New deal for Mampala

In fact, they give the complete opposite impression with their bog-standard: "The 18-year-old impressed as part of David Unsworth's side last term which won both the Premier League 2 title and the Premier League Cup later in the campaign."

Oh yeah? 4 sub appearances and no goals in PL2; barely a handful more (and 1 goal) in the various cup competitions...

I think there's video highlights of most U23 games if you have the time to wade through them. It would take a bit of work but you could start by searching our Under-23s page for 'Mampala' to see when he played, then searching YouTube or EvertonTV for each match.

Unfortunately, they don't always wear the same shirt numbers, their official squad numbers only being worn in the Checkatrade Trophy games. But their shirt numbers are listed for each game on TransferMarkt and at Youthhawk.

I look forward to reading your report... 😜

Oh, and one more thing: he played in both Lancashire Senior Cup games last season, scoring in the second, at Rochdale. I have these detailed with the Under-18s as that's where the bulk of the team came from on the night. But he did not play in any other U18 games.

I'm going by the report of the game, no disrespect to the lad but I have no recollection of him. I was at this game, the wind spoilt the match, Dowell scored from a corner, helped heavily by the strong wind, and in fact it was given as an own goal by the goalkeeper.

The few sightings I had of him, he played on the left wing so he had plenty of competition for that spot in Gordon and Broadhead while Sambou and Holland commanded the central striking positions.

Dowell, Gordon, Bowler, Stekelenburg, Collins and Connolly.

Interesting to see what happens with them.

However, would be interesting to see how Mampala shapes up now Sambou has gone. I assume he'll get more chances to play.

Just a note on Stekelenburg's contract: I think it runs for another year, through June 2020.

Although the error seems hard to eradicate – we even show it incorrectly on our squad page here on ToffeeWeb!

Next season, Hornby will be the main striker and he's 19. Simms is able to play with him as Hornby has a different skill set. Therefore, it makes sense for Mampala to get another year to see if he can force his way into the side.

If the powers that be really fancied him, though, they'd have given him a 3-year deal. So it's not a ringing endorsement, it's a contract showing caution on Everton's part.