28 Jan 2026 20:13:42
I am gutted that any Evertonian would be happy with top ten. I am certainly not, I will be happy only if we are top five. Don't give me any crap about how well we are doing compared with previous years and how we are building for the future.
30 years of mediocracy and no trophies and you are happy with top ten, give me a break. I am realistic enough to realize that we will probably be top ten but it certainly does not make me happy.
28 Jan 2026 20:48:47
If we don’t get the two or three in this window that we need and we wait till the summer I think a top ten place realistic, we get the recruits now and we will Finnish higher yet I’m sure, so stick or twist I want them in now myself mate,1985 was soooooo long ago Mike.
28 Jan 2026 21:23:51
I think most fans would have taken 10th at the start of the season, as a stepping stone towards finishing higher the season after. For so long it felt like no progress was being made both on and off the pitch. Plenty of room for improvement, but I still think we’re on the right track.
28 Jan 2026 21:23:59
Yes mate I was lucky enough to be at Wembley in 1995 and I was a young 55, now I am an old fart 86 next month and no trophy since.
At least I have had the experience of seeing us win the league and been at two Wembley wins, I feel sorry for the younger generation.
I admire your optimism GB, I just hope I can live long enough to see us get back to where we belong, top five and at least having a chance to win a cup.
Not sure about the seating arrangement in heaven, for my penance I may be forced to watch the other lot!
28 Jan 2026 22:51:40
I no what your saying blue mike, now we are in this position we should be trying to improve and looks like we are going to settle for what we have, but I do think we have enough, if Barry keeps scoring to secure Europe with everyone fit.
28 Jan 2026 23:19:57
I hope so Bluepasty. If we can get most of the injured back and we play like we did in the second half against Leeds we should win enough games. We just have to play like that the entire game and stop this sitting back routine in the first half. Moyes said something along the lines that we played badly in the first half but he didn't understand why! Surprising that thousands of supporters understand why but the manager does not.
The tactics have to change and Ndiaye, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Branthwaite and Grealish (when fit) are the players to do it. Also stop Pickford from booting the ball up the field every time he gets hold of it.
{Ed025's Note - absolutely Mike..
29 Jan 2026 10:05:23
Thousands of supporters 'think' they know. What it looks like to us and how the Manager/coaching staff see it may be different. There is one individual though that our judgement may finally be on the same page about and if it isn't, I for one will question my sanity.
29 Jan 2026 13:42:35
I understand where you are coming from BM, but the old Everton that you grew up watching is a different animal to the one we see today. Just in recent history, specifically the FM era, we have been mismanaged to the brink of no return. The constant flirting with relegation has seen our stock fall considerably. Attracting the right players of the right quality has become harder due to players wanting European football. I think DM himself alluded to this in the summer, we tried to get certain players in but they were reluctant to join a club that was perceived to be in this constant dog fight.
The idea that fans are happy for a top ten finish is double edged for me. Am I happy that we don't look like we have to wait until the last game or two to secure our premier league status? Yes, mainly because I'm sick of us being in that position, waiting until the death to see if we avoid the trap door once again. Am I happy finishing in the top ten every year? No, I want us to push on and begin to challenge that 'top 6' and bring success to the club which has been starved of trophies for far too long.
I know you, and some other fans, don't like to hear it but it is an undeniable truth. We are a year down the road into our latest transitional period and, unfortunately, that takes time. If we finish this season in the top 10 then that does represent progress from the last couple of seasons, maybe the last 10 years.
A top 10 finish could help us get better quality players in during the summer window which, in turn, will strengthen our assault on the European places and the perceived premier league hierarchy. But, realistically, any position from 10 to the top is an improvement on last season and the one before. I'm not ecstatic about it but i can see that we are heading in the right direction after so many false dawns.
No club has the divine right to expect to be in the mix of all the available trophies, the team has to work hard for these accolades and you need a squad of both quality and depth. Despite the lofty position, from what we've previously endured, we do not have enough quality nor the depth to constantly challenge at the top end. That can only be achieved with shrewd purchases in the market and with competition for places within the squad.
I want us to improve both full back positions, get in another forward and now, since it looks like Jack's race is ran, possibly another winger. I doubt that will happen this window though so we have to wait until the summer. The main thing is that the new owners seem sensible in their approach and won't be jeopardising our future unlike our previous owner.
29 Jan 2026 16:15:00
The best post on here 'ever' bluepotato, you put this to bed with panache my friend.
may I add progress is progress full stop.
''false dawns'' is 100% correct.