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31 Jan 2025 16:56:47
Carlos Alcaraz has supposedly signed for us. No idea who is. The name scares me a little but hey there you go!
1.) 31 Jan 2025 17:10:01
His wiki page says he’s an Argentine midfielder who’s on loan at Everton from flamenco serie A, mangala must have gone back?! Wtf looking for further confirmation and then reels!
2.) 31 Jan 2025 17:14:27
Further to my previous it’s on ssn transfer live blog and Flamengo Brazil serie A agreed with possible option to buy. Was at Southampton last season apparently.
3.) 31 Jan 2025 17:26:25
Was he good at Southampton? as I don’t know this fella. But was at juventus as well apparently from the article I read €18 million is what flamengo payed for him.
4.) 31 Jan 2025 17:31:14
Spent second half of the season on loan at Juve which ain’t a bad thing not a bad age
Loan with obligation to buy if certain criteria are met from reports
I am sure I read that these “obligation to buy” were viewed differently in the ever changing loan world to straight loans and option to buy ones.
5.) 31 Jan 2025 17:47:25
I’m liking the way this has gone under the radar and not the three ring circus under Moshiri.
6.) 31 Jan 2025 18:11:39
Totally agree Big C
And the right profile of player for me
Reluctantly just spoke to a mate who unfortunately for him is a saints fan but then currently likes to remind me how we gave Russell Martin his only win ?
Anyway he said Alcaraz imposes well on the game, loves a tackle, like most Argentine midfielders
Likes to progress forward and good passer so that’s a Doucoure upgrade
Also good with a dead ball
Sounds a good acquisition.
13 Aug 2023 12:03:36
Jack Harrison close according to Paul Joyce and Bobble.
{Ed002's Note - For the LW collection.}
1.) 13 Aug 2023 12:15:21
We’d surely be bringing him in to play on the right. I don’t think we even have a right winger in the squad after Townsend left.
2.) 13 Aug 2023 12:45:47
Wiki have Jack Harrison as an Everton player someone’s quick sadly they write Everton F c obviously too quick to press the caps key!
3.) 13 Aug 2023 12:53:06
Maybe so Gibbo but his preferred/ best position is on the left, why can't we just sign an actual right winger?
4.) 13 Aug 2023 12:57:37
He is better than any LW we have anyway and comfortably, so I don't see too much of a problem.
{Ed002's Note - Danjuma has also been added and other parts of the squad need work.}
5.) 13 Aug 2023 13:03:06
We do love to collect our LW’s Ed.
6.) 13 Aug 2023 13:29:56
Harrison is better than Danjuma and I would rather blood in a permanent signing than a loan. Danjuma's favoured position is LW but he would provide better cover up front than Maupay would.
7.) 13 Aug 2023 14:37:28
He does also play right wing. It gives us options on both side of the pitch. Danjuma looks like he may be a decent CF. He made some intelligent runs yesterday.
8.) 13 Aug 2023 15:32:28
Harrison is on loan isn't he.
9.) 13 Aug 2023 15:37:01
Good teams have good players pushing the starters. Levels raise naturally. Who wouldn't rather have better attacking options than we did last year, even if some of them hinder others by playing in their favoured positions.
Harrison for me would be an upgrade on any player we currently have. He works his bollocks off up and down the wing and is well drilled, whilst offering greater attacking output than what we currently have in wide areas. McNeil isn't anywhere near the same player on the right side. So I wouldn't mind Harrison playing on the right over an Iwobi or a Garner. Both of those players should be competing with the others for spots in the middle of the park. With Garner he could even be played at RB for the season if this is Pattersons level.
Obligation to buy on Harrison would be a fantastic deal for us as I don't think it would take up a loan spot but could be wrong there.
10.) 13 Aug 2023 15:37:12
I read somewhere that Danjuma can play across the line.
11.) 13 Aug 2023 15:59:01
Jack Harrison might be left foot footed but he likes to play on the right hand side so he can cut in.
12.) 13 Aug 2023 16:07:23
Well I didn't see that coming!
13.) 13 Aug 2023 16:15:15
Definitely a massive upgrade to what we have, typical SD player.
14.) 13 Aug 2023 17:17:07
Danjuma right footed likes LW but comfortable across the line. Jack Harrison left footed LW but comfortable on the RW.
15.) 13 Aug 2023 17:28:35
Rumours he’s another Leeds player with a relegation release clause so maybe it’s a permanent deal
Good business either way.
16.) 13 Aug 2023 17:36:58
Never mind gone to Villa!
16 Jun 2021 20:44:08
Now coming out he hasn't been offered the job. my head hurts!
1.) 17 Jun 2021 11:51:23
You and me BJU, I'm sick of reading articles, that contrast the previous one I read. Seem to be going round and round in circles. Does anyone know what is actually going on?
I mean it looked nailed on we were getting Nuno, now it looks like we are getting Rafa, another article saying we are in talks with a return of Martinez, and another still linking us with potter. I think we have been linked with every manager in the history of the game.
Next one will be a return to the premier League for Alex Ferguson.
Glad we aren't just jumping into an appointment, but it sounds as though we don't know who we want.
At least there are managers interested!
COYB.
2.) 17 Jun 2021 17:35:29
The news outlets just keep stirring it all up and you have the News Now click bate website. I need to learn to just go on holiday and chillout for a bit whilst all this goes on and by the time I'm home it's all sorted.
Instead sat here clicking refresh 20 times a second on NN with an ever decreasing bottle of whisky!
05 Oct 2020 12:02:01
It's gone mental with reports Zaha is being negotiated.
Not sure how true this is and I don't think it's possible at all. Let's wait and see.
1.) 05 Oct 2020 12:19:49
Palace have been mentioned as having interest in Walcott too. Our forward options would be exceptional if this were true - fear it may just be lazy journalism.
{Ed002's Note - Walcott is not going to CP.}
2.) 05 Oct 2020 12:34:40
Interesting you're not saying "Zaha is not going to Everton" Ed.
3.) 05 Oct 2020 13:01:52
I can take him or leave him. I'm more interested in a GK option than Zaha.
Apart from that Walcott looks like he may go, bolasie is the one being talked about going to CP and besic to rangers with Kean already gone.
That's some good business if it happens. Can't think of anything more we could have done.
4.) 05 Oct 2020 13:12:31
I really don't see Zaha link being true to not this late in the window!
5.) 05 Oct 2020 13:38:06
Zaha will be with Palace for the rest of his career now unless they get relegated.
6.) 05 Oct 2020 13:57:47
I can't either and not fussed about him at all. A few are reporting we are in for romero from untied now. I'd be very happy with that one though.
{Ed025's Note - he would be my choice john..
7.) 05 Oct 2020 14:28:18
Think Bolasie and Besic would both look good in a Palace shirt ;0)
8.) 05 Oct 2020 14:32:23
I don't see how Saha gets in our starting eleven at the moment. He's a good player but I'd rather any money be spent on a quality GK to compete with JP and some loan CF to give DCL a rest every 5/ 6 games and come on as impact. On a similar note, any whispers on Carlo thoughts on Tosun as he's not had a sniff or mention but with MK going out on loan, maybe this will change? Don't think he's injured and he can certainly finish if supplied.
9.) 05 Oct 2020 14:45:40
Shows how far we’ve come if that’s true. Realistically, one of our front three will either have a knock or need resting most weeks - Zaha would get plenty of game time. Also, James R can play the no.10 with 2 holding midfielders so all 4 could play. He would strengthen the squad, no doubt there. If we can get rid of 4/ 5 squad players, it’s not impossible.
10.) 05 Oct 2020 14:56:21
I agree corner. Tosun is another one who may do a decent job now we have better cohesion up front. We need to give these players a chance with the added quality we've already added.
11.) 05 Oct 2020 15:16:55
Tosun got a bad injury last season while on loan at Palace. He’s still injured as far as I know.
12.) 05 Oct 2020 15:39:55
Tosun out until new year I think, torn ACL.
27 Sep 2020 21:27:32
Spirit of the blues is number 1 in the iTunes chart! I am loving being a blue right now.
Remember when we were rubbish? Seems so long ago!
1.) 28 Sep 2020 17:01:40
Lampard has not improved his squad he bought a striker when they already have giroud abraham and batshaui he has mount and pulisic but then buys havertz and zyech so attack was not a priority its his defence and midflield that need reinforcing .
2.) 28 Sep 2020 17:39:54
Z cars now moving up 😂😂.
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04 Feb 2025 11:37:36
Let me start this by saying I'm fine with us only getting the one player in. However, there does seem to be a real lack of preparation in these transfer windows under Thelwell.
This isn't the first window where we don't appear to have a plan in place, spoken to clubs or a strategy in who we are looking for, over potential signings. I do stress appear though.
There are loads of factors to take into consideration but I suppose the biggest one is when we change our managers. Doing it in January, the new manager will have his own targets he would want to be brought in and could be very different from the previous manager. This means any work you've already done is pointless and new work begins on the new priorities the new manager has set and as these things take time.
We've got a good enough squad though to be higher up the table. Before the start of the season I thought mid table was achievable but it was dependant on the then manager to be able to develop and grow himself not just the team. He didn't and we are where we are.
So no big surprise we didn't get many in and I would suspect Thelwell won't be there come the summer anyway. Hopefully, the new person coming in has good contacts and a vision that matches both the club and manager.
1.) 04 Feb 2025 14:19:16
I’m of the other thinking that Thelwell has done fairly well for us whilst with us given the constraints of psr, the changing of managers and the meddling owner.
Would like to see him given a chance with proper backing and working with Moyes to build this squad - if he’s as bad as some are making out then how have we won our last 3 games with 7 of his signings playing in those games?
Lindstrom, Ndiaye, o’Brien, Beto, Garner, Gueye and Tarkowski were all great in the last game.
McNeil has been decent, Mangala one of our best players this season before injury, iroegbubam and chermiti got potential.
He’s made some poor signings as well, however I feel those are outweighed by the good ones based on circumstances faced with.
All a matter of opinions as lots of negativity towards him and even more so since window closed and we only signed one player - odd as fans moaning we haven’t bought anyone would be the first ones to moan if we bought duds in.
Need to buy players to improve us not just pad out the squad.
2.) 04 Feb 2025 19:00:31
He got us out of the PSR hole, I think Friedkins recognise that.
3.) 04 Feb 2025 20:33:25
Thelwell the new scapegoat now dyche has gone and Moyes has got results?
The same guy saved our arses with psr and signed ndiaye when most of us hadn’t heard of him 9/ 10 for me.
4.) 04 Feb 2025 21:37:58
I'm not slating Thelwell at all. I don't think he's done a bad job and trying to offer reasons why it is difficult when we change manager. However, we do seem to have an issue when we really need some decisive decisions being made.
Add to it the fact he's had to sell some of our best players to balance the books, Psr and an absent owner, he's done wonders.
However, his contract runs out in the summer and there's no sign of a new one which means the owners probably have someone else in mind.
Either way whoever it is, needs to be in line with the owners and mangers vision.
When Moshiri took over, the owner had his own ideas, the DOF had his and none of them were inline with the manager and we wasted 100's millions. This is a new beginning, I'd prefer it not to be the same as last time.
31 Jan 2025 14:08:17
I think Davey is hinting there may not be anyone coming or if they are, they are just a couple of stop gaps.
Honestly, I'd be holding back, mainly because he hinted that the summer is a totally different story for us and can start to compete again.
This stadium looks like its come just at the right time because I think one more year spending like we have, would probably be the straw that broke the camels back.
1.) 31 Jan 2025 14:57:47
Danny Ings.
2.) 31 Jan 2025 16:23:36
I would take Ings, knows the league and worked with Moyes, but that would be the thing is having worked with Moyes would they both work together again, that’s the big deal breaker, that and he’s on £125k ?
If he came in, offer a 6 month deal
Incentivise with a goal bonus
I remember Dean Holdsworth had some crazy goal scoring bonus back in his Wimbledon days.
{Ed025's Note - West Ham would have to pay at least half of that wage ST..
3.) 31 Jan 2025 16:54:30
Danny ings has scored less than dcl this season. I'd rather not sign anyone than bring ings in. Smacks of desperation. I'd even go as far to say throw sheriff in before bringing ings in.
31 Jan 2025 08:20:32
This weekend may be the fire that lights the touch paper for transfers. A win and I suspect we won't do much if any business until the summer. However, a defeat and it may jolt the club to do something.
Personally, if the right players aren't there, then just wait.
1.) 31 Jan 2025 09:22:37
I've been thinking the same over the last few days. If we win, the clubs opinion maybe that the cushion we have will be enough to see us safe and there is no point in spending what little money we have on players that we don't actually want but are available.
2.) 31 Jan 2025 09:29:12
Think you might be right buddy. Whilst I'd love to see a few come in they got to be the right ones. a lot depends on DCL injury/ time frame. Think Armstrong, Tim and Garner will have a big part to play these coming months.
3.) 31 Jan 2025 10:34:30
My thoughts exactly BJU.
4.) 31 Jan 2025 10:44:43
I think that would depend on who becomes available. Moyes has been clear that he's also looking for players for the future.
5.) 31 Jan 2025 10:46:43
The only exception to that will possibly be sending Broja back and getting another striker in on loan just to see us through the season. That would provide the least risk in a situation as dire as our striker options.
6.) 31 Jan 2025 11:09:56
BJU - you hit the nail on the head with your final comment “if the right players aren’t there, then just wait”
Unfortunately feel a few fans heads will fall off if we don’t sign anyone.
We all want the team to strengthen but if the right players aren’t available makes little sense signing players just to increase squad size if they’re not the right ones - however some fans don’t seem to grasp this.
7.) 31 Jan 2025 14:34:47
Moyes is no fool, if he doesn't rate Beto then he will be looking to bring another striker in. Might not be the perfect choice, but we cannot continue for the rest of the season without a striker.
15 Jan 2025 10:11:32
As much as I am happy we've moved on from Dyche, he has been classy in his statement on leaving the club.
We can all argue the pros and cons of him but for me, I don't like his type of football. I am so very grateful for last season and the season before and I would be surprised if there are many that could have kept us up though.
1.) 15 Jan 2025 13:02:08
Another way to look at it is if he’d have been derogatory in his comments it may jade any future employee from hiring him.
2.) 15 Jan 2025 14:38:26
Yeah but he could just have kept quiet. One thing I would say about him is that, although there were some veiled comments from him, he never said anything too controversial during his time with us.
3.) 15 Jan 2025 17:10:02
Not sure about the stable position bit?
14 Jan 2025 10:49:36
Happy days. No further breaches of psr rules.
Let's get back to football then and bring on tomorrow night!
1.) 14 Jan 2025 12:21:22
Outrageous that Chelsea have escaped by selling two hotels and their women’s team though.
2.) 14 Jan 2025 14:32:37
How's that outrageous?
3.) 14 Jan 2025 16:12:57
Selling your women’s team to a company that you own for ‘profit’ is a pretty flagrant abuse of the rules, or just clever depending on which way you choose to look at it. Outrage may be a little strong, as it should be expected now. All teams, including us, are looking at ways to dodge the rules. Chelsea have spent over a billion on players, and remained within PSR. We received a points deduction. Most Everton fans feel a bit hard done by on that score. Anyway, anyone fancy buying a women’s team?
4.) 14 Jan 2025 17:19:47
To make the tea and sandwiches, yes ok.
5.) 14 Jan 2025 17:35:10
Another reason in life to never admit guilt.
05 Feb 2025 20:55:15
He's had to deal with a rather poor legacy of players on excessive wages. The only way to get rid of them was to let the contracts run down because they were average players on really high wages.
He brought players in on lower wages and has made big money some and sold good player due to PSR for good money as well.
Add to it the absent owner, change in managers and a stadium taking funds away from the kitty, he's done a remarkable job.
However, I do think planning and preparation for the January windows have been poor and again the right side never really being tackled and upgraded.
The other thing that none of us will really know is how good is his contacts book is. If the ambition is there to start looking at players of a higher calibre, is he able to do these deals. This will have a big impact on whether they choose us or even sepak to us.
I do like the fella though and his dad's a blue. We'll see what happens in the summer.
One final thing though, this guy doesn't deserve any hate whatsoever. He, like a lot of people at the club have tried to keep us going in such horrendous circumstances. let's give the guy a break.
29 Jul 2024 16:21:04
My wife is a Liverpool fan but I get my own back as she has to live with a miserable bitter blue and my lads are as miserable and bitter as me.
I almost don't want us to ever win!
21 Jul 2024 11:54:07
Thanks Ed.
20 Jul 2024 22:00:44
Ed02, you may know this. If we have a preferred bidder but he wants to allow someone else to join the bid would the exclusivity agreement have end to allow the new party to join the bid and look over the goods?
{Ed002's Note - No. That would be welcome to the seller.}
20 Jul 2024 09:31:16
I doubt administration will happen as there are too many people with money involved in the club. A cap, r&m, Moshiri and now Friedkin, none of these are going to want to lose their money.
Moshiri will no doubt get a buyer just not the deal at what he wants.
On Friedkin, I've heard he done the same thing at Roma, brought in other investors and then bought the club. This could happen with us and reduce his risk as well.
04 Feb 2025 21:37:58
I'm not slating Thelwell at all. I don't think he's done a bad job and trying to offer reasons why it is difficult when we change manager. However, we do seem to have an issue when we really need some decisive decisions being made.
Add to it the fact he's had to sell some of our best players to balance the books, Psr and an absent owner, he's done wonders.
However, his contract runs out in the summer and there's no sign of a new one which means the owners probably have someone else in mind.
Either way whoever it is, needs to be in line with the owners and mangers vision.
When Moshiri took over, the owner had his own ideas, the DOF had his and none of them were inline with the manager and we wasted 100's millions. This is a new beginning, I'd prefer it not to be the same as last time.
04 Feb 2025 20:06:25
They are no doubt getting away with it. You don't spend 180m unless you're confident of being in the league next year.
Masters and his cronies had their lamb to slaughter but we rose like a pheonix from the flames.
04 Feb 2025 15:23:18
He'll need to fight to get into the team. Garner is one of the best signings we could have made in this window. So please he's back.
Personally I think he's probably more mangala than dacoure but we have a few that can move into the middle including this guy.
01 Feb 2025 12:31:23
Unsworth at Oldham took over a club that had just been relegated out of the football league and they were in very difficult circumstances financially. Not sure why anyone would need to attack him for no reason. He done well in the role.
One of the main reasons the youth team have suffered is due to the club being in limbo for so long. The whole infrastructure at the club has been neglected by the owner except for the new stadium as this had to be completed for him to get rid of the club.
On top of that we had a 2 year ban on signing players between 10 and 18 which will cause a ripple affect for a number of years. Hopefully now 4years on we'll see a resurgence in the youth set up over the next few years.
We all need to stop looking at the past and start hoping for a better future.
31 Jan 2025 21:12:13
Hopefully 'serves' up a 'duece' and we all 'love' him!
{Ed025's Note - nice John..