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Show me the money!
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Show me the money ... show me the signings of Luis Gonzales, Manuel Fernandes, Yakubu or somebody else, anybody else... who can kick a ball in a straight line without having to resort to hoofball!
This stinks to high heaven ... Why when over the last 20 years we have had no cash, suddenly we are swimming in it ... and it's all to fund moving to the 'next level' on the pitch and off it?!
Why, when the board openly admits that we need to use at least some 'internal funding' for Kirkby do we suddenly start being frivolous in the transfer market?
Why, when David Moyes says that he won't be fooled into spending 'silly money' in the transfer 'silly season' do we suddenly bid 20 million (+ wages) for just TWO players... a couple of years ago all we could afford was Marcus Bent for gods sake?!
Why does transferring such players turn out to be more complicated than solving a quadratic equation whilst blindfolded with your hands tied behind your back... how the hell can Man City sign eight players from all corners of the fucking globe in a matter of a few days without such issues?
Where is the money ... why are all Everton transfers so protracted ... why do the big money deals almost ALWAYS fall through? Kuyt / Owen / Gonzalez / Smith / Fernandes .... Yakubu?
Why are we continually fed this PR spin shit in the media only to be continually, consistently, let down... squad size still NOT increased from last year... in fact 'decreased' if you count Pistone !
What the hell is going on? It's as if the club never really want such players in the first place, as if these deals are made up for sadistic pleasure or as a mechanism by which to promote some other agenda... maybe, just maybe, the MONEY isn't really there at all?
At least the truth will be known by next week...
Matt Willey, Posted 27/08/2007 at 21:43:27
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2 Posted 27/08/2007 at 22:51:50
Maybe by next week we’ll know about Yakubu. Beyond that, I doubt we will be any the wiser.
BK & KW only tell the punters what they want them to know. The rest remains behind closed doors.
3 Posted 27/08/2007 at 22:59:04
Ideally we would have a fully fit squad all the time and we wouldn’t be in need of such re-enforcements but Vaughan and Cahill will be out for a while still... what’s the betting when they do return that the club will come out with the usual ’like signing a new player’ crap !
4 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:12:28
Let’s put our collective effort in getting Kenwright out. All others matters are now secondady.
5 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:15:40
Its his decision when to buy players and who those players will be.
Let Moyes make the decisions. And if those decisions are wrong and Everton are struggling come January then sack him for it.
Course thats unlikely because Moyes has a habit of making the right decisions.
Remember when everyone said holding onto 4th would be impossible if we sold Graveson? Or how everyone was so sure that Moyes would regret not signing Ferrari and would find it impossible to get another defender as good (about a week later Moyes found Lescott).
Moyes makes good decisions, just ask Harry Redknapp if Moyes made the right choice regarding Nugent.
6 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:22:15
7 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:29:46
8 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:37:46
9 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:41:19
10 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:44:19
11 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:41:37
12 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:51:22
Hows that for positive thinking???
13 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:55:10
14 Posted 28/08/2007 at 00:22:10
15 Posted 28/08/2007 at 00:36:16
I am a 32 times out of 47 shafted supporter of the year. This shas nowt to do with Moyses; he’s being shafted along with the rest of us (unless he’s in on it - but, having spoken to the man and looked into his eyes, I don’t believe he’s a willing dupe
16 Posted 28/08/2007 at 02:33:27
Let’s not start getting on AJ’s back. I’ve seen a growing frustration with him on here and within my Everton friends. So far this season, he’s looked a much more well rounded player. Moyes wants him to get that killer touch but we can all see he’s far too humble a lad for it (probably why we’re after the goal-machine, Yakubu) and the criticism from Mourinho last year is still affecting his game.
I do, however, agree with Dutch that we shouldn’t get on Moyes’ back. And I think that should go for Kenwright too at the moment, especially if people are trying to use the Manny snub as a stick to beat us with. It certainly looks like it’s his advisors who’ve screwed both us and the lad himself.
17 Posted 28/08/2007 at 03:28:20
Oh, that would be Moyes’ right? I mean, he bought him.
Yet, I thought you said Moyes has a habit of making the right decisions
You contradict yourself there Dutch which proves what utter tosh you write sometimes.
Personally, I think AJ is a decent striker who’s in in a team that’s not playing to his strengths. Which is Moyes’ fault again for employing long-ball tactics.
I don’t think the Yak is worth 11.25 either..but that’s another story.
18 Posted 27/08/2007 at 23:04:11
Why does anyone expect any footballer to show loyalty to a club? Why shouldn't Fernandes sign for the club offering him the most money? We want players who will play for the shirt! Do me a favour.
Look at our list of supposed Evertonians who showed no loyalty to us - Rooney, Jeffers, Speed all left for more money. The other true blue, Stubbs, made money out of the Rooney transfer. Cahill only signed a new well paid contract last year yet by courting West Ham this summer along with Arteta they both get to sign new contracts for more money. Even our legend Duncan Ferguson ripped us off for the money he took off our club.
The game of football is fucked, there is no loyalty and every player involved is in it for the money.
19 Posted 28/08/2007 at 11:54:45
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1 Posted 27/08/2007 at 22:53:41
Remember we want Moyes to bring in the players he feels can improve the squad not waste it on over-priced average players (Nugent) just to prove we have the money.
If he has to wait until January to get the players he wants thats his decision.