Goats squad analysis thread 2025/6

[Seathestars]

Players who can nick you a goal
Beto
Grealish
N'Diaye
Charlie
KDH
Garner

Then there's the new boys who haven't featured a lot, Rhol, Dibbling, Barry..
On top of a very good defence, the future is bright

 

[LABlue2]

I think it looks like a real upgrade and solid transfer window, especially when you remove goalkeepers and players who played less than 45 minutes all season (Holgate, Chermiti, Maupay). Below also shows minutes for those departed, so we’ve not lost a ton of minutes. Doucs and Harrison were the only players near starting XI territory and both were significantly upgraded.

Players purchased so far: 7
Aznou
Rohl
Alcaraz
KDH
Grealish
Dibling
Barry

Players culled so far: 7
Young (1875)
Mangala (1261)
Doucs (2564)
Harrison (2076)
Lindstrom (1239)
DCL (1609)
Broja (334)

 

[little elfin]

 

[Rita_Poon]

Branthwaite hasn't played, and Garner has been amazing. Unsure on calcs here.

 

[hetion]

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Giving McNeil a higher dribbling rating than Dibling is hilarious. These things are not calculated with any serious scouting in mind, just to sell stuff.

 

[Nymzee]

Branthwaite hasn't played, and Garner has been amazing. Unsure on calcs here.

It's got nothing to do with that.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It's got nothing to do with that.

Is it calculated tap dancing ability? I didn't know Pickford was so light in the loafers...

 

[Nymzee]

Is it calculated tap dancing ability? I didn't know Pickford was so light in the loafers...

You could just speak normally for once, it wouldn't hurt.

 

[Rita_Poon]

You could just speak normally for once, it wouldn't hurt.

I do not have any frame of reference for how that list has been created, nor can I see any method in the order afforded to the squad.

Thus, my flippant tap dancing comment. It is awfully unfortunate my wry presentation has fallen upon a less than malleable audience.
I will conduct my self with strict rigour in future in order to be much more clear. Toodle pip my learned friend.

:/

 

[Nymzee]

I do not have any frame of reference for how that list has been created, nor can I see any method in the order afforded to the squad.

Thus, my flippant tap dancing comment. It is awfully unfortunate my wry presentation has fallen upon a less than malleable audience.
I will conduct my self with strict rigour in future in order to be much more clear. Toodle pip my learned friend.

:/

Just say, as a normal would:

"Oh, if it's not based on this season's playing time/performances, what is it based on?"

And I'll say to you:

"It is a base total value out of 100, calculated as the sum of a large range of specific stats (also out of 100), based on last season's performances, irrespective of games played, and will be updated weekly after the game goes live".

 

[Rita_Poon]

Just say, as a normal would:

I will endeavour to be more 'a normal' for you.

"It is a base total value out of 100, calculated as the sum of a large range of specific stats (also out of 100), based on last season's performances, irrespective of games played, and will be updated weekly after the game goes live".

3 of the players assigned values weren't even playing in this country last season, let alone this side. We've set up markedly differently this season, and Grealish barely played last year. How attributes in other sides or benched can be projected onto Moyes vision and delivery now seems a little far fetched.
For instance, Tarkowski has looked the far shakier CB so far over our almost stellar start to the season, McNeil has barely had any minutes, Tyrer played for Blackpool last year in what is the third tier of EFL.
I believe there is a lot of smoke and mirrors behind this stat attribution mechanic, and as 'irrespective of games', could suggest the numbers are easily manipulated as a player could play one game and be MotM scoring a hat trick then sit the season out with their rating effectively protected.

 

[Nymzee]

I will endeavour to be more 'a normal' for you.

3 of the players assigned values weren't even playing in this country last season, let alone this side. We've set up markedly differently this season, and Grealish barely played last year. How attributes in other sides or benched can be projected onto Moyes vision and delivery now seems a little far fetched.
For instance, Tarkowski has looked the far shakier CB so far over our almost stellar start to the season, McNeil has barely had any minutes, Tyrer played for Blackpool last year in what is the third tier of EFL.
I believe there is a lot of smoke and mirrors behind this stat attribution mechanic, and as 'irrespective of games', could suggest the numbers are easily manipulated as a player could play one game and be MotM scoring a hat trick then sit the season out with their rating effectively protected.

What on Earth even goes on inside your head. It's a computer game.

 

[Rita_Poon]

What on Earth even goes on inside your head. It's a computer game.

How the bleeding hell would I know?!

Next up, the EFC squad digitally mapped onto the baddies in the original Quake game. When they lose a match you can descend into the bowels of hell and kick some butt to vent your frustration. Coming November 2025, "QuakEverton, this aint no Quantitative Easing...!"

 

[Rita_Poon]

Players culled so far: 15
Virginia(OOC), Begovic(OOC), Coleman(OOC), Young(OOC),Keane(OOC),Gueye(OOC),Doucs(OOC),DCL(OOC),Holgate(OOC), Maupay?,
Alcaraz(LR),Harrison(LR),Lindstrom(LR),Broja(LR),Mangala(LR)

Holgate was signed for £2m - left for free.
maupay signed for £15m - left for £3m
Cal-Lewin signed for £1.5m - left for free
Doucoure signed for £22m - left for free
Chermiti signed for £15m - left for £8m
Virginia signed ~£1.5m (?) - left for free

Not enough gets made about this, the seepage, we'd seen the likes of gbamin, bolasie, iceland, schneiderlin, mina, walk away for nothing after huge signing fees.

Adding up the above from the turn over (just) this past summer, circa ~£60m walked for ~£11m back. The net spend issue is never far away...