Martinez sees Garbutt staying long term

Similarly Oviedo/Coleman. Mirallas could be on the way out. McGeady, unfortunately hasnÂ’t adapted too well. Could Baines or Oviedo playing wide midfield each side be any worse than McGeady and the, supposedly ٥ million Lennon???

Oviedo also has been impressive this season so itÂ’s quite a good problem that we have...as long as Garbutt signs a new deal.

Until Luke improves his defensive side, I would try him in front of Baines. Oviedo could be a utility player covering for both positions

So that's how it will for Barkley, no wonder he might think there could be a life somewhere else even if he loves EFC more than anything.

Baines could still be a very good wingback/winger.

I agree some people go to far and it spills over into vile abuse which is totally unacceptable, I don't think this is problem peculiar to Everton though, in general the fans have been very patient after many false dawns. Rooney proved himself to be the real deal but as for the other players we have let go none of them have been successful I'm thinking of Rodwell and Jeffers as for Barkley I don't see him as even half as talented as Rooney IMO.

Play him.

Sign him.

Absolute class this kid.

The left side and central midfield have been problem areas for a while with out lack of creativity (unless the Darrenaissance continues), plus Baines's defensive game has declined. Move him upfield to create space for Oviedo and Garbutt.

Trouble is that Martinez selects on reputation more than form so even when Baines is looking below par Oviedo and Garbutt hardly get a look in.

I reckon Luke see’s this and that’s why he’ll be off.

The secret is in judging when a player is approaching the decline in his career; I am far from saying Leighton is on the decline... but he will be soon.

ItÂ’s an absolute must we sign Garbutt up. In likening him stylewise to other left backs, Shaw went for 㿊 million, I believe; this kid will be a better player than Shaw in 12 months.

The only way to do it realistically is to play him on the left wing. We need a decent winger with pace who can cross a ball; Garbutt ticks those boxes.

Garbutt is not as good defensively as Baines but Baines has proven to be ineffective on the wing so Garbutt should be tested there. There is no way Atsu should be playing a head of him!

And Barkley and Naismith shouldnÂ’t be getting accommodated there either. He could be another Bale in the making, or a right-sided Beckham but with pace.

But right now, taking form, fitness, freshness and everything else into consideration, Luke Garbutt is our best left-back and should be played regularly over the next few weeks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/Everton/8243058.stm

I see people mentioning the Gosling situation and that Garbutt is the new Duffy but it will be worse to lose Garbutt! Good FB's are usually hard to come by and imo I already think Garbutt would get into a lot of Premier League sides now. He wouldn't just move on and drop down the leagues like Gosling did, he'll definitely make something of himself elsewhere and in the next couple of years. IF we get him signed up, we need to get him more and more involved and then eventually have him take over Baines.

Like Martinez says, we've potentially got an international FB on our books, so we'd be mad to let him just leave! Sooner or later, we will need someone to replace Baines and we've already got a ready made replacement at the club so let's do all we can to get him to sign.

If he stays, he fights for a place. If he goes, he goes. Everton will still be in business next season.

I see RM never misses a chance to tell us we have another England player in the making. Just shut up sign the kid give him the game time he wants and see how he develops.

Garbutt turns 22 this season and he's at age where he needs to be playing. Undoubtedly he has big ambitions which most likely include playing for England. He's got the potential to do that but he needs to be playing regular first-team football and at 22 he needs to start doing that sooner rather than later.

If Roberto cannot promise him more football at Everton – if Roberto can only offer him more time on the sidelines behind Baines & Oviedo – then you cannot really blame Garbutt for refusing a new contract with Everton and looking for another Premier League club which will offer him more football.

Roberto claims to love giving young players a chance but in 26 Premier League games this season he's only managed to play Garbutt once. That's simply not fair to a player who looks good enough to play every week. Surely Roberto can find more first team football for Garbutt?

Just like Barkley, this is a player of promise. Nothing more. At present.

Maybe he sees the likes of Shaw and even Stones playing for England and thinks he is behind the curve. But then the lower leagues are littered with bright young Cademarteris.

And as he came in from another club, you're right, he wants to play and his current club don't give him that.

Given we'll finish roughly where we are, jeez, stick with the guy for the Arsenal game and the rest of the season. Play Baines in midfield to experiment, because right now he's best days at LB seem behind him.

One single Premier League appearance this season is unacceptable. Surely Garbutt can come on as a substitute here and there; surely home fixture's against the lesser teams in the Premier League should be an ideal opportunity to give Garbutt a start.

At Norwich, Ruddy developed quickly and soon fulfilled Moyes’s prediction of playing for England. Now of course Everton are stuck with Tim Howard while many of us would love to have John Ruddy at Everton. Don’t let the same thing happen with Garbutt.

Baines, like most of the squad, has been a passenger this season so I'm none too bothered if he has bench time from now on.

He looks class this Garbutt; if he leaves, it's just rank mismanagement – something needs to be done to keep him at the club. If game time is it, then give him what he needs.

It isn't all one way; the lad has been offered a contract and as of yet hasn't accepted it. I've said previously on here maybe he and his agent have other irons in the fire.

I think Garbutt still has things to learn defensively and could benefit from the same kind of treatment, thus giving him the game time he needs to want to stay.

I think Garbutt and Browning deserve more playing time, but under Moyes I doubt either would have got a chance at all.

Remember the Leeds cup result? A few mistakes, 1 game lost and Moyes said he’d play his best 11 for the remainder of the season even if they were tired. Barkley was sacked off to the reserves for 6 months every time he gave the ball away.

I remember Moyes would also bring in very average players like McFadden and Straq on loan and play them ahead of youngsters who need game time. Martinez’s short-term loans are generally superior to what we have and improve us....or end up being permanent transfers.

Martinez also seems more willing to forgive younger players who mistakes....although in Howard’s case I think that faith and flexibility is badly misplaced.

He seems to want to piss players off by insisting that the senior player will come back in when fit or nearly fit again. What a way to demotivate the second string.

It's not as though we have anyone who has made the left midfield position their own and both Baines and Garbutt look equally comfortable defending or attacking.

I can't see it happening though, Roberto seems to have his mind made up, as he had the perfect opportunity to try this with Pienar being injured.

Baines will play every game unless he is injured and he would prefer to play Naismith or Barkley out wide than Garbutt, doesn't make sense to me.

You say, "six mistakes and he will be shite"...

I don't think so.

I think this kid is very similar to Stones. Evertonians I've come to learn over the years are an incredibly intelligent footballing collection of human beings. I think the majority of them see the immense talent in this kid and will give him the requisite patience needed for a younger kid.

Very similar to the way Evertonians approached John Stones IMO. They saw the talent and knew it had to be harvested.

Fact is, he has been offered a contract but hasn't signed it. He is leaving unless Everton wins the Europa League so Garbutt will get some CL experience to enhance his resume.

I actually don't think left back is a problem for Everton (Baines is the leading assist man in the EPL from the position after all) and Oviedo is excellent and Hibbert can even play there in an emergency. I would rather see Osman and Pienaar back in the formation with their passing abilities than a holy triangle with two of the players playing out of position.