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• I'm going all Les Mis, Bring him home...
  Darren Hind in Strong chance Harrison Armstrong returns to Everton this winter
• Mike 28, you’re into bets where the loser donates money to charity of the winner’s choosing, right? How about $100 if Barry has at least 6 goals by mid-season next year. He could go on a Beto run like last year, but no way he’s leading the line if we’re to make it to Europe in the next 4 years. I’ve missed a couple of matches, notably the Manure win, and it’s true he has some average hold-up play, but I’ve yet to see any sign of Premier League-level creativity or finishing yet. Of course it helps that I’ll happily eat crow if I’m wrong. As for Dom, I’ll forever wish him nothing but the best and it was indeed his time to move on, but the main caveat to his average statistics is that he played in a toxic mix of chaos, manager churn, terrible teams, relegation battles and injuries for the last 4 seasons. It’s true he wasn’t world-class, but if (a big if) on a healthy run with the current squad, he’d get the 10-15 goals our current strikers aren’t sniffing....
  Jonathan Oppenheimer in Dominic Calvert-Lewin's form shows the risk Everton took
• Ah yes, Richarlison. I don't know how I missed him. So that brings the spending on forwards to around 300m. Even including Richarlison. The 71 goals scored by DCL for this club is STILL more than all the others put together. official records eh ? Oh and I've just done a bit of Digging as suggested He has more assists than all the others too. I'm not interested in foolish comparisons with players who played for us in a different era when we played football in a different way - Even though he scored more than them too When Carlo Ancelotti admitted to the world that he started playing long hoofs because he realised how "Fantastic" C-L was at receiving them, The player would have been better off f***ing off there and then, because successive managers have followed Carlo's lead and he never saw a strike partner again. I love the fact that people who have battered away at him on this site, not just when he was here, but since the day and hour he left are now...
  Darren Hind in Dominic Calvert-Lewin's form shows the risk Everton took
• The big benefit of bringing Armstrong back is that he has enjoyed game time this season. Dibling, Rohl and Aznou have spent the entire season on the bench due to the manager’s selection decisions and are not ready as a result....
  Steve Brown in Strong chance Harrison Armstrong returns to Everton this winter
• Seems to me you take it match by match. The next 4 are all winnable. If we can grab at least 4 points from the next 2, you keep Armstrong where he is. If we take 7 from those 4, I think you can weather the storm until Senegal’s run comes to an end at Afcon. All of this assumes KDH is out at least a few more weeks, which is likely. None of it is ideal for the cup match against Sunderland, but you have to leave the young man at PNE if at all possible. Depending on the terms, from what I can tell it’s possible we can recall him for a few weeks and send him back on loan by the end of January. ...
  Jonathan Oppenheimer in Strong chance Harrison Armstrong returns to Everton this winter
• Dear God Ian (3), Kalvin dodo Phillips. I had pushed him deep into the cobwebs of my mind. Even had to pop on Wiki to see where he is now. Still at City, stealing a living. But you're right Ian and you have scared the living daylights out of me. This could be something Moyes and the crack recruitment team might be considering. And we fill things out with Ward-Prowse on loan. Sorted. Meanwhile, Harrison is called back and makes a string of appearances as a late sub for Phillips. Another sleepless night beckons. ...
  Paul Griffiths in Strong chance Harrison Armstrong returns to Everton this winter