Everton in renewed Ince link

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Everton are once again being mentioned in connection with Tom Ince, with Sky Sports News reporter David Craig apparently reporting that the Blues are in talks again with Blackpool over the midfielder.

The club were rumoured to have held preliminary discussions over the £8m-rated Ince earlier this summer but nothing concrete appeared to come from those negotiations.

Now, with the transfer deadline approaching and Roberto Martinez admitting that he is weighing up options to strengthen his squad, a move for Ince could be back on the agenda.

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Sean McKenna
890 Posted 28/08/2013 at 17:39:37
Good move. Full of pace, young, tricks, and scores goals. Apart from being ex shite he will add another dimension to the team hope we sign him.
Alex Willett
898 Posted 28/08/2013 at 17:50:28
Paul Ince was at the Real Betis game, we saw him in Goodison road, so could be some truth in it....
Derek Knox
902 Posted 28/08/2013 at 17:59:00
Well he's certainly the right age, has proved to be pretty consistent, from what I have seen of him. My only worry is that he lacks Premier League experience, can't remember if he was with Blackpool then, when they were last up.
I think like most fans, any incomings at this stage would be welcome.
Paul Ellam
906 Posted 28/08/2013 at 18:06:20
I think he's ok but is kind of like the Argos version of Scott Sinclair who would have been a better player to bring in.
Would be happy to be proved wrong however!
A striker would be my preference - someone like Jelle Vossen or Graziano Pelle
Pat Finegan
969 Posted 28/08/2013 at 18:59:12
If we sold Fellaini and picked up Ince and McCarthy I'd be pretty happy.
James Morgan
979 Posted 28/08/2013 at 19:05:44
Well he knocked back Cardiff, maybe he heard of our interest, who knows.
Peter Warren
018 Posted 28/08/2013 at 21:11:07
Always looked less than average to me
Andrew Yates
038 Posted 28/08/2013 at 22:24:50
would be a great addition, but do you not think we need a tough tackling, driving force in our midfield?? Rather than a little, skinny, quick kid?

Someone like Gravesen was at his best, I don't know its late and i've just witnessed us limp past Stevenage, thats more depressing than actually being in Stevenage.

Drew O'Neall
120 Posted 29/08/2013 at 00:08:02
Think Atsu from Portugal represents better value at 2m (less than a year on his contract and apparently chelsea have offered).. Perhaps another who 'wants champions league football'
James Stewart
136 Posted 29/08/2013 at 01:56:50
Atsu is off to Chelsea.

Ince looks a good player but is not really in the area we need.

We have Pienaar, Mirallas, Deulofeu for the wings already. We need 1 DM one creative CM and a proper striker.

Joe Digney
149 Posted 29/08/2013 at 04:55:24
Get him in, the Spanish lads only with us for a year and Pienaar is going on 32 and for me his legs are gone, he's young, pacey, skilful and English would be a steal for around 8 mil, but fuck me something's gotta happen soon with signings only got til Monday.. Clocks ticking mr kenwright.
Eric Myles
151 Posted 29/08/2013 at 06:06:45
That's all the proof we need Alex #898.

That he'll be in Andalusia next Monday.

Adam Smith
211 Posted 29/08/2013 at 10:39:26
Nooo!!! Please not this, after everything in the last few weeks.

We have a central midfield that would struggle in the Championship and now he wants to ignore that and frag our wingers down to this level by blowing all his cash on this utter, utter shite! McCarthy = good player and something we need, Ince = a waste of money!

Is he going to help us unlock Premier League defences? No, he is not. Another example of an English lad who is fast, who someone once witnessed performing a step over in a slugfest of a grim draw against opposition of the calibre of Doncaster Rovers, who is now the bright young hope of technically bereft English football, so is obviously worth £8-10 million!

Given our transfer kitty this signing would be our Andy Carroll!

I'm getting pissed off now.

Adam Smith
212 Posted 29/08/2013 at 10:47:16
frag = drag!
Nick Armitage
513 Posted 29/08/2013 at 22:09:35
Andrew Yates - did you describe Thomas Grevesen as tough tackling?
Jim Knightley
582 Posted 29/08/2013 at 23:52:52
Adam...how much have you seen Ince play?

Apart from his obvious pace and dribbling ability, he is versatile and a natural goal scorer. He scored 18 last season for an average side.

Three wingers, including one who is injury prone, and one who is untested in English football, is not enough imo. If we did sell Fellaini for mid 20's, save for a dm, or Holtby, I don't think there are many more realistic targets i'd prefer over Ince. Imo he is more effective than Zaha, at half the price.

Incidentally, i'd love to see us go in for Diame if the release fee rumors are true. He is the kind of tackling presence we need.

Andrew Yates
969 Posted 30/08/2013 at 19:26:28
Sorry Nick, it was late I meant a mixture of a tough tackling midfielder with a sense of flair, a mixture of Tommy G and Joe Parkinson would be lovely!
Colin Glassar
130 Posted 31/08/2013 at 10:10:33
Ince will be one of the players coming in for Fellaini alongside McCarthy. Barry and possibly Moses on loan to give us extra bodies.
Phil Sammon
132 Posted 31/08/2013 at 10:17:12
Jim

Diame is a very good player, but if Gibson is made of glass, this lad is made of sugar paper.

Ince would be a cracking buy. He clearly wants to make the step up too.

Two centre mids are more important though. We are so light there.

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