Confirmed Signing Thierno Barry

[GrandOldTeam]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Kevin Mirrallas!

Winger.

[Edit] Jelavic is one, but even then - Rangers isn't domestic.

Sure there's someone I'm forgetting.

 

[Hellerad]

The issue has always been holding onto players long enough to build anything.

We danced around 5th to 8th for a decade while bleeding talent and buying stop gap replacements.

 

[Blue Smoke]

Seems good in the air, and that fellows lad looks to have a great cross on him

 

[Goat]

Winger.

In 2025 he would be a forward, but yes, you are correct.

I think this indicates that its not JUST down to Moyes, cos as you say, this doesnt fit his Striker MO, but he did play a young Victor, Danny and Rooney, now granted they werent bought.

 

[Mrtallywacker]

Winger.

[Edit] Jelavic is one, but even then - Rangers isn't domestic.

Sure there's someone I'm forgetting.

What about the Greek Adonis we had playing up front for us my son.

God bless.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Yeah he hasn't had success with strikers but the point was he tends to always go for strikers who have performed to a level in the Prem.

I can't think of a single striker in all his years, he's signed without Premier League experience who has done OK.

Can’t believe the disrespect towards Denis Stracqualursi. Baller.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

In 2025 he would be a forward, but yes, you are correct.

I think this indicates that its not JUST down to Moyes, cos as you say, this doesnt fit his Striker MO, but he did play a young Victor, Danny and Rooney, now granted they werent bought.

Back in his first stint, there's no way at any point he lashes the same proportional amount on a striker from La Liga IMO.

Though I suppose, if we signed his first choice in Delap, we wouldn't be now.

I mean, even at West Ham he'd be bringing in the likes of .... name escapes me. He always scored past us, and seemingly no one else. Often injured.

 

[Goat]

Winger.

[Edit] Jelavic is one, but even then - Rangers isn't domestic.

Sure there's someone I'm forgetting.

I was gonna say Landon Donovan, but loan innit.

 

[Saint Domingo]

What about the Greek Adonis we had playing up front for us my son.

God bless.

That mis hit overhead kick assist for the last minute winner v Spurs was a thing of beauty

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

All this thread chat means it's a no-go...that's how it works in Evertonland.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Back in his first stint, there's no way at any point he lashes the same proportional amount on a striker from La Liga IMO.

Though I suppose, if we signed his first choice in Delap, we wouldn't be now.

I mean, even at West Ham he'd be bringing in the likes of .... name escapes me. He always scored past us, and seemingly no one else. Often injured.

Prices in the prem have just gone ridiculous now for strikers. Even average ones move for eye watering amounts (e.g Chris Wood). Can you imagine if a prime Yakubu was playing now? Two footed, brilliant technique in first touch and finishing, great penalty box movement, pace and power, not bad in the air, oh and scored regularly for two PL teams already. He’d be an absolutely ridiculous amount of money, probably up where Isak would be if he was sold now. Back then though we pretty much picked him up unopposed without a top 4 team showing any interest.

 

[Mrtallywacker]

That mis hit overhead kick assist for the last minute winner v Spurs was a thing of beauty

It wasn't mis hit my son, you were just dazzled by his chiselled good looks

God bless.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Prices in the prem have just gone ridiculous now for strikers. Even average ones move for eye watering amounts (e.g Chris Wood). Can you imagine if a prime Yakubu was playing now? Two footed, brilliant technique in first touch and finishing, great penalty box movement, pace and power, not bad in the air, oh and scored regularly for two PL teams already. He’d be an absolutely ridiculous amount of money, probably up where Isak would be if he was sold now. Back then though we pretty much picked him up unopposed without a top 4 team showing any interest.

I wanted us to sign Chris Wood before Forest did, posted saying so on here. No brainer.

Yakubu was our record fee at the time wasn't he? So I guess it's proportional. £11m odd or whatever it was back in 2007, is probably £70m now.

 

[Saint Domingo]

I wanted us to sign Chris Wood before Forest did, posted saying so on here. No brainer.

Yakubu was our record fee at the time wasn't he? So I guess it's proportional. £11m odd or whatever it was back in 2007, is probably £70m now.

I tend to look at in proportion to the top fees at the time rather than inflation.

Back in 2007 you had Chelsea buying Drogba for about 24 mill I think, Torres went to Liverpool for something similar. United obviously paid more than that for Rooney, Berbatov etc. So Yakubu wasn’t really anywhere near the fees for the top end of strikers and we had a completely unopposed run at him.

Nowadays we wouldn’t even have a chance of buying a striker as good as Yakubu. In an era where Chelsea are buying Liam Delap you’ve got to search hard for any striking talent whatsoever and most probably take a gamble. You’d be paying 70-80 mill for a prime Yakubu now, except you wouldn’t because City or Chelsea would have bought him already.

 

[Marius57]

Back in his first stint, there's no way at any point he lashes the same proportional amount on a striker from La Liga IMO.

Though I suppose, if we signed his first choice in Delap, we wouldn't be now.

I mean, even at West Ham he'd be bringing in the likes of .... name escapes me. He always scored past us, and seemingly no one else. Often injured.

Danny ings?