Everton, Newcastle and Aston Villa battle over £10m trio, but who can offer the best future?
by Mr Comfort on April 15th, 2008
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Three teams moving in the right direction up the Premier League table appear to be battling for the same three British talents.
All three are apparently keen on Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey, valued in the 3m bracket, who said of the attention:
“At the end of the day I’m still at Wolves and I love it here. The club and the fans have been fantastic to me and I just want to keep going and playing my games. When you look at the table it’s all still there for us with our games in hand - we’ve just got to go and grab it.” (various)
Next up, another Wolves star, 4m rated striker Sylvain Ebanks-Blake
However Wolves’ chief executive Jez Moxey has vowed that none of the club’s big hitters will be leaving this summer.
“We won’t lose anyone that we don’t want to lose,” said Moxey. (various)
And the final member of this trio Barnsley captain Brian Howard
Howard will be offered a massive £10,000-a-week deal to make him the highest-paid
Oakwell boss Simon Davey is desperate to keep the £3million-rated midfielder, who has a year left on his deal Howard said of the possible deal: “I would be delighted to talk about it.” (The Sun)
So will these player resist moves away? If Wolves fail to make it through the play-offs then it will be harder to keep these youngsters and Brian Howard, having now had a taste of the big-time in their fabulous cup run, may seek an even bigger pay packet in the Premier League or indeed he may just see a move to the top tier simply a more ambitious move regardless of salary and I don’t think anyone could blame him. Unlike the Wolves pair, who are a good three or four years younger, Howard may see this as the right time to move up the ladder. Would Villa, Everton and Newcastle fans welcome their arrivals?
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Tagged Under: Aston Villa FC, Barnsley FC, Everton FC, Newcastle FC, Premier League, rumours, wolves
Tommy T - April 15th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Villa, Newcastle and Everton???? More like Wigan, Reading and Derby!!!!
shearer4pm - April 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
sorry i jus cant c any of those players ending up at any of those clubs
at a push Hennessey to villa or everton
as above reading, wigan derby, fulham etc as they bolster for next season
and 3 mil for howard not offence to the lad cus he done ace againest the big teams but cud he do that every week, if yes then i will welcome him with open arms but i cant see it happening, best for his career i think if he mabye moves to a bigger championship club(no disrespect to barnsley i think they truly deserved to be in the final of the fa cup) but will help the lads growth if they earn there way to the prem rather than get bought right to it
Stuart - April 15th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
are you saying that newcastle are too good for all of those players? where are you in the league again? you should welcome any player that can kick a ball in the right direction.
Argghh - April 16th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Fucking oath Newcastle are too good for those players! We already have great goal keepers young and old, and plenty of championship quality playing in our reserves and youth team.
valle - April 16th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Lets hear who you support Stuart, so we can all laugh when Newcastle run over your guys next season.
Daz - April 16th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Im an Evertno Fan and if you need proof that players can make the step up, you only have to look at Cahill, Jagielka, Lescott and Johnson. However, if I look on the point of view of the players themselves….judging on Howards performances in the cup, I would say that he wouldn’t look out of place in any Prem team, with probably the exception of the big 3.
Hennessey, it would do the lad no good to come to Everton at the moment, he would be back up to tim Howard who is a quality keeper with at least 4-5 years left. Newcastle also have an excellent keeper as well as a more than competant back up. Villa would be a possibility due to the fact Im sure that £10 mil for Carson would not represent value for money.
Ebanks-Blake, I think the lad should give himself another year in the Championship and not Rush to the Prem, look at Nugent, I think he rushed too. Blake would struggle certainly with the current crop of current and young forwards at both Villa and Everton with Newcastle, I suppose it would depend whether Martin and maybe Owen move to bigger clubs and if Viduka retires or moves on really! Having said that, selling Martins and Owen would generate enough money to buy a proven stricker anyway.
In short, I would like to see Howard in the Everton jersey next year, but the other, not just yet
gaz - April 16th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Everton Fan - None of these guys - Ebanks-Blake is decent….but thats as far as it goes…..wouldn’t replace any of the strikers we currently have. in fact, why would any of these players be wanted by the above clubs?!?!
oh and valle, i support everton, and i will love to see newcastle “run over” our guys next season. I just wish i could hear you say that to an evertonian’s face and watch them fall over and laugh. Keegan v Moyes in a tactics exam - i dread to think how embarassing that could get for KK…..
AVFC82 - April 16th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Newcastle fans eh….?? You have to admire their balls. They claim to be world beaters whether they’re doing good or badly(like most seasons)
They’d dream of having an honours list like Villa and Evertons but will tell you that having 50000 fans every week means more!! Where did they all come from, I remember being at St.James’ park back in 88 when Villa beat them in front of a massive…….9,800 fans!!!
bluenose - April 16th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I agree liker to see howard in an everton shirt or villa two teams going in the right direction he looks a good squad player which we want .
Newcastle every year you and the media say you are going to be up there fighting it out with the big boys .But the same will happen nothing take your soap boxes home till you have done something .
You sound like spurs fans mor everyday .
coyb
DT - April 16th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
AVFC82, you absolute mong.
It may be hard for you to realise, but Newcastle have actualy won a thing or two in the past.
Maybe not in years, but neither have you.
There really isn’t much difference in honours between Newcastle, Everton and Villa.
We have however, challenged for the league at some point in the last 20 years though and younger fans have seen true world class players, playing for us.
BLUENOSE - April 16th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
To Dt how many titles has newcastle won and you think they are near everton and what they have won look again
scotty - April 17th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Everton will be mid-tablers next season - and yes, you’ll always be shadowed by the success of Liverpool, that’s what makes you bitter!!!! If you think any of these players would cut it at the top level then it just goes to show how poor your ambition is.
bluenose. mad - April 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
scotty long time scince looserpool won the leauge. you dont see man utd chelsea or arsenal . fighting for 4 spot with everton every season do you.
the .f.u.c.k.i.n.g. great players ye have are 20 points of the top every season.
ye only get the left overs from the big 3 at the top . enjoy torres when it lasts
because he will get the .f.u.c.k. out of there as well. he is only there to get a move
to a bigger club that wins there leauge.not a team like looserpool that are out of the leauge bye christmas every season so scotty cop yourself on. looserpool
dont win leauges anymore. they are a small club now towards man u or chelsea
look at the .s.h.i.t. going on at looserpool now with parry and fat rafa.everyone is
laughing at the red.s.h.i.t.e.s. big club my .h.o.l.e .
JS - April 17th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I am so sick of the my clubs bigger than your club argument that people on here seem to enjoy. For christ sake, the only people who can really get away with it are man u, liverpool and arsenal. any other club just looks stupid calling others as apart from those three nobody has really got anything to brag about.
JS - April 17th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
blunose - i hate liverpool with a passion but to say they are a small club is the stupidest thin i have ever heard.
scotty - April 17th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
What, Jagielka prem class??? I don’t think so!!!
bluenose. mad - April 17th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
what finnan prem class i dont think so
what voronin prem class
what kuyt goal machine ha ha
kewell prem class
benayoun prem class
pennant prem class
get my point scotty alot of .s.h.i.t.e there.