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I like Grealish and I think he raises the level, but there's deffo a argument of like..what does it build mind of thing

Ill cry if we get Grealish.

Game changer

brap2 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:41 am I like Grealish and I think he raises the level, but there's deffo a argument of like..what does it build mind of thing

Even if it's just for the season to elevate us and make us more attractive next season it would still be worth it.

Just have questions about his hunger now but time will tell. Can't argue at all with his quality.

My biggest issue is how viable it is to make it permanent and if we can’t, how do we replace such a good player in a years time.

We’ll be back to square one in a years time unless he wants to take a massive pay cut.

He’s great, would be all for it, but would prefer us make a loan signing that we could make permanent.

Not a big fan of signing players that aren't having any pre-season. I know he'll be doing fitness by himself but it's not the same.

He'll love us... that will make him hungry again

I do wonder what impact Coopers will have on him

I'm worried about Grealish. It feels like he needs a move to resurrect his career. We've done this too many times in the past, and it never ends well.

I think a year's loan is fine.

He needs a fresh environment, it's a noticeable improvement in quality for us and it buys you a year to scout and plan for the attacking positions, with the new recruitment people and processes fully bedded in.

I get some of the reservations, but then I think if he went to West Ham for a year's loan I'd be thinking ''we should've had a bit of that''.

I understand the view that it's likely a temporary thing, maybe it works, maybe it doesn't.

But I generally would view it as, great player to watch and raises the level. I want to watch good footballers play for Everton and he'd hopefully make it more fun and help us pick up a few more points.

Maybe not a permanent move or maybe it doesn't work out but I think, at the right price it would make sense.

I think it's a decent move for us and he'll do well. It's not like when we signed Deli Ali who was so far down the finished line we were never going to see his best again.

Fynci wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:34 am I'm worried about Grealish. It feels like he needs a move to resurrect his career. We've done this too many times in the past, and it never ends well.

We have also done it plenty of times and it has worked.

Ndiaye being the latest example.

Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:01 am Wouldn't touch Forest with a bargepole after the MGW saga.

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

I feel for Gibbs-White but there’s no better advertisement for signing for Forest’s rivals than that video.

Did us a big favor in recruitment.

AndSeel wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:59 am We have also done it plenty of times and it has worked.

Ndiaye being the latest example.

Taking a punt on Ndiaye and taking one on Grealish are very very different. Wages being a major factor. It’s easy to get swayed by random social media posts, so forgive me, but there have to be some concerns about where he is in life and whether he’s actually up for it.

I hear the reservations about Grealish.

I do think the pros (galactic talent who can step right into the team and buck up our ideas in possession immediately) outweigh the cons (near impossible to sign permanently on favorable terms, will require us to go back to the drawing board next summer).

Especially given that we’ll be bedding in several other new signings when the dust settles on this window.

I don’t mind punting the hard work of finding a longer term attacking mid to next summer. It’s not ideal but it’s alright given all the work to be done overall.