Everton reject bids for Iliman Ndiaye

This is not news, it's more tawdry TW clickbait.

Unfortunately one of the downsides of a good transfer policy is that there'll be some regrettable departures... it's a much better model than trying to shift players we paid big money for when they're over the hill on big wages.

I still find it incredible that we got him at that age and transfer fee. His agent must not watch much football.

He's our best attacking player, so I'm not surprised that other clubs want him, but we can't sell him at any cost right now.

Marcel said money can make you lazy, and if I’m being honest this gets me every single time😭

Whether they are concrete and there is anything in them is another thing. With the window coming to a close, there is bound to be lots of speculation.

We withstood the alleged interest in Branthwaite and got him on a new 5 year contract. There's no reason we can't do the same with Ndiaye.

I’m not against people being shrewd, but I find it very disheartening that these Friedkin’s, don’t seem to have any emotional or personal investment, when it comes to their investment.

On the other thing, I've no doubt that club on a young player's CV adds value. Not dissimilar to working at certain companies or attending certain universities. You might assume they've been developed well with a winner's attitude. As much as we wouldn't like to admit that.

Of course, they need a premier league team to showcase their investment, but I’ve think they’ve got more than one eye on the Clarence dock and more of the waterfront aka the Mersey Riviera.

They are not emotionally invested in Everton like us. We are just part of their business portfolio. I hope they can bring us success but, for my part, the jury is still out.

Selling well is very much part of the game these days. Our neighbours are masters of it.

Agree John Gall #20 that there is no balance whatsoever. There's no goals, either.

Makes sense and goes back to my earlier point if someone makes me a job offer, coming in at a lower level with no career progression and not the best tools available at my disposal but can offer me to work in one of there shiny offices, i'm turning the offer down.

As for TFG, it's the bottom line they are interested in. If they wanted ambition and immersed themselves into the history of our club they would have been present at the last game at Goodison and Sundays first game at Bramley Moore (presuming Dan Friedkin won't be here)

Everton are just another business added to there existing portfolio of businesses. As as long as the club tick along that'll do for them.

The best way TFG can improve their own bottom line is by improving the value of Everton. A well-maintained football club is a very fast growing asset and a fantastic long-term investment if properly handled.

Roma has grown in enterprise value while maintaining a solid level of performance on the pitch. That will be TFG‘s objective for us.

They didn’t sell off our best asset in Jarrad, And I strongly doubt they will sell Ili.

A story as old as time.

Moyes has been here less than a year and now we watch the creative players slowly get moved on for hard working Moyes types.

West Ham fans got sick of his constant negativity for a reason.

Which of all those released recently were amongst the 'creative' players Myles has moved on, then?

New Stadium

New Owners

New Recruitment team

Same Shit.

Our own Howard Hughes prefers to stay silent, hidden away playing with his planes. That's fine with me. It's his money, his train set. But a word or two wouldn't go amiss. Some sign of life. Just tell us you love us, Friedkin, even if you do have your fingers crossed behind your back.

After the Monday disaster we need some TLC. Well at least I do.

Nuno Espirito Santo's future as Nottingham Forest manager is uncertain after a breakdown in his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Sources have told BBC Sport that Nuno's position is not completely safe despite last season's achievement of qualifying for Europe and the opening-day win over Brentford on Sunday.

Would he be an upgrade on Moyes, will the owners pull the plug and flush Moyes into the Mersey? He won't have far to go it's right there!😁

Guess what?

We're still here… so who gives a shit!

Nottingham Forest have contacted Aston Villa about bringing Poland full-back Matty Cash, 28, back to the club and have also made an offer to sign Sevilla's Spanish right-back, Jose Angel Carmona, 23.

Either of these two please, both right backs, unless you need reminding D M, along with a right winger is what we need, if you don't mind, let that be soon, be soon I said!😕

It was the owner who done the deal for Luiz, and Nuno said he wasn't involved in the transfers.

Definitely looking like he's surplus to plans, and the way the owner accosted him on the pitch last season, his way or no way.

Couldn't handle the pressure at Spurs and I feel he would struggle the same here. Didn't last long in Saudi and was looking for a way back into the Premier League.

Started really well at Forest, but struggled at the end of the season and seems to be heading in a similar direction to that at Wolves now.

The Board and Chairman have the authority to hire and fire who they want and lack of success will put their positions in the firing line. The criticisms seem to be based on our game against Leeds, mine included. The game was between a newly promoted team at home with a fully fit squad, against a team who struggled to fill in injured players with suitable replacements.

Regardless of all their possession, Leeds scored 1 goal from a penalty? Everton did not play well but it appeared to do more with an unbalanced team with a couple of regular players well below form.

Would a new owner appearing make a difference? I doubt it.

I watched the game over again last night, without the walking up and down and screaming and yelling at the tv, and though it was not great, it did not seem to be as bad as I originally thought.

After 1 game, I do not think changing the manager will make any difference, have we not tried that over the last 8 or 9 seasons? Ask yourself what team would I have picked with the players available.

Bill #47, I too am bewildered at the importance some people place on the owner's appearance at a game. What difference would that make? Would we play better? Can't figure that one out. Has Arsenal failed to win the league because Kroenke never comes to a game?

Gone are the days of selling anything of value, at last.

After that “thing” (I can't call it a performance) that happened on Monday night, and our lack of movement on the (right side) transfer front, I was really pissed off with Moyes and Friedkin.

Hopefully, this coming week will see Dibling, a right-back, centre-midfield and a few extra bodies arrive. We need to hang on until the international break to bed these players in and get some of our wounded back.

For the ‘3', I suppose Moyes's first choice would be Ndiaye, Grealish and McNeil or Alcaraz to begin with. And gradually bring on Dibling (knock on wood) as the season progresses. We really do need to get a proven or veteran striker until Barry and Chermiti find their feet. Beto will be sold I believe before the window closes.

So, long story short: Ndiaye is essential to our system, he is not getting sold. I can see that Moyes may be tempted to cash in on McNeil – a player whom I greatly appreciate – to raise funds to buy or loan the Beto replacement.

I think an experienced midfielder will still come in. We will need something for when Gana is away. I'd like Gallagher, could see Soucek, but would hope for someone that is better on the ball with some physical size to give us that strong anchor point, like a Rodri type player.

In demand with Baleba valued at £100M, and Man Utd told to do one.

Okay it's boring to moan but there seems to me to be little balance within the assembled squad. The team selected on Monday to play Leeds, looked and played like a team with little balance or shape and this will continue until someone addresses the clear gaps in the squad.

For some reason most professional footballers tend to play using only there left or right foot and until we have two additional left sided defenders we will struggle.

Hopefully yesterday will have killed any conversation about Ndiaye going. At 25 he is the perfect age and player for us and if we sell him it might be in a year or two if he pushes on and shows he has the potential we have seen glimpses of.