Leroy Fer

[Brennan]

I wonder why some people make it all personal? Maybe it's because they have a threadbare argument? One for us to ponder.

You mean like when you accuse people of being employed by the club ? Yeah.

 

[mooseatingnome]

I wonder why some people make it all personal? Maybe it's because they have a threadbare argument? One for us to ponder.

I think people are just frustrated by your tunnel vision.

 

[Deco]

Moyes has been scouting him during a period of time when he had two injuries. Everton knew damage had been done > offered a deal on what they thought they knew > deal accepted > Everton set a new price once they knew the damage. Best to get the expert advice before making balls on the table statements about signing players I think is the lesson learned here.

Maybe wait and see what happens by the deadline before you have your rant?

 

[nsno-chris]

Club have bid accpeted and don't tell fans = Everton are **** we're never told anything
Club have bid accpeted, tells fans and deal falls apart = Everton are ****, totally messed this up they shouldn't have told us
Club buys player against advice of medical staff and player breaks down = Everton are ****, wasted £8.6m on a player, we could have signed (insert numerous players)
Club refuses to complete deal based on medical examination = Everton are ****, we've all become doctors and know better then them poncy consultants, this is all a fake bid
Club buys player over installments = Everton are ****, paying for everything on the drip

 

[davek]

Just reading this thread I have to say that I find this davek poster to be deliberately obtuse and purposely dense in order to get his digs in at Bill. Reminds me of Little Joe. This is a fantastic fake bid though, Bill's really taken it up another level here.

I'm not arguing 'fake bid'. I'm arguing we left it too late to fix the mess. How unreasonable of me.

 

[pfim]

Not personal, just pointing out the irony of your comment as it relates to your persona here.

 

[Avaseer]

I think i've developed a twitch in my left eye from reading this thread.

To be honest this could have been the strategy from the start, as in put the bid in, let them start spending the money elsewhere in theory (buyers excitement) and then pull the bait and switch for a lower price which they would be more likely to take once negotiations had taken place.

 

[Del]

Club have bid accpeted and don't tell fans = Everton are **** we're never told anything
Club have bid accpeted, tells fans and deal falls apart = Everton are ****, totally messed this up they shouldn't have told us
Club buys player against advice of medical staff and player breaks down = Everton are ****, wasted £8.6m on a player, we could have signed (insert numerous players)
Club refuses to complete deal based on medical examination = Everton are ****, we've all become doctors and know better then them poncy consultants, this is all a fake bid
Club buys player over installments = Everton are ****, paying for everything on the drip

Bet post on here

 

[Bluenose1995]

everyone knew the deal would be off hope Kenwright is at the game tonight cant wait to CLAP CLAP CLAP him.

 

[blueblue]

Everton cannot win,the o/s is constantly criticised for being too slow with updates,in not keeping the fanbase informed etc.
It factually reported that an agreement had been reached with FC Twente and not it is getting hammered for releasing information too quickly.

Information which was going to be released to the public through SKY,TWITTER,FACEBOOK or some other social media anyway.

 

[Groucho]

Once again, on topic please - this is NOT an 'Everton board' thread. There is one of those already here;

http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/t...-Board-Thread-(Inc-Bill-Kenwright-Blue-Union)

 

[Skeleton Crew]

Loller Coaster this is.

 

[Philw]

It's like losing something you never had.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWwUJH70ubM

Resist the temptation to have a go at other blues. It's a bit raw at the moment. We dont want to go back to the days of 'conspiracy theorists' on one side and 'apologists' on the other. We lost out on a player. Those of us who point to previous cock ups are not tin foil hat wearing loonies; and those who accept the clubs line on an injury issue are not Billy Liars best mates.

Who are you and what you done with DaveK?? Btw, re: whoever it was from the club who was on Kipper - has there been any you know of in here?

 

[D410]

any one got any ideas for the pitch halftime entertainment apparantley we have a blank space in the slot to fill tonight.

 

[njligernj]

Posting the agreement on the OS before the medical and personal terms were agreed is ridiculous. But I don't remember anyone in an uproar two days ago when it was posted. Fact of the matter is that most supporters demand to know and the club caved.

"Uproar" maybe not but I do remember quite a few fans in this very thread saying things like "why have they announced it before it's final? ... could fall apart." I think it was mostly considered ill-advisable to have an OS statement like that. I don't follow other clubs closely (obviously) but it feels like this is a bit of an Everton-y thing to do ... many other clubs seem to wait until it's all final. We have done that at times and I wish we'd make it an official policy. Since a lot of fan reaction was angry but saying stuff like "typical" it does seem to suggest we have a reputation for not handling things in the most professional manner.

In the end ... like so much in football ... it comes down to money. I agree that *we* can't afford to take the risk on a player who might have injury concerns. I agree 100% with the logic ... just not with the way it was handled publicly.

Anyway we have a game tonight -- hopefully we can muster a good atmosphere despite this ... I know the board will always let us down but we shouldn't let the players down with a dead stadium.