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I thought you were pissed Brendan as you got carried away on the other thread?rn...
John Collins in “Just play well... they will love you”: Yakubu’s advice as Hayden Hackney signs five-year Everton deal

Patric #50, you've got me a bit confused. On the one hand, you call for urgency and early signings. Yet on the other you endorse taking the time to negotiate the price down, as we did successfully over several weeks with the Hackney deal (according to The Athletic) and appear to be doing with George. You can't do both. You can either lump up a bunch of cash for signings right up front, as far wealthier clubs like Spurs, the RS and Real Madrid have done, or you can take the time to negotiate the price down per your own valuations of the player -- and be willing to walk away if necessary, as we reportedly threatened to do with Hackney. So which path would you actually prefer Everton to take? I know which I'd pick. Our PSR space is still limited, and the £8.5M we've reportedly saved up front on the Hackney deal can now be spent on enhanced offers or salaries for other new players. I'll look forward to seeing how much we save by renegotiating the George deal. And while it's al...
Mike Gaynes in About time! Everton's transfer activity finally clicking into gear

Wrong thread Jim...
Paul Griffiths in The 2026 World Cup — Day 22

Indeed Paul #45rnrnToffeeWebber A. \"Shows the pulling power of Martinez\"rnrnToffeeWebber B \"Shows the pulling power of Koeman\"rnrnEtc, etc.rnrnToffeeWebber HH \"New signings always spout that sh*t\"rn...
Brendan McLaughlin in “It was always going to be Everton”: Hackney signs five-year deal as Moyes lands first summer coup

Johnl #10 Company was in bed early as we head home today. It's 7AM here... on reflection "pissed" was a stretch....
Brendan McLaughlin in “Just play well... they will love you”: Yakubu’s advice as Hayden Hackney signs five-year Everton deal

I don\'t actually mind it.rnrnBrings back memories of the Yakubu first season with us or the Jelavic 11/12 season and definitely 2016/17.rnrnIt\'s amber not orange, looking again it\'s quite subtle on the shirt, there are no crazy patterns and I like the socks as blue.rnrnKits a kit.rnrnJust give me a bloody good team for once is all I\'m asking....
Jim Bennings in The 2026 World Cup — Day 22