2024/25 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[st.domingo]

He wore what he did to raise money for charity . I personally think he should be applauded for this , not ridiculed .

Haha really? NFW - never heard that one before.

No good deed goes unpunished, hey…

 

[everton1953]

One of the biggest lessons of our past decline is stop harbouring players of limited ability or poor fitness records.Dom is one of them. Get shut and move.on. Alternatively keep players like him and stay in decline.

 

[Street end man]

Hope is not a strategy. He is what he is and what he is sadly isn’t good enough if we want to progress. I don’t know why it’s even a debate. He’s had literally hundreds of chances to prove he’s good enough to progress the team. He just isn’t.

Agree.

 

[PeregrineT]

Hope is not a strategy. He is what he is and what he is sadly isn’t good enough if we want to progress. I don’t know why it’s even a debate. He’s had literally hundreds of chances to prove he’s good enough to progress the team. He just isn’t.

Indeed, hes been here almost 10 years now. Hes not going to be anything except what hes been.

 

[Blue Smoke]

Limited player, but a shame he got injured when he did as he did score that cracker against spurs.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Football ability plus Calvert-Lewin is an oxymoron!

I am not sure I would say Calvert-Lewin is not a good footballer!
He has planty of strong elements to his game and has been capped by England at U20,U21 and Full levels making 11 intenational appearances and scoring 4 goals.
However his weakness is he does not score a lot. Which, given that he is a striker, is a pretty key measure of success.
Add that to his injury record and I guess the question for Everton is: if he were available on a 'free transfer' would we bring him in?

 

[pfim]

I suppose the club is weighing up his market value if they were to give him a new contract. What is financially better?....let him go on a free now or give him his 80k a week and hope he knocks in a few and becomes worth 20m?

The math is more how much his replacement will cost vs what he will cost plus the risk of him getting injured again (pretty high). He's out of contract at the moment, there's no "salvage" value. You wouldn't/shouldn't be throwing money at him in the hopes you'll get some of it back by selling him, that's the definition of throwing good money after bad.

Just as he should be looking at his options in the market, so should Everton.

 

[Mick OMalley]

Stats were put up before. 45 starts in the last 2 years and he hasnt reached a combined total of double figures from open play. You cant gloss over that. 3 goals last year and 5 goals the year before. What club with even an ounce of hunger and ambition accepts that from a striker.
The England thing was 5 years ago for a few months. Michael Keane was once understudy to Englands centre halves.
I mean theres clinging on and clinging on.
The last game of the season at Newcastle was a timely reminder why we just have to move on. Put clean through and i reckon 95% of Everton fans knew he wasnt scoring that. Thats why he scores 5 goals a season. Not injuries or Dyche. Because he isnt a good finisher.
Ive got to be honest im very surprised now that any Everton fans want to persist with him being up front. I dont know what they see.

Spot on, I'm in the same boat, we've seen what he's got, his best form was 5 years ago when James was making the team tick,as soon as James was injured the goals dried up and have never returned, let's move on he isn't going to get any better and what he produces when he is actually on the pitch isn't good enough as far as I'm concerned, I for one don't want to see him trotting out as our first choice centre forward next season

 

[Mick OMalley]

Sp

I’m not one of those mate however his goal return overall is quite poor.

Does pointing that out make me a bigot?

Agreed, thanks you saved me the bother of replying myself

 

[Mick OMalley]

It seems a decent portion of our fan base are stuck in the 80’s. Sad to see.

I wish it was like the mid 80's on the pitch mind you.

I prefer the clobber and trainys from the 80s to

 

[hoppy]

Sources have now told Football Insider that with no breakthrough in sight, Calvert-Lewin will leave Everton at the end of June, and any indications that he would sign a new deal passed a long time ago.

Calvert-Lewin has already explored his options on the market as he prepares to become a free agent, and Football Insider sources have said that Everton will now turn to a long list of new striker targets.

 

[bitter-no-better]

Sources have now told Football Insider that with no breakthrough in sight, Calvert-Lewin will leave Everton at the end of June, and any indications that he would sign a new deal passed a long time ago.

Calvert-Lewin has already explored his options on the market as he prepares to become a free agent, and Football Insider sources have said that Everton will now turn to a long list of new striker targets.

The long list.



Jamie Vardy.
The end.

 

[Timbucktoo]

The long list.



Jamie Vardy.
The end.

Like the sound of that second fella, what club does this The end fella play for?

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

Like the sound of that second fella, what club does this The end fella play for?

Theo Luckyus jnr.

PSR Eindhoven.

 

[Joey66]

The math is more how much his replacement will cost vs what he will cost plus the risk of him getting injured again (pretty high). He's out of contract at the moment, there's no "salvage" value. You wouldn't/shouldn't be throwing money at him in the hopes you'll get some of it back by selling him, that's the definition of throwing good money after bad.

Just as he should be looking at his options in the market, so should Everton.

we will not sell him he is out of contract at the end of the month - he stops getting paid - he can go on a free transfer which I feel may happen he has been a bargain buy , but injuries have took their toll - good luck to him with his new club, & maybe he needs a change too.....