Transfer Window Thread

quasi modo · August 10, 2015

mill said:
There is no way that shaquri was our main target.

I suspect payet was.

I suspect we're skint.

Jxg · August 10, 2015

billybeeru said:
Interesting that many on here seem more upset about Stoke getting a player instead of us, as opposed to being upset about us not getting Shaqiri specifically.

My guess is that he wasn't a primary target, but after finding out he might be available, we tried to get him on loan. That seems sensible since there have to be some questions about why he's on his third club in two years. Sometimes you have to consider an opportunity to get a player who could improve your team, even if they're not a primary target or in a position of "need." I suspect this was an example of that.

While I'm somewhat disappointed not to be getting him, I think the shouts of Stoke being "more ambitious" and "passing us by" are crazy overreactions. Players choose one club over another for a variety of different reasons. Just in the past few seasons (if media reports are to be believed), Baines has chosen us over United, McCarthy has chosen us over Tottenham and Lukaku has chosen us over Chelsea. Prior to that, Mirallas chose us over Arsenal. I doubt that those clubs worried about Everton "showing more ambition" than them and "passing them by." Every possible transfer scenario is different, and there are many unknown reasons as to why a players ends up at Club A instead of Club B.

I know everyone is frustrated with the lack of activity (me very much included), but we've still got time to make signings. More players tend to become available towards the end of the window, which is why I think Martinez is willing to wait it out for the last few signings. We may be pleasantly surprised yet.

It seems our primary target was Payet, but West Ham were willing to offer him a truckload of cash and more years on his contract, so we turned to Shaqiri. So we've effectively missed our primary and secondary targets.

Bigmaclad · August 10, 2015

Adversus said:
Just like Payet was rubbish too I suppose. But we have the god Naismith linking our play together.

If we don't get someone good squad wise we aren't better than about 10th in the league and that's if we play to our potential.

TOP 10 WE'RE COMING FOR YOU

Efcjake · August 10, 2015

Right lads, as fun as it has been to go through this massive meltdown for the last week, I have a suggestion. What about if we just go back to aimless speculation and jarg XIs? As bad as they can be some of you need a healthy dose of baseless optimism.

LouReedwalkonthewildside · August 10, 2015

Jxg said:
It seems our primary target was Payet

When did the club confirm this?

Big_nev · August 10, 2015

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
That's the thing, if Stoke were being more ambitious, then they wouldn't have let 2 of their best players from last season leave.

Not always that simple though is it mate? Both players only had 12 months left on their contacts so it was either sell or lose both on a free. I mean we all know why there is a big sudden influx of decent talent from around Europe joining the likes of Swansea, Villa, Sunderland, Stoke, Newcastle. Teams in this league are flush with cash and players know if they come over here and impress for lesser clubs their stock goes through the roof and you have the bigger teams showing an interest.

It's a win win situation for these players seeing as they are already earning top wages without the top move. It's the reason people on here are getting so angsty, clubs have more money than ever and it appears more ambition than ever - You get the feeling we need to be joining them over the next few weeks or get left behind.

FTY · August 10, 2015

Fuleco said:
I know mate but we're getting had off by Stoke, a place where it's acceptable have kitchen appliances in your front garden.

I miss rep.

neil999 · August 10, 2015

fumed on this one yet?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33852895

Jayhow15 · August 10, 2015

Jxg said:
What, you think I was the one saying all that Austin crap?

No.

mill · August 10, 2015

quasi modo said:
I suspect we're skint.

I don't.

Best guess is we were after a no.10 and a cb. We've lost out on our first choices and now we are scrambling for alternatives.

Given we were linked strongly with payet, Ogbonna, Dann and Evans would say to me that we have money to spend. Maybe we didn't fancy shaquri unless it was a loan? He's not been that good recently. And you can tell he's a d|ck by looking at his massive swerve head.

Let's wait until the end of the season before we arrange a mass suicide at the Britannia stadium.

Jxg · August 10, 2015

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
When did the club confirm this?

I don't know mate.

When did the club confirm were were after Ogbonna, Dann or Shaqiri?

As much as the papers like to spout tosh, there was so much about those three players (and Payet), it's absolutely certain we tried for each and every one of them.

hktoffee · August 10, 2015

What is the point of giving new contact to player that always injured and has past it?

You add his £20k a week to a deal and offer it to Shaqiri then he would have signed. Money talks.

Alex17 · August 10, 2015

It's on!!!

Valentin Eysseric , 22, midfielder OGC Nice, in small papers of Olympique Lyonnais seeking to strengthen offensively after the departures of Bafetimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand Swansea .

Both players were out of contract . Arriving at the Gym in summer 2012, is also Eysseric on shelves Everton .