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Doddy and Co

Doddy, Dutch and Co. What do you think of your 'true blue ' Bill now? Will you still come on here and back him to the hilt? Even if the news about the lad from Liege is true, there is no getting away from the fact that this transfer window, and the way he runs the club, is a total farce. Will you also agree that the man is a liar? His promise of quality players coming in was, as usual, a load of bullshit. I look forward to your spin.
Brian Waring, Wokingham Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:12:15

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Michael Kenrick

I think all night I counted one person posting on here who was still riding Blue Bill's wave. Of course, the trend is usually so-called knee-jerk reactionism against the unfolding disaster, from those demanding action (see the Mailbag!), later followed by the supposedly more rational and balanced "perspective" of the ones who are blessed with much clearer blue-tinted sight. We shall know better in the morning....

Carl Rimmer
1 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:24:33

Don?t we normally post a page saying we are doing no further business in the window? I?m hoping the Fellaini deal has gone through and they are waiting to post it on the web...

Andrew Magner
2 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:28:24

0020: Big chat that Everton have signed that Marouane Felliani dude from Standard Liege. The Everton website, unhelpfully, is crashing more often than my mate Pearlo in the first year after he passed his driving test, so more news as and when on that one.

fingers crossed

Simon Walker
3 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:26:17

I don?t know enough about Blue Bill to comment, though if someone finds out that we?ve pais some loans off with the spare cash we should have form not signing Moutinho then I?ll go along with that, I?m still positive, or is that drunk, I?m not quite sure right now, I?ve loved this last day of the transfer window though, Man City have really put the cat among the, yeah.

The wiki for Marouane Fellaini is funny, "Marouane ?Dixie? Fellaini-Bakkioui," "He claims his decision to join Everton F.C. was primarily due to Bill Kenwright?s emotional tales of his childhood in the boys pen watching Dixie Dean score the winner against Germany in Escape to Victory. He said that he fully expects to have to fight for his place with Leon Osman." - You lot moaning on here kind of got me down over the last few days but this restores my faith in Evertonians and their sense of humour, brilliant, and within minutes of the announcement of it here too.

Kieran Carr
4 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:28:19

I think at the end of the day all we want is a bit of honesty and real information coming from the club. I think BK really has to take a long hard look in the mirror. At best he can now be described as incompitent. Worst well its all been said.

DM I don’t know any more, but his body language has spoken volumes recently. The international break will be a bit of a blessing I think.

Simon Walker
5 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:31:15

sorry for the spelling there, numb fingers, Guiness, reaches the brain cells previously killed by 15 years of alcohol abuse.. lol

Kieran Kinsella
6 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:39:39

It is 12:41pm and the only story on the OS is new midfielder (?) Carl Nash, grinning...

Joe McMahon
7 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:39:51

All I’m saying is 24/7 "watch this space" 6 or 7 quality additions & Man City finally kill off football for good. Christ Mark Hughes is manager of the richest club in the world.

Rod Boyd
8 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:33:58

I have just said to my mate Jack Daniels that this is a farce. He told me a secret. That I cant tell anyone,
Until ...Snooze....

Adam Doyle
9 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:43:55

City, even richer than QPR?

Massively changed my opinion about foreign investors after today. Would rather have shitty owners who are rich, than shitty owners who are skint.

Simon Walker
10 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:55:14

Looks like the wiki?s been sensible-ised again, shame

Dave Nelson
11 Posted 02/09/2008 at 00:58:22

Wikipedia have Marouane Felliani as a current Everton player...signed for £12.5 million they say...fuck all on sky about that eh ladies and genrts........

Joe McMahon
12 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:02:47

Dave Nelson - I think wikepedia also had Arsharvin with us at one time.

Ben Polak
13 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:04:37

its on the liege website. official website! finally

Dave Nelson
14 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:05:14

Fair do’s Joe... they have even got the lad down as number 27 for us...the brutes!

Barry Bragg
15 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:06:45

This is a link to Standard Liege website which appears to be carrying the story that we have bought Fellaini.

http://www.standard.be/fr/n_nouvelle.php?id=10673

Kieran Kinsella
16 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:11:59

All of the footage of him on youtube is of him scoring headers from set pieces which is useful since Tim is injured.

Martin Faulkner
17 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:02:43

Breaking news from Standard Liege’s Website

Marouane Fellaini werd getransfereerd naar FC Everton. Hij ondertekende er een vijfjarige overeenkomst. De gesprekken werden reeds sinds meer dan een week aangevat, en werden op het allerlaatste moment van de transferperiode afgerond.

Marouane Fellaini zal, overeenkomstig de reglementen terzake, niet uitkomen voor zijn nieuwe club in de eerste ronde van de UEFA Cup.

Marouane Fellaini wenste Standard de Liège te bedanken voor de opleiding die hij genoot op Sclessin, en het respect die de club steeds toonde. Hij draagt de club in zijn hart, en wenst specifiek de supporters te bedanken voor hun steun.

Enig minpunt bij zijn overstap: dat hij Standard niet heeft kunnen helpen bij de kwalificatie voor de Champion’s League.

Translation: Fellani is transferred to Everton fc, he’s signed a 5 year contract, the talks have been done for a week now but only pushed through at the very last minute of the transfer window.

He won’t be available for the first round of the uefa cup for his new club.

He’d like to thank Liege for their training which he enjoyed The club and supporters will always be in his heart etc etc thanks for their support.
Only minus point was his inability to help them qualify for the champions league

Martin Faulkner
18 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:17:37

Lived in Holland for 10 years, that?s a pretty good translation of what it says on their site.

Ste Lewis
19 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:19:26

I hope this is true, he looked quality and just what we need. Well one of what we needed and one of the level I would have been hoping for. Oh and why jump down people's throats with ?i told you so? for them being positive? Should we all give up hope?

Kieran Doyle
20 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:21:33

Cant understand why its not being reported on BBC, OS, Sky?? Any ideas why? Although just read about it on the Guardian site.

Andy Callaghan
21 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:25:31

I agree, it’s concerning. Surely the deadline has passed and that period of transfers finalised after 12 must’ve gone too.

Either that or everyone’s gone to bed.

Chad Schofield
22 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:28:32

Deadline’s never exact ... as deals being sent last minute. Can’t get on to Liege site-still up though

Lee Rogers
23 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:36:52

it?s defo on there... just seen it.

Kieran Doyle
24 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:36:17

There are 2 sites, both claiming to be Official... one with the story and one under re-construction that you cant get into.... http://www.standard.be/fr/n_nouvelle.php?id=10673

http://www.standardliege.be/de/index.php

Alan Thompson
25 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:37:11

Its on the Sky Sports site - YES, thank god !!

Kieran Carr
26 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:48:59

Looks a good one. Dm needs to focus on the pitch
& BK come clean.

Dutch Schaffaer
27 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:45:32

I dont think Kenwright lied, I honestly believe both he and Moyes tried their hardest to bring in quality players but for a variety of reasons (players choosing bigger clubs, work permits) it just didn?t happen.

That said, I would argue that Louis Saha is a quality player, Segundo Castillo sounds sounds pretty useful and Marouane Fellaini (if the rumors are true) is a very exciting young player.

Sure this summer has been disappointing but at the end of the day we only lost Carsley (past-it), Fernandes (not as good second time around) and AJ (hard working but lacking any threat).

Saha, Castillo and Fellaini (please be true) are more than adequate replacements.

Andy Giles
28 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:53:11

I've not seen the breaking news yet on the OS!!

Kieran Doyle
29 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:53:37

On Sky Sports Telly as well. Just seen it. Thank shite for that..!

Lewis Arnold
30 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:53:50

It's just been on SSN. No breaking news though cheeky bastards

Andy Giles
31 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:58:15

Has he signed or has bob from the local shop just seen him leaving the ground??

Alan Thompson
32 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:47:08

Finally posted on the OS, I was beginning to think that they might have fucked it up!

Anthony Hawkins
33 Posted 02/09/2008 at 01:56:13

If it’s true then at least one quality signing was made!!! It helps improve what would have been a terrible season before the third game has been played!!

Still reckon it’s gonna be squeeky bum time until Christmas

Aide Dews
34 Posted 02/09/2008 at 02:03:15

It's official, it's on the OS, he?s our new record signing!

Andy Giles
35 Posted 02/09/2008 at 02:03:37

2am! Moyes knows how to do it...
Good times, I'm happy now, another one would have been nice but at £15m, who cares?

Lee Rogers
36 Posted 02/09/2008 at 02:04:44

I could've sworn Blue Bill said Requelme was coming. Or was it Stephen Hunt???

Aide Dews
37 Posted 02/09/2008 at 02:11:12

I think it will be a great signing but how come we can pay 18.5 million euros which could rise further dependent on appearences and future achievements for Fellaini but we could?nt stump up the 20 million euros for Moutinho? For the sake of 1.5m euros why didn?t we try are hardest for him, he was supposedly the number 1, main target wasn?t he?!!! Ah well, can't complain about the new boy though, he looked impressive against Liverpool in the two CL games!!!

Chris Jones
38 Posted 02/09/2008 at 02:29:16

I?d really, really liked to have seen MORE signings. We footie fans are never satisfed tho? are we?!

As rollercoasters go this one has been more like Indiana Jones? perilous ride in the mines beneath the Temple of Doom. I just about shat my pants.

However, Billy Bullshit broke the transfer record AGAIN (albeit after record receipts for AJ), Saha seems a great bit of business in that it appears minimum risk on a super player ? and the lad himself says he feels good, just needing some games. And we?ve also picked up two more decent looking outfield players.

The most memorable thing about today tho? was the turnaround at Man City. All last week I kept reading about a former chairman twice lending them millions to tide them over and then, out of the (sky) blue, in the space of 12 hours they have new oil rich, billionaire owners and bag a player for £32.5m!

What a day!

Anthony Millington
39 Posted 02/09/2008 at 08:58:15

yeh so Moyes was to blame for no signings, because he had money to spend and left it until now to sign someone!

lee rogers
40 Posted 02/09/2008 at 10:52:57

does anyone think like i do if the kings dock was built now would the man shitty consortium have choose us

Anthony Jaras
41 Posted 02/09/2008 at 12:40:23

Doddy, Dutch & Co. well done for having faith when many were threatening to jump from a ’Sinking Ship’.

We have once again smashed our transfer record and this is arguably the type of player we have been screaming out for for years - a big central midfielder.

Your predictions came true boys so feel free to say ’I told you so’.

Anthony Jaras
42 Posted 02/09/2008 at 12:43:53

PS. A £15million spend is not bad for a club with NO MONEY is it guys?

Dave Wilson
43 Posted 02/09/2008 at 13:07:36

Anthony

Your having a chuckle are’nt you lad, we’ve only spent what we got for Faddy n AJ

Signing a few players other clubs were not interested enough to bid for, does not vindicate blind optimism, nor will it stop people deserting

I sincerly hope that our new "Giant" can justify the price DM has paid for him - I cant offer an opinion, because I havent seen him play - but lets be clear here, no one else was going to pay that much for him

we have been given hope, lets be sensible and not get carried away