Everton Banter Archive August 01 2015

01 Aug 2015 19:51:49
Nice to read some sanity about the transfer window today. I have avoided all the tabloid and ssn made up rumours, just rely on this site and banter with a few mates.
There was never a cat in hells chance of the boards giving Martinez any big money after last season, though they can afford to. I wouldn't trust him with too much when his whole future depends on the first ten games. He's even said himself there would be a couple at the start of the window and a couple at the end. Holding on to the present squad to me would be better than new signings and will dictate any transfer activity.
On the positive side he is lucky that there are a few promising U 21's coming through. I reckon he feels Galloway is ready but unsure about Browning. I reckon he has also learned by having planned a better and more fixture filled pre season. I'm not bothered about the results. They are friendlies. No points at stake. Today's team was full of kids and fringe players and will be nothing like next weeks line up. He just needs to grasp the square pegs principle and I reckon we will be okay. We do badly need reinforcements where it really matters though in front of goal as Kone is weighing in with about the same goals per season ratio as our midfielders


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01 Aug 2015 23:58:52
Good read Tedster.

If he feels that Galloway and Browning can fill in at the back, then all I would like is a Kone replacement.

01 Aug 2015 19:32:43
In the red are you crazy. We have sold everything we own, even the cutlery is rented. We earn the equivalent of the national debt even if we finish 17. Are you all crazy. We can afford to buy any player in the world under £60 million. With the stupid rules of financial FairPlay we can borrow on future earnings. So technically we can borrow £180 million. That's 3 times finishing 17th. And after this year the money is going up with the international TV earnings. I'm not sure but next year Everton will be in the top 10 richest clubs in the world. There is something else going on. Either we are putting all our eggs in one basket and they are working really hard to sign a marquee player a £30-£40 million pound player of we are saving for a new stadium. Or BK has final found a buyer and taking out all that he is owed. But I don't think that has happened. I think it is the first. Fingers crossed

01 Aug 2015 21:58:01
Hopefully saving for a new stadium lad. I bloody well hope so;as we are not spending on transfers.

01 Aug 2015 17:17:38
Has the transfer budget been blown on lukaku last season. doesn't seem to be any movement in the market or are we going to scramble round for free transfers & loanees on deadline day

01 Aug 2015 17:35:44
Why would this seasons transfer budget be blown last season? Embarrassing how negative you are Jonsey, every other post I read from you is slating everything the club does. Would you prefer we go about our business via the press like Chelsea? It's better to do things in the background, rather than announce our every intention through the media. I do believe, however, that the board will limit the funds given to RM due to the season we had last year. If he gets us off to a bad start then I don't expect him to last until Christmas. We haven't got the cash to spend big now with RM and in January with, possibly, a new manager in place. I personally wouldn't trust RM to spend, for example, 30m this window.

01 Aug 2015 13:56:56
Chelsea have ruled out a 3rd bid for stones as they offered 20mil for Rahman baba

{Ed002's Note - They play in different positions.}

01 Aug 2015 11:34:19
.really think we should go for Shaquiri.top top player on his day & at the 12 million being quoted is a bargain in today's inflated values.Shaquiri, Sergi Roberto & Van Dijk & Pato would make me a lot happier by the end of the window!

01 Aug 2015 12:18:39
Dream on Zacki we won't be signing any of them unless we sell Stones if only our board felt the way you do.

01 Aug 2015 13:08:30
I'm pretty sure we do have money to spend and we do not need to sell We are just being careful regarding who we buy I would love to buy Shaquiri IMO he is a fantastic player we stil have until the beginning of Aug to buy players so let's just wait and see

01 Aug 2015 16:21:44
I'm a good judge of character and looking at him he looks like he would spit his dummy out after throwing all toys from his pram! Think he would be a right pain in the A##E.

01 Aug 2015 08:50:40
Everton fans don't moan every year cause there club doesn't spend millions, I have stayed positive for years and so have 90 percent of Evertonians when our club was handing Moyes scraps from the dinner plate. Our negativity is brought on us by the club when Moyes left they sat Martinez down in front of the world and banged on about getting top 4 and that's our ambition that's where a club like Everton should be talking about winning trophies again telling us that we are in a good financial state and yes Martinez still says that's his target.Now the doom and gloom comes from an eleventh place finish last year which shows we are nowhere near top 4 but yet haven't spend a dime to try and improve the squad that's what is upsetting fans we can all see we are not good enough but the board and Martinez see otherwise. We have one of the richest boards in the land but yet they won't invest in us but expect other people to wake up is what I say we will never achieve anything under this current regime.

01 Aug 2015 04:09:01
Joses press conference explaining how transfer market works, so a bid of £7 million for his golden boy Hazzard worth a punt followed by £9 million when knocked back.