Everton Banter Archive January 01 2019

 

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01 Jan 2019 23:40:38
lack of movement was shocking tosun done more in 20 minutes than anyone else on the pitch.

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02 Jan 2019 01:37:35
Really?

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02 Jan 2019 08:52:20
Woburne yes really! Apart from Kenny's hitting the post (outside) Tosun had the best two chances. You were there what did you see?

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02 Jan 2019 12:42:55
I was thinking last night that if Tosun had be stuck with, he would have a few goals and more confidence. He is still our best finisher by far. Looked sharp yesterday and gave 100% for the brief time he was on.

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02 Jan 2019 12:38:11
we had 2 shots on target whole game, both tosun so yea offensively he did more than anyone.

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02 Jan 2019 12:56:03
we had two attempts on target and they were both tosun so yea mate really.

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02 Jan 2019 13:54:07
Agree dentilad.

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02 Jan 2019 14:15:26
Would be nice if he could find the back of the net though. DCL was on a hiding to nothing though, the way we played yesterday, thought he did okay considering.

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02 Jan 2019 16:28:42
Start Tosun against Lincoln. Let him grab a goal or 2 and get some self belief back.

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02 Jan 2019 16:34:16
Should have done better with first and should have headed the second back across the goal. That's what I saw.

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01 Jan 2019 22:59:32
Ed2. In your 'discussion' below with Pauly you mention a few things. Anyone with a brain knows we need a striker and right sided player.
Just 2 questions. You say brands should know better? How should he know? Maybe the right players were not available or fees too high or we just don't have 200mil per window as some would believe.
Also what proof of Silva not being a long term solution? We know he likes to jump ship regularly but people change and maybe he found a club he wants to stay at for longer.
Just 2 last points
Regardless of who we have as manager, our squad was never going to be fixed in just 1 transfer window. We got some positions covered last window and hopefully over the next couple we can sort the rest.
And, as you say Everton took bad advice when appointing Silva, who that you know of was available and would come to Everton last summer after Sam got sacked?

As many people said in the summer. Brands is the one we need to keep to mould the whole club regardless of the manager.

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01 Jan 2019 20:56:24
Got to say I'm somewhere in the middle between ed 2 and pauly
I'll try to explain without annoying either side as appreciate everyone who contributes on here
Hoddle would have been interesting excellent club record and personally think he would have acheiv3d something with England but for that comment

Silva was happy at first starting to wear thin now yes at some point we need to draw a line and settle with a manager for probably 3 seasons to sort it

The squad is clearly still just as unbalanced as previous seasons we have probably a pool of 13 or 14 players to pick a starting 11 from that maintains the same strength in my mind any 2 of the 3 centre backs and Kenny or Coleman or digne or Baines anyone else the quality drops so that's really 7 players not really under threat for there starting place
Right wing is a really ridiculous situation we only have Walcott who at the min is really poor and yet we have 2 players who would on present form deserve a start ahead of him (vlasic and mirrallas) on loan
Zouma is the best centre back at the club and if we could have got him for the loan fee and the price of mina a terrible decision again by the people making the choice
Gomez clearly will have other options clearly from more attractive clubs than what we are at the min let's be honest if Tottenham want him we have no chance he will get to challenge for honours play in what looks like it will be a top top stadium champions league be in London etc or come to us
The difficult 1 for me is I'll be honest I was as anti Sam as anyone and hated watching us last season that today was just as bad but we've since Sam spent a fortune to still be where we were
I don't know the answers wish I did I don't know what we can do I wanted and still want it to work for Silva but am rapidly losing faith and with everything going on we as a club are becoming a laughing stock. I know people will disagree but when u look at the number of people were still paying that aren't at the club are superb ability to pay over the odds and then anyone we are selling we reduce there value so quick the behaviour we adopt the whole club needs a shakedown and clean up from top to bottom and that will be years not months.

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{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with Hoddle. Keep listening to your in the know pauly. Now he has declared Silva a liar one would hope the club will look to move him on as soon as possible.}

01 Jan 2019 21:17:38
Soŕry if it came across wrong only mentioned Hoddle as he was mentioned and personally I rate him highly as a manager and again as all ways ed thanks for taking time to reply and for the insight to the behind the scenes things that I only can wish I had access to as it's all ways interesting and appreciated.

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{Ed002's Note - You stick with the in the know who will bring you the latest news. Now he has outed the coach, I have no doubt the club will have to react. Clearly he is better placed than my “utter tripe”.}

02 Jan 2019 10:58:42
Not so much as a Manager but as a person of good football knowledge and contacts is how I rate Hoddle. The man is not right at the moment but we could do far worse (we already have it seems) , than seek his consultation. Can only repeat that to reach the financial and business status of those such as Mr Moshri, it surely takes astute advice and judgement, which makes our continual Team Coach/ Managerial recruitment mistakrs all the more baffling.

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02 Jan 2019 11:14:08
James. In the case of Stats we would have been better off letting Alardyce see out his contract. In the case of tactics, formation and style we would have been better off sticking with Martinez. Finally in the case of giving a coach/ manager time we would have been better off asking Moyes to come back.

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01 Jan 2019 20:36:51
I see ed02 didn't fancy posting my last reply?
No worries ed. We both know tho x.

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{Ed002's Note - Tell us about that reply then? I have posted all of your childish and stupid replies.}

01 Jan 2019 20:59:50
Your actually being a big child here not me.

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{Ed002's Note - You have just declared Silva a liar - let’s hope the club listen to you and move the mother on as soon as possible.}

01 Jan 2019 20:09:02
I think ed002 is editing this tonight how he sees fit.
You leave your view but don't wish to continue debating.
That's fine.
I just think that you're being very very dismissive of the new regime and pretty blinkered with your own negative views.
It was actually you who championed hoddle on more than 1 occasion so it's hard to take your opinion seriously.

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{Ed002's Note - What makes you think I don't want to "debate" this? I don't have any negative views, I have explained the issue since the signing of Silva - and it is all coming true. What is the problem with Hoddle?}

01 Jan 2019 19:50:31
Well the naysayers are out in force but just remember reds fans were calling for klopps head last season.
We need a striker end of.
If we get a goalscorer we will turn these defeats and draws into wins.
Shall we sack him? Then get who?
I've even seen someone on here talking about hoddle?
It's a long road to success. Walk it don't run it.
Do you think we will get a manager who will come in and win every game from the start?
Dreamland.
Give him time.
Don't kill another one before he has even had a chance.
Happy New year to you all and keep the faith.

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{Ed002's Note - I would have to say it is nothing to do with Liverpool and Everton need to do what is best for the club. If Everton only need a striker, the fix is to play Tosun. If there is anyone at the club with half-a-brain, the question to ask is why the squad is lop sided with numerous LW and only one RW. Other parts of the squad are aging. Someone will now have noticed Everton could have purchased Zouma given his massive loan fee and the price of Mina and be in much better shape. An unconvincing journeyman coach is not setting Everton up for the future, and is failing to get the return on games that Allardyce got without his cast waste of money. None of this will be convincing to Gomes who might be willing to look to the like of Spurs a better option.}

01 Jan 2019 19:58:15
Utter tripe.

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{Ed002's Note - That must be it then. It is a great pity that you cannot be more constructive with your comments to point out what is wrong.

But you keep thinking (a) it is all about Liverpool, (b) Everton should not play a striker, (c) the squad is perfectly balanced with a lot of wide right-sided players, (d) the squad is all young and nobody is aging, (e) Mina is the best centre back in the world and Zouma is rubbish, (f) Silva has spent years and years at every club he has coached proving himself with significant success, (g) Silva is giving a magnitude better points return than Allardyce and has spent nothing, (h) Gomes won't be interested in joining any less successful sides like Spurs who won't be in the Champions League like Everton.

It is a great pity that some fans are so stupid and are not interested in any constructive criticism at all. I feel sorry for the Everton supporters if you all feel like this. Again, it rather makes my job pointless in trying to explain anything that I know is going on when faced with what is fundamentally vegetable matter - "utter tripe" from me no doubt.}

01 Jan 2019 20:10:17
You been on the pop?
I didn't say any of that but you're entitled to your opinion.

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{Ed002's Note - You said what I said was "utter tripe" - it seems you either didn't read it or are particularly stupid. So if your comment of "utter tripe" was not aimed at me it could only be aimed at the original post - which was yours?

Your best way out of this seems to be to claim you are particularly stupid, that at least is believable. Are you one of those people from Liverpool who was repeatedly dropped on the head as a child?}

01 Jan 2019 21:01:37
Ed that comment about those people from Liverpool who was repeatedly drop on there heads is highly offensive to a lot of people from the Liverpool area now I understand that you mayy be frustrated with pauly but you could just have a go at him and not everyone in Liverpool.

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{Ed002's Note - Try not to be a complete moron. Pauly will be taking over on this site and he will be giving updates on all of the issues he has identified.}

01 Jan 2019 23:45:12
well put ed I've not always seen eye to eye with you but you are spot on with that one must have had a good sherry over Xmas.

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01 Jan 2019 21:20:00
Sorry Pauly you are wrong eds is right on this one.

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01 Jan 2019 22:48:09
Hahaha blaming Liverpool again. And by the way the majority of Liverpool fans didn't want Klopp sacked. They wanted a goalkeeper and a defender which Klopp got. Maybe if Silva got players in positions they were needed you wouldn't be so angry.

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02 Jan 2019 00:48:15
Listen geri it took klopp the best part of 4 years to get Liverpool where they are know and he had a better squad to start with than we have.

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01 Jan 2019 16:48:34
That was as bad as I've ever seen. No progress at all!

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01 Jan 2019 17:43:29
Gave the ball away again to easy, passing was bad, but remember they have beat city and Chelsea.

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01 Jan 2019 18:01:24
Been bad since Liverpool game but this was really poor. I have been criticised for saying this before but this really is Martinez Mark II.

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01 Jan 2019 19:32:44
So true so very true ktf.

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01 Jan 2019 19:56:52
No progress? Are you seriously saying that the football we have been watching this season isn't a step up from SA? Maybe you need to you tube a few clips from last season.
We are progressing very slowly but surely.
They did just beat city and chelsea as was pointed out.
He's had 1 window. Let him have 2 seasons and then have a pop if needed.
Klopp asked for 4 seasons to win the league and this is his 4th.
Not saying they will win but he has balances that side over 4 seasons.
Silva and brands have had 4 months.
Relax . Remember shouting and calling for Kendalls head?
A strong chairman who had belief in his manager brought us glory.
Nothing else.

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{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with Liverpool. Do you think another two seasons of wasting money and going backward will suit the Everton owners and sponsors?}

01 Jan 2019 20:01:34
R u for real? Or are you playing devils advocate?
I don't care about sponsors and why do you think it will be 2 seasons of wasting money? I respect your opinion yet I feel it's from a very negative and dismissive recess of your mind.
Give him time.

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{Ed002's Note - Utter tripe.}

01 Jan 2019 20:21:15
Hahaha good one.
Ed you seem to have a negative attitude towards Evertons regime. why?
You call me stupid? I will prove I know people in the club with this following statement. lookman will be sold. He flys back to Germany to see his gf. He's not injured.
You can't beat that. I've heard your pods and I've seen your opinions on here. I ain't been impressed.
I have faith that we have got it right this time because I know the feeling in the club.
You just dismiss everything. Maybe because you're a red. I don't know.
Stupid? I am far from it.
All the best x.

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{Ed002's Note - Please don't listen to the Sharkopods or read anything I write. I have provided honest opinions and if you want me to stop providing anything to the Everton page for now, please just say and there will be nothing else at all. Then you can accuse the other Eds and posters of putting up "utter tosh" without any explanation. To be honest, you seem like a complete jerk to me I am afraid, but I will be more than happy to stop posting here if you like.}

01 Jan 2019 20:43:34
Omg you're so menstrual. Give it out but can't be criticised in any way shape or form?
Didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
Just don't like being called stupid by a complete stranger.
Chin up buttercup x.

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{Ed002's Note - You just said I did not respond to this. You seem to be well beyond half wit. Do you realise how embarrassing you are being for the Everton supporters?}

01 Jan 2019 20:48:03
Well I for one do not wish you to stop posting Ed002. Your comments and knowledge about the game is much appreciated. I did note your comments about Silva and was hoping that you were wrong in your assessment. However, since the Liverpool game we have been a shambles apart from the Burnley game. Obviously as a supporter I want the team and Silva to succeed but until the deficiencies in the squad are corrected and the players start functioning like a team we will see much of the same I am afraid. Not sure if Silva did go who would want the job?

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{Ed002's Note - Silva was never going to be a long term solution as I said. The team is imbalanced and that needs to be addressed. The striker situation needs to be addressed. Brands should know better - Silva doesn’t I am afraid. Silva has now been accused of telling lies during his Press Conference by your expert Pauly it seems. Lookman has not been injured but off to see his chick. Big news and bad news for the fans once they realise Silva is now a liar according to the on site expert.}

01 Jan 2019 20:57:45
Oh ed I never said shop posting. Just watch what happens. The same man told me holgate would be gone in jan.
Stop acting like a victim.
Now you've got posters saying it please ed don't stop. I never once said stop posting.
As for being am embarrassment to efc supporters? They're doing a good enough job themselves without me taking credit.
Xx.

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{Ed002's Note - It looks to me that the supporters want you to keep sharing all of your knowledge - let us know who will be replacing the liar.}

01 Jan 2019 16:07:20
Well if that doesn't prove we need an out and out striker nothing will. How flat were we going forward. Even when we got the ball into he box no one was there to get on the end of it.
Buy a striker who will bang in 12 goals before end of this season and we have a shot to finish 7th, don't and we finish top of bottom half.
Shocking from front to back.
Gueye Kenny only players who wanted to win today. Can't remember a worse performance! We have nearly 2 weeks to turn this round before our next match, or this is going to be a LOOOOOONG second half of the season!

COYB!

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01 Jan 2019 18:25:49
We have a game Sat Rik, a very big game that our season rests on, need to get it right for the cup game and. Hope Lady Luck shines on us for the next few round draws, should we manage to get past Lincoln.

By the way I would add Zouma to the list of wanted to win today, very close to our man of the match for me.

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01 Jan 2019 18:43:45
Zouma was excellent.

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02 Jan 2019 09:11:03
Rik. Accept nobody on the end (until Tosun) . You must have noticed though that our crosses either hit their first man, were overhit or more perplexing were floated into the middle, meat and drink for Maguire. The little lad at least tried the hard and low approach. Gomes not having the best of games but should have been Walcot off first and tried Gomes and Bernard for those last minutes. Siggy off for Tosun.

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01 Jan 2019 15:59:52
Not best performance on to licolyn game few youngsters will play maybe push themselves closer to first team.

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01 Jan 2019 15:25:27
The biggest problem we have is that we are completely impotent on the right. Which means that the opposition don't have to work hard there to defend which makes it easier for them to stifle Richarlison.

The minute they had allbrighton and chilwell on each wing we had problems.

The sooner we have some quality on the right the sooner we we will start looking dangerous which currently we are not. Walcott just doesn't cut it and the premier league had him sussed about 10 years ago.

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01 Jan 2019 16:04:38
Marco will sort this out about Theo and a striker I am sure.

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01 Jan 2019 18:10:16
He has had 21 games to find his best formation and setup. Walcott has been woeful for a long time, yet he seems to be one of the first ones on the Team sheet. Coleman has not been the same since he came back from horrific injury and Kenny now in most views the better choice, yet Silva does not see it. That score today could have been 2-0 and both down to Keanes mistakes, we need leadership on the pitch because right now there is none.

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01 Jan 2019 19:21:40
You had better get used to these ups and downs mate because its going to take time, we still have players like Tosun Walcott etc to name two that our famous other managers brought in, patience is the key this is not a quick fix by any means, i am sure these issues will be addressed.

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{Ed0333's Note - Absolutely GB not a quick fix. I feel you and Arsenal are in the same boat. It will take at least two SUCCESSFULL transfer windows for both clubs to see you guys challenging for top 4 places. The positive is that both clubs seem to have quality Administrators at the helm now which is massive for cohesion and stability.

01 Jan 2019 19:39:16
Its all been said many times mate but some of these posters think it will be done in 5mins, it just goes to show how massive this is going to be and how bad things were, but we have to give them time Marco, Marcel and Mr Moshiri with the board will get it right.

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01 Jan 2019 19:36:18
Hmm it needs a lot more than a couple of transfare windows the whole set at the club is poor and decaying.

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01 Jan 2019 20:00:57
Don't agree darkclouds mate that the whole set up is poor by any means, just see what is going on at Everton we now have a new owner Mr Moshiri and Marcel and Marco not to mention the New Stadium we have funds now and we are starting to compete in the transfer market, as for the team its going to take time, so my friend patience is the key it will come good, its comes to those who wait.

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01 Jan 2019 23:44:25
Liverpool fan in peace

I saw the game and that was utter dire! You have spent close to £250 mill and it needs to be shown! Unfortunately it does not. Playing attacking football is not a progress, if it were, Liverpool wouldn’t have changed their approach this season. Silva got both hull and Watford relegated playing attacking football! Never rated Silva myself.
No offense intended guys.

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01 Jan 2019 15:16:15
After reading a lot of what is said on this site, by Eds and posters, and after listening to Brandts comments about "January isn't a good time for transfer business", I wonder what he and Moshri must think after watching that performance and a few others in December.
Maybe January isn't a good time financially but it must be obvious to the hierarchy in the club that this squad needs working on.
You only get 2 windows a year to make changes so to rule one out seems naive or blatantly irresponsible.
Like most common sense posters and Eds have said, this is a long journey. I don't think any fan would disagree but what is obvious is the changes that have to happen need to be done when any opportunity arises.
He has moved Holgate and Dowell out on loan, Niasse and a few others will move too. Does this mean Holgate and Dowell aren't ready? If not, then when will they be.
The squad needs improvement, never mind the team needing some quality now.
When Brandts says January isn't a good time, does that mean players like Loftus-Cheek, Wilson at Bournemouth, Abrahams at Villa, Doucoure, Batshuayi, Maupay, Mitrovic, Sessegnon, Aranautovic etc etc, who may all move in January, aren't worth bidding for.
It doesn't matter when you can get them, just get them.
We need better players and we need to ship out under performers.
It can't all happen at once but we have to make consistent progress and show that we are capable of attracting better players.
I won't name names here but I think we all see who the fraudsters are and who are never going to make us a better team.
Time is short Mr Silva, ask Allardyce, Koeman, Martinez, Smith, Royle, Walker .

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{Ed002's Note - What he means is that the players best suited to and wanted by the club may not be available.}

01 Jan 2019 16:20:12
Spot on Ed. Instead of throwing money at it, the problem should first be solved by getting the basics right, starting with your assistants, staff and the source of your advice in carrying out their recruitment. It just appears to me that we are going round in circles on this. On to the match, we had 60 percent possession today, good stat but no good if you do not play as a Team and are as disorganised as they were today. That was quite possibly the worse I have seen Everton play this season and I include Spurs game in that. Incapable of passing the ball to our own player over a yard. Leicester have a huge lump at Centre back, yet our flanks either floated the ball in or overhit it, meat and drink to Leicester. Taking Gomez off instead of Walcott who was absolutely woeful today baffles belief, when he did go off for Tosun that is when we had our best two chances (yes I saw Kenny's shot in the first half, it hit the outside of the post by the way) came. Finally Grandson came with us today (liverpool supporter) , he was shouting and urging Everton on, better than some actual Everton supporters and he also was amazed at the amount of booing at the end. Booing your own Team achieves nothing and quite frankly is an embarrassment.

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{Ed002's Note - Right, the critical thing is it is not always the best players which will be the best fit for the club. You need players who will fit in, adapt, work that little hole in the squad and improve the team. It may need a Danny Drinkwater to fill the specific hole in midfield and not an Adrien Rabiot. You can look at sides that have taken the scatter gun approach to transfers, spent vast amount of money on the hip kids and never gotten it right (West Ham is the great example of this). The smart coaches can look at a side and think, "we can get him playing better if we add x", and "we can open up defences if we can add y" - then you have a good idea what you are looking for. Everton has an issue to resolve with the imbalance - I have said this over and over but taking LW and playing them out of position will go horribly wrong. Everton want results before the window opens it would be Richarlison - Tosun - Walcott in their preferred positions that will give a better return than all of this "false 6" nonsense - then fix it when January comes. Oh...}

01 Jan 2019 16:46:25
I agree Ed, but maybe those targets are never going to choose us, would be wanted by other clubs in stronger positions or, if we wait for another window, will have better options.
Unfortunately we have to pay over the odds but until our league position justifies it, then that's what we have to do.
Silva, and especially Brandts, will have specific targets who they see as a perfect fit but players of quality who have choices would probably mean us missing out.
The players I mentioned are either on loan at other clubs, deemed as maybe surplus to requirement or at clubs where a big bid by us may tempt the selling club.

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{Ed002's Note - Loftus-Cheek, Wilson at Bournemouth, Abrahams at Villa, Doucoure, Batshuayi, Maupay, Mitrovic, Sessegnon, Aranautovic was simply a random list of players - no more. I am not suggesting any of those are viable, except perhaps Doucoure. Everton do not need to pay over the odds, but they have been doing so. Brands should know better, Silva probably not but as I have said he doesn't provide a long term solution.}

01 Jan 2019 15:06:08
Thought Gueye, Kenny and Digne played well but the rest of em very poor.

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01 Jan 2019 15:27:25
Would love to look at the positives GB so hard at the moment, the team just didn't look like they would score no matter how many chances they had. We need a striker that is so obvious to us all, will we get one here's hoping. The hardest thing now is we need to go on a cup run and hopefully it will boost confidence. Think they'll be a lot of negativity on the site after today you can't even blame the fans as nothing deems to change.

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01 Jan 2019 15:39:21
Your right mate I am sure Marco will have a striker and someone lined up to replace Theo in this window.

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01 Jan 2019 16:26:22
I also thought that Kenny and Digne played okay although Kenny was the worse for passing accuracy. Gueye was every where today but his passing to is at best not good. As I said above, Walcott was woeful. We need a RW as a priority, that for me would give us the balance we should have.

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01 Jan 2019 16:46:39
I think GB that's what's getting us through, that we know in Brands that will identify exactly what we need and go and try his hardest to get him still think we will try and sign Gomes full time would love to see Lozano on the right but juat a dream and Werner/ Sala upfront.

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01 Jan 2019 16:54:31
Your right there mate.

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01 Jan 2019 14:52:47
One ray of light today Kenny was very good and deserves a spell in the team, give Seamus a break.

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01 Jan 2019 14:50:23
Next 6 games a walk in the park non of em above 8th Hmmmmm.

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01 Jan 2019 15:43:01
What a bad start to the new year. First day back at work tomorrow. My boss is a kopite and no doubt will be smirking like a Cheshire cat. Lord help me if they win the ELP it will be a very long year ahead! I just hope we can turn things around.

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01 Jan 2019 14:39:31
Well I'm not quite sure what I just witnessed but it was bloody awful. Yet another performance that was sub par. It's hard to see any positives from that. Is this job too big for Silva? I know it's early days in his managerial reign but I haven't seen as much improvement in our playing style as I would have hoped for. It's better football than under Allardyce yes but it's more akin to Martinez. We still look like conceding goals easily but have no answer to it. We've made so many defensive mistakes in December it's been an embarrassing month if I'm honest. I think that January could be an interesting month to see any ins and outs.

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01 Jan 2019 15:14:48
One win in eight games! Managers have been fired for less. Silva needs to get a run of wins together very soon or people will want his head! I know it’s all about long term and be patience etc but no trophy in almost 24 years and it’s hard to keep giving managers their chance and our patience. I’m beginning to get that horrible feeling of dred before games again and I think it’s the inconsistency of our performances.

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01 Jan 2019 16:55:34
New Years eve and all partying, didn't stop me going today, sat there with a cracking hang over, even so anyone else notice the amount of empty seats and even some rows practically empty.

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01 Jan 2019 19:40:19
I did not go either and the game was so poor had it not been Everton would have switched the game off. Afterwards watched a cracking game between Forrest and Leeds.
Our game was no more ebtertaining than when Sam was in charge, the crowd was quiet it was so depressing.
It will get worse I am certain sorry to say.

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01 Jan 2019 14:36:24
Well so much for a good start to the year. We were doing okay-ish but another bit of riddiculous defending proves costly. He can do next to nothing all game but you just can't give Vardy chances like that.

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01 Jan 2019 14:45:39
They had a striker mate.

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01 Jan 2019 16:58:03
Their speed of passing outdid us at times today as well GB. We looked good up to the last 3rd but then looked bloody awful.

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{Ed025's Note - very sloppy performance by us..

01 Jan 2019 14:32:37
Question, where they on the pitch?
Sigurdsson, DCL, Walcott, Richarlison?
Maybe the reason the defence struggle is because this lot give them nothing to pass too? How many times did Zouma have to carry the ball into the opponents half.
Absolute tripe.

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01 Jan 2019 15:00:48
Feel a bit sorry for DCL as absolutely no service but the other 3 complete waste of time again, but they know no matter how rubbish they play will always get picked next game.

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01 Jan 2019 14:25:19
Keane is championship standard at best, his reading of the game is amateurish.

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01 Jan 2019 13:26:30
A first half of few chances and balls being given away by both sides. Gomez appears to be misfiring a bit and Theo is quite frankly garbage. He gets in good positions but loses the ball too often. Kenny is doing well but a few others not doing enough so far for me.

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01 Jan 2019 13:49:34
Team looks very tired. Be glad to see the back of this festive season!

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01 Jan 2019 14:29:08
And me Pierre mate, hopefully a couple of additions this Jan.

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01 Jan 2019 14:30:07
We were just shocking. Giving the ball away numerous times, another stupid mistake leading to there goal. No bite in the forward line, too many players on Holliday. I hope Brands and Silva have a re-think about recruiting in January, I know it's not the ideal time but we desperately need players who can score. Thought Kenny had a decent game, should keep his place. I don't need to be told this is a knee-jerk reaction, we have been crap since the end of the Derby.

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01 Jan 2019 14:43:11
Can't argue with any of that Mike.

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01 Jan 2019 14:46:48
Exactly Mike mate.

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01 Jan 2019 13:21:11
Gueye best player on the pitch, walcott has been none existent. Seen as we can't find a way to break them down surely bernard is worth a second half. Heavy night last night judging by some of our passing .

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01 Jan 2019 23:33:19
nil satis, have to say after my criticism of Gueye he was our best performer today. though he did find the crowd a couple of times.

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01 Jan 2019 11:35:08
Kenny playing, hope that he takes his chance. Happy New Year to fellow Evertonians and the Ed's,
Mike.

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Review Of The Day 1st January 2019

01 Jan 2019 07:29:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 1st January 2019

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01 Jan 2019 07:11:14
Early morning prediction for our game against former Champions Leicester City. They are a great counter-attacking side so as long as we don't play into their hands and leave loads of space behind for them to exploit I think we'll be okay. I'll go for a close victory for us; 2 - 0 or 2 - 1.

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01 Jan 2019 07:57:49
It’s going to be a tough game mate.

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01 Jan 2019 10:20:28
You mean like Spurs ☹️.

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01 Jan 2019 11:38:05
They are all tough games GB, but we have home advantage and I'm sure the gaffer and the lads will want to show that the result and performance against Brighton was a blip. COYB!

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01 Jan 2019 11:56:03
No Woburn mate I meant the last one against Brighton.

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01 Jan 2019 14:14:43
am gunna say 2-1 to us vardy first goal. go 1 nil down then we fight back win and its a turning point in the season haha.

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01 Jan 2019 14:37:22
Well johns you were half right.

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01 Jan 2019 00:31:45
Bonne Annee all you blue boys. Here's hoping the new year is good to you all. And that we all live long and happy lives, and get to see the new ground built. 🍷🍷🍷.

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