Kone not expected back until January

Already sowing the seed to eventually accept that this guy will probably never play for us again.

Think he signed a 3-year contract, so come January he'll already be half way through it....

That might be the problem with Kone and the longevity of his injury - he might unfortunately have come to an end of his footballing career, but Insurance companies being what they are will want to 'prove' he is incapable of playing football before settling.

Perhaps it is the opposite and the Insurance won't cover him to play in 'competitive' games and that is why he hasn't featured but whatever the reasons personally I would prefer to have seen the lad turn out for the Blues on a regular basis but it seems that it is unlikely we will ever see him in an Everton shirt.

Kone undoubtedly has suffered a bad injury and I feel sorry for him (although not to sorry because he's still been paid hundred's of thousands of pounds like sitting home injured), the main problem is his age.

Kone is in his 30s and even if he can get back on the field its unlikely he'll ever be as sharp. I think he'll have another set-back in January which will finish off his season and then he'll probably retire in the summer.

But some of your public statements regarding this player are getting a little embarrassing now.

Two days ago, you were telling us 'that he had a massive part to play in the second half of the season'

Can you just accept the fact you dropped a bollock?

Like if he does'nt play, what do we get back? Do we get his wages? Do we get any payback onthe £ 5 million Wigan got paid
for Kones services?

Anyone really know how this works, I'd be grateful to know.

Has anybody else been aware that Oviedo hasn't figured again since the United game? I thought that op to remove the screws was a simple one and he wouldn't miss games?

To be honest, the sooner the better he comes back because Baines was cack yesterday. Don't get me wrong, Bainsey is usually a consistent performer but at times his crossing and inability to shoot when the chance arises doesn't half frustrate me.

I'd also suggest he was a tad premature in selling Yakubu for ٟ.5m to Blackburn (yes they were relegated, but he still plundered 15+ goals for them, including in an away win at Old Trafford).

All managers make mistakes in the transfer market. We feel it more because it's our team, and we don't have the money to piss away like other clubs do.

I could understand if Kone was injured when he signed for us but how does anyone know what is going to happen in the future on a football pitch?

Due diligence on which players, Mark? Richard Wright falling out the loft? Kone got injured in the blue shirt of Everton, and this can happen to any player surely.

Moyes got it right far more than wrong – we can't judge Martinez in the same way yet but he has been rather hit and miss in his dealings so far.

Bad injuries happen, and often when playing through them players never fully recover (Joe Parkinson and Dan Gosling spring to mind).

I often wonder if they look out on matchday and think "These poor gits have grafted hard all week for a pittance and pump a heck of a lot of those hard-earned pennies into this club, and IÂ’m here doing feck all but draining that club of those pennies these poor gits have worked so hard for"?

Sorry. But it sometimes feels that way doesnt it? I know, I know, they are injured and from Wigan.......... yeah.

Perhaps he forgot to define which international break?