Everton Banter Archive December 02 2017

02 Dec 2017 22:37:45
This has nothing to do with todays performance or result.
I told you i would take my heart out of it from now on.
I cant.
Im blue through and through and my heart is blue.
I will get behind Sam Allarfyce 100% and i will hope he is our next best manager.
What can i say?
I can't stay mad at the club i love.
No matter what i will be a blue till i die in this world and ill still be a blue in the next.
100% COYB's.

02 Dec 2017 23:20:30
Welcome back. Once Everton has touched you nothing will ever be the same.

03 Dec 2017 01:34:20
Just a small foot note to those who did not want SAM. A small unrecognised fact. Watford have conceeded more home goals than any other team in the premiership, at this time, do we really need another Martinez?

03 Dec 2017 10:08:49
Not sure what that has to do with Sam.

Anyway we've got him now so not much we can do. I hope he wins every game while he's here and then buggars off when he's done.

02 Dec 2017 20:40:41
One player I would like us to sign in January would be Luke Shaw he had so much talent at Southampton and think he chose the wrong move and the big move has went to his head would be a risk but hopefully we could get some fire back into his belly.

02 Dec 2017 19:19:53
Wow what a interview after the match from Big Sam what a good guy he is, just the piece that has been missing from our Club in one word Passion, he says it is as on the tin, no messing just an honest assessment of our match, anyone who had doubts about him forget it, he will be at this club for a very long time and very successful it will be.

{Ed0333's Note - I’m glad you can see such unadulterated positives in appointing Sam Allardyce as your leader Guernsey. If he was at Liverpool i don’t think I’d be so jingoistic mate.

02 Dec 2017 19:36:17
Onwards and upwards mate we have to start somewhere.

02 Dec 2017 20:20:13
We have to tread carefully GB. An honest assessment is we were awful in the first half. Huddersfield are well organised but like us low on confidence (we are getting better) . Allardyce assets are his assessing. Everyone sat around and near me knew what he would do second half and it was only what any Manager with confidence and commonsense would do. For weeks/ months we have reverted back to either the Wilkins pass the ball method or sitting deep and inviting Teams onto us. Both Lennon and Siguurdson pushed higher up in the second half which led to Siguurdsons goal. I honestly believe (obviously not no matter what) in the old agage of attack is the best form of defence. If the other side is deep and on the back foot (and I am talking about the middle of the table Teams like us here) it leaves us space to play the ball and find a target. All Sam did was use commonsense, as he says it isn't rocket science. We have a long way to go and we will see where we are after the game across the park.

02 Dec 2017 20:28:01
Credit where credit is due though mate second half the lads did well, I like Big Sam he does what it says on the tin, pleasure to watch the last two games.

02 Dec 2017 20:50:15
Just seen his interview (just got in, wife's not happy! LOL) yep I had forgotton his honesty and straightforward attitude. Very refreshing as you say.

02 Dec 2017 21:48:12
Bloody hell GB it's only been one game and three days! Talk about easily pleased!

Let's be careful here and stay on our toes. He's got to now manage a team and expectations that aren't simply to survive. He's never had to deal with this pressure before.

For me today though it was a good win and a type of win that we haven't done for a while. The big difference was after the second goal we managed the game and slowed it down.

A great start.

03 Dec 2017 09:39:05
I wanted big Sam because we were in a relegation battle now that we are tenth can we sack him ha ha.

02 Dec 2017 18:22:08
Good win that, was great to see the two Sams constantly giving instructions from the sideline. Always hated Sammy Lee for being a kopite but he's a professional and you can't knock his attitude. Just a shame it was only 2-0 because I bet Gylfi 1st scorer 3-0 at 60-1.

02 Dec 2017 18:44:02
Water under the bridge mate, Big Sam and Little Sam in to help Everton, good enough for me, be nice to see them doing that against our neighbours next week lol.

02 Dec 2017 18:54:07
That might be a bridge too far against them mate but we can only hope.

02 Dec 2017 19:02:09
Never say never mate, don't forget we have the Two Sams now lol.

02 Dec 2017 19:47:09
3 Sams if Sam Byrne is still around.

02 Dec 2017 18:09:48
A win and a clean sheet. Feels good, doesn't it?

02 Dec 2017 17:11:31
top half, getting dizzy already.

02 Dec 2017 15:03:11
Whether Sam was our choice or not he is now manager of our team, wasn’t my choice but I will be getting behind my team and wishing hoping and praying for things to be moving in the right direction
Hopefully the rest of you can build a bridge and get over it and do what we should be doing and cheering on the boys. whoever it is that pulls on that shirt or sits in the dugout!
COYB!

02 Dec 2017 15:11:43
Too right mate, see Big Sam had a standing ovation At Goodison impressed with that,

02 Dec 2017 14:10:55
same team as mid week.

02 Dec 2017 14:50:40
He doesn't have much choice really only had them two days. Can't understand why Sandro isn't even on the bench though. Right here we go.

02 Dec 2017 13:41:28
I didn't want Big Sam myself originally but you can understand the necessity brought on by the desperate, abject performances this season. I think he's said the right things so far and if he improves our situation I couldn't care less if I like him or not. It's worth bearing in mind that we aren't that far from the top half of the season. If we put a shift in like we did last Weds every game and sign the right players in the right places there's no reason we can't at least equal last season (that is a tall order though) . I'm going for ahard fought.

02 Dec 2017 18:59:14
Was going to say 2-1 win before, so I was close but certainly can't complain!

02 Dec 2017 12:29:11
Today is the first game since the opening game of the season that I'm actually looking forward to going to.
Didn't want Sam but listening to his interviews he has said all the right things and didn't once say 'but OK' haha
Will be interesting to see how we set up today and how we perform.
I feel we will keep another clean sheet with a 3-0 win today.
Niasse, Sigs and Keane to score.

02 Dec 2017 12:46:37
Sam the fireman will keep Everton whilst spending a fortune and fill his pockets along the way
He normally brings with him 20 back room staff.
Joe Royal was a better choice!

02 Dec 2017 13:11:10
For gods sake time to move on!

02 Dec 2017 13:33:30
Newcastle United, no more needs to be said.

02 Dec 2017 09:05:02
I'll be honest and say I won't be applauding Big Sam or little Sam but I will be applauding the team onto the pitch. I've made it clear what I believe. However, I won't be slating every poor performance and blaming the manager. I never want anyone who's involved in our club to fail no matter who they are.

For me though I'm sick to the back teeth of managers. It's all that's talked about now and is the constant focus since the final year of Moyes.

I'm also sick to death of fans talking about bad performances of players but never see the good on the pitch even when we win. A few on here singled out players from our 4-0 win in midweek to have a go. They're low on confidence but gave everything on Wednesday and even though some came up short maybe, you can't fault the effort.

Let's start today with a new manager, backroom team AND a new outlook on the game. There were some on here that would give their views on every player and how they thought they rated. We'd agree or disagree but they were balanced views. However, too many now focus on the negative performances.

Its time to look forward now and hopefully a move towards the top half of the table.

COYB NSNO.

02 Dec 2017 10:07:54
Bloney good post mate, the lads played out of their boots on Wed I think they will get over this misfiring start, and we did have all the Top Dogs one after another, I now see of the other teams playing them most are loosing, no doubt about it Big Sam talks the talk alright good little dig at Silva, anyway Tis the Season of Goodwill coming up so no more moans till the transfer Window in January eh, going to be a good un me thinks.

02 Dec 2017 10:54:15
I’m curious as to how this will play out tbh. He’s not really had the chance to go much further than survival in the league. I don’t see us struggling in the way his reputation as a manager would indicate, especially after last Wednesday. I’m not saying we’re all ok now, but I’m more optimistic.

He’s got 18 months so let’s see if he can make the most of them. If I was him I would be moving hell and high water to shrug off the fire fighter image and see if I could be remembered for winning something instead. Let’s face it, this is the only chance he will ever get at this level. He’s kind of admitted that already.

02 Dec 2017 12:49:52
So you’re having a go at people for being negative and asking people to support the club

But won’t applaud the manager who needs all the support he can get.

02 Dec 2017 13:08:33
Bit stupid to be critical of anything at the moment. This is the first game of the new managerial reign so let's give them a chance and full support. Not most people's choice but that is behind us now so let's move on.

{Ed025's Note - i agree with that mike..

02 Dec 2017 13:13:27
Did you not applaud Beardsley, Albert, Sheedy, Johnson etc then?
If they represent Everton Football Club why would you not applaud?

02 Dec 2017 14:37:36
Wow, just shows that opened a can of worms, Good Lord.

02 Dec 2017 15:35:27
Swan you had a go at Rom for being our top scorer and being our top EPL scorer so hardly one to comment on negativity.

Mike I'm not being critical of the team only STUPID supporters laying into our own players after a 4 nil win.

And Wakka I did applaud them because they were worthy of being at the club.

My post is about being negative on negativity (two negatives = positive) !

02 Dec 2017 05:56:21
{Ed's Note - we have posted a new article entitled, Premier League Match Preview Saturday 2nd December 2017