No problem mate, welcome to GOT.
Nah, I agree with you that the clock is ticking, but losing him to Spurs would be a big blow. If he leaves, I hope it will be for Spain or Germany.
January 2015 transfer window ( No GIFs allowed )(Nor fish puns ffs)
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Nah, I agree with you that the clock is ticking, but losing him to Spurs would be a big blow. If he leaves, I hope it will be for Spain or Germany.
ToffeeTownMilto
Player Valuation: £8m
Maybe the point is more of a warning to Kev. As Pienaar found out, the grass isn't always greener...
Embolo would be great to add to our brimming next generation. Wonder what position he'd be groomed to play as though? Looks like another central attacking midfielder...naismith replacement?
ianefc
Player Valuation: £70m
Not sure Lukaku can be classed as a good signing at that fee. In time maybe, but so far, if I'd of described his season to you in August, I'd be seen as being a pessimist
I assume the transfer fee is related to his long term value, not his value over 22 matches. Also, while he's been poor at times I don't place his form this season on his shoulders, but on Martinez's.
ijjysmith
Calm
How about if you consider we've probably only paid about £7m if that of Lukaku's fee so far?
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
Of course hes a good signing.
Look at it this way, if we're paying 8 or so mil a year over a few years like reported, if he slots around 15 a season by the time we've paid the full amount we will have had at least 60 goals from him.
ianefc
Player Valuation: £70m
Still a huge outlay, my initial thought when the fee broke just after the press conference that he had signed was 'that's a lot of money' I don't blame Lukaku for the fee, I blame Martinez, but looking at other 30ish million pound players (who we wouldn't of attracted, although the fee was similar) Not sure Lukaku's stats can justify him as being in the posters bracket of 'good' transfer business, certainly not in the MaCarthy class.
Agreed, I blame this whole sorry affair on Martinez. Not just the transfers, but being 3 points of the relegation zone in the middle of Jan and out of both domestic cups.
Alex Hindmarsh
Player Valuation: £2.5m
That Embolo would be a good buy, but isn't he a striker? Seems a bit weird if we intend to keep with the 4231 system.
ijjysmith
Calm
As I say, probably less than £7m.
Highly doubt we could have got any better for that price right now.
Really silly that we're having to discuss whether Lukaku was a good signing, but as a reminder:
Everton top scorers since 1990:
League:
16 Kanchelskis (95/96)
15 Beardsley (91/92)
15 Yakubu (07/08)
15 Lukakau (13/14)
14 Rideout (94/95)
All Competitions:
24 Cottee (90/91)
21 Yakubu (07/08)
20 Beardsley (91/92)
19 Cottee (93/94)
16 Lukaku (13/14)
Everton top scorers since 1990:
League:
16 Kanchelskis (95/96)
15 Beardsley (91/92)
15 Yakubu (07/08)
15 Lukakau (13/14)
14 Rideout (94/95)
All Competitions:
24 Cottee (90/91)
21 Yakubu (07/08)
20 Beardsley (91/92)
19 Cottee (93/94)
16 Lukaku (13/14)
Price is the intersection of supply and demand, it's actually rather simple
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Aidey9
Guest
£2m?!?! Can't be right that surely. He had a £12m release clause, I know his deal is running out but I bet they'd want around £5m for him I reckon.
I'd love us to be seriously interested in him, I think he's a decent player.
As anyone seen the Guardian article with quotes from Martinez about Mirallas? Basically he says we have to show Mirallas our ambitions, starting with going on a run from now until the end of the season, but I also think he means with our recruitment come the summer to show we are serious about going for the CL so hopefully, he's got some great ideas up his sleeve when it comes to recruitment in the summer!
That's a stat pulled right from the top hat and just for that I shall nod and lower my cap and say "fair play, some rep is on its way".
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