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The £270k a week was awarded when he was a £100m player Dave, that every top club in the country wanted.

Kdh at £140k a week vs Alcaraz £20k tells you what the football world thinks, and what the players think in accepting both those deals.

Ndiaye was offered a lot better deals. The mistake was perhaps not doing it sooner.

Ian (41) I agree about KDH a very over hyped player by many Everton fans but plays every week and stays on the field no matter how poor he plays.

If Alcaraz is on £20,000 a week and is only a squad player in your opinion then what do make of Grealish on £270,000 a week and KDH on £140,000 (?) they should be playing a lot better than they have been playing while the player they sold for£60M pulled his guts out every week for a lot less than they are getting.

Andrew Ellams – 38

But that shouldn’t be the reason you go. I don’t go to the football, or any event for the beer – but it does help with the overall experience – as it is meant to be leisure and entertainment.

Have a beer watching the team that you first went to see in 1980 should not be a big ask in 2026 Britain – right?

Alan McGuffog – 36

Yeah, it is a bit sad that grown men cannot be trusted with a drink in hand whilst watching a match – though the segregation is much better nowadays than the 80s.

I guess the offshoot is that if you are so inclined – your drink loads before the game – neck as many at half-time as you could and thus binge drink – not a great option!

I think it is both legislative and mentality thing Alan. Once you have been away to a few places (I know how condescending that sounds – sorry) and you see a different mentality – you come back and just scratch your head at the various things that you see – things that become normalised over time – but shouldn’t be!

Steve 25, scouting teams are making those judgements every summer mate. Analysts are looking at players, and making recommendations on players that will deliver more end product.

The fact that Alcaraz is still here on £20k a week with one year on his deal, and presumably available for £12-15m, would suggest that the football world, like me, see him as a squad player only that delivers fleetingly.

Tony would I be giving Alcaraz 30 minutes? I am going to need to see more mate, than just a nice finish vs Wolves, to convince me he is going to deliver what we need. Weve seen it with Mcneil, a good performance, followed up by absolutely nothing.

We are too easily pleased as a fan base by our players.

Sign of genuine progress for the club or player, is when we are talking after 15, 20, 30 games not just a handful of good moments. He will get 10, 15, 20 minutes, may be a start by delivering high level, consistent performances. So it is up to him to shine in training and on the pitch when those opportunities arise. Same with Dibling.

Christy, I don't think Kdh performance drop off is down to being tired and fading out of games. I just think he is a player that tries things that don't come off all the time, and can be a bit hit or miss. There will be elements of tiredness I am sure, but 60 minutes in after 4-6 games, I doubt it.

When it comes off like Palace, he looks a world beater. When he is missing sitters like Spurs, then that isn’t tiredness. That is just the mark of a player that performs between a 6 & 8 most weeks, doing something that is the hardest thing to do on the pitch. Score & create.

That is the difference between good and genuine top bracket player. And why he is down the England pecking order.

I don't like the word World Class, as I think there are few, if any, in the Premier League, but a player that can hit an 8, 9 or 10 performance most weeks is unlikely to be at our club too long. Branthwaite is the only one that falls into that bracket, and why I struggle to see him being here next season.

But hey, unbeaten so far this season, through in the cup. I hope for 3 points vs Ipswich, which will cement a good start after the late summer shit show. Up the toffees.