Everton’s one-note winter transfer window

Its not like it is preventing the top money clubs from carrying on the crusade of millions being spent anyway.

Reportedly, however, the PL clubs are starting discussions about shortening both windows.

one further bugbear is the tapping up that goes on by agents. I would revoke their licence if they get caught doing this.

O'brien is flexible in a defensive role and has slotted in seamlessly, if Charly can do the same up front we are in a better place.

Moyes will no doubt be looking at where the goals will come from, so a good spread should be expected from the attacking third outfield in open play, and the big lads we have now give us a good set piece threat.

This feels like a different everton, with only two additions, Charly and Davey...

I think John's [2] suggestion has some sort of merit, with maybe a little tweaking.

Maybe say an inclusive squad of 28 players, 2/position, 3 GK and four of the 28 must be U21/3.

Set a League squad of 25 as is now, and if someone gets injured, one of the three 'reserves' has to step in.

That's just off the top of my head, but if someone was willing to develop it, it could well work, and it may even start to slow the ever increasing transfer fees and associated player costs.

This off course would have to fit in with the SCR frame work, as I doubt we'd ever get into a wage-cap situation.

PS I still think the PL should introduce a winter break.

I can help but think these are attempts to discredit the PL and find any way out of the charges, or to distract the legal team.

I believe that using an injured reserve list (IRL), allows you to activate other team players to be allocated to the designated roster (as they say in the States) or PL squad here.

So, say a club has 32 players, with the 28 nominated PL squad.

If, as you suggest, someone gets injured, you take a player out of the PL squad (now reduced to 24) and put them on the IRL, you then activate one of the squads three 'spare' players to take his place (now a PL squad of 27 and one on the IRL), but you are then allowed to select one of the four players not in the initial 28, to replace the 'used' reserve player. So, one on the IRL 31 fit players, and a newly reconstituted PL squad of 28.

Sounds complicated but it isn't. It even means if you have an injured player at the start of the season, if you place them on the IRL, it would mean when he was fit, you drop one of the three reserves, and demote a member of the 1st 25 to a reserve slot, and the newly recovered player can reclaim his PL squad slot.

Regards, the winter break, for me it should taken around the same time as the Christmas school holidays for me.

Give the players a rest, let them see their family's over the Christmas period, and generally build up some good will.

It would also necessitate more mid-weeks to be played, but spaced over the season rather than games being crammed into December and February!

Peter M (6): Charly, however, is much better looking than Harper who I once watched throwing up outside the Weld Blundell on the Formby bypass.

Mind you, Martin Keown was better looking than Harper. Davey Moyes too.

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The ‘Magic Moyes’ one amounted to: ‘David Moyes said he wasn’t a magician and couldn’t izzy wizzy an avalanche of goals out of thin air, but his team have since got busy and scored 8. Therefore….never mind. The end.’

Now, this one basically just says Everton have a few injuries at the moment, but brought in only one player during the transfer window. The club may not have seen any value out there, Moyes might be disappointed, he might not be disappointed, or he might just have done a dead on impression of Alan Partridge and said to the new owners “knowing me A. Mingebag, knowing you another Mingebag, a-ha”.

How can any of it be considered ‘news’?

“Avoiding any unnecessary or rash signings is never a good idea for any long-term project.”

Err…what?

Sounds like a line Steve Walsh might have spun Moshiri back in 2017, before following up with…..

“So, let’s sign at least one more number 10 for twice what they’re worth, take our blindfolds off and bang down £26m on the donkey we pinned a tail on last….the lad whose name rhymed with ‘panic’. I ordered Wagyu and working girls by the way, so don’t put your wallet away just yet.

“Not that I’m going to do anything. No way. Happily married! l’ve just always wanted to recite that line from ‘Robocop’ where Clarence Boddicker tells a couple of ladies to leave, without worrying about a retaliatory kick to the balls.

“What? You’ve never seen Robocop? He’s part man, part machine, all cop. He’s monosyllabic and silver and…and…you know what, why am I describing him? We’ll just build our own. Money’s no object after all.

“First, we’ll need a corpse with some living brain tissue. Where’s my phone? Hello, operator? I’d like to make a call and reverse the charges, please. Manchester United Football Club. Tell them it’s Everton…Everton…and we’d like to pay £20m for Morgan Schneiderlin.”

Glad we didn’t buy any Tosun or Niasse shaped flotsam. And by the way, what the actual freakin’ fudge was going on bringing Maupay in? Pretty sensible window given the options.

If you didn't know better you may believe that everybody involved in football governance for a very long time has long since de-facto shown themselves to be mere puppets to immensely wealthy nation-state-owners whilst seeking to establish for themselves a mere vestige of credibility by trying to crucify the likes of much-diminished us, led by unarguable imbeciles admittedly, as arch offenders.

Yeah right. and we'll be subjected to way more sanctions before any of the chosen corrupt are ever taken to task.

What about MK?

From Lyndon:

Fellow Blues,

Welcome to Evertonia. Those of you long enough in the tooth to have been around on the early Web in the late 1990s will remember that this is where it began for me in terms of creating and maintaining a website devoted to this club we all love. And, after 24 years of running ToffeeWeb, I’ve come back to my Evertonia.com home where all of my Everton content will now live.

As of this past week, beginning 3rd February 2025, ToffeeWeb is in new hands and both mine and Michael Kenrick’s involvement with the site came to an end. The transition has taken longer than I expected and it wasn’t the clear-cut change-over I had anticipated so I apologise for the lack of clarity to this point. Hopefully this explains the changes that have been taking place.

If catching up on news and being able to discuss it with fellow Blues was what you liked about ToffeeWeb, it will continue to be a news resource and community like it always has been, just with a different voice. If my style of content was a draw to TW for you, I hope you won’t be disappointed by Evertonia. As most of you will have seen, the Podcast was re-branded a few weeks ago to The Evertonia Podcast — the same team, the same content, just under a different name.

It is an opportunity for me to focus my energies on longer-form, more in-depth writing in a more “magazine-style” setting, with the same emphasis on and encouragement of measured, cordial, respectful discussion between my fellow Evertonians. I'd also love this to be a site featuring quality articles and editorial from fellow Blues so if that sounds like you, let me know or send in an article for consideration.

An accompanying Forum, currently in Beta stage production but open for you now to use and kick the proverbial tires on, is an area to discuss all manner of things related to the Blues and the game beyond that won’t be covered on the main part of the website.

If you were a visitor, member or Sapphire subscriber to ToffeeWeb, no matter for how long or how frequently, I sincerely thank you. Your support means the world — even more so if you decide to support Evertonia by adding this site to your regular Blues-related destinations as well!

As with all things new, getting the word out is the challenge so if you like what you see here, please do spread the word and let your mates know about the re-birth of Evertonia. In the meantime, feel free to create a member account so you can join in the discussions or get in touch with any questions, feedback or issues, or if you'd like to become a regular contributor to website.

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Well, we have no idea who s now in charge of our beloved TW. If it is this Roy fella with his shite first two OP's, then I'll see my TW mates and hopefully not the three screaming septuagenarians over at Evertonia.

In Lyndon we trust.

MK mate?

Under Moshiri Everton had debts of £330 million, excluding money owed to Moshiri.TFG Group have refinanced this debt, by buying the debt out as owners.Moshiri took the hit on his loans.The TFG is still owed this money, though the details are not available.

The PSR rules issues that have been sorted are probably the Loan Interest dispute and the compensation to other Clubs The Premier League has probably rejected the other Club submissions.

Everton still made a loss in the 22/23 season, but have managed to come within the £105 million threshold.But only just I would guess.They are still dependent on their financial figures at the end of June 2025.I don't know the dates that the Players contracts end for the 9 players, that are leaving in the absence of information otherwise.

The working to sort Everton out is on going.Transfer window management, 100 days review and the rest of the season's games.

'TFG took over Everton Football Club. Through acquiring Moshiri’s shares, capitalising the shareholder (Moshiri) loans and recapitalising the club the TFG now own 99.5% of Everton Shares.'

-Paul the Esk.

Good Luck Lyndon. Have joined Evertonia.com.

And why does it completely obscure the badge?

It seems that is the case. It is quite sudden and limited in explanation.

Thank you Brian.

On reflection it is a bit like I would have expected.They both added to the forum.I don't think they ever met one another.I gathered this from previous instances.Though they managed to keep things going through thick and thin.In Everton's case tankerous thick and thin.Hopefully I will get a chance to take on Michael again where he will not be able to bar me.Good Luck to Michael where ever he is in his new future..

I admire Lyndon using Toffeeweb development to expand his Software skills.I have developed two sites , though in infancy as result, getting my son John back into Software after his head injury.I got the idea from Lyndon.

Also the site has helped me overcome long undiagnosed ADHD , though I still slip up now and again.

As for Everton he has brought me into contact with fellow Evertonians.Something I really value ,though often our opinions differ.

But things move on .For everyone there is a spring ,Summer, Autumn and Winter.Lyndon has worked that out.Michael maybe not yet.So a new era begins on and off the pitch .Life continues ,so get out there and live .Everton have at last turned the Corner and Toffeeweb continues to live , but not as we know

it.Quote ironically from 'Lost Worlds.'