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title: "Many Everton fans debate Toffees transfer dilemma"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Jones"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2021-01-19T21:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-19T21:00:00Z"
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# Many Everton fans debate Toffees transfer dilemma

Plenty of Everton fans were in intense discussions on Twitter after journalist Patrick Boyland, [writing for The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2325860/2021/01/18/everton-champions-league-soccer-football/?source=emp_shared_article), [posed a conundrum](https://twitter.com/Paddy_Boyland/status/1351078097215496200) to the Toffees fanbase.

The journalist offered a positive spin on the current economic and financial climate, speculating that there are unique ‘opportunities’ in the current market. For Director of Football Marcel Brands and Everton owner Farhad Moshiri, that means ‘the same rules as before do not apply’ according to Boyland’s analysis.

However, an alarming statement immediately follows up this claim, with the journalist stating that ‘the squad looks short of depth & money is not in ready supply’.

Boyland leaves Brands and Moshiri with a crucial question to answer in January: Stick or twist?

> Opportunity begs for [#EFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in this far from normal season where the same rules as before do not apply\
> \
> But the squad looks short of depth & money is not in ready supply\
> \
> It leaves Brands/Moshiri with a crucial question to answer in January: Stick or twist?[https://t.co/5gcG9Dv70V](https://t.co/5gcG9Dv70V)
>
> — Patrick Boyland (@Paddy\_Boyland) [January 18, 2021](https://twitter.com/Paddy_Boyland/status/1351078097215496200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The idiom is essentially an ultimatum. Does the club ignore short-term and long-term issues in favour of future action, or does the club ‘twist’ and refuse to stay the course?

With [losses mounting](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/11/everton-make-annual-loss-of-1399m-as-covid-19-takes-toll#:~:text=Everton%20suffered%20a%20staggering%20loss,cover%20the%20club's%20continued%20losses.), players to offload and some [minor injury issues](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php), there are certainly some dilemmas at Goodison Park to be addressed.

[Yannick Bolasie](https://readeverton.com/2020/12/22/readeverton-com-2020-12-22-yannick-bolasie-opens-up-on-failed-middlesbrough-transfer/) has been linked with a January exit, whilst [Jonas Lossl](https://readeverton.com/2020/12/31/readeverton-com-2020-12-31-jonas-lossl-linked-with-january-everton-exit/)could be another departure in a bid to raise funds and ease the pain of losses.

These Everton fans wasted no time in answering Boyland’s ultimatum and took to Twitter to give some well-thought answers…

> Twitter: @Paddy\_Boyland Like you said on the pod, I think a couple of intelligent additions would make the world of differen… https://t.co/uoQq9ExQ7F (@azulfeehely)

> Twitter: @Paddy\_Boyland We are right in the mix and an addition or two could make all the difference but its a difficult mar… https://t.co/pex23mBdff (@marchy27)

> Twitter: @Paddy\_Boyland Brands must be looking for cover at RB and CF. Probably only loans. Gotta be. I suspect he’s trying… https://t.co/CUM8Ol9yll (@petermorris1878)

> Twitter: @Paddy\_Boyland Twist mate we need like a Landon donavon type loan player just to keep the dressing room hungry. (@gflan02)

> Twitter: @Paddy\_Boyland I get the sentiment but it’s far from certain that the club could find a player who would be guarant… https://t.co/O0j8pycpO1 (@PoutiainenMarko)

> It surely has to be worth a throw of the dice given our current position, even if it's only loan deals.
>
> — Brian Woolfinder (@Brian\_ban) [January 18, 2021](https://twitter.com/Brian_ban/status/1351083227952377858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)