Thirsty Lizard 3,085 Posted October 4, 2020 3 hours ago, crispeduk said: Sorry Thirsty, just seen your post No bother crispeduk............... anyway, crisis club Man Utd is old news now........... I've heard that crisis club Liverpool are preparing a £250 million bid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,085 Posted October 5, 2020 So, now officially confirmed. Good luck Ben, moving to Everton at this time looks like a very good move. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted October 5, 2020 It's official. Sky Sports are reporting the fee as £20m. Is that really right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: It's official. Sky Sports are reporting the fee as £20m. Is that really right? can't be as we have officially confirmed its a club record fee. Widely reported elsewhere as £25m +£5m add ons and sell on clause Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,349 Posted October 5, 2020 Just now, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: It's official. Sky Sports are reporting the fee as £20m. Is that really right? £25m + add-ons according to the bbc. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/54364762?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5f7ad3ebc898d102e44434df%26DONE DEAL - Everton sign Godfrey%262020-10-05T08%3A06%3A04.853Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:81c03e62-0a3d-45af-8e75-e600a31b912d&pinned_post_asset_id=5f7ad3ebc898d102e44434df&pinned_post_type=share Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,085 Posted October 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said: It's official. Sky Sports are reporting the fee as £20m. Is that really right? Sky sports know Jack Sh*t. They spent the whole of one transfer deadline day inflating the fee we were paying for Gary Hooper until it was £9 million. We didn't sign him that day anyway, but brought him six months later for £3 million. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiery Zac 1,065 Posted October 5, 2020 Good move for him. I wish him all the best and look forward to seeing him prosper in the PL. But what’s his best position? 😀🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,703 Posted October 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tetteys Jig said: can't be as we have officially confirmed its a club record fee. Widely reported elsewhere as £25m +£5m add ons and sell on clause 6 minutes ago, Canary Wundaboy said: £25m + add-ons according to the bbc. 5 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Sky sports know Jack Sh*t. They spent the whole of one transfer deadline day inflating the fee we were paying for Gary Hooper until it was £9 million. We didn't sign him that day anyway, but brought him six months later for £3 million. Pretty much confirms what I thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,389 Posted October 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: So, now officially confirmed. Good luck Ben, moving to Everton at this time looks like a very good move. The last Centre Back we sold to Everton did ok! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanthecanary 168 Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Pleased for Ben. Played the first 3 games of the season with full commitment and a great attitude. Hopefully playing in the PL with a team high in confidence and with good players around him will see him fulfil his undoubted potential. Edited October 5, 2020 by seanthecanary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,085 Posted October 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Badger said: The last Centre Back we sold to Everton did ok! Dave Watson - signed by us for £50,000 from Liverpool and sold to Everton for £900,000 six years later. Ben Godfrey - told he wasn't good enough by Leeds at the age of 14 - signed by us from York for a fee that eventually reached £1 million and sold by us to Everton for £25 million four years later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,066 Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Dave Watson - signed by us for £50,000 from Liverpool and sold to Everton for £900,000 six years later. Ben Godfrey - told he wasn't good enough by Leeds at the age of 14 - signed by us from York for a fee that eventually reached £1 million and sold by us to Everton for £25 million four years later. Quite a boost for team in National League North to receive the sell on fee they are getting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NFN FC 1,110 Posted October 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said: Quite a boost for team in National League North to receive the sell on fee they are getting. Should keep their head above water for a long time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,085 Posted October 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said: Quite a boost for team in National League North to receive the sell on fee they are getting. Yes - good for them - and actually good for us too in the long run - we can point to the money York eventually got when trying to prise other gems away from lower league clubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,701 Posted October 5, 2020 Good luck Ben, don't forget to stay concentrated! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,066 Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Yes - good for them - and actually good for us too in the long run - we can point to the money York eventually got when trying to prise other gems away from lower league clubs. That's how the system should work. A good deal all round and more importantly a fair deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ec-p 89 Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Good luck to Ben, handled the interest in him like a professional and now has his big move. A great time to sign for Everton with Ancelotti at the helm and having a great start to the season. I wish him well. Edited October 5, 2020 by ec-p 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ged in the onion bag 847 Posted October 5, 2020 Sky say the fee was ‘much less than Norwich reporting around £20m’. Trust that is not correct. If it was, that would represent a gross dereliction of duty! He is worth a lot more than £25m to us. It’s been a very disappointing few weeks...... about time we had some good news!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,349 Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, ged in the onion bag said: Sky say the fee was ‘much less than Norwich reporting around £20m’. Trust that is not correct. If it was, that would represent a gross dereliction of duty! He is worth a lot more than £25m to us. It’s been a very disappointing few weeks...... about time we had some good news!!!! Norwich haven't reported a fee at all, it's our usual "undisclosed". Sky talking ****. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 562 Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Seen a few different versions. Sky say £20m, twitter reporters say £25m, another one said £20m plus a guaranteed £5m that would be seen quickly. Edited October 5, 2020 by Rich T The Biscuit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ged in the onion bag 847 Posted October 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, Canary Wundaboy said: Norwich haven't reported a fee at all, it's our usual "undisclosed". Sky talking ****. Let’s hope so! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,140 Posted October 5, 2020 Good luck Ben. Not often a deal is good for so many but in my opinion it’s great for for him, Everton get a possible future England captain, with work still in progress, we get a substantial fee after developing a young player that has a little further to go to become the finished product and York now probably have any financial fears they had over the next few months eradicated. In addition we have Ben Gibson now who will probably ( but who knows ) never become good enough to be England captain, but maybe just what we need to be able to defend better. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Foggo 1,105 Posted October 5, 2020 Gutted! But use to it as it the "model". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted October 5, 2020 A sad day, moreso if only a pathetic £20m. Good luck to him, he's a top lad and it's definitely the right time to leave from his perspective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,514 Posted October 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: A sad day, moreso if only a pathetic £20m. Good luck to him, he's a top lad and it's definitely the right time to leave from his perspective. Has a hell of a bright future ahead of him I think- Much more of a Maddison than a Leiws he is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted October 5, 2020 48 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: A sad day, moreso if only a pathetic £20m. Good luck to him, he's a top lad and it's definitely the right time to leave from his perspective. sounds like we've had our pants pulled down compared to the £50m we wanted initially... yet again the self funding thing comes back to bite us. Just what the plan is long term I don't even know anymore... at least we will have a club to support though, until we have a backer though, we are going to be ultimately short of achieving anything significant. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icecream Snow 761 Posted October 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tetteys Jig said: sounds like we've had our pants pulled down compared to the £50m we wanted initially... yet again the self funding thing comes back to bite us. Just what the plan is long term I don't even know anymore... at least we will have a club to support though, until we have a backer though, we are going to be ultimately short of achieving anything significant. You don't think we put a £50m price tag on him to drive the price up, knowing there was a lot of interest? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,156 Posted October 5, 2020 Ironic that we were such a weak team defensively last year yet we've now sold 2 defenders to Prem teams and Max has had interest from Barcelona. The difference between "the model" now & back in the 90s (or indeed to the situation when we sold Maddison) is that we don't need to sell any players now to balance the books, whereas back then it was how the club was financed. Realistically, Ben will have ambitions to play at top level, and going to Everton is really impressive at his age - most of the players we've sold in the past few years have gone to lower Prem teams or sometimes to yoyo teams. What's always impressed me so much about Ben is his pace and ability to play creative passes. That youtube video showing him making up ground along the length of the pitch to stop a goalscoring opportunity is just amazing. WIth top defensive coaching, he can become a really good CB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted October 5, 2020 I don't buy the "we don't need to sell players" line one bit. The contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on. Player power will always force through these deals for less than an ideal amount of money to bigger, more ambitious clubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Icecream Snow said: You don't think we put a £50m price tag on him to drive the price up, knowing there was a lot of interest? who knows, seems odd that we were compelled to claim it was a record fee when in reality it is £20m... we are getting left behind and fast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites