25 Mar 2025 21:13:27
It's amazing how many players we are being linked with already. We've got a lot going out but I'm really worried about how many we've got to bring in.
It looks like it could be as many as 6 or 7 and that means the money will be spread thin. The effect of that is the quality will go down.
I'd have been much more hopeful of real squad improvement if we had less players coming in who can add a real leap in quality but I doubt we can do that.
I suppose the other problem of all this is fans expectations. Many will be thinking we're getting top elite players and spending 300m. I'd be surprised if we get anywhere near a quarter of that. It might be a new stadium with a increase in revenue but really we won't feel the benefit for at least another year.
So patience and a bit of perspective is really needed for next year.
25 Mar 2025 22:25:13
We have a spine that doesn’t need changing. The priorities will be LB, RB, RW, LW and someone to challenge up front. We should be able to pick up 2 loans to cover positions so hoping we have a little money to spend on a handful of signings. I just hope we can get some decent grafters in with a bit of talent.
26 Mar 2025 03:27:32
It will just be nice to see movements in and out again.
TFG and Moyes are a bit more savvy than what we've been used to over the past few years so hopefully it won't be a scatter gun approach.
Shrewd loan signings, a few promotions from the U21 squad and maybe two or three permanents will be fine this summer.
Richy if he can prove his fitness would be an amazing marque signing and would breathe new life into the squad.
26 Mar 2025 09:31:46
We will see a lot of movement it looks like DM will have the reigns so I'm not too worried as for positions we will probably be loosing Coleman, DCL, Doucoure, Keane and Young not sure about Begovic, Gueye and Virginia may get resigned for an additional year. Loans returning Harrison, Alcaraz Lindstrom and Broja. That's 11 positions to be filled, will be interesting to see who DM brings in and who if any gets promoted from the U21/ U18's. I would only keep Gueye for an extra year and Alcaraz with Seamus being offered a none playing role at the club.
26 Mar 2025 09:58:13
It's no surprise that this will be a seismic summer. It's going to be bat shi9 crazy after years of selling off anyone and anything of value. We all know that the final tranche of the high rollers are flipping round to the expiry date of their contracts. I am looking forward to it but I'm already working hard to swerve the click bait loons and then being regurgitated on here as if the rest of us don't have the interwebnet. Guess the best rule has always been "believe it when I see them in the blue at their first presser"
Seems a few on here in recent weeks are trying to push a panicked narrative of fear about the likely ineptness of any business because of what they've heard on Evertonplebs.com or they no longer trust the luck of EFC or somehow think these new owners are plonkers who can only do the same as the previous clown.
I'd wager some of the signings will. be. leftfield others will be unremarkable and some might be infuriating but the cumulative effects will be positive and by Xmas everyone but the die hard anti DMs band will be debating our possible and unlikely attack on the Euro spots. It's time to relax and finally have some optimism. Also this era of opinion pieces and the death of sports journalism must have finally penetrated even the most dense of skulls and it's all a load of tripe or at least 95% of it is and we've all read it so let's try to raise our rumour game eh? It's not even summer but it's going to become unbearable by August considering the direction already.
26 Mar 2025 13:17:46
SA looks like we are taking the option of keeping Alcaraz permanently .
{Ed025's Note - that works for me Tommo..
26 Mar 2025 13:37:18
Well we will all be curious as to how different the window will be this summer as it’s the first under new ownership. I’m hoping it’s less cavalier and more measured. At least at the end of it we will know a bit more about our new ownership and what their ambitions are.
{Ed025's Note - for me Ace we know where are weakness,s are, we need to recruit obviously but they dont all have to be world beaters mate, its about improvement and getting players in to fit the proposed system, it may take a couple of windows but i think we all want to see that the club is moving forward..
26 Mar 2025 14:24:09
Agree with that Ed - look at Bournemouth / Brentford - playing good organised football and that should be initial aim
I do think a striker is top priority.
{Ed025's Note - yeah me too Sobs..
26 Mar 2025 14:47:51
That’s exactly it Ed. Each window needs to offer us progress up the table. No one window can catapult us up to winning silverware, so measure it in stages and ensure that each window has us moving forward step by step.
{Ed025's Note - i think thats the way to go Ace, slowly slowly catchee monkey is the way forward mate with some shrewd signings and the odd baller..
26 Mar 2025 23:06:57
Anyonecfancy Grealish on loan.
27 Mar 2025 19:39:07
I’d leave him alone.