Frank Lampard has been forced to ditch Nathan Patterson with the Murray Park starlet set to go out on loan to a Championship club.Â
Despite the hype of the Scottish media and rapid promotion from Steve Clarke Patterson has discovered that starting just eight SPFL Premiership matches is no preparation for the EPL where no special allowances are given.Â
Rafa Benitez was binned soon after sanctioning the deal for Patterson which was described as undisclosed by BBC Merseyside while their colleagues in Glasgow went into overdrive.Â
The much discussed add-ons have yet to be delivered with Celtic flop Jonjoe Kenny leaving Patterson on the sidelines and restricted to 45 minutes against Boreham Wood in the FA Cup before being left in the dressing room at half-time.Â
Alan Nixon of The Sun reports:Â
EVERTON are ready to send Nathan Patterson on loan. Toffees boss Frank Lampard wants the former Rangers right-back, 20, to get more games.Â
Patterson was one of Rafa Benitez’s last signings at Goodison before the Spaniard was sacked. But he has toiled since his £16million move in January and Lampard has been in the market for a new right-back.Â
Championship sides will be queuing up to land the Scotland cap on a loan deal.Â
The £16m transfer fee is as realistic as Craig Whyte’s billionaire status.Â
Patterson has played in a couple of pre-season matches but his performances have been criticised by Everton fans.Â
Financial Fair Play has caught up with Everton who have only added James Tarkowski to their squad with the midfielder out of contract from relegated Burnley.
If no Championship club is prepared to take Patterson on loan Aberdeen are looking for a right-back after selling Calvin Ramsey to Liverpool.
Wherever he ends up he does have the assurance of being guaranteed a place in the Scotland international squad.Â
He could play Possil YM or Fruin Street Stank Lifters and Fanny Baws Clarke would still give him a game.
A half decent player , no better than Tony Ralston , to think he was going to waltz the EPL like the media up here were saying after playing a handful of games for Deedco was ridiculous
Hyped up beyond belief by the obedient SMSM the same with Bassey , just like they’re starting to do with their current crop of signings
Maybe it’s a cunning plan and he’s on his way back to I-pox and the fee was all that Deadco were ever after!
Frank Lampard wouldn’t know a player if it skelpped him in the head,, didn’t he watch the lad before signing him,,, typical English attitude towards a Scots player,, he’ll be sacked by Everton before Patterson is back from loan spell.
Editor: Rafa Benitez was manager when Starlet Patterson was signed for an undisclosed fee, not sure that Rafa was that bothered by anything Everton. Lampard has given reassuring soundbites to the concerned Scottish media, now that his job is on the line he needs to ditch the Covid Kid.