Cat amongst the pigeons

Donald Twain · October 15, 2016

MoutsGoat said:
Just you and me soon Donald.

GULP!

mahermi1 · October 15, 2016

evertony said:
Who mentioned not moving on that bunch? I'd have thought it was a 'given' to most sensible Evertonians? The point being made is if we really want to progress the 'stalwarts' have to be moved on too. SAF did it regularly.

Whoever said I was sensible ? Never been guilty of that pal ! Think a couple of experienced, battle hardened players does no harm whatsoever.

chrissyjack · October 15, 2016

Get Jo IN

evertony · October 15, 2016

mahermi1 said:
Whoever said I was sensible ? Never been guilty of that pal ! Think a couple of experienced, battle hardened players does no harm whatsoever.

ha ha nice one.

However, battle-hardened? Two of the three are the biggest pair of bottlers on the books when the big or tough games rock up....Jags I'll concede will put his body on the line.

Toffeemeister · October 15, 2016

davek said:
What you'd get for those three (max) given age/injury history/performance levels:

Baines: £5M
Jagielka: £6M
Mirallas: £8M

Williams cost 12 million at 32 so why is Baines at 5 million when he is 31.

Blues Harp · October 15, 2016

davek said:
McCarthy would fetch in this market place well in excess of the cash we paid for him. I'd say circa £18M. Cleverley is still a young payer with bags if experience at United and Everton. He'd be minimum £10M. Lennon we spent £4.5M on and we'd recoup that.

Total: £32M

What?? dream on mate - wouldn't get over £10m for the 3 of them Cleverley £10mill ? Joke surely - you clearly dont watch the team do you?

wainy · October 15, 2016

10m for Cleverley hahaha... close this thread.

MartyMcFly · October 15, 2016

Dymak said:
If we want to move to the next level then we will have to start paying next level wages. If we continue to pay midtable wages then we will remain in midtable.

Let's be honest. We are at our level 7th-10th and no one has any intentions of anything more.

Woolly Blue · October 15, 2016

evertony said:
We clearly need to move to the next level, and RK does seem the type to do it.

For me, he needs to make bold statements by moving on good players who are past their best....if we don't then nothing changes. also means we can get a fee for them before they're too long in the tooth.

I'd move out Baines, Jagielka and Mirallas.

Purely on football ability and nothing to do with status anyone agree?

I don't.

If they're good enough, I don't care how old ( or young ) they are.

eurosrees · October 15, 2016

Youth hosteling with Chris Eubank?

Brendan Janus · October 16, 2016

We are in for Blofeld !!

Joey66 · October 16, 2016

I noticed the other lot got rid of deadwood getting in funds saving wages, we seem to stutter doing that??????????

Groucho · October 16, 2016

ToffeeTim said:
How about getting rid of actual dross like cleverley Niasse Gibson lennon kone Besic etc and not people who are among the best in England in their position like Baines

I'd go with this.

Coffee and TV · October 16, 2016

It's ridiculous thinking about getting rid of players we rely on when we have a load of crap players in our squad now. It would make much more sense to get rid of Oviedo and bring in competition for Baines, giving us two good players for one position. Getting rid of Baines now would be stupid.