Ndiaye injury concerns abate as he returns to action

Why the fuck we don't tell these players to pretend they are injured so they don't go is beyond me.

Ndiaye is one of the few success stories of the season so far, so fingers crossed.

Turns out the "championship standard" player's been our best performer of the season so far.

Just reinforces my opinion about a number of posters on here.

We've not had that for a very long time and for it to be removed from the table, when the majority of what we have to sit through is pure drudgery, would be like ‘Blue' from Old School dropping dead before the KY wrestling contestants got their kit off.

A week till our next game and presumably he won't play the next international so time to recover for Ipswich.

Fingers crossed.

Everton certainly need him in midfield. His injuries would be a set back. They need to build with him in the team rather than struggle for solutions without him.

And then look at him celebrating after the final whistle like a goodun.

Hope I'm right.

Funnily enough, I'm surprised it hasn't happened earlier, because of the way he glides past defenders, it's a wonder someone hasn't tried it by now.

Hopefully, as others have said, I hope it's not serious.
Because, amongst all the shit this season, he's been the one bright spark.

It's a witty – and very “English” dedication to post war acts like Flanders and Swann; however, in my drunken state, it occurred to me it might be a good fit for an Ndiaye chant?

Do any other Toffees (worldwide ) have this mindset of hearing words in songs and thinking of potential chants for our players?

Over a Guinness, I wrote the first line in my head “Ndiaye, Ndiaye, you're the silver lining in the Sky-eee”…

I am fairly sure the Pete and Dud rendition will be somewhere on YouTube. Just offering this up to ToffeeWeb/ Toffee TV and the 1878s for a bit of fun. UTFT.

We are the worst fans in the country for players' songs, going back years and years… Why do you think Calvert-Lewinis leaving? Cos he still hasn’t got a song!

Not even “There’s only one DCL”! Now that’s humiliating after 8 years of service.

We hardly ever get players crocked on international duty do we? (*cough Coleman, Patterson ….*)

Maybe we should see if they would like to entertain us this season, better bet than some of the music hall acts we have now.

Hopefully we can all sing it to Dychosaur when he leaves:

Goodbye-ee, goodbye-ee, Sean's leaving us, thank fuck,
Goodbye, and good riddance goodbye, fa-ta-ta-ta-ta, fa-ta-ta-ta.

I am ever hopeful that our fans will come up with a chant befitting the player's abilities such as that offered to Bob Latchford and Duncan McKenzie!

It's great to have someone who can get us off our seats. Despite his ability to beat a man and leg it down the left wing, à la Dave Thomas, I hate to see him standing isolated as I think he would thrive on having someone playing close to him playing quick one-twos.

And I'm sure I remember one international body – I think it may have been Ireland – insisting that their own medical team take a look at the player?

I assume though, that you're not being totally serious, just exasperated?

Having said that, if we have players injured, and therefore, not available, it gives them a chance to get fit for the resumption of Premier League games. On the other hand we have fit players, and playing well, getting injured whilst away.

So, a double edged sword in many respects, just hope Iliman's injury is not so serious, as goes for any others who are away !

Plus, with the added pleasure of a high percentage chance of crippling a club player for whom that country have no financial or emotional interest in. For the sake of what???

Why do Fifa and Uefa have such a strong control over something that doesn't belong to them? Why are they harvesting massive profits for themselves with no visible signs of where all that money goes? It is as completely corrupt as the EU. No governance or mechanism for accountability.

Fire all those involved into space on a giant football-shaped bouncy castle and then submit the result for a Turner Prize award.

Well he is hoping to "Make Everton Great Again"

Calvert-Lewin
Doucoure
Harrison
McNeil
Gaye
Garner
Young or Mykolenko
Keane
Tarkowski
Coleman or Young
Pickford

What might have been...