Where is the evidence change is coming
£60m sale, but over 7 weeks later there is no replacement. That looks very like the old Everton and that nothing has changed.
Where is the evidence change is coming
£60m sale, but over 7 weeks later there is no replacement. That looks very like the old Everton and that nothing has changed.
PKwalnuts
Player Valuation: £10m
IMO
They have sourced a decent DOF and a Manager who is a draw for players, at a time when our club isn't, who knows modern football and is connected better than any of the recent managers we have had with the fans.
We are strongest when together, as the end of last season proved.
The fact he was able to repair the damage to what looked like certain relegation is testament to FL and his ability to bring fans being together. This is a big change from before under SA, FSW and RK and even MS.
Frank, has done smart business and a lot of business early. Focused on strengthening in Defence with leaders, and in Midfield.
Hands must have been tied with Richy and now possibly Gordon to stay within P&L assurances.
Got rid of Rhino, and others and Paul Tait seems to have started well, which bodes well for the development of the youngsters, particularly when so many have their heads swayed by City etc.
Getting loans for our promising youngsters after they sign contracts, and negotiating better deals with other clubs for players.
But biggest of all for me is the ability to walk away and not be held to ransom past what you value a player.
Good Quick Decision Making re Dele too.
All this and they have had a hell of a half season and pre season to work together.
Yes a striker is needed.
They will have agreements lined up, and it will likely depend on lots of variables who we end up with.
But you can't expect they have the luxury of getting who they want, when they want them given how things have gone.
So Patience shouldn't be that big an ask, unless you are an utter, bed wetting, arl arse sulerblooo crank.
Sending young players on loan, replacing Unsworth etc isn't going to help us stay up.
I have lots of patience with the manager because he has been dealt an appalling hand but I have zero patience with those above him at the club. They have proved consistently they are not fit to run the club, and they need to go.
I don't see any evidence of things changing. In fact, the only change I see is for the worse because we have started selling our better players on top of not being able to recruit properly. The manager deserves better than this shambles he is having to work through.
PKwalnuts
Player Valuation: £10m
I am talking about from KT and FL downwards.
That appears to be better. Agreed selling our 'better' players is not good, and is a consequence of the board and the past DOF manager's decisions. But the fact we are in a position where Richy and AG are what we are classing as our better players shows how woeful the squad is and need for upheaval is.
Under these parameters,they are doing well.
Not the board. Sack all of the board as soon as.
ClubCall?
Noble Savage
Player Valuation: £20m
THAT'S IT! Thank you sir.
kenada_blue
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It's not though. It's the average for a striker at a club outside the top 10.
Last season....Wolves, Brighton, Newcastle, don't have a striker who scored more than 8. Leicester have Vardy. Villa have Watkins getting more than 10. Zaha got more than 10 for Palace. Watford had Dennis. Pukki got 11. It's a massively mixed bag but for the most part a 10 goal a season striker is looking at the top end of the market
Anyone with 10+ goals is rated £20-30million. We have Dom coming back. We aren't spending £30mill on a back up striker. We'll more than likely we looking at 2 or 3 forwards.
GET OUT
kenada_blue
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The window cutting into the start of the season effects teams in different ways that those games generally end up being a write off.
Just the way it is.
Everton Fans.
I may cry with happiness when this day comes.
Great to see the forum’s worst ever poster taking an absolute pounding in here once again by the way.
SACK THE BOARD
SACK THE BOARD
IrishBlue2022
Player Valuation: £15m
I think there is alot of idealism at play regarding having all signings made prior to the start of the season. Of course we would like all our players in for pre season and give them time to adjust to their new life and bed in with the squad, of course we would like replacements in the door as soon as important players leave the club , but that is just not the reality.
Look around the league, look at the top leagues around Europe. There are many teams struggling to land their targets. It's not just us. This is how the transfer window has always worked. There can be an element of brinkmanship to deals and that is shown in how many deals get completed at the very end of the window.
These are multiple million pound negotiations. They take time. And if we have learned anything from the last few years its that its better to be patient and get the best deal to land our targets because panic buying and throwing huge wages around to appease fans to get players in has been a factor in the mess we find ourselves in letting so many players that we paid transfer fees for walk away for free.
We need to see how this all comes together at the end of the window.
Look around the league, look at the top leagues around Europe. There are many teams struggling to land their targets. It's not just us. This is how the transfer window has always worked. There can be an element of brinkmanship to deals and that is shown in how many deals get completed at the very end of the window.
These are multiple million pound negotiations. They take time. And if we have learned anything from the last few years its that its better to be patient and get the best deal to land our targets because panic buying and throwing huge wages around to appease fans to get players in has been a factor in the mess we find ourselves in letting so many players that we paid transfer fees for walk away for free.
We need to see how this all comes together at the end of the window.
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
We have sold one of our better players, a player who wanted to leave.
Yes and that's fine but we needed to replace his goals and we did not.
Selling Gordon also would put us in a very weak position where only very smart recruitment over the next 13 days could save us.
