Everton Banter Archive August 12 2014

12 Aug 2014 22:50:42
rom for 28 seems a bargin compared to 12 for long to southampton and out wingers been linked with cerci nolito persic who would u like or others u could think of

12 Aug 2014 23:04:49
Reus, robben and ronaldo

Jonathan Biabiany linked as well for mil ed 025 d u think we are after 2 wingers with atsu being one of them

{Ed025's Note - its possible bretto..

I don't know for sure, but the apparent delays in the Henen deal do seem to indicate that we're having to be very careful with the club's spending - not only transfer fees, but also the annual wage bill. On both those financial fronts, I imagine that - besides being financially prudent - we have to stay inside the financial fair play limits. Only when we can bring in a great deal more commercial income - all of which could then be used for more transfers and higher wages - will we be able imho to do more of the Lukaku-size deals and afford the improved long-term contract extensions for all of our young talent.

Sid - I think the hold up over henen is about sell on fees not 1-2 million

Funny swan we all wish we could have them why don't u but ribery hazard in their aswell I meant realistically

13 Aug 2014 14:25:45
Like realistic players I want? Ooooo, considering lfc were at one point favourites to sign barkley (which they never had a chance) I wouldn't mind a cheeky bid for sterling (of course this is going with the stupid comments made by tabloids) but properly? Some decent players I like, eduardo salvio at benfica, memphis depay (we have no chance but if spurs do then we must do), wouldn't mind gerri back on loan, adama traore looks a superb talent, i'm a big fan of matt phillips at qpr, those are just a few names I like, not sure of interest or if realistic, but i'm a fan of them, wingers I don't want that have been linked or our fans want? Sinclair, if he can't buy a game at west brom he isn't good enough here, takes a penalty, well done, konoplyianka, tore kyle walker apart (who hasnt?), very one dimensional, chris brunt, sweet left foot, nothing more, milner, has none of the things a winger needs, ben arfa, obvious reasons, ashley young, god awful, gnabry, lol, townsend, I've said why, chadli, useless and there are many more awful players we are linked with, yet worse teams than us (spurs, newcastle and southampton) are linked with, and are apparently signing great players, I don't know why they love to make us out to be a club only after shrewd 3m signings, which have continued depsite breaking our transfer record, its a joke, "realistic" is a bad word related to everton nowadays

True but them type of players are realistic to us hahah

12 Aug 2014 21:49:02
So Kone might be available in about 5-6 weeks?
I will wait with baited breath for that, before he goes to the African Nations in January.
Anyone else think we got Konned out of 6m?

12 Aug 2014 22:06:23
He won't be going

I'm not waiting with bated breath, but I am waiting to see how Kone does if he stays injury-free and gets a decent amount of game time to prove his worth - or not!

12 Aug 2014 20:59:14
Hi Ed, how much do you believe we have left; how big of a signing could we potentially make, money wise? Is someone like Bacca impossible? Or Remy?

{Ed025's Note - its hard to say pat, but if bobby wanted someone of that ilk, then im sure it would be sanctioned..

I have every faith in bobby to make the right moves as he knows more than I will ever know but I lwud love us to get remy or bony, would also take micah richards if he's available for nominal fee

12 Aug 2014 18:34:08
Alex song is a new one I've come across today. Opinions? Looks like atsu loan will be done at last and in time. Hopefully we will have a full list to choose from for what I think will be a tough test at Leicester.

I think we're covered in the midfield area.

12 Aug 2014 15:07:54
Here we go, only 96 hours to go until 9 months of joy and misery, can't wait. COYB.

{Ed025's Note - lets hope the misery is kept to a minimum azul..

12 Aug 2014 15:40:05
You're right Ed, normally my glass is half full but unfortunately sometimes in football you have to take the rough with the smooth.
You know the feeling, you wake up Saturday morning (or a lot for us this season, Sunday) full of joy and hope and then by 5 or 6 o'clock everything's seems rubbish after we inexplicably get beat by a team we should have beat.
However if you weigh that off against the unbridled joy of thrashing someone or going away to say Arsenal and coming back with the points or witnessing a wonder goal ala Barkley against Newcastle last season then it's all worth the agony.
I'm like a kid before Christmas at the moment and can't wait for kick off.

{Ed025's Note - i cant either azul..

I'd be satisfied if we play expansive, entertaining, winning football throughout the season and we qualify for Europe again. Anything above that would be great, but it's only year-two of RM's work-in-progress and he's only had three transfer windows so far to reshape the squad - and it's only this transfer window that he's had substantial funds to invest and the time to get deals done for the available players that he wants.

I'm looking forward to this season,

we have a group of players hitting their prime and in past season really performed

behind them there is a great group of 20 + year old with very promising futures with us just securing their places in the first team

Adding to that our youth and reserves teams are looking strong as the have in many a year,

I could list ten 18 old years or young that could be pushing for first team game time this season without thinking about them, many names are pretty much widely know and will be our future very soon.

bring this season on!

{Ed025's Note - good post that BOTN..well done mate..

12 Aug 2014 13:32:28
Martinez has confirmed in an interview that Atsu is sorted and will be finalised this week. Would love Nolito or Bacca but being realistic maybe another loan and Ben Arfa would see us with a decent squad- as long as the loan is a striker. Kone did score 14 goals in the Premier League in a poor team so hoping he surprises a few of us!

Just be mindful that we can only name 17 non-homegrown players aged over 21 (born on or after 1st January 1993 for the 2014-15 season) in our Premier League squad AND for Europe we have to include players under 21 if they've been with us for less than two years - which means players like Lukaku and Stones (even though he's homegrown).

12 Aug 2014 12:29:11
ed? or anyone, do you know what team played last night? I know Lukaku mirallas and Barkley played that's about it

What? Surely someone's cousin of a friend of someone who knows someone who works with a bloke who was walking his dog near where the match was playing has been given all of the details (maybe some photos or video on their mobile phone) that they can exclusively reveal to the rest of us. Normally there are plenty of posters who can't wait to reveal all - but nobody has the inside info on this.
How strange - not!
;-)

I have been told that we played Sheffield Wednesday last night and we won 4-1, Lukaku got a brace apparently.