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25 Jul 2016 22:50:38
Just heard arnautovic will be revealed tomorrow.
25 Jul 2016 23:09:20
Ive just been on another website to guage how the Stoke fans feel about this, well its fair to say they are not amused, you thought the Saints fans were bitter regarding Koeman, I can understand why though as a steal for him, I can see someone else coming in for him too.
25 Jul 2016 20:31:17
Listen guys (the impatient type)
It takes approx. 2-3 weeks to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the team. It is then an investigation into what players we need to buy to strengthen the team picked from the list that Ronno, I am sure he has already drawn up. Then there will be extra players the players that our DOF will also have drawn up, this is probably not yet complete. By the time that this has been drawn up and the ideal players have been identified, permissions requested to talk to players, contracts negotiated before the final signing on the dotted line is notoriously long and complicated especially with marquee signings as there are usually a lot of teams interested. This can run for months.
Places like portugal e. g. Carvalho and Martens Indi usually involve 3rd party ownership are extremely complicated and are sometimes illegal in the UK.
I hope this is sufficient for those that are impatient that this suffices to quell their impatience.
Eds I would welcome any constructive criticism on this matter. If I am wrong just let me know, I stand corrected.
COYB.
25 Jul 2016 21:07:29
Next will be bervokic good keeper and then koulbaily.
26 Jul 2016 12:36:47
Stop sayin begovic is a good keeper because he is not. Stekelenberg is miles better and he's not no1 material for us. The keeper we should be going for was the guy who kept begovic out the stoke team ie butland. We need to get this position right not just get some1 because there a GOOD keeper, we need an excellent keeper!
25 Jul 2016 21:01:10
Arnautovic on his way to the blues a left footed left mid player coybs.
25 Jul 2016 21:40:26
Would be nice. We are crying out imo for a proper left sided forward player. He's a big lad with a nasty streak, both of which I like.
Could be just another rumour but I think he's in final year of his contract. If he's only coming for the wedge, so what.
25 Jul 2016 22:26:47
what about kev though.
25 Jul 2016 20:51:07
I believe that the best way to stop all of these players who think that they are the best and should be playing in the champions league should be required to have actually played for the team that has qualified during the season that they qualified. The players like Lukaku and Stones might not be so keen to move on if they couldn't play until they had actually qualified themselves!
25 Jul 2016 20:37:45
Read earlier that everton are signing that stoke player arantouvic how true i don't know desent player tho.
25 Jul 2016 18:34:12
Hi eds
Any update on kapustka? Have we bid on him yet?
{Ed002's Note - I cannot give hour by hour updates.}
25 Jul 2016 19:16:36
While Chelsea are interested in Koubilay there's no way he will come to us. Sadly even though we are a bigger Club Historically, their recent success in Champs League and Italy's last Manager will be the deciding factor, whether we offer him more money or not.
25 Jul 2016 19:30:05
Assuming the Chelsea bid is big enough for Napoli to accept.
25 Jul 2016 14:10:24
Hi eds
Just seen that kubilay has confirmed via his agent that he will leave napoli. It was all over the Web that us and chelsaa where the two interested parties and where willing to put silly money down to get him.
Do you know if we have bid on him and if we are any where near getting him?
Would be an awesome replacement for stones.
{Ed002's Note - There have been no acceptable bids and his price has been raised by €10M on each of two occasions.}
25 Jul 2016 18:07:46
Hello Ed
When you say no acceptable bids do you mean from Everton or from other teams?
{Ed002's Note - From anyone.}
25 Jul 2016 09:44:19
Hey guys quite new to site just haven't posed much I know these transfers take time but man it's frustrating I like witsel an I want him any more news on him.
25 Jul 2016 10:14:21
Nothing yet mate but hoping something very soon as we all need it, I think Witsel is coming now mate.
25 Jul 2016 12:26:53
I'm afraid not he, s on his way to juventus sorry about that.
25 Jul 2016 12:41:58
Latest rumours are that he may be off to Juventus.
25 Jul 2016 12:53:32
his head must be battered as he is linked with everyone ha ha.
25 Jul 2016 13:34:18
Bored of this now me. How come he is only just linked with Juventus as Pogba replacement, when Pogba has always been speculated to be leaving Juve. It is clear that the player is playing the waiting game to get the best possible deal for himself. I would move on from him now if I was in Koeman shoes.
Let him go to Italy as we all know that is a very good competitive league, same as the Russian league and the Portuguese league. Strikes me that maybe he isn't all that keen on coming to England as we have a tough competitive league were players ain't afraid to tackle. Look back on what leagues he has played in and they are not very competitive at all. So Italy would be a perfect fit for him.
25 Jul 2016 13:34:18
Bored of this now me. How come he is only just linked with Juventus as Pogba replacement, when Pogba has always been speculated to be leaving Juve. It is clear that the player is playing the waiting game to get the best possible deal for himself. I would move on from him now if I was in Koeman shoes.
Let him go to Italy as we all know that is a very good competitive league, same as the Russian league and the Portuguese league. Strikes me that maybe he isn't all that keen on coming to England as we have a tough competitive league were players ain't afraid to tackle. Look back on what leagues he has played in and they are not very competitive at all. So Italy would be a perfect fit for him.
25 Jul 2016 14:56:07
It would appear that even with a relatively high profile Manager, Everton cannot attract the players we would appear to want. It looks like the structural reshuffle will take longer than Mr Moshri would have liked and identifying our negotiating weak link a priority.
25 Jul 2016 15:16:39
Bill
How long would Moshri of liked?
Who are these players that Everton appear to of wanted? I mean those that Everton have said they want.
How do you know that we have not identified our negotiating weak link? Whatever that means.
25 Jul 2016 18:46:05
Bill its not even a month mate.
25 Jul 2016 03:34:14
I was thinking about how attractive Everton are to a player.
Negatives:
We are not in Europe.
We are not in London.
We don't have unlimited money like City.
We don't have a new stadium like West Ham
We have been mid-table for two years.
We don't have world recognized players like Rooney.
We don't have a global presence like United and others.
Positives
We now have a Manager who is recognized world wide.
We do have money to spend.
We have a great Academy.
We do have history if anyone can remember it.
Players coming in probably will have a better chance of playing than with the so called big teams.
We have a big disadvantage at present in trying to attract the best players. This whole process will take time and Steve Walsh is going to be key. Hopefully he and Koeman can persuade a few players to join this summer but I would think that paying over the odds both for the transfer and wages is the only way we will get the talent we need.
25 Jul 2016 09:40:39
I agree in total with your post mate. I know I get accused of being negative but would add that we Blues look at the club we love through blue tinted glasses and sometimes you have to take a step back and look at things objectively. Some facts. We were top 8 for the previous manager's reign in all but 1 season. Don't bite blues I am quoting facts. We have been bottom half last 2 seasons (only just I know. but that's what a player sees when he looks at the table) . so we appear to be a club in decline rather than on the way up. We have however made a very astute signing in Steve Walsh in my humble opinion. but his involveement will take 3 or so years to take any effect. The money for signing players has gone stupid. Niasse for 13 million is a bit of a gamble. He may come good. but when you consider Stones and Lukaku at over 50 million. are these complete players? No way. I believe Stones will one day be as good as Bobby Moore. Lukaku looks brilliant and unstoppable one game. The nexxt he can't get involved no matter how much he tries to shake off his marker. Yes football has gone quite mad. and our fans expectations may be a little too optimistic in my humble view. I personally believe we will do well to get top half this season. I will of course be delighted if we do. Now. did that come over as negative?
25 Jul 2016 10:37:00
Not negative Degsy. And your expectations are entirely realistic to your post. I personally think that we can attract better than you expect, I just think it's early days yet so there's a lot of stick or twist going on.
To be fair I think that We can attract a better player than 11th in the league dictates due to a combination of the player knowing that Martinez was not good enough, that our Club as a brand is associated with Europa league status and of course the higher wages we can now offer.
I'm not saying that we will get what ever player we go for, but I am saying we can improve our quality of signings enough to get higher up the table this season than we have over the last 2 years. Just my opinion mate.
25 Jul 2016 10:50:51
Good post Degs
Id cash in on Stones myself mate, some cracking players out there that are the finished article that we could spend the 50 million on, seems too much of a gamble for me hoping that he will turn out good especially for the 50 million price tag
Lukaku - you are right, unstoppable one minute then useless the next, I don't think Koeman will give him praise if he doesn't put a shift in like Bobby did, we will see a different Lukaku this season i'm sure of that, bit different when you have a legend as a manager who will not suffer fools lightly.
personally I think that even if we bought no one we would finish top 8 just with the new man in charge, you can see the players are happier and we have some great kids waiting on the sidelines, Ross won't be allowed to not track back and tackle, Mirallas will be quality again too.
Great times ahead mate you just got to keep the faith and remember, "its only a game"
25 Jul 2016 10:56:34
The major problem is that people expect us to make a marquee signing. Surely Walsh has been brought in to find us some hidden gems, as that is what he's known for.
I think it's obvious that as a club we are not on the decline. League positions have been poor for two years but it's obvious to anybody who bothers to look that things off-field have taken a sharp upturn. However I do concede that, due to the reasons Mike mentioned before, we are not as attractive a proposition as some fans would like us to believe.
For me personally, what's important is that any players we sign buy into what the club is trying to achieve. I don't want a squad full of mercenaries with no soul and no care other than their own personal gain.
25 Jul 2016 10:59:11
Also Degs I don't think we will have to wait 3 years for Steve Walsh to have an effect, he will be bringing his big black book with him mate.
25 Jul 2016 11:18:03
You are missing out AMBITION. This is what will drive a club to do great things and is a massive pull to players and agents.
Players want to know there is a plan or that stupid word project. Being in Europe is not a plan and nor is being in London. Striving to be in the CL or to win trophies, to take a club forward by building a world class stadium, bidding and buying players of a higher class, getting a manager who is sort for by bigger rivals, and keeping players that are sort by so called bigger teams shows what a club is about.
We are not the finished article and it will take time plus there will also be disappointments. Make no mistake we are not in the same position as last year or where we have been for the past 30 years to be honest.
Think of it as small stepping stones before leaping into the big blue ocean. Nothing is insurmountable as long as you commit to that plan of ambition. It's what happened at City, United in the 80's and 90's, Everton in the 80's, Liverpool in 70's and 80's, Blackburn in the 90's, Forest in the 70's and 80's, Derby in the 70's, Chelsea in the 90's and Noughties and even Leicester.
As for paying over the odds. It doesn't matter what you pay for players or the wages that go with it. If you can afford you pay it. we are not a bank or an accountancy firm. We are a football club and rather than money in the bank it is better buying players on the pitch. I've never known a club to win a trophy because it saved on spending money for players and keeping it in the bank. If a player is needed in a certain position and one fits it perfectly then you pay them the money for it.
25 Jul 2016 12:16:31
Well said BJU
Ed2 has continued to say the following over and over again for the past 2 months and I decided to adopt what he is saying and believe me it makes life so much easier:
Forget about how much a player is going to cost us and how much wages he is after, try it its so much easier, i'm not arsed if we pay 55 million for Witsel anymore.
25 Jul 2016 12:29:17
Good post John, I think that Blues are becoming too negative in general, and need to remember that for all of the negatives at the club (most of which are currently rooted in the last two seasons of the clown's reign as manager) there are overwhelming positives.
We have one of, if not the best youth academy in the country, loads of good young players, for the first time in my life we are not only secure but comfortable money-wise, we have an exciting new manager, new recruitment staff with a proven track record of spotting a hidden gem, we are finally getting a new ground with proper corporate facilities (possibly on the waterfront) , we have a good squad of players and the means and ambition to become a major power again.