Everton banter 6

01 Aug 2026 19:12:21
Wow complaining about signings before they are in the door, chill out people.

01 Aug 2026 19:21:58
You couldn't make it up, moaning because they're too young then too old, it baffles me, he's a decent player and is definitely an upgrade.

01 Aug 2026 19:28:45
Agree, mate, it's only a few, nothing new.

01 Aug 2026 19:31:56
I agree, 12 months ago, fans were screaming out for us to sign him when Arsenal got him for £15m. What has changed in that time, other than we have got him for less than half the price after a season that would not have taken too much out of him.

Whilst other players may suffer a hangover from an incredibly long season last season. He will be a good signing.

01 Aug 2026 19:41:00
They moan for the sake of moaning mate.

01 Aug 2026 20:34:31
Just want our club to be better. Years of frustration, and we seem to be getting further behind.

01 Aug 2026 20:37:32
Why how do you work that out mate

01 Aug 2026 21:09:31
If we end up further up the table than last year, then I'll stand corrected, but at the moment I'm just not seeing it being any better, mate.

01 Aug 2026 23:47:22
But we ended further up the league last season, but wasn't good enough because we had a chance of Europe, and that was because our squad wasn't good enough and we failed. We are now trying to put that right. 2 players we had last season have now had a season in the prem with us, and I see signs of them being able to help the team, plus the additions we've already made or are making, we will be stronger to get where we want to be.

Little gems don't just farrow on trees, we've just bought the best rated player in the Championship and a solid midfielder, fingers crossed we get a right back and striker in next with a couple of good loans. This could still be a very good window for us, remember we have no European football to offer so we aren't at the elite table.

01 Aug 2026 19:03:09
Leeds fans coldnt wait to get rid of Angus and his cronies so they all headed to the north west and Everton FC the way they have gone about transfer buisness is like a corner shop versus Sainsburys or Asda its a disgrace but hey the Americans brought them in can't blame Moshiri or Kenwright for this s*** show.

01 Aug 2026 19:23:11
What s*** show, I don't see anything wrong with any of the signing so far, not saying we don't need more, but every player is where we are as a club.

01 Aug 2026 19:35:26
Great deal, mate, defensive midfielder and centre back very useful, bring em on.

01 Aug 2026 19:47:58
Apart from Barry and Dibling, I thought our signings last year were alright. Grealish, KDH, Aznou, Rohl and George all seem decent players and better than what we had. Also resigned Keane and Gana, which were good deals at the time. Plus we offloaded a load of dead wood.

The lack of RB was worrying as it's been so obvious for years. Sticking with Coleman was a mistake.

The lack of a decent striker screwed us, and the choice of Barry was odd given his first touch, hold up play and finishing are all atrocious.

Hackney looks alright and if Norgaard is half decent then 7 out of 9 isn't the worst return. We have bought some real dross over the years. No one gets it all right all the time.

Maybe the win has got me looking through blue tinted glasses.

01 Aug 2026 20:35:05
Now I know there's a few on here that moan, however I'm beginning to think someone on hear is a red trying to stir up discord. There seems to be constant negative references to every positive thing that happens and I'm smelling a red or someone that really isn't a toffee and if they feel that negatively about the club them maybe Everton aren't for you.

You know who you are!

01 Aug 2026 20:48:20
I was thinking the same, Big C.

01 Aug 2026 21:25:01
Well it defo isn't me, I've been a blue for 45 years.

02 Aug 2026 08:50:12
Not you dev, you're blue through and through. ?

01 Aug 2026 18:12:05
I do believe I said it would be a win for us 2-1.
I will wait for the moaners to tell us everything we were bad at.

01 Aug 2026 19:24:07
Well done, mate, that was a good win for us today, we played well.

01 Aug 2026 19:49:28
We weren't great for a lot of what I saw, Pasty. We were fortunate to win, to be honest. Looked much better after the subs were made in the second half.

Rohl really impressed me with his energy. Could have played a further 90 mins at the final whistle.

01 Aug 2026 20:59:00
I agree, we were sloppy with the ball, final balls weren't great, but we also did have some good play. Rohl, KDH, Hackney, even Barry did more good than bad for a change. Think Tarks wasn't great and would rather see Obrien next to Braithweight, definitely more pace.

The young lad Azoni, think that's how you spell it, showed so much more than Myko and has to be given the chance over him going forward, but at least they showed some battling today, a lot better than Stoke for sure.

02 Aug 2026 17:00:22
Certainly, Stoke was not enjoyable viewing and we attacked more against Hamburg. Myko needs dropping, as he offers little going forward and often makes mistakes in defence.

{Ed025's Note - hes pretty poor BR but i think we should concentrate on getting a right back and a forward first mate..

01 Aug 2026 17:45:28
How much lower can Moyes make us sink £7 million for a 32 year old they signed on a free last season can't take much more of this s****.

01 Aug 2026 17:56:38
7m is nothing these days, though, is it? He's a decent player who will fill a gap in midfield. Any excuse to have a pop!

01 Aug 2026 18:03:50
7 million for a good squad player, mate. We do need numbers and he's not too shabby.

01 Aug 2026 18:07:31
People have no clue and just like to moan, he's a great player and for 7 million what's not to like, oh hang on, you're waiting for us to buy all these 100 million pound players with money we don't have, get a grip, we are Everton with nothing to offer.

01 Aug 2026 18:42:38
Why though. Because of piss poor management. We should never be behind teams like Bournemouth and Brighton, yet here we are, miles off due to s*** management and recruitment, and this new recruitment team needs to look further afield than Europe, even that looks like a push. Crap.

01 Aug 2026 18:43:30
Arsenal paid £15 million for him. He wasn't on a free. Good squad player for that money, imo.

01 Aug 2026 19:36:43
Bad language won't help your moaning, mate.

01 Aug 2026 21:05:02
Give up.

01 Aug 2026 17:28:27
Nørgaard a smart signing for me.

Would give us that proper 6 that we need and for 7m is a no brainer.

01 Aug 2026 18:00:30
Definitely mate, would be happy to have him in the squad and it won't cost us the earth. Still some using it as a yard stick to beat the manager with, though, even though it's a sensible signing for that price.



We still need to get the RB sorted sharpish, though. If we can do that, maybe another LB and a striker, then things don't seem so bad, mate.

01 Aug 2026 18:05:27
Aznou looked good going forward. For some pace in him too.

Think we need to sort RB asap.

I'd take Norgaard for £7m. Gana replacement, and hopefully not a top earner. Just hope he stays fit.

01 Aug 2026 18:08:58
Great but of business, I wanted us to get him before he went to Arsenal.

01 Aug 2026 19:28:50
A good signing. I doubt Sunderland fans were overwhelmed by Xhaka last summer and he turned out to be in top5 players of the season. My only worry is Moyes will decide Garner will be our new RB.

01 Aug 2026 17:18:10
First half saw us have one proper attack and score. Being completely out passed in midfield and look all over the place in defence.

Hoping for a better second half.

01 Aug 2026 18:21:10
Lucky win that. Beto wasn't going to get to the cross and their defender turned it in to win it for us.

Played better once subs were made. The most promising thing was Moyes made subs before 70mins! Absolutely shocked by that.

Bringing on Armstrong, Alcaraz, Graham (needs to bulk out) , Aznou and Beto gave us more attacking options. More pressing and forcing errors from opposition.

Sadly, Dibling was not in the game (in my opinion) . Need to stop playing him on the wing as he did nothing. Give him a go at 10 and see what he can do.



Rohl didn't stop running. Really impressed with the engine on the kid. Thought he played well.

My starting XI for next game would be:

Travers (when is Pickford back?)

Aznou.
Branthwaite.
Tarks/OBrien.
Rohl (until we sign someone) .

George.
Hackney.
Alcaraz (until Garner is back) .
Graham (until Ndiaye is back) .

KDH.

Beto.

Subs:
Bring on Dibling for KDH.
Armstrong for Alcaraz.
Some of the other youngsters to give them a run.

Barry for Beto (75th min earliest) .

01 Aug 2026 19:01:20
Does DM making subs at half time in previous friendlies not count or something??

01 Aug 2026 19:32:23
Not for me, FBS. Half time subs tend to be forced when a player is injured or really poor. Nice to see subs around 65-70 mins to influence games. The subs did well today. Brought life to the side and we played better with them on. Wonder if they could do it from the off..

01 Aug 2026 17:13:22
Christian Norgard signing from Arsenal for £7 million.

01 Aug 2026 17:09:25
Christian Norgard, fee agreed with Arsenal £7 million.

01 Aug 2026 17:06:38
Norgaard for £7m is sensible business, good player and could be a Gareth Barry type of signing!

01 Aug 2026 17:00:35
Norgaard on his way in. Very good addition in my opinion.