The L.C.A.B. / THT Transfer Window Thread ....

[Phenom]

Are we seriousley not going to get anyone in?

 

[Thacko]

Are we seriousley not going to get anyone in?

Exciting times. Whoop etc.

 

[mooseatingnome]

Who is constantly leaving???..We have lost Pienaar (Down to the player not signing a contract = Board not to blame) Yakubu (Moyes decision to let him go out on loan = Board not to blame)

So far we've loaned out Pienaar, Yakubu, Vaughn. Rumours of Neville leaving, bids for Baines being accepted. We're down to really 2 frontline strikers. 1 almost always injured, and an untried league 1 striker. Well 2 and a half if you count Anichebe. I don't really think this is an acceptable situation. Do you? Is Moyes happy going forward with 2 strikers?

In the summer do you not think Moyes would have known the deficiencies in the squad? And yet nothing was done to rectify them. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but in mine Bill and the Board are doing absolutely nothing to help Everton move forward. They don't appear to be interested in further investment in either the club or the playing staff.

Saying Bill has done a better job when compared to Johnson isn't a good enough reason to put up with his mediocre time as chairman.

 

[daz4matty]

Killing the club is a bit of an exaggeration mate , It makes no financial sense for him to "Kill" the club , He will want to make a profit out of what he has put in and by turning Everton into a dead horse , well you can't flog a dead horse..

We are in a very worrying situation do any of us know how much cash we have to find quickly cos the wages we are saving on the yak and so on are keeping somebody off our back.Come the summer if we stay up it could be bye bye screech,jags and arteta and so onthen its a downward spiral.I am also surprised about the silence coming out of the club that speaks volumes to menot that i want another kenwrong fable but with 3 players gone and none come in i would have expected some reassurance that the club was still going in the right direction.

 

[ravaro]

I think in kenwright's case it is simply that he can't invest, rather than not interested in investing.

If the banks wont lend everyone suffers.

 

[jamesc]

Saying Bill has done a better job when compared to Johnson isn't a good enough reason to put up with his mediocre time as chairman.

This ^^^


But we as fans should do more imo..

 

[GWS]

First of all I respect you and everyone here , People dislike what I say cos I don't hold back and I am not interested in pleasing the clique and yes a clique does exsist here , I have no problem with that , Cliques exists everywhere in life.

At the start of the season , fans were excited at the prospect of having a great squad with everyone fit etc...I don't remember fans moaning about the board or Bill Kenwright , The team has underachieved this season and the blame lies at the the Players and Managers feet..NOT THE BOARDS...

As regards to the running of the board , I am sure all Football boards are not run in a perfect manner and fans would like more input etc etc..BUT we are not in administration and we are not forced to selling our star players BUT IF that does happen I would be the first to slam Kenwright and the board..

In your words "Kenwrong Lovers" I am not a Kenwright lover , he ain't a saint , the whole Gregg Kings Docks debacle was embarrassing and his treatment of gregg in getting earl to buy out the remaining share was a knife in the back to the aforementioned as he was one of the main players in getting the takeover of johnson to go ahead..So Kenwright lover I am not..

The Gosling situation was a bit of a joke agreed but IMO he wasn't all that , he was weak and gave the ball away more times then I can remember and just because he scored against Man Utd and Liverpool doesn't make him a great player..Your valuation of him at 3 million maybe correct but I don't remember clubs knocking down the door to sign him.

Regarding Pienaar and his attacking force down the left gone , we have a great little Russian who can also do that job and him not playing in the team , the blame lies at Moyes feet , Moyes knew he would be losing Pienaar and it was upto him to bed in Bily on that left side before Pienaar left..

If the board are not what the majority of the fans want then maybe there should be signs or flags made to protest at home games , start chanting "Board Out" **CUE** Moyes coming out and defending the board and Bill Kenwright..

It's not perfect agreed but it COULD BE WORSE...I would rather have Kenwright then the previous Chairman that's for sure..

I love Everton and all I want is the team to start showing their true potential , This has to come from the Players and the Manager...

There's none so blind as those who won't see.

 

[jamesc]

I think in kenwright's case it is simply that he can't invest, rather than not interested in investing.

If the banks wont lend everyone suffers.

Anything to back it up?

 

[ravaro]

Anything to back it up?

To back up the fact that banks aren't lending - try the financial pages of any paper every day for the past 2 years.

To back up the fact that Kenwright cannot afford to invest - well he told us that months ago and keeps saying it.

To back up the fact that there is no-one else to invest - I have no idea but events would suggest that this is the case at the moment. i was 100% against Kirkby but the argument made by the pro - brigade was that the ground would have to come before the club would appeal to an investor. Maybe they were right.

 

[Gary_Lineker.85/86x4 (stephenneedley@googlemail.co]

So far we've loaned out Pienaar, Yakubu, Vaughn. Rumours of Neville leaving, bids for Baines being accepted. We're down to really 2 frontline strikers. 1 almost always injured, and an untried league 1 striker. Well 2 and a half if you count Anichebe. I don't really think this is an acceptable situation. Do you? Is Moyes happy going forward with 2 strikers?

In the summer do you not think Moyes would have known the deficiencies in the squad? And yet nothing was done to rectify them. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but in mine Bill and the Board are doing absolutely nothing to help Everton move forward. They don't appear to be interested in further investment in either the club or the playing staff.

Saying Bill has done a better job when compared to Johnson isn't a good enough reason to put up with his mediocre time as chairman.

Pienaar wasn't Loaned out , he was sold..We are down to 2 front line strikers cos of MOYES...Moyes loaned Yak , Vaughan..Since when did we have bids for Baines accepted?? show me where that was stated..And we haven't sold Neville , but if we do , it's not the end of the world , he's not a great player now is he..

 

[Gary_Lineker.85/86x4 (stephenneedley@googlemail.co]

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There's none so blind as those who won't see.

Fair play mate , It's my opinion mate , not everyone will agree, but like Jamesc said , Fans should do more if they are not happy , Don't seem them doing anything..

 

[mooseatingnome]

Pienaar wasn't Loaned out , he was sold..We are down to 2 front line strikers cos of MOYES...Moyes loaned Yak , Vaughan..Since when did we have bids for Baines accepted?? show me where that was stated..And we haven't sold Neville , but if we do , it's not the end of the world , he's not a great player now is he..

Sorry you're right - we did sell Pienaar and I knew that. Was blinded by rage. Where is the Pienaar money anyway. And it's not a matter of losing players because they're ****. Everyone would be glad to get shut of Neville the player. What kind of message does it send out when your captain wants to jump ship? And how many more players do we lose before you think our squad is threadbard?

I thought it was common knowledge that Bayern had bid for Baines. I really don't see how people are happy with the way Bill runs the club. It really baffles me.

 

[blueblue]

The deadline for transfers is Jan 31st not Jan 26th.It will be seriously disappointing if there isn't at least one new arrival and in particular a striker.
I think we need new players for the freshness and new competition it would bring to the squad.Our squad at present is not big but it's not exactly threadbare,at present we have seventeen outfield players excluding Duffy,Baxter etc.

At present the club seems as if it is "becalmed".Since David Moyes arrived there has been a feeling that we were moving forward,slowly maybe but at least in the right direction.
That momentum seems to be lost at present.
Like many Evertonians I am the eternal optimist.Every time I log onto an Everton website I am hopeful that we have signed or are about to sign the player that we all ask ourslves "why didn't I think of him ? "

I think Gary Lineker paints reasonably accurate picture.I am sure the supporters of probably90% of clubs are unhappy about how their clubs are being run.
Bill Kenwrights biggest failing is that he is not wealthy.I have no idea what he is like as an individual,the story quoted by LCAB about the Alan Ball funeral is disappointing but to be fair is not something that is reported too often.

I know Bill Kenwright wants to do the best for Everton,nothing else makes business or football sense,maybe knowing when to let go or on what terms is a difficult thing for him.
Unfortunately there really doesn't appear to be any real interest from anybody in buying or investing in Everton.Or if there is it is being kept secret wonderfully well.

 

[Gary_Lineker.85/86x4 (stephenneedley@googlemail.co]

Sorry you're right - we did sell Pienaar and I knew that. Was blinded by rage. Where is the Pienaar money anyway. And it's not a matter of losing players because they're ****. Everyone would be glad to get shut of Neville the player. What kind of message does it send out when your captain wants to jump ship? And how many more players do we lose before you think our squad is threadbard?

I thought it was common knowledge that Bayern had bid for Baines. I really don't see how people are happy with the way Bill runs the club. It really baffles me.

Yeah but you said they were accepted by the board..I haven't seen or heard that , I might be wrong please point me in the right direction..I agree we shouldn't sell our captain but we should only sell if Moyes is given the funds to replace , I agree if he was sold and the funds were not used for a replacement then that is s h i t e by the board but lets wait and see what happens...No one knows if the Pienaar cash isn't available to Moyes , can't really buy alot with 3 million to be fair tho..

Sorry to the thread for going off track,, please get back on track..I am shutting up shop in this one..

 

[Gary_Lineker.85/86x4 (stephenneedley@googlemail.co]

The deadline for transfers is Jan 31st not Jan 26th.It will be seriously disappointing if there isn't at least one new arrival and in particular a striker.
I think we need new players for the freshness and new competition it would bring to the squad.Our squad at present is not big but it's not exactly threadbare,at present we have seventeen outfield players excluding Duffy,Baxter etc.

At present the club seems as if it is "becalmed".Since David Moyes arrived there has been a feeling that we were moving forward,slowly maybe but at least in the right direction.
That momentum seems to be lost at present.
Like many Evertonians I am the eternal optimist.Every time I log onto an Everton website I am hopeful that we have signed or are about to sign the player that we all ask ourslves "why didn't I think of him ? "

I think Gary Lineker paints reasonably accurate picture.I am sure the supporters of probably90% of clubs are unhappy about how their clubs are being run.
Bill Kenwrights biggest failing is that he is not wealthy.I have no idea what he is like as an individual,the story quoted by LCAB about the Alan Ball funeral is disappointing but to be fair is not something that is reported too often.

I know Bill Kenwright wants to do the best for Everton,nothing else makes business or football sense,maybe knowing when to let go or on what terms is a difficult thing for him.
Unfortunately there really doesn't appear to be any real interest from anybody in buying or investing in Everton.Or if there is it is being kept secret wonderfully well.

Good post mate, Finally an Everton fan with some overall perspective on the situation...What's this about Alan Ball funeral?