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A big player for us this season. 10 goals at least from him would be a great return.

Yes Mark – and that leads to a few posts I have made about the conspiracy theory of qualifying for Europe would take us to 70% not 85% and we would not have the squad depth for Europe and the EPL which would put staying in the EPL under threat and that delivers far more money than the two lesser European competitions and so taking the foot off the gas to finish low enough to not be in Europe was a message passed down in the middle of April.

To be fair – and this will annoy many on here – by the time we beat Chelsea we were 7 points better than last season. Maintaining the results from 2024/25 would have put us 7th and Europa League. Getting the extra points to replace Liverpool in 5th would have been possible – but St.Virgil’s winner made it difficult and I wonder if that was to point that we decided lets go for 2026/27.

And for those moaning – the club is run by business people. Their target is not the same as ours. If you had the choice of

a clapped out Vauxhall Nova from Arthur Daley motors today –
or
wait a few weeks until the local Porsche dealer was trying to get rid of 26 plates before the 76 came out and would drop the price but in the meantime had to take the bus
what would you do.

We have 2 games without a recognised RB it still leaves them 36 to make a bigger difference than a 2nd choice lesser player.

I say bring back Coleman give him 3 mill for turning up at the training ground for a jolly like he has for the last 5 seasons and no one will moan.
Funny now he’s gone TW are only talking about a Right Back.
Oh sorry Micheal you wont let this post go out.

Phil 97

I commented on another thread that european qualification is a twin edged sword, a punishment almost, unless it’s the big one of CL. At the point you need to increase the quality and quantity of players, you get your budget cut.

CL revenue will likely go a long way to equalising the equation, but Europa and Conference- especially the latter- will not, the revenue is comparatively small. I think they have that wrong and it really punishes clubs trying to bridge the gap via the lesser euro competitions.

I’ve now checked out what Kinnear said in his other interview and as Mike G said, he was clear it was £265m this past season, and that really did surprise me, in a good way. That would make £300m this season achievable (but Mike, we obviously won’t get 35% growth every year, we’ve had a big one off increase from the new stadium).

On that basis and if even the higher £200m squad cost is correct, we do have a lot of wriggle room. It suggests we are not even quite at 70% SCR. And that got me thinking, with all the talk of stability and sustainability, and references to Newcastle and Villa, that maybe that is the plan, to stick with the lower ratio of 70% so if we do qualify for the lesser euro comps, you don’t need to take an axe to player costs. And, as an owner bonus, it might well leave them with enough to take another dividend as Tony A suggested.

In a way, it makes sense, but it is not going to get the pulses racing and it will certainly put a lot of onus on world leading recruitment.

Someone who wants to play for Everton, sounds good – then you think about his bosses, who have owned the club for twenty months and still haven’t even been to see one game.

Not the last game at Goodison, or the first game at Bramley Moore – which kind of makes our CEO’S words about signing players who want to embrace playing for Everton, very fucking hollow to ME.