Everton Banter Archive February 24 2014

24 Feb 2014 21:35:28
If anyone goes on newsnow website.look for the video of young kennedy scoring a absolute brilliant goal for our u21's. If he does that every game i'd not be too bothered bout doofy loofy not being allowed to come back. I never realised how fast and skillful the kennedy kid is.get the video watched.

24 Feb 2014 16:33:27
Like everyone I'm feeling as flat as a pancake this Monday.
No Champions League spot and a fight for 5th is not what I was hoping for at Christmas.
This might be a knee jerk reaction but I would say 'stuff the Prem position' so what if we finish in the top ten?
Go for the cup, give some debuts to the kids, play Stones, Hibbert etc against West Ham and to hell with the result but then no more excuses please when we send our best (rested) 11 players away to Arsenal.
If Wigan can win the cup so can we but we cannot keep sending out tired/jaded players on a weekly basis and hope that they can perform at the very top of their game against the best sides (Wigan were relegated fighting on two fronts).
And stop press, surprise, surprise some loanees coming back from Tranmere, is RM going for the above idea?
I really hope so, 8th place and Cup Winners would do for me!

Nah Mushy, i'd rather a 5th place finish than an FA cup and anything lower. We get more money.

Mushy I said at the start of the season top ten and fa cup would do me for Bobbys first season.i would now take winning FA cup and finishing above the "snidey one"

Id take top ten, fa cup, lpool 4th an moyes to win champs league, lpool in europa nex season

Finishing 5th is now the be all and end all. Trophies are for losers. Its not even a trophy worth winning. The FA should do everyone a favour and get rid of them all.

Premier League = being the best of a division involving Hull, Palace, Cadiff, Fulham is not that much of a reason to get excited about. Not that good of an achievement winning that.

League Cup = Mickey Mouse. Its got 3 handles and is ugly. That is enough of a reason not to win it.

FA Cup = Who really cares? Manchester United couldn't even be bothered entering it one year, says it all. Until they stop crap teams like Yeovil, Luton, Stevenage entering then it will always be meaningless.

{Ed025's Note - are you sure you even like football mike?..

Can't agree with that. We're in the qf of the FA Cup next week and should be fielding our strongest side. Our aim should be to forget league positions that afternoon and smack the Arse on their own patch. We can win this trophy with a little luck; and boy are we due that after playing really well against Spurs and Chelsea yet finishing empty handed.
So what if other clubs don't take the Cup seriously? I would prefer to win some silverware compared to finishing 5th. The real money is on 4th and CL qualification anyway.
Let's hope AFC's horrific fixture list in the next couple of weeks catches up on them and they have one of those days when we can go there and win. We'll need Lukaku on top form. COYB.

All about the FA Cup now for me. We got a chance of a trophy. Emirates we've already done it once. Get them back to our place under lights with an atmosphere and we can go through.

On a side note, there was a lot made of the FA Cup and how it basically means nothing anymore and teams undermine it. In my opinion, the FA undermined it in the 70s when they introduced the pointless League Cup. For me, that cup is the reason for a lot of our problems as a football nation. It should be ditched. By doing so the FA Cup would be the only other way of winning a domestic trophy (bringing back some prestige), 6th place would be rewarded with a place in Europe regardless (like it should) and it's absence from the calender would allow for a mid season break. Solves all problems in one swoop.

24 Feb 2014 10:57:06
All these posts likening to Rhodez Ingems being on fire worh a punt? Look back at those types of players whom tried to make the HUGE STEP UP! Nugget terterrible

24 Feb 2014 11:37:05
lol, tickled me this one

Think it, write it, read it, send it.

If you leave out number 3 in the process you get something like the OP.

Just aswell he put the correct letter at the beginning when spelling punt.lol

23 Feb 2014 23:54:08
Recently speculation concerning Rodwells return to EFC in the summer must be just lazy journalism--his return would be a backward step--he want good enough when he was at the club and his development is now in freefall

24 Feb 2014 08:58:39
I think you are right Deano, we all though he would be the next big thing but I don't think injuries helped too much mate, shame really as he did have something

24 Feb 2014 10:37:42
still think rodwell, if he is able to shake off the injury omen, could turn out to be a cracking player, but would prefer to see him as a centre back rather than a defensive midfielder. he would be able to command a good place as a centre back and injuries would be less likely as a centre half.