11 May 2026 20:23:49
10th or just above finish this season means we have quickly found our level and can prepare to begin moving up this Summer. I echo what others have said a RB/WB is a priority along with at least one quality striker but please not Delap, Parrot or god forbid Wilson.
11 May 2026 20:30:16
After watching our last few games those players in would be the bare minimum, we have several that need replacing.
11 May 2026 21:03:50
We need to play some of those who sit on the bench week after week to see how they perform.
11 May 2026 22:31:32
Fully expect the owners to invest in the summer. My gut feeling is we'll see 4 or 5 come in. We have no attacking threat from our full backs, a couple of ageing, slow centre backs, no decent strikers, and too much reliance on a couple of attackers.
12 May 2026 07:49:17
Spot on, JB.
12 May 2026 08:42:47
We don't know what we have because, barring injuries, we only see the same 11 every week.
12 May 2026 10:14:05
C'mon now, sometimes he swaps Barry and Paul Chuckle about up top.
12 May 2026 13:26:16
We've been in dire straits for years and bizarrely some people are now unhappy with the job Moyes is doing. I personally don't agree with some of his decisions/tactics, but we've had a safe season for the first time in years (apart from him turning last yr into a safe season when he came in) and the club feels on a stable footing for the first time in a decade. We desperately need two quality full backs that are good going forward - but we're rebuilding and need to be patient. Everyone wanted immediate success when Moshiri came in - we spent woefully, chopped and changed managers, and became a mess of a club.
Interesting note on the strikers - I don't think either of them are good enough for where we want to be (but love Beto work rate and attitude) . Between them they've scored 14 in last 17 league games. Given that there's pretty much only ever one of them on the pitch at a time, that seems a pretty good return. Can't be many other strikers in the league that have scored 14 in last 17?
12 May 2026 14:06:53
Agree with what you are saying, Toffee, in particular over RB/LB positions, given that Moyes will not try Aznou, so no one knows his capabilities.
Good stats about strikers!