Everton Banter Archive March 05 2013

05 Mar 2013 10:45:06
Ed seen the post about the aviva stadium if it is true are going to build one like it or play out of it in Dublin it is the first I heard of it. Stef the blue

I hope we build one because sending the blues to okay in Dublin would start WW3 in Liverpool!

05 Mar 2013 18:15:54
Never mind a new stadium, we can't even produce a decent pitch at the moment. Why?

Not many teams can at the mo. United`s is as bad.
Might have something to do with the weather methinks.

05 Mar 2013 17:17:18
Wigan set to field a weakened side on satarday we must take this opportunity an push on for wembley if we can get a
Result then confidence wil be high for the run in with everybody wanting to be
Involved coyb let's keep are season alive a few big performances needed

05 Mar 2013 11:15:26
West Ham owners David Gold and David Sullivan injected £35m of their personal wealth to underwrite losses and fund player purchases following their relegation to the Championship in 2011.

Full story: Daily Telegraph


Bill and Board. where's our injection of 'personal wealth'? Mine is in my season ticket.

They probably lent the club money with the proviso of repayment with a tidy interest rate after the club recieved it`s `parachute payment` from the Premier league.

To be fair, Bill has given every penny he can to EFC. THE problem is he hasn't got much.

BlueStu1878

04 Mar 2013 23:23:57
I think Big Vic should start against Wigan on Saturday in place of Jela! Anyone agree?

Jela needs competition and someone alongside him and Big Vic is not the man to do that, it is Mirallas who should play with him it gives us tecnichal ability (excuse my poor spelling) in Jelavic plus pace and skills in Mirallas.

Jelavic and technical ability in the same sentence? Is that the very definition of an oxymoron, because he has zero ability whatsoever aside from his predatory finishes and even they have gone lately

Id like to see mirallas uptop with jelavic, move coleman to right wing and play heitinga at right back and draft in duffy alongside distin anyhow I expect nothing less than a win and another game away from a trophy.

The person who replied and didn't leave a name needs to read a book and understand what the term 'technical ability' means. Technical ability is being able to carry out a gameplan and to be skilled in the mechanics of a specific game. You have just completely contradicted yourslef poster with no name because predatory instincts and finishing are indeed mechanics of the game. Besides from that, Jelavic is also great at creating space, holding the ball up and being able to play off the last man and make runs behind the defence as he is not blessed with lightning pace. To answer the OP's question, no I think we should stick with Jela and play Mirallas just behind him, with Fellaini dropping deep and Osman on the right.

BitterBlue

Erm, you've contradicted yourself Bitter by misunderstanding the meaning of technical ability. Running into, and creating space does not require technical ability, indeed a scottish 3rd divison player can do that with ease. Holding the ball up, same thing really, any half decent player can hold the ball up, Andy Carroll can do that and he's hardly blessed with technical ability. The runs he makes, he's more often than not offside, doesn't require technical ability. All he has going for him, or had going for him, is scoring goals and that requires swinging your boot towards the ball. Hardly 'technical' is it. So in response I've not contradicted myself, anyone can swing a boot at a ball and get lucky being in the right place at the right time. The goals he got last season were in clusters of 2 goals in 3 or 4 games, maybe? It would be interesting to know just how many games he has actually scored in.

And Bitter, please don't question my intellect. I've read more books than you've had hot dinners. I'm more than twice your age and have been a season ticket holder for twice as long as you've been alive. I know a player when I see one and Jelavic is a fraud with limited ability.

06 Mar 2013 00:44:42
id drop jela and play miralles upfront

I haven't contradicted myself at all as holding the ball up and making runs into space are mechanics of the game. I tell you what, type into google 'technical ability definition' and see what comes up. If a player didn't make runs into space then they'd be stuck in the same place all game! Of course it's technical ability! You think Van Persie scores all them goals cause he can just kick the ball well? Get a grip. I'm not having a go but it's fans like you that really irritate me by disrespecting the players and constantly undermining them, no wonder Jela has no confidence. If you think you could do a better job than him then go and tell Davey to sign you up. By the way, I really don't see the need to bring age into this discussion?

BitterBlue

My understanding of technical ability and yours differs vastly then Bitter. Does falling over and diving like a little girl require technical ability, and running into an offside position continuously like a headless chicken qualify as ability of any sort? Because that's all he does at present.

I always thought technical ability had something to do with the player's technique and ability. And it's hardly contradictory stating he has none aside from, and there's the clue right there, aside from. predatory finishing.

Gameplan, more than likely, is to stay onside and score goals as often as possible. He does neither very well lately does he? He's a fraud and has been found out at this level. IF he comes good then I will be more than happy to eat a large portion of humble pie. I always had you down as one of the more sensible posters Bitter, despite your age, but clearly you haven't taken a blind bit of notice of what was written.
Trevor 2 Donkeys

Oh, and Bitter your assumption that I get on players' backs and 'disrespect' them couldn't be further from the truth. If they wear the royal blue shirt I'll support them, but it doesn't mean I have to like them as players, it proves counter productive in the long term.
Trevor 2 Donkeys

06 Mar 2013 17:38:52
ey you two. caaaalm down. caaaalm down

Nothing against you or your age Bitter. I was just saying, he's not up to much these days.
Trevor 2 Donkeys