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Harry eyeing up Sylvain Distin

29/12/2012 |

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Harry Redknapp is back to his old tricks of bringing in loads of players to revitaize Queens Park Rangers, — with Everton's Sylvain Distin being one on the radar — according to The Mirror, who claim that Redknapp has lined up Distin as an alternative to Tottenham's Michael Dawson.

Everton will be reluctant to sell Distin, but they are yet to extend the 35-year-old's contract past the end of the season and will bid to take Joleon Lescott back to Goodison on loan, with a view to a permanent move.

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Anthony Jaras
801 Posted 29/12/2012 at 23:55:09

Get fucked Waxface!

Steve Cotton
806 Posted 29/12/2012 at 23:59:20

Keep Distin another year... pace to burn and a tower of strength — why give that advantage to a rival team when you don't have to? For the likely fee of about £1.5 mill, it isn't worth it — even if Lescott comes back.

Phil Sammon
818 Posted 30/12/2012 at 00:52:58

Agree Steve. Why would he want to swap a fight for Europe for a relegation battle. No thanks Harry

Jonathon Edwards
820 Posted 30/12/2012 at 01:01:23

Fuck off, Harry!

Peter Leslie
822 Posted 30/12/2012 at 01:09:12

QPR a rival team??

Distin's been great for EFC, but I see signs he on the slide. If this deal made it possible to get Lescott back, it would be a good trade.

Probably bollocks though.

Kase Chow
824 Posted 30/12/2012 at 01:06:44

I don't mind if we get Lescott instead...

Distin has never gelled with Jags – certainly not as well as Lescott did.

Bob Parrington
843 Posted 30/12/2012 at 06:34:06

Peter #822. You must be some real football brain if you can see signs that Distin is on the slide. I say --- keep him. He is still first class.

Ian Bennett
854 Posted 30/12/2012 at 09:41:24

Depends what the fee is. If its £1.5m it's effectively the first down payment for lescott or someone else. It's great business if we can get someone in.

I would like to keep Distin, but he will get a longer contract elsewhere, he can leave for free at the end of the season, and he'd probably be not be first choice next season in any case.

Heitinga and Distin = lescott

Peter Leslie
879 Posted 30/12/2012 at 11:50:44

Bob 843... Well, we all like to think so, don't we :)
I'm not in possession of the facts, such as how quick he is on the turn, or over 10 yards or how high he can jump compared to a couple of years ago, but the evidence of my eyes suggests it. He is an incredible athlete, and I am a fan, so I'm not looking for reasons to criticise him, but time is not kind, and we should be ruthless if there's a chance of upgrading any position in the team. And I think Lescott is better.

Still don't think Lescott will return though, unless the unthinkable happens and we lose Bainesy.

COYB!!

James Stewart
891 Posted 30/12/2012 at 14:07:04

Distin out and Lescott in would be great business. Distin is on a hefty wage so that would cover Lescott's nearly. I don't personally rate Distin or Heitinga at the moment.

Trevor Lynes
055 Posted 30/12/2012 at 21:16:29

James #891 Did you see the game today ??
Distin was terrific as always and he is worth more than Lescott and twice as much as Heitinga.
His tackle on Torres following Barkleys mistake was top class...Heitinga does not have that kind of pace or positional sense and neither does Lescott.

Distin has a lot of time left in him, he obviously looks after himself and retains his pace and athleticism.

He is a credit to his profession.

Stan Sheppard
066 Posted 30/12/2012 at 22:04:47

Couldn't have put it better myself, Trevor.

Trevor Lynes
098 Posted 30/12/2012 at 23:50:56

Cheers Stan... glad you saw the game. The TV pundits were enthusing about Distin throughout the match and to my mind he was carrying Heitinga who is far too slow for our league this season.

The old man would have been MotM if we had got a draw. His saving tackle on Torres when he was alone against two attackers was world class. The timing was perfect. I hope he stays at the club to teach young centre backs. He is a great professional.

James Stewart
107 Posted 31/12/2012 at 00:30:32

I did see the game Trevor. Distin is a good pro no doubt. Are you seriously suggesting he is worth more than Lescott? If so that is quite bizarre. Heitinga would also fetch more due to his age.

Back to Distin though, usually strong but always has a mistake in him. You don't even have to look that far back to find one. For the Wigan goal his defending was a joke. There are plenty of other examples. My overall point is though that we need to sort the backline out. We ship far too many goals and most of the time it is down to individual errors.

Anthony Lamb
158 Posted 31/12/2012 at 12:27:13

I am incredulous at the criticism Distin gets in some quarters - well done Trevor for correcting the nonsense.

The man is one of the finest professional footballers to have played at Everton in recent years. His fitness and conduct are a perfect example to set before any young player as to how to play the game at the top level well into your 30's and to do it successfully.

His performance against Chelsea was absolutely tremendous throughout - with the tackle on Torres one of the highlights of the match. As for ludicrous statements such as "he always has a mistake in him" could we name ANY footballer living or dead who didn't?

I would keep the man at the club at all costs if he so wishes either in a playing capacity or in a coaching role. If efforts ARE being made to bring Lescott back (which I doubt) it certainly should not be at the expense of losing Distin.

Much better to get rid of the Dutch centre-back who seems constantly to be spending time being associated with moves away rather then buckling down to the job for which he and many others are so obscenely overpaid.

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