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• As reported in the Athletic today: “The private jet carrying Balogun from Nice was initially scheduled to leave early on Tuesday morning, but was pushed back and landed at lunchtime instead. “Around 7pm we were contacted by Everton, raising questions on the medical of Balogun, which for our medical staff, and for the personal medical staff of the player, made totally no sense,” Scuro said at Wednesday’s press conference. “The explanations were not enough to justify or bring concerns of the future of the player, which there is not. “Everton and Monaco signed a dealsheet before the 11pm deadline, allowing them to get it over the line.” Let’s assume he arrives on his private jet at 12.30pm, he will be at Finch Farm at 1pm as it is a 10 minute drive. Therefore, Balogun was at Finch Farm for up to 10 hours waiting for Everton to close the deal. What happened in the 5-6 hours (including/excluding the 1 hour time difference) between him arriving at Finch Farm, taking his ...
  Steve Brown in Monaco CEO on Balogun’s late Everton U-turn: “Not comfortable signing after club’s treatment”
• Jamie Leweling’s move from Stuttgart to Roma fell through because they ran out of time (sounds familiar).rnrnHe is a top prospect if we are wanting a recruit a right wing replacement for Ndiaye. Brennan Johnston is the likely starter on the right, but I am not convinced he is the answer.rnrnWe will definitely need to sign a striker, full-back, right winger imo. Do the ground work in next 3 months and get the deals completed early in the January window. No more sell to buy bullshit.rnrnThe Esk estimates our SCR ratio is in the high 60s v the target 85%. We have the money so invest in resourcing the squad - we have 18 outfield players and one of them is crocked.rnrnShow you are competent to manage a transfer window without embarrasing yourselves and us fans. ...
  Steve Brown in Monaco CEO on Balogun’s late Everton U-turn: “Not comfortable signing after club’s treatment”
• Could it all have just been a cunning plan? Kinnear is pissed off that Moyes didn't play any of the youngsters he bought for him, especially that ridiculously expensive one. So Kinnear looks a fool so sabotages the window, leaving only a small core of Moyes players, and forcing him to have to play half a dozen youngsters. Genius!...
  Eric Myles in ToffeeWeb Talk: Deadline Day Disaster and Owner Incompetence - Episode 3 Out Now
• I prefer the old way of getting players signed.rnrnI\'m not in any way David Moyes biggest fan but when he was here between 2002 and 2013 it was so much better without outside influence picking and choosing the players.rnrnWe picked up decent players and made them twice the player they were.rnrnNobody else but the manager should be picking players ...
  Jim Bennings in Monaco CEO on Balogun’s late Everton U-turn: “Not comfortable signing after club’s treatment”
• Christy #114 and Ian #168, Balogun's injury was a rolled ankle from the World Cup. It clearly had not fully healed. Balogun didn't even make the bench, let alone the pitch, for Monaco's first four games of the season, two in Ligue 1 and two Europa Conference League playoff matches (all of which Monaco won without him.) It is clear from his absence that there is a problem with that ankle that Everton's medical staff identified and properly sounded the alarm about -- thus Monaco's willingness to renegotiate the transfer terms. That Balogun got pissed off and left without signing is frustrating as hell, but what exactly did Everton do wrong? Were we not supposed to check with the specialists, or re-work the deal, or explore alternatives like Zirkzee once the deal was off the rails? Did they not bring the guy enough donuts or sing to him? We don't know. I say again it was selling Beto without a confirmed replacement that screwed our pooch. That's what shoul...
  Mike Gaynes in No way back: Everton’s chaotic window leaves key positions bare and faith shattered
• It\'s always been in Everton DNA to play a target man up top, if Barry gets injured we are going to be f***ed.rnrnIt\'s easy to say play George there or Johnson but the way we play dictates a certain type of forward we can choose from, it won\'t be worth sending high crosses in from the byline.rnrnWe need to play through the middle with incisive loss passes along the grass.rn...
  Jim Bennings in ToffeeWeb Talk: Deadline Day Disaster and Owner Incompetence - Episode 3 Out Now