New deal for Burton-bound Onyango

Either way, it's invaluable experience for a player the club obviously rate.

Also him going out suggests someone else coming in.

Can't see a negative in this – although this is TW so someone inevitably will!

Jimmy F H appears to want to play decent passing football and frequent game time at league 1 level is far better than a championship level sub.

The only surprise is that he's not closer to our own first team opportunity given the poor performances over the last few years.

He's a buig, energetic, defensive midfielder like Doucoure. Not a great passer or presser but is athletic and can protect the defenders.

He's played 25 minutes for the first team in four or five games so he's hardly battering the doors down to get in the team although he has had an injury which kept him out for a few months.

He will train with, compete with and play against veterans who fight for their next contracts every day (most of the Football League players play on 1-year contracts), and his eyes will be opened with relatively less comfort and support from coaching and training perspectives (he will not take anything at Finch Farm for granted after this season, not that I'm saying he does).

Fingers crossed that he'll be getting the ideal 2,700 - 3,000+ minutes of competitive football under his belt in the coming season.

The Potential is there but now it’s reality time, but I reckon he has it in his locker to adapt and get better.

I sense that Thelwall, is starting to have influence and is making career improvement plans for the Everton youth and U23s.

Hopefully a few will become first team squad players at Everton.

That would be great but it’s small steps in the rebuild, revamp, rejuevenation of the football structure and stratedgy at Finch Farm and Everton FC.

Hope eternal.

Later on in the last couple of months of the season Anthony was knackered at the end of games but that was because he had put so much effort into his game and was played in every match, I think, not blaming Lampard for that, in fact the manager trusted him but had hardly anyone else to play in that position.

You and Phill are correct that the extra fitness will help to improve the overall game of players and it certainly helped Ronaldo and also Anthony but being honest the personnel trainers can’t improve the skill level of players, or can they?

I was trying to recall an article I read a while back about his training regime. He came out of it looking like a lightweight boxer ready for a world title fight. I think that the core strength he has gained has given him a great platform for his talent. As you say, the stamina issues have needed attention, but that will get better I think next season and onwards.

Inside 'army camp' of Everton star Anthony Gordon with Serie A striker and Liverpool personal trainer

Anthony has enormous potential that Everton can reap the benefit of in the coming years. Hopefully he won't be sacrificed in this window to bring cash in to enable the club to buy more players, although it has been stated by the club they have no intention of letting him go!!