£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

[Kev50]

If this right back is already worth £5m, why the hell did we bring in soft lad on a free

 

[ijjysmith]

If this right back is already worth £5m, why the hell did we bring in soft lad on a free

I like this nickname for Martina and will use it all season. Many thanks.

 

[Kever10]

Just a quick response as this is off topic.

But you can't explain why Moyes did a lot more than Martinez when DM had less money to spend possibly under £2m net spend per season while RM got £16m net spend per season yet he got 2 bottom half finish in a row. Remember the squads they inherited respectively.

Are you asking or telling me?

P. S. Mine was on topic, see the last line.

 

[helpimonfire]

Siggy is waiting until tomorrow's game is over.If we become a laughing stock and go out he will stay at Swansea.

Clever guy.

 

[a bell maul]

Agree although I've noticed that Ped comes across far better when he has a guest on and actually lets others speak. Don't mind him then, but usually he just tries to dominate the discussion. Prefer listening to what Baz has to say although I don't agree with some of what he says either.

I tend to agree. Ped in the studio with a guest is ok but out in the open air when he's doing his roving reporter/interviewer thing it can get a little trying . Someone in their shop needs to invest in some proper hardware.
I'm not sure as to Baz's background but pretty sure he had some gig with the Club. Quite a few of the lads on here rate him quite highly...though not as an ITK.

 

[blue61]

He will be announced tomorrow morning to placate the bed wetters in the Jags extension thread. About 11.00, welcome Iceland.

 

[DanB90]

..I might be wrong but I suspect he'll be delighted. 10% of £5m, straight onto a Premier League salary and great chance of immediate top flight football. Elevated directly into top flight status from uncertainty at Everton who are likely to bring players in for his positions.

Well when you put it like that...

 

[mmmmsnouts]

GET THIS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think you're allowed to live in Iceland unless you're extremely fit.

 

[Harry Catterick]

Remember when we had to sacrifice Archie Styles another great left back prospect and break our transfer record to sign Bob Latchford!

 

[a bell maul]

I'm assuming it's Barry

 

[blue61]

Remember when we had to sacrifice Archie Styles another great left back prospect and break our transfer record to sign Bob Latchford!

And Howard Kendal.

 

[a bell maul]

I would think Capt Jags extending his contract 1 year (with an option on another) sends a good signal to Iceland. Nordic folk appreciate strong leadership and Capt jags is a natural leader.

 

[Kenshin]

This is the problem right here. Most Sane people. Opinions nowadays all have to be so extreme, if it's not good, it's [Poor language removed]. If it is good, it's the best thing ever. It's so boring.

So rather than viewing things objectively based on their merits, you have decided that everything Martinez did was [Poor language removed], he is a clown (Coco, seriously?), a fraud, etc, that any success he had was luck or because of Moyes, and all failures were his and his alone, and anyone who believes otherwise is not only wrong in your opinion, but their own opinion is to be derided and belittled, and shouted down by the vocal majority.

And you wonder why people to defend their opinion.



You say you have issue with a point that I'm making and then use the same point to back up my original point. Spectacular.

My point is that these players, or the hundreds of others he "could've bought from the championship" weren't good enough. And Koeman has interestingly enough, come to the same conclusion.

But that is exactly the issue. Those were the restrictions that we were playing under. Those players were the players we could afford/attract at that time. And so a lot of them were gambles or punts that would have sell on value. That was the financial reality of Everton before Moshiri.

Now, we are in a much different place. We are able to go and spend upwards to £50m on 1 player that we want.

Comparing the 2 regimes is unfair at best.

To be honest it isn't unfair to compare the two as the club proved they were willing to back Martinez. It's when Martinez returned with 11th that the board backed away from it. Sure we wouldn't have spent anywhere near the levels we have done now, but a large part of what we have spent is pretty much designed to undo the damage done by Martinez whilst he was here.

 

[Duncan Disordely]

 

[Connor]

Better than saying: "We don't talk"