Bellamy once of Newcastle now of Manchester City he has­ had more clubs than Tiger Woods.

I'm affraid I would not pay to watch any football­ team with Craig Bellamy
Our (Everton's) league­ position was not bad after the start we had
Let us­ leave it at that for now I'm quite confident­ Everton can finish above Nwcastle in the table

How many times have Newcastle won the­ League?
Manchester City have won it twice
Everton have­ won the League more than City and Newcastle added­ together
Our form last season wasn't bad after a­ bad start and the Lescott affair
Newcastle will soon be­ winning trophies again THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle have­ won no major trophies since 1968 the old INTER CITY­ FAIRS CUP
I accept Newcastle have passionate supporters­ but Everton too have 30,000 season ticket holders

They didn't beat them in the league table though,­ did they? Nor did they come close to doing so. ­ Unlike Spurs.....

Everton beat Manchester City home and away last­ season
The biggest game City have played in 30 years­ was the League 1 (as is) Play Off Final Vs Gillingham.­ The old Third Division.
In the 60s and 70s Everton had­ the backing of the Moores (Littlewoods) family and­ before too long the City owner will decide.....
WHAT A­ WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

It is worth remembering when Alan Shearer was young­ Southampton and then Blackburn Rovers were doing well­ in the PL while Newcastle were in a previous one of­ their dark phases (that one being grimmer, indeed). ­ Peter Bearsley left at a time he was past his prime,­ and continued to enjoy a career after that with weaker­ clubs.

It is worth remembering Man City too - 10yrs­ ago, they were in the Chamopionship and even went as­ low as League 1 in the late 90's. Now look where­ they're finishing. It might be down to lucrative­ spending, but why did they attract that over Everton? ­ Seems to be a gravy train Everton missed there too.....

When were Everton bigger than Newcastle?! How many top¬­ 4 finishes have Everton had since the formation of the¬­ Premier League? Which of the two has a bigger ground? ¬­ Which of the two has more supporters? Everton might¬­ not have been relegated for over 50 years, but¬­ they've also achieved sweet FA in that time, and¬­ not even come close to achieving anything in at least¬­ the last 20 years. Not a lot of point in hanging round¬­ forever to be an also-ran really. Obviously Everton¬­ players think the same....

Graeme
People who live in­ Glass Houses.....
At the top of this comment is­ something you said earlier
Cards on the table we sold­ Wayne Rooney because at the time we needed the­ money.
Let us look for a moment at some of the players­ Newcastle sold Chris Waddle,
Peter Beardsley and Paul­ Gascoigne all top quality and Newcastle did well to­ develop these players but they all left.
Allan Shearer­ a personal favourite of me (and most football fans I am­ sure) could have joined Newcastle for nothing as a­ youngster but in the end cost the club
15 million­ pound.
True we have not won the trophies other clubs­ have but our record is not bad and in the 1980s when we­ won two league titles and played three consecutive FA­ Cup Finals 1984, 85 and 86 we were quite­ outstanding
Under Kevin Keegan when he was Newcastle­ manager I will give credit where it is due Newcastle­ should have won the league and played some lovely­ attacking football but had little idea of how to­ defend
I’ve been lucky enough to meet Sir Bobby Robson­ and he was just a lovely man but he should have taken­ the job many years before he did.
My most amusing­ memory of Newcastle is the time Season Ticket Holders­ had to vacate their seats because the club wanted to­ build a new press box UNTHINKABLE
Finally in 1966 when­ England staged the World Cup, Goodison Park staged more­ matches than any ground outside Wembley including the­ Semi Final
West Germany Vs Russia

Final Comment
I do like/rate Gosling who in the long­ term will play for England
Everton slipped up (badly)­ but if he can do the dirty on Everton he will do the­ same to other clubs
Finally I think Dan Gosling's­ future prospects will be better if he stays at Everton

Paul C - why won't he become any better at­ Newcastle (IF he signs there - he has not yet)? ­ Steven Harper, Steven Taylor and Andy Carroll are just­ a few current examples of players Newcastle have­ successfully developed (and are continuing to develop).­ It is rather arrogant to suggest a player won't­ become better just because he is not at Everton. If­ Everton was such a bastion of football development,­ they'd have been able to keep Wayne Rooney, and­ players would be heading their in their flocks to join­ the greatest football club in the land, and they'd­ be seeing regular top 4 finishes. The fact is, just­ like in the early 90's (Keegan era) and around the­ turn of the Millenium (the Sir Bobby years), Newcastle­ are an up and coming team. He is joining them at a­ time (IF he joins them) when Newcastle are able to­ offer him regular something Everton won't - regular­ first team football, which is rationally something any­ footballer wants. And whats more, contrary to not­ developing at all, if he joins Newcastle, he will be­ able to develop his football skills in line with the­ clubs gradual return to the business end of the Premier­ League table. Sound a better deal to me than sitting­ on the bench for most the time at the eternally­ just-above-mid-table Everton.

When were Everton bigger than Newcastle?! How many­ top 4 finishes have Everton had since the formation of­ the Premier League? Which of the two has a bigger­ ground? Which of the two has more supporters? ­ Everton might not have been relegated for over 50­ years, but they've also achieved sweet FA in that­ time, and not even come close to achieving anything in­ at least the last 20 years. Not a lot of point in­ hanging round forever to be an also-ran really. ­ Obviously Everton players think the same....

He is nothing special,he is 20 years old and head­ hunted by a newly promoted team .Whats the big deal its­ not like he is hunted by the big teams and is a wonder­ kid every one wants

As an Everton supporter I'm just shocked at the­ ineptitude of the staff at Everton. If he wants to go­ then fair enough. There are too many players ahead of­ him in central midfield (Cahill, Arteta, Rodwell,­ Fellaini, Osman) for him to catch on without dramatic­ improvement. But to let him walk for nothing is just­ incompetence. Rank stupidity.

Wonder if Everton are going to launch a legal­ challenge.

Yes, I know all the comments about verbal­ agreements being worthless but a Contract does not have­ to be written. A written signed document merely­ clarifies the rights of both parties in a Contract.­ Gosling has had quotes published in the Liverpool Echo­ expressing his delight about his contract extension, he­ presumably has continued to draw his wages from EFC­ after his contract expired(it would be interesting to­ know if such wages were at the increased rate) and he­ has up until now been receiving treatment at EFC's­ training ground for his injury. These facts could­ easily be deemed in Law to be evidence of agreement by­ his actions to extend his contract.

What interests me more is that his is a Premiership­ ruling; not a legal ruling. Not supporting the clubs as­ usual. brown envelope in the back pocket to someone I­ suspect from Newcastle

Graeme
My old Mate
My Comment that Everton have spent­ more years in Division 1 is true as Arsenal were­ elected to the Second Division and have been relegated­ (only once)
Did you however know the circumstances of­ Arsenal's promotion?
When Everton joined the­ Football League there was only One division
The issue­ being and why I mentioned it is that there are not many­ bigger clubs to join than Everton
We have nothing else­ to brag about

Well that's his career as anything more than a­ journeyman over.

He'll probably join Necastle on­ shed loads more, but will never get any better.

What­ a c@nt

Technically he is a man since he is 20 :)

Everton always a average club ,average players, average­ position in league,average fan base ,the team does just­ enough but never any thing exciting

can u blame him­ for wanting some excitement ?

i dont think that it is too bad to leave an unwanted­ island

stupid stupid big air headed player.. give your agent a­ thumbs up on his bu*+