Silly Season January 2014

The Equaliser · January 31, 2014

RS deal collapses. Well I suddenly feel better now.

Brennan · January 31, 2014

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.

We've lost Oviedo for the season and Lukaku for at least 4 weeks. Traore is still at least a week away from fitness. We're fighting for 4th place with four teams and don't have any fit strikers and only two central midfielders.

You can be ambivalent about it if you want, but as far as i'm concerned that means you're putting up with us being top 6, as we're not cracking the top four or pushing on now. No chance.

Smodger · January 31, 2014

butters said:
Joel is crap imo.

So is Naismith and Osman.

Whitty · January 31, 2014

parkendkev said:
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.

Moving Barkley back would still leave us with Options of Del, McGeady, Pienaar and Mirallas behind Lukaku or Traoure.

michaelgt5 · January 31, 2014

Maestro Haze said:
Liverpool haven't signed that Ukranian lad.

HAHAHAHAHAHHA!

Why would they fly to the Ukraine if they didn't agree the fee, strange

4737carlin · January 31, 2014

Maestro Haze said:
Liverpool haven't signed that Ukranian lad.

HAHAHAHAHAHHA!

amazing, just heard that, great news

flibbyflob · January 31, 2014

What odds Barkley signs new contract within next week?

USABlue · January 31, 2014

By god I'm blue said:
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.

IF pienaar is fit i could see tomorrow :

Mirallas
Peinaar Barkley McGeady

Woolly Blue · January 31, 2014

uknightbreed said:
potentially by the time traore or lukaku is fit we could have lost 9 points to liverpool villa and spurs. and be behind liverpool spurs and man utd in the league.

we would also have to face man city with 1 cdm if we are lucky enough that mccarthy isnt injured or suffering fatigue.

i just dont think we have done ourselves any favours today really and not getting another cm and an unfit traore is a dangerous gamble. to use a term martinez used in the shambolic 4-0 defeat to liverpool - naive imo

this week in slow mo

Behave lad. Losing to them doesn't mean we'll lose to Villa and Spuds. We'll probably take 4 points from those and 6 is possible. If we then beat Brian's Swans we'll be talked of as world beaters again.

Moomin · January 31, 2014

nsno-chris said:
How exactly

The majority of our income comes from the Media payments and prize money for finishing high up in the league. Take away that income and we will suffer even more, we currently lose money each season. A few bad seasons and we would spin out of control.

Whitty · January 31, 2014

Fansince1988 said:
A quick question,has there been a player signed today you would have wanted at everton?.

Fulham signed 2 of them. Holtby and the Greek lad

Brennan · January 31, 2014

Woolly Blue said:
Behave lad. Losing to them doesn't mean we'll lose to Villa and Spuds. We'll probably take 4 points from those and 6 is possible. If we then beat Brian's Swans we'll be talked of as world beaters again.

Based on our form against Villa at home and Spurs at WHL we probably won't take 4 points, never mind 6.

Oviedo37 · January 31, 2014

The Equaliser said:
RS deal collapses. Well I suddenly feel better now.

I don't.

Nlondonblue · January 31, 2014

Maestro Haze said:
Liverpool haven't signed that Ukranian lad.

HAHAHAHAHAHHA!

If that's made your night then fair play to you.
Personally couldn't give a S***

Dymak · January 31, 2014

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.

It has consolidated our position as pretenders when it comes to challenging for a Champions League place.

Maybe I am naive, but I actually want qualifying for the Champions League to become a reality, rather than this endless pretending.