Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[windymiller]

….its a difficult one. Garner looks the best option we have at LB, James arguably Leeds’ most dangerous attacker. The dilemma is whether to start your best LB or go with a weaker option against their best forward.

Moyes seemed to think it was better to start Garner there rather than somebody like McNeil who we know from a temporary spell last season is a huge risk at LB. I think it was a sensible decision, even if it left us weaker in midfield.

Proper wingers will have a field day against Garner and O'Brien. Particularly if we give them as much time on the ball as we did against Leeds. We need a real solution quickly.

 

[Toffeeslam]

" Moyes team always starts slow"... thats not really a great bullet on a resume!

Better than plummeting at the end of the season as Spurs/Man Utd last season.

One game and folks lost their bo!!@cos thinking we’re relegated

 

[windymiller]

I mean.. he doesn't?

The perspective being provided here is that, despite this, he's still a competent manager who should have this squad clear of any trouble this season.

He gets a free pass on this forum from loads of people for his slow starts.

Just surviving has to stop being our high water mark.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Is that a bit like the Kenwright "good times"? Our booms are a little low volume if that counts as one.

So, honest question - why bother? the hope, I assume?

 

[Eggs]

But at least starting him there allows Garner to play alongside Gana...regardless, we signed an effing left back! He may be young but he was part of a Bayern Munich set up and played somes games in La Liga...but not good enough for David Moyes mighty Everton in a pinch??? Wtf! And while Im ranting, McNeil has been one of our more creative players of rhe last two years and scored some goals. Now he sits on the bench and we say things like " heard Moyes doesnt rate him". Who the f$$k does Moyes rate?...Coleman apparently.

….somebody suggested Aznou is injured. I haven’t heard this officially but it makes sense given he was substituted after coming on against Roma.

Had Garner played in midfield and James given a free ride, Leeds might have been out of sight at half-time. As it was, Garner filled-in very well and nullified the threat of James.

I’m struggling to see what Moyes did wrong on this and why posters are so angry.

 

[Abraders]

Would have loved to have done all the important transfer business nice and early, but this is Everton and the modern day.

We will sign more players, we haven't even used all our loan spots yet - but it will be late on and some might suprise us like they usually do

 

[brittcop1]

….its a difficult one. Garner looks the best option we have at LB, James arguably Leeds’ most dangerous attacker. The dilemma is whether to start your best LB or go with a weaker option against their best forward.

Moyes seemed to think it was better to start Garner there rather than somebody like McNeil who we know from a temporary spell last season is a huge risk at LB. I think it was a sensible decision, even if it left us weaker in midfield.

Sensible decision? Be weak at lb AND screw up the midfield. How about start McNeil as a wingback or start your £9million signing whose played there before and put a strong left midfielder in front of him...at least then if he absolutely stinks it out you can then blame the people who signed him...Obtw, if either of these plans arent working, apparently you are also allowed to make substitutions before 70 minutes...and you get 5 now! Crazy isnt it

 

[Toffeeslam]

Leeds were rubbish. They huffed and puffed a lot in the first half but any decent outfit would have battered them. They'll go down. We were terrible, no ideas, no attacking intent, loads of backwards passing and some really avoidable errors. Why does Moyes get a pass for being a slow starter, btw?

It’s not a pass it’s a fact

The point I’m making is that we were awful and Leeds were at there best and still needed a generous pen to beat us at home.

After one game folks think we’re practically relegated which is what I do not understand.

I am convinced we will improve over the season

 

[Rita_Poon]

The 'boom & boo' cycle of being an Evertonian.

quite.

 

[blueboy72]

though it was a long time ago, to be fair to Moyes;

Baines
Coleman
Jagielka
Lescott
Cahill
Pienaar
Arteta
Jelavic
Naismith
Mirallas

none of them had premier league experience when he signed them.

Not sure what his record was like for this when managing subsequent clubs

That list started to tail off

 

[MACCA75]

….somebody suggested Aznou is injured. I haven’t heard this officially but it makes sense given he was substituted after coming on against Roma.

Had Garner played in midfield and James given a free ride, Leeds might have been out of sight at half-time. As it was, Garner filled-in very well and nullified the threat of James.

I’m struggling to see what Moyes did wrong on this and why posters are so angry.

I’d say he was definitely injured. Moyes wouldn’t have had 2 keepers and Onyango on the bench ahead of the lad.

 

[windymiller]

So, honest question - why bother? the hope, I assume?

That is the question, isn't it? I'm lucky, I'm old enough to have seen us win things. My lads haven't seen us win a raffle and they are far less invested in the club than I am. That'll become a big problem for the club in general, particularly as the new ownership seems a lot less interested in the community aspect of the football club. Whenever I go to the game now it's noticeable how old the fans are, even in the Gwladys. Eventually, just making up the numbers stops being good enough. I'm amazed at how our fanbase has held up, tbh. I don't think it'll last forever.

 

[Zezti]

….somebody suggested Aznou is injured. I haven’t heard this officially but it makes sense given he was substituted after coming on against Roma.

Had Garner played in midfield and James given a free ride, Leeds might have been out of sight at half-time. As it was, Garner filled-in very well and nullified the threat of James.

I’m struggling to see what Moyes did wrong on this and why posters are so angry.

Its not "suggested". Its literally on the club's website.

 

[windymiller]

It’s not a pass it’s a fact

The point I’m making is that we were awful and Leeds were at there best and still needed a generous pen to beat us at home.

After one game folks think we’re practically relegated which is what I do not understand.

I am convinced we will improve over the season

Let's all hope so. It's hard to imagine we could be much worse.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

….somebody suggested Aznou is injured. I haven’t heard this officially but it makes sense given he was substituted after coming on against Roma.

Had Garner played in midfield and James given a free ride, Leeds might have been out of sight at half-time. As it was, Garner filled-in very well and nullified the threat of James.

I’m struggling to see what Moyes did wrong on this and why posters are so angry.

It feels like he tinkered with about 5 positions in order to fill one. Dwight HAd played lb at prem level before, garner hadn’t . Tim was not the right man for his role either. Dwight could have come on the left, right or middle at any point as we were ineffective throughout. Instead, keeping alcaraz on too long

Moyes made a lot of poor decisions that night