Balogun (Deal off)

[Kerryblueboy]

The medical side is one thing trying to get 2 other players instead of you then when they say no going back looking for a better deal is absolutely crazy stuff

[NickNack]

If we suppose for a moment we were genuinely that concerned with the medical that we seriously tried to get Zirkzee and Tammy Abraham in instead (and it wasn’t some elaborate ruse) it wouldn’t make sense to proceed but it almost sounds like we were basically ready to roll the dice by the end with those other options falling through. Which is pretty shit in its own way, as if by own logic it there was a big enough concern…why still go ahead? Unless we really did change the contract massively to depend on appearances or such.

McNulty reckoned the deal with Monaco was changed - and they agreed to it, but the player’s terms were not altered. Sounds like we blew it with the player with the way we handled it all

[Surax]

Na they couldn’t just make something up out of the blue( no pun intended) as the test results would prove otherwise.
I read when the rumours started we were looking at him he’d had an injury after the World Cup missed preseason but was back in training and progressing well…surely Everton were aware of this as it seemed common knowledge out there in the press….yet still progressed the deal….gave him a medical and at this stage it started going tits up…whatever they found/didnt find started the whole renegotiation saga…..I feel if this had happened on say Monday the whole sage would have been sorted to everyone’s satisfaction…..not left until the last hours….

I'm not saying anything was made up. I'm saying that all of these medicals will likely throw up something, from old injuries to current knocks and potentially future issues. What I'm saying is, it wouldn't surprise me if we had taken one of these things and used it as negotiation leverage, exaggerating our concerns about it, to try and drive the price down knowing we had additional leverage given their financial issues.

All of this would be somewhat understandable, except for the fact that there's a human being involved. He's travelled all that way and been told to sit and wait because we're now not seemingly sure about him, questioning his fitness, leaving him feeling frustrated and not fully wanted or appreciated. He's probably thinking these are red flags and if he waits until Jan he will get a better move to somewhere where the club isn't run like a shit show and they make him feel wanted.

[MPLS Toffee]

I am just going to tell myself that if it was that easy for Balogan to change his mind, then he was never that excited to come here.

Welcome to Everton Danny Ings (Moyes master plan all along)

[Trowel]

We must have a player liason to look after them during these deals. Or it's the sort of thing we could have pulled Coleman in for, to take care of the player while the suits negotiate.

[Surax]

We must have a player liason to look after them during these deals. Or it's the sort of thing we could have pulled Coleman in for, to take care of the player while the suits negotiate.

It's Everton, they probably just pull in someone from the marketing team and let him expense a pack of Uno cards and say "keep him happy, let him win a couple".

[blueToffee]

McNulty reckoned the deal with Monaco was changed - and they agreed to it, but the player’s terms were not altered. Sounds like we blew it with the player with the way we handled it all

Who knows really. Probably true, seeing as we were seemingly willing to go ahead. If you were willing to give the club the benefit of the doubt there is a chance Balogun/his agents could be spinning this for their own reasons too. I doubt too many are willing to give the club that leeway though.

It sucks ultimately and it's kinda sad that we're at a point where we don't actually believe what our own club is telling us. If there was more trust in those at the top, fans might be more willing to believe the club on the medical and everything that flowed from that.

[4evablu]

Who knows really. Probably true, seeing as we were seemingly willing to go ahead. If you were willing to give the club the benefit of the doubt there is a chance Balogun/his agents could be spinning this for their own reasons too. I doubt too many are willing to give the club that leeway though.

It sucks ultimately and it's kinda sad that we're at a point where we don't actually believe what our own club is telling us. If there was more trust in those at the top, fans might be more willing to believe the club on the medical and everything that flowed from that.

When we got kinnear from Leeds my mates from Leeds warned me watch him he's a lying Bstrd and will say anything he thinks the fans want to hear. The Leeds fans hated him with a vengeance. It's easy to stand there and say things which sound good at the time...the proof of the pudding is carrying through your promises. In his position what's the comeback? bit of vitriol from the fans until we win the next game and all is forgotten....

[AllyBlue14]

...the medical and everything that flowed from that.

If it was that kind of medical, I'm not surprised he called it off!

[MPLS Toffee]

I get the feeling he was being forced to leave by Monaco rather than wanting to join

I also wonder if this was his way of sticking it to Monaco. When he saw they were offering Chelsea Camara again, he had a rush of blood to the head and decided to burn everything down.

[Jamokachi]

I’d find it mad if a recruitment team pulled out of a deal because the player was late to his flight.

Didn't say they should - but it's a warning sign and something to be aware of.

[Kerryblueboy]

They questioned his medical which would piss any player off as it affects any future transfers for him how did that info become public knowledge

[Bumble]

He doesn’t have the best injury record though does he.

[AjaxAndy]

I think if he's just upset that we flagged an issue in his medical and he threw his toys out of the pram then I've got little sympathy for him.

Obviously that's based on it being a real issue and not just us trying to pull a fast one on the fee.

He's a professional footballer who is expected to go through vigorous medical examinations before a club spends tens of millions of pounds on him, you can't be all precious and upset if those examinations show your knee might blow up in a few years time.

I'm not sure we'll ever fully get to the bottom of things, I'd imagine there's blame on both sides, but as the club haven't said anything, and no journos seem to have a scoop we'll invariably blame the club due to the fact they're highly incompetent.

[CorkyOnTour]

The more you read about it, the more you think “bullet dodged”