Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

[Eggs]

When we are left sweating on Transfer a Deadline Day then it's been a shitty window. Targets that have been indentified should have been wrapped up long before deadline, and if clubs aren't willing to sell then alternatives lined up.

....unless there was a dependency on the Stones money.

 

[chicoazul]

....unless there was a dependency on the Stones money.

Having a negative net spend in the richest era of football when pretty much all your competitors have used it to invest in players would suggest either we've failed spectacularly or we've been duped. I believe the former mate. I just hope it's used as a learning experience as it gives Moshiri the mandate to make ultimatums on recruitment performance, or change if it happens again.

We're sat fourth in the league after a good start under a new manager and owner. It was a window to strengthen our position and push on. I fear we may have missed that particular window while the majority of our rivals got stronger.

 

[mightymoyes]

i hope he started work on januarys targets last night, probably still not long enough for the board to follow through.

 

[Eggs]

Having a negative net spend in the richest era of football when pretty much all your competitors have used it to invest in players would suggest either we've failed spectacularly or we've been duped. I believe the former mate. I just hope it's used as a learning experience as it gives Moshiri the mandate to make ultimatums on recruitment performance, or change if it happens again.

We're sat fourth in the league after a good start under a new manager and owner. It was a window to strengthen our position and push on. I fear we may have missed that particular window while the majority of our rivals got stronger.

..I agree with you, Chico. I'm still a believer but it's reasonable that folk need assurances and convincing after all the pre-window positivity.

 

[chicoazul]

..I agree with you, Chico. I'm still a believer but it's reasonable that folk need assurances and convincing after all the pre-window positivity.

I would expect a Moshiri statement over the next few days. If he's happy communicating with Jim White by text then I'm sure he will have a few words for Evertonians mate.

 

[dholliday]

....unless there was a dependency on the Stones money.

without doubt, it's this.

anyone believing otherwise is, at best, naive.

 

[Joey66]

hOw much did Mr Walsh cost us?
He had just signed a contract to become the assistant manager at Leicester?
well he let us down yesterday deffo!

 

[AndyGray]

without doubt, it's this.

anyone believing otherwise is, at best, naive.

Are you familiar with this article?

Edit: forgot the link

https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-set-pieces-blog/2016/aug/24/transfer-window-market-myths

 

[AaronTheBlue]

walsh identifies the targets. It's not his fault we failed. What lays with the chairman and the ceo.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

hOw much did Mr Walsh cost us?
He had just signed a contract to become the assistant manager at Leicester?
well he let us down yesterday deffo!

In what way exactly? Sissoko had no desire to come to Everton and Porto kept bumping the price up on Brahimi.

 

[Joey66]

In what way exactly? Sissoko had no desire to come to Everton and Porto kept bumping the price up on Brahimi.

Ok Leicesters manager left the ground after training yesterday, the only man left of their D O F to conclude any deals that his job!

 

[dholliday]

Are you familiar with this article?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-set-pieces-blog/2016/aug/24/transfer-window-market-myths

yes, it's a myth

 

[AndyGray]

yes, it's a myth

Excellent answer

 

[LocalNative]

We had the money. There were bids for Kone, Brahimi, Gabbiadini, Perez, Koulibaly, Witsel etc etc but they all either said no or there club did. We tried to be ambitious and it backfired miserably.

 

[KaiserEFC]

I'll judge him after 5 years and a few youth signings.