28 Jul 2015 20:03:41
Why do we all sound like that Scottish fella out of Dad's Army, we're doomed. Keeper is ok but not the best, 3English internationals and on his day a player who can be the best r/b in the league. Top end defensive midfielders in McCarthy, besic (messiah in his pocket), Barry who couldn't put a foot wrong in his first season then over played and slagged off in his second (had Martinez not signed him he would have been hugely criticized). We have some width with mirralas(on his day great), goofy (potential) and baby. Then we have clevs who from what I have seen does a lot right, good quick feet/distribution and ok vision just not the finished article. Up front lukaku, who is not a target man and can't hold the ball up, but play a pass for him to run on to, and there are few better and 22 his best years are still ahead of him. We then have blacksmith, the ethical footballer, 100 presenter and great off the bench. Include Barkley who has heaps of potential and just needs the belief. Add 2/3 quality players and we could have a great season. Keep the faith, we may not win the league again in my life time, but I still have recent great memories even from last season, such as beating moyes at castle grey skull and jags equalizer against liverpool.
28 Jul 2015 21:24:05
Good post great performance by the youngsters tonight dowell looks class
28 Jul 2015 21:34:59
I'm with you Avro too much doom and gloom even ed 25 seems to have drunk his half full glass and replaced it with a half empty one. Cheer up boys for f**ks sake the season has not even started. We still have time to strengthen and we are giving the youngsters a chance, to be fair they are looking good, much better than some of the established players. Why do we always have to buy players to strengthen the squad? From what I can see of the young lads given a chance they are just as good as some of the players we are linked with, if not better and certainly better prospects. Even if we bought in an established player from abroad there is no guarantee that they will suit playing in the PL just look at the darkside and spuds, how many of their star signings actually turned out to be star players? If we don't play the young lads now they will just leave ala Long and who would blame them for wanting to actually play a game and not sit on the bench. We haven't actually lost any starters from last seasons squad just bit part players and have brought in two good players I agree we could do with a couple more in case of injuries but if we don't get injuries then we do have a pretty strong team and bench capable of competing with the top six. Its not the personal that's the problem it's how we play that will determine how well we will do this season. Ilm hoping we play like we did against ManU. Happy days
{Ed025's Note - the gloom hanging over me will hopefully disappear when the season starts sa, i really enjoyed your post though...even though you do sound like one of our board members mate.. :)
29 Jul 2015 08:30:22
ED no not a board member, just realistic, we do need investment in the squad but are not that likely to get. The board have very deep pockets and extremely short arms.
{Ed002's Note - Everton like all clubs are constrained by regulation over their spending.}
29 Jul 2015 09:18:33
Great posts guys. Wish we could have 2 separate banter sites and then one of them can be for the negative moaners so I don't have to read there sucisidal posts.
29 Jul 2015 17:11:19
Sounds good to me blue