The summer 2013 Everton transfer rumourZ thread

[AaronTheBlue]

Distin was quality last year, BUT although it wasn't THAT noticeable he was slightly deteriorating last year, his pace although it was still pretty quick was slower than the year before, his quickness of turning was pretty poor and it seemed like he was beat to the ball a lot more than usual in the air and on the floor. He is definitely worth keeping for this year but i do worry he will deteriorate even more so this season. Been a great buy though.

 

[Mrk]

Distin was quality last year, BUT although it wasn't THAT noticeable he was slightly deteriorating last year, his pace although it was still pretty quick was slower than the year before, his quickness of turning was pretty poor and it seemed like he was beat to the ball a lot more than usual in the air and on the floor. He is definitely worth keeping for this year but i do worry he will deteriorate even more so this season. Been a great buy though.

Probably fatigue, he played 40 games last season, if we have a bit more depth at CB, we can utilise him better to keep him fresh.

I still think he's probably the fastest player at the club. For somebody his age he's incredibly fast.

 

[Allezfan]

If you think Distin was the real reason why we didn't finish higher than 6 you couldn't be more wrong.

I actually think he's got a point. For all the myth about us tailing off in the end, most of our dropped points came before christmas not after. That run of draws in the autumn was when we really lost 5th place.

And that happened because our defence was awful. Gibson was injured, osman and neville gave our back 4 no protection and all of Distin, heitinga, Coleman, Baines and Howard had defensive nightmares. Distin, as good as he and jags have been this spring, wasn't in any kind of form from august to november.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Probably fatigue, he played 40 games last season, if we have a bit more depth at CB, we can utilise him better to keep him fresh.

I still think he's probably the fastest player at the club. For somebody his age he's incredibly fast.

Don't get me wrong he's very fast, but i don't think it was fatigue i noticed it from the start of the season. It isn't a drastic change or anything but he is 35, and will be 36 in december so it'd be naive to think that his physical traits wont be watered down in the coming season/s.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Goat's right mate. It doesn't matter what financial comings and goings there are, we'll still spend very conservatively in the transfer market. By the end of this window I'd be amazed (and pleasantly surprised) if we'd spent more than a couple of million on top of whatever money we get from player sales. They will ALWAYS find an explanation to account for where the money goes. They'll have auditors creating new and separate categories of expenditure (such as the infamous Other Operating Costs) to syphon cash away from the playing side. They'll find a way, a means, a mechanism, a vehicle. They always do.

Oh please, so you reckon they'll get the auditors (lol) to create bogus headings to hide imaginary expenditure?

Pack it in lad ffs.

 

[Mogwai]

Distin is actually quite adept at bringing the ball out from the back, he used to do it quite well for City. He can/could do this:

[video=youtube_share;eCfWbdDsYiE]http://youtu.be/eCfWbdDsYiE[/video]

:blink: Wow! I had no idea he had that in him.... Made him look like a 30 Mil player.... Why isn't he doing that for us?

 

[Steve Wigan]

So what you really mean is that you are going to ignore and disregard any evidence that is put in front of you, so that you can make your own conclusions based on nothing but your own opinion. You aren't alone in doing this, lots of Evertonians are ignoring the reports stating that even the club finishing bottom is going to receive an extra 14-20million pounds, and the reports aren't even taking into account all the foreign TV deals.

The USA deal alone has gone from 23million dollars to 250 million dollars. A club like Everton is on target to receive AT LEAST an extra 30 million.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...ize-money-for-next-seasons-title-winners.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/13/premier-league-tv-rights-3-billion-sky-bt

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...t--if-its-not-all-spent-on-wages-8647005.html

Other club's revenues, whether they be through sponsorship or otherwise, are irrelevant when we are discussing how much extra money Everton are going to receive and what Everton are going to spend their extra money on.

It's like Evertonians have become conditioned to instantly create excuses as to why the money won't be spent on squad improvement. You say that the money will be used to decrease the debt, but our debt is comparably small, we will stop making losses (until we spend our extra money) and history shows that the debt is actually likely to INCREASE when are revenues have gone up.

But more importantly, it is the players on the pitch that really determine the state of the club. Paying off 10 million pound in debt is of little use if it sees you drop 5 places down the league; you end up getting less prize money and it becomes even more difficult to attract top players in the future.

All I want is for people to acknowledge that THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE, and that our revenue is expected to increase by at least 30million pound a year, and that the extra revenue is going to have to be spent one way or another.

I'm not being moody here by the way, just putting my point across.

Excellent articulate and correct explanation. The 'raison d'etre' for many Evertonians seems to be a never ending quest to find negatives about their club. The new TV deal is a MASSIVE POSITIVE. It is good for Everton.

 

[Tree13]

Distin was quality last year, BUT although it wasn't THAT noticeable he was slightly deteriorating last year, his pace although it was still pretty quick was slower than the year before, his quickness of turning was pretty poor and it seemed like he was beat to the ball a lot more than usual in the air and on the floor. He is definitely worth keeping for this year but i do worry he will deteriorate even more so this season. Been a great buy though.

All true. Scary to think that he's still faster than Jags, and better in the air too.

Given he's the only defender over six feet tall in our starting back four, I presume his place is secure until Duffy is ready.

 

[Allezfan]

:blink: Wow! I had no idea he had that in him.... Made him look like a 30 Mil player.... Why isn't he doing that for us?

Same reason John Jensen wasn't smashing 30 yarders in every week.

 

[Steve Wigan]

Think that's a good shout with Townsend I know I've only seen him on telly but when I have, he's looked good.

Isn't he banned over the betting thing, or was it just a fine? Not sure our previous manager would have taken him, but maybe Martinez would think differently, if Townsend is any good.

 

[fitzyefc]

If you think Distin was the real reason why we didn't finish higher than 6 you couldn't be more wrong.

I never said Distin was the reason but we won't get better with him in the team. Him, Jelavic, Howard and osman need to be replaced most in the first 11.

 

[LocalNative]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/8770231/Transfer-guide

Sky write an article on what club's need what if they want to achieve their ambitions and the Everton read is a joke. They suggested selling Fellaini, then going out to 'raid' Wigan of McManaman, McCarthy and Kone. They also suggested Jori Gomez as a possible signing.

The players we're being linked to at the moment are shocking. From Negredo, Fer, Chadli etc to McManaman, Kone and Alcaraz. Wow.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I never said Distin was the reason but we won't get better with him in the team. Him, Jelavic, Howard and osman need to be replaced most in the first 11.

That I can agree with. They're all good squad players but you're right in that they shouldn't be immediate first XI. Still very confident in Sylvain's abilities though.

 

[hktoffee]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/8770231/Transfer-guide

Sky write an article on what club's need what if they want to achieve their ambitions and the Everton read is a joke. They suggested selling Fellaini, then going out to 'raid' Wigan of McManaman, McCarthy and Kone. They also suggested Jori Gomez as a possible signing.

The players we're being linked to at the moment are shocking. From Negredo, Fer, Chadli etc to McManaman, Kone and Alcaraz. Wow.

Cos they want Everton to fail.

 

[Allezfan]

That I can agree with. They're all good squad players but you're right in that they shouldn't be immediate first XI. Still very confident in Sylvain's abilities though.

I dunno, our back 4 was looking pretty damned good this spring.

I can't say I'd be too unhappy about it remaining the same.