Transfer Deadline Day Wibble

There was a point yesterday evening where most Evertonian's had a spring in their step and a chirp in their throats as David Moyes had landed a moody looking 6ft3 Argentinian centre forward called Denis Stracqualursi who was joint top scorer in the Argentinian league last term, also the first player in 15 years to score a hat-rick at the Bombenera and even more excitingly managed to persuade a supremely gifted but clinically bonkers Royston Drenthe to also join us on loan for the season from Real Madrid. Also shifting Beckford for an irresistible £4.5 million and Yakubu for a bargain basement £1.5million to Leicester and Blackburn respectively. Then Mikel Arteta put in a request to leave the club about 10 bells. Ouch...
                   

A lot will be said about the in's and outs of this deal and whether he did actually ask to go, whether the banks were forcing us to take a couple of million short of what he's actually worth and even whether its been on the cards for a couple of weeks/months. One thing is for sure though, it hurts a wee bit. Arteta over the last 5 - 6 years has been 'Mr.Everton', the one lad we could all be really proud of when he pulled on the blue shirt and at times be utterly majestic and an absolute pleasure to watch.


It could be argued that his best days are behind him and he has never been the same since the injury up at Newcastle, its also got a touch of the Andy Johnson deal about it in so much that in 6 months time he'll be worth half of what we've got for him, on the wrong side of 30 and still picking up his enormously generous 75k a week wedge. The thing is though, losing somebody so influential when at their best for a song, just isnt easy to swallow, especially for the youngsters. It's a sure-fire sign of our perilous financial position that we cant keep our most treasured players who are safely within their contracts and probably on the decline and just put them out to pasture, you know like Liverpool are about to do with Gerrard. It was the ease with which Arsenal did it as well.


Still, stiff upper lip and all that, thanks for the memories Mikel, you gave us the best years of your career(whilst not injured), at times you were truly spell binding(usually out wide, not in the middle), neither can we begrudge you a chance to play in the Champions League that so many of you and your contemporaries hold so fucking dear to your hearts(bet your diving and cheating will get worse) and we wish you all the best in the future.

5 Arteta Things: 


1. This goal literally rocking Goodison against Fiorentina
2. His ''Bromance'' with Cahill
3. This free kick versus Villareal
4. Running to the Palace fans after his first Everton goal, the daft tit.
5. His missus.


''There was nobody better''....for a bit like.

Adios Amigo.