2023/24 Mason Holgate

[MikeH72]

Who was the midfielder that almost everyone was convinced just needed regular games? We must have loaned him 4 or 5 seasons on the spin and he played no more than a handful of games.

Definitely one of those players who gets better in the fans eyes the less he plays for us.

Was that Besic?

 

[pfim]

I remember now. Keiron Dowell

It's just amazing how many future Ballon d'Or winners we've had in the academy.

 

[BlueStevie35]

so a loan?

Yes

 

[Weebarra]

I remember now. Keiron Dowell

Good spot, on Kieron Dowell, it seems a life time ago.

 

[MikeH72]

I remember now. Keiron Dowell

I’ve still to this day only seen him play one game of football, that Norwich game at the end of the Martinez season when Unsworth took charge. I can’t remember one single thing he did in the game.

 

[Papa Shango]

He hasn’t helped himself with some very badly timed reckless challenges, mistakes and general gum chewing, but also had minor injuries when there was a chance for a run of games.

Deserves to play somewhere. Good luck to him. As always, he didn’t write his own contract. Not his fault.

Also doesnt play for 3-4 months and then gets chucked in in a position he doesn't play.

We should all hope he does well seeing as he is still our player.

 

[Number_25]

Looked a real prospect when Fat Sam was in charge but just never really pushed on.

Good luck!

 

[gonetomorrow]

He was a bit of an icon for about five minutes, fronting up to Firmino and pushing him into the crowd.
But on the pitch, not much.

 

[carolinablue232]

I dunno. I'm sure when he was offered a new deal he'd played regularly under Ancelloti (26 times and praised the hell out of him), arguably looked like our best CB next to Mina. Got linked to City when the were playing Fernandino at CB. Also won Players Player of the Year 19/20.

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3 years later things have just fallen off a cliff for him since.

What a silly stat to look at in isolation. He's crap. Whether it be mentality or ability, he's still crap.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Mason is getting £72,000 a week?? Blimey! Football is just ridiculous a lot of the time.

 

[Bluewolf]

No option to buy

Fantastic negotiations again from the powers that be at Everton FC

Because everyone and their dog knows well loan out players we don't want.

So everyone who wants one of our crap players just waits till we're desperate and asks for a loan. And the players agent know this as well.

I would imagine any of our crap wanting to leave would be getting told by their agent "sit tight, keep being professional and you'll get a move on loan to the club you want to go to and won't have to take a pay cut".

I guarantee if we stuck all of the players we want gone in the reserves, refused any loans for them and left them to rot for a year. The next summer most would take a pay cut to leave the club. Yes we'd take a short term hit in wages but long term we'd see more.

We've built a culture at this club where we give dross stupid wages and then we just loan them out till their contract runs out.

 

[kenada_blue]

What a silly stat to look at in isolation. He's crap. Whether it be mentality or ability, he's still crap.

Only justifying a silly contract extension bud. No reflection on what he's become

 

[peteblue]

He’s crap, just get shut……

 

[pfim]

Because everyone and their dog knows well loan out players we don't want.

So everyone who wants one of our crap players just waits till we're desperate and asks for a loan. And the players agent know this as well.

I would imagine any of our crap wanting to leave would be getting told by their agent "sit tight, keep being professional and you'll get a move on loan to the club you want to go to and won't have to take a pay cut".

I guarantee if we stuck all of the players we want gone in the reserves, refused any loans for them and left them to rot for a year. The next summer most would take a pay cut to leave the club. Yes we'd take a short term hit in wages but long term we'd see more.

We've built a culture at this club where we give dross stupid wages and then we just loan them out till their contract runs out.

Yes, pointless to put an option to buy in. He’s unsellable at 72k/week.

The mistake was giving him that contract. This is just mitigating the damage.

 

[carolinablue232]

Only justifying a silly contract extension bud. No reflection on what he's become

Fair enough. That's what I get for popping into a thread and responding to a comment with no context