Everton Banter Archive December 10 2012

10 Dec 2012 22:00:25
Awesome result this weekend, I was jumping all over the place. And watching that I have an idea for the Stoke game. I feel when we've played Stoke in the past we've sometimes been a bit too negative and havent gone at them. Obviously it's Stoke so we need strength but this would be my team, but only for the Stoke game:

Howard
Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Coleman
Pienaar, Gibson, Fellaini, Mirallas
Vellios, Jelavic

I'm not sure about dropping Felli back but it provides strength up top with Vellios and Fellaini is there to beef up the midfield and allow Coleman-Mirallas and Pienaar-Baines link up. If we get ahead then we can take off Vellios, push Felli up again and put in a fresh Osman to go back to the 4411. What do you think?

Steve EFC

That's a cracking line up but I just can't see Moyes going with Vellios and Jelavic at front...

ToffeeMike

442 away t stoke... won't happen.
It I a good side though

Toffee ace

11 Dec 2012 08:24:32
Personally I think we need Felli up front against Stoke to test their defence.

Blue Bones

11 Dec 2012 09:34:20
you have the lb and rb wrong way round, also rm and lm

Felli should be in midfeild against Stoke as he never does well against centre halfs up for the battle so to speak ie Olsson&mcCaualy west brom and oshea and cueller Sunderland both games he was kept quite unitl he was moved into midfeild against Sunderland.

Never thought id agree with mike cracking line up tom efc

Fellini thinks is best position is midfield i agree he is doing a great job further up the pitch but would sooner see him in is natural position hes great anywhere that moyes problem would just love to see jelovic with a natural striker when velious comes on you can see the improvement right away we become more mobile and chances happen quicker tom efc

10 Dec 2012 20:53:34
hi guys not posted for a while but have been regularly reading the posts and enjoying the rs bashing i have noticed posts from fans of other teams have been appearing more often i think we are starting to unsettle a few people, at last they are seeing us as a genuine threat. just a few points if i may the support this year has been outstanding the noise levels at goodison have been very intimidating but we need more lets make opposing teams start shaking in the tunnel!! there has been some criticism of players, in particular seamus coleman, while his defending at times could be better i believe this will only improve with games while his attacking side is getting better. the link up play with mirallas is starting to look like a mirror image of baines and peinaar if this continues teams will not know where to look for the danger and with fellaini gibson and jelavic through the middle wow. at the start of the season i said i thought with a couple of players in and no one leaving that 4th place was a possibility, some did not agree. but i have changed my opinion i now believe 3rd is a real possibilty! i do not believe anyone will want to leave in january why would they? where would they go that would be better? a couple more players in, there is a modest budget available, and we all know what david can do with that, a loan or twoand bring on the battle with chelsea spurs and arsenal for 3rd and 4th. to sum up while i have always been proud to be blue not since the eighties have i smiled as much watching us play, its great to be an everton fan, the future IS bright the future IS BLUE COYB IMWT NSNO......grbefc {Ed025's Note - i enjoyed reading that grb...cracking post..and nice to hear from you mate..

Totally agree grb.

Toffee ace

10 Dec 2012 19:01:37
How many manager of the months as Moyes won?

He's won manager of the month 9 times and won manager of the year a joint-record 3 times along with Ferguson, although some how I think if we get Champions League he'll be the record holder for most manager of the year awards.

BitterBlue {Ed025's Note - cheers bitter..

9 manager of the month, 3 lma manager of the year (joint record with fergie) and 1 north west manager of the year

Just seen Kevin kilbane on sky said his club highlights was three years at everton playin 4 such a wonderful club ,good luck for everything in th,e future

I think they should just get rid of the manager of the month and player of the month awards as they are a waste of time. The manager of the year should always go to the manager who wins the league.

Mike {Ed025's Note - im thinking of doing a positive poster of the month mike....you need not apply mate :)

What a load of rubbish Mike!! So if a manager like Mancini spends 250million and wins the league but a different manager spends 10million and qualifies for Europe, you think that the guy with more resources, 100million on the bench etc is a better manager?
What a load of nonsense!!

aflm78 {Ed025's Note - im with you mate..

Ok calm down aflm78, show me where I said you have to agree with me. I think it is all a load of crap and there shouldn't be any awards. So instead of voting just give it to the manager who wins the league. Manager of the year is a load of nonsense anyway and doesn't mean a thing. Ask Moyes if he'd swap them for a league cup or FA cup. What do you think his answer would be?

Mike {Ed025's Note - it is what it is mike...its recognition for a job well done, you are entitled to your opinion mate...but so is everyone else..

You didnt say that I have to agree with you, but you didnt say that I couldnt either! You just turned a simple question about Moyes awards and turned it into another moan, as always (and prob meant to be a little dig at him and his lack of real silverware which you have then cleverly and very subtlely slipped into ur second post!).

It is quite clear that you dislike the man and his methods and thats fine, you're entitled to feel that way, but I'm equally entitled to say I think that what you said is a load of rubbish as well... So no point getting all defensive everytime someone says it to you when your opinions are usually very extreme and anti-Moyes! :)

aflm78

Aflm I totally agree.

Mike you have been exposed well and truly on this one. Why don't you post some positives from the weekend. Even if it is something related to other things that don't involve Moyse like the crowds reaction to the second goal or the presumptuous tweet from the spurs player. All these things and many more could be mentioned to keep the banter positive.

Come on mike. Try and enjoy it

Toffee ace

11 Dec 2012 09:38:19
Mike you were doing quite well lately, not being too negative or talking your usual garbage, but with this post mate you are well and truly back to miserable depressed sadsack Mike, absolute rubbish mate, The Grinch has now fully appeared for Christmas ladies and gents, long live the Grinch

Degsy

My physciatrist says theres nothing wrong with mike that he cant cure in twenty years tom efc

Are you related to victor meldrew mike your like hitler saying no more mister nice guy tom efc

10 Dec 2012 17:07:04
Just re watched yesterdays game on the tv, Jelavic's goal celebration was brilliant, straight into the EDSA section and celebrated with the fans, fantastic! Then hi fiving everyone in the dugout when he went off, top bloke. 1eyedblue

He nicked my mate's hat.

Was watching MOTD last night and the scenes at Goodison were truly fantastic, just shows the commitment the players have for your club and what it means to the fans. Here-here to a proper football club. RED ROVER

10 Dec 2012 14:55:09
I posted beating spurs was pivotal in achieving fourth, by losing we would have dropped out of too four and playing catch up. By winning we in pole position and run of draws is broken. If we keep key squad players and freshen up with loans we kick on in January and cement fourth Paul c

10 Dec 2012 14:47:51
Just a quick point, the way the bench reacted after Jelavic was substituted showed that although we fans may have been getting twitchy with all these draws the players certainly are not. I have never seen such team spirit in any sport which can only bode well for the rest of the season.

BlueStu1878

10 Dec 2012 02:37:48
Did anyone see MOTD2 Both hansen and Owen saying they think liverpool will get 4th place what a pair of persons. What planet are they from just because they win a game they think that.

Robbie

Maybe they are just thinking what everyone else is thinking..Your the small fish in the city you always have been and continue to do so.

Or maybe they are as deluded as the rest of the half brain red fans

18 years and counting my blue friend!

Why wouldn't Hansen and Owen say reds will get 4th they are both red through and through so its to be expected. I'm a little suprised it not in top two or even prem winners, thats probably next week if they win again. We all have dreams mine is that we get 3rd win the FA cup and they get relagated. {Ed001's Note - Owen is, and always has been, an Everton fan, he never changed his allegiance, even when playing for Liverpool. No idea where anyone would get the idiotic notion he is a Liverpool fan when he has just spent the last few weeks slagging them off!}

Except they didn't say that did they? They said if they buy a forward, they will be in the mix for 4th with Everton, Spurs and Arsenal. People get angry over the littlest things on here.

Mike

Hanson said arsenal

Theywont even get in top 6 spurs arsenal everton west ham swansea stoke are all better than them unless they buy someone in jan who can score no chance

10 Dec 2012 00:04:24
Just thought I would point something out, Liverpool fans always come on here saying that all everton fans talk about them, but go on twitter, it is full of Liverpool fans talking about being 4 points behind us