Everton Banter Archive August 10 2011

10 Aug 2011 23:17:31
The summer brought fears of losing players, but despite the rumours in the British press linking Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines, Marouane Fellaini and Jack Rodwell with moves away from Goodison Park they are all still here and ready for the new season.That is a huge positive for the squad and while they share the fans frustrations over the lack of signings, the mood at goodison thankfully appears much more upbeat {Ed025's Note - your a very positive person...and i like it..

I am looking forward to this season and i am hopeful of getting a couple of useful additions on loan before the month is out

I expected at least one of Jags, Rodwell, Fellaini or Baines to go, but they've all stayed so far and we've seen the emergence of Barkley who will add some youthful enthusiasm to the midfield. {Ed025's Note - not losing jags was a major boost...davids influence me think..

I would always prefer to hang on to our best players and not sell them like sunderland and villa to fund transfers. {Ed025's Note - yes..but a signing or 2 may give us a lift..

Wish I was that positive, but with lack of investment, new signings, inuries to Arteta and now Coleman, it is just starting to look bleak. I have always been excited for the season to start, but this season I just feel like we are going through the motions {Ed025's Note - wait till it starts...all the excitement will come back....and i cant wait!

We have done well to keep hold of the squad. Just treading water costs money these days. Just frustrating that we are literally just one or two players away from being a top 6 side in my view.

I also think that Beckford is gonna surprise us this season and bang a few goals in. Let's stay positive blues. (Wavertree Blue) {Ed025's Note - im with you there wavo

Personally, I am happy that we have so far held on to our top players and see this as a bigger plus than the lack of additions is a minus - it would be so easy to sell a Rodwell or Fellaini and buy 2 or 3 players, but to me it gives the wrong message about Everton FC, we need to keep on showingwe can retain our best players and it shows we have moved on a lot in the last 10 years

10 Aug 2011 22:30:21
With coleman out now for a while, surely we need to sign a winger / right sided player in our midfield. Should we try getting SWP in or how about Bentley from spurs? Come on we need 2 signings at least {Ed025's Note - you think??

I think we need a right sided player. Barkley looks a player that can do a job anywhere, but hopefully he won't just be shoved out on the right. I'd definitely take a loan signing to help us out here {Ed025's Note - i would take anyone at the moment..

I'd rather play Coleman, on crutches, than sign SWP or Bentley. {Ed025's Note - they are a bit lightweight...but as loan signings..maybe

Or perhaps bill can borrow some money and we can go for holtby? {Ed025's Note - everyone is bigging holtby up...cos his dad supports the blues, he is not all that...trust me

We've needed a dedicated right sided player for ages. Coleman's injury just makes us need one that bit more. {Ed025's Note - agreed..

Anyone ed? james mcfadden? {Ed025's Note - you found my weakness....anyone...except mcfadden...lol

Coleman is so important to us it's rididculous, he was our one direct threat last season and always put a solid shift out on the right even if he wasn't at peak form, so yes it's very important to get someone in on that right hand side, whether we can is the problem. {Ed025's Note - it sure is..

Midfield ..arteta..fellini.rodwell.osman..gueye {Ed025's Note - sounds good to me..

10 Aug 2011 21:11:37
i've been an Evertonian over 30 years now , we have been through worse times in the past . Fair enough all Everton fans are at boiling point because of the board, lack of funds and no new signings. looking at this site tonight i see Everton fans telling their fellow FANS TO F**K OFF. where has the passion gone from you all last year with the team we had all Everton fans were talking about europe even the players. guest what this the same team with new youth in Barkley a new star in the making, Vellios and Gueye,Baxter and McAlenly.. it's now time for the senior player who didn't preform last year to step up to the plate. we Everton got on a role last year we were the form team just behind Man U. Have a little faith please god maybe one/two new face before the end of the month and we can compete for 5-6 place you never know. But we need to unite get behind the team and David Moyes i'm sure they are feeling it too. I love Everton blue blood runs through me IMWT.
Toffee Tino

We are passionate fans that just want the best for the club. Lets get behind the blues and cheer them on for a top 6 finish. Barkley will be the star for us this season {Ed025's Note - we are the most loyal supporters in the land!..and whatever has gone on, we will always back our boys..COYB..

The blues always get behind the team, we get over 35,000 at home and usually sell out away. We are passionate and we are ambitious and we will not settle until we are challenging up at the top of the table. {Ed025's Note - what you are saying is...NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM..

Nice one bill get ya hand in ya wallet an get of this website

10 Aug 2011 14:18:26
What is going on at our beloved club. I cannot believe that we have no money whatsoever. How can we be the longest serving top flight team and have no money, it makes no sense. I am so angry that we didnt go in for shane long or nzogbia. That just shows there is now no ambition at goodison park at the moment and we are going to struggle on this season. it isnt going to be pretty watching as our forward line leaves alot to be desired. Are we actually going to make any signings? Havnt even started the season and already weve lost arteta and coleman. The big concern for me now is that arteta is set up for another season of sitting out injured and then taking a while to get match fit and then when he is, let games go past him

You f***ing idiot, of course we went in for n'zog, just we havnt got no money, get behind the team or f*** off away from the team, im sick of the negativity around the club {Ed025's Note - calm down mate.ffs...the negativity from supporters is justified!....we are all passionate blues....this negativity stems from the boardroom..not the terraces!..

10 Aug 2011 10:22:24
Robbie Keane saying today he is keen to leave Spuds as he is after a new challenge...

I know he is a former kopite but the lad does know where the back of the net is...

10 Aug 2011 02:14:55
Well blues, i was hoping to see a few new faces for the spurs game but it looks likely (understatement that) that we will have a similar line up to the one we have had for 2 miserable seasons now
I think;
Howard
Neville
Jagielka
Distin
Baines

Anichebe
Fellaini
Heitinga
Osman

Cahill
Saha

Not the team i would like to see but moyes is so predictable that you know he will use 4-5-1 and will play 2 defenders in midfield and for some reason play Anichebe (I honestly think i would do a better job) Shame that coleman is injured and arteta is a big doubt.
Just out of curiosity does anyone agree that we should use cahill from the bench this season instead of starting him ?
I think he is much better coming on bullying defenders in the air with 20-30 minutes to go, bit like BIG DUNC in 2004-2005 ?
Just because im bored and for a bit of fun here's the team i would like to see
Howard
Neville
Jagielka
Distin
Baines

Coleman
Fellaini
Osman
Arteta

Saha
Beckford

Mucha
Hibbert
Heitinga
Gueye
Barkley
Cahill
Yakubu

I dont rate anichebe or bilyaletdinov at all.....Billy would be great in the league he came from but he is never going to be a premiership player and anichebe i really don't know how he became a pro footballer

Where's Rodders? Have you sold him?

coleman on bench - gueye on the wing

osman and barkley about equal

hibbo or neville at rb - depending on the opposition - they have different strengths

don't know if I like heitinger or not - he's not quite as good as jags or distin in defence - but if either of those is injured he's a v good replacement -
when he plays centre holding role he seems a bit lazy to me - stands off a bit too much instead of biting at ankles and closing down quick
doesnt seem loyal to everton either - seems to think he's better than he is - just cos he made it to world cup finals
(which is a mickey mouse tournament anyway in my eyes)

Oh yes, sorry i meant to have rodwell instead of heitinga.
Yes, agree with you heitinga really thinks he is the dogs bollox because he made the final with holland, so what ? Jagielka and Distin have a great understanding at the back and have performed better than him and when he plays in midfield he just runs around like a headless chicken, the only decent game i think he had last season was against Man city at home when we won 2-1, not good enough though. So what you start gueye ahead of coleman then ? I didn't see much of him in america but was told he was brilliant.
What's your opinion on cahill then ? Bench, coming on or starting every game like moyes does ? {Ed025's Note - bench, coming on..if we had a new forward, but if he does not play...who scores the goals?

Both of you are wrong, go support another club as people that know nothing about the club are starting to P*SS me off

Game wont be on

To Mr unpleasant 'Both of You are wrong' - I've probably been supporting the club for longer than you and pay about 800 a year in season tickets - so I can say what I like, both of us can, and I don't see much in our comments to warrant your pathetic 'contribution'. Perhaps you'd care to enlighten us all with your opinion instead of just saying we're both wrong. You sound like a complete nobhead to me, who doesn't feel he needs to offer a reasoned opinion himself, just goes round telling other people to *** off. You're not at home or in the pub now mr big gob - give an opinion or keep your mouth shut.
(and I'll still be here long after you've nobbed off back to jail or wherever you spend you time)

Both are wrong ? Can you explain where we are wrong you idiot, your probably a teenager who plays football manager and thinks its easy to buy 6-7 player's
For your information nob head, im 39 and been a season ticket holder for 11 seasons now, how dare you disrespect me , get back on your x -box nob head and buy messi from barca ya tool