Everton Banter Archive April 16 2012

16 Apr 2012 22:09:49
We could really be a force to be reckoned with next season, the thing is in jelavic we have a striker that scores goals, the team can play sh*te for the start of the season and we will still get results because he will score goals {Ed025's Note - he needs someone to help him though mate..

Weve known that we need someone better than cahill for some time he was great in the past but has lost that spark

I agree that Cahill isnt the answer. As good as he was, he is now only a threat at set-pieces. We need someone alongside Jelavic who keeps defenders occupied. Liverpools defenders had an easy time in the semi with only Jelavic to worry about. They had suarez and Carroll who were both a threat. Another striker who looks like scoring is a must in the summer

16 Apr 2012 20:58:15
Someone said it took Kenny a year to win a cup. It took him 100 mil to win a cup no one else wanted. If Moyes was given 100 mil this summer we would get 4th an a cup. Moyes has turned us from a relagation candidate with 0 assets in to a top 7 club with assets. Moyes simply needs to win something but doesn't seem to no how. He and his team cower at the big occasion. He was given his chance by Fergie in 2009. When he played a 2nd string Utd side that we only just beat on pens. Then chocked at Wembely.
The only problem I have with Moyes is his transfers. He buys great players but he doesn't buy GAME changers. An about 27 goalies {Ed025's Note - i agree with most of that mate..

Moyes spending isnt always right 5 million on a centre half who played 1 game 10 on bilyaledinov

It was a reply to a post that said like. Liverpool spent 100mln so they should be like man city.i.e. Stronge as man city.
Well to that post i replied that, mancity are spending the same amount for last 3-4 yrs , n it took them 300mln n 3 yrs to win a cup. Which we did in a year only. that is what the point. And never mind wel spend more 100mln this year too.
as far as *If MOYES HAD 100mln thing is said...Every guy thinks he can bend it like beckham until he has the ball at his feet in real. Sure everton will be stronger but there is no need to compair

16 Apr 2012 20:47:13
glad to see bill doin his part in corrie tonight, sure he was holdin a paper in ritas and the headline was 'EVERTON GET INVESTMENT' haha
rip betty

ant wharton {Ed025's Note - he has been left the rovers in bettys will...and he is selling it, and buying eden hazard for us..yahoooo....rip betty

16 Apr 2012 20:24:06
Don't know about anyone else but would love too see victor Moses playing for everton next season, I see him playing a centre attacking mid or centre forward just in and around jelly making runs he's quick fast an strong and he has 5 goals this season which isn't great but he's playing in a team with little creativity around him so withbplayers like pienaar and osman around him I think he could really be the business and if moyes were to leave I would want either Roberto Martinez(always gets his tactics spot on or Swansea manager(forgot his name but plays great football) only question is do we have the players for that type of game? What you think ed? {Ed025's Note - i think you sound like me!...they are all my thoughts...your not a stalker are you?....lol

Classy footballer - 3/4 times made mugs out of arsenal players tonight

16 Apr 2012 18:22:14
For me, we are missing Mikel Arteta desperately. He took a lot of abuse from stupid inidividuals who claimed he was a crab and did nothing but he was important to Everton's style of play. He took the ball from the defenders and played as a quarterback, which is very important in terms of keeping the ball and creating play. We have 2 players in Fellaini and Gibson, who whilst they are comfortable on the ball, they aren't willing to take it from the defenders and dictate play. It seems like the only player who is willing to do that these days is either Pienaar, who plays outwide or Ross Barkley from what I've seen. I just don't know how were going to be able to change our style of play {Ed025's Note - i agree mate, we are really missing mikel..he made things happen for us..

I pressed disagree,i dnt think we do miss arteta,did we miss him against sunderland twice,city and chelsea at home,no we didnt,fans biggin up gibson before sat and now these player arent gud enough,we lose as a team and the team jus didnt perform,on the day,end off,its no one players fault and i was disappointed in moyes sayin before the game that everyone wanted liverpool to lose,talk about doin dogleash team talk for him,it was a very big mistake in my book,true blue,efc 4 life {lEd025's Note - fair point true blue...i would have liked arteta as well as gibbo...not instead..

Completely agree, I think we are brilliant at winning and passing the ball from midfield but we miss that creative cm that can win the ball as well as run it out and have the creativity to be really dangerous. shame is them sorts of cm's are few and far apart and would cost big cash! although i would love moysey to unearth a gem from somewhere

We do miss creative spark but arteta jus wasnt the same in last 18months and money 2good 2 turn down,personally its a massive summer for davy and the players,i think preseason barkley and other youngsters need to be bedded in and ready for next season,nev ,ossie ,cahill wil hav 2 take backseat,true blue,efc 4 life {Ed025's Note - you may be right true blue...it will depend on whether we have funds to invest in new players, as to when the kids get a chance..

Every top team wants barcley we dont play him insane

16 Apr 2012 18:16:26
Moyes has his faults but right now there's no one better to be at the helm of our club. I hope money arrives and i hope moyes can use it and use it well. If not, im sure someone new would come in but i will always look at moyes era as a very good one where he made us respectable again and it be fun (in general) to support everton on the most limited of funds

I applaud your positive attitude mate. I'm proud that we do so well on very little money. Our youth system is fantastic and we are building for the future all the time. Yes, I would like to see trophies but I personally wouldn't get the same satisfaction if we bought our way to glory. It would be a sad sad day without homegrown talent (like our Tony Hibbert) at our club. Players that have stuck with the team and are proud to wear the shirt... I grumble all the time about defensive play and 4-5-1 but I still think Moyes is possibly the only one who can continue to get us high league positions on that budget. Everton are a club that other teams should look up to. We are an honest, hard working team that represents football in a way that money can't buy.

I have to say I completely agree with these two posts! We have our problems but I am still proud of this club and the way we do things and what we stand for...
aflm78

Hibbet has been a great pro for everton but is sell by date was long ago as neville and osman moyes as never moved on

You've bought most of your players just because you spend less it doesn't mean you're not buying to be where you are, every team in the world does it..so i dnt get your point. {Ed025's Note - the point is...you have spent 20 times more than us, and are behind us in the league!..as lord sugar would say.."your fired"..

1 point, weheyyyy lets see how long that lasts Ed25...and in business you have to take outgoings into consideration..

All that matters is winning trophies, all the big clubs spent £££ to be where they are, just because another team has the financial clout there's no reason to be bitter

This is won of our worst runs in the league in 50 years, still we have a trophy, in the final for another and you are only 1 point infront of us.

You talked too soon before the semi-final (yes it was me who caught you out saying that the "power is shifting blah blah") and I think you're talking too soon again.

If we win two trophies, you can finished one place above us, that's not success in Liverpools eyes but obviously is in yous lot eyes. Good luck with that.

16 Apr 2012 17:31:30
just a thought but could even 8th possibly get Europa league if Chelsea win the fa cup and the champions league? because 5 and 6th will get it anyway, and even if we don't get 7th spot Liverpool already has European football, although that is probably unlikely anyway but you know {Ed025's Note - barcelona will soon put paid to that!..

There is sure no way chevesky would beat all three of them...barca(lol), madrid and most imp some one named.. Jose Mourinho.

16 Apr 2012 16:40:22
Ive noticed Andy Johnson is available on a free in the summer,could be the man to play off Jelavic.What do you think Ed,a return for Johnson would you take him? {Ed025's Note - he would not be my first choice mate, and going back is not my thing..but i think he would be a better option than tim..

He was awesome for us, Seems to be over he's injury's so why not

16 Apr 2012 09:45:28
hey ed gutted about sat.but we just have to make sure we finish ahead of them now.Is there any news of a takeover and if so signing pieanar would be super .I think another 2 maybe 3 players with what we have now and i think we could be aiming for fourth next season .Just my thaughts on the europa league im not really to dissapointed about not been in it thursday night football in the back end of Europe somewhere i know if we had of won on sat we would of been in it but i just feel its not that bad of a thing not been in it just my thinking on the matter.Stef the blue] {Ed025's Note - no takeover news stef...i agree about making sure we sign peanuts, but if we do that deal, i fear there will not be much left in the pot..

16 Apr 2012 13:08:03
Is is just me or does anyone else think Roysten Drenthe wants to jog on straight away?
The guy obviously has talent, talent that we really could have done with on Saturday, but after his 'disciplinary' problems he is just a waste of a loan player.
Moysie gave him a chance to sort himself out and this is how he repays us.
Hope your reading this Roysten! Do us all a favour and hang up your boots you Selfish tart! Many of us would give our right arms to have the talent you have and look how you behave!
Get out our club! Get out our country!

Wooly Blue

16 Apr 2012 10:52:21
Hi all Blues.

Firstly, I want to congratulate you as fans for your impeccable behaviour in the minutes silence. Its moving to see footballing rivalries put aside and see merseyside unite. As a red, I'm happy with the result. As form goes I believed it was your year. Thankfully not, but a great effort anyway.

All the best guys, hopefully we don't gave to wait another 20 odd years for another Mersey-wembely day

Sam Adzii JFT96

16 Apr 2012 09:54:15
not a fan of drenthe but i really hope he doesnt sign for liverpool

16 Apr 2012 09:36:57
for all the money liverpool have spent they should be like city but its backfiered on them because they think there still a top 4 team but at the moment there a top 8 somethings going right for us to be finishing above a team that spent 165 million compared to our 6 million all season (1/2 million gibson 5.5 jelavic) so shows spirit beats money

Keep saying that to yoyourself day and night. As its all you can do

They could be like city?..... Well who wants to be like them? Lol.
And as far as money goes mancity spent 100mln for 3 years to win their 1st cup a fa cup. Thats 300mln and 3yrs and liverpool has done it in only 100mln and 1yr they might go one better in cups.
Stop bening jealous that we have money. For that matter we spent only 47mln in total. N if there nothing wrong in manc, real madrid, barca doing it then y us? {Ed025's Note - because we like them!

Well mr Ed u people better keep hateing us co thats the only thing u can do.
N a as liverpool fan i dont care what it takes 100mln or 1000000billions for mr henry to Take us back where we belong.if he can spend he better do coz that is what all people LIKE. teams buying trophies. {Ed025's Note - hate is a strong word mate, i dont think i actually hate anyone!...but i do dislike people who revel in others misery, banter is fine, so long as you respect the line, but to some of your guys. you are so far over the line that the line is a dot!...no one likes a smart arse, and reading other teams posts, you seem to have lost a lot of respect. your banter used to be witty and often quite funny, but now seems to have deteriorated to vitriolic hate and jealousy to teams who are enjoying more success, and all i can say is....shame on you...

Well i might have been a bit to harsh but come on...what else i supposed to do when many posts read here like 100mln garbage or pile of ..... AS a fan im supposed to be bothered.
and whats this thing abt other peoples banter and your banter, we are talking abt football .the game it self is a symbol of unity . and its just that ur poster compared us to manc ..which angered me. lol {Ed025's Note - its not you personally mate...its the snidey nasty comments that are made by people who should know better..

15 Apr 2012 23:53:32
I think it's time we got over the defeat and try and get as many points as we can I do still think if we finish 7 or 8th we have done well but would be sweet to finish above the neighbours lets be positive as a club we have more positives than negatives