I dont.
Anybody with quality is gonna cost around 30m IMO.
But I do agree we should be looking elsewhere.
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I dont.
Anybody with quality is gonna cost around 30m IMO.
But I do agree we should be looking elsewhere.
smileychap
Player Valuation: £8m
Always surprised by the focus on overseas players. The sh&te have increased their number of domestic and Irish players and they're improving.
Chelsea had Terry, Bridge, Cole, Cole, Lampard, United's glory days fielded a team often 65+ % domestic & Irish. Our own giddier times under Moyes: Jags, Baines, Coleman, Osman, Unsy, Weir, Naismith, Hibbo, Lescott, Big Dunc
The point I'm making is less about nationality and spare me any EDL crud... it's about character, loyalty and team values. It's hard to build that with so many transitional players in and out of the UK. Upping the number of home grown players increases the likely length of time they may stay and grow those values and identity. Incoming players are then a clearer 'fit' or not.
When we didn't always have the quality to play teams off the park under Moyes, our attitude often did. With the mix right, overseas players could forge clear Everton identities, too. Hands up who loved Yak, Yobo, Gravesen, Arteta, Cahill, Howard. I know I did. Even a few firebrands like Drenthe didn't look out of place. And they were an extra influence on Ross and Seamus who've by and large served us brilliantly (barring Ross' decline under Martinez when many of the same values in defence and midfield had declined).
I understand the search for quality - and it's harder than ever but I am concerned at progress from U21 and U23 and the desire for talent and quick wins to take priority over the identity and character in our side that had us above higher spending City, Spurs, Newcastle, Liverpool for a so many seasons.
For the avoidance of doubt, aI like any fan will welcome quality from anywhere - but think we should prioritise and give more opportunity to our own young lads first and be patient. The merry go round of bad spending under Conman and Walsh honestly makes me feel ill when I think hard about it. By and large, once Mina plays I think Brands/ Silva's first forays can be judged and probably look OK.. But why does every new signing need to be a 30m guy we've never seen in the Prem before.
Chelsea had Terry, Bridge, Cole, Cole, Lampard, United's glory days fielded a team often 65+ % domestic & Irish. Our own giddier times under Moyes: Jags, Baines, Coleman, Osman, Unsy, Weir, Naismith, Hibbo, Lescott, Big Dunc
The point I'm making is less about nationality and spare me any EDL crud... it's about character, loyalty and team values. It's hard to build that with so many transitional players in and out of the UK. Upping the number of home grown players increases the likely length of time they may stay and grow those values and identity. Incoming players are then a clearer 'fit' or not.When we didn't always have the quality to play teams off the park under Moyes, our attitude often did. With the mix right, overseas players could forge clear Everton identities, too. Hands up who loved Yak, Yobo, Gravesen, Arteta, Cahill, Howard. I know I did. Even a few firebrands like Drenthe didn't look out of place. And they were an extra influence on Ross and Seamus who've by and large served us brilliantly (barring Ross' decline under Martinez when many of the same values in defence and midfield had declined).
I understand the search for quality - and it's harder than ever but I am concerned at progress from U21 and U23 and the desire for talent and quick wins to take priority over the identity and character in our side that had us above higher spending City, Spurs, Newcastle, Liverpool for a so many seasons.
For the avoidance of doubt, aI like any fan will welcome quality from anywhere - but think we should prioritise and give more opportunity to our own young lads first and be patient. The merry go round of bad spending under Conman and Walsh honestly makes me feel ill when I think hard about it. By and large, once Mina plays I think Brands/ Silva's first forays can be judged and probably look OK.. But why does every new signing need to be a 30m guy we've never seen in the Prem before.
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smileychap
Player Valuation: £8m
Maddison. Vardy. Drinkwater. Deeney. Wilson. Would they all play and improve us, I'd say they'd be in and yet it's crazy what those lads cost their clubs. Everton seem like sitting ducks in the market with an obsession for expensive and overseas that I just cannot understand.
That's simply not true, there's bargains to be had but it's up to our scouts to find them before the players have made their moves to a club that have the power to command a massive fee - instead of being the team buying Doucore from Watford we should be the team buying him a couple years earlier while he was still at Rennes in the french league for a fraction of the price.
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Albro
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Doucoure would surely be closer to the 50m mark.
Wouldn't have a problem paying that by the way, even if he wants to go for a run in a coupsie.
Wouldn't have a problem paying that by the way, even if he wants to go for a run in a coupsie.
Sanchez anyone
Sure theres the odd bargain around, but if you want quality you have to pay the big bucks and yes its on Brands to try and find them, but we are a high profile English team. Everybody in football knows we spend big, so we will get shafted on almost every player we sign.
I blame Steve Walsh personally, the whole of Europe knows we will pay whatever fee they put infront of us.
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Albro
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We let Maddison slip. Why? Perhaps there are legitimate reasons, and if age was a factor then we made a good decision.
Vardy is a difficult one, because he never realllllllllllllly looked like living Leicester anyway. Even when linked to Arsenal.
Drinkwater, whatever is my opinion. Not fussed the slightest.
Deeney is a giant swerve. Would he really give us anymore than Tosun did for 27m?
......and I'm sure we were linked to Wilson until he copped a crackjacker in one of his knees and missed 12 months.
The biggest mistake is StevieW. A giant nobody who somehow cracked open a tinny, did a cheap resume and got a job.
Lozano has his heart set on Barca and he’s waiting on them
As was mentioned earlier Barca have cash issues and won’t be spending for the sake of it
...we were strongly linked with Colombian midfielder Wilmar Barrios in the summer and I noticed another rumour just a few weeks ago. If I recall rightly, he has a £15m release clause but Boca Juniors owner was desperate to keep hold of him until January. The suggestion is that he will be even cheaper then.
Given Brands’ South American connections and the summer links, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is something in this one.
d34noj
Player Valuation: £40m
Which one? if you're on about the useless little one that plays for Man Utd then no thanks. If you're talking about Renato Sanches then yes please.
We need to sign this fella just so we can shout "WILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR" at him during games.
Surely you fill the glaring gaps in the squad rather than having a great squad and s poor CF
The sensible thing to do and what Brands and Silva seemed to do in the summer was look at the squad fix the glaring deficiencies and see how we got on
We all said CBs and LB
He got 2 CB and a LB
WE all said left wing
He got Ricarlison
We all said CM
He got Gomes
Stek was finished , Robles was leaving
He got country roads
I would assume the next big signing is going to be a CF
....generally speaking, people in the Middle East don’t like The Flintstones but for some reason the folk in Abu Dhabi do.
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