I get what you're saying, though I probably should've caveated by saying that it's not a model that should be strictly adhered to long-term if you have the ambition to reach the very top, which Everton should. Im merely saying that it's a good model that we should be adopting to try and at least get us up the league into regular Europa league contention - then you can shift the model to these proven quality players across the continent who seem to value regularly participation in the European competitions above all..
Disagree. We are so far behind other sides at the moment and the gap just gets bigger and bigger. We need to turbocharge things a bit. Signing mid-level dross and nothing else, keeps you there at best and probably actually moves you backwards. You then get stuck with players no-one else really wants- that's been our issue for years. We need to find a way of getting some actual quality into the squad.
I have no idea. Some clubs do seem to sign players from the Championship but I have no interest in going through them. I just wanted to dispel the myth that Moyes mostly operated in the Championship.
Yeah, that list was obviously missing players. Naismith, Donovan, McBride etc. come to mind.
Yeah I don’t know but I do think or I’m suspecting for a team that semi regularly qualified for Europe 50/50 in the domestic market bucks the trend .
Good post
Agreed, he is very raw. There are some building blocks there but lots of improvement needed if he ever becomes a PL starter. He is careless in possession and as you say, lacks awareness. Both are major issues in a central midfield player. First should be easier to coach out of him but improving the latter is tricky. Hopefully he could go out on loan for a season. That should show if he will ever make it at this level.
It depends how you look at it really, in that Kilbane, Bent and Jagielka from that list were technically bought from Championship clubs, but had all spent the most recent season in the PL, so it wasn't really raiding the Championship for it's best players as the original post was saying.
Was talking it over with our kid the other day and he reckoned he's actually more a ten - but not exceptional in anything to play there at the top level. Never thought about it but think he's right on that.
That actually sounds like thats what they're doing though? Its a risky strategy in a transfer window.. but arent most of them for clubs with a bit of ambition to get better?
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