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Predictions now make little sense, when the transfer window is still open for the best part of two months.

And we sent one back very quickly because he wasn't at the level. Some loans are expected to have minutes on the pitch not a whole 90. Part of their development is to play. Loans are selected carefully by a player and the parent club. They go where it is believed they will get opportunities...

No player gets guaranteed first team football. Managers buy players because they believe they can contribute and improve the team. But players have to back themselves and win the shirt on merit. With 7 or 8 subs on a bench today's game is about squads If a player demanded guaranteed first...

This. Sloppy passing getting turned over and the defence getting over loaded. Also wing backs being caught high up the pitch. They aren't always out of position, that is their job to get forward, but a midfielder needs to back fill behind them. Small tweaks can make a big difference...

"all areas of the pitch are open to improvement at any point" Fans always look to new players, expecting a churn of about 8 new faces coming in each season. Coaches and managers are looking at 2 or 3 and improving what they have already got. Continuity and familiarity are the pathway to...

Matty Grimes had a Boots bag!

Being interested in a player because they are available out of contract is one thing, but it doesn't mean they are only interested in free transfers. Everton will have positions they want to fill and targets, they will also have a budget to achieve that.

Everton wanted to sign Tete so they will still be looking.....

And that is why we have done well. They are all in it together as a squad, none of this Im first choice and your second choice, I should be playing rather than you.

The news rags are making something up about Gyokeres every day and the storylines often contradict each other from one day to the next. It's pointless being sucked into their attention seeking narrative.

And where was your name mentioned in what was a very generalized comment?

Players have to win the shirt then and make themselves happy. Lampard has said you have to be ready to take your chance. Get your head down and work, don't come knocking moaning you are on the bench. Players, if they think they are good enough they have to back themselves.

People just see something and jump in. It's like who is going out it just exists in some people's heads. If the right offer comes in people might go. But players aren't earmarked to go like some people think.

Wingback is the most demanding on the pitch. That is usually why they are subbed off. With today's benches you don't need to keep certain players on for 90 minutes. You rotate and use the squad. If that position is key to your tactics you need 4 decent wingbacks.

Isn't he going abroad?

He hasn’t left yet. I don’t see him as being converted to a right winger. I see it as an option. You need options in your squad. You could get through a season with one RB/RWB. Then again you could have four but through injuries you could still end up being down to one. It’s a fact...

Good footballers have to be far more adaptable in the modern game. No longer are players seen as one trick ponies. For instance Rudoni has been deployed as a wingback before now. During games if you watch other teams tactics there is a lot of rotation. I think it was Middlesbrough last...

It sounds like he can play down the right so potentially yes. FL may see MVE as an option there too.

There is some versatility there though.

This idea managers have a first choice and a backup is nonsense. They want competition for places. If a footballer expects just to be handed a first team shirt, he shouldn't be at the club.