Whats up with Everton?

Jesper

First they sell Bent now it looks likely that Kroldrup will be shown the door. He'l be sold for a cut down price that will take away all the profit made by the Bent sale.:mad: (Ferrari possible gone as well)
Does anyone believe that Moyes has the transfer ability to bring in two defenders and two strikers who can improve the club by the end of the transfer window?
Who would you like to see in from the rumours?
David Healy, Viduka, Trundle, Lovenkrands, Dickov, Earnshaw, Petrov, Sanel Kuljic, Jose Goncalves, (Marseille defender) Abdoulaye Meite.
These are just a handfull I saw in one roam around the net. I'm just happy there all household names and would walk into any premiership team:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Rollo Tamasi

get out of my head jesper, i was wondering the same thing today and i acutally said "wtf is going on at Everton". I don't think Trundle would walk into any premiership team! Anelka too has been dismisive about Everton, i hate that guy. Of all the players you mentioned i would say that Earnshaw is probably the best prospect in relation to transfer fee/ goals and the ability to play alongside Beattie.

jesus_thats_gre

Moyes is nearly proving as useful as Ferguson in the transfer market

kyp_durron

How much funds have everton?

They need a proven striker quick, robbie keane would be a great signing, him or Earnshaw.

Bluetonic

kyp_durron wrote:

How much funds have everton?

Nothing. They owe far too much money on short term loans.

The club was not far from going into administration within the last 12 months.

Bluetonic

Jesper wrote:

First they sell Bent now it looks likely that Kroldrup will be shown the door. He'l be sold for a cut down price that will take away all the profit made by the Bent sale.:mad:

There was very little money paided for Kroldrup so there will be no loss made. The transfer fee was made up mainly of of clauses which will never be activated.

Jesper

Bluetonic wrote:

There was very little money paided for Kroldrup so there will be no loss made. The transfer fee was made up mainly of of clauses which will never be activated.

All the publications have a £5m fee?? Where did you hear of the clauses?

I think there is a bit of money to spend. There's the £2.5m for Bent and suppossidly another £2.5 million was gathered before the Bent sale in case of no player movement.
So I'd estamite about £4-£5m is there for transfers.
Robbie Keane was an almost cert to arrive but then he hit an amazing streak with Tottenham and was even made captain so there is no chance of that now.

Rikand

Everton can keep their hands off dickov, tbh we are perfectly happy with him at blackburn, lol

~Rebel~

hehehe "Hands off Dickov" has a nice ring to it. sorry.

Bluetonic

Jesper wrote:

All the publications have a £5m fee?? Where did you hear of the clauses?

From people connected with the club. It's well known.

Jesper wrote:

I think there is a bit of money to spend. There's the £2.5m for Bent and suppossidly another £2.5 million was gathered before the Bent sale in case of no player movement.
So I'd estamite about £4-£5m is there for transfers.

Bents fee was 2m with a possibility of a further .5 million in the future over the course of his contract with Charlton.

There's money oweing left right and centre. Do you know about the amount of short term loans the club have out at the moment? There's no money to spend - do you think if there was money then the we would be after resigning the likes of Alan Stubbs, a player who condemned the club in the summer and accused its staff of being liars.

Jesper wrote:

Robbie Keane was an almost cert to arrive but then he hit an amazing streak with Tottenham and was even made captain so there is no chance of that now.

Keane and Everton had talks in the summer. The salary was a long long long way off.

The club is being run by fools. Do you not think it's a little bit alarming when people like Trevor Birch resign six weeks into a new job?

ciaran76

Sounds like asset stripping to me

Bluetonic

ciaran76 wrote:

Sounds like asset stripping to me

*Ahem*

http://members.boardhost.com/peoplesforum/msg/1137673990.html

Bluetonic

You couldn't make this stuff up.

Bull****e Bill will make a great musical out of this.

Stubbs blames Everton cancer clause

Dominic Fifield
Monday August 22, 2005
The Guardian

Alan Stubbs insisted last night that during the summer he had rejected the chance to stay at Everton because the Merseyside club had wanted to include a clause in a proposed one-year contract which related to the cancer he overcame some four years ago.

The 33-year-old left Goodison Park last month to sign a 12-month contract at Sunderland, with an option for a further season. The initial reasoning behind his rejection of the offer from Everton, with whom he finished fourth in the Premiership last season, had appeared to be the length of contract proposed with Stubbs keen to secure a two-year guarantee.

However, he has now claimed his reticence hinged more on a clause in the deal which would have allowed Everton to cancel his registration should the centre-half have suffered a relapse of the testicular cancer, for which he has twice undergone chemotherapy and surgery.

"It was very disappointing not to stay at Everton," said Stubbs. "I haven't said anything before now, but the reason why I didn't sign again with Everton is because they wanted a clause in my contract about my cancer. It wasn't about money. I am not going to stand here slating everyone, criticising people. But that was the be all and end all of the reason, and I wasn't happy.

"I was there for four years and I feel as though I did as well as anyone for four years. Suddenly, the club turn round and say: 'We will offer you a one-year deal but we want a clause in it about your cancer.' I don't see that as showing loyalty."

Stubbs had a clause in his previous four-year contract at the club relating to the testicular cancer he overcame in 2001. When it came to negotiating a new deal midway through last season, however, the defender was keen to have the wording removed after four years in remission.

Everton were willing to omit the clause but only if Stubbs was examined by an independent cancer specialist, something the player did not do before his contract ran down in July. That impasse was never bridged, and eventually he moved to Wearside.

Stubbs, then of Celtic, was diagnosed with cancer after submitting a blood sample after the 1999 Scottish Cup final. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy and made a full recovery, only to suffer a relapse in November 2000 which required further treatment. Following a second operation in January 2001, the former Bolton defender was given the all-clear and returned to the Celtic first-team with a goal in a 5-2 win at Hibernian in May 2001.

He was signed by Walter Smith at Everton that summer under the Bosman ruling and played an integral part in the first-team over the next four years, rising to the captaincy last term as David Moyes' side finished fourth and earned the right to qualify for the Champions League.

EVERTON CLARIFICATION ON STUBBS
By: Mark Rowan

Everton have moved swiftly to clear up comments made by former player Alan Stubbs over the weekend.

The 33-year-old claimed after his new club Sunderland’s defeat at Liverpool on Saturday that he left Goodison because the Blues wanted a clause written into his contract relating to the cancer he had beaten four years ago.

Originally written into his agreement at Celtic Park, the clause travelled with him to Merseyside in July 2001 when he signed for his boyhood club Everton.

The same clause was inserted into his proposed new Everton deal after his contract expired last season, though after being in remission for four years he felt that was no longer necessary.

Officials at Goodison agreed and as long as he was given the all-clear by an independent specialist it was agreed that the clause would be removed from the new one-year offer.

Everton’s Head of Communications Ian Ross explained: "Whilst the very last thing anyone at Everton wishes to do is become embroiled in a public row with a player who served the Club so well during his four years at Goodison Park, we feel it is essential that, on this occasion, the record is set straight.

"When Alan joined us from Glasgow Celtic in the summer of 2001 he was in remission after recovering from testicular cancer. A clause was inserted in Alan's contract with Everton relating to the fact that he had, previously, suffered from a form of cancer.

"In October of last year, Alan, through his management company, was made the offer of a 12-month extension to his contract. Although that contractual offer did still contain what is known as a ' Special Notice Condition' relating to his previous medical condition, Alan asked that, as he had been in remission for a number of years, it be removed.

"The Club informed both Alan and his management company that we were perfectly happy to do just that once the player had been examined by a doctor of consultant status.”

However, the club has revealed that once contract negotiations began to gather pace and Stubbs indicated he wanted a longer-term deal he never visited the specialist.

Ross added: "Although Alan indicated his willingness to undergo just such an examination he subsequently informed the Club that he was seeking not a 12 -month extension to his contract but a 24-month extension.

"Alan eventually decided to reject the offer of a 12-month extension and, having become a free agent, he joined Sunderland. The medical examination which Alan had indicated he was more than content to undergo never took place.

"Everyone at Everton Football Club wishes Alan continued good health and good fortune."

STUBBS POISED FOR RETURN
By: Mark Rowan
Friday Jan 20, 2006

Former Everton captain Alan Stubbs is today poised to make a dramatic return to Goodison Park until the end of the season.

The 34-year-old defender looks set to put pen-to-paper on a short-term contract with the Blues following an agreement with current club Sunderland.

Stubbs only joined the Black Cats at the beginning of last season after deciding his future was away from Merseyside despite being offered a new one-year deal by David Moyes.

But things have not worked out as planned up in the north-east and the Goodison chief has stepped in to give Stubbs the chance to kick-off from where he left off last term.

Chief Executive Keith Wyness told evertonfc.com: "Both Everton and Sunderland have agreed a deal and Alan Stubbs is now on his way to Merseyside to discuss terms and undergo a medical."

The timing of Stubbs's return couldn't be better with the Per Kroldrup on the verge of leaving Goodison for Fiorentina and the fact Joseph Yobo is away on international duty at the African Nations Cup.

It's a situation that leaves Moyes desperately short of central defensive cover with only Matteo Ferrari and David Weir the only recognised players to fill two positions.

If the Stubbs deal goes through it will give Moyes another experienced option, though it is not yet known if he will be handed his second Everton debut against Arsenal at Goodison on Saturday.

ciaran76

After reading those comments about Stubbs i think Everton should re-release that Pete Burns song............Spin me right round !!!!:( :mad:

Bluetonic

It get's even better by the minute.

STUBBS APOLOGISES
By: Mark Rowan

Alan Stubbs has admitted he has a number of regrets at the way he handled his departure from Goodison Park in July last year.

The 34-year-old is set to make a return to the Blues on Friday after officials from Everton and Sunderland reached agreement on a deal.

Stubbs is currently rushing through a medical in a bid to push the deal through by the 12pm deadline which will allow his involvement against Arsenal on Saturday afternoon.

After being offered a one-year extension by David Moyes last summer Stubbs rejected it and later claimed that it was due to the fact he wouldn't agree to a clause in the contract regarding the recurrence of his testicular cancer.

The Kirkby born defender has now moved to put the record straight and apologised to any Evertonians who may have been upset by his comments.

He exclusively told evertonfc.com: "Shortly after I left Everton last summer I made certain accusations which I do now regret due to a basic misunderstanding. I suggested that the club was unwilling to remove from the 12-month contract extension I had been offered a clause that may have had a bearing on that deal if there was to have been a recurrence of my cancer.

"I now accept that - as the club said at the time - they were fully prepared to remove the clause in question upon my being given the all clear by a specialist.

"I appreciate that, at the time, my comments may have caused offence to some people; I can only apologise. It was a difficult time for me and with the benefit of hindsight I accept that I misinterpreted certain information, which had been given to me by the club."

Stubbs made 117 appearances during his first spell at Goodison and he intends on making many more in the future.

But he appreciates he has a massive job on his hands to get himself back into the team and then to convince the manager he is worth a further contract extension.

He added: "I am absolutely thrilled and delighted to be back at the club I have supported all my life - what happened last summer is now water under the bridge.

"My target is now a simple one - I want to prove my worth between now and the end of the season in the hope of securing a contractual extension. All I want to do now is play for Everton for as long as possible and to end my playing career at Goodison Park."

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/index.php?page_id=8871

redspider

> Whats up with Everton?

Everton 1-0 Arsenal

 Everton      23   9   2  12  16  31  29
 Charlton Ath 20   9   1  10  26  30  28
 Fulham       22   7   5  10  26  30  26
 Newcastle U  22   7   5  10  20  25  26
 Aston Villa  23   6   8   9  26  32  26
 West Brom A  23   6   4  13  21  32  22
 M'brough     22   5   7  10  27  40  22
 Birmingham C 22   5   4  13  20  31  19
 Portsmouth   23   4   5  14  16  39  17
 Sunderland   22   2   3  17  17  40   9

Nothing wrong ..... well, apart from not being able to score goals and leaking more than last season.


Last season, Everton got a string of 1-0 results in games that were very tight. Their position was elevated. They made a mess of their CL/Uefa this season, a terrible start, but they have shown that they are too good for relegation should finish mid table. This season, they cant score goals and ave a slight leak at the back, so are losing half their games.

disaster averted ....

redspider