Everton Banter Archive August 06 2013

06 Aug 2013 21:37:10
Love the new away kit, something different for a change instead of the usual plain kits.

I've got a good feeling about Naismith this year. I know he struggled last season but still scored goals. this pre season will do him the world of good. feel he could be a lot more useful than people think. confidence is an issue with him, lot of rangers fans have always said he was the better of him and jelovic. {Ed007's Note - Not just Rangers fans said it.}

06 Aug 2013 20:49:41
Looking forward to seeing more of Ross Barkley this year. Going to be a good player.

Tom

06 Aug 2013 17:09:21
Not a rumour as such, but looking around the prem clubs, united with the Rooney saga, spurs with bale leaving, arsenal jittery in market and now Liverpool with Suarez unsettling the camp, i'd say we have the happiest looking squad around if you follow the news and photos from the club, and a happy squad is good for performances!

Go on youtube and watch the everton u21s do the goalpost challenge. They really enjoying themselves with stubbsy. its seems the whole club is on a new high

06 Aug 2013 14:41:49
new away kit is superb tp.

06 Aug 2013 13:50:09
Away kit was officially released today. Seems like none of you who claim to have already seen it, actually have, as its nothing like you say. I, personally, am not a fan. I looks very cheep and tacky and with the new badge, may damage the clubs image a bit, but it not as bad the Liverpools, so that's good. Opinions?

06 Aug 2013 14:02:25
Get over it. It looks cool

06 Aug 2013 14:07:05
I love it me mate, even started to warm to the new badge now too and I hated that soooo much, I think the new away kit is best kit I've seen for a while

Degs

I like the away kit - in fact I like it more than the home kit!
I'm also warming to the new badge - and I hated it at first. Is there subliminal advertising on the official website that's influencing me? ;-)
Happy-Camper.

Wasn't happy with the badge and was worried about the kit. Now though love the kit and love the badge! I think the negativity towards the badge was more out of shock, after time it grew on me now I really like it, I thought it looked good along with the other clubs in this competition.

Sorry AB, can't agree with you there. I'm with Degs, I really like the kit and I'll definitely be buying it, just like I do every season regardless of the quality of kit or badge.

BitterBlue

First sight seeing "Boca home kit" obviously.

Boys I've got to be honest i'm not keen, bit of a crazy kit for me this years away one. don't think ill get that one or the home one, hope the 3rd is good. Will probably be white or black I reckon.
The only reasonim not keen on this years away one, is because last years away and 3rd were superb!
Molly888

Disappointing, very nice kit, shame about the badge though and won't be buying it for that reason. Home kit is an eyesore.

06 Aug 2013 12:14:22
After the seeing the new home and away shirt, you will be pleased to know that I have forwarded my 3 year old son's CV to Nike for the role of Head of Kit Design.

Anyone know when the third kit comes out?

Alastair I think your 3 year old may be a little too mature and too good a designer for the job at Nike.

Third kit always comes out a few weeks into the season

06 Aug 2013 11:24:51
Love the away kit. What do you think ed? {Ed025's Note - i agree with svenny..marmite!..and thats not rhyming slang...

06 Aug 2013 10:22:08
I don't bye this 3 at the back system especially our full backs they were probably the best 2 attacking full backs in the prem last season why put them in a more advanced situation we had a solid defence last season I am all for keeping the ball and playing it out from the back but against Madrid we have the ball away too many times by casual passing made me have flashbacks to many wigan games where they gave stupid goals away which cost them I feel we will score a lot of goals and will give some teams a hammering but I can see us being exposed by teams like Chelsea and man city, ed what do you see with our new style I know early days but any concerns or positives {Ed025's Note - more concerns than positives i think, but this is pre-season, and the right time to iron out problems like this..

06 Aug 2013 09:19:48
Everyone's thoughts on the new away kit?

I don't mind it, but Nike are taking the piss compared to other teams' shirts.

I would have preferred all yellow instead of yellow/blue.

06 Aug 2013 02:44:20
Ed, what about a proven striker namely Darren Bent, surely he wouldn't be a bad signing {Ed025's Note - i think we already have two similar in kone and jelavic luke..

06 Aug 2013 00:08:41
Not a rumour but how have we ended up playing valencia for 5th place when we were in the top 4, shouldn't we be playing milan for 3rd place? Can you explain ed? Connor efc {Ed025's Note - pythagoras would struggle with it connor mate..

Apparently LA Galaxy had more goals scored than us so they took our place. It was a last minute rule change.

Standard US policy, make the rules up as they go along to make themselves look better than they are.

How did they score more goals we scored 2 they scored 1, doesn't make sense

Basically the yanks can't stand to see one of their teams playing for 5th place so they manipulated the rules to get their team to appear better than they actually are. That's the yanks for you, my friend once took part in the shooting World championships, won by a mile and was stripped of the title "for being of a too high a standard"'. Figure that one out by wait for it. the American organisers, funnily enough an American was in 2nd place.

Ordinary Americans are fine - very hospitable. It's those who run (or think they run) things and can't abide the fact that the rest the world is taking over economically & financially AND the fact that the rest of the world don't like being told what to do anymore. A little less claiming of moral superiority and a little more live-and-let-live by America's "leaders" would go a long way. Of course, being constantly targeted by terrorists does make the Americans defensive and potentially insular.
Diatribe over - back to football. Sorry. Once a blue, always a blue.
Blue-Whale