Everton Summer Transfer Thread - 2022

[Eggsyblueskin]

He bought players of every shape and size during his 3 and half years here, and with very few exceptions they're all terrible. He's exactly the same as Steve Walsh, an idiot who got a job that was well beyond his capacity, capability and competency.

He'll do 'fine' again in Holland because it's as alehouse of a league as you could possibly wish to find and in PSV's world if they have an absolutely cataclysmic season the worst they'll do is 2nd or 3rd. At Everton, if you encounter disaster you can get relegated.

I think it’s funny how we consistently sneer at other leagues
Meanwhile our league is awash with obscene amounts of money yet the title will be won by one of two teams.
Another three or four will have an outside chance and will occupy the European spots.
Beyond these known teams the overwhelming majority are battling to establish themselves in mid table and avoid the drop.
Most of the better players have been imported in from these ‘ale house/ farmers leagues Whereas the best of the home produced players are invariably a notch below what could be considered ‘world class’

 

[Tony1985]

I just hope to god Moshiri stays out of the way this summer, another El Ghazi rocks up here and I’ll be politely asking him to pick a Mozzies car park of his choice.

Go and get Dennis and Gallagher in the next two weeks and it’ll be a good start.

 

[Blue_in_london]

I think we already tried a variation of that. Not a great strategy.

True, but this time we buy good players with the cash!

 

[riddick]

What this also shows is we have an awful scouting set up. I hate that I'm going to say this but that lot do seem to pick up players at this kind of money and move em on if not good enough for decent profits, we only seem to be able to do it the other way round.

We do the opposite. We buy the type of players they buy for cheap at extortionate prices and wages. When Brands came in he was the touted as the type of DoF that bought low, sold high. Exactly what we wanted. Except he did it like twice for Richarlison and probably someone else. I don't get why we can't seem to find someone who can emulate that.

 

[Carlito]

…ah ok, apologies Wiki is clearly wrong.

Regardless, I think time will tell we have a lot to thank him for.

I can't think of too many seeds he planted that are just waiting to grow and blossom.

 

[riddick]

Not for nothing, I'd reaaaalllly like to see a new player in before they leave for the States. Preferably a CM/DM or both. And now we need a replacement for Richarlison. And then we STILL need someone who can create something/take free kicks because we still have nobody since losing our best 3 a year ago.

 

[Oddball]

I can't think of too many seeds he planted that are just waiting to grow and blossom.

enough already with all that horticultural lingo

 

[riddick]

enough already with all the horticultural lingo

I think it would be better if it were in French.

 

[Oddball]

I think it would be better if it were in French.

f***all that flowerpot sh*te bo**ocks

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

Please not to them.

 

[jinkyali]

If Gordon is sold I'd resign if I was Lampard.

No one is saving this sinking ship.

 

[toffee-L]

I think it’s funny how we consistently sneer at other leagues
Meanwhile our league is awash with obscene amounts of money yet the title will be won by one of two teams.
Another three or four will have an outside chance and will occupy the European spots.
Beyond these known teams the overwhelming majority are battling to establish themselves in mid table and avoid the drop.
Most of the better players have been imported in from these ‘ale house/ farmers leagues Whereas the best of the home produced players are invariably a notch below what could be considered ‘world class’

Does the fact that it's awash with obscene amounts of money and is relatively uncompetitive in terms of the title not speak to the difficulty of the league and the sheer size of the task that clubs face in trying to compete?

Take Ten Haag, if he spent £200m in one summer at Ajax it would probably guarantee them the league title for the next 5 years. The same amount of money at United might not even take them into the Top 4.

Brands is back at his cushy job now and I doubt he'll ever leave it again. He tried to cut it in the big leagues and came up miserably short. If Brands runs PSV's football operation as terribly as he did Everton's they'd finish 2nd-4th, Everton nearly got relegated.

Perhaps some are too harsh on the quality of other leagues sometimes but you cannot compare the pressure and the implications of failure between the two.

 

[buededw1]

35 million for Gordon.... if reinvested into the squad would you be happy?

Playing devils advocate here as I don't want the lad to leave.

 

[RomanReigns]

35 million for Gordon.... if reinvested into the squad would you be happy?

Playing devils advocate here as I don't want the lad to leave.

Yeah I’d take 35 mil

 

[Tony’s Carp]

If Gordon is sold I'd resign if I was Lampard.

No one is saving this sinking ship.

You don’t know really who Lampard would sacrifice, or who he’d bring in. If Lampard and Thelwell have decided on a 352 for example then selling wingers for midfielders could be part of the plan.