duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I would probably rate this window 6/10, would have been an 8/10 had we not lost Iwobi without a replacement and I would have preferred Cannon to have gone on loan But all in all it was a quite positive window, think Danjuma and Harrison will prove to be shrewd buys and we finally look to have a decent CF in Beto . I think Young is also an upgrade on Mykalenko Surely the lack of incoming transfers today means Gray is staying put, I would have been a little disappointed if he had left If Deli Alli can get back to any kind of form he could be the one to provide a bit of creativity playing behind Beto in a 4-4-1-1 Matt and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 14 minutes ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: I would probably rate this window 6/10, would have been an 8/10 had we not lost Iwobi without a replacement and I would have preferred Cannon to have gone on loan But all in all it was a quite positive window, think Danjuma and Harrison will prove to be shrewd buys and we finally look to have a decent CF in Beto . I think Young is also an upgrade on Mykalenko Surely the lack of incoming transfers today means Gray is staying put, I would have been a little disappointed if he had left If Deli Alli can get back to any kind of form he could be the one to provide a bit of creativity playing behind Beto in a 4-4-1-1 Gray can still go to Saudi, as there market stays open longer - a la James? i think that's correct. dunlopp9987 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, RuffRob said: Gray can still go to Saudi, as there market stays open longer - a la James? i think that's correct. Yes it’s open until 07/09 but we surely can’t afford to let him go now, we are down on numbers as it is dunlopp9987 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 We still have McNeil, Harrison, Dele, Beto and DCL to come into this team. It’s not all doom and gloom just yet. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Yeah, tbh even if no one else comes in, we've still shifted on some players that won't feature. Something like a Gnoto would make it a belter. What we can say, so far, is that all the transfers make sense. And its been a long time since we've been able to say that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Toffee Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, plaidharper said: In Jan we brought in no one. We have brought in 5 this window.... Sorry... I was referencing deadline day. At least we brought in 5 but how many did we lose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Just now, Boston Toffee said: Sorry... I was referencing deadline day. At least we brought in 5 but how many did we lose? It doesn't matter how many we lost, its who we lost. Most of the players gone where no where our squad, never mind starting 11. plaidharper, Wiggytop, Formby and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I’m not overly impressed by the window. Iwobi going wasn’t anticipated, gray isn’t gonna be committed. Cannon and maupay going means we only have 2 strikers, Danjuma can maybe play central I guess…. jan is a shocking window. Maybe we are gonna use the money for dele Newty82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Toffee Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Newty82 said: It doesn't matter how many we lost, its who we lost. Most of the players gone where no where our squad, never mind starting 11. No I get it but for a club that doesn't have much luck with injuries we are setting self up for failure.bif Tark went down then we got a kid and Keane and Godfrey.. I'm sure McNeil n Harrison will help but we need to suffer no more injuries with lack of depth I'm not looking for arguments I'm just frustrated and upset and don't always express my thoughts well on paper. Newty82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Boston Toffee said: No I get it but for a club that doesn't have much luck with injuries we are setting self up for failure.bif Tark went down then we got a kid and Keane and Godfrey.. I'm sure McNeil n Harrison will help but we need to suffer no more injuries with lack of depth I'm not looking for arguments I'm just frustrated and upset and don't always express my thoughts well on paper. No no, alls good bud. I come in peace! I think I'm still hoping something happens tonight! I think both sides of the 'Good Window' - 'Bad Window' will have valid points. Numbers wise we're no better off. But the squad feels a bit better. I think. Maybe. Boston Toffee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I was expecting a couple of new players today but looking like zilch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Pickford/Virginia/Lonergan Patterson/Coleman Young/Mykolenko Tarkowski/Branthwaite/Keane/Godfrey Garner/Gueye/Onana/Doucoure Dele McNeil/Harrison/Dobbin/Danjuma Beto/Calvert-Lewin/Chermiti (23 players) ??? - Gomes/Gray/Gbamin (26?) Have I missed anyone? I joke but can see players like Lingard coming into the reckoning with our threadbare squad - should it look like this when all windows close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 31/08/2023 at 15:38, dunlopp9987 said: Probably because I've been conditioned not to get my hopes up, but I have a feeling our business is done Nothing makes me sadder than being right about this. The one positive thing so far from this season has been that we are so utterly predictable, so thankfully nothing has really come as a shock. Including this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Nothing makes me sadder than being right about this. The one positive thing so far from this season has been that we are so utterly predictable, so thankfully nothing has really come as a shock. Including this. We're usually very active on the final day of the summer TDD, its almost a meme. This is a rarity if it closes without any new faces. We've still done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Hafnia said: I’m not overly impressed by the window. Iwobi going wasn’t anticipated, gray isn’t gonna be committed. Cannon and maupay going means we only have 2 strikers, Danjuma can maybe play central I guess…. jan is a shocking window. Maybe we are gonna use the money for dele good job we have just swooped in and signed another one then! https://x.com/frazfletcher/status/1697716821132976241?s=46&t=1wM_xvx1NFbXaZSqIaj30A Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 28 minutes ago, c1982 said: Pickford/Virginia/Lonergan Patterson/Coleman Young/Mykolenko Tarkowski/Branthwaite/Keane/Godfrey Garner/Gueye/Onana/Doucoure Dele McNeil/Harrison/Dobbin/Danjuma Beto/Calvert-Lewin/Chermiti (23 players) ??? - Gomes/Gray/Gbamin (26?) Have I missed anyone? I joke but can see players like Lingard coming into the reckoning with our threadbare squad - should it look like this when all windows close! Fuck me that’s scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said: Fuck me that’s scary! Yep. As soon as we get one of the 2 first choice centre halves injured or banned…… we are in trouble Btay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Can I go to bed now? chicagoblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Forest showing our club how it’s done. Harv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Just now, Hafnia said: Forest showing our club how it’s done. Signing players and then not paying for them? Matt and Formby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Just now, Romey 1878 said: Signing players and then not paying for them? Sangare, origi, Tavares, lad from Norwich. Solid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Hafnia said: Sangare, origi, Tavares, lad from Norwich. Solid I can't find anything that says they've completed the signings of Sangare, Origi or the Norwich CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, Hafnia said: Forest showing our club how it’s done. Forest are surely following in our footsteps, and have maybe even outdone us in how not to recruit ? They have been throwing money all over the place on average players and offering wages way above their station ala Jesse Lingard I’ve lost count of the amount of players they have signed in the past few windows , I think they have as well because they have forgotten to pay half of them! Think it’s only a matter time before FFP clips their wings as well ….. now if you would have said Brighton! Romey 1878, Bailey and Wiggytop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I'm glad it's over too. Matt and Newty82 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Still trying to work out whether we are weaker or stronger after this window Defensively there is no question we are massively weaker, and given how shambolic we were last season that in itself is a scary thought . Young is an upgrade at LB but we are far worse off at CB. Hopefully Tarks form picks up and Branthwaite has a breakout season and both stay injury free otherwise we are fucked Same as in CM, but maybe if Garner gets a run there maybe he ca add something , but think Danjuma, Harrison and Beto improve the attack Wafer think squad just got even smaller so we need a lot of luck with injuries and suspensions between now an January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 This has been an excellent window for us, and I don't get the negativity. More than anything, we needed capable strikers, and we've brought in a mix of strong and young players in this area. We needed wingers, and we've brought them in. We needed to reduce the wage bill, and we've sold high earners. I vote that we rename this thread "the great Everton revival". Matt, Wiggytop and Formby 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Strange window in terms of how to feel about it. Deadline Day has obviously put a bit of a dampener on it but we've made some good signings that should improve us, got rid of players that aren't good enough like Coady and Holgate, got rid of a few high earners too (which will be good for our finances), got a few youngsters out on loan to gain experience, sold the likes of Simms and Cannon which will also go a long way to improving our financial position. Would I have liked a couple more signings? Absolutely, but I don't think it's the total disaster some are painting it to be. Bailey, Newty82 and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: I vote that we rename this thread "the great Everton revival". And like any vote, it means fuck all and the title won't be changing . Matt and Newty82 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said: And like any vote, it means fuck all and the title won't be changing . Then we'll just have to start climbing the table and embarrass you into changing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: Then we'll just have to start climbing the table and embarrass you into changing it. You've been on here long enough to know me by now. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.