{"id":78314,"date":"2025-08-12T23:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/78314\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T23:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:33:07","slug":"jack-grealish-welcome-to-everton-football-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/78314\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish, welcome to Everton Football Club!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755013208-GyKXe9JW4AAgwRT-sm.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jack Grealish has officially joined Everton on a season-long loan from Manchester City, the club has confirmed. The Toffees have an option to make the loan deal permanent next summer.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Grealish has won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup after signing for Manchester City for a then-British record \u00a3100 million deal from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He becomes the sixth signing of the summer for David Moyes following the additions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/season\/24-25\/news\/46373.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thierno Barry<\/a>, Mark Travers, Adam Aznou, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/season\/24-25\/news\/46514.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall<\/a> and the permanent purchase of loanee Charly Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I&#8217;m over the moon to have signed for Everton &#8211; It&#8217;s massive for me, honestly. This is a great club, with great fans,\u201d Grealish told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evertonfc.com\/news\/2025\/august\/12\/grealish-signs-for-everton-on-loan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">evertontv<\/a> after completing his signing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;As soon as I spoke to the manager, I knew there was only one place that I wanted to go. On social media, I&#8217;ve been flooded with messages from Everton supporters, so there&#8217;s that side of it as well and that&#8217;s another reason why I chose Everton.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I want to say thank you to the fans for all of the messages I&#8217;ve had already. Thank you for all of the love and support. I hope I can repay you now and I&#8217;m sure I will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Having come up through the youth ranks at Aston Villa, he made his senior debut for the club at the age of 18. He became a key player for the side and helped the side achieve promotion back to the Premier League in 2019 before being made club captain that year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He also has 39 caps with the Three Lions and was part of the England squad that finished runners-up at Euro 2020.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He will be seen wearing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/season\/24-25\/rumour-mill\/46522.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">number 18 shirt at Everton<\/a>. Revealing the reason behind his choice, Grealish said, \u201cThere is a reason for [choosing number 18]. There were other numbers but my two favourite English players ever are Wayne Rooney and Paul Gascoigne and I know they both wore number 18 here.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;So, as soon as I knew this deal was close, I had a look and number 18 was free, so that was perfect for me and it was the only number I was going to take from that point.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I spoke to Wayne [Rooney] before I came here and I mentioned that to him \u2013 about the number 18 \u2013 so I hope he&#8217;s happy as well!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">David Moyes is understandably delighted to have Grealish on board for next season. He will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/season\/24-25\/comment\/editorial\/46467.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">counting on the England international<\/a> to provide that creative spark in the final third given the Toffees\u2019 struggles in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We welcome Jack to Everton, and we\u2019re very pleased to have him on board,\u201d said Moyes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI think we\u2019re getting him at a good time because he\u2019s experienced, he understands the Premier League, and we\u2019re all fully aware of the levels he\u2019s capable of performing to.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI know Jack\u2019s ambition is to get back into the England squad so hopefully we can help him achieve that over the course of the season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019re all looking forward to working with him and providing a platform for him to show the best version of himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Reader Comments (154)<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallprint\">Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. <a href=\"#disclaimer\">Disclaimer<\/a> ()<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a name=\"comments\" id=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505449\" id=\"1505449\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJames Marshall<br \/>\n            <br \/>1\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:31:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Done deal!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/Everton\/status\/1955290683155288101         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505450\" id=\"1505450\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tChristy Ring<br \/>\n            <br \/>2\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:38:25\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Signing confirmed, and \u201conly wanted to sign for us after talking to Moyes, massive club great fans\u201d \u2014 enough said! <\/p>\n<p>Also, it should open the eyes of other players, that Everton are a big club??<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505451\" id=\"1505451\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAndy Peers<br \/>\n            <br \/>3\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:42:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Exciting!!!<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505452\" id=\"1505452\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tGary Fitzsimmons<br \/>\n            <br \/>4\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:42:11\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Now get a right back, left back and a right winger ASAP.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505453\" id=\"1505453\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>5\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:42:28\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Looks good in the shirt, doesn&#8217;t he?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505454\" id=\"1505454\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMichael Kenrick<br \/>\n            <br \/>6\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:42:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Finally!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evertonfc.com\/news\/2025\/august\/12\/grealish-signs-for-everton-on-loan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grealish Signs For Everton On Loan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s be seeing exactly which Jack Grealish (of the many apparently witnessed) we will be getting&#8230; starting on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>And yes, David Moyes \u2014 that means he needs to be starting the game on Monday. No more of this &#8220;not ready for the Premier League&#8221; bullshit you keep coming out with.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505455\" id=\"1505455\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAndy Duff<br \/>\n            <br \/>7\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:44:18\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Let&#8217;s hope he hasn&#8217;t read some of the comments on here from fans.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505456\" id=\"1505456\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tColin Malone<br \/>\n            <br \/>8\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:44:34\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Wellcome to Everton, Jack. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope we play attacking football, that&#8217;s suits you.<br \/>UTFT.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505459\" id=\"1505459\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tChristy  Ring<br \/>\n            <br \/>9\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:46:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Andy #6,  <\/p>\n<p>The 7 comments so far aren&#8217;t too bad. \ud83d\ude02        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505460\" id=\"1505460\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDan Parker<br \/>\n            <br \/>10\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:47:19\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Brilliant, along with KDH two great signings. COYB!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505461\" id=\"1505461\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAndy Duff<br \/>\n            <br \/>11\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:49:37\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Christy 9 we might want to hide the other thread\ud83e\udd23        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505462\" id=\"1505462\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRaymond Fox<br \/>\n            <br \/>12\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:52:29\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        A massive plus for us.<\/p>\n<p>He looks slim and fit, all we need is for him to stay injury free.<\/p>\n<p>A couple more class players and we will be really competitive.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505463\" id=\"1505463\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDan Nulty<br \/>\n            <br \/>13\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:53:34\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Great news. Will we actually score some goals this season amd be able to keep hold of the ball?!?!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505464\" id=\"1505464\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>14\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:57:55\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Dare I say, he actually looks a little bit too lean?!         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505465\" id=\"1505465\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJack Convery<br \/>\n            <br \/>15\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:58:52\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Is that a smug look on his face or what \u2013 &#8220;Feck You, Pep&#8221;, may sum it up.<br \/>Welcome to Everton FC, Jack, and the best of luck to you in our historic colours and brilliant new stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Moyesiah has done it again.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505466\" id=\"1505466\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tKunal Desai<br \/>\n            <br \/>16\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:59:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Welcome you brummie blue. <\/p>\n<p>Short while ago I drove past his old stomping ground. Not a patch on Hiill Dickensen. Wait until he plays there.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505467\" id=\"1505467\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tLee Courtliff<br \/>\n            <br \/>17\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      16:59:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        God, I hope this works out. The Grealish we saw at Villa was one of my favourite players to watch of the last 10 years. <\/p>\n<p>Good luck, Jack.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505468\" id=\"1505468\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRobert Tressell<br \/>\n            <br \/>18\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:00:36\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        This must be our highest profile signing since James Rodriguez (does Dele Alli count?) five truly horrible years ago. <\/p>\n<p>Whatever the pros and cons the new owners are clearly working hard on the rebuild &#8211; and we\u0092re not rummaging around in the bargain bin either. <\/p>\n<p>Obviously raises the question of what happens after 12 months &#8211; not sure the option to buy price is disclosed yet? Does anyone know?         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505469\" id=\"1505469\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tColin Glassar<br \/>\n            <br \/>19\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:01:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Hopefully the start of a new era. Dibling, a RB and a few decent loans and we will be ready to go.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505470\" id=\"1505470\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tIan Bennett<br \/>\n            <br \/>20\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:01:47\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Supposedly \u00a350m, but no one is paying that for a thirty yeat old with a year left on his deal.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505471\" id=\"1505471\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMark Taylor<br \/>\n            <br \/>21\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:01:56\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I didn&#8217;t think the other thread was that bad. People, myself included, have reasonable doubts given his near absence from playing recently and the &#8216;party boy&#8217; tag clearly has a ring of truth to it. Maybe better to describe him as social and clubbable because that is apparently what he is.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s such an obviously good deal as KDH or even at a much humbler level, Charley Alcaraz, but I&#8217;m sure like everybody, I wish him well and hope the very best version of Grealish shows up. That, we could use&#8230;        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505473\" id=\"1505473\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMark Jensen<br \/>\n            <br \/>22\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:02:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        So that is 23 in the first team squad now meaning still a few places more (RW and RB). Maybe even more if Armstrong and Chermiti go out on loan.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505474\" id=\"1505474\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Powell<br \/>\n            <br \/>23\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:03:54\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Welcome to Everton Jack,he looks lean,let&#8217;s hope he hits the ground running,and starts against Leeds COYBs        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505475\" id=\"1505475\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Hayes<br \/>\n            <br \/>24\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:03:57\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Great news great signing let\u0092s get behind him 100% as I\u0092m sure he\u0092s got a point to prove. Let\u0092s hope his signing will encourage others to come. UTFT \ud83d\udc99        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505476\" id=\"1505476\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tTommy Coleman<br \/>\n            <br \/>25\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:11:14\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Brilliant signing. COYBS !        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505477\" id=\"1505477\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tLiam Mogan<br \/>\n            <br \/>26\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:13:03\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Hope he gets back to his best in Everton blue. UTFT!<\/p>\n<p>Some more quality pls before the window closes         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505478\" id=\"1505478\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMal van Schaick<br \/>\n            <br \/>27\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:13:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Great news. Wallet out again for Dibling and a right full back and we may be done.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505479\" id=\"1505479\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tPeter Gorman<br \/>\n            <br \/>28\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:16:08\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        He may be as daft as a brush for all I care, his footie IQ is very high <\/p>\n<p>Let him have a free-role and he&#8217;ll murder teams.<\/p>\n<p>Lovely news         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505480\" id=\"1505480\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Longshanks<br \/>\n            <br \/>29\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:16:30\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Statement signing. Bravo!         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505481\" id=\"1505481\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMicky Norman<br \/>\n            <br \/>30\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:19:04\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        This could be the perfect fit. Welcome Jack. Now do your stuff and become a blue legend.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505482\" id=\"1505482\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tColin Glassar<br \/>\n            <br \/>31\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:19:30\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Dibling, Justin, Ndidi (is he still available?). A couple of semi-retired pros ie Vardy, Trippier, Jorginho etc\u2026 to fill out the squad and we\u0092d be challenging top 8        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505483\" id=\"1505483\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJonathan Oppenheimer<br \/>\n            <br \/>32\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:22:23\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Alright, seeing him in the new kit, hearing the excitement from him, I\u0092m now all in. As the kids say, let\u0092s fucking go!<\/p>\n<p>I\u0092m with Mark 21 on this: I don\u0092t think the previous thread was as bad as some made it out to be. Many of us had (have?) reservations about this, and with good reason. Doesn\u0092t mean we don\u0092t all want to see him succeed. Enough of this nonsense about hoping he fails so we can say, I told you so.<\/p>\n<p>He is a cracking success means the club is top half means he makes the WC squad means he says he wants only to stay in Everton blue the following season and Man City lets him go for \u00a325 million.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505484\" id=\"1505484\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDale Self<br \/>\n            <br \/>33\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:25:36\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Good one Jonathan!<\/p>\n<p>Taking the 18 shirt and talking about it is a statement. Jack doesn&#8217;t strike me as a bullshitter. Get yer saggy socks on, let&#8217;s go!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505485\" id=\"1505485\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMick O&#8217;Malley<br \/>\n            <br \/>34\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:27:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I&#8217;m absolutely buzzing we&#8217;ve got Grealish, can&#8217;t wait to see him strut his stuff, makes a change from the sideways backwards crabs we&#8217;ve been signing for the last few years  he&#8217;ll generate interest in Everton and might encourage a few more to sign on, welcome to Everton Jack, show the naysayers what you can do        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505486\" id=\"1505486\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>35\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:31:48\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Colin, Ndidi went to Besiktas.<\/p>\n<p>And the Leicester columnist Thomas Bradley Alderman is acidic about Justin, whom I have never seen do anything worth noting against us. I&#8217;m very surprised to see the rumors that we&#8217;re in for him.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505487\" id=\"1505487\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tColin Glassar<br \/>\n            <br \/>36\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:35:18\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Adrian Durham (talksport), who we all recognise as a class A tw@ say this is a massive step down the ladder for Jack.<\/p>\n<p>Durham is a well known Everton hater so I don\u0092t respect his opinions but he pisses me off every time he opens his big, smelly trap.<\/p>\n<p>I only mention Justin as he was considered to be a rising star a few seasons ago.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505488\" id=\"1505488\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDavid West<br \/>\n            <br \/>37\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:35:21\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Just watched a few videos on his insta of him volleying balls.   I&#8217;ve never seen anyone hit them so sweet.  <br \/>I&#8217;m just worried now,, we are all going to love him so much, we are going to lose our heads and say pay the 50m !! <\/p>\n<p>He will enjoy it here, weights lifted off his shoulders, he&#8217;s got a fresh start, he had to win over pep, and city fans because of his fee. He&#8217;s not got that weighing him down.  <\/p>\n<p>He will love playing In a full stadium too !<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505490\" id=\"1505490\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill<br \/>\n            <br \/>39\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:36:12\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Mark and Jonathan, agree, the other thread was entertaining. A range  of opinions as there always will be on players, but apart from the odd poster being accused of talking nonsense, mostly civil.<\/p>\n<p>I have to give credit to the board and manager. Not just for this, but we&#8217;ve done good business so far and conducted it professionally until there is an announcement to make. There has been and probably still is work going on in the background to secure additional players.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t get to see it, nor should we.<\/p>\n<p>Jack is an Everton player for a season, so let&#8217;s hope he is ready for it. He has the ability to become a fans favourite.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505491\" id=\"1505491\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>40\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:37:13\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I usually poop rainbows I&#8217;m so predisposed to see the positives, but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Why am I not overly thrilled about this signing?  Why am I cautious?  I&#8217;m not sure about this one.<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505492\" id=\"1505492\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJames Marshall<br \/>\n            <br \/>41\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:38:46\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Shut up, Jamie.<\/p>\n<p>Get your positive American pants on and start singing.<\/p>\n<p>This is great news!         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505493\" id=\"1505493\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>42\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:45:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        From ESPN:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m over the moon to have signed for Everton. It&#8217;s massive for me, honestly. This is a great club, with great fans,&#8221; Grealish said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as I spoke to the manager, I knew there was only one place that I wanted to go. On social media, I&#8217;ve been flooded with messages from Everton supporters, so there&#8217;s that side of it as well and that&#8217;s another reason why I chose Everton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to say thank you to the fans for all of the messages I&#8217;ve had already. Thank you for all of the love and support. I hope I can repay you now and I&#8217;m sure I will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Everton boss David Moyes said the timing was ideal for both parties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;re getting him at a good time because he&#8217;s experienced, he understands the Premier League and we&#8217;re all fully aware of the levels he&#8217;s capable of performing to,&#8221; Moyes said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re all looking forward to working with him and providing a platform for him to show the best version of himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505494\" id=\"1505494\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRyan Holroyd<br \/>\n            <br \/>43\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:48:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Welcome Jack Grealish <\/p>\n<p>Instantly becomes our best player. <\/p>\n<p>Absolutely buzzing.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505495\" id=\"1505495\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>44\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:48:41\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Hahahaha.  Ok James, will do.<\/p>\n<p>Yippee-kai-aye MFer!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude02        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505496\" id=\"1505496\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tGerry Quinn<br \/>\n            <br \/>45\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:50:45\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Chuffed with this signing &#8211; welcome to the best club in the world, Jack&#8230;has he just had a decent haircut or will he still have that tarts hairband style tied back?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505497\" id=\"1505497\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tGerry Quinn<br \/>\n            <br \/>46\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:52:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Jamie C &#8211; you are not in tune yet, laddie, get amongst it now&#8230;        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505498\" id=\"1505498\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJake FitzGerald<br \/>\n            <br \/>47\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:53:13\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        That picture of him. Is that actually him or have they given us a Temu Jack Grealish? <br \/>Doesn\u0092t look like him.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505499\" id=\"1505499\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tStuart Sharp<br \/>\n            <br \/>48\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:54:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        The most excited I&#8217;ve been about a signing in many, many years. The inexplicable negativity is hopefully a minority view, and the rest of us can get ready to enjoy watching Everton more than we did last season. If it doesn&#8217;t work out, so be it. But if you can&#8217;t get excited about such an amazing talent coming to our club, whatever the reasons for him coming, I don&#8217;t understand why you follow the game.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505500\" id=\"1505500\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Copeland<br \/>\n            <br \/>49\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:55:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Welcome to the Toffees Jack, best club in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u0092t wait to see you tear the arse out of Leeds on Monday, no pressure like!<\/p>\n<p>Show the form that we all know you are capable and you will find out just how good our support really is.<\/p>\n<p>UTFT Jack lad!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505501\" id=\"1505501\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJack Convery<br \/>\n            <br \/>50\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:56:28\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Told my missus to start making head bands. Essential come Brighton game &#8211; \u00a310 a throw. Just thought has the EFC Shop got them in already ? USA marketing never misses an opportunity.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505502\" id=\"1505502\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDanny Baily<br \/>\n            <br \/>51\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:57:13\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Our biggest signing since James. Since then it&#8217;s been all Rondons and Maupays, while the quality has left (Richy, Digne, Gordon, etc.). Coupled with our other business this summer, this is absolutely brilliant. Add to that there&#8217;s the prospect of more to come. Can&#8217;t wait for the season to start, which is a nice change.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505503\" id=\"1505503\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tColin Glassar<br \/>\n            <br \/>52\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:57:56\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I\u0092ve just remembered, Jack uses a head band doesn\u0092t he? I hope this isn\u0092t the beginning of another fashion witch-hunt a la DCL. <\/p>\n<p>Be prepared Jack. The beady-eyed fashion police on TW will be keeping a close eye on you\ud83d\ude09        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505504\" id=\"1505504\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tPeter Jones<br \/>\n            <br \/>53\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:59:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I\u0092m walking on sunshine. \u2600\ufe0f \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\ude4c        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505505\" id=\"1505505\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>54\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:59:17\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Just thinking about the \u00a350m option to buy if he blows us away. <\/p>\n<p>There are circa 50,000 season ticket holders. That\u0092s only \u00a3100 each.<\/p>\n<p>Just a thought\u2026         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505506\" id=\"1505506\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Copeland<br \/>\n            <br \/>55\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      17:59:43\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Jake 47, I had the same thought &#8211; maybe it\u0092s just the editing or had he had a full make over?  Looks almost computer generated.<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, I don\u0092t really care.  So looking forward to Leeds now with him and KDH plus Ndiaye.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505507\" id=\"1505507\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Thomas<br \/>\n            <br \/>56\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:01:02\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Great news, great signing. Also what an incentive for other players to want to join us. Glad he received positive support from most of our supporters. The negatives thankfully seem to be down the pub tonight         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505508\" id=\"1505508\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tLiam Heffernan<br \/>\n            <br \/>57\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:02:37\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Yea,  all well and good but is he as good as Jack Harrisson         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505509\" id=\"1505509\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tSean Kearns<br \/>\n            <br \/>58\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:02:39\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        GO ED JACK LAAA!\u2026. Beto is lethal 1 on 1 and he\u0092s great in the air. Get the ball into the big fella!\u2026. Also win us some free kicks and cause some handbags so the crowd gets going!! Can\u0092t wait! When he starts getting booted and has us playing on the front foot the Hill will erupt!! Get Jamie Vardy in!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505510\" id=\"1505510\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>59\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:03:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Gerry &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d rather walk alone??  \ud83d\ude1c<\/p>\n<p>I think this will be a good signing.  There&#8217;s just a part of me that thinks Jack might have been out of favor too long at MC, and we&#8217;re picking up the crumbs of a once great player who might be past it?<\/p>\n<p>Eto.  The broken and always injured James.  I&#8217;m scarred.          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505511\" id=\"1505511\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>60\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:05:01\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I will say if Graelish and Ndiaye are both out wide?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a recipe for serious danger for any opponent.  That is indeed salivating.          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505512\" id=\"1505512\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>61\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:06:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        How many additional shirts do you think we\u0092ll now sell with his name and 18 on the back? Gotta be \u201cshitloads\u201d, give or take.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505513\" id=\"1505513\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tSam Hoare<br \/>\n            <br \/>62\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:07:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Very exciting. He sounds and looks really up for it. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing how Moyes fits him in and how he links up with Ndiaye and KDH who will hopefully be the runners that Grealish needs along with Beto or Barry.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505514\" id=\"1505514\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJerome Shields<br \/>\n            <br \/>63\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:07:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Feel cheated.Where is his headband?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505515\" id=\"1505515\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRob Hooton<br \/>\n            <br \/>64\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:08:03\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Well chuffed that this is over the line, very excited to see Jack playing for Everton next week!<\/p>\n<p>Everybody at work (in London no less) has mentioned this signing to me today and every single person is envious that we\u0092ve got him. He\u0092s going to draw in bigger TV audiences single handed ku and raise our profile, let\u0092s hope he gets bums off seats in the stadium and gives us all something to cheer about.<\/p>\n<p>He\u0092s done his homework too, with the No 18 shirt, woo hoo!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505516\" id=\"1505516\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tTony Abrahams<br \/>\n            <br \/>65\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:08:38\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Only two noughts in a oner Scott, which means we would still be \u00a345 million short, but hopefully he still blows us away though mate!<\/p>\n<p>I\u0092ve forgot what it\u0092s like going to the game excited to watch players who have got individual talent, so hopefully we can bring in a few more\ud83e\udd1e        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505517\" id=\"1505517\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tKevin Molloy<br \/>\n            <br \/>66\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:09:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        these last two signings are going to transform this team.  Suddenly we can keep the ball, and hurt teams with our passing.   it also means we don&#8217;t have to operate at Crisis Alert tempo like we have had to for the last five years.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505518\" id=\"1505518\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJonathan Oppenheimer<br \/>\n            <br \/>67\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:10:24\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Jamie 59, I think your worries are those of some of us who don\u0092t want to get our hopes up too high that he\u0092ll be the Jack of the Villa days.<\/p>\n<p>The alternate point of view that I\u0092ve (sort of) come around to is that Man City shackled him and he lost some of the zest he had, the freedom to roam and be creative, the flair he\u0092ll find again with us!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505519\" id=\"1505519\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJerome Shields<br \/>\n            <br \/>68\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:10:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        A really good player to get.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505520\" id=\"1505520\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>69\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:12:55\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Tony (65) &#8211; Shit, I must\u0092ve been using Moshiri\u0092s old calculator!         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505521\" id=\"1505521\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tSi Cooper<br \/>\n            <br \/>70\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:14:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        This has to be potentially in the same category as when we acquired Kanchelskis apart from it being just a loan (with a not very attractive option to buy).<br \/>If he is motivated and we use him correctly then we are getting a player who can change games.<br \/>Just a couple more permanent signings would now satisfy me. Have we still got room for three more loans?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505522\" id=\"1505522\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJeff Armstrong<br \/>\n            <br \/>71\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:15:09\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        MK#6, I think you\u0092re confusing Moyes with Dyche, Grealish will play some part against Leeds, Dyche would have him on a mini pre season month long fitness regime before using him as a unused substitute for 3\/4 games.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505523\" id=\"1505523\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>72\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:15:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Jonathan &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m usually a &#8220;measured response&#8221; kind of guy.  This signing is making me more measured.<\/p>\n<p>Do be very clear, I do think it&#8217;s a very good signing.  I&#8217;m just cautious.<\/p>\n<p>How many dawns?  How many rays of hope?<\/p>\n<p>And we know hope springs eternal.   We also know it&#8217;s the hope that kills you.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to Monday.  I&#8217;m hoping this kid cuts in and hits an absolute piss-missle in the upper corner, and I get to see BMD certifiably lose its shit.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505524\" id=\"1505524\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRob Hooton<br \/>\n            <br \/>73\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:17:05\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        A couple more things. Ndiaye has had extra markers on him of late, as we had a lack of danger men or creativity, this should give him more room to manoeuvre and do his thing.<\/p>\n<p>My Chelsea fan colleagues are annoyed that they let KDH go, think we\u0092ve got a good one.<\/p>\n<p>Sort the right flank out and we have a team!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505525\" id=\"1505525\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJake FitzGerald<br \/>\n            <br \/>74\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:19:43\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I reckon both he and his family are going to love Everton &#8211; at City he was just one of a cluster of stellar names, with us he\u0092s our main man and he\u0092ll respond to that. <br \/>What rhymes with Grealish?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505526\" id=\"1505526\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJoe McMahon<br \/>\n            <br \/>75\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:20:17\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Correct Rob, Right midfield and right back, then it&#8217;s looking very good indeed.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505527\" id=\"1505527\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>76\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:22:47\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Jake (74) &#8211; Squeamish, which isn\u0092t ideal.<\/p>\n<p>I prefer some derivative of \u2018Jack Attack\u0092.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505528\" id=\"1505528\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAri Sigurgeirsson<br \/>\n            <br \/>77\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:24:38\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Welcome to the club, Jack.  I like it, you want to play for England next summer in North America, Everton wants you to play well&#8230;winwin        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505530\" id=\"1505530\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tPeter Moore<br \/>\n            <br \/>78\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:29:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Great signing if he reaches again, his previously attained potential. <br \/>To have been a key player in City&#8217;s treble season, party hard and then never be given the same opportunities again. <br \/>To lose his team place and England place to lesser talented players, party hard and be filmed in a totally smashed by booze state in mid season. <br \/>I sincerely hope it is not a habit or a problem. If it is I hope the club can help him save his life quality and career. <br \/>A focused, fit, hungry and sober Jack Grealish? What a signing!<br \/>I am sure he has signed to get game time, and be a main man again. I think it is a great move. I wish Jack all the luck and hope we have a great season with him fit and firing. <br \/>Let&#8217;s get the good times back at Hill Dicko! UTFT! <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505531\" id=\"1505531\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tBrendan McLaughlin<br \/>\n            <br \/>79\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:30:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        &#8220;Jack Daniels&#8221;? Scott #76        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505532\" id=\"1505532\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMartin Farrington<br \/>\n            <br \/>80\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:31:17\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Arguably the best signing since Pix.<br \/>I watched him a few times towards the end of his city term, and his skill has not diminished, nor his love of the game. <br \/>So he aint no Dele thats for sure.<br \/>I am delighted he is here and I believe he will help lift us and bring out confidence. <br \/>Now we need several more before the window closes to cover for the inevitable suspension and injuries.<br \/>Well done Mr M<br \/>Welcome to your new home Jack         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505533\" id=\"1505533\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Doyle<br \/>\n            <br \/>81\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:31:57\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Rob #73] I work with \/ live surrounded by a number of Chelsea fans. The few I\u0092ve spoken to speak highly KDH (but don\u0092t blame him for moving on given the volume of players they continue to buy).        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505534\" id=\"1505534\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tTony Abrahams<br \/>\n            <br \/>82\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:39:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        It\u0092s probably reading so many Evertonians, being full of optimism, that is making you feel cautious Jamie!<\/p>\n<p>It\u0092s just not normal and therefore completely logical, to feel a little bit cautious when so many Toffees, sound like they\u0092re full of excitement\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Moshiri\u0092s, old calculator, is a classic Scott, because not many people get to write off debts of over \u00a3400 million, and yet see their overall wealth improve. <\/p>\n<p>He must be a brilliant accountant on the sly, that Mr Moshiri\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505535\" id=\"1505535\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAjay Gopal<br \/>\n            <br \/>83\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:54:22\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Dyche built up a really solid defense for us, which Moyes has also acknowledged several times in his press conferences. Now, Moyes seems to be developing the attacking side of the team, and it is exciting to watch something resembling a competitive side taking shape. Early days yet, and I don\u0092t expect miracles this season, but I hope we can look forward to being competitive I every game we play. My prediction : Top 10, and a cup semifinal at least. Oh, and welcome Jack!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505536\" id=\"1505536\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRyan Holroyd<br \/>\n            <br \/>84\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      18:57:28\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        From Paddy Boyland <\/p>\n<p>\u2018 While Everton started the summer by bringing in youngsters such as 22-year-old Thierno Barry and Adam Aznou, 19, Moyes wanted to add more Premier League experience as well as a marquee signing to excite the supporters. He was backed in that pursuit by the owners and CEO Kinnear\u0092         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505537\" id=\"1505537\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJames Marshall<br \/>\n            <br \/>85\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:00:11\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        If you really want to understand why he played the way he did for City vs the way he played for Villa, watch this, in his own words. Says it all for me and should hopefully put to bed all those with doubts. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jack Grealish Explains Difference Playing For City And Villa #shorts #premierleague\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ZTy6o1F01c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505538\" id=\"1505538\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tPhil (Kelsall) Roberts<br \/>\n            <br \/>86\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:05:53\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        The marketing slogan for Lynx was &#8220;first impressions last&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>My honest opinion is that Moyes suffers from that. My view is that some of the football played towards the end of his first tenure was entertaining and skillful. But the first few years were dour, defensive KITAP1 and it took us from perennial relegation dogfight to hitting the glass ceiling of top 4.<\/p>\n<p>He was always a decent striker away from breaking that glass ceiling.  Beattie, Johnson, Jo, Beckford, Jelavic (were not good enough), Saha (too old), Yakubu (injured after 18 months). As proved when Phenomenal Roberto got Lukaku that was the missing piece. Sadly Phenomenal Roberto then threw away the defence Moyes had build and it has been downhill ever since &#8211; with the odd false hope.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505539\" id=\"1505539\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tGeorge Cumiskey<br \/>\n            <br \/>87\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:07:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Moyes let&#8217;s Jack Harrison go and signs Jack Grealish what the hell is he playing at ? \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude02        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505540\" id=\"1505540\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>88\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:09:41\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        The last time I felt this excited about a signing was 30 years ago when Kanchelskis came onboard. <\/p>\n<p>I was working on Lord Street in the City Centre and I went down to St John\u0092s Market to get the \u2018Danka\u0092 shirt with his name on the back. I\u0092m not a small lad but the 11 letters barely fitted across my shoulders and I remember fretting about whether the guy had spelled it correctly. He wearily reassured me that he\u0092d done hundreds already and was seeing them in his sleep!  <\/p>\n<p>It\u0092s nice that, now in my 50s, I can feel that same sense of anticipation. I expect to see \u2018Grealish\u0092 on at least as many shirts as Kanchelskis adorned back then.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u0092t let us down, Jack (Attack)\u2026         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505541\" id=\"1505541\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Thomas<br \/>\n            <br \/>89\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:15:56\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I see that Dibling is still not included in the Southampton squad again, for tonight\u0092s game <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505542\" id=\"1505542\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tBilly Shears<br \/>\n            <br \/>90\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:18:51\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Also very happy with this one&#8230;sign up Dibling,add Luiz to the mix too (he played with Jack at Villa)&#8230;add in the two lads at Leicester&#8230; Justin &amp; the flying right winger,then make a cheeky bid for Mitrovic &amp; were good to go for the season!!!<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505543\" id=\"1505543\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>91\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:22:11\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Colin all the way back @ 52 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;fashion&#8221; I&#8217;ve seen over the years from Evertonians is the proverbial &#8220;Q-Tip&#8221; haircut.  Very trendy (not&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>Freaking DCL looked like a model, and he was built like a Greek god.  Anyone bashing his sense of fashion I&#8217;d wager has a fairly large belly and the aforementioned Q-tip cut.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently running a man-bun.  I really need to get over there with my shorts, Florida footwear, hair pulled up in a top knot, and just walk the streets.<\/p>\n<p>The only downside to Liverpool I&#8217;ve gathered over the years is the fashion.  It doesn&#8217;t exist.<\/p>\n<p>I hope Jack grows it out, rocks the headband, and owns it.  Just let it go, Jack, let it go.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505544\" id=\"1505544\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRay Robinson<br \/>\n            <br \/>92\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:23:22\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        James, yes that short clip is one of the reasons why Grealish\u0092s form has dipped. Guardiola is a control freak. Why he would want to sign a maverick like Grealish in the first place is beyond me. Grealish won\u0092t be the last player he ruins.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, I don\u0092t think Moyes will allow him to just do what he wants either! Somewhere in the middle is the ideal. An element of \u201cfree rein\u201d is essential to get the best out of Grealish.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505545\" id=\"1505545\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDale Self<br \/>\n            <br \/>93\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:25:46\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Neil 89, on top of that the Saints CEO has supposedly told Everton to &#8220;bid well. <\/p>\n<p>Will we bid fair well or bid farewell?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505546\" id=\"1505546\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMichael Bennet<br \/>\n            <br \/>94\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:26:49\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Brilliant signing&#8230;does anyone have any idea where all the money is coming from&#8230;everyone was saying we will be skint after the stadium is built and then being hamstrung with the psr disaster         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505547\" id=\"1505547\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tBobby Mallon<br \/>\n            <br \/>95\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:27:33\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Sell pickford buy Donneruna top 4 here we come        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505548\" id=\"1505548\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tKevin Molloy<br \/>\n            <br \/>96\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:28:18\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        just been on blue moon. they all still rate him as a quality player. this is not a Dele Ali situation.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505549\" id=\"1505549\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tBobby Mallon<br \/>\n            <br \/>97\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:29:21\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Micheal 94 sold women for 60 million plus we had a few bob over from tv deal        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505550\" id=\"1505550\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMichael Bennet<br \/>\n            <br \/>98\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:31:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Oh that clears that up bobby mate haha        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505551\" id=\"1505551\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tBrian Harrison<br \/>\n            <br \/>99\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:36:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Well done David Moyes, I said a couple of weeks back that I didnt think we had a chance in hell of getting Grealish but he was exactly what this team needed. Moyes has talked about needing better quality players and now with Dewsbury Hall and Grealish he has delivered that extra quality. I still think there will be more additions before the window closes. <br \/>Grealish said after talking with Moyes he didnt want to play for anyone else, Moyes probably told him you play in the 10 role and not waste his talent playing wide. In Dewsbury Hall and Grealish we will have players who will ask questions of the opposition that our present midfield hasn&#8217;t. <br \/>I think this signing is a statement to other possible signings this is the direction we are going and a journey which will encourage some before this deal might not have fancied.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505552\" id=\"1505552\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJames Marshall<br \/>\n            <br \/>100\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:37:16\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Same here, Kevin. The City fans on Blue Moon all love him to bits and are all wishing him (and us) well.<\/p>\n<p>They all seem to have a lot of sympathy for him as well, given the way he was played in the Pep system which he quite obviously suffered in.<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505553\" id=\"1505553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDavid Bromwell<br \/>\n            <br \/>101\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:40:16\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        With luck Jack will become our star player, which will be good for him and the team. I hope he is given a free roll away from the wing, more Villa than City. Still some gaps to plug, but things are certainly looking brighter.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505554\" id=\"1505554\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRob Halligan<br \/>\n            <br \/>102\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:40:41\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Dale # 93\u2026\u2026\u2026Southampton are also asking \u00a350M for Mateus Fernandes, their Portuguese U21 midfielder. They have already turned down a \u00a330M bid from West Ham. Think they\u0092re going slightly overboard with their valuation of some of their players.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I\u0092ve been reading that Grealish has said that he has won the lot, and his next aim is to get Everton back where we belong\u2026\u2026\u2026The Top! That will do for me!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505555\" id=\"1505555\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tIain Johnston<br \/>\n            <br \/>103\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:50:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Rop 102# Last Friday I was lead to believe that the stumbling block over Dibling is the structure of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton want \u00a345m +\u00a35m in additional payments subject to conditions being met. They want the \u00a345m over 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>We want to pay them \u00a39m over the 5 year length of the contract on offer.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505557\" id=\"1505557\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill<br \/>\n            <br \/>104\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:52:30\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        To be fair Brian @99, for Villa and his two successful seasons at City, he was most effective cutting in from the left. Not too dissimilar to Ndiaye.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan @84, I read a lot of Paddy Boyland, as I&#8217;m sure a lot on here do.<\/p>\n<p>For me, looking from the outside in, so to speak, I&#8217;m seeing the &#8220;flatter&#8221; transfer team collaborating even though all the parts aren&#8217;t in place just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Collaboration, player proposals, agreement and move for the target. If necessary, the CEO seeks approval from TFG. It doesn&#8217;t really matter who&#8217;s idea it was. <\/p>\n<p>Obviously, I have no insider knowledge, just my assumptions.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Grealish&#8217;s comments make sense. He won&#8217;t be working with the CEO or board, so it is Moyes he would have been more influenced by once negotiations were taking place.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505558\" id=\"1505558\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRichard Duff<br \/>\n            <br \/>105\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:52:56\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Tell me Ma me Ma, That I\u0092m in love with Jack Grealish, He pisses on Red Dalglish, Tell me Ma me Ma!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505559\" id=\"1505559\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>106\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      19:57:13\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Great article just posted on The Athletic by Paddy Boyland and Gregg Evans (it&#8217;s a long read, but it addresses virtually all the questions raised on TW, and I&#8217;ve highlighted those points):<\/p>\n<p>How David Moyes and Everton stole a march on their rivals to sign Jack Grealish<\/p>\n<p><p>A gamble worth taking. That was the view of senior figures connected to Everton and owner The Friedkin Group (TFG) as the club weighed up an ambitious move to sign Jack Grealish from Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>As far as they were concerned, the risk attached did not outweigh the potential reward. Instead, the general feeling was that the move had the potential to be a game-changer, ushering in an ambitious new era for Everton.<\/p>\n<p>They had long been aware Grealish could be available in this window, and kept tabs on his situation throughout the summer. They also knew he would not come cheap, with City initially favouring either a permanent transfer or a loan with all of his wages covered.<\/p>\n<p>Everton could not go quite that far, even with the billionaire backing of TFG. Internal estimates suggested they could stretch to an overall package of around \u00a312million ($16.2m) for the season, which would make Grealish comfortably the highest-paid player at the club.<\/p>\n<p>At certain points, there was a suspicion the 29-year-old would be pushed elsewhere, towards a more lucrative deal, or that a club offering Champions League football in a campaign leading up to the World Cup would lean on him to plug a gap that had emerged during their pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>Grealish, though, let it be known that he wanted Everton. Those regular checks, made throughout the off-season, paid dividends, as did the intervention of the manager David Moyes, who made a compelling case during talks.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions, formal and otherwise, took place over a couple of months, then, as reported by The Athletic, accelerated last week between the clubs. Negotiations on the Everton side were handled by head of trading Nick Hammond and new chief executive Angus Kinnear.<\/p>\n<p>At that stage, Grealish had already made up his mind.<\/p>\n<p>The attacking midfielder had expected to be plying his trade away from City in the coming season since the end of the last one but, much like Everton, pushed for the move to happen now rather than right at the end of the window in late August, after the campaign had begun. His desire to join Everton helped to smooth out the process during talks. For him, hitting the ground running in a World Cup season is key, given his lingering international aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>The momentum was such that much of the excitable chatter at Everton\u0092s new Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, as the first team played their final pre-season friendly against Italian visitors Roma, was about the prospect of Grealish being in situ before the opening fixture away at promoted Leeds United on Monday, August 18.<\/p>\n<p>An outline agreement was subsequently reached between the two clubs on Monday. Though at that stage, some finer details were still being thrashed out. This was a complex deal, including discussions on how image rights and bonuses from his City contract could be translated into the new agreement. Yet there was enough confidence on both sides for the medical to happen at Everton\u0092s usual facility in Newton-le-Willows, a small market town midway between Liverpool and Manchester. There, in his velour tracksuit, Grealish posed for photos with excited Everton fans ahead of the move being confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>He joined officially on Tuesday, before heading to the stadium to go through his media duties with club channels. Grealish, who turns 30 on September 10, arrived at the new \u00a3800m facility on Liverpool\u0092s waterfront to find his name up on the big screen and on the LED advertising boards around the pitch. It is early days, but the club are doing their best to make him feel at home.<\/p>\n<p>Everton see this as a statement signing \u2014 their first of those since Colombia captain James Rodriguez\u0092s free-transfer arrival from Real Madrid in September 2020 and a potentially symbolic moment for the new ownership. After years of penny-pinching and doom-laden financial predictions, the club\u0092s era of austerity looks very much over.<\/p>\n<p>Everton will cover around three-quarters of Grealish\u0092s \u00a3300,000 a week salary, with City including a \u00a350m purchase option in the deal, but a fee could still be negotiated if Everton want to make it permanent next summer.<\/p>\n<p>That final bit is a conversation for another day, though. For now, the belief is that Everton have landed much-needed star quality for the first season of their new stadium \u2014 and a potential coup if Grealish can get anywhere close to recapturing the form of old.<\/p>\n<p>Grealish was not short of admirers, even if his situation at City created a considerable barrier to entry for interested parties. He had been disappointed with his lack of minutes last season and knew it was time to move on after four years at the Etihad, while the club had also planned for life without him.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Premier League side West Ham monitored the situation, while a potential move to Italian side Napoli was discussed. Celtic expressed interest, but Grealish never seriously considered a move to Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey\u0092s Fenerbahce were among the most significant contenders, and could have got close to meeting City\u0092s financial demands. There was a sense from others involved in the deal that Grealish was being pushed in that direction, but the midfielder was not keen on moving to Istanbul. He had sought advice from friends regarding a potential transfer to Turkish football and was keen to remain in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>A decisive intervention from Moyes swung the matter in Everton\u0092s favour. During lengthy talks between the Scot, Grealish and the player\u0092s camp, it was emphasised that he would be a key pillar in Moyes\u0092 setup this season. Discussions also centred on where he would fit into the side, with Grealish likely to drift between the No 10 role and left flank. It was felt that Moyes was likely to be a positive influence on the player at a pivotal moment in his career.<\/p>\n<p>While Everton started the summer by bringing in youngsters such as 22-year-old Thierno Barry and Adam Aznou, 19, Moyes wanted to add more Premier League experience as well as a marquee signing to excite the supporters. He was backed in that pursuit by the owners and CEO Kinnear.<\/p>\n<p>All of that was important to Grealish in what is a World Cup year. He is desperate to get back in the England fold, having not made a squad since winning the most recent of his 34 senior international caps against Finland last October, and has held positive talks with national-team manager Thomas Tuchel. He knows he needs to play regularly at club level to be considered, with the prospect of participation in the tournament in North America next summer a key motivation.<\/p>\n<p>Everton sold their project to him. Alongside the sense that he would be the main man in their attack, they are showing ambition with their new stadium and other work in the transfer market. Moyes is targeting another three or four new additions before the end of the window, with new wingers, a central midfielder and a right-back on his list.<\/p>\n<p>There was a sense that Grealish needed to be somewhere he felt valued. During a summer trip to the Spanish resort of Marbella, he bumped into former Everton captain Alan Stubbs, who emphasised how much he would be loved by the club\u0092s fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>Positive references about the place came from players who have featured more recently for Everton, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford a friend from England duty and represented by the same CAA Stellar agency. Everton\u0092s relationship with Stellar is positive following discussions with one of their other clients, striker Liam Delap, before his move from Ipswich Town to Chelsea earlier this summer. Also, in signing for Everton, Grealish will avoid having to relocate from his Cheshire home.<\/p>\n<p>He will wear the No 18 shirt at his new club. The No 8 was also vacant, but the Birmingham-born midfielder decided to follow in the footsteps of two personal heroes, Paul Gascoigne and Wayne Rooney, who both wore 18 at Everton. \u201cI spoke to Wayne before I came here and I mentioned that to him \u2013 about the number 18 \u2013 so I hope he\u0092s happy as well,\u201d Grealish said.<\/p>\n<p>There is no guarantee this move will work out, but all parties felt confident enough to give it a go. Creating the right conditions for Grealish to succeed at Everton will be key if he is to return to the form that led to a British record \u00a3100million move from Aston Villa to City in the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>With no major national-team competition this summer and having been left out of City\u0092s squad for the Club World Cup ahead of a potential move, Grealish has had a long break to relax and refresh.<\/p>\n<p>There have been family holidays and trips to Marbella, while he also spent time working on his fitness with a personal trainer. Grealish is set to train with his new team-mates this week, making him available for that season opener at Leeds next Monday, if selected.<\/p>\n<p>As stated earlier, he is understood to be desperate to hit the ground running and make an impression.<\/p>\n<p>Everton will afford him the opportunity to do just that, albeit at considerable cost.<\/p>\n<p>A gamble worth taking? We\u0092re about to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever happens, it\u0092s likely to be fun. And Everton fans have not had anywhere near enough of that in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505560\" id=\"1505560\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRob Hooton<br \/>\n            <br \/>107\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:00:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Michael, we\u0092ve come through the worst years of our PSR disaster too, and have a bit of a clean slate. We got some big earners off the books too.<\/p>\n<p>Mike, likewise my Chelsea mates understand his reasons for leaving, he needs to be playing regularly at what should be the peak years of his career. Perhaps he also fancies the World Cup next year?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505561\" id=\"1505561\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Thomas<br \/>\n            <br \/>108\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:01:29\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Dale <br \/>Personally I think we will walk away from this deal. But I would love us to have one more bid, and see what happens.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505562\" id=\"1505562\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tIan Bennett<br \/>\n            <br \/>109\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:08:18\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Thanks for that Mike.<\/p>\n<p>Another technical footballer signed.  For me it&#8217;s a real positive that the skill factor is being upgraded.  We can look forward to getting an attack going, and actually know what we are going to do with it.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505563\" id=\"1505563\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>110\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:10:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Mike (106) &#8211; Thabks for that, very interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Nice to see that \u2018Dithering Davey\u0092, as he\u0092s sometimes referred to on TW, was pivotal to the move. Maybe he\u0092s got more clout than many thought.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505564\" id=\"1505564\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRob Hooton<br \/>\n            <br \/>111\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:11:30\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I have a feeling that Dibling might get wrapped up soon, with Everton publicly looking at other targets. Would add excitement for sure. Seems we will get a few players at some me point, still a way to go in the market yet and sometimes you have to be patient.<\/p>\n<p>Mike G, great article, appreciate you sharing it.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505566\" id=\"1505566\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tPeter Mills<br \/>\n            <br \/>113\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:16:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Mike#106, thanks for that long read. <\/p>\n<p>There is much in it, but the only bit that really matters to me is the final paragraph.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505567\" id=\"1505567\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAndy Crooks<br \/>\n            <br \/>114\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:17:40\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Cheers, Mike. Great read        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505568\" id=\"1505568\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDanny O&#8217;Neill<br \/>\n            <br \/>115\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:19:02\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Quite a few of us read Paddy Boyland and the Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>No inside knowledge from me, but I am seeing the transfer team starting to work in the &#8220;flatter&#8221; infrastructure, that Kinnear announced when he was appointed. So no one individual calling the shots.<\/p>\n<p>They meet, they discuss targets, agree and move to get the player. If necessary, the CEO gets TFG approval. It doesn&#8217;t really matter who&#8217;s idea it was.<\/p>\n<p>Grealish&#8217;s comments make sense to me. He is going to be working with Moyes, not with the CEO or board, so that will inevitably have influenced his decision.<\/p>\n<p>As I said earlier, good work from the transfer team so far, even though not all the parts are in place.<\/p>\n<p>Still a couple to add, but now this has happened, I&#8217;m pleased with it.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505569\" id=\"1505569\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>116\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:20:13\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Scott #110, yes, and I&#8217;m pleased that the three-man strike force of Davey, Angus and Nick is so clearly capable of getting a competitive, complicated deal like this over the line. Gives me more confidence than ever that the remaining vacancies will be filled by the end of the window.<\/p>\n<p>The report that Davey is still looking for a central mid does seem to imply that young Armstrong is headed out on loan. Striker not being mentioned might be an indication that Chermiti will be staying with us. <\/p>\n<p>Pete #113, for sure. We are way overdue for some fun like this.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505570\" id=\"1505570\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tChristy  Ring<br \/>\n            <br \/>117\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:20:51\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Mike#106 A very positive article, and after listening to Grealish today saying, Everton were the only club for him after speaking to the manager. I see Sky have said, Leicester and Everton are way off in the valuation of Fatawu, some were saying we&#8217;d get him for \u00a320m, I was saying he won&#8217;t be any cheaper than Dibling. Southampton meeting tomorrow to discuss the situation, as Dibling training on his own. Hopefully with no other teams in the mix, there might be a compromise, as there wasn&#8217;t a huge gap in valuation?         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505571\" id=\"1505571\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMick O&#8217;Malley<br \/>\n            <br \/>118\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:21:44\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Good Article that Mike, it also put to bed the nonsense you pointed out on the other thread that TFG foisted Grealish on to Moyes, Moyes has done his homework with Grealish who wants to come here, I&#8217;m absolutely delighted we&#8217;ve got him in, I haven&#8217;t been this excited since we signed James, I can&#8217;t believe that was 5 years ago         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505572\" id=\"1505572\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRyan Holroyd<br \/>\n            <br \/>119\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:23:49\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Christy &#8211; the valuation gap is around 10m according to boyland on his blue room show with Matt Jones        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505574\" id=\"1505574\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJonathan Oppenheimer<br \/>\n            <br \/>120\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:25:01\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Jamie 72, my thoughts exactly: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m looking forward to Monday. I&#8217;m hoping this kid cuts in and hits an absolute piss-missle in the upper corner, and I get to see BMD certifiably lose its shit.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Never heard of a piss-missile before, but I can\u0092t wait for it \u2014 though it won\u0092t be at BMD next Monday. But maybe even better if he does it before the away crowd at Elland Road. Then again at BMD when we truly open the stadium against Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Iain 103 interesting I had not heard that before about the difference being in how long we spread out the fee paid, but all that makes sense as a possibility given PSR and accounting and all that. My hunch is we\u0092ll get the deal done for Dibling, though if we\u0092re \u00a310 million apart in valuation, as Ryan said, I\u0092m less optimistic.If that\u0092s the case, it\u0092s time to walk away.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505575\" id=\"1505575\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJack Convery<br \/>\n            <br \/>121\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:29:08\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        \u00a350m over 4 seasons is \u00a312.5m a season. We just agreed \u00a312m for this season. So \u00a312.5m over a 4 year contract, next summer should be achievable. Let&#8217;s hope we are talking about paying City next summer.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505577\" id=\"1505577\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tChristian Hill<br \/>\n            <br \/>122\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:33:33\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Why aren&#8217;t we going for Oleksandr Zinchenko? \u00a313m is a steal, snap him up Moyes.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505578\" id=\"1505578\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMichael Bennet<br \/>\n            <br \/>123\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:34:02\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Thanks Rob it just feels weird not moaning about being skint all the time, someone at the club needs a pat on the back, the signings have to be alot savia&#8230;if thats a word, than our last owners spending spree.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505579\" id=\"1505579\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tLee Jackson<br \/>\n            <br \/>124\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:35:22\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Jack, that 50m is transfer fee alone, his wages another 40-50m(ish) so 90-100m over 4 years.<\/p>\n<p>I doubt anyone will pay 50m for a 30 year old with 1 year left on his contract. Maybe we can steal him for 25m!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505580\" id=\"1505580\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tPhil (Kelsall) Roberts<br \/>\n            <br \/>125\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:38:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Scott#88<br \/>We got that shirt for our 8 year old&#8217;s birthday in 1996. Come summer he wore it everyday, even to going and getting it back out of the wash basket where we had put it after he had gone to sleep.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505581\" id=\"1505581\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDerek Knox<br \/>\n            <br \/>126\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:38:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Been playing in a Golf Match today, spoke with several Man City S T holders, who  all, (separately) said we had one hell of a player on our hands if allowed to play &#8216; his role &#8216;. All said they were sorry to see him go too.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505582\" id=\"1505582\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tBrian Harrison<br \/>\n            <br \/>127\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:43:12\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Danny as you correctly say it wasnt Kinnear or any of that group that persuaded Grealish to sign for Everton it was Moyes. As far back as 2021 Moyes had said that Grealish was the best player in the league.<br \/>As Moyes said when he was appointed he wanted to have the last word on who we sign and I think the signing of Dewsbury Hall and Grealish prove that&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening. Now I am sure that Moyes will identify most of the players he would like then Kinnear and the team along with TFG try and agree a deal. What Moyes didn&#8217;t want was a DOF buying the players whether he wanted them or not, and then having to work with them. As he said its his head that&#8217;s on the chopping block if things go wrong so he wanted the biggest say on which players come in.<br \/>I think Dibbling will be here soon but probably more negotiations between Kinnear and their CEO before a deal is done, but the signing of Grealish will make Dibbling even more desperate to get here. I see Southampton have turned down a bid of \u00a330m for their midfield player who they rate as being worth \u00a350m. Amazing to think they had 2 \u00a350m rated players and got relegated,        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505583\" id=\"1505583\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tScott Hamilton<br \/>\n            <br \/>128\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:44:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Phil (125) &#8211; Bless him!<\/p>\n<p>Remember the letters and numbers on the shirt were kind of \u2018fluffy\u0092 in those days? Bizarre!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505584\" id=\"1505584\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tChristine Foster<br \/>\n            <br \/>129\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      20:50:50\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        That&#8217;s a great insight from the Athletic Mike, thanks for posting it. After so many, many years of making do, selling what little we have, it all feels rather special this time. New owners, new stadium, quality players arriving at the club. Moyes has the unenviable job of mixing and matching the squad into a formidable team whilst keeping them all happy. Some clearly won&#8217;t be but that&#8217;s football not just about hard word, it&#8217;s about the ability to change games. We haven&#8217;t had the latter for a long time, when we did it was usually just one player but it feels like we are putting a new team together, a team with an emphasis on quality. Welcome Jack, I hope you enjoy the ride!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505585\" id=\"1505585\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tErnie Baywood<br \/>\n            <br \/>130\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:02:58\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Maybe three weeks ago there were threads on here saying that this transfer window hadn&#8217;t delivered. <\/p>\n<p>It turned around pretty quickly? Got to give credit to the team for the incomings so far.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to see some of the attacking options we&#8217;ve got. It&#8217;s been a while since we&#8217;ve had talented footballers linking up with talented footballers.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505586\" id=\"1505586\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRob Halligan<br \/>\n            <br \/>131\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:03:27\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Lee # 124\u2026\u2026.I\u0092ve thought similar about the \u00a350M it would take to buy Grealish. At the moment we are quibbling about paying \u00a350M for a 19 year old with years left in front of him. I wonder if the option to buy Grealish for \u00a350M is set in stone, or can it be re-negotiated? \u00a350M is an awful lot to pay for a soon to be 31 year old (which he will be in 12 months time), who has probably only 3 or 4 years left in him.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505587\" id=\"1505587\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>132\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:05:21\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Brian #127, I would just point out that we had two players rated above 50 million last season, and in January we were only a couple of points above relegation.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505588\" id=\"1505588\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tIan Bennett<br \/>\n            <br \/>133\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:06:29\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Will be interesting where we are at the end of the window        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505590\" id=\"1505590\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMichael Bennet<br \/>\n            <br \/>134\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:11:22\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Chiristine all this is exciting to see unfold, I wonder if grealish&#8217;s mates at city Villa, and England fancy playing in front of the best stadium in England.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505593\" id=\"1505593\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tKevin Molloy<br \/>\n            <br \/>135\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:17:31\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        City have treated him and us quite well here. they could have been pissy and insisted on holding him til the end of the window in the hope that a desperate buyer came to the table. As it is, they know this deal means they&#8217;ll never get a proper fee for him now.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505595\" id=\"1505595\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>136\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:19:50\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505596\" id=\"1505596\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tColin Glassar<br \/>\n            <br \/>137\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:23:07\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        It\u0092s been a good day. Don\u0092t let the TW bean counters spoil it for us.         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505597\" id=\"1505597\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tTom Bowers<br \/>\n            <br \/>138\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:24:54\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        I am not worried about the financial numbers as long as he can deliver on the field.<\/p>\n<p>We know his track record. He was a standout at Villa but at City where they are overloaded with talent there were several guys running him close and he seemed to lose favor with Pep.<\/p>\n<p>We Blues fans hope that he and a few other new faces can settle in quickly and help the main &#8221;strikers&#8221; finally start scoring.<\/p>\n<p>For sure Leeds will come out pumped up for the Monday game so I hope Moyes has the Blues just as pumped up.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505598\" id=\"1505598\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJulian Exshaw<br \/>\n            <br \/>139\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:29:32\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I think Grealish will do very well and has the potential to be a real hero. This is the kind of signing Moyes gets right ; the meverick, mercurial types who need a new home.<br \/>I would imagine he&#8217;ll start on the left cutting inside. I don&#8217;t believe he played for City on the right very often,  if at all. He may not actually start on Monday night but the lineup will be fascinating if he does. <br \/>This truly feels like a new era now. Can&#8217;t wait for Monday!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505599\" id=\"1505599\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>140\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:34:10\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Grealish\/Alcaraz\/Ndiaye<br \/>Grealish\/Ndiaye\/Alcaraz<br \/>Ndiaye\/Grealish\/Alcaraz<br \/>Ndiaye\/Grealish\/Dibling<br \/>Grealish\/KDH\/Ndiaye<br \/>or&#8230;???<\/p>\n<p>No matter how you stack it &#8212; that&#8217;s a fun attacking midfield. <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505600\" id=\"1505600\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tIan Bennett<br \/>\n            <br \/>141\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:35:06\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        You selling Mcneil MG?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505601\" id=\"1505601\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Crowley<br \/>\n            <br \/>142\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:43:03\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Johnathan @ 120 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>I thought we were playing at home!  Oops&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Why in the world is our opener not in the brand new stadium??? You&#8217;d think the league would want our opener in the new shiny thing?  Kinda stupid.  Whatevs.<\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505602\" id=\"1505602\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>143\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      21:45:46\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        No way, Ian. He&#8217;ll be incredibly valuable off the bench and as depth at all three spots. <\/p>\n<p>Jamie, they were being considerate. Giving us an extra week to get the place ready. Especially, from what I hear, the food and beer service.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505604\" id=\"1505604\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tChristy  Ring<br \/>\n            <br \/>144\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:00:22\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        I don\u0092t believe we\u0092ll be paying \u00a350m if we hopefully keep Grealish at the end of the season, I can see a renegotiation, I\u0092m not an expert by any means, but he\u0092ll only have 12mths left on his City contract?<br \/>Ryan #119 I thought our final offer for Dibling was \u00a343m, they wanted \u00a350m, hope for a compromise tomorrow?<br \/>Christian #122 I\u0092ve said it for years, Zinchenko is one of the poorest left backs in the the Premiership, great going forward, but he\u0092s cost City and Arsenal with his defending, but he\u0092s a very good midfielder, where he plays for Ukraine, just my opinion.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505605\" id=\"1505605\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Thomas<br \/>\n            <br \/>145\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:09:20\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Christy <br \/>I would probably guess, that the \u00a350m fee would be put in, just so that we could negotiate. I would expect, with his sell on value going down, and only one year left on his contract, that we would be looking at maybe between \u00a320m to \u00a325m which would be a more realistic figure         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505606\" id=\"1505606\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tNeil Thomas<br \/>\n            <br \/>146\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:12:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        If not then city would run the risk of him running down his contract and walking away for nothing. Which would be ideal for us, especially if we could negotiate another season\u0092s loan         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505608\" id=\"1505608\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tRyan Holroyd<br \/>\n            <br \/>147\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:21:03\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Christy &#8211; I can\u0092t ember the figures but Paddy said there was a 10m difference. <\/p>\n<p>I think he said Everton went to around 35 and they wanted 45 plus 25 sell on         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505609\" id=\"1505609\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tSi Cooper<br \/>\n            <br \/>148\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:28:49\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Jack (121), don\u0092t you need to factor in wages? How much a week are you paying him?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505611\" id=\"1505611\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tJamie Sweet<br \/>\n            <br \/>149\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      22:53:15\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Just watched his first interview. He says as soon as he spoke to Moyes he told his agent we were the only club he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Old Davey Boy must have a few tricks up his sleeve. Let&#8217;s hope he can work his magic and get us the other missing pieces to make us a genuine force again. We&#8217;re definitely heading in the right direction now though, surely?!        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505613\" id=\"1505613\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tGrant Rorrison<br \/>\n            <br \/>150\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:01:07\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        Another first teamer.  No excuses hopefully now for Moyes.  Bar not getting them soon enough.          <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505617\" id=\"1505617\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tErnie Baywood<br \/>\n            <br \/>151\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:30:43\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Just watched his interview &#8211; I don&#8217;t usually buy into that kind of stuff but I&#8217;ve got a feeling this is going to be a very good fit.<\/p>\n<p>There aren&#8217;t many footballers who seem to be universally liked. His own fans, opposition fans, ex players, media&#8230; everyone seems to be saying what a good guy he is and wishing him well. <\/p>\n<p>I can see him being very popular and having a great relationship with the fans. Of course that requires him to perform on the pitch too.<\/p>\n<p>If he can do that then we&#8217;ll see what happens at the end of the season. The supposed purchase price seems stiff for his age, but if there&#8217;s any kind of debate at that time then things must have gone well.        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505619\" id=\"1505619\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tDerek Thomas<br \/>\n            <br \/>152\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:32:33\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Scott @14; according to some, you can&#8217;t be too thin, or too rich&#8230;he&#8217;s already too rich and getting richer by&#8230;estimates vary&#8230;\u00a3300,000 a week &#8211; most of it paid by us.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope he delivers value for (our) money        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505622\" id=\"1505622\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tLester Yip<br \/>\n            <br \/>153\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      23:51:08\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        So so so excited by this signing. Can&#8217;t wait to see him play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pass the ball to Grealish and make runs boys!&#8221;         <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505623\" id=\"1505623\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAdam Oakensworth<br \/>\n            <br \/>154\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      13\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:17:26\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        4-2-3-1<\/p>\n<p>Pickford<\/p>\n<p>O\u0092Brien (til we get a new RB)<\/p>\n<p>Branthwaite<\/p>\n<p>Tarks<\/p>\n<p>Myko (or the new lad)<\/p>\n<p>Garner or Gueye<\/p>\n<p>KDH<\/p>\n<p>Ndiaye (McNeil as back up)<\/p>\n<p>Grealish (Alcaraz as back up)<\/p>\n<p>Dibling (tbd as back up but the other lads already mentioned could do a job)<\/p>\n<p>Barry (Beto as back up)<\/p>\n<p>Definitely starting to take shape. An RB, two right wings and CM and we are set (one or two will be loans). Plenty of goals in that team to go with the joint 4th best defence in the league last season. Massive upgrade on Doucour\u00e9 and Harrison<\/p>\n<p>A bit of luck with injuries, no midweek European football, a new stadium and a manager with a plan\u2026 could be in with a chance of finishing in the European places        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505624\" id=\"1505624\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tMike Gaynes<br \/>\n            <br \/>155\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      12\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:18:29\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>        Derek&#8230; &#8220;most of it paid by us&#8221;???<\/p>\n<p>How so?        <\/p>\n<p>  <a name=\"1505625\" id=\"1505625\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                \t\t\tAdam Oakensworth<br \/>\n            <br \/>156\u00a0Posted<br \/>\n      13\/08\/2025      at<br \/>\n      00:22:35\n\t          <\/p>\n<p>\n        There has been some understandable worry on here but with the last two signings of KDH and Grealish with a few more to come I\u0092d say TFG is so far playing a blinder        <\/p>\n<p> <a name=\"contribute\"\/> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"midemphasis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toffeeweb.com\/members\/patrons.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to get rid of these ads and support TW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 ToffeeWeb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish has officially joined Everton on a season-long loan from Manchester City, the club has confirmed. 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