Summer transfer window.

[Simon Buttle]

I think they had some panic buying after losing Isak so late which dragged on and on , maybe their first or second choice targets turned them down or they couldn’t agree a deal with the clubs.

Personally i don’t get the chip on the shoulder they have with us, i actually liked watching them in the mid 90s under Keegan but over the years they have developed a big ego.

Eddie Howe demanded full control last summer and appointed his nephew as head of recruitment and the result was a very disjointed window.

 

[Daytripper]

Eddie Howe demanded full control last summer and appointed his nephew as head of recruitment and the result was a very disjointed window.

Ahh, I didn’t know that, interesting. The big German lad they signed, for his size he has no presence at all, like a gerbil fart would knock him over or something.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Ahh, I didn’t know that, interesting. The big German lad they signed, for his size he has no presence at all, like a gerbil fart would knock him over or something.

That's a classic example though, he isn't really a striker, he is more of a no10/floaty type. They have just looked at his size and thought 'Oh your 6ft 7" so you can play up top' but that's not the case. Woltemades dribbling/ball control is some of the best around if you play him into feet. If you watch him playing for Germany you see how he should be played properly. They did the same with Joelinton and he ended up playing in midfied.

 

[Daytripper]

That's a classic example though, he isn't really a striker, he is more of a no10/floaty type. They have just looked at his size and thought 'Oh your 6ft 7" so you can play up top' but that's not the case. Woltemades dribbling/ball control is some of the best around if you play him into feet. If you watch him playing for Germany you see how he should be played properly. They did the same with Joelinton and he ended up playing in midfied.

Good point mate. Joelinton has been great for them in recent years

 

[Simon Buttle]

Good point mate. Joelinton has been great for them in recent years

Elanga is another one, clearly Utd were not complaining at the sale but loads of Utd fans were warning the barcodes fans that they were not getting what they thought they were.

 

[blueblue]

….he’ll most likely look at O’Brien, Garner, Iroegbunam and Armstrong and see how those youngsters have been developed into PL regulars.

The fans who seem paranoid about playing Dibling and Aznou will be the ones complaining about Moyes when we’re beaten. Young professionals know it’s not a given to get game time, they know they have to earn it.

Moyes knows what he’s doing, players earn his trust earn game time, exactly how it should be

I think this season will always have been regarded as a learning curve for Aznou , Barry and Dibling.

We have probably been forced to use them more than the manager would like due to the size of the squad. The fees , even though big by Everton standards, are not big by Premiership standards.
What we don't know is what the characters of these young players is like but the manager will know and that more than anything will determine their future.

 

[nonstripdzebra]

Would be a great signing, in my opinion.

He is a quality player, but what is left in his knee is not just a caveat. If we are seeking pace at RB, I am not betting on White to hold up to the rigors over the next 4 years. I personally would look elsewhere.

 

[Blue Neon]

I think this season will always have been regarded as a learning curve for Aznou , Barry and Dibling.

We have probably been forced to use them more than the manager would like due to the size of the squad. The fees , even though big by Everton standards, are not big by Premiership standards.
What we don't know is what the characters of these young players is like but the manager will know and that more than anything will determine their future.

Aznou was a "tryout" or gamble. Barry was a semi desperate buy that was never going to make it. Dibling was overpriced. Got fingers burned with this one and should have been around the £20m / £25m price tops to even get somewhere near our money back.

 

[Saint Domingo]

I know it would never happen but I’d back Moyes to get more of a tune out of Woltemade than Newcastle are. He’s the exact sort of forward player Moyes would love with how he can knit stuff together outside the area then arrive into the box.

 

[nonstripdzebra]

Think that Tzolis was at Norwich in the prem and we were linked last year

I thought he looked an interesting prospect when Norwich signed him. He was the most notable youth greek prospect for a long while.

 

[MACCA75]

Elanga is another one, clearly Utd were not complaining at the sale but loads of Utd fans were warning the barcodes fans that they were not getting what they thought they were.

Yeah Utd weren’t complaining as Newcastle signed him from Forest!

 

[Simon Buttle]

Yeah Utd weren’t complaining as Newcastle signed him from Forest!

Yeah sorry I got a bit confused there you are right, I just remember them being told them thinking they were getting this worldie and loads saying they were in for a bit of a shock.

 

[T LEAFE]

Why not offer loan for Foden?

 

[Brownie]

I'd see how much it'd take to get Rayan out of Bournemouth straight away. If he turns out to be as good as he's looked, it might be the only chance to get him. That's if they'd sell him and he'd come in the first place.

 

[Simon Buttle]

I know it would never happen but I’d back Moyes to get more of a tune out of Woltemade than Newcastle are. He’s the exact sort of forward player Moyes would love with how he can knit stuff together outside the area then arrive into the box.

You just need to play him like the Germans do which is more outside of the box in a floaty type late role and let him do his thing. With ball at feet he can be an absolute box of tricks/dribbling yet Newcastle seem to think he is another target man type.