Everton UnitedBaines & Fellaini
Everton UnitedBaines & Fellaini
Not a chance we would go and sign two LBs for £20m each over the next two windows. Even PSG wouldn't do that.Signing Baines + a youngster like Shaw would make sense. Then again, so would just signing Coentrao .
I always Coentrao.
Hasn't he signed a new contract?
I Coentrao every day.
I dont see us making an outlay of £40m on 2 left backs - it would be completely ridiculous. Its one or the other, and as i said, Chelsea will be all over Shaw this summer.He would at least ping in better crosses than Evra. Anyway, there's nothing stopping us from buying Shaw and loaning him back even if we do get Baines.
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McGeady is a poor signing, blooper by Martinez that one.Aye, great news. Wouldn't have minded as much if he left if we were getting the fee said by the paper considering Oviedo has looked very good this year but it's always a good sign that you're keeping your best players whilst having an intent to improve the squad and the team (Signing McGeady, looking for another Striker, etc).
It will really depend on how much he intends to use him. Reports were that he was keen on him at Wigan and if he was still there i expect he'd be starting him every week. I'd have thought he'd just be a squad player to us unless he proves he can play to his talent. Naismith isn't the best of players but he does a decent job when the squad needs him.McGeady is a poor signing, blooper by Martinez that one.
Good, I'd much rather we went for Luke Shaw.Bringing this in here before the Twitter thread gets another telling-off :
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Good decision by him I think - Everton are obviously doing well right now (though probably overachieving all things considered) and he seems to be loved and settled there. Moving to us right now with all that's going on here probably isn't as attractive as it might once have been for him.
Its like he came to dine at a fine restaurant but brought a packed lunch his missus made with him.
This deal is dead now. This deal means he won't come cheap and in the Summer he'll only be a few months away from 30.@Ekeke, when we were discussing contracts the other day in the Rooney thread and you said you thought if he signed a new deal it could be just to strengthen our hand in our negotiations with other clubs ahead of his imminent sale, would you apply the same logic here? Is this transfer still potentially on or would you say Baines signing a new deal puts the matter to bed? And if it is the latter, what's the difference between the two situations?
I agree, dead as a dodo. The point is I would say the same in the Rooney situation, if Rooney signs a new contract with us then I think he's staying. But in the Rooney thread there were people who thought signing a contract would be more tactical and doesnt necessarily mean a prospective deal is off. So I was wondering if that would apply in other instances or if it is a Rooney specific thing.This deal is dead now. This deal means he won't come cheap and in the Summer he'll only be a few months away from 30.
Yes I think its clearly different. The fact is Baines isnt Rooney.@Ekeke, when we were discussing contracts the other day in the Rooney thread and you said you thought if he signed a new deal it could be just to strengthen our hand in our negotiations with other clubs ahead of his imminent sale, would you apply the same logic here? Is this transfer still potentially on or would you say Baines signing a new deal puts the matter to bed? And if it is the latter, what's the difference between the two situations?
Yeah, I think he would have been great for us. But my main concern is that we have done nothing to address LB in this window. It's a huge risk with Evra's indifferent form and aging legs, and Buttner as "back up". Could cost us any chance of 4th place, or significant progress in the CL.Would have been a really good signing for us but I do agree it would have been a lot of money for a short term fix.
I'm with you on the Rooney thing too. If Rooney wants to leave why on Earth would he sign a new deal? He knows the club would be pretty powerless in the Summer as things stand whereas if he signs a new deal he'd command a pretty hefty fee and we could be choosy about who we sold him too.I agree, dead as a dodo. The point is I would say the same in the Rooney situation, if Rooney signs a new contract with us then I think he's staying. But in the Rooney thread there were people who thought signing a contract would be more tactical and doesnt necessarily mean a prospective deal is off. So I was wondering if that would apply in other instances or if it is a Rooney specific thing.
Still time to bring someone in this window. Surprised the Contrao (sp?) deal hasn't gone ahead.Yeah, I think he would have been great for us. But my main concern is that we have done nothing to address LB in this window. It's a huge risk with Evra's indifferent form and aging legs, and Buttner as "back up". Could cost us any chance of 4th place, or significant progress in the CL.
So there's the age thing.... which is actually a similarity, not a difference. And then there is the fact Rooney has asked to leave and Baines hasnt. Ill give you that, its a tangible difference. Still a pretty insignificant factor though, for me, compared to the far more relevant similarity of putting pen to paper on a legally binding contract. Baines will stay at Everton and if Rooney signs a contract with us he will stay too.Yes I think its clearly different. The fact is Baines isnt Rooney.
Wayne Rooney is the top English player in the league, Leighton Baines is a very good leftback who 1 premier league club wanted last summer and is will be 30 years old before the year's end. Its very very likely that Baines has now missed the boat with playing for a top club.
Wayne Rooney definitely hasnt missed the boat for playing for another top club. Several of them would take him provided the price is right. He'll only be at the stage where he's too late to be a big signing at a new top club when he's approaching 30 like Baines. Even then top clubs would take him provided he doesn't cost an over the top amount.
There's also the fact Rooney has twice asked to leave United and Leighton Baines has been loyal to Everton. He's unlikely to now push for a move and has maintained all along that he's happy to stay at Everton, something Rooney hasnt said about United
Doesn't seem to be on the cards. And Shaw looks Chelsea promised. I reckon we're going to roll the dice on Evra for what remains, and address this is in the summer. Big risk.Still time to bring someone in this window. Surprised the Contrao (sp?) deal hasn't gone ahead.
A "legally binding contract" that can be bought out by any club who reaches an agreement with us seconds after its signed. So not very binding is it. Its binding until it isn't, which is whenever we fancy.So there's the age thing.... which is actually a similarity, not a difference. And then there is the fact Rooney has asked to leave and Baines hasnt. Ill give you that, its a tangible difference. Still a pretty insignificant factor though, for me, compared to the far more relevant similarity of putting pen to paper on a legally binding contract. Baines will stay at Everton and if Rooney signs a contract with us he will stay too.
Its the difference between a little and a lot of money. Does a player have 8 months on his contract or 18? Its also the length of a huge injury layoff or a huge increase or decrease in a player's profile. 10 months ago Mata was Chelsea's clear, best player. Now he's joining United as a Chelsea backup. 10 months or a season is a long, long time in football and of course it makes a difference if a player plays for your club for 3 years like Baines or 4 years like Rooney.Oh come on Ekeke, 10 months is nothing. Baines could age better than Rooney and last 2 or 3 seasons longer, who knows? With all the variables under consideration when making signings or awarding contracts, a 10 month difference in age is pretty insignificant, surely, compared to the sums we are talking about for buying out a new, freshly signed contract.
Like I said I think you have a point that Rooney has been quite clear about wanting to leave and Baines has been more reserved and more outwardly loyal, whatever that means. That is a factor worth considering. Still think the money is the big issue and in that respect the signing of a contract is for me a very clear indication a player will be staying put. Ronaldo being the already-cited exception to that rule.