Dyche expecting quiet January transfer window

We have no money, and for a change, rather than bullshitting us, they're being direct. The squad is sufficient to keep us up. Let's not sell on the cheap this month, unless we're getting shot of Dele (who'd take him?) or replacing Danjuma with a better person for our needs (on loan).

The nightmare continues...

This is what is so frustrating, we the fans are the ones doing the nail-biting. The ones who got us into this situation, probably don't even bat an eyelid!

There are players who have barely seen the pitch. Seamus, Beto, Godfrey, Chermiti, Danjuma, Dobbin, Gomes and Keane all have plenty of minutes to contribute.

And we were never gonna get anybody better in the window.

We're in a bit of a slump now, which was to be expected, but we'll weather it and be just fine.

In a successful team with no pressure, it's easier to blood developing players; not so easy when results are paramount. So free transfers or sensible loans look favourite to me, if there is to be any activity at all.

Unless we reduce the wage bill on either the impending free agents (the collective £300k+ per week on Dele, Gueye & Gomes) or the underperforming ones (Keane & Godfrey, as well as portion of Holgate's contract that Southampton is not covering this season), there will be no incoming ones.

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Back to Godfrey, I might be in a minority, but I'd rather keep him.

Unfortunately from a financial point of view, we are probably desperate to get his wages off our books. Looks likely he'll leave this month.

Thelwell and Dyche will have their eyes on a couple of viable signings but will need to raise the finance to have a chance of doing the business.

As ever the window is about trying to make the squad a bit stronger, only at the end of it we’ll be able to judge that. I agree with Mike that even if we did nothing this squad is strong enough to achieve safety , so no reason for any irrational panic.

I thought Gomes may be loaned out, but he has skills which could be useful as a sub.

Dele Alli could be useful at some stage for the limited number of matches he can play. It would be good to see him play, since it would open up the possibility of a new and more appropriate contract, when he is a free agent at the end of the season.

Godfrey moving would have surprised me. Though Dyche can freeze players out.

Where are the short-term Kevin Campbells? The Brian McBride or Landon Donovan type signings from the MLS?

Where are the Steven Pienaars that sit on benches across Europe because they are currently out of favour but have lots to offer?

I don't get why these deals aren't spotted anymore, surely they are still out there?

Probably the last genuinely good one we got on loan was Aaron Lennon in January 2015, worked his arse off and gave us something we didn't have prior to his arrival that season, if I recall.

Yes, Lennon was a good signing but quite a big majority of Everton fans didn't like him. A player who grafted for every minute he was on the field for the team, not himself, could do with a couple more like that in the squad now.

Get him to Finch Farm.

I know we like a local player and we absolutely should invest in grass roots close to home. You all know I'm an advocate.

But for the here and now, there will be relative good value deals to be had scouring the Dutch, Belgian, German and Danish leagues.

Dortmund didn't do too bad stealing the machine that is Haaland from Salzburg, who found him in the Norwegian league.

Cast the net.

I did an article a few weeks ago on who is free / possibly available for loan this month.

The outstanding option from the MLS is Miles Robinson who is free and should ably replace Godfrey as centre-back cover.

It's clear that Dyche likes his first-choice starting XI and there's no single position that's begging for an upgrade, so all we'd likely be bringing in is additional cover.

I know people would prefer better centre-back alternatives than Keane and Godfrey, but it's hard to bring in someone who's good enough to play but, if all were to go according to plan, literally wouldn't spend a single minute on the pitch.

Incidentally I’d be keen to loan out Patterson too. Not sure how much he’s improving currently and would benefit from 15 games in a row as starting RB in a lower championship team. If we got Cornet then he has played RB and LB at times so could cover there too.

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He could have been a good loan move for us.

It would take the pressure off with some points returned, but we cannot relax until we have the points on the board.

If the market dictates that we can recruit a targeted player, then I would mark that as progress.