January 2018 transfer window thread.

[Marius57]

Unfortunately, yes. Abysmal nowadays. Legs have gone. Take him to the glue factory with Rooney, all of our three 'experienced' centre backs, Martina, Schneiderlin, McCarthy, Bolasie, Mirallas, Besic, Lennon, Robles and Stekelenberg. None of them top half Premier League standard.

And yet 5/6 of them have all played regularly and are in the top half.

 

[bag a yoko]

I wouldnt sell Sandro, a swap loan deal for N'Zonzi, both with a view to buy would be ideal.

Sounds impossibly complex. A swap would be good but they never seem to happen.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Robles is good enough for the squad as no2. As is Bolasie imo.

I'd also sell Sandro, Klaassen, Jags, Pennington.

Forgot about them three! Get them gone too! And Galloway, Garbutt, Henan etc. Rubbish, all of 'um. By gum we've got some trash on our books.

 

[bag a yoko]

We have to get rid of Klaasen somehow even if just a loan. He's nowhere near the team.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

And yet 5/6 of them have all played regularly and are in the top half.

Let's see where we end up before we jump to conclusions. If the squad stays exactly like it is I am going for 13th - 16th.

 

[Deulofeumygod]

Please don’t sell Sandro. Play him behind dcl for two matches then decide.

 

[Abraders]

Forgot about them three! Get them gone too! And Galloway, Garbutt, Henan etc. Rubbish, all of 'um. By gum we've got some trash on our books.

Cull the squad. Start again.

 

[Marius57]

Let's see where we end up before we jump to conclusions. If the squad stays exactly like it is I am going for 13th - 16th.

I’m not jumping to conclusions, I stated they are in the top half, which they are. So clearly right now, they are top half standard.

 

[thebluenosebolt]

What the hell happened to Galloway. When Baines was injured under El bobbins he really stood out. Quick, Nice feet..good overlaps...one poor loan stint at WBA and hes finished here ?? Come on...

 

[Stephenlloyd]

This ^ It drives me nuts every game. I hate it when we win a throw in near our own byline, it almost always results in an opportunity for the opposition!

I think it was the Chelsea game. And we had a couple of throw ins outside their box. And Martina would just throw it to someone who would have to give it straight back, and then he would lose it.

I was thinking get a couple of defenders in the box with DCL. And let sigurdsson take the throw, then when it’s played back to him he could whip it straight into the box.

 

[toffeejack]

I think it was the Chelsea game. And we had a couple of throw ins outside their box. And Martina would just throw it to someone who would have to give it straight back, and then he would lose it.

I was thinking get a couple of defenders in the box with DCL. And let sigurdsson take the throw, then when it’s played back to him he could whip it straight into the box.

Throw ins inside their box? Now that's new

 

[Boss_Rarkley]

Withou major investment - outside the top 6 you would say Leicester and Palace have better sides than us at present and Burnley are like us under Moyes when we started to punch above our weight.

Moshiri doesnt understand just how much he actually needs to do to get us even near "the best of the rest" 7th spot - otherwise forget big attendances at the new ground if we stick with Fat Sam and Walsh.

 

[windymiller]

I've been saying for years that we are the only professional football team that take throw ins up the line for someone to try and flick on - no matter what position on the pitch we are, but especially in our own half.

I honestly learned this in primary school, but no matter who the manager is, the Everton way is to continue with this. Drives me bonkers every game.

The crowd always goes nuts when we win a throw in by our own corner flag in a 50/50 situation, I always groan because, as you say, we just throw it straight to the opposition (off DCL's head) and then they have possession in a dangerous area of the pitch.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

I’m not jumping to conclusions, I stated they are in the top half, which they are. So clearly right now, they are top half standard.

Disagree. The gigantic amount of luck we have had recently means we're in the top half. Not the performances of any players mentioned. Luck has run out, and we're looking down the table again.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Cull the squad. Start again.

I'd very, very, very, VERY much like to do that. Maybe keep Moshiri, but sack the rest of the board, the backroom staff (the lot of 'um), 90% of the first team and start again with all money made from sales and a little cash investment from Mosh.