Just us beating them at Goodison would've done that, never mind the rest
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Marius57
Player Valuation: £50m
Love our fans.
"After the end of last season we need to carry on that backing into the new season, need to be fully behind them so it doesn't happen again, we were key and made a difference"
New player signs.
Same fans: "He's rubbish, no ambition, no better than what we have, too old, too slow, waste of money, going to be relegated......"
"After the end of last season we need to carry on that backing into the new season, need to be fully behind them so it doesn't happen again, we were key and made a difference"
New player signs.
Same fans: "He's rubbish, no ambition, no better than what we have, too old, too slow, waste of money, going to be relegated......"
Carlito
Player Valuation: £40m
What's the difference between an aerial and an aerial duel?
In one of Keane's first games, he misjudged the bounce of a long ball so badly, it bounced up and hit him in the face, so maybe that's losing an aerial.
davids
Player Valuation: £60m
Plan for the worst while hoping for the best?
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I think that's right. I say this as someone who likes Tarkowski, would have signed Tarkowski on the numbers suggested (I believe around 90k p/w) and can see sense in us utilising the loan/bosman markets.
The club are doing a bit review, which is meant to be highlighting 27 years of 0 trophies, 6 chaotic years under Moshiri and frankly an embarrassing last year. Thus far we have got that a DOF who was leaving has left and been replaced. The academy will emulate the first team (which Brands had already initiated) and that we would target "young, hungry players".
Essentially it was a minimalist offer for change already. The only thing that differed was the young and hungry part, and Tarkowski for all his qualities, doesn't really fit that profile. I know they are only links, but not not sure Kenny does, Winks does etc. I appreciate we havent signed them and probably need to wait, but looks like more mixed messaging from the club to me.
They really do need to work out what they are trying to do, and then communicate that better.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I think aerials is the raw number, where the % figure is as a proportion.
So Tarkowski wins a huge amount of aerial duals, but also loses a few.
The numbers are both quite high to be fair.
…I imagine an aerial dual is winning a challenge, whilst an aerial is an unchallenged clearing header. Just seeing @catcherintherye respinse which is probably more accurate than mine.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I mean it sort of is. Off the top of my head, VVD, Maguire, Matip, Silva, Rudiger etc are all approaching 30+.
He’s 29 btw.
Why do we always round up and make out like a player is touching 35 before he even turns 30?
HIS LEGS ARE GONNA FALL OFF ANY MINUTE!!!1
Why do we always round up and make out like a player is touching 35 before he even turns 30?
HIS LEGS ARE GONNA FALL OFF ANY MINUTE!!!1
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I said a while back (on here) we would sign him. I'm of the opinion it will be a 3 year deal on the lower end of what's reported.
We are gambling in a 29 year old. And it is a gamble. But it's a better gamble than paying 12m for William's. Williams was bad, Weir, Stubbs were good in a similar position. Jagielka remained a very good centre back into his mid 30s.
That's where the club is at. If he was 25 and we had that certainty in performance, he probably goes for 40m.
always a down side eh Iggy ?
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
Two of the five having to actually not be 30 yet is not the greatest way to make the point.
But also VVD, Silva and Rudiger were quite good at 25 as well. You didn't need to wait until they were 29 to see the high level quality.
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