Dithering Dougie
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Does it matter how it's done?
4pm announcement Barkley Signs new 4 year deal [Dont post GIFS]
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Does it matter how it's done?
BoysInBlue
Player Valuation: £50m
It's better than selling him.
It's better than allowing the tabloid media to continue running with the theme that we were just waiting for 'a rich club' to bid for him.
Anything that's puts out the message that we are EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB and we clearly see ourselves as challenging for a top 4 place is alright by me.
Last year when Martinez was unveiled, he was almost embarrassed when Kenwright blerted out about the CL aim.
Barkley just matter of a factly noted we want to get into the CL this season.
That's the difference Martinez and the last 12 months has made. Added to Coleman's new deal, and Barry signing.... these are positive signs.
Yeah, things could be better. We need strikers and we need the Lukaku circus sorted out one way or another asap. But things could be a hell of a lot worse.
Why do people actually care... Ross has signed, you should be happy with that not slating the club.
BoysInBlue
Player Valuation: £50m
It was NEVER going to be about a signing!
Clubs don't call a press conference at short notice to announce a 'surprise' signing - they might have done 25 years ago, but not in this day and age.
It wasn't to save face - it was pure PR, and to stick one in the eye of all the tabloid media types that steal a living day after day writing lies about Barkley going elsewhere.
Del
Ric Wee fan club member 2014
I honestly don't understand this part
He's asking you if the whole calling a press conference and hyping it up for 4-5 hours through the media was the way to go?
Del
Ric Wee fan club member 2014
They wrote story after story involving Baines for frigging years
Why did we just announce his new contract on the OS? Why did we not call a national press conference?
PaddyG
Player Valuation: £8m
The amount of kopites I've had RT my tweet where I said having a press conference for Barkley is a bit small-time. Laughing at us for being pleased our best player is staying.
Their best player just completely embarrassed their club and then sodded off to Spain without a second thought after they spent 2 years disgracing themselves by putting him before their dignity. And they think they're in a position to laugh?
Stop being so arsed about Liverpool
I think it makes sense to make a big thing of this extension. It is a statement of intent, it does send out a message that we intend to build.
I think the only error was not clarifying the nature of the press conference. If it'd been announced that it was a contract extension initially, it wouldn't have had the same build-up. We all would've suspected it was Ross. That works both ways, I suppose: our expectations would be tempered, but so would the media's - and it may not have had the same expectant coverage.
Still, this will all calm down and no harm has been done.
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BBleck
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Maybe it's a shifting strategy for building the brand of Everton. All the guys who value Everton over a bigger weekly wage are evidence about how great a club Everton is. Might be a good idea to start broadcasting that out to our potential signings. Other clubs can't buy what Everton have.
BoysInBlue
Player Valuation: £50m
I was referring to Dave's wider philosophy on all things Everton. But if you want my answer - yes, yes it is a good idea to announce a press conference and shout from the top of the rooftops that we are keeping one of our best players and most bankable assets at the club for the next 4 years, despite the media putting out biased stories/lies on a daily basis, belittling and undermining the stature of the club.
Titus Bramble
Best centre half to grace the Premier League
This is boss news. Some people on here really need to get a grip.
BoysInBlue
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tonyhorne
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It is always possible that Ross's agent insisted on a big fanfare as part of the deal.
^^^This^^^
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