January 2015 transfer window ( No GIFs allowed )(Nor fish puns ffs)

[LinekersLegs]

Screams of having no dosh surely?!

The positive spin would be that we are saving it for someone we know we can get in the summer (Deulofeu?)

But yeah, in reality sounds like we are skint unless we sell anyone.

 

[maccavennie]

Where's the window cleaning money Bill ffs

 

[matty1878]

Absolute idiot. Hopeless, doesn't have a clue. Fed up of his consistent rubbish and lies in the press. Complete idiot.

We've got no money Ffs wake up its bill

 

[toffeejack]

FFS Everton Ladies, that badge with that headline...
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even i thought that was good news as they need new playersm but ffs it's only staff!

 

[USABlue]

Screams of not wanting to buy anyone in January when he thinks he doesn't need to.....he clearly thinks the squad is good enough, and in truth he's right, it is good enough, but it's playing poorly.

Agree for the most part mate. Could do with a left sided wide player Though

 

[USABlue]

Did no one pay attention the last two windows? A loan and a free in jan as Martinez was saving for the summer (Rom). Probably doing something similar this time.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Screams of having no dosh surely?!

Thing is, there is NO reason for us to be skint right now. And yes, I'm sure some (clearly hilarious and amazingly original) poster will put up a picture of Kenwright smiling smugly, but it simply isn't logical to believe we're completely broke.

Yes, we're a mess in terms of our commercial operation, but the insane amount of TV money that comes in these days, coupled with the players we've sold over the last 18 months should mean we have - not massive, but some reasonable amount available to invest in the squad.

 

[MartSlinger]

He's saying all this to the press but he's genuinely, 100%, looking at wide options. We'll sign at least one player before the deadline.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Screams of not wanting to buy anyone in January when he thinks he doesn't need to.....he clearly thinks the squad is good enough, and in truth he's right, it is good enough, but it's playing poorly.

The worry this season isn't that we don't look like signing anyone in January - it's the way we've been playing with a squad that shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as a relegation battle.

In fact, the squad is under performing its ability so astronomically that there isn't really any reason to think that bringing in new players would actually help the situation! If we can't get competent performances out of the calibre of players that we have, what on earth makes people think we'll get any better out of newcomers?!

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

He's saying all this to the press but he's genuinely, 100%, looking at wide options. We'll sign at least one player before the deadline.

He said with a misplaced air of certainty ;-)

 

[tim cahill]

Roberto Martinez has ruled out signing a winger before the end of the transfer window.

And the Everton FC boss is backing the on-loan Christian Atsu to give his Blues career lift-off when he returns to the side.

Atsu has helped Ghana reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and produced a man-of-the-match display in their deciding group game against South Africa.

The 22-year-old has struggled to make an impact at Goodison Park after sealing a season-long loan from Chelsea in the summer and a miserable first five months at the club were compounded when he picked up a hamstring injury in December.

Everton have been linked with a number of players who could bolster their options in wide areas but Martinez is happy with his lot and believes a fully fit and firing Atsu can have still make his loan move a success.

“It has always been the plan that Christian Atsu will be an important player for us in the second-half of the season and so it was great to see him doing so well and his man-of-the-match award against South Africa,” said Martinez.

“He is a player who will come back strong and ready to have a big role.”

Everton have been linked with a number of wingers in the January transfer window but Martinez is content with the options at his disposal.

And despite the Blues being on a torrid run of form, which has seen them win just one of their last 13 games, the Goodison boss will not be looking to add in that position.

“I do think when Kevin Mirallas is fit and with Aiden McGeady - and the possibility of Ross Barkley and Steven Naismith to play in those positions - I think we are strong enough in those areas at the moment,” the Catalan said.

“But January, and any window, is always an opportunity where you can look to see if we can find specific characters who can help the players we have at the club, and we will always do that.

“I’m not saying we won’t try and work hard in January, we will, but we are not relying on spending money in January to find solutions when that would be a real gamble and a real risk.

“We have got the team, we know how well it performed last season and the group has more experience so it is finding that form back rather than spending in a window that we know is such a dangerous and difficult market to be involved in.”

Sigh... I had hope before reading that... So we've let Eto'o go and we aren't going to replace him with a striker or a winger now?!

 

[Azza]

I like the part where he said he was going to address the issue we have outwide...

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

There seems to be a new article from Bobby every hour, and he's changing his tune constantly. Pipe down and sign someone Roberto.

 

[Buckers]

Sit tight boys we'll sign someone.

 

[FTY]

Does my noggin in the wetter. Such a bulshitter