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So that agent was on his way to Sunderland. They are on the verge of signing 3 Everton players, when will they learn about bulk buying cast offs?

Lively, direct with questionable end product So Jonas, when he signed for us then Benitez would have loved Jonas.

Rafa didnt see him as useful for the championship, so I doubt he will use him this year. The same goes for Saivet and Riviere. They will be sold. The only chance De Jong has, is if Rafa is impressed by his determination to get back into the squad.

Either would be a key signing.

Give us plenty of options in defence. It will look like pennies once Hanley is sold.

Reina would be a key signing, IMO. Haven't seen anyone else to get the pulse racing.

Telling when a former club says good things about him. How often do we hear, "he's shite anyway!"? A very good sign.

Alot of jealousy towards Evertons spending in here, IMO. Koeman is a good manager and will undoubtedly get the best out of these players.

Simon Grayson. Gets me every time.

It's a bit worrying that he's signing for Eibar again and wearing the same clothes.

James McCarthy is a name that keeps cropping up. Wonder if we think we can get him a bit cheaper with all of Everton's spending.

Got to be this kid and Clark first game.

I can imagine Rafa seeing Huddlestone as a useful player.

3.2m to replace Hanley for this guy is superb business and I say that in full knowledge that I've never seen Lejuene play.

The Merc that is being referred to, is driven from a Hexham travel company, Tynedale Travel, they also do the swanky team bus. It's a silver people carrier with number plate NU something. I drive past it every morning to work.

So let me guess this straight, first Monday in July and we are signing our first player? It's as if all the recent hysteria was all over the top.

Sky say we are interested in Hart, yet Ryder is downplaying it. Tells you everything that Ryder is more reliable than SSN.

He sounds alreet TBF.

Would love to see a club do a parody one. Someone sitting on the toilet, with pants around their ankles, as the camera slowly pans upwards to the smiling face of Florian Lejeune curling one out.

I can tell by that smile that he's on the verge of quitting. He obviously only came in early to pack his stuff up.

He was first at the training ground this morning.

That crack is pure lifting.

Aye but everything he says is right. I won't tell people not to panic, because they can do whatever they want, but I'm not ready to push the panic button yet. If in a week, we haven't tied up Lejeune and made serious progress another player, I'd consider us behind on our plans. Shit needs to start coming together this week or it's going to cost us towards the end of the window.

Runs down the stairs, looks under the tree.... oh.