Everton Discussion posts 3

07 Apr 2024 21:14:57
With the 2nd charge of FFP/ PSR or whatever it's called.
I was thinking of possible scenarios and what would be the best out of the following.
1. Points deduction (4 points)
2. Transfer ban for the season
3 A fine

It might sound crazy but I think a points deduction might be the best option.
Lots of people have complained about the squad and lack of depth. So if we had a transfer ban we wouldn't be able replace any of the players leaving whether they are fringe or 1st team players.
A fine surely this would mean that we would then breach it again at a later date.

07 Apr 2024 22:25:04
A points deduction might see us down Monkey. Think I would take a transfer ban and a new manager like Potter to work with what we've got and bring on the youngsters. Can we still loan players with a transfer ban?

08 Apr 2024 06:44:26
No Nick asked the same question myself. Be a complete ban on incomings.

Can see the logic of taking a 4pt hit and taking our chances but anything more and we won't survive.

08 Apr 2024 07:18:14
Good topic lads a suspended points deduction would be brilliant but sadly i think we will get docked points how many points we get docked who knows but that doesn't stop us trying to pick up as many points between now and end season we need to up are game though luton and fair play to them are going well and not many points behind but yano something lads i honestly think we can go Chelsea monday night and win won't be easy but if we get at them early who knows.

07 Apr 2024 20:35:18
Really enjoyed jarrad braithwaite this season good in the air can tackle looks composed when on the ball if he keeps his head down and keeps playing the way he is i honestly think he will be will be one hell of a center half for us or any other team i don't want to loose him but if we can stay up and if a good bid comes in be shame to loose him but it comes with a price 60.80 million maybe i think chelsea united and maybe liverpool could look at him as a vvd replacement just my opinion thought would love to see him go real madrid but can't
see it but we definitely need look down the championship league 1 and league 2 for future buys with potential always a gem waiting to be found.

07 Apr 2024 19:08:47
Hi eds do you have any idea what the outcome of the psr will be next week, I'm thinking 2pts suspended and a transfer ban for a year which will be their way of saying get your house in order which we really have to. I can't believe the mismanagement of our beloved club the clowns who got us into this mess need banning for good and stopped from working in football ever again. On a positive note 3 points was desperately needed and the performance was shocking but I will take any win at this stage but for me sd has got to go at the end of the season he's a dinosaur. Wishing a good week next week to all evertonians with hopefully some good news with our psr case.

07 Apr 2024 10:01:45
4 PTS from our last 2 games, courtesy of some inexplicably clumsy defending and a huge goalkeeping error - if ever there was a time for some luck to bestow itself on us it's now so.

But Luton once again showed us how much trouble we are in - almost the exact same scenario we were in against Bournemouth coming back to 1-1 - we shot ourselves in the foot, they went onto win.

07 Apr 2024 14:24:27
I think we had more than our share of bad luck as well mate so some more good luck will help.

07 Apr 2024 07:36:36
If by some miracle we stay up this season then we need sorting within weeks.

Dyche has to go, DoF has to go, ownership needs resolving and players who will be sold should be gone ASAP.

We need a modern coach, maybe someone like Potter (Graham or Harry) would be good.
If 777 aren't approved then we need someone with endless pockets to pay the debt, at this point I wouldn't care if it was Kim Jong Un.
If we have to sell Onana/ Braithwaite etc then get it done early so hopefully replacements can be recruited before deadline day panic.

NSNO UTFT.

{Ed025's Note - sounds good WT, unless the Premier league Everton haters give us a transfer embargo mate..

07 Apr 2024 08:17:07
How I wish we could get promoted to the EPFL (English Premier Flagship League) and be untouchable.

07 Apr 2024 15:51:57
We’re flirting with relegation and potentially administration.

We’ve got no money.

Hiring and firing managers has helped us get into the mess we’re in.

Very little chance Dyche is sacked.

Why would you sack Thelwell? He’s worked miracles with the constraints he’s had forced upon him - moved a load of players on and made some fairly decent additions.

Again we have no money and with our psr issues we can’t spend freely in transfer window.

I think we need to get our head around the fact that even if we are taken over there is no quick fix to the mess we’re in and it’s going to be a long road to recovery.

06 Apr 2024 17:17:09
Not a classic, but I thought the boys showed a lot of heart. Three points was the only thing that mattered. Officials gave Burnley a chance with the usual refusal to give penalties. Now let's see how hard the powers that be want to screw us on Monday.

06 Apr 2024 17:56:17
I'm thinking 3 points JB. Mitigation will drop us down. Can't believe Luton won.

06 Apr 2024 18:16:05
3 points all that matters stay up and then go again, Branthwaite was great today.

06 Apr 2024 18:30:14
Luton and Forest are our danger teams. We need to get a decent gap between us as we could well yet get more points deducted. My nerves are shot at this season. I thought retirement would be a stroll in the park.

{Ed025's Note - so did i Nick..

07 Apr 2024 07:38:25
No doubt we'll get enough of a deduction to keep us right in the relegation fight.

07 Apr 2024 22:11:18
Retirement is easy. Football is just a game. COYB.

06 Apr 2024 17:09:09
At this stage of the battle you are just happy to get the 3 points in the bag (though Burnley were unlucky) . But we are still so slow in moving the ball and Doucoure is falling short at the moment. Pemier league smiles on us and things looking up with Brentford dragged into the mire but a further 4 point deduction and we are in for a nerve-racking last few games. No one would put money on us going to Arsenal at the close if we need to grab a point there. Thankfully our goal difference better than the rest.

06 Apr 2024 17:08:04
Simply dreadful. Deserved nothing.

06 Apr 2024 17:06:59
Awful game today but hey 3 points that's what matters.

06 Apr 2024 17:06:47
Glad for the win of course and happy for DCL but the game management is woeful. Start dominating and then they go to 10 men. Ideal time to kill the game and make a few changes especially Young on the right. He is the weak link by that point when DCL and Duke are making the high press but nothing on the right giving Burnley an out ball. Eventually makes the changes but sets us up to defend the 1-0. Ok Burnley didn't hit the target but they got a lot more possession and balls into the box than was comfortable. Totally unnecessary and another chance to build the confidence with a convincing win overlooked. Hard to watch.

06 Apr 2024 18:29:54
Agree with that. Especially the hard to watch.

05 Apr 2024 13:43:11
Everton 42 goals conceded and only 31 scored.
Brentford 55 conceded and 42 scored.
Forest 53 conceded and 39 scored.
Luton 64 conceded and 43 scored.

Although our defence has been diabolical of late. Based on the overall season, it is the only reason we are still in with a shout of staying in this league. It is no secret that our issue lies in scoring goals.

Brentford have their 2 best players back now and have the easiest run in of all the threatened teams. You would expect them to stay up.

That leaves us with Luton and Forest to battle with. Imo, both of those groups have more fight and desire than us to compete in games of football.

We need to focus on what we have been good at this season and that is to protect our goal but then setup in a way that we can get bodies around the striker to stop teams from doubling, sometimes tripling up on him, safe in the knowledge they have f all else to be concerned with. It is not as though we have a marauding and ball playing no.10 that is going to cut through the defence or lace one in the top corner from 25 yards.

It is obvious and has been for some time that we are dreadful on the flanks, our wingers can't even beat a man and their ability to cross a ball is non-existent so why play them at all. McNeil has been absolutely shocking and is more 1 footed than Antonio Valencia and Harrison is tasked with filling the gaping hole in our right back position before he even thinks about attacking. Harrison's numbers for Leeds were decent. He was getting around 8 goals and 8 assists for them but they had the astounding intelligence to actually play him in his preferred position on the left.

James Garner is the closest thing we have to a no.10. Yes, it was in the Championship but he played there for Forest and after all, it was enough of a reason for us to buy him in the first place. He has decent football intelligence, he can thread a pass and strike a ball well enough. Cast your minds back to his goal against Villa in the cup which is one of the only times I have seen him play further forward.

We are without a win in 12, another fantastic record we have secured in the PL. If we don't try something different at this point, we are gone.


5-3-2

Pickford

Anyone
Godfrey (cannot play RB - use his pace)
Tark
Jared
Mykolenko

Gana (have him sat deepest. Nobody wins the ball back better than he does)

Onana (Allow him to use his athletic and physical ability and drive us further up the pitch. Most slate him but look how he bossed the midfield against England when he was given licence to get about) .

Garner (Get him on the ball with the 2 lads ahead of him doing what they do best, stretching defenders, running in behind)

DCL

Beto (Clearly not technical but his strength is making runs off the shoulder and getting fed in behind facing goal. Look at his time Udinese and then even his goals for us against Doncaster and Newcastle.

05 Apr 2024 17:22:32
He will not play two up top. The guy thinks he is a technical wizard but just look at who his coaches are.

05 Apr 2024 22:33:51
BN
Really valid points bro.

05 Apr 2024 22:38:02
BN… I think u should be manager for the run in, I love what u say…
If only u had 10 million to pay out SD and his team… otherwise I think we all know the negative tactics we have to watch to take us down!
Player by player we are so much better than bottom 6 but tactically and desire wise we bottom of the bunch except SU.

06 Apr 2024 08:20:03
It is bizarre to me Dycheflysouth as that is all he ever did at Burnley with the likes of Vokes, Barnes and Wood or Rodriguez. We need to score goals urgently so why he doesn't put another lad in the mixer to increase our chances and give the opposition something to worry about is beyond me.

You are spot on Honcho, I think even desire wise Sheffield seem to have more fight than us mate. How far we have fallen is a travesty.

06 Apr 2024 13:52:29
The only stat I’ll be caring about today is that we score more goals than Burnley!