Everton Banter Archive January 21 2020

21 Jan 2020 23:13:02
Wow. most of the lads worked their socks off tonight and a really positive performance until Pickford yet again screws it up.
He's a liability and the weakest link in the squad. he needs dropping!

22 Jan 2020 06:21:02
Couldn't agree more. Shame after playing some great football.

22 Jan 2020 07:55:35
Sometimes in life that happens, if the guys in front of him hadn't let that situation happen, we would be celebrating a great performance,
apart from the late collapse saw enough to encourage me for next season when hopefully our midfield will have improved, we need some bite in there, and maybe some glue on our boots as that ball pings of us something rotten.

21 Jan 2020 22:23:23
We are on the same points as Newcastle. That should tell you everything about where we are right now.

21 Jan 2020 22:45:36
Yeah and on the same points as Arsenal, 1 point behind Tottenham and 4 behind United.

22 Jan 2020 07:53:32
They've both got games in hand, both at home against opposition they should beat. i'd be surprised if we're 1 point and 4 points behind them after tonight.

21 Jan 2020 20:06:19
With the recent injuries leaving us suspect in CM, would anyone try Baines in there? Just looking at his attributes compared to Skids or even Sigurssdon, I feel he maybe be able to offer more.

He's quicker than the previous, better in the tackle and can produce some special balls. When he has played, he has been consistently good although it his in his preferred position.

21 Jan 2020 21:01:27
I've been saying for a year or 2 that he could be a left sided centre mid.

21 Jan 2020 21:34:52
At the moment I would try him in goal.

21 Jan 2020 18:37:35
Delph, Walcott, schneid all playing, . Think we will loose, I would never play any of them ever again . if it wasn't CA in charge I would be slagging the manager but I'm sure he knows better I hope.

21 Jan 2020 18:46:44
Injuries, needs must mate.

21 Jan 2020 18:57:10
Sorry not for me I would play the young guns 😁.

21 Jan 2020 19:01:34
Disappointed Gordon not starting after the positive comments from Carlo. Hopefully he gets another sub appearance.

Schneiderlin playing as we're hoping he does well and we may get an offer for him?

21 Jan 2020 19:19:34
Schneiderlin being linked with Southampton 13m.

21 Jan 2020 19:21:28
I reckon that's why he is playing them Gingerdan mate put em in the shop window I would have liked Gordon to start again tho.

21 Jan 2020 19:48:44
13ml I will drive him myself.

21 Jan 2020 20:33:22
I would carry him there.

21 Jan 2020 21:40:38
Goes to show the gulf between our awful players and the kids.

21 Jan 2020 23:34:07
Schnids played well tonight.

21 Jan 2020 15:39:21
Will everyone stop talking about money, the club aren’t worried. they’ve just taken Mr Ancelotti on at 11.5 mil a year on a 4 and a half year contact, they have a business plan . Mr Moshiri didn’t get 2 billion by chance and if Mr Usamanov comes on board he’s worth £13 ish billion, so can we stop fretting and talking about cancelling contracts and administration it ain’t happening.
In other news it’s nice to see that Mason might get an England call up hopefully so might DCL with both Kane and Rashford injuries.

21 Jan 2020 16:14:19
I think the general fears are coming from FFP which I'm pretty sure Moshiri and Usmanov can't avoid. I'd agree the general panic is not worthwhile though. Not sure what everyone else thinks but I would be entirely happy seeing us do no incoming business at all this month. Ancelotti needs time to asses the squad and I'd rather see some youth prospects given a chance than buying at inflated prices, offload any players we can and make sure we're in the best position possible come the summer.

21 Jan 2020 16:45:14
I don’t think it’s about that Big C. The owners can be as rich as you want but if we don’t comply with FFP we can be stopped from signing players - like Chelsea (who also have a rich owner) and possibly deducted points.

The problem with us is we have spent a fortune and are not really any better off for it. At this point we need to buy players in the summer and may be struggling to do so because of FFP.

Other clubs that have spent big have generated income through Europe, TV, sponsorship etc. - because we have not improved we have not been on TV as much, not in Europe, and not attractive to sponsors.

Plus I’m sure we will have to account for the new stadium - I’m not sure if that enters FFP - maybe Ed’s could clear that up for us?

Our transfers need to start being hits rather than failures pretty soon:
Signs, Moisse, Sandro, Klasson, Iwobi, Walcott, Bolassi, Naisse, Schniderlin, Lookman - all expensive and are now worth a fraction of what we paid for them or have moved on.

I do however feel we have been unlucky with injuries and look forward to:

Pickford
Sidebe Hollgate. Mina. Digne

Walcott. Gomez. Gbamin. Bernard

Richarlison. DCL.

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea have never had an FFP issue.}

21 Jan 2020 19:25:36
I read they have gone from 60 million profit to 96 million loss at the end of December 2019.

I know it was in the Sun which maybe not best reference but they say Chelsea are in similar position as ourselves.

My mistake.

{Ed002's Note - No, Chelsea do not have any sort ofFFP issue where as Everton do.}

21 Jan 2020 19:35:51
The stadium doesn't affect FFP and as Ed says Chelsea's ban is not for overspending but for breaking rules on signing players.
I can't see us doing much this window, maybe a loan.
The summers transfer business will be based on whether we get europe or of we can shift a few this window.

21 Jan 2020 07:16:25
Morning ed2. Not sure if you explained this fully but as you are the man in the know, how bad are our finances? I know moshiri and his friend usmanov have billions but they can't and usually won't put lots of their own money in for free. 83% of turnover is apparently wages. These 'advisors probably don't work for free and Carlo on mega bucks so are we losing money hand over fist and how easy would it be right the ship? We were always a tight run club hencebuying kids and selling for big money. Probably not going to buy lots this window maybe even the summer but we do need to balance the wage bill I imagine.

{Ed002's Note - I have explained all of this/}

21 Jan 2020 19:52:29
The thing is Geoff, the Lukaku sale got us through a period and the staged payments helped.
We made money 1 out of the last 3 seasons and lost a shed load the last financial year (the year we bought Ricky and co) . This year we have the sales of Onyekuru, Gana, Vlasic and Lookman but offset against that we have the purchases of Gbamin, Gomez and Iwobi. A rough reckoning is we would break evenish on purchases and sales (don't hold me to that) . That is also dependant on how the payments are made.
Next financial year there is extra TV money from the overseas deal (maybe 20-40 million) .
If we get europe fine, if not I can see a big player needing to be sold.

21 Jan 2020 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 21st January 2020