No thanks a bit of a merc that lad, as soon as he scores a few, then boom he is off to another club. For me the only 2 strikers id go for would be cordozo of benfica or negredo.....ooooo and saldado is also on the market.

I agree, at £4m a good buy. Think his wage may be prohibative but who knows?

Another Jelevic in the making....promises so much but offers very little, its a big no thanks for me and ther 4m and a healthy wage packet could be better used elsewhere..............

i would have a look at Jordan Rhodes from Blackburn, another 27 goals last season and over 30 the season before that. He will command far less in wages, he is 23 years old and clearly know how to fing the net!

If he came in and scored half the goals he does in the championship, he would represent a solid signing

Don't think he has the all round game Craig. So people in the media say anyway. In the Premier League you have to be able to read the game etc. and do more than be a good finisher. Can't see how Bent is another Jelavic, he has scored wherever he has been.

I'm not sure that bent has the all round game to be honest. I'm also not sure that if we are aspiring to the top 4 that taking a striker who failed to get into a team fighting relegation last season is ideal. On the other hand he does have a consistent goal record and there is no doubting we lacked someone to convert chances last season...

I used to live in Huddersfield and have a lot of friends from there who used to get me tickets to their games. I have seen Rhodes many times and although he can find the net there isn't much more to his game (Beckford mkII)
I would imagine we would have to pay over £10m for him too seeing as though Blackburn paid £8m and he has had a good season.
For that amount of money I reckon we can get much better abroad.
Look for strikers in the Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Belgian leagues - there are plenty of decent buys to be had.

Word is, (From a mate of a mate!) He is a mercenary bastard. Seeing as we are broke I would rather spend the money on someone who sees Everton as a good career option as opposed to another pay cheque

Whoever we play up front it wont be to the fiddle of Gollum and his chasing lost causes or track back and become a defender anymore

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What would we give to have a striker with his bravery and ability in the current team?

I think Bent is similar to Jelavic in that neither are good footballers and the only thing they offer is goals but thats not a bad thing, at least Bent is a proven scorer at this level. He would be a frustrating player to watch as he is useless in any build up play, lazy and has no idea what the off side rule is but I think its worth putting up with for the 15 plus goals he guarantees. I've no idea what went on with him at Villa this season or what his wages are but £4m seems like a very good price to me.

Its a difficult call with a striker, a lower league buy (ie Rhodes) may simply not be good enough for the premier league, European strikers can struggle with the pace and physical elements (take the 10m the RS paid for Borreni) so are you better going for premiership experience and a proven goal scoring record.......how about a Defoe? not sure he will get much game time at Spurs if they buy big again this summer

Little sell on value with a player like Defoe. Also I think he will stay at Spurs now as he has done well this year for them. For every Borini there is a Benteke I suppose.

What new manager? By the time we get one this will be long gone as will many others

Rumour before end of season was that Jelly was thinking of moving? DM going might of changed his mind. Who knows, could be what he needs psychologically & of course he wouldn't have the defensive restraints. Lets see? Could come good?

Personally, if the price was right and his wage demands not ridiculous (£50k a weekish) then I would snap him up in a heartbeat.

The guy's a proven goalscorer (150 odd goals in about 350 games), give him decent service and get Jelly firing again and we'd have a potent front two. Have a couple of hungry decent-looking youngsters as back up and I'd be happy (i.e. not Anichebe). No sell-on value admittedly but if we get him and he scores 15+ for 2-3 seasons we'd have got good value. I don't care if he's a mercenary (most footballers are anyway), as long as he sticks the ball in the net I'd be happy.

He only didn't make the Villa side because he fell out with the manager, not because he wasn't good enough. He single-handedly kept Charlton in comfortable mid-table position when he was there, and they were shit otherwise.

Anyway, let's sort out a new manager first...

That's interesting, Patrick. I notice there's also a film planned about Robin Friday. However, no word of anybody making a film about Dixie - somebody write & tell Ben Affleck he's missing an opportunity!

BK is making the Dixie movie with Tabacula isn't he? I thought I read recently that it's in post production (though it seems like years since the first promos came out).

Past it now. Overated.

Well something has to be done before we play in that International Champions cup. We surely cannot go there with Anichebe and Jelavic leading the line.Could be mega-embarassing!

A comical footballer who relied on pace and a through ball in and behind centre - backs, something Everton don't do, he offers nothing else whatsoever. He struggles with the basics of football but somehow scores a few. His hold up play is laughable and I seriously cannot believe he and Bramble ever made it past Ipswich Town.

Some fans might laugh but Victor Anichebe is twice the player of Bent, I have had the misfortune of seeing him numerous times at Portman Road and he gives hope to any aspiring youngster who dreams of making it.

Andrew, I always thought that Bent was the type of player who'd score with his arse or his knee before he'd lash one in from 25 yards. A lucky, lucky type not known for his outright speed.

When I say "lucky, lucky" I don't mean those blokes who sell cheap copies of Rolex on the beach at Cannes. Although, he IS free all summer...

He was very, very quick when he was younger Ray, it was a toss up whether he went into athletics.

I know what you mean with reference to those 'tab heur' salesmen though, he has a knack of being able to scuff the ball further than most can kick it... now if he doesn't know what he is going to do then defenders and goalkeepers have no chance.

"Victor Anichebe is twice the player of Bent"

His record in the Premier League: 102 goals in 203 games. I would be surprised if Victor gets within Godzilla's gonad of that total.

"A comical footballer who relied on pace and a through ball in and behind centre - backs...".

Comical? You'd think he was Brett Angell or something. A forward with pace who can run on to a through ball? Far better having a big lump with the poaching instinct of Elmer Fudd up top eh?

Andrew, I was regarded as very quick when I was young, no, really, but just about anyone can get to the bar before me now.

wink, wink...

We will have to wait and see how Martinez solves this conundrum. I think Bent could be a good option.

Bent is a good shout. At 4m that is good business he will score 15-20 goals and where else can you get that for that price?

John, I would like to see how many goals Bent would score playing right wing. Anichebe, whatever you think of him, is a better all round footballer. Bent has scored goals there is no denying it, the team would have to be built around him though and our football would suffer. Spurs wouldn't do it and he struggled.

Everton don't do through balls, Bent cannot do anything else. I personally would rather have Elmer Fudd, although the surnames are evenly matched. Maybe our strikeforce one day will be referred to as ''fudd'n bent''.

Ray, glad to hear you are not so nimble around the alehouse, short arms and deep pockets, eh? The experience of a seasoned campaigner who knows it is a marathon and not a sprint.

Jelavic will come good again. Scored wherever he's been every season apart from this one. He still has the talent, watch the finish on his first ever goal for us and the one against Sunderland that season - still haven't seen better one touch finishes than them in a long time. Moyes' team formation ruined him as did the inability of any of our midfield ever to play a risky ball. the amount of times he made a good run and the ball would just never come, everyone always checked back or chose to pass outside the area. You can have whoever you want playing up there, if the midfield don't give it to him when he's making runs, no one is going to score.

Not sure about Jelavic coming good!! I was right behind the goal at Chelsea and Jelavic manages to scoop the ball away from the goal with cech stranded. That's some skill!

Charles if it was Anichebe or a Vaughan or Andy Johnson or Beckford then I'd say let them go because none of them have/did ever show anything other than willingness and occasionally a bit of pace (although that is in short supply right now). the first 6 months from Jelavic though was some of the best finishing we'd seen for a long time at Everton, finishing of genuine class. His touch wasn't always this bad either in fact I remember thinking that in comparison to Saha's it was absolutely great. Touch and sharpness go with confidence, Jelavic more than anyone relies on both, but the talent that bagged all those goals at his previous clubs and at ours does not just disappear. What are the options, rehabilitate him and enjoy what we saw last season, or sell him probably for a nominal fee and replace him with who? Unless we find a Michu you can't get quality goalscores for a couple of mill.

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Jelavic has spent his career playing in croatia, Austria and Scotland, hardly the most challenging leagues in the world. Jelavic enjoyed a bit of an honeymoon period at first which many strikers seem to enjoy at new clubs. I'm not totally writing him off just yet but i'm just not convinced he'l come good

One minute people on here are saying were a big club, then they talk about buying Bent. He's finished. We could have had him several years ago when he was a top striker and scored for fun and I think he was going for 6-7 mil then. But like usual we dillied on the price and was snapped up by someone else. We have Velios give him a chance and sell Victor. Jelly, will be a different proposition next year with Moyse gone.

If I hear about this sodden badge one more time I'll scream. No Coach, back room staff going and poss Feli and Baines and what are you moaning about a bit of fluff on your tit. That's this club all over. Fan wise were second to no one. But the back room running of this club is shite.

Mark they're not the most challenging leagues but he's also scored at international level. Why is his initial form a honeymoon period yet his current form is going to stick around for ever? Until we see what he does next season we won't know which is the anomaly. Put it this way if a chance was to fall to any member of this Everton team in the box in the last minute v the RS who would you want on the end of it? For me the answer to that question is still Jelavic and I'd feel a lot more confident on the opening day of next season if his name is on the sheet rather than Anichebe's.

James, iv'e always thought one of the most important characteristics of any striker is strength of character, Jelavic is going to have to show a bit of character and get his nack of scoring again.

Don't give me the bollocks that Moyes ruins strikers, Jelavic has missed sitter after sitter this season. Like ive said i'm not writing him off just yet but next season will tell us alot

I'm not saying Moyes ruined him Mark just that his formation didn't get the best out of him. Every other top club has a Mata/ Rooney type figure threading balls through for their strikers. We had Fellaini holding it up and playing it backwards, Jelavic's runs just went unoticed. It was a system that allowed us to monopolise possession and bring midfielders into the game but didn't get the best out of Fellaini or Jelavic.

I do agree with that James, Fellaini is totally unsuited to playing the advanced role, he brings a few goals for his efforts but does'nt bring much creativity. I'm just saying there's no excuse for Jelavic's dire finishing in front of goal

Totally agree James. (012).

James, Jelavic has had and missed a lot of good goal scoring opportunities in the last 6 months. Moyes stuck with him and tried to give him the chance to play back into form but it didn't happen. His all round game (except for his work rate) has been poor and I'm not convinced that he's going to be able to turn it all round. I hope I'm wrong but the guy just looked lost.

spot on Sam, he has looked lost. The sad thing for me is that he really does seem to care and looks as disapointed as anyone. Really hope he can find some form because we desperately need The Jelavic of a year ago and he seems like a genuine nice lad who's eager to do well

Not sure how Jelavic and Bent would be anywhere near a good partnership.

Both only poachers who offer very little in all round play, how would that work?!

I would give Jela one more season, depending on who we appoint. But we do need another striker, but I don't think Bent is the answer. Lukaku on loan would be a better idea.

Jelavic is the worst striker in the Premier League. He has been absolute garbage. I have never seen someone miss so many good chances in one season. The most worrying is not only does he miss, he does so with horrible technique. He should be replaced. Anyone will do. Can't be any worst.

But, then again, I don't think I've seen someone as deadly either. He wasn't just good in his first few months, he was exceptional.

He got gradually worse as this season wore on, to the point of being embarrassingly bad, but early on he was playing alright, scoring goals, and genuinely unlucky not to have more.

Did he just lose confidence? Did Fellaini or the formation affect him? Did that knee injury really hamper him? There's still a player in there and maybe a new season and a change in manager is exactly what he needs.

Personally I wouldn't be rushing to add a journeyman while we've got Jelly. Youth -yes; proven quality - yes. But not a Bent or other stop gap.

We don't need top buy a new striker. Lots of people on here claim that Moyes ruins strikers so a new manager will have Victor scoring 20 next season & Jelly will get at least 30.