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• David 22, I would think it all depends on where you’re starting out, your revenue, and whether you’re also selling players on for profit at a decent clip. For us over the past decade, the profit on selling has been minimum (Onana, Iwobi…hard to think of others where we actually made much money..Moise Kean), our big buys have often been terrible, and our revenue is middle of the pack. If we were buying low, selling high à la Brighton and Bournemouth, plus a £120 million investment with an already well established squad, that might take us over the top. Another £120 million now gives us a shot at the top 6 only if all the buys are on point, but even then we’ll struggle with depth. Given how threadbare we were last summer, we now still need a good mix of buying development and established players, and we can’t afford to spunk it all on £50 million players. What will be interesting is to see what we do this summer when the big clubs come calling for Ndiaye a...
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• Ray. Attacks are built from defence, defending is their main objective of course, but in the modern game, defenders are not just there to stop attacks, full backs especially need to be up & down, overlapping, even coming inside now inverted to fill in midfield. So although we are decent at the back at keeping opposition at bay, we dare suffering going forward by the limitations of our fullbacks, and CBs. Tarks distribution hasn't been good this season, he's been caught out a few times. Will he drop off even more next year ? Jarred obviously helps. Myko tries but isn't ever going b to be that flying left back overlapping whipping great balls in. And our RB oh what RB ?? Patterson gas played a handful of games, done on but isn't the answer. I honestly believe 2 quality full backs would improve us massively, in an attacking sense as much as defending. A long term successor to tarks should be sort this year too, O'brien may be the answer, time will tell. ...
  David West in Jarrad Branthwaite's return an instant upgrade
• It is beyond ridiculous, Dave. I've made it abundantly clear I don't like Moyes... and this is one of the reasons that became abundantly apparent when he had the tremendous talent that was Wayne Rooney gifted to him. What more does this kid have to do? Oh, I know... he doesn't do his fair share of defending. Drives me to absolute despair. ...
  Michael Kenrick in Everton U21s see off Spurs with a brilliant brace from Braiden Graham
• All over after 5 mins added on time. Is there anyone out there who will tell Moyes about this kid before someone at Everton sends him out on loan while they are searching night and day to bring a goalscorer into the club....
  Dave Abrahams in Everton U21s see off Spurs with a brilliant brace from Braiden Graham
• The kid undoubtedly has tremendous talent... but he looks about 15. You can just imagine the wonderful manager we have discussing Paul Tait's recommendation that he is now ready for the Premier League... "Och, ya cannay be all there, he's just a wee bairn fresh outta skule." ...
  Michael Kenrick in Everton U21s see off Spurs with a brilliant brace from Braiden Graham
• Mike G @ I liked your insight into TFG and their spending at Roma. It might just be my sceptical mind, but is it easier (cheaper) to get a CL qualified team in the Italian league compared to the PL ? We spent roughly the same 120m this summer, will it even be enough to get top 10 ? To get to be genuinely challenging for CL in the PL, £120m doesn't really cut it does it ? Not when teams are paying that for a single player. The rewards in PL are greater, but the risk & investment needed is equally greater. It has to be a sustained, continuous investment over several seasons. We will see come the summer if they go again at the same or greater levels to improve the squad. ...
  David West in Jack Grealish likely to miss the rest of the season, confirms David Moyes