[News]Allardyce looking to offload deadwood

[Tony Clifton]

Good one.

Some shit in this snippet that had me laughing. Bin bags under the cover of darkness, the amount of clubs his new boss has pissed off etc....

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/19/theo-walcott-everton-debut-arsenal-departure-sam-allardyce

The Great Escape part 2.  Coming Soon?

[Ross]

The Great Escape part 2.  Coming Soon?

That moment when you realise you’ve reached for the stinging nettles and not the dock leaf by mistake..

[Escla]

So you think it’s a good idea the club lash out a £26m fee and £145k p/w wage on a player the DoF didn’t have on his radar 6 weeks back but the manager has been following for the last 18 months and most expect to be off in the summer?

Not a great idea for continuity is it? Like when we bought all those slow number tens in the summer and forgot about replacing the centre forward who bolted.

In plain language you think Cenk is a bad signing and I think he is a good signing, the guy hasn’t kicked a ball for us yet so let’s see whose right in a couple of weeks, I’ll get back to you on that, and yes, I think Walcott is a good signing too, pity you think they are both a shambles, maybe you’re just the glass half empty type though.

[Ross]

In plain language you think Cenk is a bad signing and I think he is a good signing, the guy hasn’t kicked a ball for us yet so let’s see whose right in a couple of weeks, I’ll get back to you on that, and yes, I think Walcott is a good signing too, pity you think they are both a shambles, maybe you’re just the glass half empty type though.

No I’ve asked whether you think it’s a good idea to recruit a very expansive player (or two) on the mangers (who’s just walked through the door) say so after telling our DoF he’s the man he wants even though the DoF has been searching for a forward for 12 months and never even consider him.

Does that sound like an ideal DoF/Manager senior to you? Especially if the manger is getting the Spanish archer in the summer like most expect?

[MmmblueBernard]

No I’ve asked whether you think it’s a good idea to recruit a very expansive player (or two) on the mangers (who’s just walked through the door) say so after telling our DoF he’s the man he wants even though the DoF has been searching for a forward for 12 months and never even consider him.

Does that sound like an ideal DoF/Manager senior to you? Especially if the manger is getting the Spanish archer in the summer like most expect?

Of all the heinous things to possibly do to a manger, the Spanish archer is by far the worst.

[Ross]

Of all the heinous things to possibly do to a manger, the Spanish archer is by far the worst.

I’d prefer to give him the Spanish Inquisition myself, ask him the same question over and over again.....


“what the fuck happens when we go one nil down?”

[bacon sarnie]

That moment when you realise you’ve reached for the stinging nettles and not the dock leaf by mistake..

Aye, you too. He looks like he's mistaken fibreglass for Izal super slip!

[Ridge]

Sigurdsson
Keane
Klaassen
Walcott
Schneiderlin
Williams

Wouldn't miss any of them and clear a fair amount of the wage bill, but would have to take a decent loss on most of them.

[Gash]

Sigurdsson
Keane
Klaassen
Walcott
Schneiderlin
Williams

Wouldn't miss any of them and clear a fair amount of the wage bill, but would have to take a decent loss on most of them.

Nothing like writing off a player we just bought two days ago. Some absolute mental posts come off your keyboard these days.

[gizzblue]

Sigurdsson
Keane
Klaassen
Walcott
Schneiderlin
Williams

Wouldn't miss any of them and clear a fair amount of the wage bill, but would have to take a decent loss on most of them.

Wrong! no Walcott no assist for Niasse today ..ffs...lads had one start .

[Ridge]

Nothing like writing off a player we just bought two days ago. Some absolute mental posts come off your keyboard these days.

Yayaya, have a look back through the posts. They sound weird at the time, most people disagree, then end up in same place in due course.

I'm not too fussed about general consensus. People will believe what they want to, and tend to follow crowds, regardless of evidence.

You could have watched Walcott play over last decade, he's been in PL. It's nothing personal, he's fast, but not very good. He got an assist today and think he'll get some goals, but he takes more than he contributes to team. Might be useful as a squad player, but he's on big money.

[Bally]

Yayaya, have a look back through the posts. They sound weird at the time, most people disagree, then end up in same place in due course.

I'm not too fussed about general consensus. People will believe what they want to, and tend to follow crowds, regardless of evidence.

You could have watched Walcott play over last decade, he's been in PL. It's nothing personal, he's fast, but not very good. He got an assist today and think he'll get some goals, but he takes more than he contributes to team. Might be useful as a squad player, but he's on big money.

Wut

[Gash]

Yayaya, have a look back through the posts. They sound weird at the time, most people disagree, then end up in same place in due course.

I'm not too fussed about general consensus. People will believe what they want to, and tend to follow crowds, regardless of evidence.

You could have watched Walcott play over last decade, he's been in PL. It's nothing personal, he's fast, but not very good. He got an assist today and think he'll get some goals, but he takes more than he contributes to team. Might be useful as a squad player, but he's on big money.

£20m in today's climate was good business. He scored 14 goals last year in the CL and PL in 26 starts and 8 subs appearances not playing as a striker. Over the decade he has a one on roughly 3.5 goal ratio, again not playing as a striker. We've not had a player like that in years and you want to get rid after one game and one assist.  You're an absolute rocket.

[Ridge]

£20m in today's climate was good business. He scored 14 goals last year in the CL and PL in 26 starts and 8 subs appearances not playing as a striker. Over the decade he has a one on roughly 3.5 goal ratio, again not playing as a striker. We've not had a player like that in years and you want to get rid after one game and one assist.  You're an absolute rocket.

£20m in Everton climate is good business, in PL it's not, we won't make a profit. He can't play as a striker and he's not a creative player. After yesterday, he's got 8 assists in last 4 seasons, roughly 1 in 12 assist ratio, playing in creative role. We've literally just sold Mirallas, who has similar output of goals + assists.

On a smaller pitch, with less creative talent, in a team that struggles to build or create chances. I think all those players are decent squad players, but they are on first team money and struggling to hold down first team berth in a one of the worst Everton team's in many years.

[Lincs Toffee]

He got a shot on fucking target, he has to stay !!!