Confirmed Signing Demarai Gray

[ForeverBlue92]

I keep saying, they're only cost effective good signings if they produce on the pitch, We know these players, they aren't new young lads and I don't have any faith they will make us any better. We save a few quid for our billionaire overlord whoop whoop.

I'm definitely done now, proper depressed.

I'll be honest not fussed on Townsend but I think Gray gives us some pace and directness from the bench to open teams up.

Best waiting to see how the window wraps up - Dumfries sounds close and talks of Coutinho, Lenglet, Tammy Abraham etc. things could pick up.

Its clear with our injury record we need a squad/numbers cant keep having 2 GKs and kids on the bench and we aint got the FFP ability to spend £200 million like Chelsea on a new squad in one window.

Benard is looking out which Gray will replace on the bench.

Its only really Townsend/Iwobi that's a concern but fingers crossed they boot Iwobi and bring in someone better.

 

[COYPalace]

These two for £1.5m or Wilfried Zaha for £65m.

I know which one I prefer more between Everton 2021 and Everton 2018.

2018 Zaha for £65m all day long and twice on Sunday, no comparison between Wilf and Andros I’m afraid.

 

[jazzy]

To be fair to Brands, he can't force clubs to buy limited players on inflated wages. We just need to stop acquiring so many of them especially when they're so overpriced to begin with.

I suppose bringing in limited players on lower wages is a step in the right direction?!

I'm afraid you've contradicted yourself there tim

 

[Sadken]

Keep signing this level of dross and the waiter will be gone in no time

This level of anDROSS.

 

[MACCA75]

Wetting sheets over 1.7m outlay is just about this forum in a nutshell these days

You go support the spreadsheets, I’d rather support a good team.

 

[MACCA75]

There are people here who didn’t want Aguero that are now saying signing Andros Townsend is shrewd business.

 

[Jebus_lives]

I'll be honest not fussed on Townsend but I think Gray gives us some pace and directness from the bench to open teams up.

Best waiting to see how the window wraps up - Dumfries sounds close and talks of Coutinho, Lenglet, Tammy Abraham etc. things could pick up.

Its clear with our injury record we need a squad/numbers cant keep having 2 GKs and kids on the bench and we aint got the FFP ability to spend £200 million like Chelsea on a new squad in one window.

Benard is looking out which Gray will replace on the bench.

Its only really Townsend/Iwobi that's a concern but fingers crossed they boot Iwobi and bring in someone better.

Agree with you here. Improving our off the bench options, for cheap, is useful. Gray can clearly do that, although I think he will want to push to start - which may give is some problems given his track record at clubs.

Townsend I can't really understand, given he's 30, seems semi retired already and hasn't got great output. I do wonder if, given he's played in tactically disciplined, defensive teams in the past, we might be looking at him as a WB or RB option.

 

[Tofeenut]

Late news - Townsend medical complete this morning

 

[Jebus_lives]

You go support the spreadsheets, I’d rather support a good team.

"We're the one and only Excel"

 

[Terrarian]

Welcome Talksport Townsend ffs

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Agree with you here. Improving our off the bench options, for cheap, is useful. Gray can clearly do that, although I think he will want to push to start - which may give is some problems given his track record at clubs.

Townsend I can't really understand, given he's 30, seems semi retired already and hasn't got great output. I do wonder if, given he's played in tactically disciplined, defensive teams in the past, we might be looking at him as a WB or RB option.

Regarding Townsend - we never really replaced Walcott and whilst James played at RW at times its only really Iwobi who was the one real option there last season.

Funnily enough James needs cover in the attacking midfield and Iwobi has played through the middle during pre season (or did at least against Accrington) and claims thats his favourite position.

I wonder if Iwobi will become cover for James in the middle and Townsend is earmarked as cover for a top quality RW?

For me if money is tight go sign Pereira from WBA.

 

[Azza]

Late news - Townsend medical complete this morning

 

[Sadken]

I can't see a difference between Townsend and Iwobi in terms of performance and even Theo Walcott before that.

We're just not meant to have nice things, are we?

Townsend puts a much better cross in and a decent shot on him, two things iwobi is lacking

 

[Drumblue]

gray and townsend being talked about as upgrades to what we already have is like comparing my clapped out car to my neighbours clapped out car, both are rubbish, one is slightly less rubbish.

I'll be honest not fussed on Townsend but I think Gray gives us some pace and directness from the bench to open teams up.

Best waiting to see how the window wraps up - Dumfries sounds close and talks of Coutinho, Lenglet, Tammy Abraham etc. things could pick up.

Its clear with our injury record we need a squad/numbers cant keep having 2 GKs and kids on the bench and we aint got the FFP ability to spend £200 million like Chelsea on a new squad in one window.

Benard is looking out which Gray will replace on the bench.

Its only really Townsend/Iwobi that's a concern but fingers crossed they boot Iwobi and bring in someone better.

If we accept that Everton is a middle of the table team, these proposed signings aren't to bad.The glory days are gone lads.

 

[kenada_blue]

These two for £1.5m or Wilfried Zaha for £65m.

I know which one I prefer more between Everton 2021 and Everton 2018.

We pretty much got all of Palace's wingers apart from Zaha