Management team better equipped to tackle January window

And the rumoured £50m "war chest" will not get very much at all unless there is significant outgoings (and aside from Lukaku and maybe Barkley, who would generate a large fee?)

An interesting few weeks ahead ..

An interesting few weeks ahead ..

We will see very quickly now.

I hope Kenwright keeps his fingers out of it though.

He talks of players in; any word on players out?

However, for me, I've given the players a lot longer to prove themselves worthy than the current manager. Frankly, the current players never fail to let you down. Time for a new spine to this team...

Whether it'll happen in January is another question altogether

Not a single official word has come from the club regarding what will be spent; until it is, it's all just speculation.

It's the excitement thing that matters most, I think.

I'd imagine he's been told the money is there within reason to go and get what he feels he needs. If he only had £50m to spend I highly doubt he'd go and blow as good as the lot of it on both Schneiderlin & Depay would he when he needs to add more than 2 players next month.

I personally don't think we'll look at signing a GK next month unless a GK we really want looks to be going elsewhere and we get involved. I think we'll wait till the summer on that one.

We definitely need a CB and reading Koeman's piece elswhere you can tell he wants van Dijk but can we afford him, can we persuade him to join? I'm not sure?!...

Maybe we should look at Kone again. Some don't rate him but he's turned his season around since missing out on his move to us and he fits Koeman's criteria of being big, powerful and athletic and he would add some presence to the backline.

Obviously Both Schneiderlin & Depay look like goers and imo will add something to the team but we could do with a creative player in midfield who can add goals aswell. Maybe that's why Koeman is looking at Dzagoev?

And Gabbiadini looks like a deal we could make happen. Koeman is keen and he's now available after Napoli agreed a deal for Genoa's Pavoletti and he would add a bit to the front line with his versitality.

If we get around 5 players in next month then fair play but I'd be surprised tbh. Usually the summer is the best time to do deals and get better players as clubs aren't as hesitant to let players go has they are mid season.

(Hopefully advising them to always have sufficient change to pay Hackney drivers for a short trip)

I expect also a striker, but expect him to persevere with Stek in goal.

Just hope Gabiadinni isn't one of them. And Hope Davies, Dowell, Kenny, and Walsh are given a chance.

Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phtG-ePWiE4

Agree with most of what you say.

However, I can't see Moyes letting anyone leave, especially Kone, unless he is made to sell, with no budget for transfers. If he did sell what would happen to the money? Reinvestment unlikely. He's been sold a pup.

I would prefer us to keep our powder dry on targets. Once Walsh shows an interest, the price goes up, and other scouts tag on. Harry Rednapp was a master at that, regularly coming in late and signing players we believed we had in the bag!

Stek cost us buttons, 25% of what Martinez paid for Robles. He's obviously a stop gap given we only had one keeper when Koeman came. Not exactly bad for £1m. Dutch keeper with 50+ caps. You also fail to mention Gana, who's arguably been the buy of the whole league so far this season. Cost half of what MartInez paid for McCarthy and is about 5 times the player.

None of Koeman's 4 transfers are anywhere near the Niasse, McGeady, Cleverley, Besic, Kone, Alcaraz level. All four have improved the first team compared to what we had before.

Very harsh and incorrect views on Koeman's transfers to date.

As for Gana, well of course I didn't mention him as I think he's been one of the buys of the season - so far. I just wish he'd practice his shooting skills a bit more.

The 'Martinez players' you mentioned have all been awful (Besic I will reserve my judgement on) but the 'Koeman signings, apart from Gana, haven't exactly got me off my seat either. Only time will tell..

Jagielka is having a tough period? It'll pass, until next month.

Ronny and Steve have to get this right, I have no idea what we have to spend, I'm blown away by certain comments, Andi @26 claiming people are gullible to think Ronny will 'only' have £50m, surprises me most of all; I don't know what Everton he's been experiencing!

I know Moshiri has claimed were getting backed, but as of yet I've not seen it, and I'm one of those people who believe what I see more than what I hear said.

We finished the last window with a profit, even after Ronny's brother tweeting about us being ready to have a huge week (the week we signed a £7m midfielder from Villa).

Anyways, a great win today, we need the same Friday evening v Hull, then manage to do Southampton at home, resulting in a excellent Christmas. If we can manage that, then add some quality, then the season may not be the complete write-off I feared.

We need a forward who can move intelligently, hold up the ball, press and pass.

Only then will we see our midfield improve their efficiency. It's a case of who do we drop if we play 2 strikers. It may be a case of a striker coming in and scaring lukaku into life or working with him to nullify his deficiencies.

We need another centre half. A goalkeeper. Left sided winger.

Tom Davies needs to play more too.

Schneiderlin would be okay plus Delaney. Davies taking over from Gana whilst he s away. I think we are okay for central defenders for now with Galloway returning.

I thought the purpose of the much vaunted Walsh appointment was to unearth gems rather than other clubs' wasters. The nearest he came to being a striker is when he threatened Pulis he would withdraw his labour!

I don't understand why we haven't gone after more players from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay. There is so much talent in that region that goes to Germany, Holland, Italy and Spain. Spain I can understand given the language similarities but I feel we could be much more active there.

It's probably just as important to ship out all of the crocks that never are going to get a game. Kone, Gibson, Mcready, Niasse I almost hate to say it but Deulofeu also.

Let's get some of the young players on the bench. I think Basic might yet prove to be a valuable player if we can get him back fit, he's certainly a Koeman type of guy.

I think last summer's signings have actually saved us this season.

Stekelenburg is a massive improvement on Howard,

Williams is so bad he's played almost every game ,maybe a bit expensive and short term but he was needed now.

Gana is a total gem and maybe the best signing of the entire window

Bolasie was over priced a little but a very exciting player who will benefit from an improved midfield.

John Otway, just ignore Phil. He's not happy if he's not moaning about something. He doesn't mean any harm.

Thar's gold in them thar hills!

Without a doubt, one of the very best – if not the best – exploiters of that rich mother lode is FC Porto under the stewardship of the very hard-nosed president Jorge Costa.

In recent years, their policy helped cement them as Portugal's premier club, both domestically and on the European stage, as they bought low and sold high, with Costa insisting on high buy-out clauses. It helped pay for the rebuild of their stadium and also to continue funding their transfer policy.

This article gives you an idea of how successful they've been – €600 million plus profit since 2004, whilst still winning domestic and European trophies.

Link

Some examples showing player, original nationality (some Brazilians became adopted Portuguese), price Porto bought them for, price they sold the player for. Prices are in sterling, not euros:

* Deco (Brazil) £100,000, sold to Barca for £12.5 million PLUS Queresma (valued at £5m).
* Anderson (Brazil) £5.5m, sold to Man Utd £23.5m.
* Pepe (Brazil) £750,000, sold to Real £25m.
* Lucho Gonzales (Arg. - one time Moyes target) £5m, sold to Marseille £15m (3 years later he returned to Porto on a free, they got 2-3 more years out of him, then sold him to a Saudi team for another £3m).
* Lisandro Lopez (Arg.) £2m, sold to Lyon £20m.
* Falcao (Columbia) £3m, sold to Ath. Madrid £33m.
* Hulk (Brazil) - bought for big money for Porto, £15m. But then sold him to Zenit for £40m.
* Nicolas Otamendi (Arg.) £3m, sold to Man City £28.5m.
* James Rodriguez (Columbia) £4m, sold to Monaco £38.5m (then to RM for £63m).

And that's without mentioning the eye-watering profit they made on many Portuguese players.

Some BIGGGGG names in there, who helped the club win trophies whilst establishing their reputations in Europe before being sold for equally BIGGGGG money.

Any fan would (or should...) be happy with such a successful scouting, recruiting and transfer policy.

Mr Walsh will have his work cut out trying to match that impressive array of talent at Goodison as will Mr Koeman in matching Porto's honours list.

Why did Berahino attempt to strike? He looks like the closest thing to a young Defoe. Sign him up.

My feeling is that he is very much like Jagielka, not the tallest, but reads the game well and gets in important challenges at the right time. I think he was a replacement for Jags, and now we will start to see the best of him. He is very vocal on the pitch, and we may see more of this now he has settled-in.

I like Funes Mori, but was alarmed at many of his passes/clearances at Leicester. He seemed to heap more pressure on us with his wayward distribution.

I like the look of Holgate, but see him as more of a full back until he beefs-up. I would like us to get Van Dijk or Prodl (from Watford) who may be more affordable, in the next window.