Jordan Pickford

[Bud McBlokeski]

Yeah I've never understood why keepers go for less. They're the most important individuals in the team. You can only field one keeper and they have their own unique rules and responsibilities. A bad keeper can ruin a great team-wide defensive display and a good one can save the bacon of a team who make defensive mistakes.

They also tend to have the longest careers at clubs. Pickford is only 23 - we could hypothetically get 15 years out of him.

 

[Death]

Yeah I've never understood why keepers go for less. They're the most important individuals in the team. You can only field one keeper and they have their own unique rules and responsibilities. A bad keeper can ruin a great team-wide defensive display and a good one can save the bacon of a team who make defensive mistakes.

Exactly. It's the name 'goalkeeper' the object of the game is based around goals. A fella only learning about football a day should deduce how important it is.

 

[Kantareller]

Yes but that means usually being at least in the ballpark for the player, which would have been £15m approx.

£8m is a complete waste of time. All it does is annoy the selling club, like Chelsea did to us with Stones. He's a player in demand - they'll just sell to another club if at all possible now.

I agree with that. The bid was very Moyes-esque when he bid for Fellaini and Baines.

 

[zzebra]

No way did we bid £8m for Pickford, couldn't possibly hope they accept that. Perhaps Pickfords people have said they want to come to Everton so we are chancing out arm.

Yeah.Totally agree.

There's deffo more to it than that.Whether it's an initial payment with add ons/his release clause if relegated/payments outstanding for their Christmas signings etc theres got to be a reason.

Where did the £8m figure even come from? Certainly nowhere official.

 

[Nymzee]

Yeah I've never understood why keepers go for less. They're the most important individuals in the team. You can only field one keeper and they have their own unique rules and responsibilities. A bad keeper can ruin a great team-wide defensive display and a good one can save the bacon of a team who make defensive mistakes.

Because they don't ping 30-yard freekicks in the top corner.

That often.

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

£8million? Please tell me you didn't Everton. I hoped we were past this sort of behaviour.

 

[billyblue80]

Slam 20 million big ones on the table Moshy

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

• Young
• English
• Highly rated
• Premier League experience

We'll be lucky to get him for £15m - £20m in today's market.

 

[BlueStevie35]

£8million? Please tell me you didn't Everton. I hoped we were past this sort of behaviour.

Opening gambit, the lad's not worth £30m, £18-20m at best

 

[Toast]

Opening gambit, the lad's not worth £30m, £18-20m at best

Think you are correct.
Sunderland need to get their act together sharpish or they will be in all sorts if trouble again.

 

[rochdaleblue]

Hopefully they still owe us money for Gibson and Oviedo. If that's the case, we could use that as a bargaining tool to drive the price down. Alternatively give them the option of taking dowell, Walsh or Pennington on loan to aid their championship chances. The experience they will gain playing for a big club in the championship will be a win win for both clubs.

 

[BillLovesRoo]

Bid is closer to £20mil with add-ons.

@orly

 

[bicycleheader]

I think it's 8m basic and then 22m add on if he does less than 1 starfish jump a season

 

[TheFinnFan]

8 is smokescreen

Real target elswhere.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Indeed Fred, the damage these derisory bids can do to club relationships can be shocking, and make no mistake £8m is an absolute donkey of a bid.

If it is true of course and not just paper talk.