Makis

Once Elstone gets off I really hope she gets a chance to be CEO. She’s so passionate and impressive, I don’t think many would mess with her. She’s done a fantastic job with EITC. 

If it was up to you I bet we wouldn't have signed anyone in the past 10 years.

I can't get my head around this logic. Milan paid 38 million for Silva who has played 12 games and scored exactly 0 goals in Serie A. And Milan thinks this is the chance to make a profit on him?

I can't get my head around this logic. Milan paid 38 million for Silva who has played 12 games and scored exactly 0 goals in Serie A. And Milan thinks this is the chance to make a profit on him?

Apparently his attitude is so bad it's hampered his career at Barca.

Dutch league is way, way better than the Scottish league. And we've got some great players from the Dutch league, haven't we?
Just check how well Scottish clubs except Celtic do in Europe. So he's basically playing in the one club in a one-club league and not being the first choice and we should pay 27 million for him? Plenty of shite forwards score plenty in Scotland.

Hey there, another Besiktas fan from Turkey.
I have an Irish colleague who is a big time Everton fan, whenever we meet he likes to talk about Premier League and Everton. Because of him i am following Everton for a while now as i enjoy those moments where we discuss PL.
I told him and i can tell same here;
1) Of course it is a gamble. We signed him for free 3 years ago. He was a promising striker back then, he couldn't make it into first 11 until last year and still goes on this year. There is no guarantee that he can adapt himself into PL style of football but it is valid nearly for all foreigners outside of UK. I can say, i am pretty sure he can success if he manage to adapt. Additionally in the beginning of his career, he trained in Germany. (Ein. Frankfurt 2007 - 2011)
I think his disciplined culture is from Germany as it is hard to find a disciplined national player in Turkey. (By saying disciplined who pays attention in trainings, takes care of himself after the trainings, before and after match day etc.)
2) The reason he couldn't make it that he was behind Demba Ba, Mario Gomez and Aboubakar. Usually they were the main strikers but as he indicated in his interviews, he never stopped, he took advantages of learning from those experienced strikes and a young gun like Abou. Besides the season, he kept working with his private coach during the whole summer time.
3) He has started to shine last year where he scored his magnificent goal against Benfica. (Voted as the best goal of the group stage last year) As you can see, he is now rumoured for some PL teams. It is a good indicator for us to see how he developed at Besiktas because i don't even remember who was the last footballer signed by a PL team from Turkey. (I think it was Alpay from Fenerbahce to Aston Villa in 2000 for 9m euros)
4) He has a good first touch, in my opinion it can be very crucial to success for the strikers/attacking midfielders in PL. He is a solid finisher. He can play as AML, as well as a striker.
5) He is ambitious but this ambition is not leading him into trouble. I mean, maybe sometimes but it is rare.
6) He is a great personality on and off the pitch.
tl;dr
If he can manage to adapt in to PL style of football, he can make an impact for Everton. He is a good signing for the rumoured price.
 
As soon as the transfer announced, i can only hope the best for him as we enjoyed his time in Besiktas and hope glories for the Toffees and less heart attacks for my colleague Brian. Take a good care of him. Oh and sorry for the typos and grammer.

Hello guys, Im a besiktas fan from Istanbul so let me give some info.
First of all if he was playing at germany or any other euro country you would pay much much more. Euro has good value here so club needed this kind of money. We also earn lots from CL but still it was time to send him away. He is great player and also great person. He can do alot at premier league.
We bought him very cheap, he was 2nd option for most of his career at besiktas but he keeps improve improve. he started his football career at germany then come to turkey. He never gives up and always looks to improve himself he also have very good character which i cannot say for many other good players. This year he was amazing at CL, he will add more be sure about it. Everton is also good place for him so im happy for Cenk, he deserved to play on better leagues. 

Barkley is as good as gone, unfortunately. He would have signed a new contract if he was staying.

Probably not but we would have been spanked by the RS and Chelsea.

Sergio Aguero, Alexis Sanchez, Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas,  Mesut Ozil, Juan Mata,  David de Gea, Yaya Toure, Toby Alderweireld and David Silva? And more. I don't think you can say La Liga players flop in the PL unless you have a very selective memory. What other league has supplied as many match winners as La Liga for the PL?

United got a golden generation, but they did make some big signings to complement it. They wouldn't have won all that silverware without Schmeichel, Keane, Cantona, Irwin, Pallister and many others, like the strikers they signed (Cole for instance).
And on top of that they had the greatest manager ever in PL and arguably at least one of the top three in the history of English football.

Because Allardyce knows he has the clubs's balls in a grip. The club is running out of candidates and the owners are desperate for someone to get them out of this mess.

Yep, the board & owners have really f*ked this up.

Yep, the board & owners have really f*ked this up.

Because Allardyce knows he has the clubs's balls in a grip. The club is running out of candidates and the owners are desperate for someone to get them out of this mess.

Because Allardyce knows he has the clubs's balls in a grip. The club is running out of candidates and the owners are desperate for someone to get them out of this mess.

Wouldn't be too surprised if Jeffers was sold to appease the banks. Besides, in hindsight it was a good deal. We got a lot of money for someone who ended up spending more time in the physio room than on the pitch.

1.  Pacos de Ferreira he got them into Europe for the first time ever, tiny club.  Hardly a best team.  
 
2.Plays attractive attacking football (unlike other 2 choices).  
 
3. Isn’t an English old boy
 
4. Better shot of getting talented Portuguese and Brazilians (see Wolverhampton)
 
5. Name is not Sam Allardyce or Martin o Neil 

I'm not even sure if EU laws allow throwing city money at a project like that.
Hang on...

Gana!?! Schneiderlin needs to be sold in January but we must have watched a different game if you think Gana was the second worst player in that team.

Gana!?! Schneiderlin needs to be sold in January but we must have watched a different game if you think Gana was the second worst player in that team.

It's not about pressing but about trying to deny Lukaku from getting a chance to run with the ball & shooting. If DCL gets the ball 30 yards from goal with space defenders aren't too concerned. If Lukaku does the same he is very much capable of creating a shooting chance.
And I don't know why you keep harping about Lukaku when it's far from the only issue in the squad. How about you try addressing them?

It's not about pressing but about trying to deny Lukaku from getting a chance to run with the ball & shooting. If DCL gets the ball 30 yards from goal with space defenders aren't too concerned. If Lukaku does the same he is very much capable of creating a shooting chance.
And I don't know why you keep harping about Lukaku when it's far from the only issue in the squad. How about you try addressing them?

It's not about pressing but about trying to deny Lukaku from getting a chance to run with the ball & shooting. If DCL gets the ball 30 yards from goal with space defenders aren't too concerned. If Lukaku does the same he is very much capable of creating a shooting chance.
And I don't know why you keep harping about Lukaku when it's far from the only issue in the squad. How about you try addressing them?