ToffeeWeb - Season 2007-08

Eileen Roberts
1 Posted 13/08/2007 at 18:37:53

Great news! Especially if it is true.

Ian McDowell
2 Posted 13/08/2007 at 18:38:20

Lets just hope we get him, although I am not too sure on the 50% ownership thing.

David Barks
3 Posted 13/08/2007 at 18:39:46

This looks promising. We would have to buy out his other half, but that’s not a problem. We have to get the 50% from Benfica before we could deal with his other ownership half. Come on Manny, ya know ya want to link up with Arteta for the next few years!!!! Get him in Moyes!!

Brian Finnigan
4 Posted 13/08/2007 at 18:54:12

Art....I believe Duncan Ferguson is so delighted to receive the news about Fernandes that he wants to come to Portugal to thank you personally. I’m only joking Art....you can come out from under the bed now!

Connor Rohrer
5 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:05:45

Sky have just said Benfica have just accepted a bid at 9 million euros which is about 6 million. Im abousalutely made up hopefully he will come back.

Steve Claringbold
6 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:09:18

Fingers crossed, this will be great news if it goes ahead.

Roy coyne
7 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:08:37

If true best news of the window Manny& Miki look out top four hear that sound its the blues on the march

David Barks
8 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:14:42

A very positive thing about this is that we will be adding a quality young player, but one who already know the team and manager. There shouldn’t be any settle in time, since he was just here a couple of months ago. If we agree terms with him he can step right into the squad.

Gavin Ramejkis
9 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:24:45

I so want this to happen if for nothing else than to shut up my own niggles that DM will finally be getting the team playing a passing game from the midfield

Art Greeth
10 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:23:28

That’s a valid and interesting point, David. Of course, a longer pre-season with us would have been beneficial, but the fact of the matter is that he very recently spent five months with us, is familiar with the players and the club set up so his bedding in time will be minimal.

He has had an EXCELLENT pre-season with Benfica, all the more impressive because he was something of a hate figure amongst some Benfica fans who resented his ambition for not (seemingly) sticking with the club who nurtured him from a youngster. Sound familiar...?

David Barks
11 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:29:58

In a months time when Cahill comes back, we could be looking at a midfield of Pienaar, Fernandes, Cahill, Arteta. With Osman, Carsley, Jagielka, Van Der Meyde providing back up and rotation, this would have to be seen as one of the top midfields in the league. Come on Moyes!!

Graham Nolan
12 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:37:09

This is indeed good news. The fact that he has been withdrawn from the Benfica squad ahead of their Champions League qualifier adds weight to the rumour.
If he played, he could not play in Europe for another team.
A midfield of Fernandes, Cahill, Arteta & Jagielka/Neville looks decent.
the Yakubu move seems to be gathering pace also, and I think he would be a great signing for us.
I won’t count my chickens just yet though!!

Chris Canning
13 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:33:38

Connor, I presume this is on sky sports news channel as I can’t find the article anywhere on the website. Manny isn’t the finished article yet but hey, anyone remmeber Arteta’s first half a season loan spell?... it was much the same as Manny’s (lots of technique but lacked grit & determination). If Manny adds the Davey Moyes aspects of what makes a good footballer then we will have a hell of a player! That is IF he signs...

David Barks
14 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:50:08

I’ve got to believe that Arteta is heavily influencing this move. Fernandes will have one great player to look up to in Arteta. Until Cahill gets back, we could have Pienaar, Carsley, Fernandes, and Arteta as our midfield. That would let Manny be creative and leave the toughness in the center of midfield to Carsley.

Connor Rohrer
15 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:50:14

Yes they annonced it on Sky sports news Chris. I would say he was the finished article technically and he was agressive and got stuck in but as you say his workrate was not up to scratch. But if anyone is going to improve that it is David Moyes.

colin Riley
16 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:41:41

Top signings manny & yak.One to ram a ball in the back of the net the other a ball player with an eye for a killer pass.Pray its all true chaps.We could have a propper team here with weapons all over the place to hurt teams.Like the look of that kid for shef wed,Chris Brunt on youtube.Check his goals out.Shoots from anywhere.
Get these kids in and we can get revenge over Villareal .We owe them one.COYB.

Gavin
17 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:54:33

"Sky have just said Benfica have just accepted a bid at 9 million euros which is about 6 million. Im abousalutely made up hopefully he will come back."

Cant see it on the site mate, is it breaking news?

gary oflynn
18 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:53:33

was just on ssn that they have accepted a 9 million offer from everton

Steve Claringbold
19 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:58:21

Not on Skysports website yet, but is breaking news on sky sports news.

Dan Mckie
20 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:58:40

So hope this is true, imagine a 5 man midfield with arteta,cahill,fernandes and pienaar with carsley doing the donkey work,ok we wouldnt win many headers but surely there would be some great stuff played on the floor!

David Barks
21 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:02:46

If this does come off, I wonder if Yakubu will demand a transfer to us. He would have to favor playing along side AJ and with a midfield of Arteta and Fernandes instead of with Boro and, umm, Downing I guess.

Steve Clarinbgbold
22 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:08:07

http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKL139881220070813

This pretty much confirms it everyone. Sorry you’ll have to cut and paste as my software prevents linking it.

Art Greeth
23 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:13:57

The story is really firming up, people. Watching the evening news in Portugal... as I write this, the ticker-tap bulletin is confirming that Benfica and Everton have reached an agreement for EFC to buy out Benfica’s share in the player for 9 million euros. It confirms that Manu has been withdrawn from the CL game with Copenhagen...

BUT!!! This is EFC we are talking about here....

Gavin
24 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:14:07

They have said before that they will not let him leave guys. What happens if the bank want to sell though? Unless the bank wants it there is no chance of getting him.

robert carney
25 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:12:13

Get your bets on now boys

Everton to finish ahead of Liverpool. If you wait too long, the prices will plummet.

Will Bruce
26 Posted 13/08/2007 at 19:34:31

Well, I am not getting desperate, and I know I need to get out more but as at tea time Monday, Fernades is not featured in the Benfica team roll, on their website!! Here's hoping..

Tom Lynch
27 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:21:38

any one here anything on the yak transfer. Will it happen?

Andy N
28 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:23:24

If we move to Kikby, will foreign papers describe us at the ’City, sorry Town of, erm, Tesco’?. Doesn’t have quite the same ring as ’City of the Beatles’ does it!

Chris Dawson
29 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:24:07

Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, make this happen!!!

David Shaw
30 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:28:53

Rumours in Italy suggest Everton have switched their attention to Adriano, who’s apparently unsettled at Inter at the moment. Valencia have made the first move but Everton may follow with a 20million Euro offer!!!!

Charlie S
31 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:41:03

After tearing ourselves apart over the stadium debate its great to see us all excited about what would be a fantastic signing. Come on Everton your fans deserve this. Carrying on from Chris..... please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please!

Martin Handley
32 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:41:50

Fuck me if this comes off along with The Yak and that Barca guy on free I’m going to have to run naked around Spurs tomorrow night so switch off your tellys around 8:45 pm .
I’m not joking I’ll do it unless someone gets me a ticket for Reading on Saturday!!

danny obrien
33 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:51:01

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2659942,00.html says he is still in the squad but we have made an offer. Adriano’s goal scoring record is shit by the way.

albert velthuijsen
34 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:46:23

can’t wait to see him in a blue shirt again along with ateta HOPEFULLY HE WILL SIGN FOR US !!!!!

carl williamson
35 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:33:28

ill be so happy if he does choose to join us, iv got a feeling he will opt to stay at benfica though...

lol @ adriano joining us...keep smoking them rocks david

J Taylor
36 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:50:14

get in!! come you blues!! i tim henman clenched fist comes to mind!!

Karl Jones
37 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:51:51

Sky sports are reporting Benfica have accepted offer of 6 million from Everton for Fernandes..Does that mean we now have to negotiate with the agent for the other 50%, or can the agent still own 50% as seems to be the case with Benfica?..Anybody any idea how this type of deal would work?

Art Greeth
38 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:56:01

For all the doubters and cynics out there, unless BK’s stage management extends to controlling all FOUR Portuguese TV channels, this is not mere spin and smoke and mirrors as some might wish to suggest.

I’ve been flicking from one evening news bulletin to the other for the past hour here in Portugal and all are confirming the story, with footage of Benfica training in preparation for their CL qualifier with FC Copenhagen and the comment that Manu has been withdrawn so as not to jeopardize the potential move to Everton.

Benfica stated earlier today that it basically depended on the wishes of the player. The fact that he MUST have agreed to withdraw from training and not be a part of Tuesday night’s game for Benfica suggests very strongly to me that the boy wants to "come home".

Simon Douglas
39 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:33:12

Please! let it be true. This will go someway towards proving that we are not a second rate club when it comes to spending

Matt Sheff
40 Posted 13/08/2007 at 20:53:45

Would be great to see Manu here in the next few days, Yakubu too. add a couple of free transfers and possibly that guy from wednesday and we have something resembling a squad.

There are a lot of possible midfield lineups being quoted but i think DM will always play neville in there somewhere, unless he sticks him at right back?

Not too sure how Adriano would do, he would carry a risk of not fitting into the premiership at first, couple that with the massive 6 figure a week money he would be wanting... great to be discussing him tho!!

J Taylor
41 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:07:01

boro agreed fee for Mido... yak now free to leave???

peter
42 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:04:46

Watch this space!!
If it happens great, however I do feel this a long story a bit Eastenders!!

Jeffrey Leahey
43 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:07:30

Great news if this comes off,Im of to the fridge,im gonna raise a glass to this one.

john prior
44 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:21:29

........wot no tony marsh comment???

oh yeah its a feel-good thread!

peter
45 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:21:14

Jeffrey, I suggest a bucket!!!

albert_velthuijsen
46 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:19:52

please can somebody go to the marriot hotel to check if manny and yak is there..!!!!!.

David Barks
47 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:27:10

Let’s not raise our glasses yet. It’s far from finalized. It looks very possible and positive, but let’s wait and see now.

Nick Jones
48 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:27:59

Just heard Valencia are going to put a bid in for him :(

Valencia + champions league footie + higher wages

or

Everton...

Pedro Pereira
49 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:26:18

Comment from a Portuguese fan:

Manuel Fernandes is a great player and, although he plays for our biggest rival benfica i would sure LOVE TO HAVE HIM IN FCPORTO, but he’s cutted up for bigger leagues.
Strong, intelligent with huge power kick, and he’s young but mature. I sure hope he leaves benfica. Congrats Everton.

Richard A
50 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:41:00

Assuming we manage to buy 50% from Benfica. ’Just’ need to buy the other 50% from MSI:

Under Premier league rules: "England’s top clubs are not allowed to field a player owned by a third party who would have the "ability materially to influence its policies or the performance of its teams".

peter
51 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:39:24

It’s interesting to hear everybodies comments, at the end of today, it belongs to one person, Mr David Moyes nobody else, shell we wait & listen???

John Charles
52 Posted 13/08/2007 at 21:52:25

Richard: I think they key thing is ’having the ability to influence’.

Does anyone agree with em that PROVIDING we have an option with MSI for the other 50% for 6m at say anytime in the next 3 years that it would be good business at 50%?

I mean lok at Lucho and Porto. Porto had a 50% 4m option with MSI, so when we bid 11m in total for him it was a no brainer for them... they took the 4m 50% option from MSI and effectively made 2m back on the deal in the event they sold him.

anyway, who cares, get him signed and at Reading on Saturday. fookin marvelous!

Gavin
53 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:04:41

"Sky sports are reporting Benfica have accepted offer of 6 million from Everton for Fernandes."

Have not heard anything about it being accepted mate.

Robert Moore
54 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:18:08

please let this be true???? please sign "In Moyes we Trust" the toffees are in fashon!!!!

Art Greeth
55 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:25:39

Gavin: "Sky sports are reporting Benfica have accepted offer of 6 million from Everton for Fernandes."

Have not heard anything about it being accepted mate.

Then all four Portuguese TV channels are telling porkies.

The printed and spoken words were:

"Benfica e Everton chegam a um acordo para Manuel Fernandes" which translates as "Benfica and Everton reach an agreement for Manuel Fernandes".

They all quoted the 9 million euor figure for the 50% controlling interest of the player’s rights.

The offer HAS been accepted. Whether the deal reaches completion is another matter, but the signs are pretty good.

andymac
56 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:26:09

Arteta..Fernandes..Pinear. with Neville or Carsley holding behind them? Oh My God! Someone must have slipped an illegal substance into my beer, and it’s all a dream.

seamy
57 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:25:19

lookin good boys wish we were buildin a new stadium every year, then we would have the best team ever!

Gavin Harris
58 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:40:42

Just seen confirmation on sky sports news that 6m has been accepted!!!!

Fernandes could be coming home guys :-)

Lee Heath
59 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:29:07

Oh boy! This is shaping up to be the perfect tonic for a fustrating summer in the transfer market, so glad to be seeing manny back. Not too keen on yakubu, i think that anichebe is too similar to him and that giving a few years he could be even better than yakubu Also im a little worried that at the moment we have a short supply of strikers, but when we get vaughan back im worried that with a strike force of him, johnson, anichebe, yakubu and jutkiewics that it may hinder the chance of the younger strikers development as three will be on the bench. I honestly belive that given a run in the team when fit, james vaughan will develop in to a top class premiership striker. Sorry about the long essay, its just a concern that i havent heard from anyone else and im just wondering what you guys think on it.

Peter smith
60 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:47:54

"Manuel Fernandes flew into Merseyside on Monday night to complete an &8million move to Everton after being pulled out of Benfica’s Champions League qualifier with FC Copenhagen"

He’s flying in as we speak !!!!!!!

Gavin Harris
61 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:52:16

Check out these videos:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7XY9iE55_08

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0QP3-yzlY6k
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MQQx-8UXHKI

Love it :-)

Allan
62 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:54:04

We’re also buying Chris Brunt from Sheffield Wednesday apparently. Irish fella, left sided, could be a good addition at £3m. He’s highly rated.

peter smith
63 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:52:31

sorry, very excited !
previous post is extracted from daily mail article
sleep well everyone !

Gavin Harris
64 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:55:59

Whats the link mate cant see it on the mail site...

peter smith
65 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:57:47

http://www.myfootballnews.co.uk/Everton-Team-News-15.html

Gavin Harris
66 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:59:54

Excellent. We need a striker though mate, lets hope Moyes has that position rapped up.

Kenwright said on evertonfc that we after a striker so this season might be a cracker, fingers crossed.

Allan
67 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:59:23

Good news on Sky, Boro are signing Mido by the lokos of things....time for the Yak to pull on a blue jersey methinks!

Steve Ferns
68 Posted 13/08/2007 at 22:50:24

Lee, if we go far in the UEFA Cup then consider that we have 2 stikers spots for about 50 games.

If Johnson plays 40, Yak about 40 then that will leave about 20 starts for Vaughan and Anichebe. Plus sub apps and Johno and Yak may get injured. I’d rather have VAughany on the bench than be worrying about injuries and the new kid playing.

Allan
69 Posted 13/08/2007 at 23:09:19

Fact is, you need 4 top quality strikers to do well in the league and the cups, thats 3 cup competitions remember. We DO need Yakubu and I reckon he’d be a great signing. He’s good mates with Yobo and would be a great player for Anichebe to aspire to. After all, he’s never gonna be anything like AJ but he could be alot like Yakubu.

david moore
70 Posted 13/08/2007 at 23:13:31

it is just what we need. But we have to remember that if he plays in champ legue tonight he can’t play uEFA cup 4 us. if he plays we should lower our bid

Vasco Teixeira
71 Posted 13/08/2007 at 23:34:00

Hi there.
It’s all true. I’m a Portuguese Evertonian that follow the blues for many years.
Benfica already accepted the bid of EFC for the 50% of Manuel Fernandes. It’s up to the player to decide.
The Benfica fans are furious that after losing Simão (At. Madrid) they are on the verge of losing Manuel Fernandes. Well done Bill.
And as already have been said, Cahill, Arteta, Neville, Manny, Osman, Piennar and Van der Meyde are second to none in PL.

Anthony Newell
72 Posted 13/08/2007 at 23:39:42

This would be an absolute god send - we are so reliant on Arteta for all our creativity it’s fightening. This guy is the sort of signing needed to take us to the next level. I’ve got everything crossed here

Anthony Newell
73 Posted 13/08/2007 at 23:48:33

Err, Neville, Osman, VDM second to none? Easy Vasco!

Steve S
74 Posted 14/08/2007 at 00:06:58

It on
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=475195&in_page_id=1779&ito=newsnow

Andrew Fitzgerald
75 Posted 14/08/2007 at 00:10:26

The signing of youngster Manny would be a great acquisition. We already know that he is a quality player and he has the potential to become a world beater. Let?s just hope the deal goes through and that Benfica don?t play him in their Europe game tomorrow.

Steve S
76 Posted 14/08/2007 at 00:16:27

According to the Independent we have agreed personal terms...

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article2861701.ece

Connor Rohrer
77 Posted 14/08/2007 at 00:27:42

I will be made up if this goes through. After watching last weeks game it was obvious that all the creativity was coming from the flanks and nothing from the middle. Manuel will offer us an outlet from the middle of the park which will compliment the likes of Arteta, Osman and Pienaar on the wings aswell as the likes of Johnson and Vaughan upfront.

People say he isint the finished article but who is at 21. He is technically superiour to most of our team aswell as having a genuine football brain and good upper body strength for a man of his size. The only thing I see in his game that needs a lot of work is his workrate. If he is going to fit in to a David Moyes team he will have to work harder but I am confident after seeing Arteta develop the so called british mentality. Other than that I dont see any faults in his game. Its not like he didnt get stuck in because he did.

What we have got to remember is we had a 50% fit Manuel Fernandes whereas he has completed a full pre-season this year and will be in tip top shape.

Hopefully he wants to come to the club and I couldnt see why he wouldnt. We are going in the right direction and he will be joining such players as Arteta, Vaughan, Johnson, Lescott, Baines, Howard, Pienaar, Anichebe and Jagielka who are all good young players. I also noticed some things that might pull him to Goodison. Nani and Anderson. Fernandes grew up with Nani from what I have heard and he is not far away in Manchester.

Kieran Doyle
78 Posted 14/08/2007 at 03:00:55

If we pull this signing off Im gonna go dancing in the streets for the rest of the day!

Fellas, I cant get to Goodison as live abroad, but if we pull this off, the first time Manny runs out a GP make sure he knows that we are glad to have him back. The poor lad is only 21 and he may get home sick! Give him a big hug! Come on Manny! Him and a quality striker..and we are in business! And what about Vogel..pay a Million Quid for him and get him in as well.

The boy azul
79 Posted 14/08/2007 at 06:06:42

Dreds are back in fashion then.

Good player, and will take the burden off the handsome Spaniard.

Chris Dottie
80 Posted 14/08/2007 at 07:30:16

The story on the front of all football papers in Portugal today is that Manny "abandoned" the team after training yesterday, despite being picked in the starting line up. Seems like there’s a 9M euro buyout clause in his contract, so the decision is down to him. And salaries are so p*ss poor in Portugal that reports say Everton will pay him 1M euros a year, substantially more than he currently gets. That’s about 13k sterling a week.

The only thing that bothers me slightly is the part-ownership thing - will we have to pay another 6M sterling to fully own him ?

John Fowler
81 Posted 14/08/2007 at 09:14:36

Great news if this comes off, how much was it glaringly obvious on Saturday that we needed this guy in the centre of our midfield. This will bring back a bit of faith in the board for me, think the lad is pure quality and I don’t think the price is too bad either in the current market when you think very average players like Reo-Coker was Â£8.5m.

ajj
82 Posted 14/08/2007 at 10:49:30

This is quite a good link ,

http://benfica-fc.com/benficafc/

says it all !

patty blue
83 Posted 14/08/2007 at 11:35:52

Fellas!!! Calm down, calm down!!

Lets wait until we sign him and then we can really go to town and celebrate. How many times have we been in this position of excitement and nothing has materialised?

I will go berserk if Manny come - I think on what we saw last season he will be a real asset.

Spare a thought for Tony Marsh though - he will have no axe to grind the way things are going to EFC at the moment. He won’t know what to do with himself though, I suspect, a few of us could tell him!!

Mark Creevy
84 Posted 14/08/2007 at 12:12:34

According to the ECHO, Man Citeh are also sniffing around Fernandes. They’ve already got one, greedy gits. Hopefully he’ll put football before money.

Toffee
85 Posted 14/08/2007 at 12:14:51

Mark,

I am reading the echo now!

I hope he realises that he and Mikel will be idolised by us if he comes.

He gets to play in a very young and strong team and will play in europe this season.

Instead of going to a dodgy team with a bent chairman who has a warrant for his arrest!!

I swear to god, if we get manny.... i will lock myself in my room and make love to myself for a week!! hahaha He is fuckin class!!!

Howard,

Jagielka/Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines/Valente

Arteta, Fernandes, Cahill, Pienaar

AJ, Yakubu!

The majority 25 or under!!!!

Fuck me..... I lookin at that makes me wonder if I am on LSD!!!

PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE GOD! LET US GET HIM!!!!!!!!

Andy
86 Posted 14/08/2007 at 12:33:18

the fact he pulled out of benficas champions league game suggests he wants european football something only we can offer him, hopefully we’ll here something very soon.

Nick Entwistle
87 Posted 14/08/2007 at 12:48:58

Thank god... not only for us having Manny, but also ANOTHER outlet to rely on other than passing to Arteta.
Almost makes a perfect midfield. Hopefuly can spur VDM on aswell!

Shaka
88 Posted 14/08/2007 at 12:51:23

They might have agreed the fee with benfica. they still have to agree a fee with 3rd party. Man city should stop interfering with Everton’s buisness

Vasco Teixeira
89 Posted 14/08/2007 at 14:17:10

I read on a Portuguese paper that Ian Ross told that in 24 hours the deal must be finish. Fernandes could still fly today to Liverpool.

Jame Twunt
90 Posted 14/08/2007 at 15:30:47

man city have had a bid accepted by benfica.

you know they will offer him twice the wage we will :(

Tony Waring
91 Posted 14/08/2007 at 08:28:28

According to my son who lives in Lisbon, local websites indicate that Fernandes is definitely on his way to Goodison. Benfica have withdrawn him from the squad to paly in a friendly against Copenhagen. Let's hope the news is accurate.

John Pickles
92 Posted 14/08/2007 at 15:47:52

Never mind City, just pray the Barcodes don’t get wind of it!

David Barks
93 Posted 14/08/2007 at 16:06:26

Where’s your link that City have had a bid accepted?

Toffee
94 Posted 14/08/2007 at 16:34:04

http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/noticia.php?id=842726&div_id=1456

According to Ian Ross, the deal is more or less done??

He is signing a 5 year deal and only a strange turn of events would cancel the transfer.

The player wants to come and he is expected to sign in the next 24 hours. He will earn a 750k more a year, than he does now!

GET IT DONE AND PUT HIM ON PARR WITH AJ, CAHILL, ARTETA etc! ie £50k a week!

Before City offer him loads!

Bentley
95 Posted 14/08/2007 at 17:53:14

I sooooooooooooo hope we get Manny. Plus Mido to Boro sounds promising.

Found a good stat - only Henry scored more premiership goals than Yakubu over the past 4 seasons.

Vasco Teixeira
96 Posted 14/08/2007 at 19:50:14

According to SIC, a Portuguese TV, the deal is done. I just heard a few minutes ago. The deal with Benfica as well with Fernandes is done. He is expected to sign tomorrow. The only thing that can broke the deal is if EFC can’t show the money to Benfica.
The president of benfica also spoke confirming the deal.
Great News.
Now i’m going to taste Everton FC on TV against Spurs. I hope we can win again.

David Barks
97 Posted 14/08/2007 at 22:04:49

He was NOT in Benfica’s squad today and we just beat Spurs 3-1 in London!!!!!!!!!! Fucking brilliant this!!!! We’re top of the league, and about to get better. Fucking hell, how good are we going to be with Fernandes and getting Baines, Cahill, and Vaughan all fit??!!!! I know it’s only two games in but we look good people, very good!!!!

Art Greeth
98 Posted 14/08/2007 at 22:39:09

Just got in from having dinner out with friends (Benfica supporters amongst them), watching the Eagles struggle past FC Copenhagen 2-1.

Knowing I’m a Blue, LOTS of conversation about Manu... right now amongst certain section of Benfica fans he is on a par with Rooney for the way he ’abandoned’ the club on the eve of tonight’s game.

As Vasco says above, the deal (in the eyes of the Portuguese media) is done. Even Ian Ross’ comments have been reported here in Portugal...

And I get in and discover we have twatted Tottenham 3-1 and are comfortably, comfortably top of the league.

Ain’t life grand...?

Vasco Teixeira
99 Posted 14/08/2007 at 22:48:45

Hi there Art,
Do you live in Portugal?
I live in Porto.
Maybe one day we can get together and chat about Everton FC.
Here’s my e-mail, bluenose@net.sapo.pt
Great Performance today. Brilliant to say the least. Arteta is a absolute terrific.

Joao Ferreira
100 Posted 16/08/2007 at 01:11:07

I hope Manuel Fernandes breaks both his knees.

He has no caracther leaving his team-mates on the eve of such an important match!

I only regret that Everton is not on the champions league, I would love to see the reception he would get playing in estadio da luz.

All the worst to you Manuel,

good luck for the season Everton!