Kenwright has survived purely because a lot of other clubs have fallen on their arse, not by his own good management. The cock-up with Gosling demonstrates how inept Everton's management are and Moyes will be left to paper over Kenwright's cracks once again.

But it's beginning to look like all the Premier League is skint apart from Citteh, with Ferguson stating that he's happy with his squad, and Woy so far only getting in a freebie (albeit a great feebie).

We will end up as scavengers scrapping over the left overs with the 'lowerarchy'.

Also, this was City/Mancini talking to an American public (something that they want to sell the City brand to); he'd be foolish if he said he wouldn't be interested the golden boy of US football.

Lastly Donovan comes across as a person with some integrity, something surprising in today's game. I watched a really good documentary about him before the World Cup. He seemed that he generally had a passion for the game and wasn't just in it for the money. He's been burnt before in his big moves to Germany. I can't see him risking this again with a move to City.

He was in the form of his life when he came to us, prepping for a World Cup, etc etc... His longer term history in Europe is much more spotty. Good addition? ... Yes! World beater? ...No!

I like his attitude towards EFC, but if he goes to Shiteh... not to worried tbh.

I hope that they don't try and sign Landon Donovan ? for obvious reasons. However, let's console ourselves with some facts of football life that even the mega rich City have to consider:

1) You can only put out a maximum of 11 players ? how are they going to keep everyone happy?

2) Yes, they can offer more money than anyone else ? but sooner or later being a bench warmer gets most players down.

Scott Parker was talked about as a future England international when he moved to Chelsea. A couple of seasons of being a bit part player put paid to those ambitions and he on his way to rebuild his career. The same with Steve Sidwell, who left Chelsea after only one season. What about the so called dream return of Wright-Phillips ? I wonder how long he will remain at Eastlands...

3) The Real Madrid model of assembling a team of Galicticos ? has it worked for them? Not really, has it? It seems they are intent on following the same path ? it doesn't automatically follow that they will win trophies.

I hope that Landon Donovan eventually comes to Goodison, I think he would be a great signing. For City, I think he would be just a bit-part player. Hopefully he will realise this.

As a brief digression, I saw on the BBC website that the Mexiacan left back Carlos Salcido is a possible target for Wigan. He looked very good at the World Cup and given that he can also play Centre Back, he would be a good signing for us.

Come the end of the transfer window, it would be interesting to compare Man City's spending with that of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd. We may not have a massive transfer budget, to put it mildly, but it seems everyone, even Chelsea and Manchester United, are having to "balance" the books these days.

How about £2m a year payment to Galaxy over 4/5 years (kind of like a loan) and he returns to them at the end of an agreed period? Means we get him full time, but he is still contracted to MLS for franchise obligations and heads back to Galaxy at a time where all parties are happy.

Donovan is a perfect Moyes player ? hard working, versatile, skillful with an eye for goal. Moyes would absolutely love to sign him. The fact Kenwright can't find any money from anywhere is a joke. The marketing potential of Donovan would easily see us recoup the transfer fee.

It's so short sighted and Kenwright gets off scott-free because every other club are crying poverty too (even though they've still found more money than us to spend this summer).

However, I get the impression that Landon has got something of substance between his ears and would see this scenario for himself and thus avoid it like the plague. He seems like a loyal type of person to me so maybe he already has it in his mind that he will come back to us in January for another 12-week stunt.

As for City's 25-man squad and the headache that will cause, I would rather that, than scratching around Europe looking for promising prospects.

If Moyes has no money to spend then I would sell Yobo, Anichebe and I hate to say it but Vaughan as well. I just don't think Vaughan's going to get much of a chance so I would give him the opportunity to carve out a decent career at another club. Anichebe is looking ok on the right but it's only a matter of time before he is replaced with a natural right winger so that will leave him surplus to requirements as the kinds of players that Moyes is going for are of a higher quality.

Yobo is a good player on his day but is prone to making mistakes and we have enough cover in that position. I don't know if these players would generate enough money to buy Donovan but I don't think they will be missed to much if they were sold.

I think with Moyes's comments this summer about this being his strongest squad yet, he doesn't not want to sell anyone. Also what's the point in selling players who are achieving their potential to buy players who have potential ? only to have to sell them when they reach the same point of acheiving their potential?

Steve, "if we have no money we can't buy him". That is my point! The fact we are skint shows we are badly run. The fact we have to sell our best players to provide money for Moyes to 'strengthen' to me shows we are badly run. Quite how anyone can say we are a well run club (especially after the Gosling fiasco) is beyond me.

If ANYONE employed by a normal company allowed an 'asset' to be lost in this way, he would be kicked out!!

We are woefully mismanaged at the top... I don't blame DM but he must be really annoyed at losing a possible few million towards being able to sign someone who MIGHT make the grade.

At the start of every season, we are in utter chaos with either a mini squad compared to other sides or not tieing up contract deals. A couple of seasons ago we had an absolute creche on the bench at the start of a Premier League season. It's brinkmanship every year.... but then, we are EFC?!?

Irrelevant, this is football. Lots of media attention, lots of rubbish spoken. Deals are still made.

And how is the MLS run better than the English Prem? For all its faults (debt-ridden clubs, narrow comepetition), it is a mega-success.

Donovan wants Europe. He'll get it. If not by end of August, defo by the end of this year.

There are two possible outcomes here, and both are Man City?

What do you KNOW that we don't?

There a many possibilities here. He stays in LA. He goes to City, he goes to Everton, he goes to Arsenal, he goes to Villa ? after Milner is out; and many more.

All these stories have come from Mancini answering a question in the affimative.
-Are you interested and could you buy Donovan?
He answered - he is a good player, so it is possible.

That means he is defo going to City????

Football transfer rumours are ten a penny at htis time of year. It is what journos call the "silly season". The main areas of reporting in the UK are: football (there are no competitions on at the mo). Politics (summer recess of Parliament started this week).

They have naff all to write about. That is why Big yawn Brother makes so many headlines in the tabs. And why such an inocuous, barely-commital answer makes headlines round the world.

Of course, going to City would interest Donovan. Money, chance of trophies etc. But the idea that has become set in stone is barmy.

I trust Everton are still trying to do a deal. Pienaar will go, and even Arteta is looking to be on shaky ground, at least for more than year. Competition in midfield is required at Everton, we do not have enough players there. And we need dedicated players.

That's it. Everything else is complete bollox.