Everton Transfer Banter

24 Aug 2026 20:59:34
Brighton now linked with another cheap player I suggested that we should recruit for the wide areas - Yeremay Hernandez.

He would be one I would love us to go after if Grealish deal is dead in the water.

Now that Brighton are linked, you just know that he will be an excellent addition.

25 Aug 2026 08:53:09
We currently have four players who can play on the wings. Do we really need more? Focus should be on full backs and a striker. And a centre back, if we are stupid enough to let Jake go.

24 Aug 2026 19:53:36
Delap could be off to Forest. We will probably go after Wood.

24 Aug 2026 21:31:11
Aye the dead wood most likely mate.

24 Aug 2026 21:37:07
Ha ha, we probably will. That said, having a striker who the ball sticks to is very good if you have fast, tricky, clever players around them, and we definitely have that.
Ndiaye
George
KDH
Dibbling
Armstrong
Johnson.

24 Aug 2026 19:29:37
Are brilliant transfer team are at it again. Who, in their right mind, would put O'Brien up for sale. Please someone take these lunatics, put them in a nice dark room, the ones with the padded walls, and let them have a long lie down, or at least untill the transfer window closes.


I really don't know where TFG found these frudes, but they are undermining the future of Our football club.

24 Aug 2026 19:55:15
Moyes rates him as third CB and third RB. O'Brien asked to go. The Club are in for another LB that will release Mykolenko as third CB.

24 Aug 2026 20:04:56
Micky as a centre back? He's not even a good full back.

24 Aug 2026 20:13:20
I really hope that is pure speculation about OBrien leaving. If he did go, that would leave us worryingly light in central defence, with Keane the only proper back up.
The question is, should OBrien be playing now instead of Tarkowski?

24 Aug 2026 20:53:01
Always Blue, who said we put him up for sale? Pretty sure it's more likely to have come from the player asking to learn, which is fair enough. He's definitely at a stage where he needs to play regular at CB.

Like a few others have said, I defo think Tarks getting the captaincy and thus near automatic starter in the league.

24 Aug 2026 21:00:33
Myko at CB is suicide!

24 Aug 2026 21:13:22
No good worrying about it. Let's wait until the end of the transfer window and see who stays, who comes in and who goes.
I am sure some supporters will be happy and others will not. Hopefully, we will end up with a squad that can keep us in the top half of the table and give us a chance of getting into Europe.


It is a squad game these days, but you can only play eleven at one time. Let's hope that player rotation is used more than it has in the past.

25 Aug 2026 05:42:39
The reports are that he has asked to leave, the recruitment team haven't just put him up for sale against his will. No major loss if he does get to move on. He's average at best and there are plenty of players in that position that we could bring in.

25 Aug 2026 08:55:25
If they sell him, what makes you think they will replace him?

25 Aug 2026 12:21:24
Because we would be left quite short at CB. What makes you think they won't?

24 Aug 2026 16:34:29
Talk of Job leaving. Why on earth would the club allow that to happen?

24 Aug 2026 16:43:13
This is a big mistake. He's a better CB than Tarkowski and Keane.

{Ed025's Note - i think so too BB..

24 Aug 2026 17:03:53
How has anyone seen enough to say he is better than Tarks?

If Moyes doesn't fancy him and we have someone else lined up, then I'd sell. Can only see this having legs if that's the case.

{Ed025's Note - Tarks is 33 mate and is already prone to mistakes, JOB seems the natural successor to me and i think letting him go would be a big mistake..

24 Aug 2026 17:09:16
Sees himself as a CB but Moyes rates him behind Tarkowski (insult) , Keane and JB. It will be a stupid decision to let him go, not least because JB will inevitably break down.

24 Aug 2026 18:03:13
Have a look at our results when he has played CB. Then maybe think again.

24 Aug 2026 18:16:59
I'm not convinced that he's as good as some of our fans think. Perhaps outgoings will be matched by incomings.

24 Aug 2026 18:56:10
Maybe we need to sell to balance the books?
However, I'd like to see him playing regular at CB if possible, difficult though as Tarks and JB are the starting pair.

24 Aug 2026 19:38:27
Had a rethink. We are in for a LB (yes, I know opinions on Myko) , Bard!! O'Brien wants away because he sees himself as CB. A LB coming in means Myko can play LB and CB as required.

24 Aug 2026 19:48:36
Letting O'Brien go is sheer madness, but then what else can we expect from our transfer team. These people are undermining the future of Our club, a by word for total incompetence.
Please TFG, take note, and take action. It may take a bob or two to show them the door, but it would be one of the best investments they have ever made.

24 Aug 2026 20:06:45
Agree that Tarks cannot be the solution at CB long term. Just personally not seen any evidence that O'Brien is the answer - but to be clear I'd only be happy to see him go if it is due to someone else coming in - not Myko as a CB.

24 Aug 2026 20:06:47
He sees himself as a centre back because he is a centre back.

24 Aug 2026 13:11:11
Some strange results this weekend I've a feeling it's gonna be one of those strange seasons similar to when Leicester won the league and I pray to God we keep winning and end up in the European places. UTFT

24 Aug 2026 13:48:38
With the number of teams in transition, new managers, new players etc. It's a golden opportunity for Everton. Moyes may not be spectacular, but consistency may be key this year.

24 Aug 2026 14:16:16
I know with certainty that all these players that have been lauded will once again be castigated the first game we lose.

24 Aug 2026 14:24:37
That's what fans do if they feel aggrieved DMs.

24 Aug 2026 15:21:45
There are going to be losses even though players do their best. Aggrieved ah diddums. Just get on with it.

24 Aug 2026 15:23:22
I predict Everton will finish above Liverpool this season. They are woeful, whole team needs rebuilding, that Wirtz wouldn't get a game at Tranmere. Kdh much better player.

24 Aug 2026 15:57:35
He was chuffing awful. Big call, though, to say we will finish above them. Keep powder dry for me.

24 Aug 2026 18:06:07
Supporters can accept a loss when the team are trying. What is not acceptable was what we saw end of last season, when we sat back and let teams dominate us. Hopefully, we have moved on from that period.

24 Aug 2026 19:55:44
It's perfectly fine to call out players and manager when we lose. This is a fans forum for doing just that. When it's good they get the plaudits. When it's bad.
It's a game of opinions which we all have and sometimes when we have our say and we read a different view we can change our minds on things.

I know I have. Win, lose or draw, have your say and keep it civil.

24 Aug 2026 10:34:40
I’ve given up hoping and wishing we sign some quality players. It’s just never going to happen. Every season we think this is the year we sign a few good ones and kick on and we never do. 1 match into the season and we still have them 2 as our strikers, 2 kids playing cm and defence isn’t very good, so I’ve decided I am not letting it get to me.

I am just going to enjoy the days out with the family because that’s what’s most important. We could have had a real go this season as the other teams are all in rebuilding mode and not very good. Who knows, maybe we will sign a striker this week, but I doubt it.

24 Aug 2026 11:10:30
I don't see it that way, Dino. I think we have signed a few good ones already, and I think we'll sign more. Our squad, on paper at least, will be stronger than last season's.

24 Aug 2026 12:20:13
Hope so, mate, hopefully we get a striker in this week, but either way I am going to try and enjoy this season. It is what it is and we can't do anything about it.

{Ed025's Note - spot on Dino..

24 Aug 2026 12:42:18
It is called football, a competitive game of sport. We have accidentally, or through research, signed quality players. Hackney and Norgaard, in particular, are class. B & B are indeed crap, but Delap, in my view, is no better. That is the club's problem.

24 Aug 2026 16:43:07
I'm not sure on Delap either. I'd have him if Beto went.

I keep saying this: I'd love us to get a different type of striker. One that is rapid to be played-in over the top.

24 Aug 2026 16:53:02
That's how I've enjoyed following us for 60 years. Enjoy each match as it comes, don't care what other teams do and the league table takes care of itself.

24 Aug 2026 08:13:54
Saturday was a good result, so don't want to be too negative, but Moyes' statement that we've been trying to sign a right back all summer and not been able to is baffling. Below is a list of just some of the right back signings which have already happened for other clubs this season.


Wan Bissaka → Villa
Juanlu Sanchez → Bournemouth
Wheeler-Henry → Chelsea
Costinha → Brighton
Palestra → Chelsea
Mingueza → Crystal Palace
Dedic → Newcastle
Meunier → Sunderland


This isn't even all of them, either - I'm not saying they're all world class, but how bad is our scouting and transfer team if we seemingly can't even find a desperate stop-gap and our only options are playing a CM there, or a huge CB?

I've said on here before, do they know they work year round, and not just during the window? We should have had a player signed up months, and they walk through the door the day the window opens, as opposed to waiting until the last week and trying to get someone like Walker or tempt Zabaleta out of retirement.



If I ever lose my job, I pray I can get one as an Everton scout. You work 1 week a year, and there is apparently absolutely no performance reviews.

24 Aug 2026 08:31:24
What he actually said is that they have to be better than we have already and that finances are a factor. Rohl, Garner and O'Brien can play at right back. If we wanted any old right back we could just play Petterson.

24 Aug 2026 08:35:51
Good read that, Alex, mate. Think the players you have mentioned have potential, Dedic being one. I have heard bluenose mention the same about Sanchez as well, which sounds like we missed out on a good player there. I also know that Wan Bissaka was offered to Everton, but apparently Moyes didn't want him, which I found bizarre, but Im hoping, fingers crossed, we do get a new RB, which we really need, a new forward as well, who it is I have no idea.

But also, how does it take 3 transfer windows to identify a new RB, and yet here we are still looking for the right player for that position? Its madness. ?

24 Aug 2026 08:42:30
It's a bit of both for me. I agree we should know exactly who we want by now. Had contact with all the people's agents to see if there's a possibility of a deal. You may not get what you want, but then, if you have a list, maybe the next one you will get.

I have a feeling the player we want is still being assessed at their club and we are waiting for the outcome. I still feel Rico Lewis is who we are after, as it's a bit strange how late this transfer is taking.

24 Aug 2026 08:56:41
I think whoever it is must have Premier League experience as Moyes will need to break them in otherwise.

24 Aug 2026 10:45:38
As BluePasty states, we will have a list of maybe 10 for example and we are still probably trying to hold out for no1 or no2 on our list, but depends who they are and circumstances at their clubs, then when your preferred targets go elsewhere then and only then you have to go further down that list. Angus Kinnear made a point of this and we are still trying to get our Number 1 target through the door.

It's a pain and we have all waited long enough, but hopefully we will be smiling if we get our required target.


As for strikers, would love to see Richy come back or even better Ollie Watkins, that would be fantastic.

24 Aug 2026 10:59:09
Reference a right back.. You don't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need.

24 Aug 2026 07:30:28
Quick question
How DCL's injury record improved so much at Leeds? He could not play 3 weeks in a row with us for years; now he is playing every week for Leeds.
Is it our medics?
Is his new contract minutes played incentivised at Leeds?
Just wondering.

24 Aug 2026 08:27:36
Or is it the way managers ask him to play?

24 Aug 2026 10:48:52
DCL was flogged at Everton under Dyche and Co, Hoofball then tried to win his header then run on to it himself, there was always a disconnection between him and the midfield players, the midfield was nowhere within 30 yards of him so he was just flogging a dead horse. My opinion of course.

23 Aug 2026 17:11:04
Good match yesterday, but I think we will get burned with Tarks starting week in and week out. Moyes gave him the armband and is going to stick with him, but his legs are gone and his distribution isn’t prem level anymore.

I loved the signing when we signed him on a free for an established prem cb fighting against relegation, but we need to get O’Brien playing next to Branthwaite as they should be our cb duo for the next 5 years if everything goes right.

23 Aug 2026 17:32:29
Made a couple of reaction errors. Thing is, Moyes cannot rely on Branthwaite being injury free. Some point this season, it will be Keane and O'Brien.

23 Aug 2026 17:52:22
At least it should be, but Moyes is stubborn and willing to stick with something, take playing O'Brien at rb or not playing Dibling as examples.

23 Aug 2026 20:53:11
I'm undecided on Tarks playing. I've still not seen enough from O'Brien to be convinced by him at CB. I also know that a leader on the pitch is worth their weight in gold, and Tarks definitely brings that - maybe that Moyes values that more.

Always think back to Phil Neville, on ability maybe not the first name on the team sheet - but we always played better with him leading us out than when he wasn't.

23 Aug 2026 21:52:45
It's the errors that worry me most with Tarks. His ill-judged header nearly led to them taking the lead, but once again we were bailed out by Pickford.

If Norgaard is fit, he would add the leadership. Pickford, Branthwaite, Garner, KDH and Ndiaye would all help with that. Even Hackney has experience from Boro.



We need to transition to JB and JO'B sooner rather than later. Tarks has been a bargain addition, but his mistakes are costly. He's had some stinking spells in the last two seasons, and we have to be prepared to drop him, and others step up if he has another dodgy patch.

{Ed025's Note - the making him captain tells me he is seen as a regular BR..

23 Aug 2026 22:51:28
I think you are right Ed but he's had a few terrible spells in the last two season. We can't bank on us scoring enough to mitigate his errors.

{Ed025's Note - he would not be my choice BR, but of course its not my decision mate..

23 Aug 2026 16:00:19
Bournemouth are going to be a difficult side to play. Good defense aided by a lot of pushing, shoving and shirt pulling which they got away with against City. They also pushed and shoved the goalkeeper when they had a corner kick, so Pickford better beware.

Nevertheless we should be able to beat them if we keep our cool.
Grealish played for City, not sure if that means anything.

23 Aug 2026 16:50:32
Means they can keep him for £300 mill a week. Both sides were at it, I thought, Refs and VAR were clamping down on penalty area cuddles. Goalie came out at one point, shoved the player so hard he literally cannoned into another, putting him on the floor.

Ref did nothing, and I am from the leather stud toe cap era. Noticed VAR a lot quicker first few games, a good thing.

23 Aug 2026 16:51:18
Thought the refs were supposed to have an initiative and pick up on pushing at corners?

23 Aug 2026 19:41:03
Yes, I know both were at it, but we are not playing City next, so not worried what they do. I thought that Bournemouth were particularly aggressive in both penalty areas. I just don't want one of our players to react and give the referee an excuse to red card him.

24 Aug 2026 08:29:28
Mmmm, Tarks methinks Mike.