Everton Banter Archive December 16 2014

16 Dec 2014 22:23:47
Listed to Martinez on Merseyside tonight. When asked about the Europa League he began by saying he has been following young boys for while!

16 Dec 2014 18:33:34
The performance last night was the disappointment, not necessarily individuals. It's a collective thing and I'm sure the players will feel slightly aware that we're under par. We sing together and cry together so we fans will always be concerned if there's no singing on the horizon. Anyway, I'm not a booer, never have, never could, not my boys in blue, not the badge not the club, never. Personally, I'd be happy enough with the odd brilliant team performance. C'mon blues.

I too would like a brilliant team performance, but for now I want to get the points, move up the table, get the injured players back and on form, maybe do something in the transfer window, and then push on for an exciting (and winning) second half of the season. :-)

16 Dec 2014 17:21:16
What happened to all the posters saying Barkley is rubbish. What does Barkley do for us? etc.
Like I said, the kid has had the media making him into the new Ronaldo/Messi. He has then been out injured for a while and is now just finding his feet again. Sometimes I wonder about our supporters and how they view kids coming into the team. Well played Ross Barkley last night. Besic also needs a mention. Barry's place in the team looks a bit vulnerable in my opinion. especially when McCarthy is back.

{Ed025's Note - one swallow does not a summer make degsy, the boy done well but needs to produce displays like that on a regular basis and against better opposition, besic has been a breath of fresh air for me mate, a bit agricultural at times, but im sure he will learn to control his aggression and be a major asset..

Like I say Ed. he has been built up to be something he is not. Our expectations are similar to LFC and Sterling. A kid should not have this on his shoulders. Add to this his injury and you will see he has been out of sorts but slowly getting back to the levels he was at last season. which was why the media built him up in the first place. He is not Ronaldo nor Messi he is a 21 year old kid called Ross Barkley and I am glad he is in our squad.

{Ed025's Note - i agree with that degsy..

16 Dec 2014 20:20:29
You can not teach a poor footballer the ability and skill ross possesses. The things he needs to bring to his game to make him a quality player touching on class is what a player like david silva has learned. When to break forward and stretch a midfield/defense, when to keep hold of the ball, when to dribble, when to pass or play a through ball to a teammate. He needs a role model to work from similarly as romelu has etoo to learn from. If it is not feasable to bring in that sort of player, some of ross' learning needs to be in front of a tv watching the best attacking players open up defenses. Lastly I want to finish on what a joy it is to watch the lad run with the ball at his feet like he glides across the blades of grass like he's floating, not often you see a player who looks so comfortable with the ball at either of his feet taking players on.

16 Dec 2014 22:03:34
Just a thing ed is wearing the number 17 shirt going to be an iconic number among us blues firstly we had the one and only timmy cahill when he was purchased some fans thought he's a second rate player from millwall and there crap but what a buy a great evertonian and another fans and my hero i'm 58 yrs old seen great players in my lifetime and tim became another for me mo besic reminds me of paul bracewell he harries people all over the pitch loves a tackle and is not shy when needing to let fellow players he wants to win at all costs maybe he will turn out to be another great signing and become as iconic as tim love ya blues efc forever

Mossley hil al: Good post.

16 Dec 2014 08:21:30
I find it hard to believe there are so many negatives comments after a win. It's so hard when we have so many players not playing well and when I watched the game the supporters booing at 3-1 up. Are you kidding me. To find form you need to win games even if you play bad, eventually the wheel will turn. Remember form is temporary class is permanent. (And we have plenty of that).

16 Dec 2014 13:13:30
think the booing was due to Jags playing the ball back to howard instead of playing a forward pass when there were players available to pass to, but the subsequent ball back to howard was then thumped up field and Lukaku lost the header to their defender (as was all evening). I feel we played well in spells, but were done by the ref again, stupid mistakes were starting to creap in all which contributed to an agitated crowd. At 3-1 up you would not expect qpr to come back into it, but we all know games can change particularly if they had scored another goal to make it 3-2. Suppose the crowd wanted more goals and for us to express our attacking intent, but the game just fizzled out and we became defensive once they got the goal (which may I say should have been a foul to us on Ross before the ref waived play on only to call an offside, followed by qpr's quick counter attack and a silly goal conceeded.)

16 Dec 2014 00:22:38
Makes me laugh when I hear 'fans' screaming blue murder every time a player moves on or doesn't sign a new contract. Insults flying, money-grabbing person, there's no loyalty left in football blah blah blah.

Yet half the fans on here can't wait to tear into players who have been good servants to our club. get rid, has been, f@cking joke, not worth a crap anymore.

Players like Ozzie, Pienaar, Distin, Jags, Howard, Hibbo. all one time heroes of the stands!! Ffs a cpl of yrs ago, perhaps our Greatest premiership era player, Tim Cahill was getting. Naisy was abused when he arrived, Coleman was worth a donkey's backside, McGeady constant abuse on and on and on.

Christ this site is getting worse every day. Pretty soon the Blue Union will surface again. Let's sack Martinez, sell all our players, hound BK out.

Have a long hard look at yourselves. It's all well and good supporting your team when things are going well, but now we are struggling for form?

Loyalty ye couldn't spell the word!!!

{Ed025's Note - good post that aflm, lots of us are guilty of that at times, it comes from a passion for the club we love to live up to our expectations, last season the bar was raised to a level where we thought we belonged with the big boys, the corner had been turned, buying a player for £28m, plaudits from the media and rousing words from a manager who was bringing us into the light all contributed to the fans very high hopes for the season, there is not a lot wrong to be honest, and i agree that some of the comments are a bit over the top on occasions, but we have been in the shadows for so long that i think its forgivable for a little moan now and again, in fact i see it as healthy, do we want mediocrity?, are we happy to finish mid table?..for me thats a NO mate, this is EVERTON, this is our club, striving to be the best you possibly can be is not a crime, COYB..

Fantastic post aflm78. I would add that players like Ossie/Hibbert who have been one club players get all this stick and when a newcomer such as McGeady comes in, you would think he is Superman. And before anyone has a go, he put in a good cross for the 3rd goal last night and had one of his better games. I am all for constructive criticism, but when supporters talk of "getting rid" of anyone, it winds me up because if every player that had a bad game was got rid of, we would not have a team! Cracking post aflm78

Love it aflm78 not often I agree with with degs