Everton Banter Archive August 10 2014

10 Aug 2014 21:39:06
Liverpool: 4 Borussia Dortmund: 0
Paderborn: 3 Everton: 1

. about days it all really doesn't it, again I know it's only pre-season & I guess the 1st game away to Leicester will tell us more, but we really should of integrated our strongest team (Lukaku included) together a lot earlier so that they had played at least 2 pre-season games by now. Has to go down as 1 of the shoddiest & worst planned pre-season I can ever remember. My mate has just informed me that Bobby had a great 1st season at Wigan, then an awful second season after a.(wait for it). shoddy & rubbish pre-season. just hope history isn't going to repeat itself all over again!

{Ed025's Note - bloody hell guys!...we are supposed to be excited about the new season starting, is there any need for all the doom and gloom?, we are basically the same side that almost snatched 4th!...its not been great i admit, but lets put a bit of perspective on it..

And the last time we failed to win any of our pre season games we won the league. We are not fitness gurus so we can't really understand why Bobby is holding Lukaku and Kevin back, but I'm sure he has a much better idea than we do.

I also don't care what kind of pre season liverpool have had. And I'm thinking that leicester might get a little surprise when they play us on Saturday as we will be a different outfit to the one they played a few weeks ago.

So stop panicking everyone and let's get behind the team.

11 Aug 2014 11:56:10
Not going to agree with how doom and gloom you are, but this is by far the shoddiest, worst planned and most pointless pre-season I've ever seen.

Liverpool basically played Dortmund's reserve team, whilst the sh**e fielded their strongest team, so they were only ever expected to win. When we played paderborn we were missing probably 4 of our most influential players in Coleman, McCarthy, Mirallas and Lukaku. There's no comparison between the 2 results really. I'm actually shocked that Liverpool didn't win by a greater margin. Mid-table finish for them this season I think.

10 Aug 2014 18:57:50
After lukaku and barry, the new deals for coleman, barkley, stones, etc etc my confidence for the new season was sky high. Now I've watched us struggle against tranmere, struggle against a newly promoted german side, and pretty much get destroyed by celta vigo who finished 9th in la liga last season, my confidence has. Gone! i'm worried, now we here lukaku and mirrallas won't be ready for the start of the season (why are they not ready by the way?) we surley can't start the season with tony hibbert at right back? As much as we like the guy you have to admit he is usless! Watched him against celta vigo and nolito destroyed him, we all thought this nolito guy was megga, then stones marked him out the game for the second half.

Leon osman tries his best but if anybody else seen him kill the ball against celta vigo then fall over onto his back they will agree he is not the answer.

I love roberto but when he comes out with "i was pleased with the performance" this pre season I worry he is sugar coating the obvious problems we have.

We look so unfit its annoying. WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING PRE SEASON?

Anybody else agree or am I just going to far?

{Ed025's Note - i must admit i share some of your concerns terry.

Agree with all of it, we look so far behind every1 else its a joke. But its not our startin 11 that worry me its the squad players for the cups an injurys cover aren't up2 or ready for our push

10 Aug 2014 14:22:55
We have up to this point seemed to have done a lot of work just to have a matching team to last season well if Astu signs on loan we will.

We still need at least 3 players capable of playing in the first team
We have no real cover at right back, we have Jags, stones & Alteraz all capable of playing with Distan but none able to replace him when he's not playing and another forward for when Lakaku is injured or even like now a bit tired

Also this pre season has been a shambles traveling all over the place for games, players have spent more time traveling than playing & training as a result we don't look like a team ready for the off in a weeks time. What ever happened to playing 5 or 6 games against local lower league sides the last 2 of which you play your starting 11?

Don't tell me we travel to raise our profile cause how does getting your turned over in games ever raise your profile

10 Aug 2014 19:29:56
If astu signs we will have one more than last year. Also with peanut. Gibbo and Obaby back that will be like 3.new signings there. And maybe. Few youngsters we have a better squad.

Last point I still think we will get 3 more players
2 loans - astu and one from barca
1 buy?

Thats what I think. What about you ed?

{Ed025's Note - not quite sure about stronger yorkie, but agree on the signings mate..

10 Aug 2014 21:06:46
IF Astu signs then that's 1 more that's it! don't go on about injured players coming back being new signings they're not they're old signings getting fit all they will do is replace the injury's we get this season that's football that's why we need a bigger squad!
Then you say we will sign 3 more players anyway, isn't that all I said we need to do?

10 Aug 2014 13:43:41
Anyone else think a two yr deal for ronaldinho would be a quality signing to bring on Ross and still has a lot to offer the team

1 year pay as you play on a fairly decent wage would be good if just to get his name on a shirt

Silly really, would be more reliable asking to have Donovan or Cahill on loan until their season starts. Would get a lot out of Donovan especially as he's retiring, it would be his last huraaah!

Totally agree Quinny. Personally I can't see any drawbacks to a deal such as that, just as long as his wages weren't too high. Having a personality like him in the dressing room would be awe inspiring for the young lads, and as you mentioned, a lot of people would want his name on their shirt.

Shirt sales wouldn't get close to his wages. can't think of many Brazilians who have done much in the Prem, or Russians come to think of it. Maybe that's why they are all mostly in the Russian League. just a thought.

{Ed025's Note - we get nothing from shirt sales anyway howie..

Well done the Kit Bag Manager, he'll be well rewarded by his Company.

10 Aug 2014 10:05:01
Has anyone ever sold matches off their season ticket on stub hub?

Do you have to hand over your season ticket to a complete stranger?

No u don't they just give them a ticket

If ticket sell at the price u set they forward a paper ticket, you have no contact with buyer.

10 Aug 2014 13:51:45
Thats great ta la's