Transfer Deadline Day

We really need a right-back, or even two?

I can just imagine the shock announcement that Branthwaite, Pickford and Ndiaye have been sold to Liverpool.

Cut to a scene of Friedkin unmasked, Scooby Doo style, to find it's the supposedly dead Kenwright all along, announcing how he has just saved the club from PSR.

With football, now being a squad game, we definitely need at least a couple more players in if we are to make ourselves more competitive, and after watching us playing some very good attacking football, (albeit against one of the weaker teams) then a good attacking right back, and a strong defensive midfielder, would be at the top of my wish list🤞

In addition to hoping maybe Barry will fulfil his promise, I'd suggest we may also have a more than handy option in Ndiaye, then Dibling can come in at RF. Not a bad attack then.

A RB is mandatory. I'd then like to see a better option at LB and ideally some LCB cover. Ake would fit perfectly and it seems he is somewaht out of favour at City and might be open to a move. He could even at a push play DM while Gana is away at Afcon. Pull that off and we would have had a very decent window.

The way the side is structured atm, with a lot of attacking players in midfield we really need some specialised defenders. I'm with Dave A earlier in the thread - without a couple of defensive additions we will struggle against quality teams.

Even a poor Wolves side exposed this on the rare occasions they got at our back 4.

1. Moyes is happy with Patterson and O’Brien.

2. Our prime RB targets did not want to come to Everton (Tete, Walker-Peters, etc).

What a joke of a process if they do.

As for forwards, do we not have a young Braiden Graham in our midst. Handy back up?

I watched the second half of the Liverpool b Arsenal game yesterday and was thinking that although he ended up being the match winner, I think if you put Grealish and kept swapping him with N’Diaye, up against the lad who played right back, then he might not be able to cope defensively?

Was hoping for news on Juanlu Sanchez whose predicted move to Napoli has stalled or evaporated. He is comfortable in many roles as well as RB, may still happen though no noises coming in that direction.

Although it has been good thus far, we still need more quality options, still hopeful of a surprise or two. Why is it left to the vinegar stroke to get some deals over the line ? Every chance that something doesn't quite run to plan and time has run out.

Meaning, we've spent quite a few quid and brought in some real quality, including a player I never thought I'd see in an Everton shirt, but to not sign a RB when we clearly have money to spend is ridiculous. You could understand it if we were skint, maybe, but to have the funds and overlook this glaring weakness is just bizarre.

Mykolenko is more than serviceable as a good, defensive left back and is now supported by a very promising young left back.

Left back is a long way from being a priority in my opinion

Derek, I hope Röhl doesn’t turn out to be a Swiss Roll. I’ll get me coat

Btw, he’s a defensive MF player.

It could well be they are parting with Ake or Akanji ?
For me Ake, would fill our problems, because he could play anywhere across the back four, maybe even DM.

Don't know much about the lad. Could he play defensive midfield? Not a lot of attacking contributions in his stats.

I always think loans are a bit of a conundrum. Plenty of lads go out, do well, get a taste for playing every week, and then fancy a move elsewhere. Which means we could end up missing out on some players we’ve actually developed ourselves..having said that, don't ask for recent examples!

A tall, versatile and technically gifted midfielder, Röhl has also played at left-back. His playing style and physical stature has earned him comparisons to Leon Goretzka

Röhl is a defensive MF for the last time! He can play the #10 role as well

Artic Roll was a family favourite, Derek. Roll on

Hope we get a RB!! Needed one for years! Geertuida going to Sunderland who would be a good option for us.

All good, so long as we don't sign the Old Crone from the Holy Grail film!

Maybe we could sign the Knights who say Ni for a new back line?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kigeMFHjJTc

Andrew # 21, it may never happen but why would shifting Armstrong to RB negate his best attributes? He’s a good passer, long and short, has a good engine and tackles well. Essentially the skill set of many good full backs - often the position on the pitch with most space and time to be a creative outlet. Kimmich and Rico Lewis are examples in addition to Lewis-Skelly and Alexander-Arnold. We are returning to big club status after all - so hopefully we don’t just expect a full back to be there to stop crosses as per Tony Hibbert.

Coleman
Barkley

Antonee Robinson also had successful loans and would probably have played 150 games for us if we weren’t stupid enough to sell him.

Armstrong to Preston 🙁

Handy from a location point-of-view and they need reinforcements.

Ake (CB)
Röhl (CMF)
Fisher (RB)

Are our targets today, by some accounts

Forwards I'm not too bothered about now as I think we have goals in the attacking midfielders and will create more chances for Beto.

Feel sorry for Chermiti going to Rangers, its a madhouse as Charlton Heston once said in a great film from the past.

Wasnt Artic roll the one from Sayers with a piece of tangerine in the cream. seem to remenmber my brother and me fighting over who got to get the piece.

I'd nip and try and get Juanlu from them now and offer Patterson as a makeweight.

Obviously I'd still love us to sign quality first choice players in both positions, but I do think there's already options, especially if Coleman can put some minutes in

He can play anywhere across the midfield. I would say he's more of a box to box midfielder rather than a traditional No.6, but with his stature being over 6ft I don't see why he couldn't do that role too.

I reckon he's a really good signing.

He can cover CB, LB and defensive midfield so just what we need if it happens.

Should see Armstrong leave for regular matches. I’d probably send him back to Derby as he’s already settled there.

GK Pickford, Travers, King
RB O'Brien, Garner, Coleman, Patterson
RCH Tarkowski, Keane, O'Brien,
LCH Branthwaite, Keane, O'Brien, Mykolenko
LB Mykolenko, Aznou, Garner
DM Gana, Ireogbunam, Garner
CM Dewbury-Hall, Grealish, N'diaye, Alcaraz
WM Grealish, McNeil, Dibling, N'diaye
CF Beto, Barry

And in Röhl (oh great, another one needing a special character. At least Alt+148 is more common that ø which was Alt+155) seems we have someone who can play an number of roles.

Just hope we have better memories of him the other 4 Germans we have had on the books. Steffan Wessels - lost both games, Thomas Hitzleberger who was 30 already, played 4 games on a short term contract, signed an extension and then never played another game before being released and then retiring from football and Mustafi (less said the better although most Arsenal fans were unimpressed by him) who never played.

We also hope for a bright future for Coby Ebere.

Would like to see Ake come to Everton. I think he can play across the backline and improves us.

Or just switch to a German keyboard. The ö is on the colon/semi colon key.

Why can't we have Röhl on loan? As far as I'm aware we can have 2 foreign and 2 home loans and Grealish is the only player we currently have on loan. Am I missing something?