Lukaku's long goodbye lacks class

Very disappointing really. He says he knows where he is going to I wonder if he knows the fee that's what we are interested in now.

3 years left on his contract the board need to dig in on this but ultimately get rid.

I would send him out on loan to a PSG type of club. A club with more money than sense. Get them to oay a 10 million loan fee He can play his CL stuff there and then come back to us when we qualify next year or sell him for even more as we will have set the world alight by then.

Alternatively. Cash in now whilst his stock is high

BUT

( shaking head sadly) it is the modern way of football these days.

Nothing to be done about it folks. Just make sure whoever buys him pays through the fucking nose until their pips squeak.

We like to think of ourselves as a big club, but we've fallen so far behind over the last 20 years it's unbelievable. Didn't Besic say he hadn't even heard of us before Martinez made contact?

Blame who you want for our low profile outside the city, but 20 years of insular decision making & 'people's club' promotion (or non-promotion realistically) have left us as mid-table non entities. None of this excuses Lukaku's poor behaviour, but we desperately need leadership which makes people sit up and take notice of the club again.

It suited Kenwright & Moyes to knock any thoughts of ambition out of the heads of Evertonians, and mediocrity is an extremely difficult mindset to change - let's be honest, most Blues see 6th as success. I'm hoping a waterfront stadium can be the start of us getting back to where we belong.

He's bang out of order though and he probably knows it but doesn't care much.

Be great if someone within the Everton camp had enough spice to send out a public tweet saying, "Rom. You have three years left on your contract. Shhhhhhh."

Unfortunately this coincided with relegation standard defending and you could see him almost visibly give up. So, ironically, Martinez's refusal to concentrate on the discipline of defending affected our strike-force so much that the whole team went into a tailspin, which ultimately cost him his job. Think on Roberto.

We now have a huge asset who wants out. We have him under contract so are ultimately we in the box seat but it looks like he's gone, and for the right money I'm happy to call it quits.

BUT:

First, we need to appoint a new manager.

Second, it should be his decision whether Lukaku goes or not.

Third, Lukaku goes nowhere until we have identified replacements.

Fourth, there needs to be a club out there that he wants to go to, that wants him at the money we're willing to sell for, which is not a foregone conclusion.

So Rom, all in good time, but quite a few things have to get sorted before you get your dream move so sit down, sit tight and shut up. Please.

Make him see another season out just to prove a point, he was quite happy to sign a 5yr contract make him honour at least 3yrs of it ?

He's developed at Everton like he couln't possibly have done at chelsea.

However, the club is at a very powerful nexus and he could profit even further from here forward.

We have got:
A FAR bigger wallet now lad
A brand new influence at the VERY top
A serious chance to get you working under a cracking manager
Your contract

What is vital is that we hire a proper Wyatt Earp this time around and not a bloody teaspoon salesman !

I just want him gone now.

Listening to his ramblings you can see he was one of the players who broke the team spirit we once had.

If he stood there looking at the trophy at Leicester and thinking what could have been I would suggest he takes a look at the FA cup and reminds himself of the penalty he missed.

Big on ego and low on ability. Unfortunately one of the nouveau riche footballing clan that don't belong in the real world.

Goodbye and good riddance for me.

I hope he moves on to another league so I can continue rooting for him. I have zero hard feelings towards the guy. I just wish Everton could have taken their ambitions to the next level. Then maybe Lukaku would have stayed.

With a new manager and a lot of money, maybe Everton will get there soon. It would be kind of funny if Lukaku's new team collapsed while Everton became a big deal.

Apart from the fact that he...(well, apart from about three other facts)....... what pissed me off reading the last paragraph is the thought of an Everton supporter (especially a kid) who has spent loads on a shirt with Lukaku on the back - and he has to put up now with his "hero's" disrespectful sneaking off, turning his back on the team that allowed him to develop as Tony says in 12.

Au revoir - and get as much money as we can.

Does anyone at Everton even care anymore what this overgrown petulant child thinks? Setting himself up as the spokesman for the problems under Roberto is the height of arrogrance when there are true statesmen around, like Barry and Baines, who can provide perspective without insult -- and were never seen to be pouting on on the pitch as Rom was for the past two months.

He's accomplishing something I would have considered impossible after the Chelsea magic show -- souring his own supporters and seeding a lack of regret about his possible departure. And Rom (and his dear old dad) will have a full banquet of ill-advised words to eat should Moshiri and the new manager decide he should stay, because as Lyndon points out this is ultimately not his decision.

He wants to leave, fine, but the fact he seems to have very little respect for us, will one day come back and bite him on the arse, I'm sure.

I really can't get over him saying, that he just stared at the premier Lge trophy, for two minutes, and couldn't concentrate properly on the warm up at Leicester!

I thought seeing something like this before you played, would inspire any player, so his performance that day, is a real indication, that he was one of the players who had given up on the manager, AND THE FANS.

Let him go for the right money, because although it's nice to hear about players with ambition, they are only good for us if they want to play for Everton.

Maybe he will thank us when he leaves?

Be careful Rom, your next move better be a good one.

The key is to be scouting like Athletici Madrid and Porto. A conveyor belt of top talent, not waiting another 30 years for the next Lineker.

We could indeed send him out on loan to Accrington Stanley or bench him, even worse, make him play with academy kids. Sod him, he's under contract and he goes when we want him to go and under our terms!!

We will definitely miss Lukaku's goal threat when he does go, but I think he'll end up missing us just as much in the long term. Romelu is a talent definitely, but he's far from irreplaceable and far from being the finished article and its very unlikely he'll be given as much patience for his poor control, missed chances, media mouthing off or general disinterest when the world isn't going his way elsewhere.

We've already seen that he didn't get a sustained run at Chelsea and he wasn't the automatic first choice in the Belgian team either at previous tournaments. Not sure what has changed in the interim aside from the price tag (certainly isn't his first touch).

Chinese clubs, United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, West Ham, PSG, Bayern, us, and even Leicester are going to be spending big. £15m valued players will be going for double. We might just recover that Niasse money...

Please don't tell anyone because I think he is worth 50 million. Sssshhh.

Nevertheless you have summed up the Lukaku situation for Evertonians perfectly. I for one will be sorry to see him (and Stones) leave. This situation could have been remedied had this ineffective board taken action earlier with regards to the manager, even if Unsy and JR took control for the latter part of the season, who knows what might have been.

It remains however, that there is such a lack of respect for EFC and more importantly we supporters, that it would probably be very difficult for Lukaku to remain anyway, so it's a question of the fee; a new manager and a replacement or two. So we move on.

if there was a Roy Keane , Patrick Vierra, dare I say it Carragher, Gerard type character in the team.. can't wait to see him getting his bollocks chewed by a strong manager and his leader on the field.

Now, from Lukaku's point of view as in football. He has been honest from the start stating his intention of wanting CL football. He has done his job regarding scoring goals, his scoring record really is the only measure for that. Unfortunately the team could not defend due to Senor Martinez and his inflexible ways so we ultimately failed to match both his performance and ambition.

From a fans view Romelu was afforded hero worship from the start. He has been given a platform at Everton to develop as a player and had the chance to become a legend at the club. Oh, and paid handsomely for the privilege of playing for the greatest club on earth!

The bottom line is that he has disrespected Everton by sulking, mouthing off and believing basically that he is bigger than the club. That of course is sacrilege. As Lyndon put so well it could have all been different.

Personally I think we have little choice but to cash in. However I have a feeling that not many suitors will be willing to pay what we demand. As good as Lukaku can be he will never be the player he thinks he is. Certainly his father knows this as he has stated he could cope in Italy with the defending there.

The grass isn't always greener big man. Say goodbye to paradise.

The Roberto blueprint is now dead, and the kids will also go - Stones and Gerri will follow Rom, lets hope for enough money to buy us a stadium.

I don't know about the balance of power. When Moyes was at Man U he had Rio Ferdinand sulking about the crisp machine and he even publicly listed that as a reason why Moyes "lost the team." Then we had John Terry giving World Cup press conferences to undermine Fabio cause he kept them "in prison" at a luxury hotel, after we'd been told that McLaren failed cause he was effectively taking instructions from players. Van Gaal lost the team cause the lazy didn't want to read his emails. Mourinho lost the Chelsea team for reasons unknown and now we have RM. seems to me the players have no respect any more and simply don't turn up if the manager puts any type of expectation of professionalism on them.

We've seen recent cases like Odemwinge, Berahino, Wanyama and our very own John Stones being told to do one when they've fancied a move to "bigger" clubs.Link

Bony has faded at Man City, who play more skillful quick-footed players ahead of him.
The battering ram needs quick support from midfield or good service from the wings. Without this he must conjure something for himself, and Rom could only do this on the odd occasion.
In my opinion, he will not become the great striker we all hoped he would be.

The difference for me is that the Premier League champions put three bids in for Stones resulting in him putting in a transfer request – disappointing but not really surprising. With Lukaku this year, no-one has come in for him and yet he appears to be, with his father and agent, engineering a move.

Despite his poor form this season, my gut feeling is that Stones, if he goes, will be harder to replace than Lukaku. As with all things – time will tell.

Either way, I am much more excited about the prospect of us getting a great new manager and the best stadium in England on the banks of the Royal Blue Mersey.

It might be that he wants away, no matter what. If that's the case, we are in a much better position than we've been for decades and decades. We have no need to sell, unless we get the price we think he's worth.

He might have to sit and sulk on the bench, or he might do what Suarez did. Pull his tripes out and virtually hand his team the Premiership.

Either way, I'm not that bothered. Now John Stones....I think the lad is top class and I hope he stays.

"Rom. You have three years left on your contract. Shhhhhhh."

Love it.

It would be great if our new manager when asked about Rom leaving replied:

"I say when he leaves; not him, his father or his agent. Rom should not speak, his prick of a father should not speak and his ballbag agent should not speak, infact they need to ask permission to speak like Baldrick in Blackadder IV. I am the only person who speaks. If the bellend says another word he will see out his days cleaning bogs in maccies. Any more questions gentlemen of the media?"

I can count on one hand the number of players who have left us in the past 50 years and gone on to become better players

Lukaku is not the finished article, aside from his poor first touch he doesn't win enough in the air (He should be scoring far more headers), he doesn't get into positions on the chance a loose ball will come his way and as Deulofeu has highlighted in the past he doesn't get to the front post often enough or quick enough.

Lukaku needs to improve on these and his overall work rate to get to the next level and be a truly world class striker. At the same time obviously we'd miss him and I'd like to see him work with a manager that would play to his strengths.

I have Rooney. I will give you that one. Possibly McMahon!

They certainly had the opportunity to win more. Whether they were better players for moving is debatable as the talent was always there. Just not an option with us

Let me give you six, but it's a struggle.

Bobby Collins
Mike Newell
Marco Matterazi
Wayne Rooney
Gary Speed
John Ruddy

Just off the top of me head

Arteta
Barmby :)

Add those to the list.

The thing Lukaku forgets is that he was Everton's best option (only option) going forward, so his inconsistency was tolerated due to lack of options. Chelsea, United, PSG, B Munich, etc all have options - his inconsistency would see him warming the bench. Let's no forget he WAS at Chelsea and couldn't break into the starting XI. Maybe Mourinho didn't feel he was good enough or maybe he didn't like his attitude? We are all now seeing a different side to Lukaku and his attitude stinks.

He wants to win titles and play Champions League football, fair enough, we want a fee worthy of a title winning, Champions League player.

Show a little decency and respect to Everton football club. I only hope football in the top flight comes into the real world one day. The appalling behaviour of some agents and players to make money is shameful when fans go without to support their club.

Going to City and hardly starting a game will have a detrimental effect on a player, especially confidence. I feel that if he was in a team where he was a regular starter, with a good coach, he would be successful once again.

When a player, relative, agent expresses the "desire to move on" , we should already have a STFU clause in place.

So they automatically get a 25% reduction in their weekly trouserage, PLUS it counts as a transfer request BUT trebles their release value.

Overpaid princesses! (Why oh why does anyone ever state "Mickey McKnobhead earns £XX,xxx per week at Dickhead United"? They DO NOT EARN! They get paid! NOT THE FUCKIN' SAME!)

It is becoming more of a young mans game now and with speed and workrate imperative I do not think Bony is right for us.

We need to cash in and look for what is suitable for Everton. I have to admit that I like forwards who are mobile, quick and with a good work rate, in the mould of Suarez, Aguero or even Ian Rush. We need to get Everton back to a place where team spirit and camaraderie mean something, and not the "me, myself and I" mentality. People may bash Moyes for his coaching abilities but his philosophy in this regard was spot on.