Everton Banter Archive August 13 2015

13 Aug 2015 22:34:37
Paul Merson Stones must leave Everton as soon as possible and learn from John terry learn what how to cheat with your mates wife, get a grip you idiot.

13 Aug 2015 22:46:42
merson is high on coke again

{Ed025's Note - pity its not diet coke beano..

13 Aug 2015 23:33:37
I want stones to stay but for him a move would be best, playing in a team challenging every year for everything us evertonians could only wish for will only make him better. If he does go I will hold no grudge its not as if we can offer the same standard of football they will.

14 Aug 2015 00:23:15
Yeah but what do you expect from a man that can barely speak English, honestly, next time he is on the TV, pay close attention to his words, so many slurs and mispronunciations it's like watching Sylvester Stallone if neither side of his mouth worked.

14 Aug 2015 08:43:41
In my eyes were prolonging the inevitable but I don't get the amount of ex players trying to push it threw has Jose threw a let's rally stones brunch, strange one to think we're not a good enough team to at least develop him

{Ed025's Note - its a bit of bullying imo mike, the big boys knowing that the so called smaller ones cant say no, they will offer big money and possibly a loan back for a while, im afraid its a case of the have,s, and have,nots mate, and we all know where we fit in..

14 Aug 2015 09:14:50
Great idea from a player who ruined his own career with coke and gambling. Maybe stones should look at careers of blues who went to london and ruined good careers.speak to franny jeffers and ask did he make the right choice.

{Ed025's Note - good point AB..

14 Aug 2015 10:43:18
At best Merson is a rent-a-quote comedy buffoon, at worst an annoying "person".
Just another ex-player who couldn't hack it as a manager/coach and now has no risks or consequences to his livelihood as a pundit, as he has no responsibilities and no-one holding him to account. If he was judged on his predictions - like a manager is on results - goodness knows how long he'd actually last. I feel for him that he had such problems with addiction, but that doesn't excuse him for his need to now express an opinion on everyone and everything in football.

14 Aug 2015 12:06:04
Merson says he would benefit from learning from Terry who would take him through games, if there's one thing Terry has proved over the years the only person John Terry helps is himself (to his team mates girlfriends mostly)and he would know the sooner John Stones is ready for the 1st team, the sooner his career ends so why would he help stones its not in his best interest which is what John Terry is all about

13 Aug 2015 20:51:07
So I've been trying to avoid adding to the negativity a lot of blues fans seem to be feeling and the whole "who is signing who" discussion but the transfer window is starting to bring me down now. How are Leicester signing Inler?

13 Aug 2015 20:55:31
Presumably by him signing a contract with Leicester who will likely pay him a good amount if money each week.

14 Aug 2015 08:47:26
Mad how football works

13 Aug 2015 17:16:59
I'm going to wait and see what rm does until the transfer window shuts. He said 3 players so I'm giving benefit of the doubt. Let's see what the board actually do for him.
Then I will have my say. Like it matters. We know by now it will be deadline day rush.

Let's just hope we pull some results out the bag

13 Aug 2015 15:49:02
Hi Guys. Remember at the end of last season and what we were all hoping for.

1. Superkev. new contract. DONE, great news
2. Garbutt. new contract.DONE, and for 5 years, awesome news
3. Keep the current squad together. DONE

Whilst the transfer activity at other clubs goes crazy, just remember that not all transfers turn out to be successful so be thankful for the squad we have.

13 Aug 2015 19:54:56
good post a lot of good work bin done and more to come

13 Aug 2015 21:45:49
First teams stale, basically now the same squad and first team he had 2 years ago we need a lift because the football we play is a snooze fest

13 Aug 2015 12:12:11
Robles coleman garbutt browning stones Holgate mcaleny deulofeu Helen mccarthey lukaku plus the other youngsters on the fringes plus the likes of miralles Cleverley Barkley naismith the experience of osman jags baines add a few more additions and change our tactics from time to time and that's the making of a seriously good squad

13 Aug 2015 13:20:27
Will the manager change tactics, or do we need to change the manager? That is the question. He is always playing squares in round holes and vice versa and seems to have no clue how to set up a balanced team

{Ed025's Note - first season we were far from boring stevie, but he seems to have gone into his shell since mate..

13 Aug 2015 14:53:26
It's not so much the tactics it's the speed we play at especially Barry he keeps the ball too long apart from Barkley who can drive at teams we miss a link in midfield that player that can roam in between midfield and attack

13 Aug 2015 16:31:32
I don't think there is any doubt we have a very good squad, the likes of Jags, Stones, Coleman, McCarthy and Mirallas would slot in to some of the top teams like Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and City pretty easily. We have some great youngsters who are only just getting around the first team like Galloway, Browning and Ledson. We do have a good team capable of challenging for the top four if it reaches it's potential. Just our Manager cannot get them to play to their potential and is actually making them worse each week.

13 Aug 2015 11:29:41
I have to back down on one thing that I caused upset on.When we signed Kone, I said he was a terrible signing and was a waste of money.especially when considering we paid as much as what we had sold a youthful Anichebe for. Well I back down now and apologise for any offence caused for suggesting such a negative thing about our joint leading goalscorer! Perspective is the word I guess.

13 Aug 2015 12:48:01
Degsy, Kone is not only top goal scorer but top in assists the guy is on fire.

13 Aug 2015 13:57:33
I just got a masters in sarcasm. but you beat me there sa90! He must have added another zero to his value with performances like that this season! Problem is, the zero comes first!

13 Aug 2015 14:20:36
Arouna Kone-1 game, 1 assist, 1 goal.
Sergio Aguero-1 game, 0 assists, 0 goals.

World Class.

{Ed025's Note - maybe city will offer us £50m for him now swan..

13 Aug 2015 16:24:45
Don't tempt fate lads RM will probably give him a contract extension!

13 Aug 2015 17:10:54
I wouldn't let him go now. He's a phenomenal footballer,has the right character for this football club and is the perfect fit.we need to just let him play and watch him grow as a footballer and a person.

I think that's how Bobby would put it.

13 Aug 2015 10:51:32
Now even Bobby is desperate and is just trying to buy more time from us fans or he genuinely has a transfer plan up his sleeve. In his press conference he is finally 100% stating Stones is not for sale now or for the next couple of years.
He then reconfirms he will sign 3 players including a centre forward and this lad from Barnsley is not included in those 3.
I will now simply hold judgement until the 1st of September following those bullish remarks. However if it does not materialise I think whatever percentage of the fans he still has the full support of May be turned, so for his sake I hope he isn't just buying himself more time

{Ed025's Note - i do to svenny mate..

13 Aug 2015 11:33:27
Maybe he has Messi, Ronaldo, Bale lined up plus an added bonus of new goalie in De Gea.

13 Aug 2015 12:04:03
Svenny, he apparently said (not had a chance to watch it myself yet) that we were looking at three signings over the next TEN MONTHS. That's quite a lot of time he's looking to buy!

13 Aug 2015 12:10:06
Did he actually say that he's after a striker then? I didn't see all of the press conference so must of missed it when he was on about signings.

13 Aug 2015 12:30:02
he said we need 3 players that can do a job not just for now but over the next ten months (the season) so not just a short term fix eg a left back due to baines injury. He was asked if a centre forward was a position he needed to fill, he said there are 3 positions where the squad is short and that's one. When pushed if he would be happy with rom and kone for the season he said he expects more from kone this season but it is one of the three areas we are short and that he is extremely confident the squad will be complete

13 Aug 2015 12:50:53
Cheers svenny :-)

13 Aug 2015 09:37:43
Finally Rm has said stones not for sale and that's the end of it, cudnt he have dun this last week or the week before

13 Aug 2015 11:27:08
He did numerous times. And we wrote to Chelsea advising the same.

13 Aug 2015 09:18:39
Morning,

Seeing everywhere the C Austin will be signed this week. Not sure but, I can at least hope.
I have also heard that Stones to United for 25 plus Evans.
I could do with that if Evans was just the backup and the rest was to sign Lennon and a proper replacement for Stones. With the above we would actually be stronger in my humble opinion. And maybe just maybe a proper number 10, if we actually have money.

13 Aug 2015 09:01:21
I have to say that I have had some very interesting debates on here with other Blues. If we put our disagreements to one side and just look at objective data, certain worrying facts emerge. Forgetting whether we play more attractive football or more exciting football. and just asking certain more direct questions, gives me quite a lot of concern:
Since the new manager arrived, has the standard of football improved?
Has the organisational running of the team improved?
Has the quality of the squad improved?
Has the stability of the club improved?
Are we more successful as a club?
Do we look stronger going forwards?
I think the answer to most of these questions is a resounding "no!". We have in fact gone backwards in a big way. Furthermore, we now need huge investment in the quad just to remain where we are. never mind improve. That's my overall assessment.

{Ed025's Note - its a fair one as well degs, the only one i would question is the stability of the club must have improved, with all the money from sky and outgoing players financially surely we are on a strong footing there mate..

13 Aug 2015 10:55:56
That's short term stability Ed. And shareholers can remove that as quickly as anything. So even that is questionable

{Ed025's Note - i cant argue with that mate..

13 Aug 2015 08:19:41
Everton are favourites to complete their 'Feeding Frenzy' of transfer signings this week with 'Jenny' the tea lady from Scunthorpe.
Jenny (17) known as the 'little whippet' for her speed around the kitchen is seen to many as a long term replacement for Doris (62) whose contract expires in 26/27 season.

Gareth Barry is expected to announce today,
'This is the martea signing this club and those people who pay my wages have been waiting for.'
Martinez will add, Jenny is a phenominal addition to the staff here and completes the jigsaw for our future success.

Dear God please someone, anyone to improve on the dross of last year!

{Ed025's Note - thats certainly food for thought mushy.. :)

13 Aug 2015 08:42:11
I hear from a reliable source that Jenny has picked Stoke over us, as they offered to pay her actual wages instead of magic beans and Martinez massage vouchers.

{Ed025's Note - we need to keep hold of them magic beans tommy.. :)

13 Aug 2015 08:06:07
Mattia Destro from Roma linked with a £4.5m move to Norwich - this lads class with his feet and in the air scored goals at every level from serie B to CL to full internationals only 25/26 as well - if we don't move for this lad ahead of Norwich I'd be shocked

{Ed025's Note - its up to the scouting network jay, what we see in isolated games may not tell the whole story, most of us become closet managers at times mate..

13 Aug 2015 00:40:30
Honestly I don't see what the issue with Holgate is, he looks a very promising talent and we've beaten the likes of United, Newcastle, and others to his signature. If he turns out to be anything like stones (who by the way cost less than this lad) the 1 mil will be well spent. Would u rather we not have signed him. Signing him really should not have any bearing on our other signings, as there could be no way he is ready to play in the prem this year. We still need to sign our three players as Martinez has said but signing him this week is better than signing no one this week. We've still got two and a half weeks and I seem to remember one day two seasons ago where we signed three very good players in just one day (lukaku, McCarthy, and Barry). I am frustrated just as everyone else is at the slow pace of the transfers and the poor play on the field but Holgate looks to be a good signing for me.

13 Aug 2015 01:24:25
Well said mate, good post.