Tom Cleverley - Now signed for Everton

[kippaxvilla2]

It might be that we actually have to sell Benteke to create funds if this Chairman is going to continue to act as Paulie suggests.

[Toronto Villa]

It might be that we actually have to sell Benteke to create funds if this Chairman is going to continue to act as Paulie suggests.

Or it might not be the case at all.

[pauliewalnuts]

It doesn't change that he played well about 20% of the time and scored 3 goals. It's hardly a high standard to replace. It's just a sign of how shit we were a lot of the season that those numbers make us think we're going to struggle to replace him.

I think there's a lot of truth in the first bit of this, but my concern is that we're now going to have to replace him by paying someone for a player and then probably still paying them 50k a week or so.

I thought Cleverley was shite for months, then good for about 6 or 7 games, then shite again. But he's the player the manager wanted, that's what bothers me.

That and now we're going to have to trust in Randy Lerner to provide even more cash to replace him.

We'll see soon enough how that pans out, but I'm not hugely hopeful.

[kippaxvilla2]

It might be that we actually have to sell Benteke to create funds if this Chairman is going to continue to act as Paulie suggests.

Or it might not be the case at all.

Might be though TV ;-)

[Toronto Villa]

It might be that we actually have to sell Benteke to create funds if this Chairman is going to continue to act as Paulie suggests.

Or it might not be the case at all.

Might be though TV ;-)

Precisely. So I'll take the optimistic approach and wait to see how things work out. Way, way, way too early to take a negative position in my opinion. If we are here in early August I'll be reaching for rusty blades with everyone else.

[john e]

Everton fans will have been used to Barry in midfield,
who was 10 times the player Cleverley will ever be

I give them 4 games into the new season before they are moaning their arses of

[olaftab]

 Cleverley who?
Can we close this thread please?

[PeterWithe]

On the whole I think they are welcome to him, 7 games out of the whole season isnt reason to give him the kind of contract he seems to have been offered at Everton.

Giving those sorts of deals to ordinary players has led us to this perpetual relegation battle we now seem to be involved in.

[pauliewalnuts]

It might be that we actually have to sell Benteke to create funds if this Chairman is going to continue to act as Paulie suggests.

Or it might not be the case at all.

Might be though TV ;-)

Indeed.

All we can go on is the experience of the past few years. Oh. Minimal spending.

[richard moore]

It doesn't change that he played well about 20% of the time and scored 3 goals. It's hardly a high standard to replace. It's just a sign of how shit we were a lot of the season that those numbers make us think we're going to struggle to replace him.

Spot on. It's the same with people defending N'Zogbia because he's played about 100 minutes of good football in, what, four years. It's a sign of how shit we have become that people can almost remember the isolated 4 or 5 instances when someone did something good in a game and not the other unremittingly turgid dross they served up the rest of the time.

[silhillvilla]

I do suspect cleverly was one of those told to "find themselves another club". I suspect sherwood knew his wage demands were unrealistic.

[pauliewalnuts]

I do suspect cleverly was one of those told to "find themselves another club". I suspect sherwood knew his wage demands were unrealistic.

Why would Sherwood tell a player who didn't actually belong to us to find another club?

And why would Sherwood go out of his way to stress how much he wanted to keep him? "I've told him if he doesn't sign, he's not playing in the cup final" etc etc.

[Mister E]

Not bothered by his departure: more concerned by the message it sends to prospective signings. After the travails of the last 5 years, we will struggle to attract the players we need: the departure  of high-profile players makes the job harder.
Sherwood will be defined by his squad rebuild this summer.

[Goldie.7]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/football/video-1189758/New-Everton-signing-Cleverley-scores-stunning-one-touch-goal.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Too soon, for free I would of liked him to stay but realistically going to EFC is a much better move for him, they on on the up and can beat any team on their day, he's made the right choice IMO.

We are going nowhere but backwards unless major investment is injected and most of us know that isn't likely until Randolph sells up.

[PeterWithe]

Hes gone to Everton, a side we beat pretty convincingly, even though we are shite.