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AARON RAMSEY'S decision to go to Arsenal comes as a bit of a surprise, although most people expected him to choose Manchester United, not Everton.

However, you can't blame David Moyes for trying, and reports that he met with the player and his family - something that Sir Alex Ferguson failed to do - shows that the Goodison manager was determined to give it his best shot.

However, the odds of Ramsey preferring the chance of first team football at Goodison, as opposed to life on the sidelines at a Champions League club, were always pretty slim.

For Everton's part though, this clearly certainly wasn't some sort of bogus bid - what's commonly referred to as a 'Shearer' by our supporters - and it's kind of refreshing to see us referred to as one of the 'top clubs in the country' for a change