I thought it had been reported that the owners were extremely reluctant to incorporate release clauses into new contracts after the Grealish saga.
A few months back I was chatting to a Man Utd fan, and I was moaning about Gerrard. He asked me who I would like as manager if and when we got rid of Gerrard. I reply by saying Pochettino. He nearly had a coronary he laughed so much. I asked him why he thought it was so funny and he said that thought that if Pochettino was going to join an English club outside of the Sky 6 then he thought Everton would be a good shout. When I stopped laughing I asked him why the hell he would consider Everton ahead of Villa, and he replied with all sincerity that he thought Everton were more prestigious than Villa. The reason for this convoluted explanation is that this is how much of the football world perceives Villa. We need to change that perception, and the way to start changing that perception is to start winning trophies on a regular basis. This is why it boils my piss when we repeatedly blow our chances of winning the league cup or the FA Cup. I would say winning the FA Cup this season would be more beneficial for the club in terms of momentum and prestige than finishing 7th We need to start changing perceptions, and winning trophies on a regular basis will do that, and when you start winning trophies you start attracting better players. Better players means more trophies etc etc.
Quote from: Exeter 77 on December 21, 2022, 05:10:31 PMI thought it had been reported that the owners were extremely reluctant to incorporate release clauses into new contracts after the Grealish saga.I would think that as in most cases it depends on who the player is, and the relative strength of the relationship. I'd be fairly certain that Luiz has probably got one in his, seeing as we wanted to keep him and he had Arsenal after him. If somebody like Nakamba was after a new contract, he wouldn't be as well placed to insist on one. I don't think they're necessarily all bad in any case. Grealish probably would have engineered a move to City once he knew they wanted him anyway, and the buyout just guaranteed absolutely top dollar, whereas we might have got much less.
Quote from: Rico on December 21, 2022, 05:42:08 PMA few months back I was chatting to a Man Utd fan, and I was moaning about Gerrard. He asked me who I would like as manager if and when we got rid of Gerrard. I reply by saying Pochettino. He nearly had a coronary he laughed so much. I asked him why he thought it was so funny and he said that thought that if Pochettino was going to join an English club outside of the Sky 6 then he thought Everton would be a good shout. When I stopped laughing I asked him why the hell he would consider Everton ahead of Villa, and he replied with all sincerity that he thought Everton were more prestigious than Villa. The reason for this convoluted explanation is that this is how much of the football world perceives Villa. We need to change that perception, and the way to start changing that perception is to start winning trophies on a regular basis. This is why it boils my piss when we repeatedly blow our chances of winning the league cup or the FA Cup. I would say winning the FA Cup this season would be more beneficial for the club in terms of momentum and prestige than finishing 7th We need to start changing perceptions, and winning trophies on a regular basis will do that, and when you start winning trophies you start attracting better players. Better players means more trophies etc etc.I don’t disagree that we could do with more trophies but that perception is odd as Everton last won the league only 5 years after us in the 80s & last won a trophy a year before our last one.I think Everton only have a more prestigious image in some people’s minds because they are seen alongside Liverpool, whereas we…..
I don’t disagree that we could do with more trophies but that perception is odd as Everton last won the league only 5 years after us in the 80s & last won a trophy a year before our last one.I think Everton only have a more prestigious image in some people’s minds because they are seen alongside Liverpool, whereas we…..
Quote from: amfy on December 21, 2022, 06:53:22 PMI don’t disagree that we could do with more trophies but that perception is odd as Everton last won the league only 5 years after us in the 80s & last won a trophy a year before our last one.I think Everton only have a more prestigious image in some people’s minds because they are seen alongside Liverpool, whereas we…..I'd argue the opposite, I think Everton are firmly in the shadow of their neighbours and the other North West clubs, whereas we're by far the biggest club outside of the North West and London.