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Everton January 2025 Transfer Thread

Bluepablo said:
“I was being told that we didn’t need a right-back but I kept saying that he wasn't a right-back, but a centre-half. I could see where the kid was going and that he was going to grow into a top centre-half.

“It got to 4pm and his agent was in touch to say that John was on his way to have a medical at Wigan.

“‘Do you want him?’ he said. It was only then that David went: ‘Right, okay, we will go for it’. The others were shaking their heads because they didn’t want him.”

Stones turned off for Finch Farm instead of Wigan and with minutes to spare, completed a deal worth £3m.
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That's how transfer deadline day deals often happened back then . It was last-minute deals . You've also got to appreciate that we were under Kenwright's control and had very little money to spend so he quite rightly was cautious . I think the only time he ever truly dithered was with Craig Bellamy he'd agreed to sign him, but changed his mind because someone has got in his ear about Bellamy's behaviour. . He did later apologise to Bellamy and admitted he made a mistake. He does get transfers wrung with the most obvious being Kroldrup and he made several poor buys Richard Wright, Van der Meyde, Simon Davies. But he made by far many great signings over his time at Everton .

Just look at the hundreds of millions we have wasted under Moshiri and multiple managers spending 25 -30 million each on not even average players . Unfortunately because of that mess we have to be careful with money still and if Moyes is cautious and takes a bit of time then I'd take this every time because our recruitment in the last ten years has been shocking .
 
Charlie Sweet said:
His transfer record was exceptional my hairy behind!

For every Cahill there was an equal disaster purchase.

You sure do have moyes tinted glasses mate.
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He had a better record than virtually any manager I can think off. Yobo, Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Jags, Lescott, Baines, Coleman, Stones, Fellaini is an absolutely insane spell of transfer genius. He was basically the Beatles of the transfer market during that period. Through in other ones like Distin, Heitinga, Donovan loan, Saha for peanuts and he really did own the transfer market for a long time.
 
Gwladys St. Glory said:
I'd still have him as experienced cover. We could also use a good set piece taker with the height we have in the squad.
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We already have an player who isn't great but is good at set-pieces in McNeil.

You talked about losing Gana. Gana to Ward-Prowse would be a huge downgrade.

And if we want a central midfielder who is combative and good at set-pieces, I give you . . . James Garner. Who is also still young and mobile, with a high ceiling.

We need to make sure we are nowhere near the likes of Ward-Prowse if we want to improve, though I fear that we will sign him in the summer tbh.
 
Kevsleftpeg said:
He had a better record than virtually any manager I can think off. Yobo, Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Jags, Lescott, Baines, Coleman, Stones, Fellaini is an absolutely insane spell of transfer genius. He was basically the Beatles of the transfer market during that period. Through in other ones like Distin, Heitinga, Donovan loan, Saha for peanuts and he really did own the transfer market for a long time.
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Ah, missed Yobo!
 

Kevsleftpeg said:
He had a better record than virtually any manager I can think off. Yobo, Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Jags, Lescott, Baines, Coleman, Stones, Fellaini is an absolutely insane spell of transfer genius. He was basically the Beatles of the transfer market during that period. Through in other ones like Distin, Heitinga, Donovan loan, Saha for peanuts and he really did own the transfer market for a long time.
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Add Nigel Martyn too that.
 
davek said:
Saha and Yakubu were they only two decent strikers we had in 11 years. Rooney came through despite Moyes. He'd have been on the bench until United bought him if it'd have been left to Moyes.

Signing good striker was never his thing. Defenders and Mrs, yes. Strikers, by and large, no.
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He never had the money to buy a top top striker . Yak was the most expensive at 11.25 million
 
Eggs said:
…is Bove ok, unless I’m getting mixed up the last I report I had was him collapsing on the pitch?
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Had the implant mate same as Erekson, recovery has gone brilliant with him apparently, was even sitting on the bench the other day - although due to the Italian laws he's no longer allowed to play there so he'll have to leave the country to continue his career
 

davek said:
Saha and Yakubu were they only two decent strikers we had in 11 years. Rooney came through despite Moyes. He'd have been on the bench until United bought him if it'd have been left to Moyes.

Signing good striker was never his thing. Defenders and Mrs, yes. Strikers, by and large, no.
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Strikers are expensive and he had absolutely zero budget most of the time. Andy Johnson was a relative, Yakubu was a big success until his injury, Saha was a big success. I think you're holding him to an impossible standard. Since he left we have signed one decent striker, Lukaku and that extremely lucky because Bobby BS didn't even want him. He wanted Demba Ba.😂
 
Charlie Sweet said:
Not at all. Just the idea of Moyes as a transfer market guru is for the birds. Absolute joke.

Richard Wright

Per Kroldrup
Mustafi
Eddy Bosnar
Oviedo

Anderson Silva
Simon Davies
Bilyaletdinov
Van der Mayde

James Beattie
Andy Johnson
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Mustafi went on to win a World Cup with Germany
Oviedo was absolute quality until some farmer drove his tractor into his standing leg
Bily was decent
AJ did a great job for us.
4 of those cost a pittance

If Moyes had been here for Moshiris remake of Brewsters Millions, the last five years of utter suffering would never have happened.
 

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