Recent content by BlueToff

Not sure where this idea he's some sensational deep-lying playmaker ever came from. He's got a good pass on him, no doubt about it. But his big strengths are actually the fact he gets around the pitch and has the ability to press and hassle. We saw him get more joy in the 2nd half once...

I'm confident too. Forest are playing well but they're a mid-table squad (like Everton's) that are simply playing to their strengths and overperforming. But that's a credit to what Nuno has done there this season.

Think the game coming up is a perfect example of this point. People are genuinely insisting that Forest's squad is miles better than Everton's. No, it isn't. They have some players who would walk into our team and we have some that would start day in day out for them. What Nuno has done, is...

Been getting a lot of stick but he teed up all of Everton's best moments today. Of course, that doesn't mean he should be a guaranteed starter or that he's amazing. But he was miles better than any other attacker.

Not necessarily when the club is hemorrhaging money hand over fist each month. There's priorities. If Friedkin had gone through, they'd have paid £600m give or take for the club (assuming they'd have written off all debt and paid Moshiri circa £50m for his shares). Then that's without even...

It depends on the outcome of the delayed second part of the second case mate (22-23). If that goes against Everton, which it shouldn't, then they could be back in the red and need a sale. But I think with Onana's sale they should be okay as that should be able to be counted in 23-24 if needed...

But due to PSR and current cash flow issues that wouldn't have changed this window even with Freidkin (or anyone else) in. It would have made the future more secure of course.

It's not that a takeover would make a huge difference to the transfer business in that we'd suddenly have £50m to spend. It's more that as it stands, Everton are still losing money hand over fist and unlike last season, there's nobody currently in line to fund it other than Moshiri, who has...

Pretty clear money will have to come in. FWIW they really were confident on Gnonto a few weeks ago. And Everton are denying they had a bid rejected but it's coming from Leeds that they did. Regardless, Everton haven't got more than £8-9m max to put down and given the takeover uncertainty, it's...

I do think he has a lot of potential but not sure I really see him in that type of mold personally. His passing, for example, really isn't great, but people have him down as some ball-playing, silky playmaker. Not saying he can't develop that side of his game and he really is ideal for how...

The sad thing is Goat I wouldn't want either of them to be put through 1v1. O'Brien, though...

He's a tidy little player and Dyche loves him, he's the ideal Dyche CM. But think he's way overrated by some too. Don't get me wrong, he'll be a miss if he's out for a long time but hopefully he isn't. But he's hardly some exceptional midfielder either. Can't believe the stick Onana got, and...

Are we on about Adebayo here? Nah, there's a ton of people around I've seen mention his name! FWIW I like him but just don't think he'd particularly thrive in this system if up front on his own.

Oh absolutely no that mate (I work in data so understand it) - Dom really did underperform his xG last season, he was poor. Beto I think is a better finisher than Dom but that's not to say he's exactly clinical. FWIW, Dom much better today but if he won't sign they have to try and sell. But...

altered as I thought it was a bit harsh :D been a busy old few months (and I'm not Greg! :oops:)