Everton January 2022 Transfer Thread

[WA Toffee]

I think Townsend is a squad player. If he’s a regular moving forward then we won’t get anywhere

I'm not suggesting he should be more than a squad player, I'm just saying it is unusual for managers to sign a player then upgrade him within 6 months. I would be very keen to see an upgrade but I don't think we will, until the summer at the earliest

 

[Yarrgh]

yes he is, which is why I just presumed this guy would be an upgrade

But managers very rarely sign a player then upgrade him within 6 months

This club bought a number 10 then upgraded him before the transfer window ended and then did the same again.

 

[WA Toffee]

This club bought a number 10 then upgraded him before the transfer window ended and then did the same again.

Yep, we did. We screwed up by doing it, but we did it.
That was a very interesting window lol

 

[Yarrgh]

Yep, we did. We screwed up by doing it, but we did it.
That was a very interesting window lol

The moral of this story is that our transfer policy has been subpar for some considerable time.

 

[Simon Buttle]

I'm not suggesting he should be more than a squad player, I'm just saying it is unusual for managers to sign a player then upgrade him within 6 months. I would be very keen to see an upgrade but I don't think we will, until the summer at the earliest

The thing is, Andros Townsend has just done what he always does throughout his career - have a few good games then vanish into the background, that is Townsends career in a nutshell. We won't get anywhere if our options are him/Iwobi on the right hand side, as others have said he is just a very average player.

 

[WA Toffee]

The thing is, Andros Townsend has just done what he always does throughout his career - have a few good games then vanish into the background, that is Townsends career in a nutshell. We won't get anywhere if our options are him/Iwobi on the right hand side, as others have said he is just a very average player.

I don't disagree with any of that

 

[WA Toffee]

The moral of this story is that our transfer policy has been subpar for some considerable time.

Only a fool would disagree with that

 

[Stephenlloyd]

I'm not suggesting he should be more than a squad player, I'm just saying it is unusual for managers to sign a player then upgrade him within 6 months. I would be very keen to see an upgrade but I don't think we will, until the summer at the earliest

Well I suppose Gordon, gray and Richarlison can play right side. If he’s going for a number 10, then he won’t play 442. So probably gray & Richarlison either side of DCL. And hopefully he bring in another class wide player next summer.

 

[Chrismac]

What formation do they play mate

3 at the back? Like we had in our last match?

 

[Nymzee]

3 at the back? Like we had in our last match?

That we never play unless injuries dictate. He would not perform how he does for Holland/Inter here under Benitez. We did not miss the boat.

 

[Zatara]

Fair enough Zatman. I've liked what I've seen from him. Depends what you're wanting on that right flank.

We probably don't need right mid as an area of concern though, just yet.

For me if Digne goes...priority:

LB
RB
CM
RW
CB

 

[BlueToff]

For me if Digne goes...priority:

LB
RB
CM
RW
CB

Well we have a LB done so there's no issue there. RB, we'll see. I don't get why people are acting like Patterson is a guaranteed solution. He's played about 30 senior games so we shouldn't pay much more for him than 8/9m.

CM/AM is going to be the next one yeah - they are gonna go for that in the window. Could see a push for Lingard late on even though it's been leaked he wants to stay at Utd

 

[nsno-chris]

how’s that Nunes doing in Portugal. The one that fat arse vetoed because he’s a control freak

 

[Stephenlloyd]

Well we have a LB done so there's no issue there. RB, we'll see. I don't get why people are acting like Patterson is a guaranteed solution. He's played about 30 senior games so we shouldn't pay much more for him than 8/9m.

CM/AM is going to be the next one yeah - they are gonna go for that in the window. Could see a push for Lingard late on even though it's been leaked he wants to stay at Utd

I wouldn’t want lingaard, he must be 29 on big wages. And apart from a golden spell at West Ham, which was basically 11 games he’s been very average and inconsistent, Most of his career, let’s keep going down the youngster route.

 

[Yarrgh]

Only a fool would disagree with that

They'll be along soon enough! lol lol