Everton Banter Archive October 29 2014

29 Oct 2014 21:12:46
The Swansea game will be interesting. Win and we're looking up to the next winnable games, lose and we will still be in limbo. I fancy us to nick it.

29 Oct 2014 15:44:11
Could you tell me why people refer to the Premier league as the premiership? this isn't rugby the league has never been called the premiership. Granted this has probably been brought up tons of times

{Ed007's Note - The first season had no sponsor and the league was known simply as the FA Premier League, when Carling became the first sponsor of the league in 1993 the league was renamed the FA Carling Premiership, Barclaycard came along and took over sponsorship from Carling in 2001 and the league became known as the Barclaycard Premiership. From there Barclays took over sponsorship in 2004 and the league was called the Barclays Premiership until 2007 when it was rebranded as the Barclays Premier League which is still used today.
It's been called the Premiership a lot longer than it's been called the Premier League.

29 Oct 2014 08:23:28
Does anyone expect McAleny to get anywhere close to the first team - even the subs' bench - this season?
Other than being a "club trained" player (one of only three alongside Hibbert and Osman) that we are required to name in our Europa League squad (in fact, under the rules, we should name at least four, so our overall squad is one light - 24 not 25) what else is the lad being used for at present? I imagine that he's being carefully brought back from his injuries with a view to playing a part in the first team later in the season as suspensions, injuries, need for rotation, etc., take their toll on the rest of the squad.

30 Oct 2014 01:09:56
I would like to see him play a part certainly, he has a goal or two in him. In reality, I'd think that he will be used in cup games or as backup this season.

30 Oct 2014 01:49:10
I honestly don't know what the point was in giving him a 3 year deal, he hasn't went on loan and I've heard nothing of him for the under 21s, he's not in the first team, was the plan just so we can make money when we do sell him? that's pretty sly on mcaleny, playing for the team he supports, thinks a new contract means he is in martinez's plans but then gets told it was just so we could make an extra 100k when you left, cheers or the few bob, bye!, unless martinez has something strange lined up for mcaleny, if not I don't know why we gave him a bew contract