Everton Banter Archive June 05 2016

05 Jun 2016 23:16:58
All this talk of challenging for top 4 i the next 3/ 4 years annoys me. If I were Mr. Moshiri I would be aiming for 1st place by next season.
I feel one should be aiming for perfection. I know that there is a good chance that this would not happen, but it should be thr goal all managers should aim at. I also believe that our aim in points should be no less than 114 points i. e. perfection. So when one starts with this principle that will achive the7r true goal. One must aim for perfection.
But I will admit i am really excited for the following season.

COYB.

06 Jun 2016 00:05:13
It is just paper talk. don't be suckered in.

06 Jun 2016 07:13:00
It's all good an and well saying the target is perfect points but we all know that no team will ever have that which basically means we will fail our target every year. there's a reason why businesses don't just go out saying I want to make 1 trillion every year. If a target isn't realistically achievable then people stop trying to achieve it.

06 Jun 2016 07:57:14
That's why I said 3-4 years look at city they had all that money (lot more then we have ) and it took them about 4 years to win the league. We can now compete that's all at the minute give it time. To all Everton fans that think just because we got money we should win league take a step back and look at What having this investment means. We no longer loose are best players unless they want out, We can buy from a bigger and better pool of players, we can now get a ground with out help or lack of it from city council and yes we can also push on each season aiming for the top prize the league.

05 Jun 2016 22:07:01
For me next season I would like to Virgil van dike in our deffence. Big strong and scores goals. If to comes please bring him.

06 Jun 2016 08:11:10
Sorry to burst your bubble but Virgil signed a new long term contract within the last month AND Saints will block any players following RoKo. Besides, these are players who bust a gut to get into Europe again and despite what you may hear, quite a number will be pleased to have RoKo gone.

Some players may leave Saints, but other than the normal cull they will leave for Champions League rather than money today and promises for tomorrow. Suspect your club will see the same.

05 Jun 2016 20:00:14
Probably still take us two weeks to broadcast it.

05 Jun 2016 16:24:08
Lukaku owes nothing to Everton unfortunately. It's his job and it pays his wage. As rumour stands, he lost his way towards the end because of the breakdown in relationship with Martinez. I for one, would welcome him for another season if his heart is in it. On his day (which was rare after Xmas) , he's up there as potentially one of the best in my opinion. Hope we get him to stay.

05 Jun 2016 16:48:24
Well said king. Hopefully the new manager (hurry up koeman) will play to his strengths. We need to keep our best players and build tje team around them. I truely believe with the right manager the likes of rom ross and john will and can spearhead us to the top few places. i said last season i don't think were far off with the squad we already have. A couple of decent signings and the right manager and we will be amongst the big boys.
If none of our 1st teamers leave i'd like to see us sign a keeper, rb, left winger/ atk mid, striker and poss a new cb. our youth lads can replace the older boys/ out of contract.

05 Jun 2016 17:44:28
I can't stand his ego. It will never change and the way he has gone about a move away has been diabolical.

For me I want a team player that does exactly that. Puts the team before himself. I will gladly pack his bags for him and call a delta cab.

Does he really feel like an everton player or does a oviedo or besic interview sound more like a player we could all adore?

05 Jun 2016 19:10:21
I thought egotistical self absorbed pouting high scoring strikers was the standard.

05 Jun 2016 21:52:50
He said he wants to go so let him go 65mill from Chelsea we can get someone else for that sort of money.

05 Jun 2016 22:58:02
He owes the remainder of his contract. Period.

{Ed002's Note - If that were the case there would be no transfers.}

05 Jun 2016 09:10:18
just for fun how would you all like to see this "£100 million" spent would you like to see one or two real marquee signings or it spead across the entire squad personally I think we should be looking at shoring up positions that are weak at the moment or the player currently holding those place are aging (Jags, Baines) would also like to see some real competition for Coleman's place as I think he's a little too comfortable at the moment oh and I'm spectulating on the £100 mill total we may or may not have that kind of cash but it is a number that has been thrown around a lot in the press so I went with it.

{Ed025's Note - my preference would be for 1 marquee signing and 2 or 3 quality additions in defence mate..

05 Jun 2016 09:43:24
Agree with you Ed025, One of them quality signings imo would be Wijnaldum from Newcastle, big, powerful, bit of pace and scores goals.

05 Jun 2016 10:09:41
I would absolutely love mata although i don't think it would ever happen i do feel we need a quality midfielder as barkley mcarthy and barry are bang average i think.

05 Jun 2016 10:29:01
Disagree Ryan Barry is more or less finished. Can't see him playing beyond this season but he will be valuable this season all the same. Most consistent player last season imo.

McCarthy and especially Barkley are young and will only get better with every season. Still have to see the best these 2 have to offer.

Some sort of goal keeper, right back and striker needed most imo. Maybe a left sided midfielder thrown in for good measure or a midfielder to challenge Barkley for his position.

That's obviously if we keep our current squad. If players leave which will probably happen they will obviously have to be replaced.

05 Jun 2016 11:04:15
Fair enough NBTB its a game of opinions but i think our midfield is trash mate id like a decent winger aswell.

{Ed025's Note - trash is very harsh ryan..

05 Jun 2016 11:20:38
I agree maybe a left sided midfielder and a player to challenge Barkley as I said. Where I'd be coming from is the way the team and midfield especially was set under Martinez. I think a new manager will have a different approach. We have plenty of defensive midfield players and right wingers who are decent players imo.

As I said I think a new manager with different ideas and approach can get more out of them. Take Mirallas for example. He hardly got playing last season. Seemed to me there was something personal with him and Martinez. I agree he can be a bit of a loose canon and is hard to manage but at the same time I thought he was underutilized last season.

Imho a fresh approach from a new manager who has various game plans and tactics up his sleeve will get more out of these players than our previous manager. That's my opinion Ryan. I'm not for one second saying its 100% correct. Just my opinion 😊.

05 Jun 2016 12:52:48
I don't see much need to improve the defense that much if we keep stones and mori. Maybe a defender that can play rb/ lb. Individually i think we have enough quality but that as a unit it wasnt working. For me forster in goal. A proper quality winger, maybe yarmalenko but wijnaldum is a good player as well. A quality cm, maybe someone like polish sevilla player who i will not attempt to name. A striker or 2 depending on lukaku. Would take pelle as 2nd choice. Particularly in 2nd rm year, lack of width was damaging defensively as well as attacking but that has improved but still an area for considerate improvement, the left side more so. I agree with comments about midfield, like barry and mcCArthy but need someone else in there alongside one of them.

05 Jun 2016 13:03:53
I'd love Forster, Mane, Kante, a playmaker and then a striker to replace Rom. is that just being greedy.

05 Jun 2016 15:29:24
Cillisen, Fabien Schar, Wijnaldum, Saido Mane and maybe Alcacer from Valencia. Also I see Galloway as a centre half and I don't think Oviedo is quality enough for the left back spot, but Bertrand from Southampton is a Baines type player, can defend but also bomb forward.

05 Jun 2016 16:30:11
Imo a keeper is the priority. Joel, superb no 2 for me. Possibly a cb and lb. A left mid (cleverley osman Gibson doesn't do it for me) . Another striker (if lukaku stays, and maybe even is niasse becomes a footballer) and just to be ultra greedy, a younger Gareth Barry. Thank you Mr Moshiri.

05 Jun 2016 14:15:56
how much you reckon we would get Wijnaldum for Ed, think Geordies paid 14 million.

{Ed025's Note - i would say around £20-25m degs, but thats just a guess mate..

05 Jun 2016 16:36:10
Yeah i think your right trash was harsh ed but i fell victim to beleiving the hype around them and these last two seasons have taken its toll, i hope they improve and live up to potential but i can't see it anymore.

{Ed025's Note - im hoping it was the roberto factor ryan and that they will improve under a new manager mate..

05 Jun 2016 08:05:28
£20m for a 29 year old off the back of 1 good season in the top flight. Anyone else think this is a bit silly? And if it's £20m for Vardy who is 7 years older than Lukaku then surely £50m is the start price for Rom to leave.

05 Jun 2016 08:15:11
Its a release clause. They tend to be silly prices so that no club gets their pants pulled down by another club.