Everton Banter Archive January 10 2020

10 Jan 2020 21:32:19
I was thinking regarding what's happened since Moyes left. Are we as the fans partially to blame.

Do we have u realistic expectations for are club. From the outside you'd probably say we are a mid table team nothing more.

Yet when a manager comes in and produces a mid table finish we are all instantly calling for his head.

Food for thought?

10 Jan 2020 22:32:09
From an outside point of view I suppose that’s what people might see or think, however as you know being an evertonian Nil Satis Nisi Optimum runs through us like Blackpool rock, cut us we bleed royal blue, expectations should never be anything less than being the best club in the world, disappointment is borne season after season, yet we hope that the next game will bring us joy and we can hold our heads high once again and enjoy watching match of the day and reading the echo. Now we have a world class manager, the promises of a world class ground, a billionaire owner and hopefully another in waiting to invest, the world class team needs building now because nothing else is good enough for world class fans, and to those who are not Everton fans they won’t get what everton is and we won’t care what their perception is. So in answer to your question our expectations should always be unrealistic until such times as we are once again world class.

{Ed025's Note - that cheered me up mate..

10 Jan 2020 22:32:43
I personally don't think we have unrealistic expectations. If we didn't show our displeasure at the results then the board would think we are happy and not change the manager. It is the fans that make the board become more ambitious who then drive the manager for better results.

Are we mid table? Probably, but we should always strive to be better. If we don't then we may as well pack in and fold as a football club.

I think the question that I would ask as opposed to us fans having unrealistic expectations is, are we unlucky as a club? We never seem to have anything go for us whether its decisions on the field, getting an easier draw in the cup competitions or decisions off the field such as financial fair play ruling etc. All these things have meant that we find ourselves battling against everything every season hence it effects where we finish. It appears that decisions always go in favour of the so called "big six".

11 Jan 2020 00:17:48
Big c
Thats the best post av seen on this for a wile made me smile 👍🏻.

11 Jan 2020 08:46:34
Really good post BigC

One Day

Soon I hope.

11 Jan 2020 09:52:27
Go to every match expecting to see my team win. There’s no other way.

NSNO.

11 Jan 2020 10:08:43
NSNO. 1-0 everyday and playing rubbish football, if that is what it takes.

10 Jan 2020 13:14:55
So the CA era begins now with Tosun leaving for Palace on loan. Excited to see the calibre of player we will get compared to the last few years. The question is, how many more do we need to trim from the squad before we can bring better players in?

10 Jan 2020 15:37:20
About 15! And preferably on permanent deals rather than loans with us still paying bulk of their wages!

10 Jan 2020 16:13:18
Tosun will do it for Palace, wait and see.

10 Jan 2020 20:45:31
Hopefully he does, so we have a chance of getting a bigger chunk of his transfer fee back.
Shame China have a salary cap kicking in soon too. Would have been brilliant to off load 3 or 4 for crazy money.

10 Jan 2020 20:56:45
Tosun is a very good striker.

{Ed025's Note - i have seen nothing that convinces me about that DFS, i know all strikers need better service but he has been very poor when presented with chances for us mate..

10 Jan 2020 22:07:15
I have to agree. When has he looked like a good striker? He scored a few when he first joined but since then when he has played he has missed chance after chance. Now I appreciate goals aren't everything but unlike DCL he is slow, can't really hold the ball up and can't play off the shoulder. He is limited in what type of set up he can play in and I'm not sure Palace will play to his strengths either.
Saying that though I do hope he does well because he has conducted himself well during his time here.

10 Jan 2020 22:13:13
To slow for the Prem. if your not a quick striker then you need a lot of skill. He has neither.

10 Jan 2020 22:16:09
Watched him play a few times for turkey always looks dangerous and a different player, i'd like to have seen him have a good run of games for us along side calvert lewin the lads confidence must be shot, hopefully he can get some goals for palace.

11 Jan 2020 10:13:03
CwBlue. Precisely mate.

11 Jan 2020 10:57:48
Just look at peter crouch and Emile Heskey if you want to see how national team form and club form should never be compared. Not to mention Messi for Argentina in tournaments.

They just can't be compared.

{Ed025's Note - gerrard, lampard and barnes were never at their best on the international stage either smit..and add fowler to that as well mate..

10 Jan 2020 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 10th January 2019