23 Jul 2026 17:00:01
Everton linked with move for Celtic and World Cup star as right-back search goes on
My fellow Evertonians, I don't know anything about this player and if he is any good or not, but does this smell like looking at the cheapest option as I can't imagine him costing anywhere near Spence or Norton Cuffy and the like.
23 Jul 2026 17:34:44
You get what you pay for. Unless you are Barry.
23 Jul 2026 17:53:16
Haha class Dev!
23 Jul 2026 17:57:30
He's a good right back and gets forward often, but you have to consider the quality of the opposition.
23 Jul 2026 18:28:18
Saw him in the WC, though I only watched a half here and there. He is rapid, tenacious, and they seemed to use him as a RW (perhaps a RWB?) . The Scots seemed to be struggling for RB as far as the commentary teams implied, and Patts was derided as a 3rd choice at best. Not sure where this guy is in their pecking order, but Patto started ahead of him? Not much of a compliment.
SpL is low level championship, so not great to judge. But the half where he was a starter, he got subbed off for running himself into the ground, and the next game I was very surprised to see him on the bench, cos I thought he was by far their best player against Brazil? Anyway, he did come on, and again was flying but seemed to always try to do too much.
But good players in poor sides do that, so im not gonna hold that against him. Small little lad, but unbelievably fast and very very brave (code name for a bit reckless) , got a cross on him and seems to be a bit of a player/baller (I know a few on here hate that term) .
23 Jul 2026 19:25:04
I think he actually paid for Canada in the WC.
{Ed001's Note - yes, he did.}
23 Jul 2026 20:48:14
I want whoever FBS thought he saw playing for Scotland tbh.
23 Jul 2026 22:19:02
Canada wasn't it.
24 Jul 2026 08:34:31
Hahaha, I don't even drink. Oh my. Goes to show how much I follow north of the border. I've just spent 5 mins Googl8ng to find out wtf I thought I was talking about. It seems I'm way off. He's called Doaks? Thinks he plays for Bmouth. And he's definitely not a RB, but he was good. I should have got a Panini book ffs.
Sorry lads. To be fair, I did use ?marks as I knew I didn't have a clue. I don't want anyone from that Canadian squad. Thought they were poor and only had that striker from the German League. It's a no from me. I'd have the player I was on about though on the RW.
{Ed001's Note - Ben Gannon-Doak, formerly just Doak, was at Liverpool as Ben Doak and then changed his name to add in the Gannon while at Bournemouth. Tricky winger, great pace but lacks end product. Most likely to beat 7 men and then smash an easy pass high and wide into touch, when it only needed to be rolled gently 5 yards.}
24 Jul 2026 17:29:57
Sounds like an EFC cult hero in the making 01. Thanks for putting me out of my brain freeze stupor. It was a tropical hot night and a 2am kick off, so that's probably all my excuses used up. I'll get my coat.