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Enner Valencia to Everton?
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer
Posted at18:27
Everton have made a move to sign West Ham United striker Enner Valencia on a season-long loan.
The Hammers are willing to let the 26-year-old Ecuadorian leave and Everton are interested in striking deal with an option to confirm a £14.5m move at the end his loan period.
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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer
Posted at18:27
Everton have made a move to sign West Ham United striker Enner Valencia on a season-long loan.
The Hammers are willing to let the 26-year-old Ecuadorian leave and Everton are interested in striking deal with an option to confirm a £14.5m move at the end his loan period.
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Leicester agree to pay £29,000,000.00 for Slimani.
The Swans can't compete with that. Nor should they want to. Insane.
The Swans can't compete with that. Nor should they want to. Insane.
SSN suggested that we've missed out on Valencia as it had something to do with the Yanks time difference of 7 hours?
Sorry Swanee but my reply button isn't working, so this is my take on your post #43
So comparing the players in to out;
VDH + Mawson = Ash/2 (that's half an ash)
Gomis > Baston even injured a vast improvement
Paloschi > Llorente eventual improvement but none so far
Eder > not replaced
Ayew > not replaced an occasional player last year. I'd prefer £22.5m in the bank to Ayew in the physio room.
Fer > Guidolins man and the reason we didn't sign Joe imo
Bartley > Mawson an improvement even if he only plays in cup games
For me I think we've missed out in midfield, strengthened in attack and made a total mess in defense.
Just to Pee people off more allegedly (what I've been told) Williams didn't want to go at all but got so wound up with the new board umming and ahhing about his move, particularly when the offer improved to £12m that he said "**** it, they wont look me in the eye and tell me either way so I'll make a decision for them, I'm going" and 'go' he jolly well did.
Llorente is a grafter, not prolific but is very effective WHEN SUPPORTED by an advancing midfield. His skill and strength is creating chances for support players while scoring a few himself. He is not getting any support at all so he might as well stand still, back to goal and bang the ball back where it came from.
Baston, imo will have to have balls of steel if he's going to meet our expectation. He is under unbearable pressure and he hasn't kicked a ball in anger yet, poor bastard is on a hiding to nothing.
Imho, I don't see this years squad as worse than last years, its just very, very different. I feel that the scales of gain will balance out and the improvements in attack will counter balance the failures in defense as each side improves. Yep, I've taken my happy pills again but I believe this will happen.
Guidolin is the key for me, will he be the counterweight or the dead weight. Will he maintain the balance for a mid-table finish or will he bring us crashing down the table towards the championship? Exciting isnt it?
I lerv these happy pills
So comparing the players in to out;
VDH + Mawson = Ash/2 (that's half an ash)
Gomis > Baston even injured a vast improvement
Paloschi > Llorente eventual improvement but none so far
Eder > not replaced
Ayew > not replaced an occasional player last year. I'd prefer £22.5m in the bank to Ayew in the physio room.
Fer > Guidolins man and the reason we didn't sign Joe imo
Bartley > Mawson an improvement even if he only plays in cup games
For me I think we've missed out in midfield, strengthened in attack and made a total mess in defense.
Just to Pee people off more allegedly (what I've been told) Williams didn't want to go at all but got so wound up with the new board umming and ahhing about his move, particularly when the offer improved to £12m that he said "**** it, they wont look me in the eye and tell me either way so I'll make a decision for them, I'm going" and 'go' he jolly well did.
Llorente is a grafter, not prolific but is very effective WHEN SUPPORTED by an advancing midfield. His skill and strength is creating chances for support players while scoring a few himself. He is not getting any support at all so he might as well stand still, back to goal and bang the ball back where it came from.
Baston, imo will have to have balls of steel if he's going to meet our expectation. He is under unbearable pressure and he hasn't kicked a ball in anger yet, poor bastard is on a hiding to nothing.
Imho, I don't see this years squad as worse than last years, its just very, very different. I feel that the scales of gain will balance out and the improvements in attack will counter balance the failures in defense as each side improves. Yep, I've taken my happy pills again but I believe this will happen.
Guidolin is the key for me, will he be the counterweight or the dead weight. Will he maintain the balance for a mid-table finish or will he bring us crashing down the table towards the championship? Exciting isnt it?
I lerv these happy pills
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Valencia to Everton, probably. TFFT!!!!!!!!!
He hasn't turned it on for any club he's played for so why the hell should we want him?
Hullo Ulloa?????
He hasn't turned it on for any club he's played for so why the hell should we want him?
Hullo Ulloa?????
I have to agree with you Stumpy. i think the new comers have still to gel. I think a lot of posters on this and other forums are far too negative and conversely far too optimistic on the money we have to spend. We are not the wealthiest club by a long way If all the players mooted by posters had been signed we could have put out three teams, that is why the decision makers need a cool head.. Before the first three games I thought we would get four points and we actually got three so there is no need for the hysteria some are posting.
You have got to be taking the piss!!! **** me!!!
As is very often the case, Huw "teases" the press that we may be looking to bring someone in on deadline day ....... and, surprise, surprise ...... Nothing, Zilch, Nada 
I thought loan players had a different deadline and we could loan a player after todays deadline. Right/wrong??
Valencia 90% sure for Everton, we ducked just in time I think.
Valencia 90% sure for Everton, we ducked just in time I think.
I'd like to think McBurnie is the replacement for Eder .Sorry Swanee but my reply button isn't working, so this is my take on your post #43
So comparing the players in to out;
VDH + Mawson = Ash/2 (that's half an ash)
Gomis > Baston even injured a vast improvement
Paloschi > Llorente eventual improvement but none so far
Eder > not replaced
Ayew > not replaced an occasional player last year. I'd prefer £22.5m in the bank to Ayew in the physio room.
Fer > Guidolins man and the reason we didn't sign Joe imo
Bartley > Mawson an improvement even if he only plays in cup games
For me I think we've missed out in midfield, strengthened in attack and made a total mess in defense.
Just to Pee people off more allegedly (what I've been told) Williams didn't want to go at all but got so wound up with the new board umming and ahhing about his move, particularly when the offer improved to £12m that he said "**** it, they wont look me in the eye and tell me either way so I'll make a decision for them, I'm going" and 'go' he jolly well did.
Llorente is a grafter, not prolific but is very effective WHEN SUPPORTED by an advancing midfield. His skill and strength is creating chances for support players while scoring a few himself. He is not getting any support at all so he might as well stand still, back to goal and bang the ball back where it came from.
Baston, imo will have to have balls of steel if he's going to meet our expectation. He is under unbearable pressure and he hasn't kicked a ball in anger yet, poor bastard is on a hiding to nothing.
Imho, I don't see this years squad as worse than last years, its just very, very different. I feel that the scales of gain will balance out and the improvements in attack will counter balance the failures in defense as each side improves. Yep, I've taken my happy pills again but I believe this will happen.
Guidolin is the key for me, will he be the counterweight or the dead weight. Will he maintain the balance for a mid-table finish or will he bring us crashing down the table towards the championship? Exciting isnt it?
I lerv these happy pills
I'd also like to think that when The " Ayew " door shut on his way out, a window opened to get our identity back and not have to work the team around our low " Top " scorer. Guidolin had to lean on Ayew last season up front and then starts the new season with all new strikers . The Ayew team play factor is still in the team's memory , but will fade back to our game in time IMO .
Barrow and Montero will finally get their chances this season and will improve the team .
The Williams dealy disunimproved us but feel the 4 CBs will come good in the big picture .
The strike force is where I hope we improve dramatically in the big picture .
I feel we are better over all , just might take a bit of time to stir it all together .
It's like Guidolin is starting over from scratch this season , with a very harsh schedule till Halloween , hope he survives but if he does or doesn't ...I'm sure we will
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We have sold all our other forwards may as well go for the full house
Agree with most Roof but we differ where you think Guidolin is starting from scratch where I think Guidolin is starting TO scratch
