I think it does.
A difficult context in which to imagine could have returned, had Rangers not been demoted it may have been different.
Rangers basically pushed him out the door, we could’ve held on to him for a bit longer.
The club can't push any player anywhere. It takes the player to actually sign a contract elsewhere to actually leave. He was never getting in ahead of Tav. So how could we be pushing him away. He got an offer of many thousands more a week and left. That's it. He wasn't guaranteed more gametime elsewhere and guess what it's been proven. He had a couple of decent performances here and that's it.
I’m of the same opinion.
I agree, he's a bit like Alan Hutton, good going forward but not overly convincing in defence.
Would very much doubt it.
Obviously it does. If someone isn’t sure about one of our young players they are interested in then we could point to previous successes and show a history of producing players for the top levels. It’s why some smaller clubs can claim massive transfer fees for their young players.
Coleman was embarrassing last season.
It does, very much so.
Tav's replacement will have to be bought in - But I agree our academy isn't producing enough.
They'll obviously realise our players aren't worth buying, why would they keep coming back with big money?
Why would he not follow the money, its literally his job.
Replacing Tav will be complicated, will likely take a more complete right back and a goal scoring winger/rm to come in to replace him
Dyche probably the worst manager that Patterson could have ended up with.
He probably is in the way Dyche plays him. Dyche gets the right back to tuck in next to the right centre back and if the right midfielder doesn't get back to pick up the opposition's wide man then he has a free run at the right back. It's just so negative. Many times Patterson is out wide with his arm in the air when attacking, calling for the ball and does not receive it. But in saying that young Nathan looks like a player very short on confidence. When he broke through into our first team he played with a youthful exhuberance, taking on defenders and running at people. Now he plays like he has the world on his shoulders. A lot of that is down to the pressure on the Everton manager to stay up and being dropped after he's had a decent game. Would've been better joining someone like Crystal Palace where young attacking players play in a system that allows them to flourish.
Everton have one of the best defensive records in the league as Dyche likes to get as many men as possible behind the ball when they lose it. To be fair his system works very well defensively but they just can't score enough goals. Even when Patterson does get the ball in the attacking third there's only one player in the box most of the time.
If he is a “quality player” then that shouldn’t be the case at all should it really?
Absolutely Spot On. Good luck to the Boy but it's not like getting Ferguson back from Blackburn territory really.
Wasn't he getting man of the match awards before that dinosaur dyche and getting a run in the team
Isn't bassey doing not bad with Fulham
Correct. It was a no brainer for everyone. Had he established himself better then it’s a different story. But he also had to shift a club legend in Coleman too. It’s been a tough gig for him.
To sit on the bench?
No they won’t.
It does because there is usually a sell on fee attached to the deal.Clearly if he is playing well and attracts the attention of a bigger club we are getting a cut which is usually at least 10%.
Tav will retire with us, and rightly so.When's his contract up?
Mon uo the road we man when Tav goes South in a couple of years
