Rate the Toffee - #6 Kevin Kilbane

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AjaxAndy
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Definitely one of my favourite ever Everton players, probably only topped by Jags for that era.

Wouldn't want him as manager here unlike some, but still goes down as a fantastic player for the club


Like others it's a 9 for me.
777Kidnappings
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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Played 110 games in 5 years according to Wikipedia. Thought it was less than that to be honest. Might be remembering it wrong. I thought he was more a squad player despite being captain
bigmanbob
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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AjaxAndy wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:04 am Definitely one of my favourite ever Everton players, probably only topped by Jags for that era.

Wouldn't want him as manager here unlike some, but still goes down as a fantastic player for the club


Like others it's a 9 for me.
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AjaxAndy
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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bigmanbob wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:59 am LB3 does not like this
Oh yeah FFS how did I forget about Baines?! 🤦🤦🤦
Free Agent
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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Jags, Baines, Coleman, Arteta, Pienaar - all tens for me
NickNack
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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9 as a player for us, loved him

can’t stand him as a manager -9
Gash
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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He was decent for us but I remember getting to the stage I never got excited by his corners or free kicks, rarely got past the first man. Probably deserved a Spain cap and I think was about to get called up but got injured but he was levels below who they had anyway. A solid 7 for us I'd say.
Kerryblueboy
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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Lego head one of the best names I heard a manager called
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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Arteta was a superb player, loved him particularly when he played in the middle. Hard working but so talented on the ball. Made us tick. Remember being on a night shift when he moved and being devastated. Easy 9
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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He's a proper whiny little bellend now. But he was incredible for us and remains in my top 5 favourite Everton players.

9/10
Big Nevs Vaz
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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Gave us great balance with Osman and Cahill at a time when we had real potency down the wings with Baines and Coleman.
Really good player but I think 7 (pushing 8) for me.
Toddacelli
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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Excellent player who was often a 9, but for me, overall- has to be a solid 8 (with flashes of 9).
kramer
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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He was a baller, comfortable 9. Might’ve gotten to a 10 if the injury in 08-09 didn’t slow him down. That was shaping up to be his best season yet and he never recovered anything close to his peak level after.

I still can’t wrap my head around his apparent apathy towards us now, he played all his best football here.

We’ll always have this.

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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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The ground actually shook didn't it.

Still haunts me :(
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Re: Rate the Toffee - #2 Mikel Arteta

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It's a 9 from me. I loved him when he was with us.

Him on the right, Pienaar on the left. I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days, before you've actually left them.

He probably should have scored more goals for us, would be my main criticism.
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