As a team, what EFC has lacked in quality in recent seasons has compensated by excellent morale and this can only be damaged by keeping a player around who no longer is motivated to the cause.

I can only assume that Moyes' transfer refusal is one last effort to eek some more money out of City for hopefully the good of team re-building in general.

I don't harbour any ill-feeling towards Lescott. Anyone else would move to double their pay for the same job. Let's get this business now done quickly so we can move on and rebuild quickly. Having a disenchanted player skulking around, whether it be in the first team or reserves is no good for anyone.

Do you think moyes should just accept his request as obviously he does not want to play for us? Or keep him at Everton knowing that he doesn't really want to play for us and I can't see him getting such a good reception if he's still here for his next home game?

I know we have just rejected his transfer request, but its just a matter of time till he leaves now, I cannot see the fans ever cheering his name again.

Let's get £30m, sign a winger, RB and CB cover for Jags

Now obviously influenced by the likes of other Man City players, Barry, Bridge & Wright-Phillips probably telling him how great it is there now with all these players. Apart from money Man City have got nothing going for them, They are not even in Europe and if Lescot wants to stay in the England squad as Capello said to Terry he needs to pitting his skills against European opposition. People forget, like Chelsea that Man City were in the lower divisions not that long ago, even to the point of being in Division One. They don't even own the stadium

I think Everton & Moyes have to bite the bullet and get the most they can out of Man City and let the coward Lescott go.

I really do hope Man City fail and go the way of Newcastle but that is never going to happen but I can see Mark Hughes gone by the end of the year when they do not perform.

Now before people start saying, oh you would move to a new company for double your wages doing the same job? Yes i would!! only because I get 400 pound per week not 30 to 40 fucking grand a week!!! I mean no matter where Lescott plays his football, he will have a comfortable life, and will never have to work again after his playing days are over.

After such a glowing and a loving show of admiration Lescott recieved at Goodison on Friday, how the fuck can he leave the club after that? Or even have the fucking balls to hand in a transfer request? No balls either, he waits 'til he's off with the England squad!!!!

Remember Lescott we are the ones who made you!! My advice to you Lescott is piss off, take the money, and don't come back to Goodison, you useless so and so.

I am not saying that none of us wouldn't turn our head at what the arab state of Man City are offering but what about loyalty, the team spirit, that we have at Everton? Sorry this sounds like rambling but I have 2 questions to pose:

1: - How much influence has his agents had?

2: - How low he waits until he is away from the club on international duty to put in the request. I wonder how angry DM is? And what influence have the players in the England had on him?

I hope that he see's the error of his ways and stays but I don't think so. But if he does go, I hope he falls flat on his overpaid ass!

It's a shame that footballers' contracts are not worth the paper they are written on, loyalty in the game is very rare as its all about the money and how much they can get... don't they earn enough?

Get rid, as he has shown no respect to the manager or fans with his messing about over the whole saga, we want committed players not ones that have pounds signs in their eyes.

If it wasn't for Moyes he would probably still be playing in the Championship.

I just hope that we can keep hold of him, and show Man City that they cannot buy whom ever they want, in the same way that many of the European clubs have told them to get stuffed.

That small glimmer that he didn't actually want to go has now diminished. If he doesn't want to play for us, we shouldn't force him to. We especially shouldn't force someone to play for us, who doesn't want to, when we could get £20m for him.

Mr Moyes, we can all see that you do not and have not been willing to sell. But if he doesn't want to play let him go. Pocket the money and make those signings you are desperate to make.

Joleon, you are making a big mistake, thanks for your contribution over the last few seasons. Enjoy the extra dollar, and enjoy watching us in Europe.

A few other points: I don't think Senderos is a good enough replacement, or is he worth £6mil.

A problem with Lescott gone is who will play next to Baines? There is a slight imbalance there as Yobo and Jagielka are both right footed but I guess it will be Jags.

I can't believe Moyes turned down £8mil for Saha! Anyone would think we were made of money. If that's the case why haven't we bought anyone! Any way you cut this summer, again it's been a total shambles from the hierarchy, although they are probably tapping themselves on their backs for saving us 1 months wages.

Now that he had handed in a transfer request I am equally unsure about what we should do. Either:

(A) Refuse to grant him his wish, accept that he will be furious and that his form will suffer and subsequently be left out of the team. In this case we lose a key player and he devalues as a saleable assett (ie City won’t be interested once they buy another big player for that postition). However, in this case we are, as a club striking a blow against "player power" and forcing him to honour the contract he signed not long ago. He will also lose his place in the England set up and ultimately endure a nighmare season.

Or (B). Tell City they can have him for £30million and not a penny less setting deadline for the same. If they don’t cough up (and they can afford to) then back to plan A. If they do then we have significant funds to buy a good centre back and the all important RM and RB we so need.

Lescott is very good but not world class don’t forget.

I say take what they offer next, buy what we can, Senderos to fill in whilst Jags is out. Remember, Senderos is not a replacement, he was always going to be cover wether Lescott stays or goes. Get a RB, cover for LB, a right sided midfielder and an holding midfielder.

It's asking a lot to get players for those positions with such little time left in the window with limited money too because nobody knows for sure whether Moyes will get the full fee from City to spend on squad rebuilding.

I heard a little murmour on one site, cant remember which, that Moyesy wont sell his players because he’s not sure wether he’d get the full fees to spend on bringing in replacements, hence the rejected Lescott, Saha and Vaughan bids?!

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