Bumble wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:46 am
The whole summer recruitment made no sense.
Made no sense... yet.
Look I'm not saying it's been a roaring success but also this is what we all demanded so not sure why everyone's so shocked the youth we bought needs time to develop.
Summer transfer window was always a rock and hard place because the younger players who'd improve us now understandably didn't want to come here, and we didn't want yet more journeymen with no sell on value and crippling wages.
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:58 pm
Made no sense... yet.
Look I'm not saying it's been a roaring success but also this is what we all demanded so not sure why everyone's so shocked the youth we bought needs time to develop.
Summer transfer window was always a rock and hard place because the younger players who'd improve us now understandably didn't want to come here, and we didn't want yet more journeymen with no sell on value and crippling wages.
Theres plenty of players with sell on value who can make instant impact who sign for lesser teams. The problem is our god awful scouting. We overpaid for 2 players who can do next to nothing to impact us now and look far from long term sure things too.
Other teams actually make signings that are successful short term and long term. Its an incredible each to assume they'll be longterm successes anyway because we've no form for getting anything right
Let’s remember Dibling’s already had a full season in the PL (33 appearance, 2 goals), why is he now suddenly not ready to play and needs 6 months to get settled??
Cereal Killer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 10:19 pm
Let’s remember Dibling’s already had a full season in the PL (33 appearance, 2 goals), why is he now suddenly not ready to play and needs 6 months to get settled??
It's Moyes' way right?
He doesn't always do this, but when he does, it's when he has expectations related to work rate from an exciting attacking player that they aren't meeting.
I'm sure Kudus spent absolutely ages on the bench at spurs before he was starting regularly.
UnsyisaRhino wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 10:51 pm
It's Moyes' way right?
He doesn't always do this, but when he does, it's when he has expectations related to work rate from an exciting attacking player that they aren't meeting.
I'm sure Kudus spent absolutely ages on the bench at spurs before he was starting regularly.
There is never a scenario where sitting on the bench for ages is whats best for your 40 million pound summer marquee signing though. It might be the right call by Moyes as you say, but we surely didn't sign him to sit out the season.
Matt1878 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:20 pm
There is never a scenario where sitting on the bench for ages is whats best for your 40 million pound summer marquee signing though. It might be the right call by Moyes as you say, but we surely didn't sign him to sit out the season.
Agreed, we should be seeing more of him from the bench at the very least.
Juanito wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 2:10 pm
A Saints fan said to me he won’t start for Everton because Moyes won’t want him, as he can’t track back yet. Looks to be the case!
Suppose that means that when Jack G needs a rest Illi can move left and Dibling can come onto the right against tiring legs. Big Jack behind him, and Illi is good defensively on the other side.
I'm sure Moyes will play him soon, two of our best players are currently taking up his positions, so can see why he's had limited time so far.
Dibling will work his way in soon, I'm not worried about that, it'll prove a good investment.
We needed Barry to hit the ground running or Beto to carry on his good end of season form, but neither hapoened, so we're struggling and making the fullback situation stand out.
I can see Grealish being let loose in the 10, with Rohl and Gana behind him, Garner at RB and Dibbers on the right. Moyes needs to mix it up, I think he realises that. (Hope to god he does realise it).
bigmanbob wrote: ↑Wed Oct 29, 2025 9:39 am
If LM and RM are tied up with our best players, give him a go in the 10
Longer term yes, but not sure he has enough nouse to play there for us just yet, even though he has the minutes. I think Jack being the brain in the 10 is a solid choice.
Dibling is just getting the heat as he was the most expensive of a summer buying spree of younger players with hopefully a higher ceiling, at a time we needed players who were first team ready to bolster the already smallest squad in the league.
Just a misaligned transfer policy when we have a manager who we all knew wasn't going to give them a go until at least Xmas anyway.
