AlbanyNYToffee

@markjazzbassist on this one. I think our cultures are polar opposites in this regard. If we said 95% of adult jerseys in england are nameless on the back, I'd say 95% of adults jerseys in US have names on the back. I bought the James home shirt the day he signed, it showed up last week and it has already gotten multiple comments while I've been out running errands. I'll wait for the 3rd kit to go on sale and throw Allan or Gordon on it. Already have jerseys with Coleman, Digne, Richarlison, Davies, Besic and DCL.

Meant to post this after Spurs as well, the one thing I wish we had (now that we have a good squad and world-class manager ) is the 'game killer'. When we're up by a goal in the 80th minute we don't have anyone at the club to come on and kill the game. It looks like Delph is going to assume that role but he doesn't fill me with confidence. We'll see how it goes.

36.5 million?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! NO. NO. NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. We've seen his value first hand and it isn't that. Good player yes but that price is crazy. Chelsea have too many CBs so we have some leverage here. I'd prefer a loan but if we have to buy 20 million max.

Agreed. Gibson and Adeniran are a good start but lots left to sort out. Connolly, Pennington, Bowler, Beni, Besic, Bolasie, Sandro, Tosun and loans - Simms and Broadhead

IN: Nkounkou, Allan, James, DoucoureOUT: Schneiderlin, Hornby, Baines (retired), DowellLOAN IN: LOAN OUT: Markelo, Gibson, AdeniranYOUTH: YOUTH pro deals: Markelo, Ouzounidis, Quirk, Kristensen, McAllister, Hagan, Onyango, Kouyate, Whitaker, Welch CONTRACT EXT: Branthwaite, Keane, Gordon, J VirginiaOFFICIALLY RELEASED: Stekelenberg(Ajax), Niasse, Martina, Garbutt (Blackpool), Feeney (Sunderland), Denny (Salford), Foulds, Adedoyin (Sheff Wed), Mampala, Phillips (Huddersfield)

Another interesting difference between UK and American sports. In the US as mark suggests we're much more willing to cancel and pay out contracts. The idea being those players are taking reps from other players who could develop. It's worth noting the systems are different though as most American sports teams have 'professional' minor league teams (think of it like Everton would also field a team in League 1 and all of those players would be eligible to play in the Premier League at all times) rather than drawing directly from a youth team. Key difference i'd imagine.

SERIOUSLY WTF IS HE DOING? HE LOOKS LIKE A FLAILING CHICKEN. JUST DO YOUR JOB AND CATCH THE BALL. IT'S AN OVERHEAD KICK FROM 8 YARDS RIGHT AT YOU NOT A RONALDO THUNDERBOLT.

HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

How many times are we going to let him off the hook? HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

great stuff. now get gordon and kean on for richy and dcl please.

This conversation is fascinating! Despite the fact it's been disheartening to see him regress and struggle, I'm in the keep-camp because for me he is still our best CM option off the bench. Our CM depth until January is Davies, Siggy, Delph, Besic, Beni. Seems reckless to send Davies out...if Doucoure pulls a hammy then what?

Yea this is just smoke and mirrors I think. We probably asked at the beginning of the window what the price was and haven't been back in contact since. He's just increasing his negotiating power with the other interested clubs.

IN: Allan, James, DoucoureOUT: Schneiderlin, Hornby, Baines (retired), DowellLOAN IN: LOAN OUT: MarkeloYOUTH: Nkounkou YOUTH pro deals: Markelo, Ouzounidis, Quirk, Kristensen, McAllister, Hagan, Onyango, Kouyate, Whitaker, Welch CONTRACT EXT: Branthwaite, Keane, GordonOFFICIALLY RELEASED: Stekelenberg(Ajax), Niasse, Martina, Garbutt, Feeney (Sunderland), Denny (Salford), Foulds, Adedoyin (Sheff Wed), Mampala, Phillips (Huddersfield) Side bar - Sidibe is heavily linked to West Ham, can't the hammers come in for walcott as well?!

Agreed, thank you. No Gibson then

Jesus i hope not. Palace 1 - 3 Everton Richarlison

Let's hope so but why can't he just go on Thursday now that we only have two fit CBs? Go let him train at Reading today and meet his teammates. Bring him back tmw to go over tactics and start him on Wednesday. Thursday make it official with Reading and let him go for the season. Reading were eliminated last round so being cup-tied is irrelevant now.

Virginia Kenny Keane Gibson Nkounkou Iwobi Davies Delph Gordon Kean Bernard Assuming Delph is fit. If not Doucoure. Anything but Davies and Siggy sharing CM duties.

No doubt. He had a total nightmare, definitely something to worry about with Holgate out for so long. Can't figure out why because it's largely irrelevant but I'm fascinated by the Iwobi/Kean situation. Found it odd when Iwobi replaced DCL instead of Kean. Found it odd when Kean replaced James. Found out absolutely shocking when Kean stayed right and Iwobi stayed up front even when they were on the field together. Will be watching that closely moving forward.

Everton 2 - 0 West Brom Richarlison

Not quite - puts us in the last 8 - quarterfinals. Big break as well to that round, not contested until late December.

Still complete crickets on sales - Connolly, Pennington, Beni, Besic, Bolasie, Sandro, Tosun and loans - Gibson, Branthwaite, Simms, Broadhead, Adeniran.

You're absolutely right. Sorry i thought we forked over a couple hundred thousand in a transfer fee/tribunal. On a free this is even more incredible.

Considering how the market has evolved in the last 10 years this has shades of Seamus type value. Long way still but certainly stood out today.

Oh wow didn’t know Palace could do that, figured it was 75k max. You’re absolutely right, 80k won’t work then haha.

If Rom's first touch was dreadful Kean's is atrocious. Complete cinder blocks. As someone mentioned stop trying to get his back to goal and let him loose out in the wide areas to run at defenders. Rom ended up being great for us with headers and inside 12 yards. That's where Kean will succeed, not as a hold up striker.