Richarlison

[Bez2k2k]

This.

A million times this.

I am genuinely sick of the mentality that loads of us seem to have about players who've been decent for us and then left - you never stop seeing shouts for them to come back. Sensible clubs don't do this - you sell a player and you move on.

I wouldn't mind, but it's not even just the fans who seem to have this ridiculous obsession with re-signing players.

To give you an example - as far as I can work out, in the Premier League era Liverpool have had the following players who've played for them twice:

Fowler, Bellamy, Staunton. (You could argue Rush here, but his first spell was pre-PL)

In the same timeframe, and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head, Everton have had the following players who've had two spells at the club:

Beagrie, Unsworth, Ferguson, Stubbs, McFadden, Pienaar, Gravesen, Manny Fernandes, Jeffers, Donovan, Rooney, Gana Gueye and Deulofeu - there could easily be others, but they've all sprung to mind fairly quickly.

It's properly small time

Hmmmm I would argue Ferguson did well. Pienaar did amazing, Donovan did well, Gana was and still is immense.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

All comes down to terms and medical assessment.

Spurs are a circus which puts a huge asterisk next to him.

Question with Richarlison is whether we would be buying the lion or the clown from circus Tottenham?

Loved him during his spell here. One of the very few players that brought some level of excitement to our play. But looking at his time at Spurs I'm afraid he isn't that same player. Prefer spending the money on someone younger and probably more reliable.

 

[Noble Savage]

Hmmmm I would argue Ferguson did well. Pienaar did amazing, Donovan did well, Gana was and still is immense.

Beagrie done okay second time around and Unsworth was better in his second stint .

 

[Evertonthat]

His wages - treatment for how much time playing for us - thd poor lad had bad mental health problems which Spurs may have known about prior to doing a deal with us - doing a deal with Levi is dealing with thd devil!

This is true, Levy is a shark to deal with. We did take Pienaar back from Levy though, which worked out pretty well.

 

[Joey66]

This is true, Levy is a shark to deal with. We did take Pienaar back from Levy though, which worked out pretty well.

Yes - so sad he wanted to go in thd first place - he did very little there too - he & Baines - what a combination!

 

[Bryan+]

This is true, Levy is a shark to deal with. We did take Pienaar back from Levy though, which worked out pretty well.

And then get sold us Ali

 

[Joey66]

Beagrie done okay second time around and Unsworth was better in his second stint .

Yes but they were not crocked apart from big Dunc who came back a injured player!

 

[Joey66]

Hmmmm I would argue Ferguson did well. Pienaar did amazing, Donovan did well, Gana was and still is immense.

DF was always injured - Bobby Ronson must have thought it was his birthday when BK fetched him back only an icon player look at his stats - not brilliant!

 

[Yarrgh]

Unfortunately our squad is too thin (and I can't see it having too much strength in depth next season) and unlikely to be able to carry expensive passengers which would be likely if he is injury prone. If he was fit, I'd have him back in a heartbeat - alas this is not the case.

 

[heatmeiser]

We paid virtually nothing for Dele

Yeah but bethe oaud for the dinner too!

 

[rochdaleblue]

Question with Richarlison is whether we would be buying the lion or the clown from circus Tottenham?

Loved him during his spell here. One of the very few players that brought some level of excitement to our play. But looking at his time at Spurs I'm afraid he isn't that same player. Prefer spending the money on someone younger and probably more reliable.

And someone who stays fit. Sadly he’s been injury prone since he signed for them.

 

[Drico]

the first thing they did was to rehire David Moyes

Wouldn't have been my first move...but happily it has worked out. For now.

 

[Drico]

This.

A million times this.

I am genuinely sick of the mentality that loads of us seem to have about players who've been decent for us and then left - you never stop seeing shouts for them to come back. Sensible clubs don't do this - you sell a player and you move on.

I wouldn't mind, but it's not even just the fans who seem to have this ridiculous obsession with re-signing players.

To give you an example - as far as I can work out, in the Premier League era Liverpool have had the following players who've played for them twice:

Fowler, Bellamy, Staunton. (You could argue Rush here, but his first spell was pre-PL)

In the same timeframe, and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head, Everton have had the following players who've had two spells at the club:

Beagrie, Unsworth, Ferguson, Stubbs, McFadden, Pienaar, Gravesen, Manny Fernandes, Jeffers, Donovan, Rooney, Gana Gueye and Deulofeu - there could easily be others, but they've all sprung to mind fairly quickly.

It's properly small time

Small cloob.

 

[Drico]

This.

A million times this.

I am genuinely sick of the mentality that loads of us seem to have about players who've been decent for us and then left - you never stop seeing shouts for them to come back. Sensible clubs don't do this - you sell a player and you move on.

I wouldn't mind, but it's not even just the fans who seem to have this ridiculous obsession with re-signing players.

To give you an example - as far as I can work out, in the Premier League era Liverpool have had the following players who've played for them twice:

Fowler, Bellamy, Staunton. (You could argue Rush here, but his first spell was pre-PL)

In the same timeframe, and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head, Everton have had the following players who've had two spells at the club:

Beagrie, Unsworth, Ferguson, Stubbs, McFadden, Pienaar, Gravesen, Manny Fernandes, Jeffers, Donovan, Rooney, Gana Gueye and Deulofeu - there could easily be others, but they've all sprung to mind fairly quickly.

It's properly small time

It shows you that we go around in circles. Kenwright limited our horizons to the same, fetid incestuous gene pool. And if you go around in circles, you tend to get diminishing circles over time.

 

[badloaf]

His wages - treatment for how much time playing for us - thd poor lad had bad mental health problems which Spurs may have known about prior to doing a deal with us - doing a deal with Levi is dealing with thd devil!

I agree, but it’s not Sentimental Bill making our deals now, it’s a bunch of hardnosed mercenary Yanks.

I loved Richarlison when he was here but I want us to be signing exciting new players who will take us forward, not making nostalgia driven deals to potentially resurrect another injury prone player’s career.