The Ones That Got Away – Who did Everton let go of too soon?

We all have our cult heroes. I’ll be exploring who many of us were sad to see go in the modern era, and why it may have been better to keep them around at Everton just awhile longer.

While the likes of Leon Osman probably overstayed their welcome, many of were surprised that Denis Stracqualursi didn’t extend his stay and went back to Argentina leaving an emotional open letter to all Everton fans, detailing his new found love for Everton, and stating that it will be forever the best part of his life.

Steven Naismith left an Everton squad with Tom Cleverley and Arouna Koné still occupying the wings, which took the wind out of a lot of our sails as a cult hero trudged off to Norwich with a heavy heart, leaving parallel to how our favourite Argentine left those 4 years previous.

So, let’s look at the ones who got away…