Contracts + Deadwood

[Charles Hawtrey]

Sell Naismith? It's tradition that Everton have a least one raging Scotsman

McCarthy or McGeady

 

[bitter-no-better]

3 in and 9 out. It would make complete sense for us to have the smallest squad in the prem with 19 players. Are you Elstone by any chance?

 

[Gracielid]

McCarthy or McGeady

McGeady doesn't really rage and McCarthy is not a true scotsman lol

 

[bizzaro]

@chicoazul + match-preview contract = deadwood

We should get rid and bring in a world class writer

Where's the match-preview money @GrandOldTeam ?

 

[chicoazul]

@chicoazul + match-preview contract = deadwood

We should get rid and bring in a world class writer

Where's the match-preview money @GrandOldTeam ?

Im worth every penny he pays me.

 

[bizzaro]

Zat you talk absolute plop. Keep your thoughts to yourself you paranoid dog bothering loon.

Deadwood. Past his sell by date.

 

[harris78]

This thread will end up a clusterfeck of awful quoting but ultimately offer nothing productive.

That's pretty much every thread in the Ale House aswell.

 

[mkrudden]

We have 11 players who are far behind the rest of the squad in quality. This is perhaps unfair on Oviedo who will likely be given another season while Garbutt is on loan and Robles who will be kept as backup keeper.

Hibbert/Osman/Gibson/Pienaar and Kone will be out of contract in 12 months time.

Howard/Barry/McGeady/Naismith are each on 2year+ contracts.

Hibbert/Osman/Gibson/Barry would not need replacing as we have plenty of centre mids and several right backs coming through in the next 12 months.

Pienaar/McGeady would need to be replaced by at least 1 left midfielder/winger (Henen?) Kone/Naismith would need to be replaced by a forward and Howard by a keeper.

Is it fair to say we could 'get by' with 3 players in and 9 players out?

Is Martinez planning to keep them all until their contracts expire and gradually replace them over the next 3 seasons or will we see one or two out this summer so the outgoings are not all going to happen in 1 and 2 seasons time?

Its usually not a good move to move out a lot of players in one go and can cost a lot of money as any quality replacements are not cheap but surely Martinez must make this a priority?

I do understand what youre saying but we are Everton mate.
Everton without European football.
Without a huge global recognition.
Without huge sums of corporate income.
without a mega rich benefactor.

There are two choices for clubs like ours:

Unknown youth who may spring a surprise.
Or
honest pros who fulfil a role/position in the squad and nothing more - 6/10 players if you will.

We will always have Hibberts, Howards, Osmans etc because what they lack in talent they make up for in commitment.

 

[deipnosophist]

Vitally important that we keep renewing Naismith's contract

 

[bizzaro]

Vitally important that we keep renewing Naismith's contract

Hear hear!