£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

[Goat]

So when you typed



. what you actually meant was, that it's almost done, I've seen it on Sky. I might be being pedantic here, but when you typed it, you didn't know so you were using the wrong tense, at best you were exaggerating to support your point. You also didn't know how much we were getting for him. You seem like a decent poster, but, if you're going to go up against Dave, to win the argument, you need to use facts, not conjecture. Dave doesn't like facts, they're messy and get in the way !

I really don't care if you're ITK, play FIFA, go the game or not, you're a Blue and entitled to your opinion regardless of any of that sort of guff, but, quoting stuff from SSN as fact is a bit daft. I'm not ITK myself, but, for once, I did know a bit about the McGeady situation from having talked to someone at Preston, and I knew 4.5 million was way off the mark.

@orly

 

[ilikecheese]

It's the bitterness in every post about the management, it is very, very strange.

And yes I agree, at present we have sold more than we have spent, but we know it isn't going to end like that.

we could go out tomorrow, blow 45 on Gylfi, 25 on Giroud, 20 on Lemos etc....but then its a change of angle and we are apparently overpaying!

Yep...that's what he does.

I view him more like a cartoon and just enjoy the show. Like...hmm...wonder how he's gonna spin this as a negative?

 

[jinkyali]

I think a better indication might be our wage bill. It will have increased significantly, maybe that will be a truer reflection of the 'new Everton'.

Exactly. Our commitment to ongoing costs in terms of yearly transfer fees out the accounts risen humongously.

 

[orly]

@orly

Definitely.

Index.

 

[NilesRossly]

It's the bitterness in every post about the management, it is very, very strange.

And yes I agree, at present we have sold more than we have spent, but we know it isn't going to end like that.

we could go out tomorrow, blow 45 on Gylfi, 25 on Giroud, 20 on Lemos etc....but then its a change of angle and we are apparently overpaying!

Yeah, the irrational hatred of Baines, Jags and Koeman is just inexplicable. Not sure I could willing support something that I have so many negative feelings about. I've been a supporter for 36 years and I start every season hoping we're going to do a Leicester.

 

[Everton-Ian]

Davek, where do you sit at the match? Just out of interest.

I've been wondering this as well. I would avoid that area of the ground to keep my sanity and enjoy the game!

 

[Timhowardsswearbox]

Why is it? It's perfectly logical to rate someone like Siggurdson and still think it makes no sense to spend £40 million + on him.

It is, but Dave reckons last year we should have spent more and strengthened the squad. Now, I agree with this and believe we tried but set our targets too high. After two bottom half finishes the only way we could have strengthened enough to convince Lukaku to stay would have been to overspend on fees and wages far beyond what we are doing now, at which point Dave would simply say we are spending irresponsibly.

I'd like to say Dave wants lots of things that just don't fit together in reality, i.e all the best players for next to no money, but the truth is Dave, for some reason, just wants Everton to be constant also rans.

 

[Toffee-nerd]

With a name like gilfi Wayne's not going to know whether to pass him the ball or whip his dangle out.

 

[Woolly Blue]

@orly

Haha, I was going to quote where I'd said it last week and tell you to shove yer index up your arse !!!

But ... I can't find it, so it's possible I typed it in the only other place I talk about guff about Everton on the internet, and I ain't about to give away the location of my nice, quiet place just to make a point on t'internet, so I shall accept my punishment from orly with good grace

 

[BlueTX]

As the gaffer says, "well, OK, we need more aggreshun!!"

Iceland = aggreshun.

 

[Goat]

Haha, I was going to quote where I'd said it last week and tell you to shove yer index up your arse !!!

But ... I can't find it, so it's possible I typed it in the only other place I talk about guff about Everton on the internet, and I ain't about to give away the location of my nice, quiet place just to make a point on t'internet, so I shall accept my punishment from orly with good grace

LOL

Wolo has other Ev mates.

 

[davek]

And you do not think these players will be replaced and upgraded? Sigurdsson for Barkley (we are not going to get 50m for Barkley with a year on his contract) Niasse 10 million if we are lucky and 20 million for Mccarthy i reckon. I would bet your bottom dollar that we will buy players totalling a lot more than the 30 million we get for Mccarthy and Niasse by the end of the window mate.

£30M for Barkley; £20M for McCarthy; £10M for Niasse. And that to the £112M clawed back in so far this window and that's £172M.

£98M has been spent so far and two more are slated to come in; £70M will cover it easily (as long as they dont throw anymore down the toliet).

All that amounts to a zero net spend.

Nothing has changed. In fact, take that back: it will have changed...changed back from smallish net spends of the previous four seasons to no net spend....at best.

 

[Woolly Blue]

LOL

Wolo has other Ev mates.

It's a fair Kop - it's RAWK.

 

[Timak]

I see this stat but he doesn't actually touch the ball and he doesn't seem to be tackling or intercepting much. So where the hell is he running every game? Is he just doing laps?

 

[Goat]

£30M for Barkley; £20M for McCarthy; £10M for Niasse. And that to the £112M clawed back in so far this window and that's £172M.

£98M has been spent so far and two more are slated to come in; £70M will cover it easily (as long as they dont throw anymore down the toliet).

All that amounts to a zero net spend.

Nothing has changed. In fact, take that back: it will have changed...changed back from smallish net spends of the previous four seasons to no net spend....at best.

Spending 170m on players.

Just a normal window.