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Just to keep Rousseau from overreacting ... no new thread just yet; Former Rangers manager Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq are ready to launch an offer to bring 32-year-old Ibrox captain and right-back James Tavernier to the Saudi Arabian club this summer. (Slaati via TeamTalk) Steven Gerrard is closely monitoring Connor Goldson's situation at Rangers as the Al-Ettifaq head coach mulls over a possible double swoop on his former club for the 31-year-old centre-half and right-back James Tavernier. (Daily Record) Trabszonspor are making progress in their bid to sign Rangers left-back Borna Barisic and midfielder John Lundstram, according to reports in Turkey. (The Scotsman) Rangers are keeping close tabs on St Mirren teenager Ethan Sutherland, who has been linked with Manchester City and Chelsea after the Premier League duo recently sent scouts to watch the 17-year-old as he impressed on the wing and at left-back on loan to Alloa Athletic. (Football Insider)

Watching Steve Clarke enthusing about the up and coming Euros today reminded me a bit of this chap.

Richard Gough

I wonder what he could have achieved if he’d had the specialist training camps enjoyed by the yanks he was a wonderful competitor.

The Everton-Scottish: Tommy Ring, Clyde, Alex Parker, Falkirk, George Thomson, Hearts, Alec Young, Hearts, Alex Scott, Rangers, Ian Durrant, Rangers, Stephen Naismith, Rangers and from older times Jimmy Caskie and Torry Gillick plus Walter and Archie. Any others? Coming the other way, Stuart McCall, Trevor Steven and Gary Stevens. What a trio. We won’t see their likes again. Nikica Jelavic wasn’t really Scottish, only a bit.

Don't know how true this is, but heard the interest in Tav is real and ongoing (not just from Saudi) but not so much regarding Goldson (at the moment). Saudi teams have limit on the number of foreign players they can register.

Faute de mieux, but yes, the ‘keeper should do more, much more. Anticipate, intercept, manage the penalty area and above all, get the angles right. Comes to naught, though, if he lets a trundler through his legs.

Jack Dempsey

I see he kept his Blackpool socks.

A Goodison legend

Yes, he left us two years ago. Not sure if there was any first option clause transfer or if it was a straight release.

Done Arsenal a favour and helps Everton toward their yearly goal of finshing outside Euro qualifiers and bottom half play-offs.

Not cynicism as such, more that to evaluate success for someone in a role like that, we likely wont know for a good few years if he has had any impact or not. Such is the nature of youth development.

I don't share your cynicism, but he's certainly not been in the role long enough for any results to manifest. He's been at the club 3 years, but only 9 months (?) in his current role. He seems to be highly regarded across Europe.

Probably based on his work with Royal Antwerp.

He's only been here 5 minutes, how can anyone evaluate if he has been a success or not? Must have a good agent.

A good result for the toffees last night

Alexander-Arnold getting caught at the back post?! Liverpool should punt him. Defenders should defend.

Alex Rae is being linked with Sunderland, so we may need to organise the buntin'.

Here’s something I got from an old Topical Times football book

Sorry. Wrong one. Here’s the correction.

anyone thought of just moving him out of the club