Silly Season January 2014

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I can't understand the failure to get another midfielder to help McCarthy and Barry through to the end of the season ? If one gets injured, we're in trouble, Osman isn't the answer, moving Barkley back would lessen our creativity and threat further forwards. Don't forget Barry will be ineligible against City as well, so disappointed.
 

butters said:
I've left the players I think are any good.

Appalling. That needs 50m added to it.

Mid-table for us for the foreseeable.
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Our starting XI is very up to standard. All we need is depth. I bet Bobby finds some depth from Spain or somewhere on the cheap. We only need to spend big on one or two strikers imo. Also add Barry to that list who will join for free. And Joel, obviously.
 
Brennan said:
What knee jerking exactly.

We're currently 4 points off the top four. We had a massive chance to strengthen the team in January and really make a go at cracking the top four and getting into the Champions League for at least one season. That would have given us at least £20m and boosted our profile big time in Europe.

We've categorically failed to do so. United will pile the pressure on now with Mata arriving and Spurs are looking good, and that's ignoring Liverpool who are looking pretty strong currently.

It's not knee jerking to be massively disappointed in the 'we'll go with what we've got attitude' again from the club.

The only people who can be happy with this window are those who are happy for Everton to be a top 6 team ad infinitum, which i'm certainly not and a lot of other people aren't either.
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Great post!
 
chicoazul said:
Were four points off fourth place and playing some decent attacking togger.

In this window we got rid of Jelavic for actual money and Heitinga. Neither of whom have contributed to the team's performance this year.

We added McGeady for not a lot of money and loaned the massive African with the huge lash up front.

As has been acknowledged we tried to sign some cover in midfield but as also acknowledged it just didn't happen. The reason why its left to late in the month is because the whole system is one huge bellfest and clubs don't want to deal until the last moment. That's just how it is.

The whole transfer window has been turned into a huge whopper production for Sky with loads of jarg rumours - tittish ITKs (as I've been doing) and an unrealistic fan expectation for someone new and shiny to get over excited about and play with on FIFA before they eventually turn to plop.

Its been referenced before that Martinez does have some money and has also been established that he's waiting until the summer to spend it. I would hazard a guess on Barry's contract and Lukaku should there be movement on that. So it was a decision not to spend that budget right now unless the right player came up.

We are in a position as a football club where our owners don't invest money into the club which hinders us in trying to progress, but there's a whole other thread for that.

Like you I'm focused on having a boss Everton to make me feel all giddy inside so I would love nothing more to sign some aceness like the previous transfer deadline day but as explained above it has happened this time. Which is cool, I shouldn't have a sense of entitlement for it anyway.

Now the this whole tedious month is over we can get back to enjoying the togger, free from this whole circus of a sideshow.

Deulofeu is to return soon, Coleman too. Lukaku is out for a matter of weeks. Distin will be back before that and Gibson before the end of the season.

Not even mentioning that Leighton Baines has signed a new contract and commited himself to the club for the foreseeable future.

So don't be feeling glum you, yes YOU. Were still ace and hopefully will prove it in the remainder of the season.

The derby was a horror but these are still good times to be a blue.

Now pipe down and get this whole thread closed ffs.
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I'll stop posting images now, Danny will end up getting upset with me :P
 

CahillsCornerFlag said:
I think you're spot on with those who you've left to be fair. Don't rate Pienaar, and Alcaraz looks OK but he's the slowest CB around. Though we'll sign Barry so I'd add him to that.
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Think Pienaar is def on the decline and next season will show that even further.

Alcaraz is alright, not the youngest and cannot be relied on fitness-wise.

Distin should probably have been taken out too.

Sad times. Lol at no half-decent strikers in the entire squad. :lol:
 
chicoazul said:
Is there an option to be ambivalent about it, or does this forum increasingly try to categories people into one of two extremes? It used to be boss when there was a place for moderates on here.

It was far from a bad window mate.
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I enjoyed your rallying call lid, but that bit is not really true is it?

If Traore was good to go, then yay...but he isn't, leaving us with NAISMITH as our only striker. I am failing to see the positive in that particular nugget of joy.
 
Howard Booth said:
Our starting XI is very up to standard. All we need is depth. I bet Bobby finds some depth from Spain or somewhere on the cheap. We only need to spend big on one or two strikers imo. Also add Barry to that list who will join for free. And Joel, obviously.
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Joel is crap imo.
 
chicoazul said:
Were four points off fourth place and playing some decent attacking togger.

In this window we got rid of Jelavic for actual money and Heitinga. Neither of whom have contributed to the team's performance this year.

We added McGeady for not a lot of money and loaned the massive African with the huge lash up front.

As has been acknowledged we tried to sign some cover in midfield but as also acknowledged it just didn't happen. The reason why its left to late in the month is because the whole system is one huge bellfest and clubs don't want to deal until the last moment. That's just how it is.

The whole transfer window has been turned into a huge whopper production for Sky with loads of jarg rumours - tittish ITKs (as I've been doing) and an unrealistic fan expectation for someone new and shiny to get over excited about and play with on FIFA before they eventually turn to plop.

Its been referenced before that Martinez does have some money and has also been established that he's waiting until the summer to spend it. I would hazard a guess on Barry's contract and Lukaku should there be movement on that. So it was a decision not to spend that budget right now unless the right player came up.

We are in a position as a football club where our owners don't invest money into the club which hinders us in trying to progress, but there's a whole other thread for that.

Like you I'm focused on having a boss Everton to make me feel all giddy inside so I would love nothing more to sign some aceness like the previous transfer deadline day but as explained above it has happened this time. Which is cool, I shouldn't have a sense of entitlement for it anyway.

Now the this whole tedious month is over we can get back to enjoying the togger, free from this whole circus of a sideshow.

Deulofeu is to return soon, Coleman too. Lukaku is out for a matter of weeks. Distin will be back before that and Gibson before the end of the season.

Not even mentioning that Leighton Baines has signed a new contract and commited himself to the club for the foreseeable future.

So don't be feeling glum you, yes YOU. Were still ace and hopefully will prove it in the remainder of the season.

The derby was a horror but these are still good times to be a blue.

Now pipe down and get this whole thread closed ffs.
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Well done son
 

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