If We Got A 5m Bid For Faddy in Jan

[TX Bill]

I'm a Scotland fan who follows Everton a wee bit through the faddy connection, and right enough I can understand the general apathy towards him down south. He pops up every so often with stunners but he's lacked consistency with Everton. Right enough, I think if he'd been played up front from the start instead of being chucked in on the wings so often you'd probably have a slightly different opinion as he's no winger. But then he's not fast, he's not strong, not particularly good in the air, so all the usual attributes you'd look for in a striker he lacks. But he does boast the ability to produce something from nothing, and when he's on form his technique and skills are brilliant.

It's amazing to watch a Scotland home game compared to an Everton one. At a Scotland game they read out the team and Faddy gets a cheer twice that of any other player and most games he plays like a star, the crowd never gets on his back and there's a growl of expectation everytime he gets on the ball, but at Everton you see him make a couple mistakes and his head goes down and that's him out the game.

Can't see him staying at Everton for ever though baring a proper breakthrough into the first team. If Scotland get to Euro 2008 I could easily see youse get closer to ten million for him, but if not I don't see who would pay 5m for him... maybe the OF, but they're scarcely flush with transfer funds these days.

Good post and always good to get an unbiased viewpoint from someone not wearing blue tinted glasses.

Thanks.

 

[Cold Nate]

diamond scot has a good point about the euro qualifying.

i still think we need to hang on to all 5 of our talented forwards. each one brings us value in the right situation.

as a general point, i think player valuations will continue to rise due to all the TV money that will come in over the next few years. our best play is to keep buying up players and signing 5 year deals now, because they will all be 20% more expensive each following year. if you think pricing is crazy now, wait 2 years and you'll see.

for further evidence, google "Alex Rodriguez salary"

 

[chicoazul]

Welcome Diamond Scot.

 

[Blue Wiz]

Depends on how Moyes will play the team.. If he will play most games with a 4-5-1 formation, then I think we have a big surplus of forwards. If Moyes will play more 4-4-2 games I think we need 5 very good strikers.

But to sell Fadden for £5M? No, not enough. If the offer where closer to £8M then I'd be tempted more. Not unless we need the cash desperately to fund a purchase of a new great midfielder or two.