Everton Banter Archive March 31 2013

31 Mar 2013 23:49:14
Mucha has put in a couple of good performances recently, but he hasn't been dropped not had he been offered a new contract. The fact is his contract is up in June and he will be out the door, he isn't playing unless it is completely necessary due to the risk of injury.

SydneyBlue

There won't be a dry eye in the crowd when Jan says his goodbyes to the Goodison faithful.

Mike

He had no interest in a new contract, why play him.

31 Mar 2013 20:51:29
I see that Stevie G is saying that the RS are aiminf for 5th.
Please let us finish above them.
AW

The difference between the rubbish and us, they believe it. We have to make sure that they do not ahead of us, we deserve to finish above them, over to you boys, give us something to shout about.
Patsyblue.

31 Mar 2013 18:31:04
Moyes gets to dangle us on a string whilst he waits to see where we finish and whether he gets any better offers from the likes of rumoured chelski

We should bin him off and get Martinez who should bring McCarthy and rated defender mcmanaman

Absolute rubbish moyes will see where we end up the question will be is the budget there to improve the team and I understand that he is a top manager and if the budget is there to take us further he will sign if not then he has to go for his personal ambition providing its to a club with better resources gut feeling he will stay

A top manager wins trophies.
a top manager takes his teams into the lions den ( ie analfield, Old trafford) and wins games.
a top manager has young attacking teams.
Moyes is NOT a top manager.
he is an average manager who earns a fortune at EFC and has won FA in 11 11 years.
Time for change

31 Mar 2013 12:35:09
Has anyone seen or heard kenwright's interview he's apparently done for tv recently. ?

I have. But I'm 99% sure the 'We've had interested parties this week" (not an actual quote, but a loosely translated one which is 80% quoted) is just BS as season tickets have gone on sale recently.

31 Mar 2013 10:53:31
We don't need pity thanks.
Moyes himself said he can see why some would want change.
Moyes has worked wonders on a small budget. From regular relegation fodder to top 8 consistently, but he did this after 4 of his 11 years, and since then there has been no real progress. No cups no top 4. Now I'm the first to admit that with our finances none of the above should be expected but only one cup final in 11 years is poor.
With the extra funds available this summer and an ageing squad that needs freshening up I thinks it's the perfect time for a change. Now I know a lot of people are scared of change but in this situation it is good timing to say thanks Dave you have been a true hero and legend let's see if joe blogs can take on the baton
Svenny

Man city were not big guns then

What has a one off fixture vs City got to do with my post?

Svenny

Think he's alluding to the fact that its harder to progress now that not only do you have the millions of Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal etc you can add Man City to the mix financially. We are pretty much top of the second tier of the Premier League

31 Mar 2013 09:03:32
Where are all these people calling for moyes' head a few weeks ago, all changed your tune now 4 points of 4th.

31 Mar 2013 09:26:44
I haven't he thinks he's too big for the club he can go and take Round and Neville with him.

I still want him gone. A lucky 1-0 win over Stoke City doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

You no nothing about football then, I pity you
IMWT
A real evertonion

A real evertonian? Haha, more like a 'happy clapper'. Open your eyes.

A lucky 1-0 win over Stoke? Stoke are a tough side, they rarely give an opposition an easy game. Would you call United's win over Sunderland lucky? or Spurs against Swansea?

For me, a good side is defined by when they aren't playing great and yet still manage to pick up the 3pts, I mean Man U are the experts at this and they have essentially won the title due to their ability to just win the game, even when they aren't at their best.

A lucky win is still 3pts, give win a lucky 1-0 win over a game where we totally dominate and end up drawing or losing the match (Fulham, Norwich, the list goes on)

Yes I would say it was rather fortunate. Stoke had a few opportunities to score from set-pieces, and they really should have scored after they hit the bar early on.
Though, I agree, 3 points is 3 points regardless of the opposition and I'll take the rub of the green this time, or any other time rather than battering other teams (in terms of chances created, etc) and getting a point, or in some cases, nothing.

No they shouldn't have scored, that's why they hit the bar, if they were supposed to score they would have put it in the back of the net

Ok mate, whatever. You keep telling yourself that. I'm not getting into a debate over semantics with you

Err 2-0 v city
1-0 v stoke

31 Mar 2013 07:39:55
Lets face it that could so easily not have been a win - they hit the bar, headed two or three just wrong side of post - had about 4 pinball lottery incidents in our area - their height caused us problems and we were getting muscled out of it again by dirty physical players

Our goal was a bit of a strange one off and not because 'it had been coming'

People will see 1-0 and think great but it wasn't great performance

It won't be good enough vs spurs and gunners etc

For me osman is not great he makes mistakes and is not dominant in midfield
I really thought we looked better when Barkley came on he is a better player now than Ossie because he never stops moving and has physical presence to match his skill - Barkley should start

A wins a win be positive will u

Don't judge a player over one match, remember the Man City game? stop moaning and enjoy the good games. Osman is a good player.
Andy The Chef

31 Mar 2013 10:53:11
With that summary of yesterday; Do you edit Match of the Day by any chance?

31 Mar 2013 11:12:44
Nothing strange about the goal, it was a great finish against possibly the best keeper in the league.
Begovic would be a great signing, looks like he is going to United, title is already over if he does.
His save from Jelavic's free-kick was top draw, not that the clueless ref noticed.

Who cares? We picked up the 3pts, I was much happier after the Stoke match, then I was, than for example Fulham, where our performance was amazing but we drew.

Good sides manage to get the 3pts even when they are playing poor.

31 Mar 2013 00:22:02
Moyes had a brilliant game plan today, hopefully he will play the same team against Tottenham and get Heitinga to man mark bale, amazing goal today from Mirallas, Everton should really dig deep into their pockets and buy Lukaku or Benteke two complete animals in front of goal or even offload Fellaini and make sure we get Lukaku as he is the better out of the two and also buy a decent Left-Midfielder the a replacement for Pienaar when he gets past it which hopefully won't be anytime soon! COYB LET'S GET TO EUROPE

I don't want to see that formation against spurs as Bale would have a field day with the amount of space there was in midfield today. It's one thing trying that formation against stoke, but against spurs no thanks.

100% agree, we would get destroyed by Spurs if we play the same formation we did yesterday. Thankfully for us, Stoke aren't the best footballing side and didn't really punish us, but Spurs will. We can't afford to give that amount of space to the likes of Bale and Lennon, because these players thrive on space.