02 Oct 2013 16:13:10
Team vs Man rubbishty
Howard
Coleman Jagielka Distin Baines
Barry/Gibson* McCarthy
Deulofeu Barkley Mirallas
Lukaku.
IMO
*Barry if City allow him to play, let Gibson get his fitness up 100%
subs:Joel, Stones, Heitinga, Osman, Gibson, Naismith, Kone, Jelavic

George Efc

1.) 02 Oct 2013
Barry is not allowed to play under League rules. We will need a strong midfield on Saturday so think it will be Gibson, Osman and McCarthy. If Gibson not fit, then I fear Heitinga might play there. Help!

2.) 02 Oct 2013
I suspect Naismith will play instead of Deulofeu. I, personally, think he is the worst player to ever wear the Everton shirt, but both Martinez and Moyes seemed to like playing him against the bigger teams because he puts a shift in in defence.

3.) 02 Oct 2013
Come on AB. I, at 16 years of age, don't know how old you are but I can safely say there have been many players who are worse than Naisy but have still worn the shirt, seriously.

Moyes made some stellar signings but when he signed a flop, he signed a flop of the highest order.

4.) 03 Oct 2013
Agree with AB about naismith playing instead of deulofeu. And i'm not sure about gibson's form, if he's fit then ok, but I think Osman will start, and gibson will come in during the game.

5.) 03 Oct 2013
I'm 18, and have been going the games for about 10 years now, during which time I've seen some shockers, but Naismith takes first place for me.

6.) 03 Oct 2013
I defy anyone to suggest a worse performance than Glenn Keeley's in that 1982 0-5 home debacle against the darkside. Thankfully, his 30-or-so minutes in an Everton shirt before being sent off for hauling down Dalglish were all that we had to suffer.
(In his defence and to his credit, Glenn has worked with disadvantaged and disabled people in recent years, so obviously is a decent and caring human being.)
BaronHardup

7.) 03 Oct 2013
They reckon micheal owens dad was the worst everton player. my worst was rod bellamy who we got from Ipswich and gave them david Johnson plus a 100,000. tom efc

8.) 03 Oct 2013
Tom: I think his name was Rod Belfitt - and I agree we got the bad end of that deal.
BaronHardup

9.) 03 Oct 2013
Cheers your right I must have tried to wipe him from my memory tom efc

10.) 03 Oct 2013
What is your problem with Naismith? He isn't a world beater but he wins almost every header he goes up for, bombs up and down the wing all day and knows where the net is. World class? Obviously not. But worst player ever to wear the shirt? Your having an absolute laugh
Hank {Ed025's Note - im with you hank, not a world beater, but a good squad player who gives 100% every time he pulls on the shirt..

11.) 03 Oct 2013
Ian wilson, claus thomson, and per kroldrup were bad but the worst I've seen was probably brett angel.
ste c

12.) 04 Oct 2013
I reckon that after watching naisy play for years(I am a rangers fan) he is best played behind a striker rather than as a winger. when he played for us he started out on the right but cause of the way we dominated most games he would end up as a 3rd striker a lot of the time. why not try him in the hole behind lukaku, he created plenty for jelly with us and lukaku is a far better player to finish them off. Just a thought

DJ

13.) 04 Oct 2013
Naismith is coming back from2 injuries the same as arteta had in other words twice as bad. give him a break everyone in the game knows he was a good player as martinez as pointed out he will come good, perhaps were using him to early tom efc

14.) 04 Oct 2013
Using him too early? What does that mean? He's had 2 pre-season's with us, one full premiership campaign and a handful of games, but we're using him too early? Can't say I agree with that, it may be that we're using him in the wrong position but too early?, he's had plenty of time to get up to speed and adapt, though, by his own admission, he's a slow starter.
He works his nuts off for the team, fair play, he just doesn't seem to possess the necessary traits (touch, technique, vision etc) to succeed here in the premier league where it's a much faster pace than up north.
I hope he proves me wrong as Seamus did but I can't see him cutting it in this league, unfortunately. Shame, really as he seems a great bloke.

15.) 05 Oct 2013
Bakayoko?

16.) 05 Oct 2013
How as he had 2 pre seasons we only got him the end of last year.

17.) 05 Oct 2013
We signed Naismith on or around July 4th 2012, so he had most, if not all, pre season 2012.