Friedkin's To Do list.

[Brett Angell Delight]

Eh? Is that not allowed?

Oh it absolutely is! It is just hilarious how you have so wildly jumped the shark that making up weird hypotheticals and treating them like absolute facts aren't enough; now you've got to team up with the (other) forum crackpot.

I'm honestly praying for the sitcom.

 

[Daytripper]

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Agree mate, seemed like I stead of negotiating we just acted like Billy big bollocks, asking a club what they wanted and paying whatever they quoted us.

No negotiating just trying to act like money didn't matter etc.

Stupid as hell as it meant we set about 6 club records for other teams biggest ever transfers.

To of my head I think Gbanim (25m Mainz) , Bolasie (25m Palace), Godfrey (20m Norwich), Siggurdson (45m Swansea), Tosun (27m Beskitas) , Lookman 11m Charlton), Pickford (25m Sunderland) Keane (30m Burnley), Onyekuru (7m Eupen), Richarlison (50m Watford) all smashed the records for those clubs,

Not even including ones I do t think we're records but still alarmingly high 33m Onana from Lille, 25m Kean from Jive, 17m Mykolenko from Kiev.

Then you have the utter horror show of paying 20-30m for a host of players who busted out at big clubs AND where not even young.

Iwobi, Walcott, Schneiderlin, Mina, Digne, Gomes, Klaasen, Williams, Doucoure.

I'm not far wrong to suggest we on a stage spent double a player's worth (and I'm talking a players worth now - some 4-5 years in from most)

Even the successful ones here we paid way too much for.

We also did not seem to understand the correlation between a big club having a no longer wanted player there on huge wages, and that this ensured the buying club can significantly lower down the asking price as the market for clubs able to pay those wages is very small.

So we buy three unwanted busts from Barca and we give Barcelona a profit on two of the three.

Digne we paid 4m than Barca did from PSG.
Mina we gave Barca a 18m profit on a player who hardly didn't play for them in two years based on his world cup showing.
Gomes we paid 25m for 12 less than Barca did.

So Barca made 10m total profit on three players who'd failed at the club, were in huge wages and who they wanted rid off

We also gave all three players who'd failed at Barca an actual pay increase in top to compound the idiocy.

Same for Walcott, Iwobi, Schneiderlin - none took paycuts for joining, we paid top dollar for each like they were being fought over by elite clubs when they were not.

We paid the type of money for Bolasie, Klaasen, Tosun, Richarlison, Pickford, Gbanim, Godfrey, Keane. Like we were in a bidding war with United, Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Rather than competing against mid to lower table teams for them (or nobody at all).

Even the prospects who showed promise we paid the type of money you'd expect for way more proven players like Onana and Kean.

Jesus H Christ. Post a trigger warning next time. I am now a quivering wreck.

 

[Look to the future]

No.1 - Keep us in the premier league this season.
No.2 - Do whatever it takes to achieve No.1
No.3 - Develop longer term plan for Everton to dominate world football

 

[nevsonlymate]

Agree mate, seemed like I stead of negotiating we just acted like Billy big bollocks, asking a club what they wanted and paying whatever they quoted us.

No negotiating just trying to act like money didn't matter etc.

Stupid as hell as it meant we set about 6 club records for other teams biggest ever transfers.

To of my head I think Gbanim (25m Mainz) , Bolasie (25m Palace), Godfrey (20m Norwich), Siggurdson (45m Swansea), Tosun (27m Beskitas) , Lookman 11m Charlton), Pickford (25m Sunderland) Keane (30m Burnley), Onyekuru (7m Eupen), Richarlison (50m Watford) all smashed the records for those clubs,

Not even including ones I do t think we're records but still alarmingly high 33m Onana from Lille, 25m Kean from Jive, 17m Mykolenko from Kiev.

Then you have the utter horror show of paying 20-30m for a host of players who busted out at big clubs AND where not even young.

Iwobi, Walcott, Schneiderlin, Mina, Digne, Gomes, Klaasen, Williams, Doucoure.

I'm not far wrong to suggest we on a stage spent double a player's worth (and I'm talking a players worth now - some 4-5 years in from most)

Even the successful ones here we paid way too much for.

We also did not seem to understand the correlation between a big club having a no longer wanted player there on huge wages, and that this ensured the buying club can significantly lower down the asking price as the market for clubs able to pay those wages is very small.

So we buy three unwanted busts from Barca and we give Barcelona a profit on two of the three.

Digne we paid 4m than Barca did from PSG.
Mina we gave Barca a 18m profit on a player who hardly didn't play for them in two years based on his world cup showing.
Gomes we paid 25m for 12 less than Barca did.

So Barca made 10m total profit on three players who'd failed at the club, were in huge wages and who they wanted rid off

We also gave all three players who'd failed at Barca an actual pay increase in top to compound the idiocy.

Same for Walcott, Iwobi, Schneiderlin - none took paycuts for joining, we paid top dollar for each like they were being fought over by elite clubs when they were not.

We paid the type of money for Bolasie, Klaasen, Tosun, Richarlison, Pickford, Gbanim, Godfrey, Keane. Like we were in a bidding war with United, Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Rather than competing against mid to lower table teams for them (or nobody at all).

Even the prospects who showed promise we paid the type of money you'd expect for way more proven players like Onana and Kean.

I still cant believe we payed 45 million for Siggurdson I'm sure we were bidding against our selves at one point for him how we went above 20 million ill never know and then to bring in 2 more no 10's at the same time just beggars belief.

 

[nsno-chris]

Its got to a point whereby 17th is now seen as an achievement at this club

 

[KaiserEFC]

I still cant believe we payed 45 million for Siggurdson I'm sure we were bidding against our selves at one point for him how we went above 20 million ill never know and then to bring in 2 more no 10's at the same time just beggars belief.

They were 100% in a bidding war with themselves for a player that there wasn’t another club in Europe sniffing around.

Absolutely crazy considering they saw what unsettling a player could do with the whole Lescott debacle.

 

[Daytripper]

Its got to a point whereby 17th is now seen as an achievement at this club

Not by everyone mate

 

[Lob]

Nev absolutely spot on as always. Always says it as it is which is why he never fit into the jobs for the boys category. How dare he tell the truth etc.

 

[bluestevon]

I still cant believe we payed 45 million for Siggurdson I'm sure we were bidding against our selves at one point for him how we went above 20 million ill never know and then to bring in 2 more no 10's at the same time just beggars belief.

Yup we payed I think 25m for Klaasen and again we payed I believe 10m for Rooney at a time united were absolutely desperate for him to leave. So circa 80m+ on one position, roughly 350k-400k per week in wages.

Fir a position we didn't even actually play under the next manager

Comedy gold this time will be remembered by none Everton fans.

I still feel like that summer was three people, the manager, the owner and the chairman all bringing n their own players in that position and around the squad.

Say what you want z out Thelwell but for a maximum outlay if less than 40m and wages of around 120k per week we could end up with Ndiaye and Lindstrom....

Those are the types of deals we need to really focus on.

Bin off ALL deals involving any senior player from any of Arsenal, United, Madrid or Barca permanently as well

 

[Toffeelover]

1. Restructure or pay off all toxic loans, they seem to have already done this.

2. Bring in Lina Souloukou as the new CEO. She's now available after leaving Roma.

3. Bring in his son as Chairman - make them feel connected to the club.

4. Fill out the rest of the board with the most talented young execs we can headhunt.

5. Let the CEO have full control of everything - including the futures if all members of staff on the football sign.

Hopefully she guts most of them including the manager and his staff, the physio department, DoF make him explain exactly his vision and restrictions and choices he's made - keep or replace based upon if he's then judged as being capable of meeting the goals set him.

6. Make it known that any player entering the last 18 months of contract without signing an offer of renewal will be sold - and thus no longer be a part of the first team from the 18 month remaining stage.

7. Get rid of every last vestige of the Kenwright, Moshiri, Moyes, Dyche knives to gunfights, expected defeats, small mentality from the club.

8. Fully evaluate every person working to see if they are adding value or leeches, fire everyone who doesn't muster the grade.

9. Invest in the team beyond what we sell, keep Branthwaite.

10. Ditch the entire philosophy of recruitment from domestic sources, broaden the scope of our recruitment network

11. Bring in a manager who can manage and win games.

 

[davek]

Number 1 in the 'Not to do'' list.

 

[catcherintherye]

You're correct.

Whilst under Moshiri next summer looked to be a catastrophic point in terms of what the squad will look like

As it stands I think we have 12 senior played under contract (14 if you stretch it to include Dixon and Armstrong)

Pickford, Mykolenko, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Patterson, Garner, Tim, McNeil, Ndiaye, Beto, Chermiti, Dixon, Armstrong.

With no money and Branthwaite having to be sold we'd be down to 13 plus whatever we could reinvest from Branthwaite - likely no more than 35m of which would be used.

So a catastrophic situation.

Now we cleared debts, will have investment to spend and likely IF we did sell Branthwaite would be able to reinvest all.

So if TFG say have a net spend of 100m first summer (which is pretty much what they spent first season net at Roma) so the best estimate of what they may initially spend.

Then can forsee the following DCL new contract - make the Lindstrom loan permanent

Numbers are now at 16, 17m paid out.

Gives us roughly 80m to add 6-7 players to the first team squad, adding in S couple of loans, would get the squad up to 24-25 players.

There won't be any huge 40-50m plus signings incoming, just guys in the 10-15m range.
If Branthwaite was sold then obviously you can add 70-80m to those figures (or even say 45-50) which won't alter the numbers of players but likely means a few cone in at higher values.

Sometimes building from a clean slate almost with practically zero bloat or surplus remaining in the entire squad can be hugely beneficial when trying to build or change things

Simply put next summer building an Everton squad whilst challenging in terms of numbers needed, doesn't have any obstacles remaining in terms of new players coming in meaning we end up with guys surplus to requirements sitting earning 100k plus over week.

The key to everything though is to spend this investment smartly and with a coherent team building plan around the type of manager and system we want long term in place.

So target the same profile of players like Lindstrom, Ndiaye, O'Brien, Bove, Prighones - guys with lots of potential who were all available for 12-20m

This season we have signed Tim, O'Brien, NDiaye and (if permanent) Lindstrom & Broja for circa 90m. If you throw in the season before add Chermiti and Beto for 120m total.

It's 7 players of the right age profile (Beto at the upper end). That's the sort of profile I hope we look to attract more of, ideally with some loans and frees sprinkled on top.

 

[Terrarian]

Number 1 in the 'Not to do'' list.

Are you just going to bore the arse off everyone in here as you've been thread banned from the other, cheer up man for goodness sake.

 

[mahermi1]

Are you just going to bore the arse off everyone in here as you've been thread banned from the other, cheer up man for goodness sake.

Absolutely determined never to be happy with anything, put him on ignore, it's the only way, he will find fault with anything he can. It should hopefully be the dawn to a new beginning at Everton, God knows we need it, the club is in the doldrums deep in debt, there are green shoots on the horizen. Don't let Dave put you off.