But he was undoubtedly a first class Premier League striker that we bought from the Championship which is the point I was making..They are there to be had I'm sure..yeah but we were in the championship then too
But he was undoubtedly a first class Premier League striker that we bought from the Championship which is the point I was making..They are there to be had I'm sure..yeah but we were in the championship then too
If Moyes thinks he can do a job for us then I think this is a good move. I like the idea of bringing in promising players from lower down the leagues. Hopefully, this means that Khazri and/or Lens gets moved in to the Number 10 role. Khazri did it there for Bordeaux and I don't want to see Lens sold- there's a good player in there and he looked like he wanted to compete when he came on against Boro
Exactly. Before the the influx of foreign players that's how things were done. There must have been a few lower league players capable of making the step up who have missed their chance because an established player was brought in from abroad instead. We might be getting a gemI can understand people's concerns about signing players from lower leagues as we've been burned before but for one thing this lad is known to be highly rated and for another Moyes is supposed to be good at picking players like this who will be a success in the prem. Until Moyes makes a purchase in the transfer market to make me question his sanity then I'm perfectly happy to put my faith in his decisions.
Or did Everton build Moyes into a top 6 manager? Not really a debate - as time will tell.

Cheers mate.is it worth responding? probably not but hope your well all the same '83.
wasn't the case with stones but jagielka had plenty of years under his belt at sheff utd and same goes for cahill at millwall. not quite the same as buying a 17 year old who's just broken through.
we had our share of cheap irish signings - darryl murphy and roy o'donovan spring to mind.
tho burke does sound promising with those early season stats. i'll reserve judgement. it could go any way if we do sign him.
You musn't rely so heavily upon conventional wisdom. Do you know who Phil Jackson is?
How can a football club build a bloke into a top 6 manager?
I've just googled and he is something to do with Basketball.You musn't rely so heavily upon conventional wisdom. Do you know who Phil Jackson is?
Possibly in two ways: firstly they were in **** creek financially and looking into the abyss when he arrived from doing a good long term job building a team at PNE. Secondly, he and the then owner. Bill Kenwright, laid the strategy of slowly building a team bought on the cheap but talented enough to survive in the Prem. It was steady away at first but to take the leap forward into buying internationals they sold Wayne Rooney to finance it. Brave move at the time.I've just googled and he is something to do with Basketball.
Can you explain how Everton could have built Moyes into a top 6 manager?
Since leaving Everton, he basically can't keep a job. His long tenure at Everton is the basis for his reputation, but even at Everton results from one year to next varied greatly. It is entirely possible that the successes he is credited with were created by other factors within the Everton organization, Lets say a moneyball stat guru from the London School of Economics, or a particularly insightful scout, a clever assistant, dumb luck, state of the art physical training, or even Tim Howard.
Or did Everton build Moyes into a top 6 manager?
Just heard that on the radio.This lad has signed for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga! Bizarre one, but they paid 13 mill for him, according to Sky.... plenty were after him.
Strange transfer this. They've got some wedge mind been promoted 4 years on the bounce massive stadium and crowds, club to watch in Germany.
I can understand people's concerns about signing players from lower leagues as we've been burned before but for one thing this lad is known to be highly rated and for another Moyes is supposed to be good at picking players like this who will be a success in the prem. Until Moyes makes a purchase in the transfer market to make me question his sanity then I'm perfectly happy to put my faith in his decisions.
Promoted four years in a row? Did they get picked up by some rich owner out of the blue or have they got a **** hot manager I wonder.
I can understand people's concerns about signing players from lower leagues as we've been burned before but for one thing this lad is known to be highly rated and for another Moyes is supposed to be good at picking players like this who will be a success in the prem. Until Moyes makes a purchase in the transfer market to make me question his sanity then I'm perfectly happy to put my faith in his decisions.