29 Mar 2017 18:38:51
This summer will tell me a lot about the ambition that Farhad Moshiri has for Everton Football Club. At the minute the club is looking fairly strong but will we kick on and sign Ross and Rom down to contracts and sign players who clubs around us are looking to sign and strengthen? We will see.
29 Mar 2017 20:30:42
With all the ambition possible and with the best will in the world, Moshiri can't force players to sign contracts if they don't want to. Even if Rom and Ross left and no major names sign, it doesn't mean that we can't carry on building and improve over time. We have to have patience. We're not in the CL and it's a tall order for us to qualify in the next three years, so really top players with short careers are not going to see us as attractive yet. Let those who know what they're doing put their long-term plan into action without getting on their backs. The six clubs above us are still significantly richer than us and we have to spend hundreds of millions on a new stadium in addition to players' fees and wages. It's not going to be quick or easy but we're far better off than we have been for years. Let's just enjoy it.