31 Dec 2018 02:53:55
After so many years without winning a trophy it's not a surprise that patience is wearing thin with some supporters but patience is exactly what we need to show just now.

I said it at the time and I'll say it again I think the last transfer window was a great one for Everton. Is anyone questioning the quality of Digne, Bernard, Richarlison. Gomes or Zouma? The only downer was that Gomes and Zouma were not permanent deals but hopefully that can be rectified in the future. A great first close season for Brands in particular and for Silva because these players came to play for Everton because he was the manager, not because they thought he'd be gone in six months.

Unfortunately though it's like a leaky tyre. You fix the left side, strengthen (a bit contentious for some) the defence and all of a sudden the right side is weak and the centre of attack needs attention.

That's why we all need patience.

Give Brands another couple of windows to get rid of some more of the high wage earners not playing and let him (with Silva's input) add even more quality to our squad.


Silva needs our patience too. How many managers come into a side and turn it around overnight? I can think of Ranierri at Leicester (his first and only trophy) .

Guardiola took until his second season at City, Mourhino won titles in his second season but both spent far more than Everton has been capable of. Klopp and Pochettino still won nothing.

This is real life, not a magicians convention pulling titles out of a hat It will take time, lots of effort and yes, some mistakes along the way but I have seen improvements. In the squad. in the play and in the support.

Let's give the team the patience it needs to develop. Maybe Silva won't work out. I think he will but it will take time.

In the meantime I wish all Evertonians a happy New Year and, more importantly, more progress to where we all want to be

COYB.

{Ed0333's Note - Mourinho won 3 titles in his FIRST season at United. The Europa league, the league cup and the charity shield.

1.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 05:38:55
By titles I am talking the Premiership, not cup competitions.

2.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 10:50:23
who counts the charity shield hahahahaha.

3.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 12:49:33
I do! If we have won it then it means we are either Premier League Champions, FA Cup winners, or both. I would love to say we have won the Charity Shield :-)

4.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 14:19:07
I would be happy if we came second in the charity shield.

5.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 14:27:01
so nick would u say jose won the treble or would u say he won the league cup and europa league.

6.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 17:10:36
A big chance for Silva to have a real go at the f a cup.

A lot of the top teams are still in Europe, so may not be as keen early doors.

Forget it being a lower placed team, Everton must go all out to try and win this, without making drastic changes to the team, strongest 11 please Silva, from start and as far as our cup run can take us.

7.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 18:13:39
Johny I would say he won two trophies to add to the mass of silverware they have and we have not. In my opinion a double or treble does not include the charity shield, although that piece of silverware in itself is self explanatory. I would be quite happy contesting the charity shield each year :-)

8.) 31 Dec 2018
31 Dec 2018 21:39:46
You started of by saying trophy.

9.) 01 Jan 2019
01 Jan 2019 13:46:17
Just to throw a curveball in there you could win the charity shield and not have won either the premier league or fa cup if another team had won both.