Nigel Posted May 15, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2014 We were in for him but didn't land him when he went to Everton if I remember correctly. Could have been a useful experienced head at the back all this time if it had worked out.yup, we got dunne instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 We were in for him but didn't land him when he went to Everton if I remember correctly. Could have been a useful experienced head at the back all this time if it had worked out. yup, we got dunne instead. You're right there, up like a kipper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Looks like Barkley has signed a contract until 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Genie Posted July 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2014 £65k per week, nice. He probably could have got more money and less game time by leaving so fair play to him for signing with Everton. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Besic Barry and lukaku.. Good signings there, think if they add a couple more loan signings again, they could be pushing top 4. But then all other sides around the top have also strengthened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 i really like everton, hope they do well again. i can only imagine how excited the fans must be after the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 3 good signings and a good couple of days for them but they are only 1 player up from what they had last season... Don't get me wrong I'd trade what we have in an instant but I see another year of sky loving them and trying to convince people they are contenders before they inevitably fall short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 but they are only 1 player up from what they had last season... This is really the important point. They just spent £28m to stand still. It's not like they are adding to what they had last season, they are just treading water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Or you could argue that they had just deferred the payment of Lukaku by a year. It's not that different to the circumstances in which we signed James Milner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Plus it doesn't take into account any improvement Lukaku might make as he matures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 £28m is very steep for someone as frustrating as Lukaku though. Potentially very good but you are paying top dollar there and surely they could have scouted someone from Europe for half that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I love the way our fans are looking for negatives in Everton splashing 28M on a striker and moving way out of our league again, this is Everton who had no money by the way. Standing still? Thats more than we are doing right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Lukaku is an interesting player. As said above mind he is incredibly frustrating. I don't think he's lazy as such, but I think his all around game leaves a lot to be desired. He's powerful, can finish, but he doesn't really harness that ability anywhere near enough. He's definitely not good enough for Chelsea right now, he's certainly not as good as Benteke even though he is, perhaps, a more consistent finisher. He's just generally deficient and for £28m is want more. There is a reason, no offence to them, that he is going to Everton. But then if he bangs in 17/18 premier league goals this season as I think he might then they will consider it money well spent. This is very good news for us of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I think £28m in modern day is correct money for Lukaku. He's not finished article but he's a threat to most teams and still has potential to improve and deliver over a number of years. Bigger thing for Everton is that they actually managed to sign somebody at that price. Great news for them that they had the money but even better that they managed to attract him permanently as he'll have had plenty of offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I love the way our fans are looking for negatives in Everton splashing 28M on a striker and moving way out of our league again, this is Everton who had no money by the way. Standing still? Thats more than we are doing right now To be fair I don't think anyone is comparing Everton with the Villa, but as a neutral thinking it isn't particularly good value for money. With my Villa specs on I'd love us to be spending £28m but if it was on Lukaku I'd be a bit pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It does highlight just how awful the 'investment' in AVFC playing staff currently is. A team in the Europa League spending £28m on 1 player. Where they hell is all the 'bumper' TV money going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 For a player Chelsea ( well Jose) clearly didn't want they may have paid around £10m too much and £28m seems to have rather limited the profit Everton make on him when they sell him to one of the big boys next season still no doubt the media will still go on about what a great job Everton do without spending any money they are in the same boat as Spurs in that realistically they are fighting for 6th place , champions league is a pipe dream ... clearly Fellani financed a lot of last years spend * , but i wonder if they well mirror us in a few years time in that the dream is over and now its time to balance the books * I thought read somewhere that Barry and Lukaku cost Everton £10m in wages and loan fees last year , yet along the fees they spent on players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 £28mil might be too much but then again we paid £20 mil or so for Bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGray1985 Posted July 31, 2014 Visiting Supporter Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) I love the way our fans are looking for negatives in Everton splashing 28M on a striker and moving way out of our league again, this is Everton who had no money by the way. Standing still? Thats more than we are doing right now Everton sold Fellaini for 27m last year and replaced him with McCarthy for 13m, so there's half of the 28m We also sold Jelavic and Anichebe for a combined 11,5m replacing them(?) with Kone and a loan player. I think we have traded up, but it's basically trading fees/salaries - not additions to the total number. In the last 5 years since July 1st 2009 EFC has a net spend of a staggering 5m - or 1m per year. This is including the Lukaku deal at 28m, but not loan fees. In my humble opinion Villa is much better positioned to compete at the top of the PL, and EFC has not been well run - we have been lucky to have prudent managers who have been able to keep us at 5-7th without investment. Edited July 31, 2014 by AndyGray1985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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