Quote: Dan_FC "Hideous post mate, I'm gutted today. I can't understand how any Evertonian could say they're happy with how things went yesterday. We're considerably weaker for the transfer window and the only place that will see the money is the bank. We were weak upfront before yesterday and we lost two strikers and brough in someone who's a big gamble, as is Drenthe he could be great if he finds his Dutch/early Real Madrid form or he could be Andy Van Der Meyde reincarnated. Look at that team and you can honestly say you're happy with it? No chance, Osman is a poor/average midfielder to now think he will control out play is a terrible thought, if Saha gets injured we have Denis to come in and that's it, Anichebe will not score goals. Look at the midfield, you have a 17 year old kid as a starting central midfielder, that's not how he should be played he should be brought through gradually, he can't start every week now but we don't have options. Look at the state of the bench, there's no quality on there, there's no game changers either. We had an extremely weak squad as it was which has now got even weaker, we have a few injuries or suspensions and fook knows who will come in. To say Arteta going doesn't matter is foolish, really foolish.'"
Arteta been gash since he got injured/signed a new contract. I would rather have lost him than Jags , Baines , Felliani, Rodwell(all our big money players).
When u say we lost 2 strikers u cant count Yakubu as he wasnt even there 2nd half of season. So we lost one(who we made a tidy profit on) and got another one in who could very easily do a job for us upfront.
On Osman, he showed arteta up last year thats why he played out wide because moyes knew osman was doing a better job in centre .
The 17 million we made on transfers will all go to bank but that a fair chunk to put of the debt , would u rather have spent that and stayed in the same place financial wise. Also look at wages now off the books thats afew million saved. If we want the club to remain competitive in future this was a must. We dont wanan end up like leeds , portsmouth and i could carry on ha