January Transfer Thread 2017

[BlueToff]

You are right of course mate. Hard to argue that those we have brought in are not well better than what we sent out. There will be more to come this summer for certain (we can't go into next season with this thin a squad).

I think that those who are not just losing their minds have concerns as to whether or not the players we bring in when we do get some in will be up to the standard we have been led to believe we are after.

I think there is genuine reason to be concerned that we will be able to get the Mata's, Carvalho's and Van Dijk's of the world to buy into our project and that we will need to operate at a level below that (think Keane).

I don't have a problem with it because that is how the real world works - I just wish they would be up front about it rather than going with the "we bid 60M for Koulibaly" tactic.

The fear for me is have we done enough to a) get us into Europe and b) keep Rom? As i think both of those will be key for us to continue in the right direction.

Yeh, and I agree with those concerns pal, totally.

And like you I also don't have a problem with it either. But tbh I don't think we've been untoward?

If anything, we've learnt from the summer. We've targeted players and haven't settled for second best.

Lookman was the priority for his respective role, and Snides was the priority for midfield.

Koeman has said that if his number one targets aren't doable, then we'll make sure we go for them in the summer. The key obviously is getting them in which remains to be seen.

 

[Warlordperforming]

But we bought before we might have sold? Kinda logic is that?

We bought Gana in summer before we sold stones what was our net spend in summer? after the money ran out up to bolasie the bids stopped FACTS

 

[BlueToff]

Watch us get beat tomorrow and koeman will throw his dummy out again

He never threw his dummy out before fgs.

He questioned why it took the board so long to get Snides done. It worked.

 

[Warlordperforming]

Eh?!

They are after Andros Townsend by all accounts...........who's a midfielder mate.

Chill.

Missed out central mid mate

 

[everton2004]

Watch us get beat tomorrow and koeman will throw his dummy out again

Proper Evertonian you mate

 

[BlueToff]

Can someone please provide me with the Top 10 most expensive transfers of the window to premier league teams?

Genuinely curious but surely we're the biggest spender on there

We are

 

[ianefc]

Why you being so grumpy mate?

I think I'm just being realistic. How many teams have let first team players go in this window?

 

[davids]

Yeah I think generally you're right.

I don't rate Stek, I must admit. I think he's so average it hurts. I need to get over it but i'm still baffled by that Burnley game.

Then the City away game, that's keepers for you.Spurs rate their keeper but V City????

 

[Warlordperforming]

He never threw his dummy out before fgs.

He questioned why it took the board so long to get Snides done. It worked.

Really do you think he threw his toys out of a pram for a CM when thats our best position and a lad from league one?

 

[Nymzee]

God sake Everton, can't believe you're not going to equal out the net spend tonight, I've got rent due out tomorrow!

 

[SerenityNigh]

'NUFC boss Rafael wants to sign a midfielder before tonight's deadline'

There we go McCarthy is off and we've sold to buy again

DO THE MATHS

Who are we buying?

 

[bicycleheader]

Georgios Samaras could be available because the American team he plays for won't let him use both shampoo and conditioner in the showers after matches.

@Moomin

 

[BlueToff]

But what's the point of you quoting me to advise that?

I haven't said we didn't improve the squad.

fair enough. I misunderstood

 

[ijjysmith]

@orly - ...is it?

 

[longers]

Watch us get beat tomorrow and koeman will throw his dummy out again

Single most nailed on thing this season

We get two good results, fans start to think we're good and going to have strong end to season, all of a sudden everyone's more chill about lack of players brought in during transfer window...

Then we get beat, everyone realises were still not that good, heads fall off

Nailed on