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• Ajay #3, your list suggests we need A starting right back A starting left back A starting centre mid since Branthwaite's injuries make him unreliable A consitent striker would be a preferance And it seems likely we will have Grealish? And if so maybe not Ndiaye? We have nine midfielders (ten with Grealish and Ndiaye) for five starting places so maybe someone will go out on loan That's provided the youngsters are ready to make a start....
  Eric Myles in Merlin Röhl's £18M permanent move confirmed: Will he finally get his reward for patience?
• What the feck is Spence doing at the World Cup? My Spuds mate thinks that he is awful and is desperate for someone to sign him. Konsa actually did well filling in there for the last part of Sunday\'s match....
  Paul Griffiths in Tyrique George signs permanently, but can he break through Moyes’s Youth Barrier?
• I\'m with you Derek(#31) with the possible exception of Doris from Sodding Chipbury and I\'ve seen Djed Spence more playing for England than Spurs but from what I have seen of him I\'m, at best, less than impressed. ...
  Alan J Thompson in Tyrique George signs permanently, but can he break through Moyes’s Youth Barrier?
• And Mike, from that 85% you have to deduct the existing squad cost to get the amount we are allowed to spend on new players (transfer fees plus wages) which means we need to grow revenue, or cut costs, exponentially to be able to gain any advantage. Incremental increase is not enough to grow but just barely enough to stand still. Our estimated revenue from last season was £250 million, 85% of which is £212.5 million. If our costs remained the same as the previous year (£175? Million) that's £37.5 million in the kitty unless we sell expensive players and buy cheap ones. Just found this article by Paul Quinn which suggests that clubs can spend 30% more than the 85% before sanctions are imposed. https://theesk.org/2026/05/16/the-analysis-series-the-new-and-existing-squad-cost-ratio-and-sustainability-and-systemic-resilience-rules/ TWs hyperlink not working, you have to copy and paste the link....
  Eric Myles in Can Everton find success in the damaged goods market again?
• He was told/scripted to say that Tom - 74 - and that\'s the point I was tryomg to make to Tony A....
  Paul Griffiths in The 2026 World Cup — Day 27
• Anthony #15, what you are allowed to spend on players is based on the club's revenue. That's Squad Cost Ratio or SCR. You can pay out up to 85% of what you bring in. Spurs' annual revenue is 3X Everton's. They have a worldwide commercial operation we can't yet compete with, a higher matchday revenue (their stadium is bigger than ours) and Europa League revenue. That's why they can spend what they're spending and we can't. Yet. Our owners are richer than theirs, and have committed to juicing up our revenues with new commercial partnerships and increasing events at our new stadium. For example, the just-completed Magic Weekend rugby event at HDS broke records, and already announced plans to return next year. That's revenue. ...
  Mike Gaynes in Can Everton find success in the damaged goods market again?