Season 2011-12 Fan Articles
We Need Strikers
By Adrian Phuah :: 30/08/2011
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Just three words ? We Need Strikers.Everton have completed their three games in August 2011 and all-in-all, the Toffees scored four goals and conceded two. Based on statistics, Everton are doing a mightily good job.
However, the team?s frailties were there for all to see. Everton lost their opening match to newly promoted Queens Park Rangers by a soft goal. They then conceded a goal against League One outfit Sheffield United before outscoring them by three goals.
In the match against Blackburn, Everton was trying their very best to give away the three points but Blackburn seemed to be in a more generous mood. The Riversiders went on to miss two penalties, struck the woodwork no less than twice and when all else failed, Rovers? defender had to foul Marouane Fellaini in the penalty area, giving the referee no choice but to point to the spot. Arteta went on to bulge the net.
Looking at the matches played, Tim Howard and his defence had done enough to earn their keep, but that is not the case for Everton?s final third of the field. Everton's striker cupboard is bare. Louis Saha is crocked; Jermaine Beckford had just returned from injury; Yak has not played for the first team as he seems to be on his way out of Goodison; and Victor Anichebe looks to be more interested in having physical battles with his opponents than creating or scoring goals. Say what you like, Everton need a boost in the striking department.
After Bill Kenwright unwittingly acknowledged that there is no money in the coffers, poor (No pun intended!) David Moyes can only think of picking up players by promoting his youth players such as Ross Barkley, bring in loans and free transfer players, or generating cash by selling his current set of players.
At this point, the most likely thing for Moyes to do is to try to bring in players on loan. Moyes may want to look at strikers from the American Major League Soccer (MLS) who may cost the club pittance. You see, the American strikers who have joined us on loan have shown us their tenacity and guile. Take Joe-Max Moore for instance. He joined Everton in 1999 and went on to score eight goals in his three years at the club. He started well by scoring five goals in five games.
Another player to have the honour of playing at Goodison is Brian McBride. The American came to Everton for a short loan in 2003 where he played eight games and scored four goals. The most impactful loan deal player was MLS?s All-Star Landon Donovan to. Fleet-footed, good crosser of the ball, and the knack of scoring critical goals, Donovan very quickly became the crowd?s favourite.
Moyes may not have the money to buy players and he has said many a times that he may only bring in players on loan. Everton?s wafer thin squad will require such a boost, and it must be done now or we face a nail-biting roller-coaster ride this season.
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Fran Mitchell
2 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:36:20
2 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:36:20
We Need......ah fuck it
Craig Wilson
3 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:47:00
3 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:47:00
Fran
Is Ah-fuck-it a full Korean international? Is he any good?
Is Ah-fuck-it a full Korean international? Is he any good?
Dan McKie
4 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:56:42
4 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:56:42
Talk about stating the obvious! Some points I dont get though, first, outscoring Sheff Utd by 3 goals? Second, the Riversiders?? Third, since when has Moyes had cash for free transfers and loans? At the end of the post, are you suggesting we go after an american striker? if so, then who? And with what?
Jimmy Hacking
5 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:09:24
5 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:09:24
we already have plenty of strikers. too many strikers. we need good strikers.
I've said it before on about 6 or 7 previous articles, but Demba Ba would have been an awesome signing. he scores, he creates.
instead we get a fat Yak back since no other club on the planet would be crazy enough to sign him.
I've said it before on about 6 or 7 previous articles, but Demba Ba would have been an awesome signing. he scores, he creates.
instead we get a fat Yak back since no other club on the planet would be crazy enough to sign him.
Eugene Ruane
6 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:26:02
6 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:26:02
.
How's that three words?
How's that three words?
Sam Trenerton
7 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:33:14
7 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:33:14
forget strikers beckford and big vic are okay, saha will hopefully play at least half the season. what we need are wide players. we have no one on the left or the right
James Newcombe
8 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:57:49
8 Posted 30/08/2011 at 15:57:49
No, we need wingers. Trouble is, if Moyes did get some money, the first two priorities would be another Centre Half and another backup Goalkeeper!
Sam Hoare
9 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:02:07
9 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:02:07
Can't believe how long it has been since we had any new players in the first team squad. Beckford last Summer i suppose and then Heitinga the Summer before. Yikes.
What chances of Sturridge and Adam Johnson coming in on loan tomorrow? 1,000,000-1?
What chances of Sturridge and Adam Johnson coming in on loan tomorrow? 1,000,000-1?
Nathan Jones
10 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:17:29
10 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:17:29
Maybe if the club had done something about cutting the deadwood from the squad (Fat Yak, Yobo, Anichebe) there would be enough cash to get a loan or two in. As it stands, we have a very long season infront of us, with several big earners (for us) sitting around not doing a lot.
Is that Moyes dragging his heels or is that Bills fault?
Is that Moyes dragging his heels or is that Bills fault?
Neal Kernohan
11 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:27:48
11 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:27:48
If Moyes had ten top international strikers he would still play one up front (prob Vic) and ruin any confidence any of them had.... graveyard for strikers!
Jim Harrison
12 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:38:04
12 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:38:04
cutting the dead wood would be easier if the werent all shit!
Funny, last season everyone was moaning about hibbert and osman still being in the team, I read the other day on this site that Hibbert should play ahead of neville!
Its very easy for us to sit around on our arses pronouncing what should be done, but realistically, the manager and the chairman have this shit on their door step every morning, and do you really think that they sit around playing with lego instead of trying to sort things out?
what everton need is for the supporters to have a reality check! there is nomoney, thereisnt any likely to come. what should they do? sack the manager and pay off his remaining salary? hound the chairman until he resents the fans and pulls a mike ashley?
Funny, last season everyone was moaning about hibbert and osman still being in the team, I read the other day on this site that Hibbert should play ahead of neville!
Its very easy for us to sit around on our arses pronouncing what should be done, but realistically, the manager and the chairman have this shit on their door step every morning, and do you really think that they sit around playing with lego instead of trying to sort things out?
what everton need is for the supporters to have a reality check! there is nomoney, thereisnt any likely to come. what should they do? sack the manager and pay off his remaining salary? hound the chairman until he resents the fans and pulls a mike ashley?
Dave Lynch
13 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:56:58
13 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:56:58
Judging by the two prem performances already.
We need a fucking miracle !
We need a fucking miracle !
Nathan Jones
14 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:52:54
14 Posted 30/08/2011 at 16:52:54
the reality is that we have no money - agreed? so how about minimising the amount we pay out? Yak is on 30k a week plus? Yobo will be on something similar i would think. Never mind transfer fee's - lets give these players away and save 60k a week! They are obviously not in Moyes' plans or they would have A. been at the club playing for us last year, and B. been involved in our preseason. A massive waste of money for 2 very average players
Dick Anderson
15 Posted 30/08/2011 at 17:03:57
15 Posted 30/08/2011 at 17:03:57
I think one of the biggest mistakes David Moyes ever made was last season when he turned down the West Ham bid for Yakubu.
I'm sure at the time he thought he would stick to his guns and get everything he could for the player.
But in hindsight he should have just taken the offer. Now it looks like Yakubu will sit on his ass for another year and leave for nothing when his contract expires.
Big mistake Moyes.
But then you did sign Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar and Coleman for under £5 million total so I'll forgive the Yakubu mistake.
I'm sure at the time he thought he would stick to his guns and get everything he could for the player.
But in hindsight he should have just taken the offer. Now it looks like Yakubu will sit on his ass for another year and leave for nothing when his contract expires.
Big mistake Moyes.
But then you did sign Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar and Coleman for under £5 million total so I'll forgive the Yakubu mistake.
Dalziel Kane
16 Posted 30/08/2011 at 17:08:22
16 Posted 30/08/2011 at 17:08:22
I had this strange dream the other night where I was on Toffeeweb and put forth a new article, I must stop drinking bourbon before bedtime
The club certainly needs something for sure. Still early days and time for things to happen or improve most definitely, won't be pushing any panic buttons just yet. Don't want to dwell on this article too much as pressed for time and there's other areas to explore.
The club certainly needs something for sure. Still early days and time for things to happen or improve most definitely, won't be pushing any panic buttons just yet. Don't want to dwell on this article too much as pressed for time and there's other areas to explore.
Tony J Williams
17 Posted 30/08/2011 at 17:21:59
17 Posted 30/08/2011 at 17:21:59
Dick, I would never advocate taking a first offer from any team. The problem we had with Wet Spam is that their second offer was less than their first. They had no intention of buying the useless lump for anything near what they should pay for him
Dennis Stevens
18 Posted 30/08/2011 at 18:08:38
18 Posted 30/08/2011 at 18:08:38
I have to disagree with your assessment of our defence - it's a mess. The one part of the game you'd expect Moyes to have sussed is a complete shambles.
Mike Allison
19 Posted 30/08/2011 at 18:05:17
19 Posted 30/08/2011 at 18:05:17
The biggest mistake Moyes made last season was failing to give Yakubu a run of games after the Goodison derby. He killed him as a player by doing that, so instead of having a match fit goal machine (or the illusion of one we could sell) we have a 'useless lump' we want rid of but can't flog.
Also, the OP is wrong and Sam (7) and James (8) are right. We need width and creativity, without that, it doesn't really matter who's up front. Of course, we can't have any of them, so there's not much point chatting on about new players, and instead focus on how to solve the problem with what we've got.
Moyes seems to want to solve this problem by playing central midfielders in the wide positions. This is a terrible idea as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather play an average youngster in his own position (I'm thinking of Forshaw in particular), at least it'll stretch the opposition's defence across the pitch meaning there's a cat in hell's chance of finding a gap.
The alternative to that is playing strikers out wide, at least they know the runs to make behind a defence and take the field with an attacking mentality. My third option for wide midfield is attacking full backs. We've been doing this with Coleman with some limited success.
I'd actually argue that Osman can do well on the left. When a right footed midfielder plays narrow and the full back is good on the overlap then teams can have success. Good examples of this have been Pires/Ashley Cole at Arsenal and Joe Cole/Ashley Cole for England. However, this is unlikely to work unless the right flank offers genuine width to stretch the play out. For a couple of years, Arteta did this job for us, and with desperate times, it may be necessary to go back to this, especially if he can remember how to cross a football. Fellaini, Rodwell, Barkley and Cahill should be able to manage the centre of midfield without him.
One final point, Yakubu spends an awful lot of time pulling wide to the left touchline when playing 'up front'. Henry used to do this for Arsenal and David Villa does it for Barcelona. I'd be happy to give him a run of games and the freedom to do this while Beckford or Saha stay in the middle.
Whatever you think of the various suggestions I've made, you'll have a tough time persuading anyone they're worse than playing Rodwell out wide, or wasting Barkley's endeavour and enthusiasm out there. All this is compounded by the fact that Moyes is playing a centre back in the one position we're actually quite strong in.
Also, the OP is wrong and Sam (7) and James (8) are right. We need width and creativity, without that, it doesn't really matter who's up front. Of course, we can't have any of them, so there's not much point chatting on about new players, and instead focus on how to solve the problem with what we've got.
Moyes seems to want to solve this problem by playing central midfielders in the wide positions. This is a terrible idea as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather play an average youngster in his own position (I'm thinking of Forshaw in particular), at least it'll stretch the opposition's defence across the pitch meaning there's a cat in hell's chance of finding a gap.
The alternative to that is playing strikers out wide, at least they know the runs to make behind a defence and take the field with an attacking mentality. My third option for wide midfield is attacking full backs. We've been doing this with Coleman with some limited success.
I'd actually argue that Osman can do well on the left. When a right footed midfielder plays narrow and the full back is good on the overlap then teams can have success. Good examples of this have been Pires/Ashley Cole at Arsenal and Joe Cole/Ashley Cole for England. However, this is unlikely to work unless the right flank offers genuine width to stretch the play out. For a couple of years, Arteta did this job for us, and with desperate times, it may be necessary to go back to this, especially if he can remember how to cross a football. Fellaini, Rodwell, Barkley and Cahill should be able to manage the centre of midfield without him.
One final point, Yakubu spends an awful lot of time pulling wide to the left touchline when playing 'up front'. Henry used to do this for Arsenal and David Villa does it for Barcelona. I'd be happy to give him a run of games and the freedom to do this while Beckford or Saha stay in the middle.
Whatever you think of the various suggestions I've made, you'll have a tough time persuading anyone they're worse than playing Rodwell out wide, or wasting Barkley's endeavour and enthusiasm out there. All this is compounded by the fact that Moyes is playing a centre back in the one position we're actually quite strong in.
Peter Askins
20 Posted 30/08/2011 at 18:47:00
20 Posted 30/08/2011 at 18:47:00
If you don't laugh, you'll cry.........
The latest entry on the Sky Sports "Your Rumours" page:-
John Mooney (Everton) says...
Neymar on Merseyside for Everton medical. Hibbert + 32 mill. I'm a steward for club.
Rate this: Definite (57) Maybe (8) Never (86)
Priceless!!!
The latest entry on the Sky Sports "Your Rumours" page:-
John Mooney (Everton) says...
Neymar on Merseyside for Everton medical. Hibbert + 32 mill. I'm a steward for club.
Rate this: Definite (57) Maybe (8) Never (86)
Priceless!!!
Andrew Rimmer
21 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:32:53
21 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:32:53
How many more lone strikers do you not want to give service to????? We need two strikers on the field at the same time! Do you think any Premiershp manager is sitting at his desk wondering what formation everton are going to play this week?
Jon Cox
22 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:16:44
22 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:16:44
Adian, heres the present for Bill at Crimbo if A/ he doesn't get 2 pacey amazing wingers and a striker or B/ if a well known Everton player scores....
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/19/4da69534-bb34-47ea-ad82-749e72d8a520.jpg
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/19/4da69534-bb34-47ea-ad82-749e72d8a520.jpg
Ryan Holroyd
23 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:44:18
23 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:44:18
Mike #18
Stop on with your analysis there. One thing I don't agree on is Yakubu tho.
He doesn't want to be at Everton. Yes, he had one good game against Liverpool. But them games are different. The crowd is up for it, players understandably have more fire in them etc.
After that, Yak was a disgrace.
His 'effort' against West Ham away will live long in my memory.
When he was through on goal against Spurs when he laughably tried to chip the keeper.
A shame because he was a very good
Stop on with your analysis there. One thing I don't agree on is Yakubu tho.
He doesn't want to be at Everton. Yes, he had one good game against Liverpool. But them games are different. The crowd is up for it, players understandably have more fire in them etc.
After that, Yak was a disgrace.
His 'effort' against West Ham away will live long in my memory.
When he was through on goal against Spurs when he laughably tried to chip the keeper.
A shame because he was a very good
Jon Cox
24 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:40:19
24 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:40:19
Mike (18) your first para. Spot on mate I couldn't agree more. I may be wrong but from what I gather to your post your'e talking about a 4-3-3.
Lets face it for shear attack mindedness we couldn't do worse or play worse than we are doing now.
Only one problem,
MOYES.
COYB
Lets face it for shear attack mindedness we couldn't do worse or play worse than we are doing now.
Only one problem,
MOYES.
COYB
Ryan Holroyd
25 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:53:05
25 Posted 30/08/2011 at 19:53:05
In fact, I remember Yak wanting out of Everton BEFORE his injury when he wanted to join Spurs.
People are living in cloud cooko land if they think he's going to be the answer.
People are living in cloud cooko land if they think he's going to be the answer.
Jon Cox
26 Posted 30/08/2011 at 20:01:25
26 Posted 30/08/2011 at 20:01:25
Just had a call on my hotline red throbbing phone from the tea lady at Finch farm (arable) She reckons that Yak has signed a deal with Pukawamba pies Ltd (Nigeria division) to play for his boyhood team, Steak and Kidley first 11.
However he's not sure what the wages will be, but he doesn't see hunger as a problem to the conclusion of the deal.
However he's not sure what the wages will be, but he doesn't see hunger as a problem to the conclusion of the deal.
Joe McMahon
27 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:01:13
27 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:01:13
Dave Lynch - couldn't agree more. Are only chance as we have no pennies is for Moyes to Resign. Anyone, and that is anyone will play this squad in a more attacking way. I look at Brighton now, their manager and think if only. This club has been fucked over by the 2 most defensive, negative managersthe premiership has ever seen. We as fans have been starved of goals for bloody years.
Joe McMahon
28 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:04:59
28 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:04:59
Look at Holloway, he wants Ranger now- attach-attack. And yes Blackpool went down
, but he got them up. Did Moyes get Preston to the premiership???
I'm rambling I know, I just want this manager out, 11million spent on Yak, 10 million spent on Billy, fucking hell :-(
, but he got them up. Did Moyes get Preston to the premiership???
I'm rambling I know, I just want this manager out, 11million spent on Yak, 10 million spent on Billy, fucking hell :-(
Ryan Holroyd
29 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:14:13
29 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:14:13
1.5m Cahill, 2m Arteta, 5m Lescott, 5m Jags, 3m Howard. 60k Coleman, Baines 5m,
Yak got 20 goals before he was injured. Lets not re-write history eh.
Yak got 20 goals before he was injured. Lets not re-write history eh.
Jon Cox
30 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:34:09
30 Posted 30/08/2011 at 21:34:09
Yes Moyes has spent lttle enough on players and they have been succesful, BUT those players are now being played in their (there) unatural positions. We all know this is wrong.
Either Moyes is an idiot or he's sorting out his own dismissal. I think they call it
Constructive dismissal in a tribunal sort of way. I just dont think he plays centre backs at right wing because he's stupid.
Either Moyes is an idiot or he's sorting out his own dismissal. I think they call it
Constructive dismissal in a tribunal sort of way. I just dont think he plays centre backs at right wing because he's stupid.
Rob Hollis
31 Posted 30/08/2011 at 22:12:11
31 Posted 30/08/2011 at 22:12:11
Considering our position as something like 8th highest turnover in UK then we really have become the arse end of football.
We can't finance a bloody thing and yet spend a really high percentage on wages. We must be paying a lot for dead weight or overpaying much of the Neville like mediocrity in the team.
I am really getting bored with it all.
Something has to give because we don't have any wingers and will hoof our way through the season.
Now we also have Degsy who did so much to make the City the laughing stock of Europe on the scene. It's like a black comedy.
We can't finance a bloody thing and yet spend a really high percentage on wages. We must be paying a lot for dead weight or overpaying much of the Neville like mediocrity in the team.
I am really getting bored with it all.
Something has to give because we don't have any wingers and will hoof our way through the season.
Now we also have Degsy who did so much to make the City the laughing stock of Europe on the scene. It's like a black comedy.
David Bridge
32 Posted 30/08/2011 at 22:22:56
32 Posted 30/08/2011 at 22:22:56
#7 Sam - Anichebe is shit and thats a fact we will never get anywhere whilst Moyes plays this useless non-scoring clumbsy, argumentative, whinging amateur.
Yak should have been sold to West Ham for the 6m they offered it is a complete joke and Moyes should be heavily criticised / sacked even for not letting him go stubbornly but then sending him out of loan and now cant even sell him at all.
Moyes OUT, Kenwright OUT or we will have this same nightmare each season
Yak should have been sold to West Ham for the 6m they offered it is a complete joke and Moyes should be heavily criticised / sacked even for not letting him go stubbornly but then sending him out of loan and now cant even sell him at all.
Moyes OUT, Kenwright OUT or we will have this same nightmare each season
Jay Woods
33 Posted 30/08/2011 at 23:49:00
33 Posted 30/08/2011 at 23:49:00
Strikers? Is that it? And people are engaging the original poster on this subject? I thought it was something much more massive we needed... like new, wealthy ownership.
Arguing about the merits and demerits of the present squad is like standing on the sinking Titanic and debating which kind of deck chair is the most comfortable. I'm personally past caring about such trifling matters; the focus now has to be on the club itself, not the team.
Arguing about the merits and demerits of the present squad is like standing on the sinking Titanic and debating which kind of deck chair is the most comfortable. I'm personally past caring about such trifling matters; the focus now has to be on the club itself, not the team.
Roman Sidey
34 Posted 31/08/2011 at 01:42:31
34 Posted 31/08/2011 at 01:42:31
Jim Harrison - that's exactly what it appears they do. It looks like they play with lego instead of figuring out how to actually win games. Subsequently, Everton are starting to look like lego when they play. Point being, for the amount of time that they do spend in the job, they aren't succeeding, and need to answer for a lot of problems.
So many points on this thread are excellent. Personally, I think Moyes' two biggest mistakes over the past 12 months were selling Peanuts 6 months too late, and not giving Yak a good run of games when he seemed to be in confident form.
If I'm allowed a third fuck up it was extending Big Vic for 4 more years - that one really felt like a kick in the guts.
So many points on this thread are excellent. Personally, I think Moyes' two biggest mistakes over the past 12 months were selling Peanuts 6 months too late, and not giving Yak a good run of games when he seemed to be in confident form.
If I'm allowed a third fuck up it was extending Big Vic for 4 more years - that one really felt like a kick in the guts.
Eric Myles
35 Posted 31/08/2011 at 05:38:03
35 Posted 31/08/2011 at 05:38:03
A thinly disuised 'Bring Donovan Back' thread, although we've not had one for a while so it was probably due.
Dick Fearon
36 Posted 31/08/2011 at 08:13:48
36 Posted 31/08/2011 at 08:13:48
Mike A 19, seems to forget that Osman has had a spells on the left where he was rubbish and the right where he was rubbish. If his performance at centre mid against QPR and Blackburn and are anything to go by he is rubbish there as well.
Steve Turner
37 Posted 31/08/2011 at 08:45:19
37 Posted 31/08/2011 at 08:45:19
What is the fucking point of writing an artical entitled "We need Strikers" on the final day of the transfer window in 2011. The same shite has been written the last 1,2,3,4.....years, in fact God only knows how many years.
Last year we were all excited and we all thought; add a couple of goal scorers and that's it, job done !!:- there was no daft BK interview even though I am sure money was still tight, I read and commented on the same articals without SOME of the negativity.
We do need strikers, we also need this and that as well, a motivated team with players that can pass a ball to a person in the same colour shirt would help as well, I need a BJ from the wife, but thats not going to happen either.
The only reason that the artical was written and depressed, bored shitless people like me are responding is because we live in cloud fucking cukoo land - we live in the past glory days and think all will come good. We are all pissed off that we are the endless butt of the jokes in the press, we are the only club to have sat back and done sweet FA this window, we watched our side win, BUT play the worst football (if you can call it that) last weekend and and......I hate this bloody Summer. Christ, please "football transfer fairy" help us !!.
woooo, feel better now, sorry guys.
Until our next win, when we are all doing the IMWT and what a fucking good, lean, agressive young asset to the team that Yak was !!!
COYB (please, for us)
Last year we were all excited and we all thought; add a couple of goal scorers and that's it, job done !!:- there was no daft BK interview even though I am sure money was still tight, I read and commented on the same articals without SOME of the negativity.
We do need strikers, we also need this and that as well, a motivated team with players that can pass a ball to a person in the same colour shirt would help as well, I need a BJ from the wife, but thats not going to happen either.
The only reason that the artical was written and depressed, bored shitless people like me are responding is because we live in cloud fucking cukoo land - we live in the past glory days and think all will come good. We are all pissed off that we are the endless butt of the jokes in the press, we are the only club to have sat back and done sweet FA this window, we watched our side win, BUT play the worst football (if you can call it that) last weekend and and......I hate this bloody Summer. Christ, please "football transfer fairy" help us !!.
woooo, feel better now, sorry guys.
Until our next win, when we are all doing the IMWT and what a fucking good, lean, agressive young asset to the team that Yak was !!!
COYB (please, for us)
Rob Young
38 Posted 31/08/2011 at 09:47:54
38 Posted 31/08/2011 at 09:47:54
Sell Jagielka to raise cash, play Heitinga at centre back with Yobo as a mote than capable back-up. Play Yakubu and spend the cash on a decent winger. Simple. Really.
Ryan Holroyd
39 Posted 31/08/2011 at 10:29:03
39 Posted 31/08/2011 at 10:29:03
Rob
Arsenal, according to Phil McNulty of BBC, bid £10 for Jags which we rejected.
Say we did accept that bid, do you honestly believe Moyes would have seen any of that money?
Evidence Pienaar, Yak loan fee, Yobo loan fee, Vaughan money, Bellefield money..........
Roman
You keep going on about selling Pienaar in the summer of 2010 and not January 2011. Do you know if we had actually received a bid for Pienaar in the summer of 2010?
Arsenal, according to Phil McNulty of BBC, bid £10 for Jags which we rejected.
Say we did accept that bid, do you honestly believe Moyes would have seen any of that money?
Evidence Pienaar, Yak loan fee, Yobo loan fee, Vaughan money, Bellefield money..........
Roman
You keep going on about selling Pienaar in the summer of 2010 and not January 2011. Do you know if we had actually received a bid for Pienaar in the summer of 2010?
Eric Myles
40 Posted 31/08/2011 at 10:32:55
40 Posted 31/08/2011 at 10:32:55
^Any cash we get from selling a player is going to the bank Rob so it's no surprise that Moyes is stubborn about selling.
Duncan McDine
41 Posted 31/08/2011 at 12:36:47
41 Posted 31/08/2011 at 12:36:47
This article is a bag of shite.... what we should be talking about is who we can afford to sell without getting relegated.
I'd be quite happy to see either Arteta or Rodwell go for around £10m each today. Obviously that money won't bring in any new faces (unless we sell both), and I'd like to see Yak and Yobo off the wage bill even if we get robbed with the pathetic transfer fees.
That should at least keep us in the top flight, and out of administration for another year or so.
I'd be quite happy to see either Arteta or Rodwell go for around £10m each today. Obviously that money won't bring in any new faces (unless we sell both), and I'd like to see Yak and Yobo off the wage bill even if we get robbed with the pathetic transfer fees.
That should at least keep us in the top flight, and out of administration for another year or so.
Roman Sidey
43 Posted 01/09/2011 at 01:16:43
43 Posted 01/09/2011 at 01:16:43
Ryan, I only know what I read on a lot of sites (BBC, 365, Evertonfc.com etc) what the go with S. Pienaar was, and from all of that, it was easy to assume that he wanted out and that Tottenham were interested.
Not saying we knocked back offers, but interested surely was apparent.
It's all pointless chat now that the deadline is done. Moyes, in his infinite wisdom, has managed what no other manager HAS EVER done, and probably WILL NEVER do after him. He has assembled a squad in which Victor Chinedu Anichebe is the most experienced striker.
Kudos to you, Mr Moyes!
Not saying we knocked back offers, but interested surely was apparent.
It's all pointless chat now that the deadline is done. Moyes, in his infinite wisdom, has managed what no other manager HAS EVER done, and probably WILL NEVER do after him. He has assembled a squad in which Victor Chinedu Anichebe is the most experienced striker.
Kudos to you, Mr Moyes!
Martin Mason
44 Posted 01/09/2011 at 10:49:24
44 Posted 01/09/2011 at 10:49:24
I feel a little sorry for Everton in that by borrowing they had assembled a squad that looked easily capable of breaking into the top 4. The problem is that it failed mainly because of serious injury to key players and the shallowness of the squad was cruelly exposed. As key players were injured others became stale and some were exposed as never being good enough to be part of a top set up anyway. The only thing to do in these cases is to dismantle the squad and rebuild it but here is Everton's real problem now. The top 4 have the money to rebuild and Everton don't. This could be the start of the end game for EFC; Moyes is becoming irrational, falling out with players and becoming fixated with the hapless anichebe who is totally without talent or fire in his belly. Surely we could have got 5 million for the equally useless Bilyaletdinov sometime over the summer and bought a good squad player? Arteta going was sad but he had become an overpaid passenger and good riddance really but this could now see all of the other two good players that we have also wanting to get out. If I were a betting man and a non-Evertonian I'd get mony on us being relegated either this season or next.
I genuinely believe that Moyes has been instrumental in keeping Everton afloat but that he's lost it now. Troubled times indeed.
I genuinely believe that Moyes has been instrumental in keeping Everton afloat but that he's lost it now. Troubled times indeed.
Dick Anderson
45 Posted 01/09/2011 at 11:33:55
45 Posted 01/09/2011 at 11:33:55
Yakubu has not even signed for Blackburn. At least no official confirmation so far....
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1 Posted 30/08/2011 at 14:34:43
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