Everton Banter Archive July 07 2016

07 Jul 2016 22:08:50
Any chance we could get Greizman what a player.

07 Jul 2016 22:58:22
Haha nice dream but way above us.

07 Jul 2016 18:52:19
Sorry to disappoint you guys but Koeman will go with what he, s got including youth players for this season and look at it next summer. very disappointed.

07 Jul 2016 19:03:57
What a load of dog food that is, u work with him and mosh then to know this inside information.

07 Jul 2016 19:15:28
What source do you have? Or at least try to explain why? Or is this something you have just heard?

07 Jul 2016 19:23:23
What utter rubbish why Ed do we have to put up with posts like above that are absolute rubbish, GuernseyBlue.

{Ed025's Note - its a rumours site GB, if you are not happy with the content of a post mate its best to just ignore it..

07 Jul 2016 20:00:37
No chance chappie. he's been given a 100m to use as he sees fit. he'll be having a look and see what he needs.

07 Jul 2016 21:09:40
Probably closer to the truth than all the speculation about our numerous potential transfers. I do expect Koeman to take his time to assess the present squad and for him to bring in a few players for critical areas like goalkeeper, attacking midfielder and for replacement for players that may leave. Their is also the matte of a new DoF. This whole precess is going to take time, patience is needed.

07 Jul 2016 23:16:18
Let's be patient, good players are worth waiting for. It took a while to get the koeman deal over the line, it looks like it will be the same with mata and witsel but I am confident both will still happen.

08 Jul 2016 00:29:15
I'm thinking/ hoping for 6 players

A new keeper
A new c/ b. two if stones goes
2 x cm
Attacking midfielder
Striker.

08 Jul 2016 00:51:20
Chappies not a happy chappy is he.

08 Jul 2016 06:39:44
There is an article on the Echo online by Greg o Keefe I think Butcher maybe reading to much into this.

08 Jul 2016 08:14:57
Also it will depend on the outcome of Lukaku and Stones, why would he sign say a back up striker if he was to lose his first choice, same with the CB, I'm sure he would push on and develop stones if he was to stay, but that now seems unlikely.

07 Jul 2016 15:41:59
Just seen a pic on twitter of witsel on a private jet with his wife and there kid. Location on the picture says liverpool England. Let's see if this comes off.

07 Jul 2016 15:59:56
That is apparently an old picture, not to stress though as he is hopefully signing soon.

07 Jul 2016 16:48:09
Sorry Dave he, s going to Chelsea.

07 Jul 2016 20:01:09
Chappie are you a red in disguise.

07 Jul 2016 12:58:50
Does anybody know if any signings will be announced imminently?

07 Jul 2016 13:14:50
still waiting, anticipating, searching and hoping Charlie, Id think Ron would want to work with the players for at minimum a couple of weeks before making any big decisions so could be a while mate.

07 Jul 2016 13:37:32
Yes - Witsel, very soon mate.

07 Jul 2016 14:16:35
I hope so soli I've got s headache with all the hype.

07 Jul 2016 14:13:02
Hope you're right.

07 Jul 2016 16:50:37
Wait till next summer!

07 Jul 2016 01:26:39
Coutinho to Everton may be happening surely not what a player.

07 Jul 2016 12:08:27
That's the most bizarre rumour I've ever heard. Good joke though whoever put that one out there.

07 Jul 2016 10:02:37
Hi Ed2

Ive just been looking at other teams pages for a morning catch up and came across an interesting article you posted about Chinese investment on the Liverpool page, that's a great article/ reply and any chance you can copy and paste it here as really interesting and know some of our posters would enjoy it. Thx Degs.

{Ed002's Note - Sure This is my explanation that I wrote about what is happening:

Since China opened up it has thrown a massive potential market in to the mix for professional sports (not just football, but there are other growth sports as well) and a number of Chinese companies see the potential for significant income form the game. Chinese money is already flooding through football with ownership and/or investment in clubs as diverse as Inter Milan, Espanyol, Den Haag, Sochaux, Aston Villa, Milan, Atletico Madrid, Slavia Prague and significantly, City Football Group. City of course owns Manchester City, New York City, Yokohama F Marino and Melbourne City - and are looking to expand in to China and South America. For years the professional game in China was under a cloud of corruption (including match-fixing) and the Chinese, and to be fair FIFA, have worked very hard to resolve the issues. The game is on the up there and they have the money to pretty much do what they want. They now a shift will be coming in Europe and I would expect to see further investment in European sides - there is one organization looking hard at Germany and another already successful in buying in to Italy. They of course have to work within certain legal ownership frameworks and that will restrict investment in certain countries. Do not be surprised to see another English side be taken over by Chinese owners in the not too distant future. Meanwhile, the profile of the game at home is increasing and the market to be tapped significant. I spent several months in Hong Kong working in both 1988 and again in 1990 and it was clear then that the mainland needed a step change and it could get leverage over so much - since then that has happened. Six months working out of Beijing in 2005 (until they pretty much forced me out) showed that changes were happening - since then I understand from colleagues who do visit that it has moved on a lot.

In terms of my personal view:

The Chinese are intent on cleaning up their act and want to promote sport within a nation that has only recently fully opened their doors to the outside world. There is a significant shift in wealth to the Far East and in particular China. They will invest and build in their own leagues and they will go to other parts of the world to learn. Chelsea has lost one player to China and has had an approach about a second. Other players from the EPL will follow with at least one Manchester City and at least one Liverpool player having opportunities in China for next season. This then leads to potential movement of players within the consortia (as Udinese has done with Watford) and that is something we will see more of. They will learn from the mistakes of others and they will soon be looking to add coaching capabilities by recruiting from other leagues. It is progress - like it or not.}

The coming years will see lots of changes. You know about the pan-European breakaway proposals, well there is going to be a counter-proposal backed by UEFA to try and save their own skin which is soon to be tabled (at the end of August to the "elite" clubs and in December to everyone else). There will be more global City Football Group style collectives appearing. There will be growth in China. And so it goes.}

07 Jul 2016 10:05:18
Thanks Ed.

07 Jul 2016 10:37:08
Just been surfing myself murf and read that same post just before bouncing back here haha.

07 Jul 2016 10:54:10
Looks like things will change massively over the next few years BeStyrne, hope its for the good of the game, can see every team in the prem having a billionaire owner soon ha ha, average players will be 50 million in 10 years and on 150k a week, I was born in the wrong era obviously with the wrong skill set :)

07 Jul 2016 22:40:59
I'm in the same boat murf haha, but I also took the left turn instead of the right when I reached that unknown fork in the road of life haha.

07 Jul 2016 09:07:06
I hate sky lpool on 3 times in first fixtures utd on 4 times. Everton just once.
Every team should be shown equally. i'm still bemused how everyday lpool have a dedicated today's rumours page on sky app.

07 Jul 2016 09:58:52
always been that way Ant, I enjoy watching them get beat and playing garbage myself so look at it as a blessing, our time is coming.

07 Jul 2016 10:30:10
We don't need sky ant as Evertonians we go the game. Most United and Liverpool fans see there sky remote as their season ticket. Remember we are born not manufactured.

07 Jul 2016 12:26:04
And are game is sunderland away on a monday night. I cancel there sports package due to the amount of everton games shown. i get to most of the ones they choose and the others are free with a pint of guinness at the local. time to make a stand a cancel skysports when 95 percent of are city do they will get the message.

07 Jul 2016 13:47:22
Yea i go too but its just ridiculous the amount of air time lpool get when they have been a mid table team for more or less 10 years now bar the odd blip! So bias.

07 Jul 2016 16:06:49
Try watching the Premier league years, you would swear they never lost a game, we pop up the odd time and normally when we e lost.

07 Jul 2016 08:01:45
Morning Blues/ Ed's

Just read that the Bosnian lad Aldin has now decided to become a blue after intervention from Mo Besic, he was the lad who wrote to all 92 clubs asking who he should support, he got 10 replies from club officials and I think initially chose Barnet? but after our Mo intervened he is now officially a blue, bit of light hearted news to start the day

Next Witzel, Mata and of course Coutinho ha ha (joking on him by the way)