Everton Banter Archive August 01 2014

01 Aug 2014 22:04:39
So what's going on with all this James McCarthy to Manchester United rumours? Anyone in the know here? Why the sudden rush of bets today on it happening? Hope it's not true, thought he was our best player last season, & would make a great future club captain! :)

I have heard a few rumours he is one of a few players they are looking at. Apparently they are tryin to get vidal but won't pay £50M. he is a back up option. Everton will not sell for less than £30 but are offering him the same wages as Ross. don't know how true it is but person who told me also told me about rom signin. I'd get big dunc to do a brando an put JMc an stones in a closed room with new contracts & "make them an offer they can't refuse"

Obv I mean £30 million. & not £30. the M never worked. before somebody jumps all over it

I hope I am wrong but Won't Besic play a similar position and get a 20 mil profit for us?

01 Aug 2014 21:16:23
I usually toe the party line and support RM, BK and the club in their decisions about who comes and goes, but I wish that the club would quash all these rumours about McCarthy leaving and announce that he's signed an extended contract here. Then get Stones on an extended contract also.

01 Aug 2014 17:40:47
Atsu is off the African Nations Cup in January, seems a strange move to me to loan a player that's going to miss a lot of our run in

01 Aug 2014 18:10:12
Good point

The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations runs from Saturday, 17th January, to Sunday, 8th February.
Our Premier League fixtures during this period are:
17th January - West Bromwich Albion (home)
31st January - Crystal Palace (away)
7th February - Liverpool (home)
If we progress in the cup competitions, there'll be these fixtures:
20th/21st January is scheduled for the Football League Cup (Capital One Cup) semi-finals 1st leg
24th January is scheduled for the FA Cup 4th round
27th/28th January is scheduled for the Football League Cup (Capital One Cup) semi-finals 2nd leg
The UEFA Europa League restarts on 19th February with the round-of-32 - so isn't affected by the Africa Cup of Nations.
So, would the absence of a couple of players (Kone and maybe Atsu) be a major problem?

Factual as ever Cowpat and thanks for that. If Atsu is as good as I'm led to believe, this is a loan signing worth looking at? I think so!

01 Aug 2014 21:03:04
I've read some where that is with a option to buy for 8.5m

01 Aug 2014 12:31:49
Don't like to admit it but I think Liverpool have made some really good signings this summer now there close to Moreno and Koponoloka check spelling, I know this is our site but if it was any other team signing them players someone would of mentioned it and gave them credit, anyway I'm delighted with our signings so far and believe Bobby has more tricks up his sleeve, it is going to be a fantastic derby this season both teams will have absolute quality on the pitch I really hope Merseyside dominates the prem this year, and obviously us being ahead of them either way but both clubs are looking really strong going into next season.

{Ed025's Note - you may be right stef, but i will never give them credit mate...i have spent 56 years of getting nothing but grief off them, so excuse me if i wish them to fall flat on their faces..

Am with you Ed, the only time they have ever been anythin is when they were winning the lot and treated us like 2nd class. now were almost on the same standings the deludes hate us with a passion and I don't care who they are friends family I hate LFC with a passion

{Ed025's Note - i dont actually hate anyone ste...too strong a word for me, but i dont have any respect for the majority of them when it comes to football mate..

I understand were your coming from ed I have had many years of it aswell mate, but I have a couple of good mates who are reds and are very fair and honest, but I'm only saying the way I see it mate both clubs have fantastic squads this year and I'm really looking forward to seeing Garbutt try and break into our first team mate, exciting times ahead.

I actually think Liverpool have made the same blunder that Spurs made last year? I'm a firm believer in replacing quality with quality and whilst I've no doubt the signings the Shi*e have made have potential they have gone for quantity and this can cause all types if issues within a squad. They (and spurs) should have spent the majority if the Suarez/Bale money on a direct replacement IMO. But hey what do I know I can't even pick a fantasy football team! Haha!

No ebony and ivory harmony here, spat on in the kop because I had an efc top on pies lashed at me, am sure its is the same with them, my wife and daugther are red I love them with a passion, ( just hate, Dislike then the LFC influence in them lol ) coulnt really hate anyone lol

Liverpool are eons ahead of us in both stature and saleability. They have a huge global market and are cash rich (compared to us anyway) they are a bigger club with a bigger market value than us. As much as it pains me to admit all of that it's true. You can be 2 ways as an Evertonian, a deluded one or an honest one. An honest, educated informed blue who knows his football is the only way to be if you want any credibility when talking football with them. To try and argue we are a bigger or better club than them is stupid because we are not. However we are who we are and we have our own identity. We're not full of glory hunting band wagon jumping fans who don't have a clue what they're talking about like our neighbours. (That excludes a certain ilk of Liverpool fans, some of them are decent and honest and well informed, these are usually the ones that go the game)

Steblue. Hang your head in shame letting your wife turn your daughter blue. I would murder mine and bury her on the farmers fields by me if she even mentioned the word Liverpool in a good light. She was a red when I met her, she now despises them and comes the match every now and then and loves Everton. Education is the key my friend ;)

{Ed025's Note - my two lads are reds pb, kids will make their own decisions mate...in the end its only football..

01 Aug 2014 16:09:32
It's not the players, it's the manager. We have seen this ourselves. Liverpool will do well because BR is a good coach. We will do well because Bobby is also a good coach, as is Pochetino, AVB was pants which was why spurs were pants last season considering the players they bought.

The bottom line is this. The top 7 last season will be the top 7 this season. It's our goal to be within the top 4 of the top 7.

For me, I feel that Liverpool have bought on an impulse and though they are strengthening their squad as a whole, they are barely strengthening their first team, and most importantly, finding a suitable replacement for the cannibal. It's easy enough for their fans to gloat because they can't handle the idea that a team, like Everton have been finishing above them in recent years whilst spending little to nothing. For me Suarez was the main reason they had such a good season last year, because singlehandedly he pulled them to victory in a large number of games, and of course won a lot of penalties, but the less said about that the better. For once in a long time, I feel that we have the strength to actually compete and break the top four. Personally, I have nothing against the club, it's just their fans, as after years of torment (helped by their investment), we are returning to our glory days (hopefully) and can finally compete with the so called 'big boys' who have spent money on ready made players, in order to win titles. It will be hard but I trust Roberto to do the right thing.

It was just a jibe ed025 nothing meant in it. For the record though I would not allow my kids to be reds. I've drummed it into them, literally brainwashed the pair of them from the age of 2. Season tickets away games, bedrooms decorated, stories of the 80s stories of how horrible Liverpool are, I couldn't have my kids being reds. That is not being derogatory towards yourself mate I want to make sure I've pointed that out, each to their own and who am I to tell someone how to raise their kids? Shame on you as well though ;) ha ha

{Ed025's Note - i would love them to be blue pb, unfortunately they grew up in the 80,s when the reds were in their pomp, and bowed to peer pressure as at the time being a blue was not popular, but it does make for some interesting banter in our house, not letting your kids support who they want seems a bit draconian to me though, but as you say each to their own mate..

I'm a real life Victorian Dad when it comes to football Ed, I will hold my hands up and admit to that. Everything else they take the piss out of me already and are only 8 and 6 (nearly) don't listen to a blind word I say and giggle when I try and tell them off but speak kopite speak in my castle mate and this beast seems to come out in me. I'll have none of that talk here boy, now get back up that chimney and sing me 6 Everton songs ;)

{Ed025's Note - my 2 are 35 and 32 pb, and because they have furnished me with lovely grandchildren all is forgiven mate..

At the end of the day, if we convinced everyone to be a red or to be a blue then we wouldn't have our great banter and rivalry :)

{Ed025's Note - your right there my danish friend.. :)

I see what you did there haha :) Although I can confirm I am definitely not Danish haha

{Ed025's Note - sorry mate..i thought you all were...as true scousers usually support everton.. :)

@ Aggers, from dawn sarrf then?

I know first hand that ain't true :)

{Ed025's Note - i know mate....but we can all wish.. :)

HMM ED25 are you the oldest of all or ed 2

{Ed025's Note - im a close second stg..

We might be BITTERS but at least we're not BITERS and we all know at heart we're BETTER!

01 Aug 2014 10:51:27
Atsu looks good. Ed what's the latest?

{Ed025's Note - talks are ongoing conh, i expect it to happen very shortly, chelsea need to get rid of a foreign player and they have decided its atsu, we are big favorites for him mate..

Is it a loan Ed?

{Ed025's Note - yes mike..

01 Aug 2014 09:21:17
Whilst we have had a good week with the signings of Besic, Berkley and Lukaku, I am worried that our starting eleven, as things stand, will be the same as last season. We will certainly have more depth this year but I feel we need to bring in another couple of players who will improve the quality of the first eleven. However, this seems unlikely - I suspect any further additions now will be squad players. Any views? Pips

We don't really need any first 11 players except maybe LW although Mcgeady or piennar could step up. Depth has always been our problem we still need a back up ST a winger and a better back up GK to compete on all fronts

01 Aug 2014 08:40:45
I am made up rom has joined, but he needs to keep his head down, I don't care about his arguments with mourinho and his spats with chelsea, he's representing everton now and while he wears that shirt he should be focused on us so he must not be bitter about chelsea and hopefully he will keep his mouth shut because nothing matters more than this club right here right now, your with us now rom, time to start growing up, leave the past behind and get yourself ready for next season, we, everton are right in front of you, don't drone on about what could of been

Bit unfair that Swan , have you watched any of his interviews? He was pushed on Chelsea and alls he said was he has no bad feelings towards them and alls he wants to do is play for Everton and how he feels he belongs here. Give the lad a chance eh.

Totally agree with you Swan. He's now an Evertonian. He might feel bitter about Chelsea and the way he's been treated by Maureen but there's no better way to repay the 'chosen one' by stuffing them with at least a couple of goals in the first fixture at Goodison in September

01 Aug 2014 00:28:39
Ed been on holiday in algarve have we signed the lad galloway also rs chelsea mu mc spurs all on tv over there all kinds of merchandise on sale even nufc sunderland and stoke IT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT A POOR DEAL IT WAS WITH KITBAG ONLY ALLOWED TO SELL IN OUR OWN SHOPS this is why we are not being able to branded as global due to p*** poor negotiations with this crowd made up with the signings though hope there's a couple more to come glad to be back to watch by beloved blues thanks ed

{Ed025's Note - the galloway deal is very close al, and i agree we got stiffed with the kit deal mate, hopefully we have a great season again and can get it ripped up..

01 Aug 2014 08:44:32
When will we sign someone ffs

I'm an Irish toffee and this year will b the first time in 3 years that the jersey(home only)will b available to buy in some sports shops,so I suppose something has changed a little with the umbro deal.