Everton Banter

15 Dec 2025 14:59:00
Father in law is a Chelsea season ticket holder, reckons we were the better team in first half and a draw would've been fair, could easily have been 3-3.

15 Dec 2025 15:06:29
Agree our woeful finishing is our problem.

15 Dec 2025 18:34:38
Could easily been us ahead at halftime. We are a good side. Stop predicting is my sdvice. Predict a score ln no basis and then slag the team off ehen it doesn't happen. 1994.

15 Dec 2025 19:04:23
It’s not slagging the Team off at all, if I’m not happy with the game of any player I question it, every fans right,

15 Dec 2025 10:32:07
Mykolenko v Chelsea

Chances created 2
Final third passes 11
Recoveries 3
Rating 7.1


Not bad for a crap left back against the World Champions.

15 Dec 2025 15:02:56
Some good stats them. Are we not adding the ball watching and flat-footedness for the first or the fact he got his ankles snapped by Neto for the 2nd?

15 Dec 2025 15:07:07
I keep getting told stats don’t mean anything hmmmm.

15 Dec 2025 17:00:04
Neto has been snapping ankles all season. Offer your services to Moyes.

15 Dec 2025 17:08:15
They don't in the round GB, it was an answer to bluenose's obsession with Mykolenko. He isn't the best LB in the Prem but he certainly isn't the worse. TV doesn't show the whole game I. E. follows the ball.

Tarks shove for instance or what led to it. Mykolenko is quite often the last man when Tarks and Keane venture. Moyes thinks Myko is okay and I agree, some don't but Myko is certainly not sh**e.

15 Dec 2025 17:16:34
To be fair stats don't always show the true picture. I mean the centre halfs can have 100% passing rate just because they pass it back and forth to each other.

15 Dec 2025 17:41:48
I agree.

15 Dec 2025 17:57:50
I think Myko has improved since first joining us, happy for him to stay myself.

15 Dec 2025 20:19:05
He is solid, not spectacular or really attack minded. I don't look at LB and worry, but understand why some aren't convinced.
We've also been blessed with quality and popular at LB for a long time before him so he is up against it with fans sometimes.


Digne
Baines - Best ever? My favourite Everton player.
Lescott
Distin
M. Ball
Unsworth
Hinchliffe
Van den howe
And way back further, players i didn't see.

15 Dec 2025 07:39:04
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

14 Dec 2025 19:19:52
What’s our Team likely then against the Goooners next Saturday, big boots to fill, Ndiaye and Gueye will be missed massively and also KDH.

{Ed025's Note - Tim for Gana is easy enough, and probably McNeil for Ndaiye, with the 2 sub goalies coming on with 10 mins to go.. :)

14 Dec 2025 19:48:19
Now now Ed.

14 Dec 2025 20:16:58
Ed could be right, we are threaded.

{Ed025's Note - you never know it could be the making of the guys who step in, it may also prove to TFG that we need reinforcements come January, that is my positive spin on things, the negatives are that i cant see Millican and Nesbitt getting many goals so the next 6 weeks could be a war of attrition..

14 Dec 2025 20:30:36
He won't play Dibling against Arsenal so expect Grealish, Alcaraz, McNeil in front of Garner and Irogebunam, one of the B's up front. Eds call isn't far off, oh and further cheer, wasn't Grealish also worrying about a hamstring. On a personal note I am in line for deaf and dumb breakfast all week because I want to be back from a trip Saturday.

14 Dec 2025 21:58:11
We are going to sit back and use McNeils pace on the breakaways.

15 Dec 2025 09:26:54
All their defenders in our half and McNeil hailing an uber.

15 Dec 2025 11:39:56
When we attack the south stand use McNeil it’s downhill will give him an extra inch of pace, and for north use dibbling his youth will counter going uphill.

15 Dec 2025 14:27:54
Rolling sub. Brilliant. 😅.

15 Dec 2025 14:28:36
Everything is uphill to my 5ft 7inches.

15 Dec 2025 17:18:33
Try 6ft 4in, everything cost a fortune. Shoes, clothes everything grrr.

14 Dec 2025 18:15:39
DCL 4 goals in 4 matches, well I never.

14 Dec 2025 18:33:04
Getting the feed. With Grealish, KDH, Ndiaye feeding in he could have played how Antonelli had him. But we were not to know who we were getting in. Hopefully our scouts have been looking further down the leagues for someone similar.

14 Dec 2025 18:58:32
Yep agree with that mate.

14 Dec 2025 21:59:08
DCL? Move on .

15 Dec 2025 00:39:20
Good for him 5, 3, 7, 2, 5 that’s his goal tally for 5 years didn’t include cups didn’t make much difference, his numbers for physio tables is amazing though.

15 Dec 2025 10:11:24
I think he has 3 pens in that total and if you watch him he does less than Barry.

14 Dec 2025 18:06:39
So we are down to 9th but only 4 points off 4th, happy with that hopefully we can upset the Gooooooooners at home next Saturday.

14 Dec 2025 15:54:02
That Notts Forest playing some good stuff today, who's their Manager?

14 Dec 2025 16:25:07
Yep thumped the Spuds todayshows how good Davey was when we thumped them mate.

14 Dec 2025 16:42:14
Awful last weekend though.

14 Dec 2025 17:29:56
But then Spurs thumped us GB. Just shows you how bang average teams in this league are right now.

14 Dec 2025 17:58:46
Exactly BMD anyone can beat anyone mate.

14 Dec 2025 12:58:07
Positions! Keeper solid fullbacks poor not including obrien as he is a CB. Tarks and Keane reliable but always expect 1 or both to do something dodgy think branwhaite is back late January. nydieye Grealish are quality mcneil slow but dependable can't really comment on Dibling as i haven't seen enough of the lad idrissa has lost his legs but will miss him when he isn't here. Garner been brilliant this season apart from his crosses which are very hit and miss. Tim frustrates me because his head drops to quick if he starts a game badly.

love Alcaraz with his gung ho attitude when attacking but does misplace quite a few passes. KDH for me is still more effective when playing deeper and is not a 10.and then we have B+B and I don't rate either Barry has come on loads but he wouldn't start in any other prem team but he is the best we have at the moment. we all no were we need to improve the team just hope are recruitment team do aswell. hopefully get a couple of bargains in January and kick on again. stange season this year as everyone is beating anyone super 6 is solid to predict 😉.

14 Dec 2025 15:09:54
Actually look at Mykolenko's role in the Team, he is often last man and more mobile as most paint him. I am not saying he is best in the league but he is not the worse.

As I have mentioned before I would love to see posts from our away fans in order to get more rounded opinions. Everyones opinion matters but surely live views are better than TV.

14 Dec 2025 15:45:17
He is utter s**** and the way it consistently gets overlooked is astounding. Seems to be that 2 good performances against Salah and Saka in 5 seasons are enough to give him grace.

Constantly ball watching and totally unaware of the dangers around him. Sooner that he gets replaced the better we will be. If we can bring Robinson back home it would be as important a signing as a striker.

14 Dec 2025 15:52:39
TV or at the game BlueNose1878.

14 Dec 2025 16:26:38
Out of contract isn't he aswell in the summer.

14 Dec 2025 16:43:34
We’ve had better left backs but I don’t think he’s as bad as some on here. Thought he played well against Forest last weekend.

14 Dec 2025 17:36:22
Live is always better. Remember when they opened the new stand at Goodison. Not only was the view amazing but you could see clearly what the players were trying to do. The movement and passing, good and bad was clear to see, and even with a bad pass you could see the players intention. No comparison to watching on tv.

14 Dec 2025 19:32:57
Went to Blackburn years ago watching someone. First time I sat high up, like watching coaches with their board and buttons. Always wondered since why Managers/head coaches don't have someone sat up there.

14 Dec 2025 21:26:58
Myko not great going forward but nowhere near as bad as you make out overall Bluenose1878. Not sure what makes you think Everton is 'home' for Robinson?! Born down south but represents USA, signed for us at 18, never played a league game, left.

14 Dec 2025 22:46:23
The Chelsea lad went past him as easy as off a shovel but Myko kept at it. The Chelsea wide lads do that to all the sides including City and Arsenal. If Myko was as Bluenose put it, he would not be in the Team, yet successive Managers pick him.

15 Dec 2025 10:13:53
They have to pick him because we have no1 else Dms. myko is not good enough and never has been but that is my opinion each to there own i guess.

15 Dec 2025 17:22:37
Rugby League coaches always sit in the stands, It really is the best way to watch the game. Saying that most managers have screens next to them so that they can watch replays then complain to the refs assistant.

15 Dec 2025 21:37:31
Mykolenko is not consistent or good enough for the EPL. He has some games were he is a 7/10, most other games he’s a 5 or 6. Defensively he used to be much more reliable, but most games now the wingers constantly get the better of him because he’s caught out of position or ball watching.


We have had no other left backs since he signed. Young or Garner were/are the backups, that’s the reason every manager picks him.
He will be replaced, hopefully sooner rather then later.

14 Dec 2025 12:32:10
Just watched our match again, we played well for long periods and had at least 4 very good chances to score, if only we had a striker who could score one or two of them, it’s costing us so many points, really hope we can get one in Jan.

14 Dec 2025 16:33:01
We did and losing KDH was a biggy, Alcaraz cannot play as a 10, that is obvious. Moyes doesn't want to mess PNE around but a very strong case to bring Armstrong back (not sure how it works) .

14 Dec 2025 17:39:26
Watched Armstrong yesterday and he had a poor game by his standards. I am a big fan of his but don’t see him as a 10, plays a little deeper than that.

14 Dec 2025 19:24:38
An 8 which Alcaraz is according to Moyes. I don't think (when you watch the game) we actually play with a 10.

14 Dec 2025 22:01:59
That I can believe.

14 Dec 2025 08:42:58
Proof that Moyes is back: Bookies; Everton Evens to Finish top half. Moyes of old consistent 7th or 8th, would take that this season. Think Moysie was a bit tongue in cheek saying Europe though, don't get me wrong I would take it, heart talking.

Head says, we are not quite there yet, ambitious yes, with our first choice 11 but we don't have the Squad depth. Under Brown Shoes, Squad depth (lack of) was the killer.

14 Dec 2025 17:41:22
Bookies are not stupid they will offer decent odds on us getting top eight, because they know we won’t.

14 Dec 2025 19:27:49
What I said only offered evens for Top half so 10th.

13 Dec 2025 22:08:27
Look guys, some times you lose and somes time you LOSE. We went toe to toe with the world champions in their own back yard today. This is serious progress. Stay positive and get behind the boy upfront, the future is bright.

{Ed025's Note - im sad but not devastated Pompey..

14 Dec 2025 07:13:52
We have been behind the (23 year old) 'boy' up front every game, the problem is he hasn't been 'on' the ball.

15 Dec 2025 08:09:24
As a Premiership team the least i would expect is for us to go toe to toe any other Premiership team.