Concerned

[Temple66]

After positive vibes coming through since Moyes came in to the rescue, I felt the upward trajectory would continue with astute business in the transfer market, and also the release of those players who could not improve the side.

Furthermore, the Friedkin monies had me believe we would make 4 or 5 signings of real quality to not only replace the dozen or so released, (including a couple of surprise releases) but importantly to raise the Everton level of quality to that which a club of this stature must have to be seated within the top 10 at least. (But I’ll happily take that for starters.)

Alas, this has not happened, and I have to say, I feel this has been a poor effort by the club. I totally trusted we would see real change this coming season, after so many difficult ones.

Yet, effectively, little has happened, they keep on quoting Alcaraz as a new signing ? But he’s not!!! he was with with us last year, I was expecting new players to ADD to him and Ndaiye.

We are now just 4 weeks away from the Prem kick off. So if 4 or 5 new players are still the plan then it needs to happen soon, ie Now. They need a chance to settle in and feel a proper part of it, yet the way it’s been done has been terrible, a complete shambles really. Too little too late.

I feel like we have been let down, and the club hierarchy have let themselves down. It’s been Amateurish and this lack of urgency smacks of a certain arrogance. Are we really that good that we can afford to behave like this?

Can we really expect to see a team that will excel in our new stadium when the quality in depth just isn’t there?

I am concerned. I hope I am wrong, but I feel that the special season ahead at our new home, one that filled with me with real hope and expectation that we were at last back on course for success, has been quashed before it’s even started.

I want to be wrong, so so much. But I feel our mismanagement within the transfer market will be something for which we may have to pay a price.
Only the addition of at least 3 players of real quality before the big kick off will ease my fears.
So I’m praying Kinnear, Moyes and our owners get their fingers out quickly, before it’s too late.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I think a lot have the same concerns mate. I shared this last week;

We'll be trying for a certain calibre of player, who'll have better options/certainly in no rush to join point deduction FC circus.

I'm sure it doesn't help by us deciding to lash Thelwell/Purdy etc, and bring in a load of new recruitment faces, who were all also in no hurry to join.

Moyes has also notoriously never been in a hurry to make transfers.

All that said, I'm still disappointed by the lack of progress so far - as I'm sure the club is.

^ Theres a fair few players we're in for, Kubo (their tour finishes 24th), Grealish, McAtee, Hutchinson, Hackney etc who haven't moved yet though.

So while it is concerning, it's much less concerning than previous years when we've been desperately short without the capacity to make changes.

At some point, needs must will kick in and we'll either overpay, or move down the list to more pragmatic names.

 

[Neiler]

I feel like I'm living in a different reality.

Genuinely not concerned at all.

 

[Papa Shango]

We will obviously be signing some players.

In an ideal world we get them in earlier bit it rarely works that way.

We are very short on numbers so players will be signed. Eventually...

 

[chicoazul]

I think a lot have the same concerns mate. I shared this last week;



^ Theres a fair few players we're in for, Kubo (their tour finishes 24th), Grealish, McAtee, Hutchinson, Hackney etc who haven't moved yet though.

So while it is concerning, it's much less concerning than previous years when we've been desperately short without the capacity to make changes.

At some point, needs must will kick in and we'll either overpay, or move down the list to more pragmatic names.

Why doesn’t he get told to pack it in?

Two tier forum.

 

[bluestevon]

I think a lot have the same concerns mate. I shared this last week;



^ Theres a fair few players we're in for, Kubo (their tour finishes 24th), Grealish, McAtee, Hutchinson, Hackney etc who haven't moved yet though.

So while it is concerning, it's much less concerning than previous years when we've been desperately short without the capacity to make changes.

At some point, needs must will kick in and we'll either overpay, or move down the list to more pragmatic names.

Be interesting really when bids start coming in for any of those how we react

 

[Harryflashman]

I feel like I'm living in a different reality.

Genuinely not concerned at all.

We will obviously be signing some players.

In an ideal world we get them in earlier bit it rarely works that way.

We are very short on numbers so players will be signed. Eventually...

Yeah this is me really , or near enough . I’d loved to have already had 5 or whatever in but it just feel likely .

Don’t feel we’ll fail to address the obvious issues and given our always precarious PSR situation if transfers need work then I’m content with that . Well perhaps not content but certainly ok .

Like the rest of us I suspect if we’re still in the same position in a couple of weeks a degree of panic might appear but I’m honestly not too concerned at present

 

[Tipp blue]

Most of the players who left were rubbish who contributed little or nothing argument for Doucure not being in that bracket that's all. 3 or 4 more permanent signings and max out our loans and we'll be in a much better position.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Part of the problem is people refusing to acknowledge new signings as new signings, because they're not as shiny or exciting as they'd hoped.

Alcaraz doesn't count because he was here on loan, Travers doesn't count because he's only a backup keeper, etc.

Another issue is talking about this as if the window is over. "Just" 4 weeks to go is a pretty long time in transfer window terms.

We simply do not have the kind of money to make every transfer we want happen instantly. Newcastle are FAR richer than us, and they are still struggling. Other than the handful of clubs in world footy who got in before the lock, every club has to wait for pieces to start moving elsewhere before they can get their signings in.

I personally believe (hope) that now we're seeing said Big Clubs get their signings finalised, that will set off the dominoes that lead to us getting at least 3-4 more in by TDD. Normal clubs het chucked wedges by the big boys first, and then start signing each other's players, alongside the Big Clubs letting some of their lesser lights go to us mere mortal clubs now they've signed the replacements.

As always: Ideal, in terms of timing? Light years from it. Will it continue to happen literally every year, irrespective of the amount of moaning by the fanbase? You betcha.

 

[Papa Shango]

Most of the players who left were rubbish who contributed little or nothing argument for Doucure not being in that bracket that's all. 3 or 4 more permanent signings and max out our loans and we'll be in a much better position.

This is it, its numbers too though. Yeah Harrison, Lindstrom, Young etc were pretty average but if we get any injuries in our current squad we are in trouble. We will need extra numbers just to give players a rest etc. It would be very nice if we get a handful of starting players and move some of our current players to squad men.

 

[Bedfordblue]

 

[Eggs]

….i’m ok with things.

 

[Lapeno77]

Wouldn't say concerned.

Perturbed perhaps.

Or merely flustered.

I'm sure it'll pass

 

[BluePaul86]

Don't know what people expected from dithering Dave and owners who see us as a disabled cousin.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Until I see signs of improvement and a clear recruitment plan, then I will remain concerned.

We all knew how many players we needed this summer to have a squad to compete so it's pretty underwhelming to be in this position towards the end of July. We've so far signed a new forward, but then only added a back up keeper and a player previously already here on loan. It's not enough.