Fourteen Days To Build The New Everton

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And it can be done...

I remember thinking when Moyes came to the club that we were only eleven players short of a top-class team. Maybe I was wrong ? we had Carsley after all. Now though, despite all the doom and gloom, we?re actually two players short of a top-class team. That?s progress! Of course, given that the demands of a season we need to improve our squad too, but when you step back I don?t see why we can?t get everything we need in the next fortnight.

1. Firstly, two central midfielders. One defensive and one a playmaker.

2. An attacking midfielder, ideally capable of playing on the left and with pace, and a striker with pace, presence and composure.

3. An experienced keeper and young centre-half to improve the squad.

That?s it! We can all bandy round names, but as I see it we only need to find major money the two of these, get two on loan, and pay a small amount for the final pair. All this can be done within our budget, and provided we invest in younger players they should maintain or increase in value ensuring the long-term health of the club.

We can then devote this season to having a real first choice eleven for the first time in the Moyes era in which EVERY player is there for the long term, and can grow game by game. We can finish in the top eight and progress in the cups.

And next season, top four... I'm serious. If the loan players have done the job we can sign them up, and beyond that additions should be minimal ? with incomings generally accounted for by outgoings. The stadium problem is not a problem ? there is now an opportunity for real unity: a united fanbase pursuing a new stadium within Liverpool, and I believe the council will ultimately agree to Walton Hall Park and our investment will be offset by Sainsbury?s.

The upshot to this is that five years from now we will just have had our first game in a new 50,000 seater stadium, Moyes will have led us back into the Champions League, we will have won silverware, and we will be in a position to challenge for the Premier League itself for the first time in a long time. And none of this is even contingent on a Blue Billionaire, but simply seizing the opportunity offered us by the next fourteen days ? and building The New Everton.

Always always keep the faith.
Trevor Dean, St Helens     Posted 17/08/2008 at 21:45:54

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