Farhad Moshiri

Frank Gallagher · April 13, 2017

Megatron said:
How do you know Ernie?

He doesnt hes a complete neg head. boring and tiresome

The Rhino · April 13, 2017

The biggest thing Moshiri needs to do is chuck Kenwright out of transfer negotiations as he was at it all summer then again in the Schneiderlein negotiations.

Does anyone know exactly when Moshiri can or wants to buy out Kenwright and woods fully?

GwladysBlue · April 13, 2017

davek said:
If we lose Lukaku we have to hit back very quickly with a huge signing, not only to get a great replacement in but also to make a statement to fans and the media that we're not victims and the same old plucky Everton. We need to spend all that Lukaku cash and then spend again until the squad has quality in all positions with good deputies in place.

I agree... :oops:

everton2004 · April 14, 2017

Ernie said:
Maybe not with Lukaku, Ross is a different story all together, If a boyhood blue wants out it should ring alarm bells off all over the gaff

If that happened I'd lay the blame squarely at the feet of the boo boys who have spent the past few seasons lavishing him with abuse. Everton that.

a bell maul · April 14, 2017

davek said:
If we lose Lukaku we have to hit back very quickly with a huge signing, not only to get a great replacement in but also to make a statement to fans and the media that we're not victims and the same old plucky Everton. We need to spend all that Lukaku cash and then spend again until the squad has quality in all positions with good deputies in place.

ham2 · April 14, 2017

Hows about this we give lukaku and Barkley free transfers
Then spend 150m would that make people happy?

thirdmantackle · April 14, 2017

Champions League football really is the be and end all for the top players now

Exposure to foreign tv viewers
Commercial opportunities worldwide
Playing against the best opponents

The Rhino · April 14, 2017

Hope he knows the mammoth rebuild needed in the summer. About 5 or 6 out the door including our best player, our RB possibly never to return the same player and a need for a whole new defence.

We need a good £120-150 million spent this window we can't mess about like we done last summer

degsy · April 14, 2017

davek said:
If we lose Lukaku we have to hit back very quickly with a huge signing, not only to get a great replacement in but also to make a statement to fans and the media that we're not victims and the same old plucky Everton. We need to spend all that Lukaku cash and then spend again until the squad has quality in all positions with good deputies in place.

Actually, I think we have to get our retaliation / hitting back in early...admit to the fact (if they haven't already and know where he's going) that Lukaku is gone and buy the replacement on window opening day+1.
Plus; hang on to Lukaku for as long as we can - just because we can...why give him and his buyers any thing for 'free'

brieverton · April 14, 2017

degsy said:
Actually, I think we have to get our retaliation / hitting back in early...admit to the fact (if they haven't already and know where he's going) that Lukaku is gone and buy the replacement on window opening day+1.
Plus; hang on to Lukaku for as long as we can - just because we can...why give him and his buyers any thing for 'free'

I was thinking this yesterday.

If we are going to be spending and having a go anyway, then it would be so much better if we could get a few players signed and holding up the jersey early and get a sense of momentum going.

I think the media will get rabid towards us again with Lukaku stories and I certainly don't want to see us dictated to by Chelsea or any other clubs.

Make him and the buying club wait until well into July at least. I would like to think we can get ca. 70m for him but I actually think they might do a deal with Chelsea for 65m + Batshuayi on a season loan, or something akin to that.

Either way, with the other outgoings as well, we should be prepared to make a big splash and we will simply have to sign an established / high profile player or two to compensate in morale terms in we lose both Lukaku and Barkley. In that scenario, I would expect us to be looking at making up to 8 signings.

Brisan123 · April 14, 2017

AndyC said:
That would be a seriously busy transfer window Chris.

I think you're being mischievous in engineering a nil net spend squad strengthening scenario, just to wind you-know-who up

As if one Evertonian would do that to another
How dare you suggest such a thing

tommytowne · April 14, 2017

brieverton said:
I was thinking this yesterday.

If we are going to be spending and having a go anyway, then it would be so much better if we could get a few players signed and holding up the jersey early and get a sense of momentum going.

I think the media will get rabid towards us again with Lukaku stories and I certainly don't want to see us dictated to by Chelsea or any other clubs.

Make him and the buying club wait until well into July at least. I would like to think we can get ca. 70m for him but I actually think they might do a deal with Chelsea for 65m + Batshuayi on a season loan, or something akin to that.

Either way, with the other outgoings as well, we should be prepared to make a big splash and we will simply have to sign an established / high profile player or two to compensate in morale terms in we lose both Lukaku and Barkley. In that scenario, I would expect us to be looking at making up to 8 signings.

You make mention of this Batshuayi kid.
He was mentioned as a target for us a couple of years back, then after he had a couple of decent games for Belgium in the Euros, coming on as sub for a big lump of cack, name escapes me, he turns into a right diva saying only Chelsea interest him.
Now he is boo hooing because surprise surprise, he's not getting any game time. A blind man could see that would be the case.
So balls to him coming as a loan player. If any good for us he would turn into Lukaku mk.2. and off we go again.

chippy1722 · April 14, 2017

The scary thing is we could spend over £100m this summer and still have a negative net spend.

degsy · April 15, 2017

brieverton said:
I was thinking this yesterday.

If we are going to be spending and having a go anyway, then it would be so much better if we could get a few players signed and holding up the jersey early and get a sense of momentum going.

I think the media will get rabid towards us again with Lukaku stories and I certainly don't want to see us dictated to by Chelsea or any other clubs.

Make him and the buying club wait until well into July at least. I would like to think we can get ca. 70m for him but I actually think they might do a deal with Chelsea for 65m + Batshuayi on a season loan, or something akin to that.

Either way, with the other outgoings as well, we should be prepared to make a big splash and we will simply have to sign an established / high profile player or two to compensate in morale terms in we lose both Lukaku and Barkley. In that scenario, I would expect us to be looking at making up to 8 signings.

There might not be many buyers out there, but there aren't many Lukaku's either...it's not like buying a house or car, if you don't like the price you go to the next option.
If you want Lukaku there is no other option = sellers market + opportunity for some serious gouging, especially if it is Chelsea.
65M + right off whatever we still owe + Batshuayi or whoever Ron/Walsh fancies.

Oh and agree the deal as near to the deadline as we can push it.

4737carlin · April 15, 2017

chippy1722 said:
The scary thing is we could spend over £100m this summer and still have a negative net spend.

This is true but for me what is important is that we make the squad better, not the amount in terms of positive/negative. If we sell 2 top players and some deadwood and bring in 5 or 6 real good players we could be negative as you say.