23 Jan 2018 02:19:23
I see the negativity and derision towards SA, with the exception of the usuals, on here and i have to ask. did anyone really expect anything else?
Were you so blinded by his grand entrance that you forgot about his dismal brand of football?
Look at best he was here to fill a gap and up to now he is rapidly struggling. This is by far his biggest job. He is only here because we couldn't get our targets and one poster is right when he says he held us to near ransom and knows its his last big payday regardless of results.
Lets be honest we have failed to replace DM.
He at least gave us sound foundations to build on but we failed miserably. Now we have an investor who has ambition for this club but he is in the middle of the old boys network and his first choice ( RK ) didn't work.
I am sure he will be seeking advice and identifying his NO1 target and this time he will get the right man at the right price.
Our problem right now is hitting the 40 point mark.
Its unthinkable that we fail.
Will SA do it? Probably but itll be by the skin of his teeth. He will be hailed a hero etc etc but always remember he is now playing worse foorball than RM RK and DU.
We all need to get behind whoever is in charge or on the field and get us to the 40 point mark.
Please don't wish for M Silva as he is nowhere near big enough to take us forward.
Keep wishing for a certain Argentine over in Spain and keep ya chins up.


1.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 07:45:28
Still bemused by the concept of getting behind the manager. Does it mean unquestioning approval of whatever he does? If not that what does it mean?


2.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 09:41:31
I think it means not getting on his back. We can hardly sing his name from the stands and keep a straight face right now. So perhaps doing nothing is as good as getting behind him so to speak. What we can do and should do is get behind the players and make some noise. We’re so quiet sometimes it’s maddening. Should we be waiting for something to cheer about or should we start cheering to encourage some passion on the pitch? Goodison is the very epitome of the twelfth man, and currently we are not utilising it.


3.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 10:16:11
I would have thought SA's biggest job was manager of England.


4.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 11:10:03
The england job?
All the best players at his disposal for all those countless, meaningless friendlies and absolutely no pressure whatsoever in tournaments because they expect to go out at the knockout stages against any team bigger than Scotland?
Like i said WE are his biggest ever job.


5.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 13:42:40
"Not getting on his back" so it is unquestioning acceptance.


6.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 15:08:51
No glennk what i mean is we need to get behind whoever is on the pitch doing whatever he has told them to do because these players need us to shout for them rather than at them becuase we are not safe and the way it lools to me is that they will find amy excuse not to bother.
If they all start to feel the crowd behind them then maybe we can help steer us to safety.
Lad i question every game he has taken charge of but to what end? To what avail? The more we moan the worse it gets. Yes we can question tactics on this site but at the games we need to remember we are not safe yet. If we all want a new start in the prem next year then we have to start coming together here.


7.) 23 Jan 2018
23 Jan 2018 15:26:49
There’s a difference between approval and acceptance. Just because you accept something doesn’t mean you approve of it. Also you can accept and still question. For instance I accept he has to tighten up defensively but I question why he changed a back four that was fit to play and therefore started conceding again.