Lennon set for Burnley switch

Never shirked... so for that, thank you for your time, Aaron, and good luck with Burnley.

If Big Sam's news conference is to be believed we won't be getting the left back we need unless we move a couple of heads out of the club. Hopefully Besic, Niasse and Schneiderlin will follow Lennon out of the door this month so we get a left-back and maybe even Nzonzi.

It's players like Aaron and Steven Naismith, who are prepared to give their all for the cause, that supporters warm to. Good luck, Aaron, and thank you.

I loved Lennon in his loan spell, came in January 2015 and transformed a season that was dying on its feet and lifted the work ethic of the whole squad.

He hit a rich vein of form midway through the 2015-16 season with 7 goals between January and March and was undroppable, his form was so consistent.

It started going downhill upon Roberto Martinez's ‘ departure but hopefully Aaron can find one last hurrah for a few more seasons at Burnley .

I hope you got at least a 2-year deal at Burnley. Very best wishes for your health and future in football.

He had the courage to go public with a deeply sensitive health challenge... and to complete a magnificent comeback.

An exemplary competitor throughout his career, and occasionally brilliant, as Jim (#8) points out – he was clearly our best player during that two-month purple patch.

Wishing you the very best of success, Mr Lennon... and, more importantly, continued health and happiness.

With Barkley and Lennon gone, Mirallas's Everton career all but officially over, Niasse and Besic being tipped to leave, Robles almost certainly gone at season's end and Baines/Jagielka nearing the end of their careers, there will soon be very few ties left to the Martinez era. Basically Coleman, McCarthy (whose Everton future also feels clouded in uncertainty) and Funes Mori (plus Holgate, who was signed on Martinez's watch). Kind of crazy.

Good luck at Burnley, Aaron, you'll be appreciated there also, I'm sure.

"Nice lad, not very good, but tried hard."

Good luck in the future.

Hope he can kick on against anyone but us.

Good luck to him, I will always remember the look on his face when presented with the shirt.

He transformed our season when he came in on loan. He has been average this year, but who hasn't. I think it's a good move for all concerned mainly due to his age and our enormous squad. CertInly no need to slap the lad on his way out.

The applause & ovation he got from the Spurs fans at Wembley last week was a nice touch as well – shows what people think of him. He's a highly regarded footballer and human. I'll remember him fondly.

Good luck Aaron, hope your time in our Blue Shirt remains with you forever.

I was elated when he joined us. His time with us had its ups and downs, and he had his health issues, which he overcame with great fortitude. A great professional, and a very nice lad.

All the best, Aaron. You deserve it.

Besides the top 6 there is very little between the rest of the league.

Glass is empty now so time for a top up.

For the same reason Spurs sold him to us, he's not good enough to be a threat. He's just not that good.

Rare it is that I am disappointed by a comment from you, but this is just such an occasion. I think this player deserves far more respect than that.

A role model to all the peas hearts like Schneiderlin that stink out our squad at present.

Suddenly he's being hailed as the answer to our prayers, a returning hero!

Unless or until he proves he can do the job week in, week out, I'd rather keep the depedability of Lennon, who at leasr always gives his all to the team up front and in defence.

Sad that the club could find no room for a player who was both humble and honest. A rare commodity in the greedy, ego-driven world of Premier League football.

With Walcott in it is a sensible move for all parties - Burnley have got a decent Prem player for peanuts.

I'm not that good either, but if a professional football team gave me a contract, I'd try hard every time I played and give it my best shot.

I hope you see what I'm getting at.

His only saving grace was he developed Barkley and Stones, who promptly fled the nest.

Koeman an even bigger transfer flop. Apart from some kids that might make it, and probably do a Barkley or Stones, the rest have been garbage.

No teacher would write "Not very good" on any pupils report, would be liable to be sued if they did, not very good that Colin.

I have high hopes for Theo as I think he possesses both qualities.

David, you should've seen some of the slanderous comments written on my reports.

Mirallas was/is a very moody player and good luck to him as well but we need better.

Bolasie hasn't done much more than dribble rings round himself. He's fast, a good man for dribbling but hasn'r shown much else. Hopefully he'll become more effective but I have me doubts.

I think we've got a better player in Theo Walcott than any of the other three; and if we need to trim the squad down then Aaron and Mirallas are probably a lot easier to sell/send out on loan than Bolasie, whose contract and wages are probably a lot higher than either. I think also that Sam Alladyce can help Bolasie become a more effective player regarding crosses and shots...I hope so, I should say!

Mr Strickland (Physics) 1977.

How right you were Stricko, you old bastard!!

Roll on the cushioned armchairs in BMD.

There are definitely none at Stamford Bridge either, which always amuses me when Evertonians call Chelsea fans cockneys.

Mind you I think he'd have had to be born in the 1800's to be 100% accurate. :-))

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2164799/Bow-Bells-mark-area-true-Londoners-drowned-capitals-noise-pollution.html

Stones, Barkley, Lukaku, Lennon
All off to poor little clubs with no ambition whilst we bring in players that their managers can't see the talent in. Shniederlin, Rooney, Walcott, Keane.

They must be kicking themselves.

Mr Smith 1997 - PE

‘Struggles with algebra and refuses to take shorts off in showers'

Mr Farrell 1997 - Maths

All the very best to him.

"All natural talent and no hard work. Won't go far."

Mr Heath (Maths) 1969.

Glad I didn't go to YOUR school!!

Me too, mate!

Best wishes to James McCarthy for a good recovery. You will be missed James, one of the few who looked like they wanted to win against West Brom.

Sandro to Newcastle on loan seems a far better move for all concerned.

You don't think he is a good player; I do, just different opinions, Colin.

Our problem is Wallcott, Bolasie and Lennon all play in the same position and in the same headless chicken way. Head down, run fast, can't cross. Lennon is the only player I trust to work hard for the team.

I welcome Wallcott (who should play more central) and I'm glad to have Bolasie back but they are all inconsistent, headless mavericks that frustrate their own fans as much as the opposing defenders.

There is no thought or plan to what the team do. Bring in some pace for what reason? We already had it in that position. What about the left side?

Schneiderlin and Williams need to be rested, permanently. They can not be seen by rivals as an obstacle, merely something to jog past.

I wish JMc a speedy recovery but another limited headless player who needlessly runs 30 yards when marking a player 2 yards away is what he should be doing. He and Schneiderlin have been a disaster and are both poor players. They both should have been at the top of the 'move on list'.

I don't want Silva but at least the football would be better and therefore if he's still the Boards main target (God help us) then be proactive and agree a deal with him for the summer before someone else does. Don't announce it as a coup – just get it done and let us know once the season is finished.

There is a lot of talk about players slowing down when they turn 30 but it is relative. A player that is naturally fast will still be faster than most into his early 30s. Linford Christie was world champion at 100 meters at age 33 and he made the Olympic final at age 36.

I say keep Lennon.

He is an original winger type but these days they are asked to play as wing backs or full backs.

Alternatively, full backs are playing like wingers a la Seamus who has done well but for some becoming defenders does not make use of their real talent.

It's a funny old game today and in the right setup these wingers can excel but in a poor team like Everton they find it hard to shine.

I thought he did well for us in his time at Everton.

One thing you can't accuse him of is not putting a shift in.