Everton Banter Archive July 18 2015

18 Jul 2015 22:13:57
If BK did sack RM how bad would that look on him as his words this is the man to lead us to the wholly grail an guarantee champions league football. We would still have Davey boy if the lure of man u hadn't happened.BK don't ever admit he got things wrong. The stadium debacle proof of that. So onto this season of hope an belief in my team an losing loads at the bookies hahaha. After all this is Everton live, learn laugh, an cry oh the pleasures of an evertoian I love it born to die. A BLUE

18 Jul 2015 21:54:05
So everyone here is looking at doom an gloom in pre season been a blue since 1962 seen good great an a mixture of promise an disbelief. But being an evertonian will never die. I never raise my expectations always if only but one thing makes us different is we are evertonian, born to suffer adversity an still come out smiling, born for elation but overall evertonians. We always sell our stars nut also find diamonds in the rough. We earn what we get not buy success as we never have the best pit to p in. Always I stand by the 11 who pull on my royal blue jersey.

18 Jul 2015 21:09:39
Stones will stay as he is defo a first team player all season (this will aldo help his England selection for the euros ); he will not at chelsea. His stock will rise and we will lose him next season. Today's performance was a disaster, I am putting down to getting to Singapore late and playing 2 games in 2 days. But saying that we looked slow and attacked slow(did we really attack or make more than 2 clear cut chances) and arsenal got all their men behind the ball. Jeez just like last year. Why did he play clevs on the left; yet again he is picking players in wrong position just to play them. Kone not good enough to wear the no 9; delefou was rubbish. Oh that's our 2 signings so far. Team not improved and the Spanish idiot said he had identified his transfer targets months ago and the season starts in 3 weeks. Worried and drinking stella

18 Jul 2015 23:22:54
Good choice Stella fella.

18 Jul 2015 19:55:42
The gooners played well, swan come at me with your best. We looked half decent in possession but produced nothing, fair play arsenal.

18 Jul 2015 21:53:03
half decent in possession?. we didn't really have any! we were very poor

18 Jul 2015 17:41:24
Same old same old, this team will continue to struggle against all the sides in prem this season. Desperately in need of players who can move the ball forward with a purpose arsenal in different class and that includes their fringe players, ok we might not be able to match established stars but what about the others, need manager with a plan rm seems devoid of ideas worried for us this campaign.

18 Jul 2015 17:30:34
Lets take stock. 3 pre season games in a week. won 2 lost 1 to Arsenal. Yes its PRE Season. The team today either half bore no resemblence to how we will start the Season i'm certain of that.
Stop panicking u knoheads for blues! I'll say it one more time so u get it in your heads PRE Season!!

18 Jul 2015 21:33:15
Did you mean knob there? As the only
Noheads know fa!

18 Jul 2015 16:46:52
It hurt like hell when the female presenter covering the Everton v arsenal match actually said do u think stones will move from a small club to big club Chelsea.
R u listening kenwright because were a feeder club laughing stock didn't u know.

18 Jul 2015 18:06:03
Yes, take note of Kate Abdo, the woman who pronounced Ashley Young in a Spanish accent for no reason whatsoever.

18 Jul 2015 16:37:27
Stef didn't u know Jonny Evans mate

18 Jul 2015 18:26:54
What?

18 Jul 2015 16:34:16
Were a million miles behind the gunners players,manager,stadium the whole set up is ready 4 take off kenwright take note

18 Jul 2015 16:16:02
Just heard muppet Martinez post match press release. we were phenomenal & if we'd taken our chanc lol.Where have I heard that dross b4 same old.
We ain't got the players to fart around with it @ the back the style he wants were playing into opposition hands need to mix it up.
Can't even win a 2 game Asia trophy.
True reflection. Wud have been 25-1 & that's being kind to us

18 Jul 2015 15:52:47
.well, who's putting bets on when Martinez will be sacked next season then?!? I reckon by November. that performance today stunk of everything that was wrong with us last season. so I take it he's learnt nothing at all. & b4 none says it's only pre-season, it's time to get real & face the reality of the situation in hand at efc - we are about to lose the best young centre back in Europe, we need a quality creative midfielder & a new centre forward whilst shipping out Kone & McGeady at the same time. & the manager too!

18 Jul 2015 15:36:06
It's only a pre season friendly but I didn't see anything there to suggest we are going to improve on last season. Disappointing performance from an almost full strength squad. Need some fresh faces who are good enough to take people's place in the squad now and create some competition. Go and offer Chelsea some money and take Remy off their hands, sitting there doing Nothing at them, could be a hero for us!

18 Jul 2015 15:28:17
So RM has given the squad a fair run out over the two games, and deja vue, time to go list headed by Kone and Barry, old, slow and clueless!
so now if BK cannot see we are desperate for a No 10 creative midfielder, another Striker, CB and a new Manager.

18 Jul 2015 15:13:39
We are so far behind Arsenal it is embarrassing!!
When ever we managed to get the ball off them from one of their endless attacks we took that many needles passes just to get to the halfway line that the whole Arsenal team had walked back had a chat then got into position and waited another 5 minutes for us to get into their half
If we do not change this manager and his ridiculously 'found out' tactics we will never get out of the bottom 6 all season
We need a least, a forward with pace, a centre mid that can control a game and not just work hard as well as cover for right back & centre half
Then we need to retrain the team to pass a ball forward!!

18 Jul 2015 16:40:22
Give it a rest it's Arsenal not some second rate team. Like it or not they are at least 2 levels above our team, so you shouldn't even be comparing our us to Arsenal or any of the other top teams come to that.

18 Jul 2015 20:32:02
GIVE IT A REST????

If you think that that performance was any where near except able its you that needs the rest we've been finishing in the top 7 of the English premier league for the last however many years till last year
I started following Everton home & away in 1980 when I was 14 and was lucky enough to be present at every major event through out the 80's so I will never except a statement like you have come out with
HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME

18 Jul 2015 15:01:33
Just been watching the match, we are all over the place, kone useless, miralles looks disinterested, defence still at goodison, stones and McCarthys minds elsewhere, we really need to inject knew life into our team or it will be another dodgy season

18 Jul 2015 15:30:11
disagree completely that Mirallas looked disinterested, always asking for the ball and tried to take responsibility. Martinez is the problem for me, not the players.

we attack too slow happy to do triangles on the halfway whilst opponents get all their men behind the
Ball. Then proceed to try and break them down. Fail . Get countered and concede.

It may be preseason but nothing has changed in terms of our failed style of play.

18 Jul 2015 15:37:53
Quite agree, the solution is a new manager, but bill does not have the ball to stand up and admit to his mistake.

18 Jul 2015 15:39:24
Kone is shocking Mog but they all were. Sure the spanish waiter will find a phenomenal thing to say about our performance tho.

18 Jul 2015 14:55:12
I think Kone has had enough chances now, I'm just hoping that's the last time I see him in an Everton shirt, wouldn't it have been worth while giving McAleny a run out whom it have been far more beneficial too?
We need a striker!

18 Jul 2015 14:24:48
In years to come Kone will be spoken about in hushed tones and compared with the great Brett Angel, his time at Everton will be considered a myth, and videos of his goal against Newcastle will be collectors items with claims that it's been altered or edited!

He absolutely terrible, has no positioning sense, no touch, can't pass, can't jump and has absolutely no idea wher the goal is! At one stage Garbutt and Clevs where out left trying to work a cross and Kone comes rambling out of the box as if he's on a Sunday stroll in the park and stands next to Garbutt, he even try's to take the ball off him!!

18 Jul 2015 16:47:01
come back Brett all is forgiven!

18 Jul 2015 14:12:58
I used to think Brett Angel was the most useless Everton forward I'd ever seen, but by God Kone's giving him a good run for his money. Absolutely useless!

18 Jul 2015 14:49:59
Spanked by Ozil

18 Jul 2015 14:46:11
McCarthy has been non existent , along with Barry cleverly kone stones jags garbutt Coleman lol

I know it's pretty season but our midfield is terrible!

18 Jul 2015 13:07:22
Kone starts today so an opportunity to convince the fans!

18 Jul 2015 11:36:40
In light of the teams interested in stones, I can see him going. Whilst I would prefer that he didn't, cash is important at everton and I wouldn't hold it against key b'day, because he will be thinking stones could break his leg or not reach his potential. I just home work is taking place now to find suitable replacements. AM CD and a striker? Or could pay for a third of the goodison expansion?

18 Jul 2015 14:32:24
Sell him in case he breaks his leg? Brilliant that mate, should sell all our youngsters 'in case'.

18 Jul 2015 01:02:46
Why is it every year, Manchester United think they have a God given right to chase our players. I look at the squad. Baines, Coleman, Stones, Barkly, I even think Jagielka was linked with them. They snatched Fellaini and Rooney in recent times. Then we get offered off-cuts offal whatever you want to call it. In recent times we got Neville Saha and Howard (very serviceable) linked with Cleverly, Vidic, Evans, Hernandez, Kagawa and Nani. Players Man U want to dump on us and the arrogant crap think they are doing us a favour. No wonder I hate Man United so much. Then Chelsea. Always targeting one of our young guns. Go and develop some of your own and the same with Man City. When was the last time one of those two sides developed a teenager. We have developed stones, Barkly, Galloway, Mcaleny, Garbutt and Browning. And I'm sure all will be very very good players.

So sick and tired of agents and poachers!

18 Jul 2015 07:56:39
Boy you're angry aren't you? Let's Manila few of these myths.

United are linked with 100s of players, most of whom we have no interests in. Why? Agents, lazy journalism I guess. This window, we have been linked with about 35 players which is clearly nonsense.

You are referring to Neville and Howard as cast offs? Are you saying they wee not great players for you? Every club signs other club's cast offs. Mata wasn't wanted by Chelsea, ADM wasn't wanted by Real Madrid, it happens to all clubs. The way you talk we forced you to purchase our players and Everton had no choice in it, As for Cleverly, good luck with that one (although you got him on a free).

Yes we wanted Baines and apparently Coleman. I don't believe we have show any interest in Stones or Barkley.

You should be proud your club create such talent but worried why you don't compete and some of them leave.

18 Jul 2015 08:19:08
Aussie toffee wether you like it or not there a better prospect than us, rooney kept us afloat and Felliani isn't worth the 28 we got, we do it to teams below us and many u do the same there's mo difference.

17 Jul 2015 23:53:59
.well I'm gutted, but I'm quite sure that Stones will be gone b4 the start of the new season.Chelski are willing to pay the £35 million that Everton would accept whilst trebling his current wage packet at the same time. It's interesting that Bobby thus far has come out & said under no uncertain terms this morning that McCarthy is going nowhere at any price & wants to build our team around the guy therefore quashing any rumours on that 1.but silence remains on Stones, nothing yet said, I'm gutted as I rate Stones very very highly - in fact I said at the start of last season I reckon he is the best young centre back in Europe & reminded me of a certain 'Paulo Maldini' on the ball & he was destined to become captain of Everton & England long term.please Bill, don't let him go, this guy us irreplaceable!

18 Jul 2015 07:44:02
I can't stand the idea of John Stones becoming one of the world's best defenders at another club. It shows a lack of ambition if we sell, and means that we will forever remain in the exact same position as we are now, and will never progress. It's even more annoying that despite the fact we aren't desperate for the money, Bill will still probably cave at about £30m. I could just about stomach it if we sold him at £50m, as that is a good price, and enough to really improve the squad. That being said, what we ideally need to do is tie him down to a much improved contract and make him vice captain, with a view to take over when Jags retires. That may be enough to keep hold of him for a couple of years, and won't do his career any harm at all. That lad is destined to win trophies no matter what

18 Jul 2015 09:58:35
How can we be seen to have ambition if RM is happy to stick with Kone as second choice striker!