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Charlie Sweet · September 1, 2016

And we go into the season with Kone, Niaise and a West Ham reject as our back up to Lukaku?

On the back.of a billionaire takeover and a shiny new manager?

Right now I'd have preferred taking a £15m punt on a Jordan Rhodes, Andre Gray or Danny Bloody Ings.

And Bony went to Stoke?!?

Heads need to roll for this shambles of a window.

Neiziro · September 1, 2016

Agreed. Absolute travesty.

I hope I'm not the only one carrying Kenwright/Elstone OUT banners to the Boro game.

ilikecheese · September 1, 2016

I think we should start more transfer threads.

@Eggs

DownOnTheUpside · September 1, 2016

we already have @Ashtonian, we couldn't buy andre gray without playing with fire RE: our average homophobia

Bruce Wayne · September 1, 2016

Charlie Sweet said:
And we go into the season with Kone, Niaise and a West Ham reject as our back up to Lukaku?

On the back.of a billionaire takeover and a shiny new manager?

Right now I'd have preferred taking a £15m punt on a Jordan Rhodes, Andre Gray or Danny Bloody Ings.

And Bony went to Stoke?!?

Heads need to roll for this shambles of a window.

That's terrible management imo if you want to sack people that have barely been in the post five minutes. As it is, I accept I'm no Football Manager god or anything, but this window seemed to be typified by players that barely anyone had heard of going for obscene sums of money. Only Pogba could really be classed as an established world class player that moved.

TheBigIguana · September 1, 2016

It might be important to remember that most strikers aren't going to want to come to Everton when we aren't competing for trophies and be put in a position where they are going to be restricted to mostly sub appearances because of Lukaku being a quality player. Add in the lack of extra games from Europe and it's not an attractive place to be a reserve striker

Charlie Sweet · September 1, 2016

Bruce Wayne said:
That's terrible management imo if you want to sack people that have barely been in the post five minutes. As it is, I accept I'm no Football Manager god or anything, but this window seemed to be typified by players that barely anyone had heard of going for obscene sums of money. Only Pogba could really be classed as an established world class player that moved.

Sorry I'm certainly not suggesting either Walsh or Koeman for the sack. There are other far easier targets.

Yes some dross went for huge sums but not always the case.

Either way our strike force is woefully short of cover.

Bruce Wayne · September 1, 2016

Charlie Sweet said:
Sorry I'm certainly not suggesting either Walsh or Koeman for the sack. There are other far easier targets.

Yes some dross went for huge sums but not always the case.

Either way our strike force is woefully short of cover.

It's the same strike force that got 59 goals last season. Of course, if Lukaku gets injured we're in trouble, but sorting out the defense would do wonders to our league placing without touching the strikers. I lost count of the number of points we dropped from strong positions last year. Of course a new striker would have been good, but defense has to be the key area for Koeman to address.

Durham Toffee · September 1, 2016

ilikecheese said:
I think we should start more transfer threads.

@Eggs

I can start two by 9am?

Charlie Sweet · September 1, 2016

Bruce Wayne said:
It's the same strike force that got 59 goals last season. Of course, if Lukaku gets injured we're in trouble, but sorting out the defense would do wonders to our league placing without touching the strikers. I lost count of the number of points we dropped from strong positions last year. Of course a new striker would have been good, but defense has to be the key area for Koeman to address.

I disagree mate. Having a half decent manager alone will do wonders for our defence.

Up front we are like a little parcel delivery firm hoping and praying our one and only van gets through the winter without breaking down. We might get lucky.

Bruce Wayne · September 1, 2016

Charlie Sweet said:
I disagree mate. Having a half decent manager alone will do wonders for our defence.

Up front we are like a little parcel delivery firm hoping and praying our one and only van gets through the winter without breaking down. We might get lucky.

Time will tell. Hopefully other players will contribute more this year. Mirallas for instance is usually good for 10 goals a season, and I think Deulofeu has more goals in him too. Anyway, we have what we have. Lets see where it gets us.

Papa Shango · September 1, 2016

Why do people keep going on saying we should have got Bony?

Maybe Koeman doesnt rate him?

It's a crazy idea I know.... I reckon if he did want him then we would have got him but obviously he didnt.

matty1878 · September 1, 2016

Because something isn't right. When you spend the least despite knowing a record tv deal. And sell stones to fund players it's drawing its own conclusions to me.

paulbefc · September 1, 2016

Papa Shango said:
Why do people keep going on saying we should have got Bony?

Maybe Koeman doesnt rate him?

It's a crazy idea I know.... I reckon if he did want him then we would have got him but obviously he didnt.

Because they didn't stop to think about it for more than 1.7 seconds before jumping on the club's back about it.

He's first choice there. Here, he's a back up striker to our golden boy Lukaku who plays every game and never gets injured.