Confirmed Signing Allan

TheBigIguana · August 20, 2020

rockin' robin said:
So what would you do? Fascinated to hear

I've said it about a million times now but I'd spend the money every summer on players that we can try to develop into a CL quality team. Ok maybe we get Allan and we are one player closer but are we going to get any more? Probably not, and we are left trying to develop while Allan's career starts to wain.

KaiserEFC · August 20, 2020

Players don’t suddenly become rubbish the day they turn 30.

Everton will usually sell very good younger players before they’re in their prime.

This signing makes sense.

matty1878 · August 20, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
I've said it about a million times now but I'd spend the money every summer on players that we can try to develop into a CL quality team. Ok maybe we get Allan and we are one player closer but are we going to get any more? Probably not, and we are left trying to develop while Allan's career starts to wain.

you let a world class manager decide for himself

rockin' robin · August 20, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
I've said it about a million times now but I'd spend the money every summer on players that we can try to develop into a CL quality team. Ok maybe we get Allan and we are one player closer but are we going to get any more? Probably not, and we are left trying to develop while Allan's career starts to wain.

Mate, we need winners and fighters and experienced old heads. That’s what he is. Of course, every transfer is a risk, but we need a quick upturn now and Allan looks like he fits the bill as a player we are crying out for and with the mentality we crave. It’s a no brainier for me. Sick of buying young potential that gets us nowhere. Buy a couple of winners and watch them have an impact on the squads mentality.

TheBigIguana · August 20, 2020

rockin' robin said:
Mate, we need winners and fighters and experienced old heads. That’s what he is. Of course, every transfer is a risk, but we need a quick upturn now and Allan looks like he fits the bill as a player we are crying out for and with the mentality we crave. It’s a no brainier for me. Sick of buying young potential that gets us nowhere. Buy a couple of winners and watch them have an impact on the squads mentality.

I disagree.

TheBigIguana · August 20, 2020

matty1878 said:
you let a world class manager decide for himself

I'm obviously not making the actual decisions.

blue to the bone · August 20, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
Without going into any of the other parts because you're being a bit of a tit I'd like to just say that this doesn't matter and I hope people will stop saying it soon. You can sign good players you've never worked with (it is like 90% of transfers that work out, at least) and you can sign bad players who you have worked with (Alcaraz, Kone and Martina say hello).

He is been a bit of a tit.
Have a look in mirror mate .
90 per cent of your posts are arrogant and condescending..

rockin' robin · August 20, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
I disagree.

You disagree that we need an upturn in firm and a rapid one?

TheBigIguana · August 20, 2020

blue to the bone said:
He is been a bit of a tit.
Have a look in mirror mate .
90 per cent of your posts are arrogant and condescending..

No mate you read them that way and tell me it every freaking day so it'll probably have to be ignore.

Nymzee · August 20, 2020

Class player.

mill · August 20, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
I said exactly the opposite. Very few if any teams not challenging have ever done it. Most of the examples are like RVP or similar.

Fernandinho was 29
Matic to United 29
Shevchenko to Chelsea was 30
Fabregas to Chelsea 29
David Luiz to Chelsea was 29 mark 2

and that’s before taking into account inflation which has been massive the last few years.

blue to the bone · August 20, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
No mate you read them that way and tell me it every freaking day so it'll probably have to be ignore.

Every day . No I don't.
And I aint the only one who thinks so .
Said before if you just phrased things better it wouldn't make you look like are talkin down to people.
Put me on ignore if you like. Won't stop you coming across as condescending though.

Lelouch · August 20, 2020

Ancelotti wants him, We're overpaying but okay that's Football, We get a good player to paper over the cracks for 1-3 seasons while we try to finally crawl out of the Koeman/Walsh death cave of destruction and hopefully get back on track to aim for Europe.
If we had one of the oldest squads in the league and spending 30 fat ones on Allan then I'd be worried but our average playing age was 26 which is very young in the PL so I'm not even fussed.

TheBigIguana · August 20, 2020

blue to the bone said:
Every day . No I don't.
And I aint the only one who thinks so .
Said before if you just phrased things better it wouldn't make you look like are talkin down to people.
Put me on ignore if you like. Won't stop you coming across as condescending though.

I'm not interested in my phrasing being changed. I say what I think, if you think I'm talking down to you that is on you. I'm more than interested in opposing views but I can't say I ever remember you defending one with more than one post before you go to exactly these types of replies. Anyway cheers.

TheBigIguana · August 20, 2020

mill said:
Fernandinho was 29
Matic to United 29
Shevchenko to Chelsea was 30
Fabregas to Chelsea 29
David Luiz to Chelsea was 29 mark 2

and that’s before taking into account inflation which has been massive the last few years.

All of those teams were within a player or two of winning the title which is exactly the point I'm making.