Everton Banter Archive July 29 2017

29 Jul 2017 22:05:49
I'm a big fan of making up random (but technically correct) stats. In regards to our business this window, if/ when Sigurdsson signs for £50mill, of the first team signings we have spent roughly £21mill per player in transfer fees. Given the current market, if you ask me that seems like good business.
Can go further and say that of those signings if each player finishes their career at the age of 33 (guessed that's a fair age for players to hang up the boots) that's an average of 8 years left per player in their careers.
Given the current market and quality of each individual player we have signed I'd say £21mill for 8 years/ per player is pretty damn good!

29 Jul 2017 17:43:29
For anyone who's interested giroud just scored a great target man's goal.

29 Jul 2017 15:43:40
Out of the top 7 premiership teams Sigurdson scored against all except Tottenham last season.

Let's get this lad in.

29 Jul 2017 16:16:57
At the minute Smit. He's got his feet up on Ronald's sofa watching old Barcelona video's.

29 Jul 2017 16:49:45
Let's hope so Blue.

29 Jul 2017 15:06:41
Hey fellow Evertonians

I'm revelling in the fact that our club is now in a financial position to compete and keep up with the top 6. For so many years we've been scraping around for deals/ loans and done very well in the main with the finances we had at our disposal. Let's enjoy this rich vein of financial backing and see what it brings. It's one thing to buy good players but it's another to gel and make them a team that can break the top 6 monopoly.
Is there anymore news on Kruse or Seri?

{Ed025's Note - not at the moment ricky..

29 Jul 2017 12:08:31
Just a few of my thoughts and predictions about our upcoming season.
1) I have every confidence in Koeman. He has to succeed given the level of expenditure on players otherwise Moshiri will get rid of him. If he is successful Koeman will stay beyond his three year contract.
2) Yes the game on Thursday was not great but the it is early in the pre-season and new players take time to gel. Next Thursdays game will be better.
3) I did not want Rooney back and still not sure if it was a good thing but now he is a blue he needs our support.
4) We have to be realistic about this year. Top six would be a great accomplishment providing that keeps us in Europe. Add a cup win and I for one would be over the moon.
5) We need a big #9, another center-half and a central play-maker like Arteta IMHO.
6) This will be a good year for some of the kids. They may not be used a the beginning of the season but they will break into the side as the season progresses.
7) It is a great time to be an Evertonian. It is now 71 years since I went to my first game. I have been through great times and bloody bad times but this ranks as one of the more exciting times with a great management/ ownership team, a vastly improved team squad and the prospect of a great new stadium. Enjoy it fellow Blues and get behind the team, I want to see the Old Lady rocking like it used to in my youth.

29 Jul 2017 13:54:38
Great post but would also add we need another centre forward desparatly.

29 Jul 2017 14:22:31
Brilliant post 1940Mike. I have plenty of respect for you as 71 years supporting the club is amazing. I just hope I'm as lucky to get to support them for so long.

29 Jul 2017 14:27:46
Lot of outlay but so far there has been as much income as well in the way of fees, it's a good restructure of the playing personnel for me, a blend of youth and experience, this is going to be the real transition season as Koeman really stamps his authority over the side.
I am very positive for the season ahead.

29 Jul 2017 14:28:42
Thanks milomj, I covered that in #5 - Big #9,
Mike.

29 Jul 2017 18:49:48
Agreed over Thursday's match. It wasn't great, but it stood out a mile away that the players were still getting to know one another and an obvious change in tactics / system that the players who already know each other, will have to get used to.

29 Jul 2017 09:24:32
I'm not a coach or manager but history shows you that clubs seem to struggle when in the Europa league and the Thursday to Sunday fixture positioning is what seems to get a lot of the blame.
With that in mind I think it is odd we are not playing a friendly tomorrow to get us in to that routine assuming we go through on Thursday.

29 Jul 2017 15:14:33
Probably just want to concentrate on the return leg so as not to fall at the first hurdle.

29 Jul 2017 05:19:09
BRAMLEY MOOR
Last year the tabacco warehouse which will make up part of the north Liverpool development of Peel Holdings was a hive of activity with a new roof being added in steel which was to have penthouses above it .
It would appear that nothing is now happening .
One crane is no longer in action and another has been only a quarter built and no more added at all this year .
I believe the owner is a Dublin guy
Having recently driven past the whole area, other than some activity re the new dual carriageway the feeling is that of a ghost town .
I expected it to be buzzing can anyone enlighten me as to what is occurring .
The tabacco warehouse as you will all know is the biggest brick built warehouse in the world .
Thanks.

29 Jul 2017 07:29:00
Regarding tobaco wrehouse, don't worry same thing happened with the hotel next door, titanic, same irish guy owns that i think, anyway half way through he stopped all work whilst waiting for grants from council and europe, only thing is don't know the situation re europe now, but he bought the tobaco warehouse at the same time he bought the titanic building, long before everton was linked to the dock site.

29 Jul 2017 08:44:07
Dont worry Mr Moshiri will buy that too 😉.

29 Jul 2017 10:13:56
Thanks for that information Niko
I have seen artists impressions of the Tobacco warehouse and looks superb . Was just worried our new ground was going to be next to a derelict site he he.