Bitters close in on Donovan

[Shaggy]

"underneath the strikers"

[little dave hedgehog]

"would bring star quality"

[Fivex]

More to the point he's 27 years old and has 120 caps. Says something about the pool of players the USA have had to choose from recently.

[leftpeg]

He wasn't prepared to fight for his place in two very brief stints at Leverkusen. Can't see him lasting very long in the Premier League either, that is, of course, if Everton manage to stay up this season.

[lickedlollipop]

he was at leverkusen and bayern

[leftpeg]

he was at leverkusen and bayern

I had no idea he had gone to Bayern earlier this year. Damn. Didn't last long there, did he. Says it all, I suppose. He is most comfortable being the big fish in a small stagnant pond.

[little dave hedgehog]

i honestly don't see what anyone sees in him. he's a good striker by american standards, but he's incredibly average in a competitve league. he bottles big games, he hides from responsibility, he does a poor impression of someone trying to show leadership skills.


better them than us, but jeesus, they're deluded.

[DannyMan2006]

I think at the right club he'll do well.

Can see him being a big hit for Everton. He obviously speaks the language and has good friends in the team so will have no problems settling down, which was major problem for him in Germany.