Transfer Window rating

[MikeH72]

Mike, is Moshiri paying you to be negative with a view to creating a situation in which he leaves we will not be too upset or angry? Is that what is happening...IS IT!?

It’s mine and @ToffeeTim primary source of income these days.

 

[Ray Purchase]

As usual, it's quantity over quality.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

It’s mine and @ToffeeTim primary source of income these days.

I bloody knew it!!!!!!!

 

[Lanolin]

Could it have been better, yup, it always can no matter what club you're talking about.

Did we recruit with a specific plan on age/experience mix, yup, did we focus on a complete overhaul of the two areas we've been crying out to improve on, center mid and centre back, yup.

The recruitment seems to have been well planned.

Every player you can see the reasoning and role behind why we brought them in.

Take McNeil, criticised by a lot, myself included, he's no Richy replacement - he wasn't bought as such though, whst he does give is great crossing when Dominic Calvert-Lewin is fit, and also provides very very good defensive protection for Patterson - which basically means Patterson can play in a back 4 whilst he develops his game, that's strategic smart planning, a player brought in not only for what he brings but for improving two other players.

We never tried to replace Richy directly - Gordon is that player now, we kept him again that's good strategy.

We added Onana and Garner who are the future of our CM and brought in a very experienced player who'll help them both develop in Gueye, again good planning for the improvement of other players by adding a player.

Same at CB, Coadey and Tarkowski will improve the younger CB's Holgate and Godfrey, sucks they both got injured but that's life.

We failed in terms if doing a similar strategy in forward positions, but look at the players who moved we could have got, none scream out that we missed a great deal there. And we didn't panic buy - the guys we wanted - pretty much all stayed at their clubs this summer, but most or all will likely move in the near future, Pedro, Kudus, Broja, Gallagher, and a few others - any or all of those could become available in January or next summer, and by not trying to bring in a quick fix we've effectively kept our options open when/if they do so

10/10 fir the stategic planning, 8/10 for execution

That is genuinely astounding mate. How on earth can a window which resulted in us playing the first 5 games of a season without a striker (and not winning any of them) be given a 10/10 for strategic planning?!

 

[blueblue]

City won the league last year without Haaland?

Jesus , Sterling and Zinchenko.

 

[terryefc]

288 out of 489 give this 7/10 or higher - 59%.
Add in the 90 who say it's above average and % age rises to 78%.
Less than 1 in 4 think it's average or below.
The people have spoken.

 

[LocalNative]

288 out of 489 give this 7/10 or higher - 59%.
Add in the 90 who say it's above average and % age rises to 78%.
Less than 1 in 4 think it's average or below.
The people have spoken.

Standards have seriously dropped around here. Being content with forward options of Maupay, Rondon and an always injured DCL is baffling.

Not to mention McNeil essentially taking Richarlison's position in the starting line up. Defensively and in the midfield potentially stronger, up front we're severely lacking.

 

[ChicagoToffee]

Refreshing to see Everton have a sensible transfer window. Dead wood cleared out, sensible acquisitions made on what appear to be reasonable, if not good, terms for Everton.

Disappointed with the lack of striker help but Maupay can do a a job. Particularly happy that Diaz was not brought in - smelled and felt like a bad panic kind of buy. Kudus would have been intriguing.

 

[Tommy.]

The spine of the team is so much stronger!

I've read plenty of whines about we should have signed another striker but between Calvert-Lewin and Maupay we have 2.

Give me a top 6 team with more than 2 first team strikers.

 

[terryefc]

Standards have seriously dropped around here. Being content with forward options of Maupay, Rondon and an always injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin is baffling.

Not to mention McNeil essentially taking Richarlison's position in the starting line up. Defensively and in the midfield potentially stronger, up front we're severely lacking.

It's more like realism from how far we'd allowed ourselves to fall. This is a decent window - given the starting point - so for that I think most see positive steps going forward. It's not complete by any means - but at least we can go into games with genuine expectations of a win and back up plans to change tactics if necessary. It is a huge gamble on DCL being fit though.

 

[bluestevon]

That is genuinely astounding mate. How on earth can a window which resulted in us playing the first 5 games of a season without a striker (and not winning any of them) be given a 10/10 for strategic planning?!

Because mate, we've gone with a long stategic view at rebuilding the entire side, with the clear priority being the core of the team, and didn't deviate from it due to one injury, we react to the DCL injury and suddenly shift the entire focus of recruitment into that then it's reactionary and I feel that's what the clubs been doing for years on end, longer term it's what's needed.

 

[dholliday]

288 out of 489 give this 7/10 or higher - 59%.
Add in the 90 who say it's above average and % age rises to 78%.
Less than 1 in 4 think it's average or below.
The people have spoken.

Standards have seriously dropped around here. Being content with forward options of Maupay, Rondon and an always injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin is baffling.

funny thing is both statements are accurate.


nil satis nisi mediocritatem.

 

[tellmema]

Voted 7.... If given the chance, would've been 7.5.

In Mosh We Trust

 

[Glasshalffull]

funny thing is both statements are accurate.


nil satis nisi mediocritatem.

Well, Nil satis nisi mediocritatem, ante optimum, is probably the way to look at things, considering last season.

 

[cantlivewithem]

Its more than just about the players we have signed in terms of ability. That would make the window a 6-7. We have have signed character, in defence, midfield and attack and so it is a 7-8. Alex Iwobi is our proverbial 'like' a new signing. people need to stop thinking of the Iwobi of 2019-21. The guy we have seen this year has been awesome and will be such an asset going through this season. I still think a lot of fans cant get the first two seasons out of their heads because anyone who would not want him in our team isn't able to just look at the 2022 Iwobi. He's been the find of the season for us