16m up front. If we can't pay the 17.5m for Cornet up front then we wouldn't have been able to challenge Brentford at that fee.
I’ve no idea about the financial set up but it feels as though you were many to benefit from the new ownership and wealth but instead you’re actually worse off?
Why is the ground going ahead (it is right?) yet on the pitch is all over the place?
I don’t understand.
From what I have read regarding FFP and Everton it comes down to different costs being represented on different balance sheets. The way the stadium is being funded means that it doesn't have an impact to our operating losses and FFP as other factors do so there's no issue with that going ahead. What is the problem is that we have been spending enormous fees on transfers and wages that have contributed to us spending almost as much on wages as we are actually taking in as a club which isn't sustainable as a club or for FFP rulings and which is why we are close to the red line in that regard and limited in what we can spend to pass FFP rules and not get points deductions. As those signings and wages haven't led to any success it has left us in a precarious position. We do have the money to spend if we wanted but we can't unless we want point deductions.
Ahh okay thanks that makes sense. What kind of wages have you been paying then? It’s awful mismanagement but then I getting the stadium going will help increase revenue and have a positive impact.
Its a gamble though if you go down or perform poorly and can’t attract the support.
Catch 22. You need a clear out of these high earners.
Only Arsenal, United, Liverpool, City and Chelsea spent more on wages than us last season. Tells you everything you need to know.
Delph + Gylfi who both left this summer were on 100k a week for example.
Not looking pretty for us. 17 days until the season kicks off and we haven't replaced our best player, haven't got any creativity into the squad and our only signing is Tarkowski.
We're trying to get Cornet but are limited by FFP in terms of paying the 17.5m release clause up front so we are trying to do an installment or loan deal which is currently being rejected. Had a few bids rejected for Gibbs-White too.
I think we are targeting the right players but it's going to be a rough window and I'd expect many deals to be made in the last week.
Lampard is a dead man walking. The owners will have to activate that lever first.I'm not one to put too much stock on preseason friendlies but that 4-0 loss to an MLS team is concerning... what are the odds of Lampard getting the sack first?
All the things this forum says about Wilshere are true for this khunt.Dele Alli has been earning millions purely based on reputation for the past 3-4 years.
A has-been that probably wouldn't even cut it in the championship at the moment
Just been beaten, at full strength, by Minnesota 4-0…
In possession we weren’t that bad and we missed some absolute howlers. The Dele miss in particular was tragically bad and 99% of the time someone scores it.
The worry, as with last season is that the goals we concede are those that an U-12 side would be embarrassed with.
Pretty much Lampard's MO
Give it to Big Sam in Decemeber, he'll keep you upYeah, it's one of those where you'd take the occasional 4-0 or 3-0 drubbing if you were confident you had the players to win the other games and not lose their heads if it happens. We don't and that is the issue. The problem is though I don't know a manager that could come in and salvage anything else from us currently. We aren't an attractive prospect and the end to last season has clearly given Lampard time, time will tell if that's the wrong move.
It’ll be Leeds, Southampton and Bournemouth to be relegated. Everton will stay up.
Leeds have signed about 5 players that would walk into the Everton eleven right now. Some have left CL clubs to be there. Everton’s squad looks really bad.
Their squad is limited and it’s small. They need some good loans and they need them now. The best way Lampard can help them is by getting out his contact book and phoning in a few favors.
As it stands, I would say they will be in a dog fight and their status will be decided by how the promoted teams fare.
Any links to replace Richarlison?
They won’t go down but it will be a torrid season
Not a chance.They'll be mid table .
He wanted Conor Gallagher but that won't happen. They'll probably end up with Billy Gilmour instead.
Levi Colwall also been linked but need to unload some of their CBs first.
I may have gotten this massively wrong but I feel as long as they don't massively underperform they'll be fine, last season was an outlier.Not a chance.
I view this as his first real PL job where we can judge him. Chelsea looked good under him initially before falling away but it’s hard to really know his positives when they have such good players or the negatives when they do seem to have those poor periods under all managers.Detest Lampard and the reason people like him get plum roles is why England can't produce world class managers.
Hope he's sacked and Arteta steps in there while we go for a sacked Klopp.
