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Everton will kick off a new era with a trip to Elland Road to take on newly-promoted Leeds United on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pre-season has been less than desirable for the Toffees, culminating in the 1-0 defeat to AS Roma at a sold-out Hill Dickinson Stadium. Their only win during this period was a 2-1 victory over Port Vale behind closed doors.<\/p>\n
Business in the transfer market has also only recently started to pick up after the much-needed addition of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and\u00a0Jack Grealish<\/a>. The squad still needs pace and trickery on the right flank and David Moyes might have to settle for a signing towards the closing stages of the window.<\/p>\n In the 18 previous occasions where Everton have begun their league season against a newly-promoted club, they have only won twice, and on the two occasions when that has been against Leeds, they lost both. They\u2019ve also lost the opening fixture in each of the last three Premier League seasons.<\/p>\n However, Moyes will be pointing out to his players the fact that they ended last season with 31 points in their final 18 Premier League matches and, despite the shortcomings in the squad, the players can still pack a punch.<\/p>\n Leeds United vs Everton – Preview and Predicted Lineups Jarrad Branthwaite will be the biggest name missing<\/a> on Everton\u2019s team sheet after the young centre-back picked up a thigh injury in training. It comes as a major blow to the side, given Branthwaite\u2019s appearance in the final pre-season friendly against Roma was his return from another injury.<\/p>\n James Tarkowski<\/a> is back, though, and he\u2019s expected to count on Michael Keane as his partner in defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vitalii Mykolenko limped off the pitch<\/a> after 10 minutes against Roma, but it seems that the Ukrainian left-back might be fit to appear in some capacity.<\/p>\n Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Adam Aznou and Jack Grealish could secure their competitive debuts for Everton, and it will be interesting to see where Grealish is deployed should Moyes hand him a start against Leeds United.<\/p>\n Thierno Barry<\/a>, however, might have to come off the bench as Beto is expected to lead the line here.<\/p>\n Everton predicted starting XI: Pickford; O\u2019Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Aznou; Gueye, Garner; Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Grealish; Beto<\/p>\n When is Leeds United vs Everton?<\/p>\n Everton will begin their Premier League 2025-26 season against Leeds United<\/a> on Monday, 18 August. Kick-off is scheduled at 8:00 pm BST.<\/p>\n Where to watch Leeds United vs Everton?<\/p>\n The Premier League match between Leeds United and Everton will be available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League for viewers in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n The match will also be available online on Sky Go, on the Sky Sports app and via Now TV\u2019s Sports membership.<\/p>\n \t\u00a0<\/p>\n Reader Comments (155)<\/p>\n 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. Disclaimer<\/a> ()<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPat Kelly \n We’re still dithering in the market. KDH looks the only decent PL-ready player we’ve brought in. Grealish, perhaps, time will tell if he gets his mojo back. There’s still so many gaps and our season starts tomorrow. Then there’s the lame ducks we have up front, Beto, Chermiti. So our hopes are riding on young Barry. What’s another year ? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPhil Bickerstaff \n Lewis, McAtee and Hutchinson all gone to Forrest.three of the best youngsters in the premiership and three we wanted. <\/p>\n \t\t\tDerek Knox Pat K, not so much dithering, as most targets we have gone for, are in high demand, and have chosen elsewhere, mostly Clubs involved in Euro Comps. While we definitely need more players for sure, we must recruit wisely and not just get some in just to make the numbers up.<\/p>\n Many players are going for ridiculous Fees, which are not commensurate with their ability imho. It will be interesting to see some we have been linked with, if they justify their Fee, flourish or fail ! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter McAtee and Hutchinson are 2 targets I hope we were seriously in for. <\/p>\n I do think Moyes should name specifically the targets we have missed out on and have made this point before. If players are turning us down in favour of other clubs, name them. Then we all know where we stand. <\/p>\n Looks like the Dibling deal is moving further away from us as he takes a place on the bench today. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Dibling on the bench for Saints, Fofana played a full game for Lyon yesterday. Fatawu played a full game.<\/p>\n McAtee is going Forest, so you can forget that one, Tommy.<\/p>\n I still think it will be one of Fofana, Fatawu or Dibling. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJake FitzGerald What purpose does naming players who have \u201cturned us down\u201d again, Tommy?<\/p>\n Do you think that players’ agents phone every club that’s interested in them to notify them that they’ve been \u201cditched\u201d and then triumphantly announce their new beau club?<\/p>\n That’s not how player negotiations work. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tClive Rogers The big worry is scoring goals. Barry has potential but doesn’t look ready at present, while Beto hasn’t scored for quite a while. None in pre-season and his hold-up play was poor. <\/p>\n Priorities are a Winger and a proven striker now. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tGrant Rorrison It won’t be Fofana. He’s not interested in coming here. It won’t be Dybling unless someone changes their stance on his value. <\/p>\n Nobody knows how much Leicester want for Fatawu. Unless it’s silly money, I’d just pay it. Easily the best option. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter The purpose is to reassure the fans of who our serious targets were prior to them opting to go elsewhere. <\/p>\n I think it serves a valuable purpose. Such as when Kendall left because he wanted to sign Dion Dublin and the board refused to sanction it. And likewise with Joe Royle with Tore Andre Flo. <\/p>\n Royle and Kendall both went public and then the fans knew where we stood and what the barriers to progress were. <\/p>\n All we hear now is Moyes owning about not getting the players who he wants. Well who are they? And his implication is that it’s an everyone else but him stopping it from happening. Is this the case? Are the people behind the scenes to blame? Or are players just selecting preferred alternatives. <\/p>\n I’d like to know. I’d certainly like to know if players are choosing Forest, Bournemouth, Brighton etc ahead of Everton. <\/p>\n I certainly remember it being helpful to me as a supporter in 1995 knowing that we were actively trying to sign Collymore and Chris Armstrong because it gave me an indication of what direction the club were looking to go in. We never got those deals done either but I found the information helpful. Likewise the following summer when we declared interest in Alan Shearer. It was never going to happen. The following summer, Ravanelli. Again. Didn’t happen but at least we didn’t have managers moaning about faceless and nameless transfers not being done. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKevin Molloy I think we’re significantly less than we were last season at the moment. If we bring in Dibling that changes things, but that’s by no means guaranteed with these top gun recruiters from the Championship running the show. We’ve got no right winger, and no Jarrad or Doucoure. <\/p>\n Obviously Doucoure is a hard watch, but he was absolutely key to the way we set up. We didn’t do much with the ball, but we sat in and made things very difficult for the other side. <\/p>\n How many times did we knock the momentum out of the other team and then grab a goal and the points last season? That won’t be the case now, teams can play through us as evidenced by our preseason games. <\/p>\n Hopefully Grealish settles but I’m not expecting anything significant for at least a month till he gets match-fit. I’m also worried about the form of Beto, Alcaraz and McNeil. I was hoping they’d show a lot more than they have. Let’s hope it’s all right on the night, but Leeds look like a tough nut (what a surprise). <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndrew McLawrence It’s tiring now reading about who we are supposedly going to sign to then find out they have gone to Forest or wherever. <\/p>\n Feels like something is going on behind the scenes. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPat Kelly Derek #3, I’m thinking specifically of Dibling. No one else has moved in for him there was and is a deal to be done for a relatively small difference in valuation. <\/p>\n That difference might well be made up if we finish a couple of places higher than we otherwise would. Not to mention the strong prospect of an appreciating asset. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd Phil @18<\/p>\n \u2018An 18-year-old for the reserves who will never be seen again’<\/p>\n Which 18-year-old?<\/p>\n Also, Lewis hasn’t gone to Forest <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd Tommy Carte\u2026<\/p>\n We already know which targets we\u0092ve been in for:<\/p>\n Malick Fofana <\/p>\n \t\t\tStuart Sharp The price Brentford just paid for Ouattara makes me realise how much attacking talent is going for just now. I think Ouattara is good, but \u00a342.5M? <\/p>\n Maybe younger, promising talent with Premier League experience (ie, Dibling) is worth more than I appreciated, especially given the premium on Englishmen. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRaymond Fox Never mind our attack, our likely defensive line-up for this game is a makeshift one.<\/p>\n I think Moyes can move players around to form a decent attacking formation. <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter \n @14 non names by Moyes except for Dibling <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd \n He tells his trusted press guys \u2013 like Joyce. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring Stuart @15, <\/p>\n That’s crazy money for Quattara, who hardly got a game at Bournemouth, it just shows the way the market’s gone. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Birks Just taken our beloved dog Izzy to the vets. 16 years but still very difficult to let go of her.<\/p>\n Puts footy in perspective, folks. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDale Self \n Condolences, Robert. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd Sorry to hear that, Robert. <\/p>\n Loss of a pet is awful. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring \n Robert, heart breaking after 16 years to lose your soulmate. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring \n Forest one up after 6 min\u0092s, could see Brentford in bother this season, losing two of there best players, and Wissa next. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRob Halligan \n Robert, so sorry to read that mate. A mate of mine had to take one of his Westies to the vets last night as it had a tumour around its mouth, and was advised to do the humane thing. So sad. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDerek Powell \n These first three games need to be won: 9 valuable points in this gonna be hard season… but “In Moyes We Trust” goes the shout! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJohn Williams Watched part of the Ipswich v Southampton game. <\/p>\n I thought Ashley Young, who came on for the last 15 minutes, looked worth a shout\u2026 just realised, he was with us last season!<\/p>\n Dibling, \u00a345M, someone is joking. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Birks \n Lads I appreciate all the kind comments about Izzy. <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Kearns Pickford<\/p>\n Coleman – Tarky – O\u0092Brien – Aznou<\/p>\n Gana – KDH<\/p>\n Alcaraz – Grealish – Ndiaye<\/p>\n Beto<\/p>\n We need to replace Doucoure\u0092s goals and Jimmy Garner provides sweet fuck all\u2026 Praying we get Bissouma <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLiam Mogan \n Moyes is ultimately a conservative coach. He’ll play Garner and Keane I think. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Pat Kelly 1. What’s another year. And that’s the nearest we will get to the Euro’s.\ud83d\ude15 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristy Ring \n Sean# 29 Doucoure scored important goals for us, but it\u0092s a bit of a stretch to say \u201c we need to replace Doucoure\u0092s goals\u201d, he scored 3 Premier League goals last season, and disagree about Garner. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRaymond Fox \n You did the right thing Robert, she had a good long life I’m sure. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Igor does a Bing Crosby for Brentford. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Kearns \n Christy # 32\u2026 Garner scored 0 premier league goals last season, Gana also scored 0 Goals. My point stands. We will miss Doucoure\u0092s goal threat\u2026. Does anyone remember James Garner ever scoring for us? Or assisting? He does sweet fuck all just runs around. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPeter Mitchell \n Sean – both of those players played in the team with Doucoure, so they are not replacements for him. KDH is the Doucoure replacement, so if he score 3 or more, job done! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Kelly \n Robert sorry to hear that lad. I had that displeasure twice before with two springer spaniels. It\u0092s horrible for the family. Hopefully Everton can raise your spirits. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Kearns \n I\u0092m not saying they are replacements. Just saying they offer the exact sum of 0 in terms of scoring goals. Which is the point of the game after all\u2026. So even Doucoure\u0092s paltry 3 goals will be somehow missed. It\u0092s a sad state but we are making progress finally. The squad is getting stronger. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n How do they get the decaf out of the coffee, and then where does it go?\ud83d\ude15 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid West \n Paul 39. It probably goes to Forrest ! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tLiam Mogan James Garner made a great through ball assist for Beto against Leicester last season if I remember correctly?<\/p>\n Sean 32 – you are right that he doesn’t have any real end product. Sometimes he shows some glimpses of real quality, but then it it disappears for a dozen games or so. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Mitchell David #40<\/p>\n Class that \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\ude02 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSean Mitchell \n Garner could do no wrong watching Grealish and KDH in training. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell \n Stuart # 15, quick plug for the article I\u0092ve just written on that very subject. \u00a340m is no longer a big fee you\u0092re right. If we have ambitions of a top 10 finish then we need to pay at least Brentford level prices for players. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n David 40. Do Nottingham import to BMD via the Mersey? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Robert 44. Newcastle United have signed midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa for \u00a340m. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDanny O’Neill Tommy @4. Why would Moyes name specific players? It’s not how professional football clubs behave to satisfy fan speculation.<\/p>\n Robert @20, my sincere condolences. Most who read my drivel on here know what my dogs mean to me. I always consult them the morning before an Everton match to get a feel.<\/p>\n I’ve just added my 5th, having lost 3 along the way. My boy, passed in September. Heart attack and only 7. I was taking him out and he collapsed on the drive. Now it’s one thing that he weighed in at 52kg (105lbs), Add dead weight to that and it was an epic moving him 10 metres back into the house.<\/p>\n Now I still have the girl, Bella. Francesca Bella in a loose reference to Francesco Totti. The wife’s choice and long before any TFG connections to Roma.<\/p>\n My new addition is Enzo. 14 weeks old. Being pack dogs (Rhodesian Ridgebacks), I’ve always tried to keep 2, as they prefer company.<\/p>\n I always say, dogs know loyalty like humans can only talk about. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPaul Kossoff \n Man Utd 0 Arsenal 1. Mistake by United keeper, why have they got a goalie in that cost \u00a35 million? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell \n Yes exactly Paul. \u00a340m is a very run of the mill price for a player. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter @47 <\/p>\n If he doesn\u0092t name them then the book stops with him. He\u0092s the manager and he\u0092s the problem as to why we aren\u0092t signing players. <\/p>\n Dithering Dave. Who at one of the biggest and most powerful football clubs in the world, had a market full of players available to him and ended up with Marouane Fellaini and got a custard pie from Leighton Baines. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell \n I agree Moyes was rubbish at Utd Tommy but I think the problem with our summer is purse strings, not Moyes. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDanny O’Neill Sorry Tommy, I have to disagree with you. No way is any manager going to disclose which players they have bid for and lost out on.<\/p>\n Back to them. Slot has made it clear they are still in the hunt for new signings and looking for another forward option. But he hasn’t mentioned names and wouldn’t be drawn by the hungry journalists, simply saying he won’t discuss players that belong to other clubs.<\/p>\n Moyes is doing the same. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett And club standing Robert. Some just won’t come as we’ve been widely regarded as a basket case for the previous 3 or 4 years.<\/p>\n Openly selling anything, directors staying away, points deductions, sackings, relegation fights, getting involved with organisations with a questionable reputation.<\/p>\n All that will take a while to overcome, never mind European qualification or football style. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Birks \n Thank you Danny. Your comment touched home and meant a lot to us. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDerek Knox Tommy @ 51, I think you are being harsh there as regards Moyes and potential Transfers. Unless you have been privy to every possible one, which I very much doubt, how could you possibly know the details.<\/p>\n I am no great Moyes lover, but am grateful for his input last season where if (hypothetically) we had stuck with Dyche, there was a strong possibility we, would now be in the Championship.<\/p>\n Be realistic we are not the Club we once were, mainly through bad Management\/Board appointments, so therefore not so attractive to potential transfer targets. I do believe though, if we rebuild, our time may come again. It won’t be easy but not impossible either ! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell \n Ian # 54, I think recent history is largely irrelevant now post takeover. How low do you think our standing is? Sunderland have attracted players from Champions League runs in Xhaka, Talbi, Mukiele and Mandava. Plus talents like Diarra and Adingra. Surely our standing is above Sunderland? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tBilly Shears Ain’t got a clue about personnel or I how we set up for this one. but we’re should be ok for a point.<\/p>\n 2-2 draw, methinks. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndrew Ellams \n Robert, bad smells don’t disappear that quickly. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tMike Gaynes Ian #54, key point and I agree. When the money is comparable, players need a reason to come to us. It’s been a long time since we gave them that reason. Now we have the means to change it.<\/p>\n Robert #57, recent history is always relevant until you change it. As for Sunderland, an imperfect comparison in my view. They’ve spent \u00a360 million more than us, none on players we were in for (can you imagine Moyes wanting Xhaka?). Compare us to clubs with whom we’ve actually competed for players, and I think Ian’s point stands.<\/p>\n Sean #35, I can remember. Leicester game. Garner’s through ball to Beto was our best pass all season. And as for Doucs’ goal threat, we have already replaced it and then some. What we will miss about him is his up-front ball pressure. And his inspiration. <\/p>\n #51, when have you EVER heard a manager name the players he bid for and missed on? Never. What possible purpose would it serve? Bizarre that you keep pushing this point. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPhil (Kelsall) Roberts \n Paul, it is the caff they get out of the coffee not the decaff. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tNeil Copeland Robert #20, I am so sorry to hear your news.<\/p>\n I lost my older Springer (Max) who was 12 just over 3 weeks ago. Like you I had to make a decision after he went downhill very fast (a few days). It is devastating but also the kindest option and borne out of love, I like to think that he understood.<\/p>\n Anyway, back to the football. I am so looking forward to the game tomorrow, it will be a hostile atmosphere but with our usual away support we can handle it. Daniel Farke had a tough time when he last managed in the Prem with Norwich, we can win this one. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tColin Glassar \n So if we win tomorrow we go into the top 6. Does that make us any more attractive to potential players signing? Clutching at straws here. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella Ian<\/p>\n It\u0092s not just standings it\u0092s money. Brentford just gambled 45 million on a guy who couldn\u0092t cut it at Bournemouth. If it works out great if it doesn\u0092t they\u0092re not Chelsea and can\u0092t but 5 more for a similar price to try again. If reports are to be believed we are having trouble agreeing reasonable fees. But it\u0092s not just us. Every club seems to have realized spending needs to reigned in but at the same time wearing their seller hats every club is demanding top dollar. Hence it\u0092s been a slow window with a massive gap between what sellers want and what buyers will pay. That\u0092s why Isaak is stuck in limbo. If we had the mindset of the Koeman era we\u0092d already have signed the Soton lad and to hell with the consequences. But would that be wise? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell Mike # 60, so how come Grealish has come then? Why would he come to a recent basket case club? And why did Barry give up champions league football for a recent basket case club? <\/p>\n If we\u0092d have matched Ipswich\u0092s asking price for Hutchinson but offered a higher wage – which recent basket case club does he pick?<\/p>\n The one with a failed Spurs manager, points deductions, shady owner, years in the wilderness and probably a one off shot at the Europa league because Spurs and Utd were so abysmal last season? <\/p>\n Or the one with a failed Man Utd manager, new stadium, new owners, ever present in the Prem etc? <\/p>\n I think he just goes for the higher wage, no?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSi Cooper \n Colin (63), if we win easily and with style. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella Mike Gaynes<\/p>\n You\u0092re speculating though because who have we definitely been in for that we missed out on? Allegedly, the Fulham FB but surely the fact he\u0092s settled in London was a factor in him staying where he was. Other than that we\u0092ve been rumored to be linked with various players who are still where they were when the window opened. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Its a definitely a more difficult sell.<\/p>\n Some would dismiss Everton out of hand. Others you’ll be starting the conversation on the back foot explaining the past. In a competitive environment whether youre signing academy, back room staff or first team players, then that’s a more difficult task than it should be.<\/p>\n Being on the psr naughty step and submitting plans of players to be sold, will have never been kept in house between Everton and the Premier league. It would have been leaked all over the show, and will have told untold damage to the reputation of efc.<\/p>\n The media still dismiss us as a club. Thats where we are. Why are players and agents thinking differently? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid West Hutchinson, mcatee & Ramsey all show that players want European football. <\/p>\n Forrest, villa & Newcastle are a bit further in their squad development too. <\/p>\n It’s not about us not stumping up the 30 -40m it’s the players decision to come here. <\/p>\n We have not been an attractive place to play for years now, it will take time to change that.<\/p>\n In the meantime we need to be more creative, more willing to take the punt on the 10- 15 -20m <\/p>\n Players before they go to Leicester, Southampton or wolves. They all have bought some good quality at decent prices or developed young players. <\/p>\n We need to be patient, we all want a better side, but I’d be more interested in incremental long term improvement than buying players that are overinflated because we want new players. <\/p>\n Ramsey wouldn’t have come here from villa right now.<\/p>\n Hutchinson had loads of clubs circling. <\/p>\n 30m for mcatee is a gamble, it could pay off, I’d rather take 2 \u00a315m gambles. <\/p>\n I’d be happy with a couple of good loans and a RW & RB. <\/p>\n This season is important to show we have changed and we are a better place now than the shambolic years gone by ! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSi Cooper Are there no players as good as \/ better than Hutchinson still potentially available?<\/p>\n If we get someone better than him in by close of the transfer window then I will be glad we didn\u0092t waste that money on him.<\/p>\n Talking about the \u2018going rate\u0092 for players, who else thinks Tijjani Reijnders, if his performance yesterday was typical, could be the best value for money signing of the summer at \u00a346.5m? Potentially a late bloomer as his career doesn\u0092t seem to have really taken off until he was 25.<\/p>\n Have I been spelling \u2018forest\u0092 wrong? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tMartin Farrington \n Watched a few games this weekend and there are some terrible teams. No one outstanding other than possibly Man City, but Wolves were awful. <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid West Si. Is Reijnders a better player than grealish was at 100m? Or declan rice 100m? <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell David # 69, and Grealish, Barry, Mukiele, Xhaka, Adingra, Ouattara, etc etc are good examples of players who have moved to clubs not in Europe (along with Milenkovic, Anderson and others who joined Forest last season). <\/p>\n Indeed lots of highly rated players seem happy to join the Saudi league. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid West \n Robert 73. <\/p>\n \t\t\tMike Gaynes David #69, agreed, and I happen to think that the RW and RB will both come from “good loans” probably right before September 1.<\/p>\n Kieran #67, just re-read Moyes’ comments over the past few weeks. He has made very clear with his recurrent frustration that we were in for players we didn’t get. Please don’t join the Tommy Carter brigade demanding that Moyes tell us exactly who they are and what we offered, but there certainly have been some… probably more than we read about.<\/p>\n Robert #65, Grealish and KDH came to us for opportunities they weren’t getting from their current employers, and because they liked what they heard from Davey. Did you ever read a word about either of them that indicated we had to outbid other competitors, let alone that they turned down higher offers to come to us? <\/p>\n With your last question, you seem to have overlooked my comment at #60: When the money is comparable” . But truly, if I have to explain that despite their performances last season Spurs and United have far higher market profiles than Everton, I’m throwing up my hands here. The obvious is the obvious. And that’s going to attract some players that we cannot. <\/p>\n Until we change the narrative — which I believe will happen this season. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella Mike<\/p>\n I don\u0092t know who Tommy Carter is but he sounds like trouble lol <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella David<\/p>\n That Reijnders guy is something. Just his intelligence. Not the quickest not the most skillful but his read of the game. He reminds me of Tim Cahill with his ability to read where to be near goal. But additionally, he also anticipates the game and creates brilliant openings. Real player City have got there. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella \n But yeah is he was English price doubled <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDerek Knox Kieran, reminded me of a verse from T’was On the Good Ship Venus.<\/p>\n The First mate’s name was Carter <\/p>\n \t\t\tMike Gaynes Kieran, three straight correct! Agreed, Reijnders looks pure class. Very different style from De Bruyne but will fill that role very well I believe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter \n @76 Kieran. I\u0092m not. But I sometimes have an opinion on here that some people find unpalatable and then tell me I\u0092m wrong as though it were a fact. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRaymond Fox A team in Europe are in a position to pay players larger pay packets because the clubs income is more due to being in the comp.<\/p>\n From a players point of view thats an obvious plus, also you get more TV exposure, another plus.<\/p>\n The downside is you may be asked to play 3 times a week, some may enjoy doing that but most wont. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSi Cooper \n David (72), you are over-complicating things. <\/p>\n \t\t\tTony Abrahams I thought you was going to look a little deeper Tommy, because I remember Jurgen Klopp, telling everyone that he had got lucky with players who had turned him down and then never produced for the club\u0092s, who they chose to sign for instead!<\/p>\n Saying Everton are not a club that players would want to play for because they are not in Europe, is ludicrous, imo, especially when you look at both the facilities inside finch farm, and also our incredible new stadium.<\/p>\n Has PSR, totally changed how it operates now Robert? I ask because you say \u00a340 million is not that big of a fee nowadays. <\/p>\n This might be actually be true, but unless clubs can balance their books by selling players to reduce their PSR deficit, then it looks to me that even a few average signings, could bring about a lot of problems unless the rules have changed? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett It’s how you choose to circumvent psr. Sell the girls team, sell a car park, sell a hotel, sell an academy product.<\/p>\n Villa sold their women’s team, and just sold Jacob Ramsey for \u00a340m.<\/p>\n If you want a strong first 15 to 20 players, then you need a side trade in punting out players. Thats what we don’t have, with nothing in reserve to punt out later. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTony Abrahams I have just read an article by Joe Thomas in the Liverpool echo, who is reporting that Moyes, has also been surprised that a few players have kind of just said \u201cNo\u201d when asked if they would be prepared to join Everton.<\/p>\n Moyes says that players want European football and because there are loads of great stadiums (referring to the stadiums that they have just played in in America) he doesn\u0092t think this is a real advantage.<\/p>\n I obviously disagree and believe it\u0092s more about what finances our new owners are prepared to pay, (something that was also alluded to in this article) and whilst this might not be such a bad thing when you consider the way we had been getting run, but when Moyes talked about there being loads of great stadiums, he failed to mention that there are not so many great crowds\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n Thanks Ian, it makes a lot of sense with regards our outlay, because I think the only money we have received is that little few million for Maupay? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKieran Kinsella Still frustrates me how we missed out on Haaland when he showed up begging for a trial as a kid. Only to be laughed out of the place, told he was \u201cNo Fraser Hornby,\u201d before being wrestled to the ground by security, thrown in a transit van with a sack on his head and dumped by a chippy in Toxteth with a sign around his neck reading \u201cInge, you\u0092ve got more chance at Everton than your lanky son. Norwegians and only welcome in the stands at Anfield.\u201d<\/p>\n That was a big mistake IMO. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDanny O’Neill I see that Villa have sold another player; Ramsey to Newcastle for a reported \u00a340. I’ve been saying all summer they would have to in order to avoid further PSR \/ FFP sanctions.<\/p>\n Yes, money talks, as can the lure of European football, but players can still be attracted by the lure of a club like Everton. Barry could have stayed. Grealish wants to prove himself and play regularly to edge his way back into the England setup. Dewsbury-Hall could have stayed at Chelsea drawing a big pay cheque. Aznou could have stayed and tried his luck at Bayern. Branthwaite chose to sign a new 5 year contract.<\/p>\n I know what I’m like, but I’m not as naive as I may appear. Those who know me, know that I am realistic.<\/p>\n For the first time in decades, it actually feels like change is on it’s way and there are reasons, footballing reasons, that players will want to be part of that. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Prices will probably change in the last week or so.<\/p>\n Players wanting \u00a3150k per week, prepared to take \u00a3125k, and clubs wanting \u00a345m and taking \u00a340m.<\/p>\n It’s a test of nerve, with perhaps more realism in place when the window is about to shut.<\/p>\n Thats the hope, or perhaps the strategy. Weve certainly not paid without haggling terms or price. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter @84 Tony. You and others miss my point. <\/p>\n Moyes is going public and heavily implying that there is some fault within the structure of the club for transfer failures so far this summer. Thus absolving his own self appointed messianic contribution. No doubt all his old school proper football men pals will be scoffing at old Moyesie being held back by the hierarchy once more. <\/p>\n I want him to name a player that has chosen another club ahead of us. Name and shame them. So that they can be afforded the opportunity to explain exactly why in their own response. <\/p>\n Robert Tressell is the only one talking a bit of sense on this thread. <\/p>\n Players move for the money. And only if the money is evenly matched by a number of parties do other factors come into effect. And they can be prioritised in a number of different and highly subjective ways. The money though. That bit is objective. Completely. And the primary objective. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tBrendan McLaughlin Course it was Kieran #67<\/p>\n Almost as bad as Little Pig One… opting for straw!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristine Foster \n I’ve said it before, it’s the Legacy cost. From an outsiders perspective, for the last 20 years we have have been badly managed, dreadfully with relegation, been in constant dispute with the Premier league, points deducted, had to sell our best players, we’ve had more managers than hot dinners, blah, blah blah.. <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Birks \n Neil thanks so much for your consoling words pal. \ud83d\udc4d <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRay Robinson Ian, the point at which we start to traffick players (like Chelsea do) is probably the day that I give up on football. We still do have an asset that we could sell to allow us to re-invest heavily, namely Branthwaite but I\u0092m glad we\u0092re keeping him.<\/p>\n Don\u0092t forget, Gordon was sold to mitigate PSR. More recently, we have sold Dobbin, Cannon and Simms. Currently, there is Harrison.<\/p>\n But, I take your point that we haven\u0092t deliberately been stockpiling young talent, specifically to dodge PSR. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tSimon Dalzell \n Robert. (20). My sincere condolences. My beloved Bentley passed a few months back, age Nine. He went in for what should have have been a fairly routine procedure, but sadly never survived it. I blubbed like never before. I understand your pain my friend. Sixteen love filled years to look back on, as we know time heals. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDanny O’Neill Tommy, with all due respect, I think you’re missing the point. There is no chance the club are going to name names.<\/p>\n The only time you hear from any club is when a signing is done and announced. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tJake FitzGerald \n Tommy, I\u0092m sorry, but your naming and shaming of players thing is just plain weird on all sorts of levels. No manager and no club is ever going to do that. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTony Abrahams I have said the same as Robert (I think) Tommy, in my post@86, mate, and when I spoke about Klopp, naming players who had turned him down, I was saying I thought you might have looked a little bit deeper because I think Mike, was referring to you when he said that managers naming players that had turned them down had never happened.<\/p>\n I don\u0092t think I missed your point Tommy, just as I don\u0092t think any player who has turned us down, would be shamed if they were actually named. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tChristine Foster \n Every single players thinks they are better than someone else, agents whisper in their ears what they are worth, supply and demand, the better the players the more they demand. Cash rich clubs buy and sell, noone runs down contracts, sign a new one or we sell you, no matter who you are. We sold to pay bills, not to buy and sell. Doucoure and DCL probably left because they wanted more but we didn’t get anything for them and all the other that left. Ian was right, until we are able to offset player costs by buying and selling, we will struggle with PSR or whatever the latest version is. We not only have to perform better on the pitch but also off it. Right now it still feels we are behind the 8 ball too often. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tMark Murphy Simon, I was the same when my Volvo was scrapped!<\/p>\n Funny how we get emotionally attached to cars, isn’t it? \ud83d\ude2c <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tDavid West Si. <\/p>\n Sorry I was actually agreeing with you on Reijnders. I believe he’s top top quality. If you’re replacing KDB you need to be.<\/p>\n I was just thinking, if he was at West Ham or Newcastle or Villa, and Man City came for him, it wouldn’t be \u00a347M. Buying in England isn’t where the value is. <\/p>\n I think City will come strong this season, they looked so much more comfortable than Liverpool. Bournemouth were good, like, but Man City looked like a well-oiled machine. <\/p>\n Pep has been licking his wounds, he will want that title back, and little Uncle Fester’s team look wide open on the counter. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tAndy Crooks One of the fundamentals of being a Blue is an utter inability to understand why any player on earth would not make us his first choice!<\/p>\n Wages, if insisted on, can be negotiated at a future date. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tPeter Moore \n Robert (20) and also Neil having lost Max recently. Dogs love us and we love them. They are part of the family aren’t they. Man’s best friend indeed. Sincere condolences. <\/p>\n \t\t\tTony Abrahams \n If the price was bigger and the wages were better then I think your first paragraph would be 100% true Andy, but after the last few years, it\u0092s not something that I want to be beating up TFG, with, just yet! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett A similar fee for Tonali?<\/p>\n An Italian record for a national as I understand it Eur 70m or \u00a360m at the time. <\/p>\n I like both. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKevin Molloy \n I found Moyes comments about being turned down for players odd too. Why would he think after we’ve been stinking the place out for a decade that we would be able to trump clubs who can offer European football? That’s about ten places away from where we’ve been, surely he knows we are currently a mid table club at best and should be recruiting at that level (in the same waters as Palace Bournemouth and Brighton). if we want to compete with European clubs. then first we need to bleeding qualify for Europe! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tBrendan McLaughlin Kevin #106<\/p>\n Maybe Moyes believes the hype\/hope… Everton a big club?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Birks \n Thanks Simon. Appreciate the words. Keep looking at the clock and think its exactly 9 hours since she passed away. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRyan Holroyd Moyes getting blamed by Tommy because our American profiteers were wont spend money. <\/p>\n Every single manager at Everton gets stick and im tired of it. <\/p>\n How about the blame on our useless owners such as Kenwright Moshiri and The useless Friedkin Group <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tNeil Copeland Peter, cheers mate.<\/p>\n Absolutely, a good performance and 3 points will certainly help! Super Jack will tie them in knots.<\/p>\n Mark #100, sorry mate – not funny.<\/p>\n Andy #102, absolutely. Any player should consider it to be a huge honour and privilege to play for the worlds best club! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tKevin Molloy \n someone’s been telling him porky pies Brendan. <\/p>\n \t\t\tTom Bowers Going to be tough because we know Leeds will come out full of intensity but hopefully Moyes will have them focused and weather the storm.<\/p>\n A good start is so important. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tConor McCourt That’s the great thing about ToffeeWeb how posters see things so differently. All week I’ve read about what a loss it was to miss out on Hutchinson for \u00a337.5 million when although clearly a very talented boy really unimpressed me last season as I was expecting so much more from a guy who excelled in the Championship.<\/p>\n I don’t dispute that playing in a better side may see him flourish but he often flattered to deceive and I think it’s a huge outlay for someone who has a lot to prove.<\/p>\n Yet on this thread it seems a universal view that for just 5 million more Outarra is the world going mad. This is a guy who looked a player every time I watched him and couldn’t understand why he didn’t get more minutes. Perhaps Ireola felt he and Semenyo were best in the same position.<\/p>\n Last season he had a goal contribution 1 every 2 matches in terms of minutes played and looked their standout player in preseason. I think he will be a great signing for Brentford and wouldn’t have minded him if we can’t get Dibling. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Wilkins \n We have a transfer budget, probably constrained by PSR, but could be as much as \u00a3150m. Problem is we needed 10 players to rebuild a squad, at \u00a340m a pop we only get 4, can\u0092t spend heavily at that level, even tho it seems current market value ( this window) for an ordinary player. Dibling at \u00a345- 50m eats up too much of the budget. <\/p>\n \t\t\tBrendan McLaughlin Ian #114<\/p>\n If we have \u00a3150 million to spend and we give 4 year contracts…that’s like \u00a3600M.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tIan Bennett Loans tend to happen in the last or week, whilst theres a lot of free agents still looking for clubs.<\/p>\n Zouma, Vazquez, Ziyach, Brownhill looking for clubs, plus players out of contract next summer available for nominal fees like a Tripper, Coufal etc or for the more exotic Alaba, Rudiger, Caravjal. <\/p>\n Unlikely on the latter, but no one saw Hierro captain of Real going Bolton, Dugary going Birmingham, or Boro signing Boksic. All class by the way. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tRobert Tressell Mike # 75, but who did Forest outbid for McAtee and Hutchinson. We were rumoured to be interested but I don\u0092t think there were reports of a bid for either. To these players don\u0092t appear to have chosen Forest over us. I think Frankfurt bid for McAtee but either it wasn\u0092t enough or he turned down typically lower wages in the Bundesliga (and Champions League football too). <\/p>\n We could surely have attracted Mukiele too ahead of Sunderland? This giving us an experienced RB fresh from champions league football with Leipzig and PSG? <\/p>\n I get that we\u0092re less attractive than the richest 8 clubs (although Villa look troubled). But if we are prepared to meet selling club valuations and offer better wages then we\u0092ll beat the other clubs to pretty much every player we target. <\/p>\n As for Europe, playing for a team who might win the Champions League is a big draw. Playing for a team unlikely to win it, not so much (hence Barry joining us from Villarreal etc). Playing in a competition to find Europes best most mediocre team is no attraction whatsoever. Wages will always win that competition. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\tTommy Carter @109<\/p>\n You\u0092re way off the mark Ryan. Moyes creates a narrative wherever he goes that the club cannot do any better than what he delivers. He got to 2013 with us and he could\u0092ve managed us from that point until 2043 and never won a trophy or had us playing champions league football. <\/p>\n He doesn\u0092t like having money to spend because he doesn\u0092t know what to do with it. When he had money at Everton he bought Bilyaletdinov, Andrew Johnson, Yakubu, James Beattie, Per Kroldrup. Some of his bigger signings at West Ham were abject failures and his biggest spending transfer windows saw the result of him taking that club backwards. They finished 7th one year and he spent nearly \u00a3200m and finished 14th. <\/p>\n At Man Utd with all the money in the footballing world at his disposal at that time and he didn\u0092t have half a clue on how to spend it. 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Arsenal wont win the league. Not after that performance but they were sufficiently solid enough. Gyokeres was terrible. Maybe just an off day. Utd have no threat. They have a player in Mbeumo and possibly Cunha if he stops complaining. Fernandes was good in patches. Palace Chelsea was dull as dishwater and nothing other than a snooze. There are many teams worse than us, if we can stay fit that is. And with no resilience I fear we will be having to play frequently on the bones of our arse, with players miles out of their comfort zone. we knew we needed numbers. Good players. So far exactly what we TFF failed to address. IF WE had a squad, we’d have a shout at developing and maybe pushing for Europe. TFG have not impressed so far. The transfer window aint closed, maybe it will be last minute chaos.
As for Leeds, I see them smashing us down the left and centre.
Without goals (again) preseason a carry over from last years woeful return is exactly what isn’t required.
Maybe us, 1-0 ??? <\/p>\n
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It’s a different market if you are an elite team, buying elite players from other elite clubs, and business between PL clubs is over inflated in my opinion. <\/p>\n
The 47m for Reijnders is massive in Italy, not so much here if your taking a clubs best PL player.
It’s not like we could have had him for 47m ( I know you didn’t suggest that )
The 65m the RS got for Diaz seems low if Hutchinson is 46m it’s about how much the sale effects the selling club as much as the players actual value. <\/p>\n
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I get your point I’m not saying you can’t buy players if you’re not in Europe.
It’s an easier sell, more attractive proposition if you are in Europe, usually means you have been relatively successful the year before at least. <\/p>\n
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By God he was a Farter
When the wind did fail
And the ship wouldn’t sail
We’d get Carter the Farter, to Start Her ! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n
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I do understand the vagaries of the market, but I just asked about potential value for money, as that is independent of who you are buying from.
I\u0092ve only seen his performance from yesterday, but if it is indicative of a typical performance rather than being an exception, then he looks like a fantastic acquisition.
Certainly easily quick and skilful enough as far as I could see, and with bundles of energy and instinct. Not quite same as Grealish, but potentially a step above Rice. <\/p>\n
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Come and join Everton..
Yes we have new owners, yes we have a brilliant stadium,yes we have more money to spend, but the reputation damage is done and it’s going to take a few good seasons to change that perspective. The media certainly haven’t helped but it’s a better narrative now than we’ve heard for years, but it’s like turning an oil tanker around to become a “go to” club.
It might take signings like Grealish to make others believe we have changed but the very good and the high potential have so many other choices in the PL now it’s hard to be that “go to” club. It will change, we are on our way back, but we still feel a might unattractive to some. <\/p>\n
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May the lads put on a show at Elland Road to lift the spirits, win 3 points and reasons to be cheerful!
UTFT. <\/p>\n
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Youtube understands we play Leeds tomorrow and kindly selected the same game from 75\/76 for me to watch. I wish I hadn’t bothered now, what an awful place Elland Road is. That ghastly crowd. <\/p>\n
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We have nothing to sell ( without worsening the squad) so it\u0092s all outgoings.
Difficult balancing act.
We need some clear loan targets who can bolster this squad alongside a couple of quality additions.
Moyes was hoping most of the business, save a loan or two, would have been done sooner. A lot it appears is now going to last minute. That can be a bit of a risk. <\/p>\n
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