Everton Banter Archive September 01 2013

01 Sep 2013 23:29:26
So in his time at Wigan, Roberto Martinez valued James McCarthy at £20m? Yet, he's just bid £7m for him. Is this what you would call a 'derisory and insulting' offer?

I'd say it was. but I think it was Dave wheel an who put the 20 m price tag. not Martinez. I would say 11-12m is a fair price. but no more. kagawa was 10m Capone was 9. I can't see how McCarthy would be much more than this 2. before anyone bangs on about fellainis price tag. he's proven and can play a number of different roles. yet to be demonstrated by the players I have just mentioned. Jcl

No, an offer to high lol

Umm i'm sorry hasn't McCarthy proved he is prem quality? Kags went for 16 because of having 1 year left on his contract as did capoue
CTR

Yes CTR he has proved he is prem quality but he's hardly in the Fellaini league is he?.£20 mill is a joke I would not pay more than £12 mill for him and you have already stung us with Kone so do one.

CRT. I concede on kagawa. may have got price wrong. as for 1 yr on their contracts. I think McCarthy has 2. That said McCarty isn't a proven, seasoned Internationale. nor is he (yet) as versatile as fellainis. or Capoue. but what are u falling to understand here. our old manager has acted in appropriately in so many ways. Martinez has said nothing on the utd bid. nor the McCarthy bid. only the board made comments. we are negotiating properly. also tell me this fellainis is worth 25+m. he's proven his worth. McCarthy hasn't yet. so he has to be much cheaper than felli.jcl

01 Sep 2013 23:06:36
Hope you have a good server this site will go into meltdown in a few hours! {Ed025's Note - we have a better server than goran ivanizovic mate,, :)

01 Sep 2013 22:39:59
Really not looking forward for tomorrow ed. going to be an absolute disaster! I can see felli going and either we get no one to replace him or we overprice on a replacement (McCarthy) {Ed025's Note - your not looking forward to it ben!!!....Im putting my fingers in the freezer overnight mate!.. :)

01 Sep 2013 21:58:43
As much as I think McCarthy would be a good addition I think the cost is silly. I hope RM looks beyond Wigan and into Europe for some talent that's as good but at less cost.

Is it too late to trade Kone to Blackburn for Rhodes plus a few mill?

Ironically, there are strong rumours that Rhodes is close to signing for Wigan

Get off kones back. We say give martinez time so give him a chance

01 Sep 2013 21:48:24
Ed what is the possibility of signing a striker I think that and a cm are essential your thoughts speke blue {Ed025's Note - A striker is my priority speke, i dont know about bobby though..

01 Sep 2013 21:46:34
Quite a random one, but considering we need a striker and might be lacking a big of height presence when/if Fellaini goes, what about Oscar Cardozo?

Not this again -_-

01 Sep 2013 21:21:49
Good luck eds for tomorrow, hope you have booked the day off Work to keep us all informed.

Zulu toffee. {Ed025's Note - iv booked the week zulu..cheers..

I would screw utd 25 million for Fellaini and insist on bringing in little pea chiquerito as part of the deal,

01 Sep 2013 21:20:28
I am not sure if I will enjoy tomorrow as again losing players on the last day and not being able to replace, I hope a striker and 2 cm arrive. I guess the the wig wil go, 6 Stella's in fridge to either enjoy the day or drink to forget the board have let us down in taking us forward (again). Rant over

Zulu toffee. {Ed025's Note - enjoying tomorrow is not something i am contemplating either zulu!.. :)

01 Sep 2013 20:51:59
Would take that postiga of Valencia, looks like old fashioned CF what we need, scored 2 against Barca so far and making a menace of himself - with valencias money trouble I reckon 5 mill would get him - hopefully robby feels the same

Isn't Postiga about 132058329428 years old? {Ed025's Note - 31..

If you mean bulky players with limited pace we have three already, we need some one more mobile to play the football he wants

01 Sep 2013 20:44:33
I'm staying off work tomorrow and won't be moving from my living room.
tv day should be made a public holiday.
Just hope Everton don't come off second best as usual.

Andy The Chef. {Ed025's Note - a lot of people will go hungry andy.. :)

Hope it's worth it andy but somehow I can't see it being Evertons best day.
1878

01 Sep 2013 20:22:34
Come over a bit pessimistic I know, but from the start Bill said he would listen to the fans on appointing our new manager. What does he do but appoint Martinez on the basis of one good game against us and watching him win the FA Cup. Didn't BK see any of Martinez constant relegation battles? His tactics and lack of ability are going to make us fight relegation all this season. We haven't even played anyone of note yet. 15th 3 points from 3 games. 38 could be Championship next season {Ed025's Note - a bit pessimistic you say?..downright depressing i would say!..and totally wrong..

01 Sep 2013 20:15:00
Ed I know this is nothing to do with Everton, but I am a Welsh Evertonian and would just like to congratulate Gareth Bale. He is now the worlds most expensive player and will earn a basic 300k /week. This equates to 16.5 million a yr or 93.6 million over his 6 year contract.
No more Nandos for him.

I'll also be writing to him soon to loan us some dosh! Lol

01 Sep 2013 19:59:25
Listen fellas, here's the permutations, we sell MF and LB, and bring in replacements who may, or may not be better, in the long term. We sell just one of them, probably MF, and we replace him with probably Mcarthy.Or we keep both players, and from somewhere produce a real marquee signing ( ambitious I know, but we live in hope) The point being fellas, we're Evertonians, and no matter what happens in the next few hours, we'll still be there every Saturday, home and away, because that's what we do. This is our club lads, not owned by some faceless Arabs or Yanks, but our club, real, true Scousers, and proud too, so whether or not tomorrow is good or bad, let's just carry on supporting, because its in our DNA. NSNO. Park Ender {Ed025's Note - love it mate..

I like it, I like it

Love it great post coyb

01 Sep 2013 19:46:40
How come every time we don't win our first 3/4 matches some n@mpty comes on here crying about how we are going down! If I had a quid for everytime I heard that! C'mon guys get real. Some of the fans at this club are just down right pathetic. I'd swear some of them would love us to go down just so they can say 'I told you so!'

Stop moaning and get behind the team instead of calling for people to boycott matches and whinging about BK, the Board, RM, Ossie, Naismith or whoever else happens to be villain of the month! because it's just boring!

And don't come on here ranting about Realism and telling me to get my head out of the sand or whatever because the simple fact is nobody wants to buy us so until someone does I'm afraid we are stuck with what we have! So unless you know a billionaire who is willing to pump money into the club sh@t up and get behind the team and the players that we DO have! Instead of acting like babies who've just dropped their lollipops on the floor! COYB!

aflm78 {Ed025's Note - that works for me aflm..

So you can come on here giving it the big 'un, the positive stuff but nobody can say anything factual. Are you David Moyes- hypocrite? {Ed025's Note - all views are valid on here, unless they are abusive or petty..

That's lies ed, there's been factual stuff posted about bk but because it doesn't suit your pro bk agenda it doesn't get posted, so the debate is one sided. {Ed025's Note - thats lies!...use the search function, and you will see a lot of anti BK stuff, but repetitive, or abusive stuff will not be posted..

I replied to paddock further down giving him a factual breakdown of the lost £20m where did that go? {Ed025's Note - you started by being a smart arse, and was abusive, so in the bin, you also did not leave a name for him to reply to, does that answer your question?..

And no it doesn't answer the question, it uses sleight of hand, dodging tactics.
Tell the truth, robust debate is not allowed or encouraged. {Ed025's Note - then why bother?..

Excellent question. Maybe because it offers factual information and contains no abusive, nor any smart arse comments it will be posted. Obviously not!

01 Sep 2013 19:23:15
The way I'm looking at this situation is that rm is possibly waiting the outcome of lb and mf before he makes his final decisions on signings, he probably has a plan in who to buy with the cash he had available but with these possibly leaving he will have a lot bigger budget to buy better players than what he had in mind with the small budget and may have signings in line with bigger bucks. I'm probably way off but just something as a possible reason. here's hoping anyway

Westy

Westy, time to smell the coffee.

If Fellani and Baines don't go there will be a loan or two.

Budget was blown on Kone and its all gone

01 Sep 2013 19:09:59
People saying were miles behind others not so sure about that Manchester United are so overrated take RVP and Rooney out they are average I can see why they want fellaini there midfield is rubbish and I think ours is better I mean cleverly how on earth does he get in that side let alone england when you put there 11 against ours then man for man there is not many utd players I would pick over ours Chelsea and man city are the only 2 clubs that blow our squad out of the water all other teams we should not fear

01 Sep 2013 19:00:24
BK- ' I remember when they sold Dave Hickson, my absolute hero, and I wrote to the directors and told them I'd never support them again'.

01 Sep 2013 18:52:05
Hi Ed, how much did we get from the league last season? We have missed out on so many players who we could of had on loan, it scary. Seems all the players that could of improved the squad have gone to other teams. Do you think we will get anyone that will get the fans excited? {Ed025's Note - we will make some additions that will be good jrab mate..

01 Sep 2013 18:38:44
I really hope we make at least 3 good signings 2moro and one of them has to be a striker we are really lacking up front someone like defoe would be great

01 Sep 2013 18:33:33
I hope RM thinks long and hard about his next signings as we don't have money to waste, IMO we have already wasted around £6 mill on a striker who looks no better than what we have. Some people are saying Mcarthy is going to be a great player but £15 mill is silly, When you consider what Fer & Capoue were signed for. KK. PS I hope Wigan don't have anyone else for sale.

01 Sep 2013 17:43:30
Ed am I right in thinking that our club runs at a £5 million a year loss? Am asking because I'm led to believe that we currently have 3 billionaires (granchester/ earle/ green) sitting on our board, not as investors but as advisers. If that's the case don't you think they need to be made to leave the club as in my honest and humble opinion they ain't exactly advising very well. Thoughts?? {Ed025's Note - your right, and your right mate..

1/ The losses are nearer £20m a year
2/ Grantchester is NOT on the board.

20m a year haha that must mean we are a few hundred Mill in debt then, what a load of Bull PADDOCKBLUE

Yep, £20m a year losses. Have a look through the latest accounts £9m lost, with the sale of Arteta included so £19m. Not far off £20m.
This year's may be different with the new sky deal, we may break even considering we've spent a whopping £6m.

01 Sep 2013 17:17:18
Moyes starting to stamp his mark on the man u team, Van Persie starting to look like a average striker already.

Bit expensive but great player

01 Sep 2013 17:01:51
i know its not about everton, but I would just like to say how good it is to see stiliyan petrov doing so well and looking pretty healthy on goals on sunday, i'm sure I can say this from all everton fans good luck with the rest of your treatment.

I 100% agree with that, have been in that situation myself having had the same disease as him and its great to see him doing so well

01 Sep 2013 16:58:30
Moyes destroyed every striker he had, and look at the youngsters, he wouldn't give a chance to, also the youngsters he sold, two come to mind. John Ruddy and James Vaughan. Vaughan was so unlucky with injuries, none of them his fault. Now seems to be scoring for fun, a cheeky bid maybe, before he comes back and possibly bites us on the backside.

Think vaughans level is the championship

01 Sep 2013 16:35:39
why is mirrallas playing a bit more central? and jelavic a bit wider to give mirrallas some space central just come to think of it if jellyfish had those headers that mirrallas had we would have won that 2-0. PKBLUE

I think you will find that the new system is supposed to be fluid in that players can and should move out wide so allowing the wide player to come late on the inside.

01 Sep 2013 16:32:14
Below taken from moyes yesterday. The tactical genius at work today was it?.


But things are different now and Moyes is bullish. “I go there with the champions of England, which is something I’ve not had, and I go there with a different team, with a different group of players, ” Moyes said.“I’d love to have a much better record than I do [at Anfield] but there were mitigating circumstances for it… I was at Everton competing against really good Liverpool sides.“I don’t need to say it but they had a far better budget than I had so, was it hard to win that game? Of course it was.”

Private Eye have a column I-eye
for excessive use of the personal pronoun.

This muppet for whole 10 yrs said only one thing, everton didn't gave me money, frankly speaking he has used everton to cover his shortcomings .

for gods sake I hate lairs., this dumb fella has faild to add any signing to manu, even afer having all the name and money. past 10 yrs he blamed it on us, what is he doing now? how many signings has he made? none.

and again abt his poor record at anfield,
in 2011 - wigan, WBA, fulham
in 2012 - WAB, aston villa

were able to beat them, and if u go back even wolves, swansea did that beat them at anfield, but everton couldn't, moyes negative tactics have held us back too man times . this guy won't ever succeed, he's just too busy finding excuses .looser

01 Sep 2013 16:18:54
Does anyone else think that a season where perhaps we don't finish as high as previous seasons may drive the clubs price down and make it more likely that new investment to come? I know it sounds odd but its a possibility that bk is holding out for too high a price and therefore a poorer placing means he may have to accept a lower bid. Might work out best in the long run.?

No, regardless of position, he will not sell unless the price is right for him.

As long as we're in the premier league and the tv cash is rolling in then I can't see the price dropping. He's asking way too much, since he effectively acquirer the club for free.

I cannot give the name of the person who told me this, but I have every reason to see it as true. BK, has had at least three offers, all of which have, in different ways, come very close to the reported asking price, all three have been rejected, some on the most dubious pretexts. In the end I can only speculate, the the real reason why a sale has not gone forward, is our chairman's king sized ego . Thanks for that bill.

01 Sep 2013 16:09:43
When did Steve Round have the operation to remove the head set?

Ha ha . .

01 Sep 2013 17:27:24
the headset was only required at everton, it was a direct link to kenwright, telling him to take a forward off and put a defender on if we were winning 1-0

01 Sep 2013 15:40:17
Sed on radio city that Moses is at Liverpool today watching the game, gutted we missed out on him from blue beard

They must be barking 1st selling sturidge then loaning to arival club as mourino lost the plot. they look strong. moyes is proving filling whisky nose is beyond him said he faced liverpool with a smaller budget whith everton what's his excuse now.we have played crap up front but are only 1 point behind him get a striker mr martinez and finish above moyes.tom efc

01 Sep 2013 15:36:05
BK if your reading this site (i.e. listening to the fans) please give us something to cheer. get the cheque book out and do what's right.jcl

01 Sep 2013 15:25:35
DM still not won at Anfield. I wonder if he is just happy to get out of there alive.

Or Old Trafford

He's still yet to win at OT too.

01 Sep 2013 15:06:00
It's a big world out there, with lots and lots of footballers, I hope we we are not just shopping in Greater Manchester. It seems every player we're linked with goes somewhere else, I thought Moses was certainly on the cards. I think every one seems to agree we need more pace and strength in midfield, and a better striker than what we've got. I just wish we get all the deals done in plenty of time before the window closes, not like the last two windows. when we've lost out. KK.

01 Sep 2013 14:44:41
All the players we are linked with have been bought or loaned out I don't think we we're ever linked with any off them seriousley it's was all talk everton do the same season on season with there surporters let them down as usual bk needs to wake up an sell the club new investment needed ASAP smaller clubs r spending more money than us it's sad to say this people but true come on bill do something about it pls

01 Sep 2013 14:20:48
Does anyone reckon a bid for rhodes would be any good.7-8mill and chuck vellios and duffy in on season long loans.i think blackburn may go for it. i'd also like moses on loan but looks like them across the park got there fingers out 1st to do a deal.

I've got mates who a Blackburn fans and even they say Rhodes is too slow for the prem and doesn't have a good all round game

Albo

And people moan about Kone.

01 Sep 2013 13:58:53
As most of you have probably just seen Moses in the stands with Liverpools new signings


Slightly disappointed

DiscoDave

01 Sep 2013 13:12:40
Am I the only one who has been left completely uninterested in our start to the season and transfer window. In a scary way I'm not even angry, I just am neutral. The board and club have given us nothing to get excited about re transfer dealings, and Martinez has done nothing to remotely excite the fans and it seems the players.
There is no fire in the belly of our club. Cardiff hold much fewer than we do but put Goodison to shame I'm terms of noise and passion.
The scary thing about all of this is that just going through the motions like we are doing as fans, players, manager and board will get us in trouble. We need a win or humiliating defeat to make everyone realise that the season has started and so far it is not up to standards, any of us, fans included.

Svenny

Have to agree with you svenny

Ps this would never have happened under Vitor Pererea! Lol!

Svenny

Where's these two marquee signings you intimated we'd get Svenny? Or was that more guesswork and nonsense?

01 Sep 2013 15:23:11
Vitor probably flew out as quick as he could when he seen our transfer budget lol

degs

My connection is with the board probably should learn to ignore what I hear from them

Svenny

01 Sep 2013 12:54:19
The Hashtag of #FreeShinji has been flying round on Twitter, not even on the bench vs Liverpool, we could include him in the deal or Hernandez would make me very happy.

01 Sep 2013 12:30:46
I think Martinez needs to grow a set of balls and drop Howard he doesn't like to play the short ball and were. He gets the ball he doesn't half panic.

Jags. Good defender needs to spend all week every week in his passing if we have any chance of this system working. Need a defender who can pass could try stones risk but confident in himself

Osman need to be dropped he too slow now and when caught in possession he cannot recover need a box to box midfielder with pace holtby

Pienaar needs to be dropped to show him work hard and play well because your place isn't guaranteed same goes for super kev. Could add Tom ince attitude but a good player who scores

A striker who scores and is intellegent as our build up play is slow and a striker with pace for the counter attacking games. Rhodes maybe Torres/lukaku on loan

And we need a better Bench some impact players in the mould of Royston drenthe not saying him but with his pace and directness

Thoughts

Wasy {Ed025's Note - seems like you dont like our team very much wasy!, howard has been fine for me mate, 2 clean sheets, and played the back 4 in whenever possible yesterday for me..

We just need additions to the squad it might be the negativey surrounding the squad about the transfers just think Howard expects to stay no.1 for how ever long he wants. And I honestly don't see jags as a captain he's too nice not aggressive enough.

Wasy {Ed025's Note - lets get barton then wasy.. :)

Agree about osman far to slow now .holding us back . but not his fault the manager picks the team.

01 Sep 2013 12:25:40
we need a midfielder who can play that killer ball we are missing, eg Gibson can play a good pass but he's injury prone, this is a team I would like if felli was to go
4-2-3-1
Howard
Coleman, Buzz, Jags, Baines
?, Gibson
mirallas, Barkley, Peinaar
Jelavic

i know I put jelavic in because i'm not the manager but we need a striker who can score and need to make a few more signings in the midfield the Center isn't strong enough and osman doesn't cut it for me I would like barry or sissoko in there but beggers can't be choosers

So your revolutionary new formation is exactly the same players but with a? instead of felli. I am awestruck how did you come up with this master plan?

No because if you watch many of the time it drifts into a 4-4-2 martinez style with Mirallas coming into the inside

And its a good formation I didn't say we did or didn't play it if you read the top we need a player who can set up goals be more creative than felli

01 Sep 2013 11:45:07
if united was to swap rooney for mata, how would the sell on claus everton have on rooney be payed or does it get scrapped because no money was exchanged.

01 Sep 2013 11:12:28
It must be bad when people are missing vic :(
Quinny

01 Sep 2013 11:10:08
Kew81 Hear. RM needs to leave Defence alone get CDM who can hold & break up play, If LB moves on Burtrand would be a good replacement. The priority has to be PROVEN STRIKER (Defo) Will have a point to prove World cup year too can only push him harder! C'mon BK & RM Get us the goal scorer we need NOW! Mik Blue nose

01 Sep 2013 12:04:50
defoe will be in world cup squad anyway england have no strikers and he is rubbish i'd rather spend 6m on rhodes

01 Sep 2013 11:04:15
does anyone else think we should include Chicharito in the Felli deal if he goes

Yes I would take £15mill and hernandez all day long

01 Sep 2013 10:58:42
To me, we have lost a massive therat to goal by playing fellaini deep, Barkley has been impressive nut I would prefer hi to be a CM and a put fellaini further up. We need more attacking players.

01 Sep 2013 10:41:40
I will be pissed off if we let anichibe go. He has been rubbish, and we have kept hold and waited. He has one decet season and now can't even make the bench. If you haven't got a prolific striker, big vic is the next best thing as his hold up play is excellant, and he brings others into play in the danger areas. Kone looks like a poor mans yakubu (respect to the Yak) while jelavic does nothing. absolutely nothing! He just gets lost, and when we do find him he will give the ball away or if we are luck make a simple pass deep in the park. Get him and Naismith out of here. {Ed025's Note - i think vic may be injured mate..

I hope so.

I've been a fan of big Vic for years. And just like you said the way the lad holds the ball is awesome, plays with a much older head on his shoulders (at times)

I would sooner lash Jelavic and Kone for being over priced and over paid pieces of fecal matter, Vic is one of us and should be held up as a example. the lad could of walked away so many times after being frozen out but has stayed ture to us.

shame on all who knock him

Victor averages 3 goals a season and you will be pissed of if he goes.how about this then let's keep baines play him up front as he scores more than the prolific vic and sign a new left back problem solved. by the way its hull after vic big big club.

01 Sep 2013 10:10:31
I for one think that we are going to flourish under Martinez. Four games in and we are still unbeaten, even though the team are playing in a totally different way this year and are still trying to get to grips with the system. On yesterday's performance, in my opinion, if we were to get a decent fee for Fellaini then he should go. Barkley is showing already that he's going to be the difference this year. Everything positive we created yesterday, he had a hand in it. If we get a new striker with the Fellaini cash and a new centre midfielder to replace Fellaini and I think we are in good shape

01 Sep 2013 09:51:41
Whoever comes or goes it has been a crap summer once again, the promise that money was available and all the talk of a marquee signing as yet hasn't happened, instead we have the usual prospect of losing one or maybe two best players at the end of the transfer window and probably replaced by players who not even half as good if replaced at all. I don't normally knock Kenwright and his merry men but this summer for me has highlighted how grim our chairman and his merry men. Same ols same old. {Ed025's Note - its not over till its over mate, lets reserve judgement till tomorrow night hey..

We've lived beyond our means for years, so it's no surprise that we now can't spend the TV money like other clubs.

What did u expect with bill kenwright .hes sells are best players always has and always will .

01 Sep 2013 08:14:56
Lots of people are linking us with a defender but I think we desperately need a better 15m striker. Jelavic and kone are not good enough. Two nill- nils show this COYB very interesting couple of days for Everton

Agree Jamie. But who?

Thats what i'm worried about. We moght not be able to attract the top players.

At this point, last day of the window, rhodes from blackburn

01 Sep 2013 01:22:39
Ed025, and all fellow Blues, dodgy ish start to the season, fair enough, but I reckon that with what we've averaged so far, possession wise 65 per cent, then hopefully a change of fortunes is just around the corner, a little bit of luck in front of goal and the whole team performing better in front of goal too, then maybe results will improve greatly. My main point for this post though is a question to all readers, is Kevin Miralles as good as everyone seems to think he is, or do people think, like me, that he needs to up his game, because personally, I think he's got the ability but he doesn't show enough consistency, he goes missing for large parts of a game. I hope i'm wrong fellas, obviously, but I haven't seen enough, regularly, to say he's worthy of improving our fortunes. As I say, I hope i'm wrong, but surely we need to see more?

I saw Kev made wrong decision while he's got chance only. He 's got to improve our game not our fortune.

Totally agree with OP, so far this season mirellas hasn't turned up, looks off the pace and his décision making has been pants, he needs à kick up the arse, he's not as good as he thinks, and form me the jurys Still out {Ed025's Note - apparently dortmund and another club have been sounding him out 60, i just hope he is not another one who,s head has been turned mate..

Mirallas defo needs to up his game but also jelavic and kone. I think Jelavic may do better with deufolou (whatever) as he puts the type of balls in Jelavic would get on. {Ed025's Note - at the moment, jelly could,nt hit a bulls arse with a banjo!...we need a predator of high calibre for me..

That's a shame if true ed, he is a Dortmund kind of player, hidden gem who gets better {Ed025's Note - not much of a gem if he strolls around like yesterday clarkey!..players have got to want to play for the shirt mate, hes a cracking player, but no one is bigger than the club..

The obvious candidate for the striker job is Defoe, who may not want to leave London. however the world cup is approaching and if he wants to get in the England team he needs games and goals and he'd get both with us.

01 Sep 2013 00:20:54
Hiya ed. So here we go, two days of touture, hope your ready because I'm not! Dreading it, I plan to stay away from the news and hope by Tuesday morning we still have Baines, not fussed with Fellaini, I think he has wanted to go for a while but stayed purely because of Moyes.
Heard were getting Barry and are likely to go for Mcarthey. Good players, although Barry? Unsure on him, never really rated him, would like to see a striker though.
Just remember one thing blues. Players come and go, Everton will always remain along with us great fans.

Stay positive lads and speak to you all Tuesday morning! Hopefully none of us have gone into a deep depression or worse!

COYB

MikeTheBlue

1878 The Cities First

We'll be ok Mike, just think happy thoughts fur 2 days mate.

COYB
Toffee ace

01 Sep 2013 00:12:05
Had to stop myself posting earlier after the game when my emotions were still raw, furious with the officials, furious with the players and furious with the tactics.

I've had time to calm down and think logically, we all agree that the officials were terrible today. Some of the players need a kick up the ass, they need a reality check, some have become so used to being in the side because of our small squad that shuffling it up a little might light a fire, Super Kev looks lost atm, Ozzi jus is not the same player from last season, Jellyman couldn't buy a goal and we need to tell kone tht he's a striker and that he should at all times be the furthest player up the park, not 25 yards behind the play. Barkley has been fantastic but we need to give him a break, atm we seem to be placing all our hopes on him. But I've faith they will all come good, because form is temporary and class is permanent.

Tactics wise, if we can just put a little more energy and pace into our passing game I think we could destroy teams.

Now to the transfer saga, I do NOT want to lose the Fro and Bainsy, but if they go I wish them well, they have been great servants for the club, and maybe, just maybe its time for change, we've become too relient on the left side, if we can get 4-5 players in and take the team in a different direction well who knows were it will take us, after all we've huffed and puffed in previous season with the current players and we havn't quite gotten over the finish line, sometimes change is good.

All in all I think it'll be an exciting transfer deadline day at Goodison, I've even taken the day off work, and remember everyone, NOBODY, I repeat NOBODY is bigger than our club, players will always come and go, and whoever is wearing the blue when we face Chelsea in 2 weeks time will get all our full support, because that's who we are, WE ARE EVERTON, and proud!

IMWT
COYB
NSNI

Kurajan

Agree with most of your post but giving Barkley a break?.We've only played four games.

31 Aug 2013 23:57:16
Go and get Jordan Rhodes he is a fox in the box will get goals no he is untried in prem but could be a risk worth taking he knows where the net is that's for sure reminds me bit of shearer if he does not score he makes the keeper work as his shots always hit the target, he is young and always seems to be in box in right place he would of scored 2 if he was playing today 1 where Jelavic was put through and 2 when delefaue sorry bout spelling whipped it across face of goal and no one gambled he would of as he is a predator I would pay 10 million for him get him we need goals we have outplayed 3 teams created chances and not converted them