EFC-Paul Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, c1982 said: All done and dusted by the sounds of it £12.6m or £18m depending on which report you believe... Apparently be announced Monday/Tuesday so a week on Monday as its us Matt, nutmegwolf203 and markjazzbassist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 You think Baines is gone this year? As much as I love him he isn’t the same player he was. Either way I’m happy for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 I think he'll play second fiddle I know his legs are going but he's still a great deputy, I don't think he'll ever leave the club tbh Romey 1878 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, EFC-Paul said: I think he'll play second fiddle I know his legs are going but he's still a great deputy, I don't think he'll ever leave the club tbh Agreed, a very solid player still, who is a massive presence in the dressing room. He will become a coach here I imagine. Great news about Digne, I think he is a quality signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Alan Myers saying reports its done are premature and that there is still a lot of work to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 12 hours ago, London Blue said: Agreed, a very solid player still, who is a massive presence in the dressing room. He will become a coach here I imagine. Great news about Digne, I think he is a quality signing. I'd be surprised if he goes into coaching. He's stated many times he only sees it all as a job, it's not something he actually enjoys. Matt and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 He did for a while, but in his later years he seems to have changed his mind. He does extra training, comes back early from holidays to do more. This could be just to prolong his career, but surely his retirement is sorted, and his next few generations. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, Shukes said: He did for a while, but in his later years he seems to have changed his mind. He does extra training, comes back early from holidays to do more. Because he needs to as he gets older, he wouldn't get in the team if he let himself go and didn't keep himself fit. And that obviously takes more work as you get older. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: Because he needs to as he gets older, he wouldn't get in the team if he let himself go and didn't keep himself fit. And that obviously takes more work as you get older. I know that, but for someone who doesn’t like football, he could just retire. He has plenty of money to sustain himself and his next generation. He’s also been asked about that comment since, and he smiled it off and said if course I enjoy playing football, it’s just not my whole life. Would t say that is an exact quote as it was a while ago I saw it, but words to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I think it’s more a case of he has many other interests outside if football to keep him occupied, unlike some players who just eat, sleep and breathe football. We all know about his music and photography interests. Think it all comes down to if he wants to keep football as his full time job when he finishes playing. I think he’s more the type to get involved in various other businesses. Wouldn’t be suprised if he got more into the entertainment business. Bailey, Matt, Romey 1878 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 34 minutes ago, StevO said: I think it’s more a case of he has many other interests outside if football to keep him occupied, unlike some players who just eat, sleep and breathe football. We all know about his music and photography interests. Think it all comes down to if he wants to keep football as his full time job when he finishes playing. I think he’s more the type to get involved in various other businesses. Wouldn’t be suprised if he got more into the entertainment business. Which is why I’d be very surprised if he goes into coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Baines is getting the band together the minute e retired and playing music the rest of his life. He loves the music and the sweet siren song of his muse is calling his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Imagine him to stay around the club, get involved with Everton in the city running the football workshops. Shukes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 11 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Which is why I’d be very surprised if he goes into coaching. I agree with you Mark. I think Pete’s EitC idea might be right. He does so much with EitC that we don’t see. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Ghis tweet highlights the difficulties we are having trying to sign players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Paddock said: Ghis tweet highlights the difficulties we are having trying to sign players. All we need eh... a team of fookin schneiderleins. Doesn't bode well this. If we ain't good enough for you after shining your arse on ricaro seats for 2 years then fuck off. Bailey and EFC-Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, hafnia said: All we need eh... a team of fookin schneiderleins. Doesn't bode well this. If we ain't good enough for you after shining your arse on ricaro seats for 2 years then fuck off. Exactly- they don’t want to come mate. Devil anf the deep blue sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 We're looking at the wrong sorts of players. At least Richarlison seems to look at us as a big opportunity. We should be looking at young hungry players from smaller clubs who want to prove something, not players that think they've made it because they've played for Barca B. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 We need to adapt elements of the moyes model here - from the perspective of getting in players who appreciate the opportunity to play for a historic club and be a part of something great. Give moyes his due - from the get go he fucked off lazy arsed blomkvist in spectacular "don't you get sulky with me when I sub you for being a half arsed prick"... his recruitment after that was to get attitude in over talent but with players who had upside. We never quite had the money to go into the mercenary merry go round that Liverpool were operating at the time. Which suited us. Richarlison in large part fills me with optimism that Silva knows what he needs from his players. He will know we need 11 men all pulling together but that we also need pace and energy along with 100% concentration. pete0 and duncanmckenzieismagic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 I thought brands had this vast network of relationships and was great at the discovering the “next big thing”. Seems we are doing the same as Walsh did and just signing “big name x” like west ham does. why can’t we find the next baines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: I thought brands had this vast network of relationships and was great at the discovering the “next big thing”. Seems we are doing the same as Walsh did and just signing “big name x” like west ham does. why can’t we find the next baines? Give him a chance but yeah I would have thought he had a big hit list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 It’s a misconception about Brands. Mite not that he discovers the next big thing, he sets up a network and scouting team that looks for the next big thing, that takes time. Brands is a director of football, not a chief scout. EFC-Paul and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Agree Shukes With the time Silva and Brands have had on their hands if we want to buy it has to be ready made and to get improvements that are worth the time and money it's hard, let's face it were hardly a desirable club in the grand scheme of things for some of these players Next season will be the telling time on what these guys are all about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Brands already has lists of players from PSV. He already knows who is good and up and coming. If he doesn’t have anything to do with findings players then what does he do? Everyone on here has a different concept of his job. Why would he be flying out to watch players if he doesn’t have anything to do with that side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 He has said himself what his job is. It’s DoF... Director of football. Most like a general manager of a company. He is involved in every aspect of the football club, from finances to youth players. He listed , 1st team, U23s, all levels of youth, sponsors, stadium and more. This is a different position than Walsh held. Walsh was brought in as a chief scout, whereas Brands has been brought in as a proper DOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 33 minutes ago, markjazzbassist said: Brands already has lists of players from PSV. He already knows who is good and up and coming. If he doesn’t have anything to do with findings players then what does he do? Everyone on here has a different concept of his job. Why would he be flying out to watch players if he doesn’t have anything to do with that side? His list of improving PSV. I’d hope that 99% of that list wouldn’t make it with him as the standard is much higher and requires better talent. Paddock, Bailey, Newty82 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 It’s not so easy to just find the next ...... Brands has been brought in to set complete new foundations, it’s not the easiest job. If he went out and bought a team for of prospects it might all go downhill. We needs to buy some players who are ready to step in now, some will he for the starting 11, some will be back up. We need to learn a bit of patience. EFC-Paul and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 It's almost impossible for Brands and Silva to turn this squad around this window but I'm with Haf on the Moyes comparison, his focus as much on bringing in players who would improve the attitude as raise the ability level. Just as when Moyes took over, we have a squad full of players who think they are better than they are. nutmegwolf203, markjazzbassist and Bailey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 I bet because of the World Cup and early deadline it’s a free for all. Agents will be the only winners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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