Summer transfer window.

[Bedfordblue]

I keep seeing Gabriel Jesus linked.

Surely even we can't be that stupid. The last thing we need is another ageing player on big wages with a mixed goalscoring record and a terrible injury history.

Just ask yourself ‘what would Everton do?’

 

[RinkyDinker]

Just ask yourself ‘what would Everton do?’

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

"Proven Premier League experience is preferred"

Here we are in 2026 people, still feeding from the tiniest pool in world football - its even a smaller pool when you consider the players who would improve us, who are willing to come to us, who have played in the premier league.

I thought we would have moved on from this... I genuinely wonder when we look at other clubs signing these players from abroad, do we go, oh they will never make it here no experience, then when they start ripping it up - do they just pretend its never happened?

We really need to get out of this mindset as a club, it basically leaves us continually looking at players from relegated teams.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

"Proven Premier League experience is preferred"

Here we are in 2026 people, still feeding from the tiniest pool in world football - its even a smaller pool when you consider the players who would improve us, who are willing to come to us, who have played in the premier league.

I thought we would have moved on from this... I genuinely wonder when we look at other clubs signing these players from abroad, do we go, oh they will never make it here no experience, then when they start ripping it up - do they just pretend its never happened?

We really need to get out of this mindset as a club, it basically leaves us continually looking at players from relegated teams.

Just watch Bournemouth's next masterstroke outscore our "proven Premier League experience".

I can see it coming from a mile away.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Just watch Bournemouth's next masterstroke outscore our "proven Premier League experience".

I can see it coming from a mile away.

It's so frustrating mate.

I even look at our ESC spots and think why haven't we even had a punt at someone from like Brazil or somewhere else.

I really hoped the Freidkins would bring a level of - the world isn't just premier league, but I feel like we have doubled down on it tbh. Take a risk, somewhere, anywhere and see what happens.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

We're talking to Toney again.

 

[MisterJ]

Out of interest, excluding players at those clubs that got promoted, who were the best right and left backs in the last seasons championship?

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

We're talking to Toney again.

I mean am not against him as a player... lets be honest hes better then what we have.

BUT.

Over 30 - check
Ridiculous wages - Check
The big one, prem experience - Check.

Hammond and Moyes wet dream...

 

[Bedfordblue]

We're talking to Toney again.

Probably Bellew.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

I mean am not against him as a player... lets be honest hes better then what we have.

BUT.

Over 30 - check
Ridiculous wages - Check
The big one, prem experience - Check.

Hammond and Moyes wet dream...

If he wants to come back here he needs to be realistic with wages.

Something must have changed.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Probably Bellew.

Waayhay

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

If he wants to come back here he needs to be realistic with wages.

Something must have changed.

Agreed - theres no way he comes back to the league anywhere close to the wages hes on, surely his agent would let him know that too.

 

[Paul Rideout]

"Proven Premier League experience is preferred"

Here we are in 2026 people, still feeding from the tiniest pool in world football - its even a smaller pool when you consider the players who would improve us, who are willing to come to us, who have played in the premier league.

I thought we would have moved on from this... I genuinely wonder when we look at other clubs signing these players from abroad, do we go, oh they will never make it here no experience, then when they start ripping it up - do they just pretend its never happened?

We really need to get out of this mindset as a club, it basically leaves us continually looking at players from relegated teams.

Welcome back Mr N. Maupay

 

[TheNinja]

I mean, it's not as if we're completely averse to buying/loaning players without prem experience (Barry, Beto, Kean, Tosun, Rohl, Aznou, Chermiti, Lindstrom, Onana, Gomes, Gbamin, Straq etc.)

It's just that 9 out of 10 are utter, utter garbage.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

I mean, it's not as if we're completely averse to buying/loaning players without prem experience (Barry, Beto, Kean, Tosun, Rohl, Aznou, Chermiti, Lindstrom, Onana, Gomes, Gbamin, Straq etc.)

It's just that 9 out of 10 are utter, utter garbage.

I get where you're coming from, but isn't it funny how players can get there Prem experience elsewhere and we end up with numerous- 9 out of 10 - duds when we try it? Something is broken.