Lukaku

[Elong]

Awesome, GOT ruined by GOT.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Hello toon fans

 

[RaleighBlue]

I look at it like this - if we've bought him, we've bought him for his goals.

Players can't be seen as investments. What if we bought a midfielder for £20m and his knees wanted to be like Norman Whitesides'? Then you have zero value.

Players should be bought on what they can bring to the team, with the target of trophies and CL. That will then yield return through TV cash.

I feel Lukaku (and all players) should be seen as a squad addition rather than a business pitch.

I don't see why these things have to be black and white? I guess. Of course we bought him for his goals. And I'd never suggest we should buy players for anything beyond what they contribute on the pitch. My 'investment' statement was more aimed at the idea of, "Hey we just bought this young, marketable, clever, charismatic goal scorer! Maybe we can market him to sell some extra merchandise."

It had nothing to do with sell on value, everything to do with the added off the pitch value that bringing in star players can have. I.E. Buying Romelu Lukaku is greater than buying Loic Remy, not just for locker room stability, the knowledge he fits our system, and the lower likelihood of criminal charges - but also because he's a more marketable player.

Pitch first, but it's silly to not take advantage when these things align.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Just read this from NBC Sports. Seems like he doesn't watch much Everton

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/31/is-evertons-new-striker-romelu-lukaku-worth-47-million/?utm_source=FB - NBC Sports - NBC Sports Soccer&utm_network=facebook&utm_post=2904066&utm_tags=

"Lukaku’s strength is what’s key to to the way Everton play. Long balls from full backs Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines often find their way into Lukaku’s feet and the Belgian is so adept at holding it up and bringing Everton’s other attackers into play. Without Lukaku using his brute strength to hold off one or even two PL defenders, the likes of Ross Barkley, Kevin Mirallas, Steven Naismith and even full backs Coleman and Baines wouldn’t be able to surge forward and join in attacks."

Couldn't be any different from the way I see Everton playing or indeed Lukaku.

 

[TheCount]

Just read this from NBC Sports. Seems like he doesn't watch much Everton

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/31/is-evertons-new-striker-romelu-lukaku-worth-47-million/?utm_source=FB - NBC Sports - NBC Sports Soccer&utm_network=facebook&utm_post=2904066&utm_tags=

"Lukaku’s strength is what’s key to to the way Everton play. Long balls from full backs Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines often find their way into Lukaku’s feet and the Belgian is so adept at holding it up and bringing Everton’s other attackers into play. Without Lukaku using his brute strength to hold off one or even two PL defenders, the likes of Ross Barkley, Kevin Mirallas, Steven Naismith and even full backs Coleman and Baines wouldn’t be able to surge forward and join in attacks."

Couldn't be any different from the way I see Everton playing or indeed Lukaku.

If by long balls he means precise 50 yard daisy cutter fired in by Baines then yes, that does occasionally happen.

 

[Huyton Layne]

If by long balls he means precise 50 yard daisy cutter fired in by Baines then yes, that does occasionally happen.

Yeah the balls I remember from Baines were mainly behind the defender for him to run on to and bully his way passed the defender.

 

[Mogwai]

How much would we have paid for him this time last season?... Like perma..

 

[Goat]

How much would we have paid for him this time last season?... Like perma..

Its a good point, we actually increased his transfer fee the last season, FFS Everton, but I suppose we can offset it a little with the 50/50 wages, but hes on more money now as well.

OH FFS

We are ACTUAL Leeds.

 

[Mogwai]

Its a good point, we actually increased his transfer fee the last season, FFS Everton, but I suppose we can offset it a little with the 50/50 wages, but hes on more money now as well.

OH FFS

We are ACTUAL Leeds.

Lol.. Ffs Kenwright... No foresight

 

[technojoe]

Its a good point, we actually increased his transfer fee the last season, FFS Everton, but I suppose we can offset it a little with the 50/50 wages, but hes on more money now as well.

OH FFS

We are ACTUAL Leeds.

They probably still would have given £20mil+ price. There was no money like that readily available and in your first season as Everton manager you wouldn't want a potential 20Mil mistake if things didn't work out. So I think the way things panned out was for the best in everyone's interests.....

 

[Goat]

They probably still would have given £20mil+ price. There was no money like that readily available and in your first season as Everton manager you wouldn't want a potential 20Mil mistake if things didn't work out. So I think the way things panned out was for the best in everyone's interests.....

IS THAT YOU JOSE?

 

[Mogwai]

They probably still would have given £20mil+ price. There was no money like that readily available and in your first season as Everton manager you wouldn't want a potential 20Mil mistake if things didn't work out. So I think the way things panned out was for the best in everyone's interests.....

There was no way he would have signed for us at that stage anyway... Just would love to know Chelsea's previous evaluation of him..

 

[Portland Toffee]

Someone needs to put a song together to the tune of Bad Moon Rising - like the Argies had in world cup. Be amazing.

Minstrels of GOT, go to work!!!

 

[Toffeelover]

Surely that's for the next transfer window thread?

Quite possibly just wondering in case those media hacks come in again and start trying to sell our players off to the usual clubs.

 

[Toffeelover]

I think the thread for selling all of our players started yesterday. Right after lukaku held up his shirt.

Just wait till those journos get at us, they cannot stand us being anywhere up there with their favourites. Always trying to belittle us or knock us down.