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billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Now the Silva deal looks dead. Just get Dyche he'd stabilise us then we can go after sexier football after that. We seem to forget the mess we are in.
Is it irony we have not attracted any notable manager?
atm Unsworth looks the most credible candidate who wants the job?
No one else credible seems to want it?
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
A very well thought out response.
There is a key difference when it comes to Watford this season and that’s reaching 40 points and then switching off will not be accepted by Silva and the players are too good for that. If the Pozzos see Silva continually improving the team then I’m sure he will be offered a long term contract, just doubt he would sign it as he will feel he’s destined for bigger things
I have no inside info but, as much as I’m sure the role was tempting, I have not seen any sign that Silva really wanted the role or was trying to force it. Any other viewpoint is just subjecture
As for Everton, the fear is that you get sucked into a relegation fight which is a place that few of your players have ever been in. Your squad may be good but that’s a very different challenge to trying to retain 7th Place. You may also have all the money in the world but, as recently demonstrated, that doesn’t always mean it’s easy attracting the talent you need or that they will automatically fit in. With your aging defence, injury problems, key high profile players out of form and manager uncertainty I would say that this is one of those unjoyable seasons that you just need to get through before rearranging the troops over Summer
Still think we will finish higher than you this season though
I agree that there will be a desire to do better. That being said I suppose it would downplay the managerial quality of both Mazzari and Flores to assume they were happy to let seasons fizzle out. I do think it's a product of the high circulation of managers.
There is nothing to say Silva doesn't crack the code though. He clearly has incentive too, as if we are honest he will be looking to move on if he gets a chance. That's not a dig at Watford, it would be true of Everton too, I think he will pass through clubs quite quickly.
I agree re relegation, the only thing I would add to it is there is no "getting dragged into it" mate, we are firmly in it. I've seen awful Everton teams, and while there is a lot of ability and even effort in this lot, we have had a sustained loss of confidence and I think have missed the security of training sessions that comes with being in Europe. It's hard to think of a single player who's playing towards their best. You can look at it two ways, one is it can only get better, but the other is there is very little way out currently.
Bungle
Player Valuation: £90m
That's not irony is it, that's just us being a terribly run club with a bunch of clowns making the decisions. I doubt we have a backup plan and we've gone after Silva without even thinking about what we might do when that falls apart.
Why are Everton so terrible at everything Joseph?
£20m for a second rate manager
Brilliant. Only Everton can ruin everything
Brilliant. Only Everton can ruin everything
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Have we actually held interviews or just gone from one idea to the other?It's utterly desperate.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Just imagine we signed him on a 3 year contract for 6-8 million a year and then he proceeded to stink out the place to the point we have to sack him after a few months, 30 odd million...
Players have a resale value, managers just cost you more at the point you boot them out or leave for nothing. Madness if we start throwing that amount around before have a team and a class of manager that is guaranteed not to fail.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Don't be daft mate, when the record ever paid in compensation for a manager is still 13.5m, the yes 20m is an absolutely huge offer.
Has the TV money only just started this season btw, yes there has been a very significant recent rise in it, but if you go around pissing it against a wall like a Saturday night drunk - well it isn't gonna last long is it?
Watford also btw have access to the new TV money, as do all 20 clubs, maybe that is why you are seeing more of them able to resist bids for players - and now apparently managers.
But go on for giggles, what do you think we should have offered for Silva mate?
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Joey lad they absolutely battered West Ham, so much so that their away fans spent the game from 20 mins in demanding they sacked the board
ijjysmith
Calm
The way some people think 'money doesn't matter anymore' we may as well Neil.
I simply don't believe the figure was 2pm or anything close.
People are complaining about a lack of options but it appears we have been chasing our first choice until now and it is only now we will find out who is in consideration.
Marco Silva had better have a very good season at Watford or he is going to seriously regret the chance he has let slip by.
People are complaining about a lack of options but it appears we have been chasing our first choice until now and it is only now we will find out who is in consideration.
Marco Silva had better have a very good season at Watford or he is going to seriously regret the chance he has let slip by.
neil999
Player Valuation: £80m
no doubt those Bozzos would still refuse...
Urm West ham missed or the keeper kept them out they had the most clear cut chances watford huffed and puffed relied on a luck goal and a blatant hand ball 2nd goal!
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