Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
Holgate is already a millionaire off the basis of half a good season!
Think the lad just likes the idea of being a footballer without actually wanting to do anything but a bit of gym work
Think the lad just likes the idea of being a footballer without actually wanting to do anything but a bit of gym work
….but the DoF is in charge of contracts/transfers. Let’s not forget, Thelwell offered Tom Davies a new deal, so there might be a few surprises in the summer unless the DOF is moved on.
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
You also have to factor in the Ashley Williams factor with Tarkowski.
Both similar style of players, carrying a lot of muscle! When mother age or the bones get a little bit less kind, its harder to carry that type of weight, and as we saw with Williams, the decline was huge!
Its why Jags managed to play for so long, he was never a big huge unit!
I think it’s a joint thing, no way Thelwell would have wanted young
….but Young is here. It’s exactly why I say Moyes is firm minded. If there’s ‘no way Thelwell would have wanted Young’ then there’s no way Young should be here, that’s the role of the DoF. I remember Klopp being against the signing of Salah but their DOF brought him in regardless.
Thelwell is accountable for ALL signings. Unlike previous DoFs, we can safely say he’s the one who brings players in.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £90m
I think all 3 (incl keane) will opt for 4 or 5 year deals elsewhere instead of backup for everton
He might well be accountable for ALL signings but there is no doubt at all that Dyche wanted Everton to sign Ashley Young.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
Somebody else needs to want them though Zat and on those wages, we will see in the summer.
So you can see us signing 3 new CBs this Summer Zat?
….very likely but the DOF has to be firm in keeping to his strategy, if we are working on that assumption then Thelwell must also have wanted him. Indeed, I’d be more of a view that Thelwell knew of Young’s availability and asked Dyche if he wanted him.
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford
João Virgínia
Billy Crellin
Right Backs
Nathan Patterson
Left Backs
Vitaliy Mykolenko
Centre Backs
James Tarkowski
Michael Keane
Ben Godfrey
Mason Holgate
Midfield
James Garner
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Idrissa Gueye
Wide Forwards
Dwight McNeil
Lewis Dobbin
Strikers
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Youssef Chermiti
Beto
Total players 17
Gentle reminder, this is likely what the squad looks like after we sell 3 players, Branners, Onana, Maupay and release 7 players on loan and contracts expire, Young, Dele, Gomes, Coleman, Harrison, Danjuma, Lonergan.
Whilst it would be super to sell all the remaining CBs and Strikers, we need 6 players before we even start thinking about replacing the players left.
If people REALLY think this club will be involved in 20+ transfers this window then I suspect people really havent been paying attention.
Jordan Pickford
João Virgínia
Billy Crellin
Right Backs
Nathan Patterson
Left Backs
Vitaliy Mykolenko
Centre Backs
James Tarkowski
Michael Keane
Ben Godfrey
Mason Holgate
Midfield
James Garner
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Idrissa Gueye
Wide Forwards
Dwight McNeil
Lewis Dobbin
Strikers
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Youssef Chermiti
Beto
Total players 17
Gentle reminder, this is likely what the squad looks like after we sell 3 players, Branners, Onana, Maupay and release 7 players on loan and contracts expire, Young, Dele, Gomes, Coleman, Harrison, Danjuma, Lonergan.
Whilst it would be super to sell all the remaining CBs and Strikers, we need 6 players before we even start thinking about replacing the players left.
If people REALLY think this club will be involved in 20+ transfers this window then I suspect people really havent been paying attention.
PeregrineT
Player Valuation: £35m
Id mostly agree with that, but I think we do also have to consider we were bargain shopping last year. Based on who we signed Thelwell was likely told find cheap plaer. For example, we didnt go looking for a striker based on merit and talent, we went looking for one based on who we wouldnt have to pay for, and then tried to take that tiny pool of players and find the best option. Your criteria changes from "whos a good value" to, "what teams are even willing to sell a player without taking payment for a year"?
Young could very likely have been the same.
You don’t know if dyche made it clear at his interview he would have a say on transfers. But I agree it should be all on the DOF/sporting team to buy players and appoint managers. Hopefully the new owner will let their sporting team control all footballing decisions
Given the amount of business we need to do, I can’t help but feel that having 777 as our overlords may be the best thing in the short term as I’m assuming we may be able to avail of their multi club arrangement to stretch what meager funds we may have
We need to be savvy. I'd welcome Diallo on loan from united, extremely underrated. Was the best player in the Championship when he was at Sunderland.
