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31 Aug 2016 23:26:27
Well Ed, your confidence was high this morning, and even early this evening, but unfortunately the "info" that you were working with was unfounded!
But there is always January, I wonder how many rumours can be invented by then! I'd advise fans to buy none of them.
{Ed025's Note - everyone was expecting good things fox, the club tried and put in record bids for 3 players but unfortunately no cigar, we still have a strong squad so its onwards and upwards mate..
26 Jul 2016 15:39:39
Love how so many people are fuming about us not signing Arnautovic. A player 18hrs ago nobody had even suggested they wanted to sign!
RK has to probably access who can adapt to his style of football, it's pointless buying a replacement for someone who doesn't need replacing.
Yes it's frustrating, as we all want the excitement of new players, and a strengthened squad. But we all thought the squad was good enough last year to be CL contenders (baring a few) and RM was at fault!
So let's say RK has fixed the faults, why do we need to rush!?
YES we do need to fill places, but as far as I've seen a lot of deals are falling through or taking time for a lot of clubs. Just look at Stones, (man city) Lukaku, (Chelsea) Pogba (Man U) Vardy (arsenal) the list is endless! even Niasse is waiting!
You only really feel your own though!
22 Jul 2016 10:18:03
Since all the players we have been "linked" with, are now rumoured to be heading elsewhere or staying put. Does that suggest we either weren't linked, or that it's going to be a disappointing window.? I'm still hopefully that all signings were on hold until our DOF came in!
It would seem somewhat pointless buying players, that he wouldn't of been in agreement with.
1.) 22 Jul 2016 10:58:22
How many players in total have we really been linked with?
What I mean by that is how many players have Everton actually said " We want this player? "
The only links that have ever been suggested have come from the press, who let's be honest are the last people we should believe. If we get linked to someone by a credible source that is the time we should get excited.
We must remember it is Everton we are talking about who are well known for keeping their cards very tightly to their chests. If we were going to sign someone we would of done it before the new DoF was in place we certainly would not of waited and risked the deal falling through.
2.) 22 Jul 2016 11:35:18
That was my point. The "links" weren't actually links, and were just tabloid fabrications. But are you saying, that we haven't been interested in signing anyone then? Because if we were, we would have already done so!?
3.) 22 Jul 2016 16:18:43
Yes,
I think if we had been interested then we would of got them by now. RK has to assess everything we had at Goodison from the players to the meat pies, His first priority ( Knowing a DoF would be joining soon ) would be to undo everything RM touched, he had to reshape everything at all levels. I would even wager he has had a big say in appointing the DoF.
No doubt RK is and has been compiling a list of players we need and positions that need filling, but the work of capturing these players now falls to SW. At the end of the day RK is only human and as such can only do so much, FM, RK and SW now have the unenviable task of rebuilding our beloved club and rebuilding it in such a way we will be a major force for decades. I honestly believe RK is there to rebuild over the next three years, Europe which I think he will get us in year 2 or 3 will just be a bonus. The work has started, the Juggernaut is rolling and will soon be unstoppable.
4.) 22 Jul 2016 20:06:40
I hope you're right. And the new players have as much passion as you.! COYB.!
01 Sep 2016 10:19:57
We would of had some sort of indication that the players we were interested in, weren't interested on coming! And if we genuinely didn't, then whoever is in charge of that side of things is brain dead!
01 Sep 2016 09:36:53
It's not about "not" spending money, it's about trying to spend it and not being able to!
Either because our negotiators are incompetent
Or we're not a big enough draw, either way, it's that which is disheartening, not the actual spending!
No one wants to see a £30mil panic buy of Sissoko at 22:00.
01 Sep 2016 09:16:05
I think you're missing the point Grumpy, its not to do with the so called £100mil or spending it on the wrong players!
Because no one wants that.
You're saying it as if the appropriate players weren't there, and we chose not to buy, well they were, we selected them, approached them and even with months to organise things, we failed!
That's nothing to do with money, or the wrong players, that's incompetence. Then to go after a £30mil Sissoko at 22:00 shows absolute desperation!
Fans have a right to be disheartened, RK said himself, he'd be disappointed to not sign 3 more players!
I personally think the signings we did make are great, but we needed the extra players RK was looking at, or we wouldn't of been bidding!
22 Jul 2016 20:06:40
I hope you're right. And the new players have as much passion as you.! COYB.!
22 Jul 2016 11:35:18
That was my point. The "links" weren't actually links, and were just tabloid fabrications. But are you saying, that we haven't been interested in signing anyone then? Because if we were, we would have already done so!?