Tom Cleverley - Now signed for Everton

[Rudy65]

I wonder whether TS wanted to sign him given the wages?

Maybe Gardner can step up to replace him

[Axl Rose]

I'm trying too care....

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This is a thread about Cleverley, not grading other people's grammar. Get a grip silhillvilla.

I'm not too fussed about Cleverley, but thank him for his goals. Until Sherwood arrived I thought he was dreadful.

Good luck to him

[martin o`who??]

Another one who just used us as a stepping-stone to go elsewhere, said all the right things to keep the mugs - sorry, fans on his side knowing all along exactly where he was going to end up. Backstabbing fuckrat.

[themossman]

Who gives a shit. Owes no more loyalty to us than we did to him when we cheered him getting subbed.

And he's been at best a 6.5/10 on average during his time with us.

[mike]

I'm trying too care....

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This is a thread about Cleverley, not grading other people's grammar. Get a grip silhillvilla.

Wait till you meet Bad English.

[saunders_heroes]

Who gives a shit. Owes no more loyalty to us than we did to him when we cheered him getting subbed.

And he's been at best a 6.5/10 on average during his time with us.

He was one of our better players that's why we give a shit. Do you trust Lerner to provide the funds to replace him with similar or better?

[kippaxvilla2]

Nope

[Ads]

I trust Sherwood to find a midfider who will give us more than 6 good performances or at the least avoid 29 abysmal ones. I expect he will be able to pay that player less than £200k a month too.

[silhillvilla]

He will be forgotten about very quickly.

[saunders_heroes]

I trust Sherwood to find a midfider who will give us more than 6 good performances or at the least avoid 29 abysmal ones. I expect he will be able to pay that player less than £200k a month too.

Well he's got a job on his hands because you could be talking about practically everyone of our first team squad there apart from the £200ka month bit.

[aj2k77]

I'm glad we aren't signing Cleverley. He's not a terrible player, but what got us in to this mess was paying very average British players massive wages. Look at Gil, he's probably on £20k ish, Vlaar £25-30k, Benteke was on beans when he came. There's so much value for money in Europe that even negating a transfer fee for Cleverley all in you're talking something approaching £20m over 5 years for him. He'll do Ok for Everton, they're a better side than we are and he won't be so exposed but we've been down the road of paying over the odds and we can't be doing it again any time soon.

We need to spend at least £20m this summer but wisely. With Bent going, Weimann, Cleverley and others you are probably talking of knocking £10m quid a year off the wage bill, I know it's been said every summer for years but this really is a crucial one. There's an opportunity to get the wage bill more reflective of the team we've got. If Tim spends even half wisely we will do better next year and will be on the up.

[SX150]

Who gives a shit. Owes no more loyalty to us than we did to him when we cheered him getting subbed.

And he's been at best a 6.5/10 on average during his time with us.

Agree with this and we are being generous with 6.5/10 taking in all appearances.

[Witton Warrior]

He will be forgotten about very quickly.

I'll not forget his name being booed a couple of times when the team sheet was read out - never heard that before

[themossman]

The only reason anyone is bothered is because sherwood is so good at galvanising damaged goods players with shitty attitudes, hence the recent performances. There are plenty of those sorts of players around with plenty more talent than TC for him to work on.

[LukeJames]

I'm trying too care....

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Your so cool, can we hang out?