Is anyone else starting to think that this isn't going to happen? If I was Siggy I would be royally p155ed off with Everton, they have been so public in their "admiration" of him but keep refusing to meet our demands. Siggy will know the impact it's had on his relationship with the fans and will have wanted Everton to prove he is the most important part of their plans going forward, but atm he probably feels like he isn't truly wanted at either club.
The ONLY verified and official quote in the Siggy saga, other than 'Koeman bleats', has came from us when we warned Everton off from 'tapping up' our player. There has never been any quotes or verifiable comment from any Everton source at all. Imo Everton are trying to impose a deal on us, one we don't want, by using the media like a stand of twelve-pounders firing off story after story of bids of £40-45m, of players exchange and make weights, of close deals etc all designed to make us crack under the constant barrage of media bullshit. I personally don't believe Everton have made any bid for Siggy in the last month and the reports we've been reading, via the scouse press by the way, have been storys designed to 'soften' us up by getting us to constantly engage, with the media not Everton, and defend our stance over and over in the media while Everton just sit back and watch us squirm. Thankfully, we've declined to engage with them. This has been Evertons only tactic, forget about negotiation, just batter us into submission so they can **** all over us. I'd sooner sit Siggy down for three years than let Everton have him under their terms because if we do it will send the message that we are just a bunch of defenceless pussies who can be pushed over and beaten up every transfer window and have our best players stolen from us.
Only read Ross Barkley had been offered a new deal, one he refused to sign, Breezy. Haven't read anything about Siggy being offered a new contract. Its hard to see anything because we only have to go on are the baseless reports of the 'self medicating' media. There has been no quotes or verified comments from either club in any story manufactured by reporters seeking a fix. Neither has there been any verified reports of meetings between any of the parties involved nor any negotiations, just a lot of shout-outs. Nothing has happened and I doubt anything will until the last week, day, of the window. Then I expect Everton will start making moves to force the issue and get Siggy on the cheap. Until then we will see more of Evertons tactic of media negotiation via reports trying to upset and desabilize Siggy, us and the club.
Precisely we lose a player for 4 games and they get a player on the cheap. Time to tell them to go swivel and let's get on with our plans. Our plans can't be contingent on this money surely
Ideally all this is just to piss Everton off and teach them a lesson for tapping up Siggy....... we keep them believing there's a deal to be done all the way until the window closes, but never have any real intention of selling him.
https://talksport.com/football/prem...-end-season-final-standings-170809249689?p=10 Finish 13th? I'd take that given the way pre season and a lack of signings has gone.
No sign of investment by the Americans is beginning to be a worry. If they are just looking to reinvest any transfer fees we get then surely they could sign any players the manager feels we need now and reclaim this from the transfer fee later. Time is going on. I suggest this without knowing whether such transactions breach any transfer rules.
The Yanks are in it to make money not donate that which they have not got, you can thank 'big nose' for that!..........................
If only the trust had a pair of balls and came out and said something. The Americans said they WOULD invest in the club. They STILL haven't put a penny into the club. They'd see us relegated tomorrow if they could sell for a decent profit.
Signs are Siggy staying.I wonder if he is in "THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND" to kick a football now...."whistling"
Did you actually believe that, I think everyone to a man apart from one have queried what investment they have made to the squad. In this window they are in profit. Still it is only what I expected from them and just doing exactly what most of us thought and that is **** all.
Nope, I've never believed that they would invest and always suggested this in my posts. Because they haven't kept their word, the Trust should speak out. But as usual, the Trust is about as useful as a wet salad We must to keep Gylfi now. Clement needs to speak out about this fiasco and shambolic summer window. What's the worse that could happen to him? He gets sacked when his reputation is sky high, and he'll have a host of clubs fighting for his signature in 2-3 months time. I still think the Yanks tried forcing him out to cash in for their own personal agenda.
Andre Gray, Burnley to Watford for 18m. Like him and a good signing for Watford and reasonable with the money going around this year.
Exactly !. Everton agreed to 46 million with no add ons and know that they see friction between Siggy and the club they want to negotiate down some .And anyone who believes there is no friction between Siggy and the club has got their head in the sand IMO
