Everton Banter

20 Apr 2024 16:01:37
Hi guys, at the Luton - Brentford match ( used to live over this way. Mate a Luton fan got me an invite to the game) .
Thoughts so far.
Luton can't defend should be at least 4-0.
Brentford counter attack with bags of pace, and in this lad Wissa have a goal scorer.
I know it's tempting fate and I have had a few shandy's, but I just can't see Luton turning this around.
Roll on second half.

20 Apr 2024 16:42:51
Definitely have to turn up us tommorow mate we have had results go are way for number of months now hopefully the players can put 90 min shift in tommorow and pick up 3 points but its Everton after all 😂.

20 Apr 2024 15:58:31
C Mon Brentford yesssssssss.

20 Apr 2024 16:21:44
Terrible when we’re so into other games going our way but we’re all doing it.
Come on Brentford!

20 Apr 2024 13:38:48
Massive round of fixtures this, could well be very decisive.

We may well be in the bottom 3 come the Derby!

Pray for a Brentford win, A Sheff Utd win or draw and us to avoid defeat.

20 Apr 2024 14:35:30
What will be will be mate but I still reckon we will stay up.

20 Apr 2024 16:16:28
Looking at the fixtures as long as we win all the home games starting with forest tomorrow then I have no doubt as garbage as we are we would survive comfortably. Problem is I doubt we will beat forest tomorrow and we are just so poor.

20 Apr 2024 07:39:07
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19 Apr 2024 16:35:16
Eds, hope you are well.

In our current predicament we have no money to buy players. We certainly don't have the money to buy any decent players or offer decent wages to improve this dreadful side.

It is inevitable that we have to sell our saleable and "talented" players. I am guessing they are Pickford, Jared and Onana. In addition the likes of Coleman, Idrissa, Gomes, Harrison etc will be out of contract.

All the above will mean the wage bill is reduced considerably, which is our major issue with FFP. Say we make £120/ 150 million from the 3 lads going. What percentage of that total would be likely have to spend on getting new players in, if any at all, considering we are in so much debt. Or would we still be limited to only frees and loans and bringing the youth players through.

I fear if that is the case, we are just delaying the inevitable in dropping down to the Championship.

Cheers.

20 Apr 2024 01:16:46
I can't help likening the scenario Man City found themselves in in 1998. Relegated to the third tier. The Championship could just be a stopping off point to League 1.

19 Apr 2024 09:27:32
Is it just me or should the FA now after changing the FA Cup structure also change their Motto from "For All" to "For SIX".

19 Apr 2024 03:45:59
Can't possibly put two men with a combined age of more than 70 down the right hand side against any opposition with a modicum of pace. Dyche needs to lose his affiliation to Young and play common sense. Godfrey at least has pace if not great ball control. Hope the others in the back four, esp. Branthwaite are fit for Sunday. but picking a midfield which gives us some strength and creativity going forward is becoming harder by the week. Is DCL going to be fit? Crowd needs to encourage them all. even if we go a goal down. we can't go silent and let them get their heads down and get nervous. A collective storm force needed on Sunday to procure a decent result!

19 Apr 2024 00:13:37
If we survive and we part ways with Dyche, who do we go for? A.

19 Apr 2024 01:48:21
Moyes.

He is everything that Dyche was supposed to be in our current predicament.

- Steady the ship.
- Good in the transfer market, particularly at the lower end of the market.
- Has his teams competing in football matches.
- Pragmatic approach playing to his teams strengths.
- Knows the club.
- Gets results.

19 Apr 2024 01:53:41
If as I suspect, we will be run on a shoestring, then for me Graham Potter or, Eddie Howe, who in the past have proven they can work to tight budgets, while also developing young players.

19 Apr 2024 07:35:48
Potter because I doubt howe would leave Newcastle at the moment!

19 Apr 2024 08:20:52
I thought West ham was going to be moyes last job Would he want to come back and build a team again on bargain basement players and free transfers. can't believe West ham fans are moaning he won a cup last year they are in the top half again under him. i have wanted howe since he left Bournemouth. and him being a Toffee helps aswell. got to get rid of SD and his backroom staff 1st. wonder what that will cost us 6 points knowing that muppet masters who really seems to dislike us for some reason 🤔 🙄.

19 Apr 2024 08:23:31
Well not until they sack him anyway.

19 Apr 2024 14:12:29
I think Lee carsley is the moat plausible. Doubt potter would come to everton nor would moyes.

19 Apr 2024 15:18:26
It's all relative and since our last 3 or so years I'm now seeing Moyes as a dramatic step up for us. A few years back when his name was in the mic I was a firm no never. He'd understand the brief.

19 Apr 2024 16:06:37
I would take Moyes in a heartbeat if he was available. In terms of what we need at this time, he fits the bill perfectly.

I cannot see why Potter would want to join us, he is an excellent coach with a great record bar Chelsea (basket case) .

I also think with a full Pre Season Marcelo Bielsa would be an intersting one, certainly would get Goodison rocking again and we absolutely need to invest in our youth.

19 Apr 2024 16:25:08
I am very much the same FBS. With the position we now find ourselves in, I would take him back in a heartbeat. I think he would come back. He has always kept the doors open to do so and he enjoys this part of the world, much more so than London.

Potter won't come to us and Howe will be on serious dollar now he has been at Newcastle, he isn't going to drop down considerably to come to us.

Not sure how Carsley would do Witty as I know nothing about him as a manager but if he shows the same application and fight as he did as a player, I am all for it mate.

19 Apr 2024 17:39:44
Some short memories. Moyes let his contract run down so his new club would not have to pay compensation. I would not touch him anyway. let's go forward with new blood, new ideas, new enthusiasm.

19 Apr 2024 19:03:21
He also took us over before when we rock bottom and odds on favourites to be relegated. Turned the club round on a shoe string budget and consistently had us punching above out weight (with the financial restraints. )
11 years of service, he was no traitor.

19 Apr 2024 20:28:36
Kenwright let him. He tried to move up (Moyes) but it didn't work. I don't blame him.

19 Apr 2024 23:28:16
11 years wasn't it? Not sure what the short memory point is about. He absolutely earned his crack at a giant. He failed. He's then taken a few odd appointments but what position were Wham in when he took over and how quickly did he get them into Europe and how many seasons has he done so? He'd be a massive upgrade (now)

20 Apr 2024 02:41:10
When you compare the squad west ham have now in comparison to when he took over it is night and day in terms of quality. A lot of those signings were absolute bargains aswell. Bownen 20m, Areola 10m, Soucek 15m, Coufal 5m.
Christ we could of had those two for 20m, but nah. i'm happy with Beto hahaha.

18 Apr 2024 20:55:29
What's everyone's thoughts on the rule of cancelling all fa cup replays as of next season.

I personally think it is a disgrace and shows again the greed and bias towards the top teams and premiership teams in general.

Long gone the romance of the cup, the hard fought lower leaguers battling to get a chance to turn out at some of the countries top stadiums.

For me yet another kick in the teeth for football in general and another widing of the gap, no replays but more than happy to do the money gigs in Dubai American China etc etc in pre season.

18 Apr 2024 23:14:55
I'm still in the camp that a competition called the Champions League can have teams who finish 5th (not sure how this will actually happen after City and Arsenal losing but I know we were competing with Germany for extra places) and the fact that now the Scottish champions will have to play a qualifying round. Also disagree that Russian teams were allowed considering they're in the continent of Asia. All of this increases the size of these European cups and that makes the domestic fixtures impossible so the replays have been cut. Anyone outside of the EPL must be gutted. The super league will end up being here but under the existing Euro banners through the back door. I dread to think what a mess it will have on the domestic game in 20-30 years from now.

19 Apr 2024 00:05:58
I couldn't agree more Brown Shoes, it is the Champions league in name only. Finishing 4th in certain leagues guarantees you a seat at the top table were as the Champions of another league have to qualify. It is litearally killing football, the greed and self interest these clubs have are beyond belief. I wish all the leagues would agree to a new salary cap based system. Meaning you'd have to focus on developing players and trading a good player for one in return. Then we would see who the real big teams are.

19 Apr 2024 01:59:02
I understand the reasoning, particularly for clubs involved in going for titles / promotions etc. I would keep replays until the last 16. For many lower league clubs a replay is a vital income.

19 Apr 2024 03:34:41
Imo, the sooner the European super league becomes official the better. The big 6 are dictating just about everything now and the EPL and FA are allowing it just to keep them happy.

Without a byoant pyramid, football dies.

UTFT NSNO.

19 Apr 2024 07:37:53
I think it's shocking, I think these lower league teams fans love the idea of visiting a Premier league ground, getting a draw then bringing them to their ground. its all about to top clubs these days!

20 Apr 2024 15:18:20
There not interested in football, they just want money.

18 Apr 2024 19:05:06
The FA and Premier League will be providing an additional £33m for support in the FA cup towards grassroots.

They should of implemented a rule of 'a maximum of 4 or 5 none English players allowed in a match day squad for FA cup games'.

This would of been better for grassroots and top clubs bringing more homegrown youth into the first team picture.

19 Apr 2024 21:13:37
With the fa cup if they are going to scrap replays then what I think they should do is the following.
Keep replays upto the 3rd round as it doesn't effect the big boys
For the 3rd round
All non league teams that are left in the competition get drawn at home against a premier league. Once all the non league teams have been drawn then league 2 teams get drawn until all premier league teams have been drawn if all league 2 have been drawn then any remaining prem teams it goes back to a free for all and if there Any remaining league 2 teams after the prem teams have been drawn then they go against championship teams then it's a free for all.
They can start the fixtures on a Wednesday with 2 games 6pm and 8pm
Thursday 2 games 6pm and 8pm
Friday 2 games 6pm and 8pm
Saturday and Sunday 5 games 12pm 2pm 4pm 6pm 8pm
Monday 2 games 6pm 8pm
Tuesday 2 games 6pm 8pm

No extra time straight to penaltys

This way all games involving a prem team would be televised and hopefully don't over run.
all tv rights gate receipts go to the non prem side / championship side.
The prem team would win and they get to keep the prize money for qualifying for the next round. This way I think everyone wins.
We get the david and goliath matches
The fans get a memory
We should see lots of goals
And there's more chance of a major upset.
Hope that makes sense.

18 Apr 2024 12:17:04
Hopefully we will stay up this season and for the the start of next season would like most of our present Team gone, we need to get of so many poor to average players on mega bucks and scour the lower leagues and have a Team that want to win, our present crowd of Prima Donas can't be arsed had enough of that tripe myself.

18 Apr 2024 15:55:23
And a manager who has more than just plan A and, who gives youth a chance.

18 Apr 2024 17:46:30
Well it looks like we will have new owners as well so I am sure they will want Sean gone.

18 Apr 2024 18:45:46
New owners?

18 Apr 2024 19:06:57
777 not Moshiri.

18 Apr 2024 20:46:47
Massive red flags on 777 GB as pointed out numerous times by Ed02 and various news outlets.

They certainly don't appear to be the answer nor a outfit to be excited about pal.

18 Apr 2024 21:03:43
Nope but then neither is Moshiri fed up to the back teeth with all of this mate, I can see the only way forward and that is to start from scratch bin the lot of em, owner Manager and most of the Team.

18 Apr 2024 22:48:17
Red flags or not, it appears to be moving forward.

19 Apr 2024 11:08:47
Not your usual optimism GB, can’t say I blame you.
I know 777 won’t be the answer and we’ll still be struggling for money, however it’s got to be better that what we have had for the past 3 years.
Unfortunately we will lose Brathwaite, Obana and possibly DCL, along with three going back to parent clubs, so we will have no choice but to have a big change in personnel.
I for one hope they bring in at least 4 from the youth team, surely they’ll be hungry to prove a point.
Then a few loan or free agents to add experience.
Unfortunately we look like a team that will continue for a while to be fighting relegation, with or without SD.

19 Apr 2024 11:22:33
Onana - bl**dy spell check.