Darron Gibson

[the bear]

Gibson could be one of these players who needs to be looked up to or fades into obscurity, the big fish in the smaller pond could do him the world of good. I watched only the second half of the game,and didn't see him do anything really but ill put that down to fitness, as people seem to be saying he had a good first half, even if MOTD hadn't one piece of play involving him in the hightlights, i hope that its not just a one-off as he makes his appearance and can keep it up.

think your reading to much into this.
he wasn't good enough to hold down a place in utd midfield, he now has the opportunity to prove he is good enough to play in evertons. hopefully he is

[DannyInvincible]

I am not follically challenged myself but being of the observant slant I thought that Darron had some follicles that he had not previously had.

I was'nt aware that Rooney had hair(follicles ?) from the rear end moved uptop.

How hairy was/is Rooneys backside and is he in a position to become a donor ?

For a friend then, is it? ;)

[DannyInvincible]

'Moyes hails Gibson': http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/01/14/2847107/everton-manager-david-moyes-hails-darron-gibson-after-making


Moyes told reporters: "I thought Gibson played well, he put a great ball through for Tim Cahill and I thought he should have possibly connected to it.

“He’ll benefit from some regular games, you can see he just ran out of steam midway through the second half.

“The boys that have come from Manchester United tend to do quite well for us.

“Anyone who saw the game would think he did a decent job for us. I think nine or 10 Premier League clubs would like to have signed Darron Gibson.”

[Stuttgart88]

Thanks Danny. I think Gibson will do better under a manager with more realistic expectations and who doesn't have the luxury of a chequebook to plug gaps. Moyes is incentivised to get everything he can from Gibson, whereas Ferguson had much more choice to just leave him out and rely on someone else.

[Razors left peg]

Chris Kamara was talkin about Gibson on Goals on Sunday this morning and reckons that Everton have got an absolute steal getting him,he rates him very highly.

He has the opportunity now to show his potential, no more excuses from here, he's either good enough or not. I'll prob end up watchin Everton more than most other clubs for the rest of the season now

[Stuttgart88]

I'm pretty sure the print version of The Indy article didn't contain that error. Too late to check now...

[liamoo11]

Woeful mocking article in the sunday independent by dion fanning today. I dont understand why a football journalist would use half a page to write an article that really has nothing to do with football instead of using it to discuss gibsons abilities, potential at everton , areas for improvement and likely benefit to ireland.

[Predator]

Woeful mocking article in the sunday independent by dion fanning today. I dont understand why a football journalist would use half a page to write an article that really has nothing to do with football instead of using it to discuss gibsons abilities, potential at everton , areas for improvement and likely benefit to ireland.

Available here: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/dinner-date-proves-last-supper-in-sorry-tale-of-unrequited-love-2989249.html

In terms of content, it's unadulterated anti-Gibson waffle. He also doesn't seem to consider Robbie Brady a Manchester United player.

[Sullivinho]

Anyone who can get past the woeful headline and brutally stretched metaphor that follows will have their work cut out wading through the lesson in stating the obvious that fills out that excuse for journalism. Good grief. I'm perversely impressed that someone of Fanning's dead weight calibre can maintain employment through a recession.

[BonnieShels]

Anyone who can get past the woeful headline and brutally stretched metaphor that follows will have their work cut out wading through the lesson in stating the obvious that fills out that excuse for journalism. Good grief. I'm perversely impressed that someone of Fanning's dead weight calibre can maintain employment through a recession.

Well... It helps when Daddy is the editor of the Sindo.

[Charlie Darwin]

Available here: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/dinner-date-proves-last-supper-in-sorry-tale-of-unrequited-love-2989249.html

In terms of content, it's unadulterated anti-Gibson waffle. He also doesn't seem to consider Robbie Brady a Manchester United player.
That is an absolute Roy Curtis of an article.

I'm surprised his Dad let that one go to print.

Wait, no I'm not.

edit: the home defeat to Leeds wasn't "last season."

[Olé Olé]

What a frivolous article. So cliché-laden and void of any insight imaginable.

One must bear in mind that Fanning's portfolio includes an article in defence of the character of El Hadji Diouf. Honestly.

[del_carroll]

Cahill to Chelsea apparently. This is a great chance for Darron now. Really hope he makes he, he definitely has the quality. Just hope he improve his, eh come si dice.....what'cha call it.....mentality.

Come on lad.

[theworm2345]

Cahill to Chelsea apparently. This is a great chance for Darron now. Really hope he makes he, he definitely has the quality. Just hope he improve his, eh come si dice.....what'cha call it.....mentality.

Come on lad.
Um...

[del_carroll]

Um...
:cool:

[kennedmc]

Cahill to Chelsea apparently. This is a great chance for Darron now. Really hope he makes he, he definitely has the quality. Just hope he improve his, eh come si dice.....what'cha call it.....mentality.

Come on lad.

That's right Gary Cahills gone from Bolton to the Chavs.

[Charlie Darwin]

That is an absolute Roy Curtis of an article.

I'm surprised his Dad let that one go to print.

Wait, no I'm not.

edit: the home defeat to Leeds wasn't "last season."
His Dad died this morning. That's put me in my box.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/sunday-independent-editor-aengus-fanning-dies-2990591.html

[BonnieShels]

His Dad died this morning. That's put me in my box.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/sunday-independent-editor-aengus-fanning-dies-2990591.html
Saw that. However you said nothing wrong.
An odious man is an odious man. Alive or dead.

[geysir]

Gibson starts again for Everton against Blackburn.

Duffy also features.

[The Fly]

Gibson starts again for Everton against Blackburn.

Duffy also features.

Ahh.......the joys of copy and paste.

[Predator]

He has made a few good tackles so far.

[The Fly]

He has made a few good tackles so far.

How's Duffy getting on?

[Predator]

I don't think he's lost a header. Assured alongside Heitinga. Had a chance early on.

[Carrigaline]

Gibson has had a very decent half playing in the midfield anchor role against Fulham tonight.

[theworm2345]

Scores to put Everton 1-0 up over City :cool:

[tommy_c12000]

How bad a deflection was it?

[geysir]

Gibson's shot was on target and it took a mild deflection off some backside.

He almost repeated the act, but his shot would have needed a mild deflection to hit the net.

[Sullivinho]

How bad a deflection was it?

He survived.

[tricky_colour]

Presumably a driven shot from the edge of the area area, or just outside?

[tricky_colour]

Found it. A typical sort of goal for him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeuymvBpVPM

[Charlie Darwin]

It was a bit of a Lampard but they all count. Possibly would have been out of the keeper's reach had it not been deflected.

[CiaranR]

SC1 Sports fully analysed his performance last night. He had to adopt a somewhat different role to what we have been accustomed to seeing, but an industrious display nonetheless.

http://sc1sports.com/everton-1-0-manchester-city-darron-gibson-watch/

[Sullivinho]

27 passes seems a low figure alright for 90 minutes play. Although I suppose you could add his match-winning pass into the back of City's net and call it an even 28. :D

[Predator]

Watching the second half of this Everton game and Gibson just made an excellent run from deep midfield to get himself into a great position in the box only for that lump Fellaini to get in his way. Gibson was fuming. 15 million for an obstacle of a player.

[Predator]

Gibson now into a more advanced role, having played deeper with Neville. Fellaini drops deep to be an obstacle to the opposition rather than his own team.

[Predator]

Maybe I've been a bit harsh on Fellaini today, even if he has been an obstacle to his own team, getting in the way and missing sitters. Nevertheless, for a £15 million player, he's only a bit above average.

Gibson off on 82 minutes for England prodigy Ross Barkley.

[Carrigaline]

Subbed off, I thought he had a very decent game, although that's easy to do against a weakened Blackpool.

[tricky_colour]

That is an absolute Roy Curtis of an article.

I'm surprised his Dad let that one go to print.

Wait, no I'm not.

edit: the home defeat to Leeds wasn't "last season."


Funny, I have no idea who works for the independent, so I though that was a joke, tragically I learned in later posts it wasn't.

I had to look up Roy Curtis too, I thought it was amusingly written in an over the top kind of way, I woudl prefer that
than just stating the dry facts of the matter.

[tricky_colour]

What a frivolous article. So cliché-laden and void of any insight imaginable.

One must bear in mind that Fanning's portfolio includes an article in defence of the character of El Hadji Diouf. Honestly.

As I said I found it quite amusing in it's over the top cliché-laden style, I think you have probably succeeded as a journalist
if people look to see who wrote 'this crap'. You might not be respected but people will want to see what other nonsense you
have written.

[Charlie Darwin]

Funny, I have no idea who works for the independent, so I though that was a joke, tragically I learned in later posts it wasn't.

I had to look up Roy Curtis too, I thought it was amusingly written in an over the top kind of way, I woudl prefer that
than just stating the dry facts of the matter.
In the interest of balance, his dad did actually die a couple of days after the article was printed.

[Charlie Darwin]

Out of the Czech game with a knee injury. Shame, it could have been his opportunity to muscle in ahead of Whelan or Andrews. I guess it explains the Green call-up though.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Everton-Darren-Gibson-out-of-Ireland-v-Czech-Republic-because-of-knee-injury-article869386.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Murfinator]

I see his move hasn't banished his chronic case of friendly-itus

[Predator]

I see his move hasn't banished his chronic case of friendly-itusWhat is it with you?

[SwanVsDalton]

What is it with you?

He's Paul Green.

[liamoo11]

Great to see him straight back in at the expense of fellani today after injury

[liamoo11]

quality performance today was stand out midfielder on pitch which is decent when u see what swansea have done to better teams. Very good passer and vision and really has added urgency to his game. Great signing for eveton

[Paddy Garcia]

Great signing for us too!

[Yard of Pace]

I just wish he'd left Man U years ago

[Irish_Praha]

So which two should start from Whelan, Gibson, Andrews and MCarthy?
There seems to be a lot of mixed opinions about all these players on this forum.
Have Andrews and Gibson ever played together?

[Stuttgart88]

I don't think so IP, not that I can recall anyway.

I actually think any 3 of those 4 would make a very good middle part of a 5 man midfield.