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What price would you pay?

Just to digress from the frustration of the off-season and the Rumour Mill that is associated with it, what would you pay now for the team that was Everton in 1985?

Everton were arguably the best team in the world that year, 13 points clear of second place Liverpool and more silverware to boot. What do you think the following players would be worth today and maybe compare that against what we have at the moment.

The game has changed considerably since the Bosman ruling, especially where loyalty to the club is concerned, but a bit of fun or food for thought, however you want to look at it. (I added a couple of names that weren?t there in ?85 just for the hell of it).

Goalkeepers: Southall and Mimms.
Defenders: Ratcliffe, Stevens, Van Den Hauwe, Mountfield, Watson, Bailey.
Midfield: Steven, Reid, Bracewell, Sheedy, Richardson.
Forwards: Sharp, Gray, Heath and Lineker.

Ivan Parsons, Brisbane Posted 23/06/2007 at 10:18:38

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MIchael

Whatever it would cost... we're skint! The transfer money has been "ring-fenced" to pay for the dream venue in Kirkby. It must be because the Real World is such a disappointment that we need the diversion of these fantasies...

steve
1 Posted 23/06/2007 at 16:12:03

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if D Bent is worth 16 mil, i would easy pay 25 mil for lineker, know you will have goals, maybe we will be linked with him from MOTD after this!

Malt
2 Posted 23/06/2007 at 17:31:40

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Err, just to point out that Gray and Lineker were never at the club at the same time. And Lineker never won anything with Everton.

Barry Cass
3 Posted 23/06/2007 at 19:21:53

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Just a quick one . 1985 Charity Sheild against Man Utd , Lineker’s first game and who was sub ? ? Andy Gray ! Although he did leave that week ! Just pissed off with Everton at the mo and wanted to put malt right ! Sorry

Mike
4 Posted 24/06/2007 at 12:13:11

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If you look at the price of Buffon Juve paid for him...£30m+ wasnt it? what would big Nev have been worth? £40m+?