Recent content by CalBuckeye_Rob

DCL needs someone else up front to draw defenders. With Richarlison, he was way more dangerous because Richarlison demanded attention. Even if they have some money to spend in the next window, you are not getting a fully developed Richarlison equivalent in their budget. They need to properly...

Not sure why they don't drop the appeal now. They will probably get docked more points next year because the money they spent paying lawyers for this appeal put them in violation of the spending rules.

And after this insane season with point deductions hanging over their heads for most of it, it would not be surprising if they still have a hangover from guaranteeing survival. Combine that with Luton being in desperate need of a win and being at home, I will be pleasantly surprised if they can...

If you have multiple bidders then the price should reflect his value. Fofana went for £75 million. Branthwaite should be in that same range.

777 Partners wanted to name it after their business model--Kamikaze Airlines

The Devil is in the details.

They would need to find another Lukaku before the other teams grabbed him. The obvious scoring stars are going to the top clubs. Even if they got £100 million for Branthwaite, no one worth that amount would agree to come to Everton. And the 3 guys you spend that money on will not be close to...

His style is going to keep you near the 35-45 point teams. He is accustomed to not having players that are dynamic on offense and plays to win enough games 1-0 to avoid relegation. It is ugly football but he isn't playing for Europe. He is playing to avoid being in the Championship. Until they...

Do we have any idea of what they are permitted to spend this Summer? Do they have to sell some players just to not end up getting docked points next season?

I think you keep Dyche until you feel he led a 60 point team to only 50 points because his style was too passive. For now, Everton needs someone most likely to get you to 40 points with crap talent and he does that pretty well.

Dyche has carved out a pretty successful career managing teams with bad rosters and getting them to avoid relegation. He probably brings the right approach to the current Everton team. If they ever get good enough talent to be potential top 8, he is probably not the guy to have since his...

Apparently, the threat of him coming on the field to play was all the motivation the team needed.

People want to own teams. Debt will certainly impact the sales price. It should. It only doesn't impact the price when the buyer is shady and spending money it likely borrowed or stole from others.

Not worried. Sports franchises always find buyers. And this team is about ready to move into a new stadium.

Great news that the deal fell through. 777 Partners would have been a constant issue. Once survival is assured, there will be buyers. Maybe not what Moshiri was promised by 777 Partners but it also won't be paid for by money that was fraudulently acquired.