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Where's the money?

Have just read that Everton have no more money to purchase new players... what is going on at Everton? They say they are in profit from last season, have record season ticket sales and have just sold Lescott for £24 million — so where is the money?

This looks, and I may be far of the mark, like a takeover is on the cards and the board are keeping quiet. If they have money, they need to strengthen now... only three days left.
John Wilkins, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posted 30/08/2009 at 10:01:10

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Colin Potter
1 Posted 30/08/2009 at 18:28:18

It’s in the Kirkby pot John.

Mark Hill
2 Posted 30/08/2009 at 18:39:34

don’t want to point out the obvious, but haven’t we just signed a couple of players? - and are we not in for a couple more? I would argue this post has come a little too early...wait till after the window has closed and lets see? if no more new arrivals then, i would suggest you have a case...but not yet...!

David Barks
3 Posted 30/08/2009 at 18:40:08

£10 Million for Diniyar, nearly £6 million for Distin, a portion of Lescott sale went to Wolves, and the article was including nearly £6 million for Heitenga which they believe is a done deal. So that is £22 million spent in their tally and a few million to Wolves. That’s where the money is.

Gavin Ramejkis
4 Posted 30/08/2009 at 19:17:24

How much did it cost to exterminate the Kirkby voles? How much money has Black Billy Bullshitter wasted on Desperation Kirkby?

David Barks, so where is the money tabled for Naughton and Delph? BK has spunked it on Kirkby, even the master bullshitter couldn’t possibly hide the money we got for Worf.

Ian McDowell
5 Posted 30/08/2009 at 19:19:45

I read Moyes comments about wanting more money, not just the Lescott sale money, but more... and rightly so, but why say this on the 30th August? — a bit late!!!

Jay Harris
6 Posted 30/08/2009 at 19:48:39

Ian
we have all been told all summer we had a pot of money for "Exciting" new players from the Vice chairman to the Chief executive.

Moyes then stands firm over Lescott and must have been promised we would make new signings if we let Lescott go.

Apparently Moyes is now "begging for more money with apparently the Banega deal dead and the Hietinga deal gone quiet it seems that Black Bill is once again dragging his feet to avoid spending.

Anyone remember the Fernandes fiasco "He’ll be signing in the morning".... Then the funds magically disapppear down the black hole when we didn't sign him.

David Barks
7 Posted 30/08/2009 at 20:11:30

The Heitenga deal has gone quiet?? It’s on Sky Sports today with Moyes saying we have indeed agreed a fee but are still negotiating personal terms. How is that quiet, before today it was just newspaper speculation.

Gavin, has the transfer window shut yet? Has Moyes not been saying we are close to a couple more signings? So maybe that is where the Naughton bid money is, being used in a few other negotiations. With Moyes admitting we have agreed a fee with Atletico Madrid, our spending has went up to about £22 million, that is the Lescott money. So I was answering that part of the post.

And it would seem that we are still negotiating with a couple more players. Why not just wait and see who has arrived by Tuesday night and then tally up the transfer fees, then we’ll know where the money has went. But since speculation is what we do during the transfer window, my guess is that we are hoping to complete the Heitenga deal, and then probably one other player, but Moyes would like two other players in addition to Heitenga. That is what I think he is talking about when asking for more funds, an additional 15 million to the Lescott funds instead of a figure around £5 or 6 million in addition to the Lescott funds.

John Crawley
8 Posted 30/08/2009 at 20:43:56

According to a Man City supporter I know they have been paying their transfer fees up front in a lump sum. So if were paying on the drip then maybe there is still some money left to play with. Anyway David Moyes is right to call the board on this but he should have done it at the start of the window.

Brian Murphy
9 Posted 30/08/2009 at 21:06:46

OK, David, so what your saying is that, at the beginning of the summer, Everton's transfer kitty was £6 million. Now if I can go back to the original point in John's mail, "Where the hell has the money gone?" I am not looking for us to go out & spend £50 Million or anything like that; however, with the Sky cash coming in we should be able to at least go out and spend an additional say £15 million on top of the Lescott cash. Thank god we did get rid of Lescott or we would be stuck with the usual drivel about how the Yak, Jags & Arteta will be like new signings when they come back. Give me strength.

Gavin Ramejkis
10 Posted 30/08/2009 at 21:22:34

David please don’t join the crackpot Doddy and insult my intelligence with this transfer windows shuts on shite. The season finished months ago, the transfer window opened on 1st June and the season started in the middle of August or are you too asking that my early bird renewal should be satisfied yet again with Billy Bullshitter letting Everton start their season in September?

Lionel Luthor
11 Posted 30/08/2009 at 21:27:09

So I think it’s safe to say Banega is a definite no goer. He played for Valencia this evening.

That takes us onto Heitinga. Did he play for Athletico today? If so, despite the fact we have apparently agreed a fee, are we too far apart in terms of agreeing wages etc?

Where is Peter with those inside exclusives? (I’m not taking the piss, just curious!)

For the love of God, please let it be that Moyes plans to play Pienaar and Bily on the wings. I’m not sure how much longer I can suffer Osman out on the right. Granted, it’s not his favoured position, but it’s like a sore thumb how obvious a weakness we have down the right.

Will Green
12 Posted 30/08/2009 at 23:21:01

Lionel. Heitinga played today, they lost 3-0, so a deal is some way off I think. He looks like a left-footed right back. I have seen him score some goals, all with his left foot. I think some of those goals must have come from midfield... shit, that’s all we need, another defensive midfielder!

We played today with a back four and Rodwell and Neville in front, against Wigan! Neither got in their box in open play. If there is only enough cash for one player please don’t buy a utilty player, we need a genuine ball holding midfield player, a specialist. Full back is the easiest position on the park, my granny could play there.

David O'Connor
13 Posted 30/08/2009 at 23:59:44

Ha ha, yes Lionel, where is Peter with his fantastic inside exclusives!?

Obviously he couldn’t name his source he was so accurate when Taylor and two others signed for us last week!!

Phil Bellis
14 Posted 31/08/2009 at 00:19:07

I’ve been alleged to have been informed from Doddy the he has heard ’on good authority’ that BK will find £80 million plus down the back of his sofa IF (God forbid) Kirkby gets the nod
Should that happen, we will all know where the money for team building went; maybe then, the protests will start

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