO. :-)

BTW, I hear Zaha has handed a transfer request in and we may go back with a better offer.

I didn't see the post from Steve! Great minds think alike!

There's SO much shit going around, I'm just clicking "jump to end" and clickity-clacking away!

I hope he welcomes the new guy, then keeps him on the bench all season because he is playing so well.

Anyway, I'm very happy with our two right backs. One more central defender and we'll have very promising defence. C'mon Everton, sign Zaha and this will probably be the best transfer window ever.

We potentially sign a WC winner in 12 months, or JJK comes good in Germany and returns to the fold, challenging for the right back spot with many years in front of him.

Further evidence of a deliberate strategy and forward thinking on Brands' watch.

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

Archie Styles was a very underrated player although he was a left back and not a right back.

Mike #58 John McLaughlin was also a left back but not in the same league as Wilson, Baines or Digne

I came home on leave that year [1958] and I blame Everton for his lack of caps, he operated for a time as a right half at Goodison and his regular replacement in the Scottish team was Eric Caldow. I know that that I don't have to tell you Dave, it's for the benefit of younger readers.

I met Alex at one of the Hall of Fame dinners, and I commended him on his sliding tackles, his reply was " Yeah, I was faster on my arse than I was on my feet" I doubt that we shall see the likes of him again. I'll see you on the 17th, but I'm afraid it's Adam's Ale for me

Gary Stevens wasn't bad. We've had nobody comes close since.

I think Duncan McKenzie is married to Archie’s sister, that’s just a little bit of gossip for you. ( Free)

Let# see if we can get a commanding CB, aka KZ, in the hours left of this transfer window.

If he is fit and healthy, and if there is no problem with his knee, Seamus has got some serious - VERY serious! - competition to hold on to his place.

Sidibé certainly likes to get forward and when he does, he doesn't close his eyes and lump and hope the ball into the penalty area. He has a lovely body shape when crossing the ball high and picking out a man, but also alertness to the running and positioning of other players to play in ground balls or pull backs to create scoring chances.

He has Tony Hibbert-like coolness in the penalty area with his own finishing also (cough!).

Curiously, very little video evidence of his defensive skills. But clearly a technically very capable footballer.

Not a big fan of Zaha, but I really want him to sign so we can stick two fingers up at all of these patronising wankers who are still saying that we should expect a battle just to finish 7th.

He was transferred with Howard Kendall to Birmingham City as part of the £350,000 deal that brought Bob Latchford to Goodison.

Bill Watson, your point was worth repeating. John McLoughlin was not in the same league as Wilson, Baines and Digne. In fact, he was not in the same universe!

Actually with all the names on this thread l must admit a soft spot for Steve Watson. Remember that hat-trick he scored.

Unfortunately, it was in his own net... It was a great goal, though, mate.

What a shame. I am an ex scouser who has been in Canada for fifty five years. I also gave my two sons middle names John Everton and Andrew Goodison. They are both Blue fanatics and have both been to Goodison to see games. In fact John and myself are both booked to come over to see the Derby game in March 2020. mind you we still need to get tickets. Keep working on your son.

I cant remember my first game. Although I was born within spitting distance of GP, and my Dad was a sth. I was wearing blue long before I can remember.

My dad had trials for us. He was good enough for the trials but not for anything further. Still, we're dead proud he got that far. And actually stepped onto the hallowed turf once. He ended up driving for a band; that became the Beatles. Hey ho. (Or hey Jude).

The first match I can remember attending was the 66 FA Semi. And then the final. Who could forget! I was only 7. Hagrid was stood in front of us, so it was on Dad's shoulders.
Shortly after, the family moved to sunny Torquay.

Since then it's been a bit of a roller coaster. (Following EFC, not Torquay!). I look at the team posters on my man shed walls, filled with my heroes harking back to the 60's 70's. And I'm filled with nostalgia. And the ever present optimism and hope that fills the hearts of every Evertonian. But apart from a brief spell in the 80s, I've never felt more hopeful, and optimistic, about our Grand old club, and its future prospects. I'm so excited, I can't tell you.

For a long time, Everton have been an aristocratic, but unfashionable club. Like the upper classes, post WW1. We had the breeding and pedigree, but no longer the finances.

Evertonians have been so patient, over a sustained period, without reward. And eternally optimistic.

I think it's time. I think it's our time. This is the beginning. Success begets success. And top quality players are unafraid of signing for us. We are attracting some of Europe's top young talent. Building a team for the future, rather than living off other's casts offs.

And I am filled with joy and excitement. And intense expectation, and optimism. And I have my blue and white scarf my mum knitted for the 66 final. And I hope to be wearing it to a few more finals!

Hopefully, as a sth at Bramley Moor. Listening to the siren and Z C 's. And watching us thrash the RS.

COYB.

We've moved, (keep one step ahead of the ILR, Lol!), but not far. We live on Dartmoor now.

Yes it is a bit of way. But there's the West Country Blues. So I can share a lift. And it's worth it. As me old Dad said, "There's no pockets in shrouds". So I might as well spend it on something I enjoy.

Anyway, in that match our Archie, on the goal-line to a City free kick, voluntarily reduced his already small height by two inches when he resolutely headed Colin Bell's hammer strike back to the halfway line before strolling out to assist the ensuing attack.

Concussion? That was for wimps!

Nice one.

But he was a pretty good player, at least he performed pretty well when I saw him anyway.

“EVERTON ARE RECRUITING TO WIN TROPHIES AND PLAY ON THE BIGGEST STAGE” pray to god!

Whilst I am sticking with my choice of Alex Parker the point that Derek Knox # 53 made is really relevant. Right full back today is almost a totally different position to full back play in Parker's day and begs the question would ANY of the greats of yesteryear adapt to the modern game. Not going to let that spoil my dream though !