Transfer Window Thread

[yelyah]

Fair play to Stoke getting what was clearly their prime target in.

Wonder what it feels like.

We already have him.

Tom Cleverley.

 

[marty mcfly]

So we have clearly identified 3 players for transfers that are basically unknowns - great. Just what you need in the Premier League - unknown and unproven quantities.

My gut instinct is that Martinez trumpeted the 3 signings - 2 of which were Austin and Shaqiri - on the grounds that he felt we were going to outmuscle the opposition to get them and he also knew they would be fan pleasers if we got them. Well, he was wrong and we haven't been able to show the likes of Stoke who's boss. There is no plan B, there never is with us. Lukaku was a fluke on deadline day I cant really see anyone else on his level appearing out of the woodwork. Januzaj does not count as he is a joke.

Januzaj won't come here anyway. Utd still hate us over the Fellaini deal. e.g. Cleverly case last year.

Personally I think we will overpay for Lennon because we're now getting desperate and get a CB but it's looking likely Stones will probably go.

Before I believed we would hold on to Stones but after the Shaqiri case showing exactly how skint we are I can't see the board passing up over 30m.

 

[flibbyflob]

Not going to fume until I see who we do end up with but it is a little frustrating if we were in for him that Stoke are a better bet in his eyes than we are. Who knows, he may be a flop and in 12 months we are relieved we never signed him.

 

[Tubey]

I believe what I have read, that being we wanted him.

Anyway, he has gone. In the great scheme of things I am sure he would not have changed us into a CL team, so no real damage done. My main point though being that if he was a primary target of the boss, we are now onto target number ## insert your own number, as we were apparently in for Payet too.

But, if you insist we were in for neither, that's up to your assumptions, you arent going to convince me and likewise.

Yeah... That's what I said honest.

So people clearly do not read anything whatsoever I write, skim over and take the first assumption as gospel it seems.

I said that he wasn't a prime transfer target, meaning he wasn't a player we were going balls to the wall to sign. He may have been a loan enquiry, or a set fee enquiry, but probably not a bid and I'm pretty certain if/when queries were made and it was stated what it'd take to make him an Everton player, we simply were not interested enough to meet those requirements.

Silly season is truly upon us.

 

[Joey66]

We should be looking for a centre back if he stays,we lost two in the summer(I know one was only Alcaraz like!)

The media latch on to Stones going as RM needs cover at centre back, TBH Browning should be used, spend our cash in mid field attacking, and a forward!

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

So we have clearly identified 3 players for transfers that are basically unknowns - great.

I think your missing @Tubey point.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Fair play to Stoke getting what was clearly their prime target in.

Wonder what it feels like.

Remember when we signed Lukaku mate. GOT went mental.

 

[flibbyflob]

The media latch on to Stones going as RM needs cover at centre back, TBH Browning should be used, spend our cash in mid field attacking, and a forward!

Good idea in principle but when Stones is injured and Jags is suspended we are going to have to play Galloway and Browning as centre halves. Be a massacre.

 

[mccole]

 

[marnie]

Not going to fume until I see who we do end up with but it is a little frustrating if we were in for him that Stoke are a better bet in his eyes than we are. Who knows, he may be a flop and in 12 months we are relieved we never signed him.

Yeah I am hoping by Christmas that the Stoke fans have nicknamed him SCUD...... cos he never hits his targets.

 

[Joey66]

Fair play to Stoke getting what was clearly their prime target in.

Wonder what it feels like.

How come the big teams did not want this Inter Milan waster - dodged a bull it me thinks!

 

[sageyefc]

The 2 new contracts last week were like new signings though weren't they lads





No doubt if we keep stones that will be spinned like a new signing

 

[marty mcfly]

I've said about 50x now that we may have been - what I am saying is that I'm pretty certain he wasn't a prime transfer target even if we were interested in him.

I mean even in that post your quoting I've clearly said we were perhaps interested in him on loan, or felt a certain fee was reasonable that the selling club didn't and so on.

Which is why I think you are a fool to think that. I accept there's no proof either way but to believe that is nothing more than wishful thinking.

 

[mill]

Done well there. He was blanking them last back and they never gave up, its the kind of aggression we should show.

It's a big risk for them. Signing a player who clearly isn't keen to play for them.

 

[Alex17]

If we were willing to buy Shaqiri for 17 mill. Lash it on Ever Banega.