Summer Transfer Window 2017

[suey_11]

I take it there not much transfer news.

Anyway I'm going to support Everton the players, manager and the board.
Give new signings a chance to impress and the manager progress with the team. Im optimistic here I can't wait for the season to start regardless of who's in charge or playing.

I'm like that start of every season though.

COYB

 

[davek]

The only reason you "don't care" is because it contradicts your steadfast hate for anything Koeman does. The process is the process whether you care or not.

We dont do that thing here in England mate. English football is not the continent. There's no finessing of burden of responsibility away from coach to DoF or chief scout.

If anything is bought at this club, Koeman owns the purchase. It goes on his CV and is a plus or minus in his column.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

No. I wouldn't.

Ex players are not the font of all wisdom on football matters. If they were they'd all make good managers, and hardly any of them ever do.

The lad has been universally lauded in the game for his performances in the last year or so at Sunderland. The Mackems thought he was boss, and they watched him every week. But no, you know better Dave, as per.

Oh and btw becoming a great manager isn't just about having an eye for a player pal.

 

[suey_11]

This reminds me of school.

Davek take.

Stand your ground mate you're most times very frustrating but always entertaining.

 

[blueblue]

No, I was merely pointing out that without Lukaku, we probably would not (of) have finished 7th, as you(and others) seem to think. I have (or I've) tried to make your response English whilst I am at it. Sorry to be pedantic, but I was addressing a commonly spouted view that we would have finished 7th without him, which I believe to be untrue.

If EFC had another striker, we may have finished higher, we may have finished lower, any discussion on that is pure speculation and one should not compare speculation to fact.

There seems to be a belief that if Lukaku was not at the club last season we would have been playing with ten men.

If the player was missing there would be a replacement forward who would score some goals and maybe contribute in ways Lukaku didn't.

It is not to lessen or diminish the contribution of Lukaku or Baines or any player... but this argument always annoys me.

 

[Goat]

As a matter of interest, when was it you learned of this 'murky' deal with Niasse exactly and when did you share it on here?

I'm going to take a wild stab at it, and guess that it was after we'd all seen that he was absolutely gash......

Let me tell you what happened.

First of all he said "I think it was dodgy", then he made up the whole "I was told" story, I kid you not, thats how it played out, I will vault him to death if he denies it.

 

[Zatara]

He still never went to Chesterfield.

He's saying he is set to go to chesterfield...as of a few days ago.

 

[davek]

The lad has been universally lauded in the game for his performances in the last year or so at Sunderland. The Mackems thought he was boss, and they watched him every week. But no, you know better Dave, as per.

Oh and btw becoming a great manager isn't just about having an eye for a player pal.

lol

But ok...

 

[Efcjake]

Of more concern was Holgate's marking. (who bought him again?)

...Holgate has done ok for Everton as far as I can see. Perhaps other than a poor performance at Stoke he's been a decent, low risk addition to the squad. The mistakes you highlight particularly question his future as a CB but generally he's looking a decent bit of business.

Have we decided why Holgate keeps getting hooked yet?

Is it lack of fitness or just bad performances?

I'm not sold on Holgate. He doesn't contribute anywhere near enough playing on the right side.

As for his defending on that goal yesterday, I swear I saw him do the same thing on another corner England conceded against Slovakia. Near perfect replication.

He's big enough that with proper marking and timing of his jump he should be doing a lot better than he has on both occasions.

He's an inbetween player a bit like Galloway. Not productive enough out wide and a liability in the middle due to a lack of strength and assertiveness. He gets caught out on his positioning quite a bit too.

 

[royalblue66]

This reminds me of school.

Davek take.

Stand your ground mate you're most times very frustrating but always entertaining.

No

 

[PeregrineT]

Looked hopeless for those two goals last night: they weren't difficult to save and he waved them in.

Hahahahahahaha

Sure.

 

[davek]

Hahahahahahaha

Sure.

Oh sorry, did he do well for them?

Beaten on his near post twice.

 

[PeregrineT]

Oh sorry, did he do well for them?

Beaten on his near post twice.

Oh sorry, are you pretending you watch any of the games?

 

[mightymoyes]

Oh sorry, did he do well for them?

Beaten on his near post twice.

You're the first and only person to say he should've saved those goals.
I have doubts about Pickford but not at fault for those goals at all

 

[rochdaleblue]

I dont care what the process is: the buck stops always with the manager.

Steve Walsh is not going to be a cloak for Koeman to hide his poor signings behind.

I agree the buck does stop with the manager, However earlier in the thread you absolved Martinez for any blame with the signing of niasse.