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09 Jan 2025 18:17:58
Lots of chat about Dyche and DCL falling out and as a result DCL refusing to play tonight, to avoid being cup tied.
1.) 09 Jan 2025 22:58:39
If that’s the case I would start him for every game this month and bring him off after the third minute Representative of the goals he’s scored this season. Then sell him on deadline day. Only though to a team that’s not in the cup still. Utter disgrace if this is true.
28 May 2024 15:32:34
This Phillips rumour is clearly a non-starter, where on earth would we find the money from to cover his wages? He's on £150k per week, we don't have that do we?
Maybe SD can pull of a blinder and suggest that City cover his wages in return Everton won't mention the 100+ charges of financial wrongdoing.
1.) 28 May 2024 21:11:12
How can a team afford to have players on £150k a week on the bench or as squad players? We are never going to be able to compete with that!
2.) 28 May 2024 23:38:19
I think you’d find it would be a percentage of his wages and I’d definitely take him, he’d work well in Dyche system.
3.) 29 May 2024 12:08:43
I really don't understand the hype about this lad and never have.
4 seasons in the PL. 1 goal and 3 assists. Everyone who rates him, raves about his passing, so you would expect the assists to be a little higher, surely. I know he is a DM but look at the numbers some other lads put up in the same position.
Rice - 22
Rodri - 20
I understand they are the top DM's, so here are some lesser names and some have hit these numbers over less seasons.
Bruno G - 14 (in 2 seasons)
Douglas Luiz - 17
JWP - 23
Gallagher - 17
Soucek - 9
Jensen - 12
Norgaard - 11
We already have bad luck with injuries and this lad is another made of paper. His professionalism has been called into question by Pep, as he was seen as overweight when he couldn't get into the City team.
Moyes and Dyche aren't worlds apart in their styles and he couldn't even get into West Ham's 11.
Man City would probably cover 50% of his wages and that would still sit him on 75k a week.
He would represent another terrible signing imo and would be a case of not learning our lessons again. There are much better options out there that are cheaper, more reliable and come with way less risk of hitting the ground running.
4.) 29 May 2024 14:20:39
To be devil's advocate. He strikes me as one of those players who is on his own baffling to most and uninteresting in every (sorry SD speak) metric but makes those around him shine. Stats can be a load of old tosh to the water carriers. The guy made Leeds click made England click for a while and scored a massive move to the worlds No1 club at the request of Pep G! . Not sure how he's not good enough for a relegation club like us all of a sudden. Sure he's had a bad loan at Wham but long injury and then added to no football for best part of a year it's not really surprising he didn't shine in a few starts and some sub appearances. He was also notably fat. If we can get him cheap cheap cheap and City sub most of his wage then I'd have him in a flash. Could be a clever move by city to find him a team where the squad is thin and he will get minutes and a lot of minutes to find some form to boost his resale value and help get some of the £45m back. At the moment he's barely worth £10. A fit Philips is a good replacement for Onana/ Gomes. Oh and he shares stats with em too for those of you that like that sort of thing.
5.) 29 May 2024 16:53:48
All fair points mate. It's not that I don't think he is good enough for us. I just think that given our current restrictions in the market we can ill afford another big/ biggish name to come in and not deliver. The fact that he let himself get overweight when he is a professional athlete at arguably the best club in the world screams all the wrong things. It is integral that we get our loan spots right this season and avoid another Danjuma type.
I think at least some part of the City move may have had something to do with the fact he ticked the homegrown box and they were thin on the ground in that position at the time having lost Fernandinho.
Personally I would rather avoid the uncertainty over whether he can recapture the form that made City go after him and go after Ndidi with instead. He wouldn't cost a penny in terms of a fee. He is still a good age. He has much more experience in the league than Phillips. Always posted cracking numbers defensively, some seasons out performing Gana. Seems to have picked up attacking numbers this season just gone, albeit in a lesser league but it can't be underestimated the added confidence this will give him moving forward.
It is much easier to get a solid player in the CDM position than the attacking positions. I think using a loan on the attacking mid or wide player is wise, as those players come at a premium, at least the ones that can make a difference to the team. Trying to get somebody that is surplus to requirements at one of the bigger sides on loan is a better bet for me.
{Ed025's Note - if KP was on a free and he would play for £10 a week i would still say no, bloody awful player..
6.) 30 May 2024 11:52:23
Think we would be signing another Delle Alli for me. To much to young, hyped as the next big thing for England and believed all the hype.
24 Jun 2023 18:33:37
We seem to be getting linked with the entire Leeds' squad. Probably just lazy journalism with the latest being Rodrigo. Ok so he scored a bit but he's 32 and on £100kp/ w. Surely surely this cannot be true. Have we learnt nothing?
1.) 24 Jun 2023 19:42:58
Rodrigo and gnoto being heavily linked today.
If Rodrigo does have a £3m release fee then may not be a bad purchase.
Gnoto looks like could be a very good player but think I saw something that said he would cost £20m+ so can’t see that one happening unless we move someone on.
2.) 24 Jun 2023 19:58:13
Rodrigo would be good at that price mate.
3.) 24 Jun 2023 20:21:19
Didn’t realise it was £3m. That’s good money actually.
4.) 25 Jun 2023 10:04:32
So pay a 32 year old 100k a week, with absolutely no sell on value? Haven’t we been down this road before?
5.) 25 Jun 2023 12:57:48
This was my original point. £3m isn’t excessive but £100k p/ w for a 32 year old looking for a final payday?
6.) 25 Jun 2023 15:41:21
Agree it seems crazy wages, especially at his age. Is that what he's on now? Surely other clubs won't offer that? But even if it was that. if you said 2 year contract at 100k a week with a £3m purchase that'd mean it's cost us £13m for the whole deal - not terrible value!
7.) 26 Jun 2023 07:38:04
If 13m is the eventual final figure, and he get us double figures each season, then that wouldn't be a waste of money. There are better players out there but we are in a pretty rubbish situation at the moment, so just get us someone who gets us goals. We miss/ need that so much.
8.) 28 Jun 2023 11:49:27
No sell on value? look at our history with players with sell on value, Siggy, Mina, Bolasie, Besic. think he'd be a good budget signing but more of a wide forward than a CF. Don't think Gnoto is worth it and he's def a winger.
05 Jun 2023 19:23:44
Hi Eds, with Ainsley Maitland-Niles being available on a free, do you think Everton will make an offer for him?
{Ed002's Note - Ainsley Maitland-Niles (RM/CM/RWB) Out of contract with agent offering him around - may look to the continent with no EPL interest right now. Perhaps a promoted side?}
1.) 05 Jun 2023 20:22:06
Cheers Ed.
14 May 2023 13:02:14
HOLGATE!
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11 Jan 2025 09:33:09
Look, everyone wanted SD gone and he has. Moyes want anyone's first choice but we have to be realistic, there aren't many managers who would want to come right now. He knows the club and the city and the fans. He will defiantly play better football than SD and will at least try to win games rather than avoid losing them. It's a fresh start, it's a steady hand, let's hope he can get us winning games and away from the relegation zone and maybe a few years time this whole sorry era will be forgotten.
09 Jan 2025 22:37:39
I actually thought we looked ok tonight. At least we were trying to be positive with our play, looking to be progressive with our passing and actually crossing the ball. I also feel that we have maybe stumbled upon a decent formation with three at the back. Tarks will come back in.
1.) 09 Jan 2025 23:07:48
Look, it’s the same players isn’t it, but at least they looked to have been given some freedom to try things, some tricks and turns, the odd pot shot. The squad is short of talent but it’s already obvious that more can be got out of this bunch.
2.) 10 Jan 2025 05:50:21
So Tarks, Keane, Branthwaite? O'Brien is very slow, looks okay on the ball but not enough at this level. Who does our scouting.
3.) 10 Jan 2025 06:49:35
Or they were playing a League 1 side and have found their level.
09 Jan 2025 18:58:46
A like the look of the they've put out tonight.
05 Jan 2025 10:57:30
Didn't watch the game, but from what people have told me it was awful and the Bournemouth fans let's us know it. He has to go now surely. Question how did Patterson and Armstrong look when they came on?
{Ed025's Note - both did ok i suppose Swinners but they did make mistakes, but it must be hard coming into that environment i suppose mate..
24 Nov 2024 17:48:11
Lot of chat on here about SD getting the boot, but nothing will happen until the takeover is confirmed and who knows when that will be. We've got some really tough fixtures coming up too, we could be in bottom 3 before long and then it'll be a real mess to sort out.
1.) 24 Nov 2024 19:00:59
If the take over happens after last few performances.
12 Jan 2025 09:29:28
That’s terribly sad news Skylark. We really need a loud and united Goodison on Weds night.
09 Jan 2025 16:25:50
He’s gone.
05 Jan 2025 20:27:28
Yeah that’s madness. Why buy another centre half?
10 Nov 2024 22:01:32
Really? What’s he actually done? I think that would be madness.
18 Oct 2024 14:59:27
Why 8? Do people actually sit around tables discussing this and then come up with 8? Also people count at different speeds, how can they possibly enforce this.
17 Jan 2025 22:18:29
It’s often easy to blame the ref GB, but you’re right it did seem like everything went Villa’s way. I agree too, we were trying to be more positive and had several chances (compared or Dyche’s Everton)
09 Jan 2025 19:26:46
Some bloke called O’Brien playing tonight. Is he a new signing?
09 Jan 2025 16:30:13
Put Sky Sports news on everyone.
09 Jan 2025 16:25:31
He’s gone.
08 Jan 2025 10:19:41
Lovely news to wake up to, the Reds owned by a Bond villain, marvellous.