JANUARY SIGNINGS?

[Roztitute]

Fellaini is so gone it hurts.

Not in January PLZ?!

 

[Goat]

Not in January PLZ?!

Of course.

Every top Club in the World has already written the bids on fax paper, on 1st January they all press send.

 

[BoysInBlue]

Anyone else see Andy Dunn's column in the Sunday Mirror today? A rare bit of non-sycophant behaviour towards Kenwright from someone in the media:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/andy-dunns-big-match-verdict-1429788

Andy Dunn's Big Match Verdict: Why Kenwright needs to back Moyes all the way to the Champions League

10 Nov 2012 22:30

Toffees boss has done brilliantly on a shoestring budget but a top four finish is their's for the taking if he can spend wisely again.

First Christmas and then it will soon be that time again.

Time for Bill Kenwright to squeeze his hand down the side of the sofa, shake some shrapnel from the change jar and turn out his pockets.

Read Sunday Mirror match report: Everton 2-1 Sunderland: Usual Suspects star in Everton comeback

Put another musical on the West End stage, have a word with those seriously minted pals of his.

More familiar than any of the storylines in his West End productions will be the exchange between David Moyes and *Kenwright. It will start something like this. Can I have more, sir?

And Everton and Moyes have never needed it quite as much as they do now. Not because the team is in any sort of *difficulty, not because any serious strain is showing on a numerically challenged squad, not because there are areas glaringly in need of stark improvement. But *because a Champions League place is dangling in front of this club like a fat apple ready to be plucked.

Moyes knows it. He knows that in the mini-league below the big three, Everton have little to fear. Right now, Moyes and his team can fight with the likes of Spurs, Arsenal and Newcastle at a level weight.

And Moyes surely knows that buying in *January – and buying wisely – could prove *decisive.

This victory was *deserved. Just.

But Sunderland created more chances in one game than they have since the start of the season.

There is a creeping sense of vulnerability about this Everton team that Moyes will want to disperse *before it becomes an *issue. Everton cannot rely on this sort of late flurry on too many occasions.

And this is the sort of position to recruit from. A position of fourth-placed strength. Everton can seriously sell the prospect of Champions League involvement to new talent.

Every transfer window is important for a club as financially constrained as Everton – the next one could be the most important in Moyes’ decade at Goodison Park.

Last year, he found *yesterday’s game-winner, Nikica Jelavic – quite *possibly the Premier League signing of 2012.

If Moyes could strike a similar deal in January, Everton’s Champions League hopes would be tagged realistic rather than *optimistic.

It is in midfield where Moyes needs to bolster. *Leon Osman will make his first appearance for England on Wednesday – a debut that is not just overdue, but too late to have any sort of significance.

In his understated, though thoroughly admirable way, he might be performing as well as he has done since making his Everton debut almost ten years ago, but Osman is not going to improve.

He will continue to be integral to Everton’s *progression but central midfield – where Phil Neville laboured badly – is now the area in which Everton require a further injection of quality.

This all sounds like nit-picking after a stirring win and start to the *season. But no-one will know better than Moyes that a Champions League place is there for the *taking … especially if Kenwright can find *another few quid.

 

[ijjysmith]

Fellaini is so gone it hurts.

Sad but it feels that way.

Some reasons why I think he won't go:
- He's now set as a forward I think. A lot of the top sides have better forwards already.
- He will cost someone a bloody fortune.

Reason why he will go
- He's freakin' awesome.

*sigh

 

[Goat]

Fairly sure scouts would have seen him dominate games from Midfield last Season and again from the Second Striker role this Season.

 

[evertondotcom]

Cahill & Donovan on loan.

I'd have a look at Austin too.

 

[Allezfan]

Why would we want Cahill?

 

[Goat]

Cahill & Donovan on loan.

I'd have a look at Austin too.

Cahill???????????????????????????????

You mean Gary? Doubt Chelsea would loan him and hes a bit gash anyway.

 

[bluebottle]

Sad but it feels that way.

Some reasons why I think he won't go:
- He's now set as a forward I think. A lot of the top sides have better forwards already.
- He will cost someone a bloody fortune.

Reason why he will go
- He's freakin' awesome.

*sigh

It may well be that he likes being a big fish in a little pond as well. He seems to enjoy it here as well. I dunno, he is good and our good players do seem to love pissing off, but we are in a a healthy, competitive postion so far this season and its about whether people think he is worth what we ask. I may be clutching at straws though.

 

[Goat]

It may well be that he likes being a big fish in a little pond as well. He seems to enjoy it here as well. I dunno, he is good and our good players do seem to love pissing off, but we are in a a healthy, competitive postion so far this season and its about whether people think he is worth what we ask. I may be clutching at straws though.

I agree, I think hes happy here, totally, he always has a smile on his face off the pitch.

But money talks and name me a player that doesnt like playing CL footy and an extra 50k a week.

I personally dont think he will look for a move, his agent and his Dad will tho and Clubs will make enquirys.

If somebody offers serious money hes gone.

 

[Abraders]

Ofoe loan?
Donovan loan?
Goalkeeper and a CB?

 

[evertondotcom]

I'd definately take Cahill back on short term loan deal.

I think Moyes would too.

 

[bluebottle]

I agree, I think hes happy here, totally, he always has a smile on his face off the pitch.

But money talks and name me a player that doesnt like playing CL footy and an extra 50k a week.

I personally dont think he will look for a move, his agent and his Dad will tho and Clubs will make enquirys.

If somebody offers serious money hes gone.

Yeah i dont think he is actively seeking a move himself but the temptation to do so if its set up by his dad would be difficult to rebuff. If we get what i think he is worth then i think its actually not such a bad thing. Hed be difficult to replace but with the money we got, i think we could make some serious movement in the window.

 

[Abraders]

Yeah i dont think he is actively seeking a move himself but the temptation to do so if its set up by his dad would be difficult to rebuff. If we get what i think he is worth then i think its actually not such a bad thing. Hed be difficult to replace but with the money we got, i think we could make some serious movement in the window.

If we actually achieve champions league though, I definitely think he himself would want to stay.

 

[Goat]

Yeah i dont think he is actively seeking a move himself but the temptation to do so if its set up by his dad would be difficult to rebuff. If we get what i think he is worth then i think its actually not such a bad thing. Hed be difficult to replace but with the money we got, i think we could make some serious movement in the window.

Its a tough 1.

IF we got what I think hes worth, which is around 45m, then I would be happy to sell, he would be MASSIVE loss, hes central to how we play, but I trust in Moyes, he would spend that money wisely.

But in the real world, we wont get more than 25m and Moyes would be lucky to see half of the money to re-invest.