Future Captain Harrison Armstrong

[Audrey Horne]

1878's statement to say they are no longer doing flags or before the game stuff due to all this.

[Shogun]

[Raptor]

Everton owner The Friedkin Group (TFG) has decided not to sell their coveted midfielder Harrison Armstrong in this transfer window.

The Athletic revealed on Saturday that Nottingham Forest were working to sign the 19-year-old academy graduate — with talks centred around a £40million ($54.2m) fee plus a future sale clause — and it reached an advanced stage

That possibility generated a reaction of shock and anger from sections of the Everton fanbase, given Armstrong is regarded among the country’s best emerging talents.

He featured from the start of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, while Everton’s hierarchy spent much of the day discussing whether or not to let the England youth international depart.

Their board assessed a number of trading options to strengthen David Moyes’s squad before the transfer window closes on Tuesday and eventually made a unanimous call, with chairman Dan Friedkin personally involved.

It was ultimately deemed that Armstrong’s importance to Everton’s project and value as a homegrown player is such that he will remain at the Hill Dickenson Stadium.

Forest had been seeking to add to their midfield ranks following the departure of Elliot Anderson to Manchester City for £116m earlier this summer.

[Raptor]

It's the right decision, but I think it just highlights how clueless they are. This is reactionary due to fan backlash, we shouldn't be operating like this, it's really amateur

[777Kidnappings]

It's the right decision, but I think it just highlights how clueless they are. This is reactionary due to fan backlash, we shouldn't be operating like this, it's really amateur

Exactly. Highly paid professionals are now making decisions based on fan reaction.

[AjaxAndy]

If we were selling him to balance the books due to CSR overspend, then I fully expect a few players to quickly leave for low fees without anyone coming in.

Alcaraz, Tim and Beto all going for budget fees incoming... Which would leave us short of numbers but be far more palatable than losing Armstrong.

[Lazarou II]

Never forget.

[Audrey Horne]

So those saying to just put up and shut up, if we did that he would have been sold.

Well done Evertonians for not taking this lying down

[Shogun]

Lots of different stories here. Kinnear, committee and Moyes against it going by this tweet

[777Kidnappings]

So those saying to just put up and shut up, if we did that he would have been sold.

Well done Evertonians for not taking this lying down

The problem is what happens next time? Do we just make the decisions now. We need people running the club who make good decisions and back them. These lot just make bad 1s and pander

[Brownie]

1878's statement to say they are no longer doing flags or before the game stuff due to all this.

Just read it. Powerful stuff

[Trowel]

Right outcome, terrible process.

I expect a statement from Dan the man over this, filmed from his Spitfire.

[Brownie]

1878s STATEMENT

First and foremost the 7 of us in this group are fans, fans who spend our hard earned money to follow our team home and away like many others. We are nothing else, just fans like everyone else who wants the best for our football club.

We are an independent group, who have developed a good relationship with the club over the years. However, it doesn’t mean to say that we agree with every decision the club makes and in this situation we certainly don’t.

The potential sale of Harrison Armstrong goes against everything our fanbase stands for, a young talented scouser who is the future of our club.

Should the sale of Harrison Armstrong go ahead, as a group of blues who all do this in our spare time for free, have full time jobs & children.

It has been decided, as a group, that we will be standing down for the foreseeable future and will not be dedicating a huge amount of our own time to put together the displays that we do that try and generate the best pre match atmosphere possible.

We do not feel right now that our fanbase’s ambition and clubs ambition align.

When we design flags, there are rules and regulations that we have to adhere to regarding the wording on our flags during displays, we are not allowed derogatory or offensive wording or images.

If we were able to get a load of flags in the ground to show our feelings of discontent, disappointment & anger over this whole situation, believe us, we would, but this is something that simply wouldn’t be allowed.

We still urge fans to get behind our team on the pitch and sing our hearts out for 90 mins like we did yesterday at Bournemouth.

We will support any actions taken by our fans regarding this.

Our motto ‘Nil Satis Nisi Optimum’ is the standard we expect!

[Cozzie]

Correct decision but I hope we make it more known how pissed off we are about the fact that they even entertained it in the first place.

[Bluebridge]

40M though?

Why are they just rolling over and accepting the first offer?

Who said they have?