Everton Banter Archive January 16 2016

 

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16 Jan 2016 22:42:43
I said a wile back this will be a rollercoaster of a season and wow how its turning out to be that way any news on oviado injury hope the poor guy is ok that lad has had some poor luck let's all hope it ain't as bad as it looked. keep been positive it will pay off C. O. Y. B.

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16 Jan 2016 23:07:12
He's fine.

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17 Jan 2016 16:44:06
thanks swan soz for late reply, good news.

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16 Jan 2016 22:32:53
Is it me or does anyone else think Ross Barkley is an overrated prima dona. I expect more from a reportedly 50m rated player. One decent pass a game is just pathetic. Doesn't get stuck in, dosen't track back and his desicion making is awful. I know he's young but compare him to the likes of Gerrard at the same age and you then see that he's not that good. Would love to be proved wrong but I can't see it happening. Yes he's big and strong, yes he's got skill but does he dominate games, NO. Does he terrorise defences, NO. Does he score enough goals, NO. Does he create goals for others, NO. Sorry for going on but if someone if daft enough to offer us silly money then we should sell and use the money for a proper number 10.

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16 Jan 2016 23:08:10
Spot on, wouldn't even call him strong, been bullied by smaller and supposed weaker players like Whelan and Kante.

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16 Jan 2016 23:26:41
hard potential but needs to but tackles in more.

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17 Jan 2016 01:43:08
I agree with both of you boys I think he's told not to tackle that's why Barry Mccarthy cleverly and besic all get the dogs jobs so as they can do his work to win the ball and give it to him and then he will lose it and the other lads get slagged off by all and sundry for not being great try watching barkley in a game and after 10 minutes you won't see him again for another 20 min and that's when he plays yet another poor ball it's all about martinez creating a media image I would sell him if the right offer came in only my opinion lads i'm not a kid I am 59 years old cob luv ya.

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17 Jan 2016 05:04:12
As swan will know I'm his biggest backer but hodgson rates him highly so more caps more money, too inconsistent and he plays too slow needs to go threw the gears faster played more than enough first team games to know the way it's played, shame because he's not fair off being class but loses the ball and makes too many mistakes still.

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17 Jan 2016 06:23:00
Didn't I see somewhere that Barkley is the top English player with assists this season with 7. Not bad seeing we're only bout half way through the season.

Blue jay you also compare the red fella to Barkley. Very unfair imo. That player has the benefit of having his career finished and was a very good player.

I'm sure all that time ago he wasn't much better than Barkley. It's in hindsight you can see how good the red fella was.

We all know Barkley has the potential to be as good. We wouldn't be comparing them otherwise. So give Barkley a chance and the encouragement he most definitely deserves and needs at this stage of his career.

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17 Jan 2016 07:57:44
I posted a couple of weeks ago re ross.
He has lots of ptential, skill etc, but not a footballing decision making mindset. don't know if it can be coached but its normally in you or not in you, I upset a few at the time, but stand by it. I do hope he proves me wrong I really do, for all our sake.

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17 Jan 2016 08:05:48
Ross Barkley is a very very good player. If you watched him just yesterday the amount of times he shrugged off players, made incisive runs and space was immense. You need to look at a player over the whole of a game. Mentions for Lennon, Barry, Marrallas and Besic. The offside goal we should not even be talking about though if Roberto would just use common sense and judgement when we are 2-0 up at a place like chelsea. Watched and listened to Moyes last night, he said Martinez is a good Manager and he has Everton playing good football 'but 2-0 up away at a Team like Chelsea, perhaps you should think about shutting up shop'. Stats don't lie and Roberto by all accounts is an analyst, perhaps the blinkers need to come off. Finally played some of the best football I have seen us play this season yesterday and look at the line up, Mirrallas and Lennon (tackles back also runs through the middle so for me should start over Del Boy at the moment) on the flanks, gave us good balance. Against Swansea though the favourites will be back.

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17 Jan 2016 09:18:53
but in that case hype of 50 million will only help if he is sold.

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17 Jan 2016 09:23:52
DM your right I don't think half the people moaning about him actually watched him for 90 mins yesterday. He was our best player 1st half and even up until he was taken off he was causing Chelsea problems. He is 21, if that was a normal 21 year old that was called up for his 1st team debut yesterday then everybody would be saying how good he was a have a real talent on our hands. But because it Barkley we put so much pressure on him. Besic is getting the praise now but give it 6 months and fans will be on at him every time he plays a bad pass.

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17 Jan 2016 12:13:53
Can't believe all the rubbish about barkley, we haven't had a player this exciting for years who just wants to entertain with exciting football. There are obviously a few things in his game that need sorting out but getting on his back is not on when he is contributing goals and assists. It's the defence or lack of it that's the issue.

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17 Jan 2016 13:48:16
And the issue of our "playmaker" or our version of Silva that can't even pass the ball properly. He's got the passing ability of a lanky Phil Neville who's blindfolded.

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{Ed025's Note - we need to get off the players backs guys imo, im sure slating them will not increase their confidence thats for sure..why dont we just roll with it and see where we end up and review at the end of the season..

16 Jan 2016 21:31:24
Chris Sutton accued Martinez of whinging, the decision was disgraceful, and how some thired rate ex chealsea player ever go a job with the bbc, just shows it's not what you know but who you know. Doubt it would make any differance, but the club should make there views known.

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16 Jan 2016 22:15:53
No offense but didn't you benefit from an extremely poor refereeing decision in the midweek? I'm not even sure Pellegrini mentioned the incident in his post match interview. I'd argue that the penalty decision was much more obvious than the offside.

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16 Jan 2016 23:27:20
pellgrino did mention it.

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17 Jan 2016 00:16:55
and who do you support fuser infact don't tell because I am not arsed just get back to your own site.

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16 Jan 2016 22:25:29
I agree totally a decent striker when playing alongside shearer . Played for Celtic looked decent in mikes mouse league. Hartson was way ahead of him at parkhead. Refused to play or England b team as though he was too good . Overall an average player and poor recruit from bbca it like that clown savage . Can't beat penis lawro even though he red 😬.

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16 Jan 2016 20:47:59
Well I guess a win a against Swansea will help lol to be honest I expected nothing from our last two games 2 points is a blessing in disguise maybe we can finish the season strongly come on you blues.

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16 Jan 2016 21:18:33
Happy with Terry's goal today mate? .

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16 Jan 2016 21:19:58
We have the makings of a very good team, we all know who has got to go, without naming them. But we have a hard enough task to gain points with lack of funding, lack of media coverage in the positive sense, but to be getting these dodgy, dodgy decisions, well what chance have we got?

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16 Jan 2016 21:46:59
Swan you in good form again mate?

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16 Jan 2016 21:59:46
Sorry stef I was meant to say were you happy with the point? You said you would be before the game.

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16 Jan 2016 22:46:05
Having been critical of Martinez then listening to Moyes you can see where the problem is and it is in Roberto's ego. Moyes, look at that left side Baines, Marallas and Barkley, just look at the problems they caused for Chelsea. Home game against Swansea Baines LB Kone LWB, Marallas dropped, Lennon droppped (left right balance gone) . That is my prediction.

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17 Jan 2016 00:37:03
I don't listen to Moyes because for me he's a stain on this great clubs history, so I suggest you stop listening to him too because he's unemployed for a reason.

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17 Jan 2016 05:20:48
He gave 10 years and improved us time to let go mate if it bothers you that much you haven't got enough going on in your life, he balanced the books with some very good bargains and although no a complete success still dedicated 10 years to the club when other clubs seem to have a revolving door.

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17 Jan 2016 09:59:39
Sorry but didn't we pay him a lot of money to "dedicate" himself to the club?

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16 Jan 2016 19:54:08
Chelsea fan in peace. The goal was definitely offside and feels a bit harsh but I do feel we deserved a point. Playing 8 minutes of added time instead of 7 makes it seem worse but having conceded a goal ourselves earlier in the season after the indicated injury time, I'll repeat what we were told in that it is a minimum amount of time recommended and refs are allowed to go over it.

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16 Jan 2016 20:13:07
Fancy buying Tim Howard, Ross Barkley or Roberto Martinez mate? We accept payment in walkers crisp.

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16 Jan 2016 22:11:54
If we come back in with an offer for Stones in the summer, I'll tell the board to throw in a few bags of stale ketchup walkers and you can pick a name out of the hat as to which one we get, deal? =P.

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17 Jan 2016 00:33:46
stones is to good for you lot why would he sign for a club that don't have a soul or a family feel,ye just a check book club with check book managers with out your sugar daddy you would just be a mid table team,until the russian arrived you were just a tin pot club,are success was through hard work team work and good managment with no cash you were no where when we were winning trophys and you would still be no where now only for the russian maffia so belt up.

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17 Jan 2016 00:40:04
If there is a deal to be done in regards with City with Stones we should demand there young striker innaachheo something like that he's looks a real prospect.

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17 Jan 2016 01:56:11
Bluepaul, while there is no doubt Chelsea are a tiny club with no history and will never be a proper club like Man Utd or Liverpool, I would rather have a sugar daddy owner than the garbage we have running our club.

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17 Jan 2016 05:24:55
Spot on swan don't know why poeple jump on the rich owners, I'd love it we would be competing at the top level like man city but we're such a dismal prospect for the future with the delapadated ground, being based north, 2nd biggest club in the country, if we got kings dock things mite of been o so differenr.

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17 Jan 2016 11:14:31
i"m not jumping on rich owners I am merley pointing out that chelsea fans have got big mouths when they start saying"oh we will buy this and buy that then we will win this and win that" but they coudint do any of that b4 the russian came in and they would still b hanging around mid table,if all clubs were potless then I would back us to finish higher up the league than chelski because we have a history of having no cash but finishing high up the league were as chelsea"s history with no money is mid table or lower. point made I think.

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17 Jan 2016 14:25:26
Bluepaul, a) Stones apparently handed in a transfer request so clearly he wanted to join us and b) I didn't claim we'd sign him and go on a rant about who else we'd sign and what we'd win so not sure what your rant is about. Stones will likely have half a dozen clubs after him this summer and if you actually read what I wrote it was just a bit of banter with Swan.

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16 Jan 2016 19:44:32
Moving on from today, stones is going to go at some point, city apparently want him now, if he was to go, who do they have surplus throw in to the deal? We need a number 10, Nasri + 40 mil? Bony + 25 mil?

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16 Jan 2016 20:03:27
No, Nasri is not joining as he won't take a pay cut and is not a footballer. Exactly like Adebayor, happy to sit around doing nothing. Bony isn't liked by the City fans and isn't worth 30m that it seems you are saying as Stones is worth 55m, probably more. 55m or nothing, don't want their terrible cast offs.

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16 Jan 2016 20:20:21
Totally agree Swan, just a shame because on his day Nasri is quality.

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16 Jan 2016 20:43:22
He has real talent and could have reached the level of Silva but he isn't interested and doesn't care about his career.

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17 Jan 2016 05:28:59
I don't know why poeple cherry pick exchange for a player that they like, there at a team that will always compete why leave for mediocrity.

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16 Jan 2016 19:34:35
Goalkeeping situation, what about throwing a bid in for Fraser Forster? big powerful, commanding in the air and a good shot stopper. Is it not a coincidence that while he was out injured southampton really missed him? he's been back the last two games for the saints which they have won.

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16 Jan 2016 19:44:10
I'm a fan, really good goalkeeper.

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16 Jan 2016 21:10:52
Ditto.

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17 Jan 2016 05:31:07
We need someone with a bit of presence Howard's about as commanding as a toddler, I'd have little confidence these days with him in goal.

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16 Jan 2016 19:14:16
my mistake ed . thought I was replying to a post, but in fact was creating a new post apologies on my behalf, might blame it on the strongbow I've guzzled all afternoon.

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{Ed001's Note - no worries mate, it happens.}

16 Jan 2016 19:11:03
Wigan had no problems scoring it was winning games which was their downfall, seeing a trend here.

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16 Jan 2016 19:46:01
And the fact that they lost all the time. Still only lost to Arsenal away this season. But hey let's no look at the positives when we are Everton fans.

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16 Jan 2016 20:03:30
I know just a bitter pill to swallow throwing away all these commanding leads.

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16 Jan 2016 20:05:49
Dropping 2 points against a dreadful Chelsea side near the relegation zone. Barely drawing with City and Spurs, still got Anfield and Old Trafford to lose at. Going out the cup, losing our best players, no new stadium or owners. Drifting down the table and will end up like Villa soon. So, honest blue, tell me, what positives are there to look at.

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16 Jan 2016 20:07:23
Also quote me if I'm wrong but we're not winning games either.

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16 Jan 2016 20:16:34
You're correct soldier blue, no win at home since Villa and last away win was Newcastle, all be it a last minute goal. This small club mentality of being chuffed still avoiding defeat at Chelsea and City, despite one of them being close to relegation and the other having calamity defenders.

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16 Jan 2016 22:01:58
Who do u want as manager then swan? We are all very frustrated and disappointed no one more than I but we have to stick together the tide will turn.

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17 Jan 2016 01:57:14
I want Mourinho or someone like that but that's unrealistic for a variety of reasons.

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16 Jan 2016 19:09:12
Ive posted a couple of posts in last few days ed but have noticed they haven't been posted . Is there a problem?

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{Ed001's Note - I see you have found the issue yourself. I was just having a look to see if there were any missing then, glad you saved me having to drag Ed033 over to have a look to.}

16 Jan 2016 18:54:36
I've not posted for some time, simply because of all the negativity. It has become possible to identify certain posters from their first sentence and it is monotonous.

Regardless of what some posters may think, we do have a decent side, potentially a trophy winning side and yes we do have a decent manager who is trying to build a young side that will play the right way.

I accept at 2-0 up that we could've tried to control the game a little better, but it was Chelsea away and there were 35 minutes left. They were bound to come at us as they had nothing to lose. To our credit we got back into a winning position only to be denied by a clearly offside goal at a time when the players should have been half way down the tunnel.

I think all the players, regardless of whether they would be our choices and the management deserve immense credit for the way we have performed in the last 2 games. I for one am proud of them and will continue to be so if we continue in this manner.

We are all frustrated by today's outcome and no doubt the manager will get the blame from certain quarters, but to point the finger at the manager for an offside goal that was scored in the 98th minute of a 97 minute game is quite simply irrational.

As I said earlier we are not far off being a trophy winning side. The players can't do it if they feel intimidated by their own supporters. Let's stop the bickering and do what we are supposed to do, get behind them and support the team and that includes the management. Who knows where it may take us!

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16 Jan 2016 19:05:58
spot on.

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16 Jan 2016 19:07:09
Nowhere as the manager is ignorant, naive, stubborn and worst of all, arrogant.

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16 Jan 2016 19:09:50
Good post.

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16 Jan 2016 19:21:18
swan moyes was exactly the same, we all know you don't like him am edging that way but am saying nothing and getting behind the boys bud.

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16 Jan 2016 19:23:28
Fair point mate. Think to many people have just got used to moaning all the time. Sad really as we are developing a really good team. And for all those Moyes lovers, that would have been given as a loss before we even played the game, so back your team ffs.

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16 Jan 2016 19:35:03
Good post shropshire blue
Sure a lot of negativity is from frustration caused by poor officials. We have a squad in progress, we can't buy instant success like others think they can. we build and hope that we can keep the backbone of the squad together. We always come across as the nice friendly team in the league that just accept what crap is thrown at us. maybe new ownership may market us better.

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16 Jan 2016 19:38:05
Now swan u can't blame Martinez for a goal that is two yards offside and 8 minutes into injury time. It wouldn't happen if the shoe was on the other foot at home . We must stick it out now have a decent chance to get to league final and please God an fa cup to b won as well. We can beat anybody on our day if we get fair play.

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16 Jan 2016 19:42:17
I'm behind them all but it does nothing to help does it.

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16 Jan 2016 20:21:53
we are all frustrated mate and rightly so we are just a few signings away and a bit of luck from being a top top side now bobby brown shoes ain't going any were for the time being now ill take a 3-3 at city in 2 weeks time I truly believe are fortune will turn very soon bud.

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16 Jan 2016 20:45:26
What fortune though muff? Bar the Palace game we haven't been unlucky, dominated Liverpool, Bournemouth, Norwich and Watford but didn't win. Nothing to do with luck, we need a new manager and luck won't change him in to a good one.

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16 Jan 2016 21:22:18
Not blaming him for a goal that was yard off side. But any so-called top side like ours should not be 2-0 up away from home and not shut up shop or at least make them play in their own half. Nor should a so-called top side give away leads consistently. This is supposed to be the best Squad we have had for ages and Roberto himself even said we will see in October how we are doing, well he saw and did nothing about it. We have now had one win in nine games. Come the summer we will lose Lukaku, Stones and god knows who else, unless by some miracle we are being taken over. I live in hope.

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16 Jan 2016 21:41:46
Oh and not forgetting Roberto's post match comment. 'After we went 2-0 up the game became a little to open'. Now all you guys calling us whingers, what kind of a statement is that from a super-coach Manager.

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16 Jan 2016 21:48:18
like I said he's going nowhere in mean time so no point in wasting your energy typing about it we all know how you feel and am not far behind you, Bournemouth was again added on time against us that should not of happened, am not making any excuses but the team are out there and experienced enough to know how to close a game down the players have to take responsibility out on the pitch it just isn't the managers fault its a team game, if we would of sat back we would of played into chelseas hands the fact howard made yet another howler was to blame for first goal and you telling me second gaol wasn't fortunate, now people are banging on about geri should not of been brought on well we wouldn't of got 3rd goal, now you mention all games above and fortune did play massive parts in us not winning them games . if Martinez starts playing defence football it will take a lot of are attacking play away what is he to do its a very very hard job to do we all have to come together to sort this out not just him, now I honestly thing this result will help us at city away like the Bournemouth game befor bourgh game stupid individual errors are costing us this season nothing else.

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16 Jan 2016 21:50:11
even with a take over we will lose them mate, I even think winning a cup we will lose them.

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16 Jan 2016 22:51:11
Stones is a young defender with great potential we can survive without him because if o e of them has to go for 50m then so b it. Lukaka not for sale at any price.

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16 Jan 2016 18:37:45
We are not closing out games in the latter part of the match because we are not fit either mentally or physically. The fitness coaches at the club are simply not good enough. at least under moyes we were fit and could play till the end the current squad just needs to be fitter .

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16 Jan 2016 18:50:08
Oh yeah, we never had injuries under Moyes, except.

Jagielka
Arteta
Yakubu
Johnson
Anichebe
Gibson
Pienaar
Mirallas
Gueye
Baines
Hibbert.

Our players were always tired at the end of games, when we beat Utd 1-0 (Fellaini goal) Pienaar, Osman and Baines were practically punch drunk.


No excuse, the manager isn't good enough, neither is the goalkeeper. Sound like Mourinho blaming everyone except the manager.

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16 Jan 2016 19:26:02
.? Ha ha, under Moyes we would have lost that game every time. Yes we would have run to the end, but by then it would have been 3-0 to Chelsea!

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16 Jan 2016 18:29:51
Anyone interested the whole Everton v Chelsea match on ssn 1 at 8 pm tonight.

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16 Jan 2016 18:22:35
Who said we look a lot better with Jags at the back?

What's going to be the excuse now?

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16 Jan 2016 18:38:24
No excuse mate we had our strongest side out bar Mori who should have been on, but two pts from city and chelsea is good, but we should have won the two of them, we just carnt finish a team off?

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16 Jan 2016 18:41:35
Jags is a leader but he got compleatly out paced by costa, it doesn't help by the fact that there's no comminication with our colamity keeper, I've said it before howard is a 1 in 5 decent game keeper, in fact I wish he was a gamekeeper and not a goal keeper!

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16 Jan 2016 18:50:41
Sorry mate but you need to get a grip if Howard makes a mistake then give him the stick but that was 100% Jags fault.

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16 Jan 2016 18:51:07
stig, no it's not, Chelsea are dreadful and dropping 2 points against them isn't good enough.

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16 Jan 2016 19:37:30
Totally agree Swan yet more points lost from a winning position just imagine where this team could be with a good manager.
Everton remind me of any number of mid table Spanish teams they play lovely football but because they know they aren't going to win the league the results don't really matter but the difference is with a better manager this season any team that shows a bit of consistency would of been there or there abouts.

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16 Jan 2016 17:16:16
Two words. Totally devastated.

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16 Jan 2016 17:23:31
There are worse words mate but unfortunately.

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16 Jan 2016 17:49:39
Poor officials. For some reason officials don't have the fear of getting decisions wrong, if we had scored in the last minute they would give it offside even if we were a yard on. he was deperate for chelsea to score. Played well just need officials to also respect other teams rather than the chosen few.

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16 Jan 2016 17:49:39
Poor officials. For some reason officials don't have the fear of getting decisions wrong, if we had scored in the last minute they would give it offside even if we were a yard on. he was deperate for chelsea to score. Played well just need officials to also respect other teams rather than the chosen few.

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16 Jan 2016 17:13:03
Blame the ref all we want, winning teams don't throw away 2 goal leads. Think I'm done with Martinez.

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16 Jan 2016 17:40:07
Seriously? Get a grip! He was offside and it was the 98th minute. I'm gutted too, but it was clearly the officials that lost us 2 points.

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16 Jan 2016 17:55:27
It was the 98th minute because we were celebrating like we'd won the champions league again. The time was rightly added on. The 3rd goal might have been offside but the first 2 weren't. We can't blame the refs for us defending like schoolchildren every week and neither can we blame bad luck. At some point we have to face up to the fact that we're bloody awful at the back. Perhaps when we finish in the bottom half it will be a bit clearer to some of us.

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16 Jan 2016 17:51:33
Yep. your right but the martinez bashers are out again.

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16 Jan 2016 17:57:01
Seriously get a grip, really! 2-0 away from home and tactics or shape does not change. Either shut up shop or press high up and make them play in their own half. But not this clown, he insists that we continue playing tippy tappy and allow them to come on to you stuff. If you get teams of this class in a position of losing 2-0 then you have to shut them down. Yes the goal was offside but it should never have got to that point. We are closer to the bottom than to the top and that, however you look at it is not progress and far far from the promise of Champions League.

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16 Jan 2016 17:51:33
Yep. your right but the martinez bashers are out again.

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16 Jan 2016 17:57:01
Seriously get a grip, really! 2-0 away from home and tactics or shape does not change. Either shut up shop or press high up and make them play in their own half. But not this clown, he insists that we continue playing tippy tappy and allow them to come on to you stuff. If you get teams of this class in a position of losing 2-0 then you have to shut them down. Yes the goal was offside but it should never have got to that point. We are closer to the bottom than to the top and that, however you look at it is not progress and far far from the promise of Champions League.

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16 Jan 2016 18:12:57
Spot on duncansmum, alwaysblue, the Martinez bashers never went away, he's utter dreadful.

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16 Jan 2016 18:25:36
Should people not be critical and accept mediocrity? It's clearly an issue, not being able to close games out, and everyone can see it but Martinez. Fair play to him for his post match comments, showing some bite, but it doesn't make a difference.

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16 Jan 2016 18:35:37
So when moyes used to sit back and defend a lead you all moaned now we keeping playing the same way we were to put us 2-0 up and only a jagielka mistake let them back in it, how is that Martinez fault and then we go ahead again only to be ROBBED, not only from the fact the ref played a extra minute from nowhere, the goal was OFFSIDE. But no your Martinez fault that. Easily the worst fans around these days.

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16 Jan 2016 18:54:45
Martinez's fault we conceded 2 goals from winning positions against Bournemouth, Stoke and Chelsea, let me think, YES. Or were they all Jagielka's fault, which takes some doing seeing how he didn't play in 2 of those games. People wanting to defelct the blame all the time.

Worst fans around.

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16 Jan 2016 16:41:45
Will somebody please tell Barkley that he is allowed to try and win the ball back. another lazy performance from him again does not deserve to be given the shirt ahead of anyone in the squad total lazy overrated lump.

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16 Jan 2016 18:35:03
While I do agree to an extent, I really don't see what's so special or what he's supposed to be good at. He's not quick, strong, can't win the ball and can't pass the ball. While he's not quite as bad/ useless as McCarthy I do think Besic, Barry and Cleverley are better. I would love him to be dropped, most of his assists (Kone vs Sunderland, Naismith vs Chelsea etc) have been him passing it and someone else smashing in a wonder goal. Can someone who thinks he's special please explain what it is he does. Doesn't go past people anymore and can't even hold it up, not to mention him giving Lukaku nothing to work with.

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16 Jan 2016 18:36:35
No words to describe your comment Alan.

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16 Jan 2016 16:41:45
Will somebody please tell Barkley that he is allowed to try and win the ball back. another lazy performance from him again does not deserve to be given the shirt ahead of anyone in the squad total lazy overrated lump.

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16 Jan 2016 17:16:19
I do agree but do bear in mind closing down starts at the front and lukaku is equally as lazy, and also dangles a leg on the odd occasion.

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16 Jan 2016 18:56:53
The difference is Lukaku scores regularly and has 19 goals this season. His job is scoring goals, I don't care about him tracking back or closing down. Give me him over someone like Kevin Doyle any day.

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16 Jan 2016 16:18:20
Hi Ed surely we are finished with all the negative comments on here after the result at City and what's going on at Chelsea win lose or draw we should all be cheering the ream also Tim excellent again, COYB GuernseyBlue.

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16 Jan 2016 17:22:09
No we are not, you should be criticising this fraud for his inability to change tactics. 2-0 away from home, shut up shop FFS.

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16 Jan 2016 17:22:55
And here he comes with the excuses. This is turning out to be Wigan all over again.

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16 Jan 2016 17:34:36
If you feel upbeat about that result then fair play to you. We have this squad full of huge prospects, good players don't stay at mid table clubs. Good clubs win more than they draw. Every evertonian deserves better that this. Our clubs problem is we except this. Roberto blames the ref right or wrong we blew a strong lead and conceded a very soft late goal. Small club mentality for me.

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16 Jan 2016 18:16:07
What part of tallaght are you from. i'm a tallaght man myself.

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16 Jan 2016 18:16:35
gurnsey blue said in his post. tim excellant again.are you avin a laugh I know jags was to blame for their 2nd goal but what was tim doing coming off his line at least if he had stayed it would av given elephant man another body to beat but NO HE CAME FLYING OUT OF GOAL and says there ye go have a empty goal big ears. excellent tim ffs.

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16 Jan 2016 15:00:48
Have to say. Fair play to bobbie for his team selection today. Understand dtopping del boy cause his fitness level is in question and he could have a big impact later in the game.

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16 Jan 2016
The real time live chat page is open for today's Everton match at the below link for you to talk to each other during the match
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16 Jan 2016 12:51:40
Surely austin for 4m was worth a punt to support Rom. Great signing for southhampton that.

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16 Jan 2016 12:26:37
Just viewed some vintage/ archive clips of Everton v Chelsea, oh what I'd give for a Bob Latchford/ Davey Thomas partnership again. Halcyon days.

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16 Jan 2016 15:53:21
great pairing remember them well, but Lukaku and Deulefeau are not to shabby!

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16 Jan 2016 11:44:35
charlie austin must be worth a punt for £4million.

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16 Jan 2016 11:58:58
Hes gone to Southampton dazza.

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16 Jan 2016 01:09:39
How about forget about yarmo we have Gerry Kev and Lennon besic in the middle leave kone alone amazing how people forget Naismith hatrick against Chelsea and arouna against mackems try selling Barkley who has a nosebleed every time he gets the ball get shut of Coleman to liability in defence my opinion.

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16 Jan 2016 04:30:43
So keep Kone and Naismith and sell Barkley and Coleman, I'm not a fan of either of those 2 but that's still a deal we get the worst side of. Lose 2 first team players and keep 2 ageing squad players. Who plays right back and number 10?.

No offence but that's the worst idea I've ever heard.

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16 Jan 2016 10:01:49
That's nuts sell one of the best rb's and and attacking midfielders in league to keep Kone who is crap . U not well in head mate.

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16 Jan 2016 10:14:25
EB what's your problem with Barkley I think it's you who are having the nose-bleed Ross has been brilliant this season howcome you haven't noticed? The more I watch replays of our games the more I see what an amazing talent Rss is. he's a true blue and we need to keep him
Wellzee.

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16 Jan 2016 10:16:37
lol surely a few beers in ya when you wrote that one.

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16 Jan 2016 14:42:38
Totally agree wellzee on Barkley. Also where are people getting Coleman being a liability. He probably is our most consistent defender up until this point.

I know he doesn't score as much and doesn't attack as much. a lot of that is down to Del boy being used. I think Coleman has improved a lot defensively the last 3 seasons.

Underrated imho.

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15 Jan 2016 22:54:31
What times r match tomorrow? App saying 8pm?

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{Ed007's Note - 15:00.}

15 Jan 2016 22:16:38
Hi we question about naisy if he does decide to leave which I think he should will be more appreciated and get more game time like he deserves. Would we look to replace him? And if so who?
Thanks.

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15 Jan 2016 21:47:12
Evening blues.
Just thought I would share something that has been bothering me all day. I read a article earlier about Tim howard leaving this month to the MLS and the fact it's a real possibility.
So why would this bother me he's awful right.
We'll let me tell you why we are everton and when any individual be it player manager/ staff has been of good servant to our club we tend to appreciate what they have done for us I mean we all knew moyes was going to a bitter rival of ours and still that last home game the whole crowd stayed behind to wave moyes of and say thank you that's what everton do we didn't like it but it was what it was and we didn't let get in the way of us showing our class.
Now I understand most of us believe howard should be dropped on merit but it's not his fault bobby doesn't see it
I suppose what I'm trying to say is if Tim leaves this month after all the digs from him to the fans and likewise and he left thinking we didn't have his back then that wouldn't sit right with me.
I do however believe he should be dropped but if he ain't and he's in that 11 I'm behind him all the way.

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16 Jan 2016 00:39:27
We cheered Moyes after he did a good job for 10 years (of which he could have done better in some aspects, I still thanked him at the final game for what he did regardless) this took place BEFORE he left. Because after we gave him that great send off he had a go at the club, became a hypocrite and made a complete arse of himself with the Man Utd job. Phil Neville did something similar, got a great send off then said Everton fans should be happy with a top half finish at best each season.

Tim will get a good reception when he hopefully leaves this month (week) but with the hatefilled monsters at Goodison who knows. He could get booed whenever he catches the ball (hahahaha imagine that happening, sorry) but let's hope and pray they take their medication before the game. While I am desperate for him to leave the club, I refuse to give him stick in any way. On his Twitter as soon as he posts something, even if it's just saying "COYB! " the trolls immediately attack calling him all sorts, never the same person twice, as I assume he just blocks them, I've even defended him recently from these tools.

I want him gone, but I will give him a good reception, he's never said anything bad about the club or the fans, he's been a great ambassador for the club and I hope he remains an Evertonian for the rest of his life. He will always be welcome back at Goodison.

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16 Jan 2016 01:33:39
I agree, will always love Tim and Osman for their service, its the manager's fault for picking them. He's the one putting them in the line of fire. Moyes did the same with Neville and the likes of Kilbane etc.

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16 Jan 2016 10:19:10
good post swan.

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