Everton Transfer Thread 2016

[chicoazul]

I am not panicking just yet (as some seem to be) but at the same time I am a little disappointed. It's approaching mid-July and we've signed a reserve goalie for a nominal fee. It's just another average Everton summer.

Don't get me wrong I know there are reasons for the lack of action so far:
1) getting Koeman in took a while due to complications with Southampton
2) possible delay in getting transfer action started due to wanting a director of football (which it appears we're now not going to get)
3) all decent players are/were at the euros/copa America and are now on holiday
4) Koeman possibly wanted to start pre-season and see what he had before bidding for new players (although in my opinion you don't need to watch Kone train to know he's no good)
5) possibly the key reason for the delay-we don't know if stones and lukaku are leaving which wcould alter our transfer plans in a huge way.

However, certain issues are starting to worries me now. Why re-sign Gibson? Yeah, I know he's decent when fit but any of the current top 6 teams would've released him without thinking. You could say he is good back up, but the point of being a good back up player is that you are ready to come in when needed. Gibson isn't a good back because he's injured 50% of the time. Sod's law, when we need him he'll be unavailable.

I'm also a little worried about our supposed new wealth. Moshiri seems to be worth anything from 1.2-1.8 billion depending on who you ask. Ok, that's more than I'll ever have but in football terms it's not really that much. Especially in this brave new world where Watford are able to reject a £25 million bid for Troy Deeney. If your saying moshiri has 1.8 billion. That's "only" £1800 million. Equating to 56 Troy Deeneys (and that's without wages). Be surprised if he's going to blow his net worth 2-3 years of backing Everton in the transfer market.

In short I can totally understand people's frustrations. Evertonians have had false dawns before and are rightly pessimistic. With Moshiri for me it's a case of "show me the money" and when I see it I'll believe it.

p.s. mata and Witsel are goo players/better than what we have. However I'm. It too bothered if we miss out on them.

Oh Viennablue.

 

[Goat]

Oh Viennablue.

It means nothing to me.

 

[chicoazul]

It means nothing to me.

How fat and slow are you lad?

 

[sageyefc]

It means nothing to me.

It means nothing to me, oh Vienna

Lad?

 

[Goat]

How fat and slow are you lad?

Meh, this was the first thread I read, THEN I read the other 1s, shut up yeah.

 

[Goat]

Lad?

SAKE, ive been away, im just catching up, stop bullying me!

 

[ritterefc]

whats with all the hostility to FM?
I love the game, not going to lie some people take it too far but it really does let you get an insight into players around the world! plus if Everton are linked with someone and i havent heard of them or dont know too much about them its like a research tool.
Also its a good way to waste an entire day.

I love the insights it gives. You see the players with loads of ootential in fm and keep an eye your in real life. I've still got affection for Jon o Connor, graham Allen and Phil Kevin's due to fm. I also knew Xavi would be ace before everyone else's due to fm

 

[Connor]

All be Friends ffs.

 

[APN_EFC]

SIGHHHH
The kind of people we are dreaming about for transfers are either way off the mark - Bonucci, £51 million HA - or Pelle - off for a Chinese retirement!!
What's going on? Get Moyesie in as Director of Football? lol

 

[ToffeeTim]

SIGHHHH
The kind of people we are dreaming about for transfers are either way off the mark - Bonucci, £51 million HA - or Pelle - off for a Chinese retirement!!
What's going on? Get Moyesie in as Director of Football? lol

No mate.

 

[RomanReigns]

out of interest, everyone thinks we have 100 mil to spend but maybe the conversation with moshiri and koeman went like this

Moshiri - 'we will give you 100 mil to spend'

Koeman - 'nah it's alright mosh, ill just bring in a keeper, i know a fella, good solid reliable guy, speaks my language if yer know what i mean and give the kids a chance'

Moshiri - 'oh ok sound, in that case i'll just go on holiday and leave it in your hands'

Koeman - 'chow mosh, chow'.

 

[FeedTheStraq]

I am not panicking just yet (as some seem to be) but at the same time I am a little disappointed. It's approaching mid-July and we've signed a reserve goalie for a nominal fee. It's just another average Everton summer.

Don't get me wrong I know there are reasons for the lack of action so far:
1) getting Koeman in took a while due to complications with Southampton
2) possible delay in getting transfer action started due to wanting a director of football (which it appears we're now not going to get)
3) all decent players are/were at the euros/copa America and are now on holiday
4) Koeman possibly wanted to start pre-season and see what he had before bidding for new players (although in my opinion you don't need to watch Kone train to know he's no good)
5) possibly the key reason for the delay-we don't know if stones and lukaku are leaving which wcould alter our transfer plans in a huge way.

However, certain issues are starting to worries me now. Why re-sign Gibson? Yeah, I know he's decent when fit but any of the current top 6 teams would've released him without thinking. You could say he is good back up, but the point of being a good back up player is that you are ready to come in when needed. Gibson isn't a good back because he's injured 50% of the time. Sod's law, when we need him he'll be unavailable.

I'm also a little worried about our supposed new wealth. Moshiri seems to be worth anything from 1.2-1.8 billion depending on who you ask. Ok, that's more than I'll ever have but in football terms it's not really that much. Especially in this brave new world where Watford are able to reject a £25 million bid for Troy Deeney. If your saying moshiri has 1.8 billion. That's "only" £1800 million. Equating to 56 Troy Deeneys (and that's without wages). Be surprised if he's going to blow his net worth 2-3 years of backing Everton in the transfer market.

In short I can totally understand people's frustrations. Evertonians have had false dawns before and are rightly pessimistic. With Moshiri for me it's a case of "show me the money" and when I see it I'll believe it.

p.s. mata and Witsel are goo players/better than what we have. However I'm. It too bothered if we miss out on them.

Give it a rest mate I've seen this post 12 [Poor language removed] times.

 

[FeedTheStraq]

Yeah, it is, just look at his face

WE WANT MOURINHO LAD [Poor language removed] PELLEGRINI MATE

 

[T LEAFE]

No point in paying over the top for average players.
For goodness sake we don't want to waste the money we finally have.
If need be let Koeman see what we have got and work out what we need for long term£28m for Bolaisse is a joke. Witsel is over priced.
We need calm rational decision making from our new manager not knee jerk stuff

 

[EFC85]

Linked with him last year, seemingly got a whole lot better and a whole lot more expensive. Think this is just a play by Napoli/Italian press to get Chelsea to pay up for him, but we shall see.