The Rebuild

[TheRam]

People bringing up reasons as to why we’ll struggle again next season but I prefer to bring up reasons why we’ll do well.

New owners, new stadium, better manager, more money to sign better players who will be coached by a better manager.

The clubs above us were looking to compete with in the short term are nothing clubs compared to Everton.

We need to get that mentality back into the club and it needs to reflect in the transfer market.

The owners and moyes aren’t here to sit in midtable.

There’s a lot to do obviously, but if we put in the right structure and sign the right players we can get back to where we should be which is at the very least a top eight team.

[Shogun]

"We barely escaped relegation this year and the 3 coming up are well better than the three going down": All Evertonians every May for what feels like an eternity

Spot on. The three relegated this year were just as bad as the three relegated the previous year. Burnley and the play-off winner are already down.

Leeds might have a chance but even then they've got a lot to do. Meslier is their goalkeeper and Farke is their manager.

[Shogun]

People bringing up reasons as to why we’ll struggle again next season but I prefer to bring up reasons why we’ll do well.

New owners, new stadium, better manager, more money to sign better players who will be coached by a better manager.

The clubs above us were looking to compete with in the short term are nothing clubs compared to Everton.

We need to get that mentality back into the club and it needs to reflect in the transfer market.

The owners and moyes aren’t here to sit in midtable.

There’s a lot to do obviously, but if we put in the right structure and sign the right players we can get back to where we should be which is at the very least a top eight team.

Stadium could work both ways though. Plenty of people saying that the last season at Goodison Park would mean better results and it's been our worst PL season at home.

[superpull]

Stadium could work both ways though. Plenty of people saying that the last season at Goodison Park would mean better results and it's been our worst PL season at home.

Ditto new owners - zero reason to consider them automatic wins.

[Gary1878]

"We barely escaped relegation this year and the 3 coming up are well better than the three going down": All Evertonians every May for what feels like an eternity

This year that is genuinely true. They are terrible both from a statistical point of view and from just looking at the teams.

I don’t see Leeds and Burnley being as bad. Does it mean that all 3 won’t be relegated? No, but they will be more competitive than this seasons lot.

[Cereal Killer]

Spot on. The three relegated this year were just as bad as the three relegated the previous year. Burnley and the play-off winner are already down.

Leeds might have a chance but even then they've got a lot to do. Meslier is their goalkeeper and Farke is their manager.

Leeds/Redbull United will throw a ton of money at it

[Shogun]

Leeds/Redbull United will throw a ton of money at it

Throwing money at things has never gone wrong, as we well know!

[superpull]

I mean, Leeds are the actual poster child for how throwing money at it doesn't work aren't they?

I'd also say that this time last year we all thought there was no way Southampton, Leicester and that Ipswich team would be worse than the utter shite that was Luton, Burnley and Sheff U.
The year before that

[Blueomar]

This year that is genuinely true. They are terrible both from a statistical point of view and from just looking at the teams.

I don’t see Leeds and Burnley being as bad. Does it mean that all 3 won’t be relegated? No, but they will be more competitive than this seasons lot.

Exactly what was said at the beginning of this season though.

[CannockPricey]

Literally what was said towards the end of last season too... In reality we shouldn't be worrying about promoted teams any more providing we get the recruitment right in the summer anyway.

I think it's reasonable to say we should be looking to recruit sensibly this summer and to improve next season while also thinking that no one will be staying up with 20 odd points next year, which if we have recruited decently should not be our concern anyway.

As for this year, I expected Leicester to be more competitive and until they appointed van Nistelrooy I think they would have been (that's not to say they would have stayed up) but I didn't see anyone touting Soton or Ipswich to do any good.

[Trowel]

Hmmmm - and Kristiansen is utter shite

[Bob Sacamano]

Good lord

[TheRam]

Be happy with both of them.

Resigned myself to us signing richy and me being over the moon with him coming back even if it’s a bad idea.

[blueToffee]

Stadium could work both ways though. Plenty of people saying that the last season at Goodison Park would mean better results and it's been our worst PL season at home.

A lot of question marks really going into the new season. New place which could take some time to settle in, not that our home record of late has been a very high bar. Probably a hand full of new players who also need to settle.

There is plenty to be excited about but I understand why it could be a slow turnaround too as it might be hard to hit the ground running in such circumstances.

Almost all of it feels like it comes down to the standard of recruitment, get that right it could be a fun year...if we struggle to get players in though and don't have many new faces early into the pre-season (which can often happen as we're trying to recruit better players who often have options) it could be a slow start that we need to build from.

[Cozzie]

Actually don't think Kristiansens too bad.

No one's looking good in that Leicester back 4 under RVN.

Happy as well with Richarlison coming back providing the deal is the right one.

Loan with an OPTION to buy should be the ONLY thing we entertain.

If we where to actually splash 25-35M on him then it would be a disaster.

Loan is just fine for me.

Hoping it would mean Illiman coming inside to compete with Alcaraz in the middle.

All just rumors at thus stage anyway, might not even get off the ground.