Everton Banter Archive February 13 2018

13 Feb 2018 22:09:31{Ed's Note - toffeebuds has posted a new article entitled, Sam Allardyce at Everton FC

13 Feb 2018 22:35:50
And the agenda is?

All you have done is regurgitate the anti SA posts on these forums. The whole article is set out to do nothing more than spout SA is rubbish with not a single new point being made, Even Arsenal was bought back up but no mention of Palace, in fact no mention of any game in which to hold up as comparison. You forgot to mention one very important thing when yapping on about the stats and that is that SA has almost doubled both RK and DU stats combined. When comparing stats the golden rule for them to be credible is to compare them over the same time span not one after 14 games and the other at 4 and writing how close they are. Why not compare DU with SA's first 4 games. Oh yes the results would not look favourable.

Well it took less than 4 hours for someone to present an anti SA post, well done.

13 Feb 2018 23:21:39
To be fair grumpy your stats are a bit off.

K 6W 5D 6L S. A. 6W 4D 5L hardly double. One of those wins was really Shakespears because he couldn't be arsed going to the game. Let's keep a bit of perspective.

However, what does it matter. He's the manager for now and comparing stats is a little pointless. It's different times of the season and there's less pressure now for results or performances. Let's just get the 42 we need to be safe and look forward to hopefully a new dawn this summer.

A new guy with fresh ideas and bit of ambition might bring us all together.

13 Feb 2018 23:36:33
Grumpy,

I don't think Allardyce having an "agenda" was actually the key thing I wrote about and I certainly don't think he is the only player or manager to have put himself before the club - I imagine most do it at some point in their careers so I don't think it should be a particularly controversial point.

I also said "I accept everything was not perfect under Unsworth and he did it over fewer games and had no games against the top 6". I was trying to make the point that it is hard to directly compare as the 3 managers have had differing situations and length of time in charge. just as you say.

Every comparison has things that make the situations not identical - different injuries, different form, different opponents, different home/ away split, different preparation times etc, etc.

The point I was making was that you said a few times we are getting nearly double the points per game under Allardyce than before him and that is just not true. not even close.

14 Feb 2018 07:30:38
Sort of sitting on the fence. like you both say, stats can be manipulated to make a point. As the old joke goes.76.3% of statistics are manipulated to make a point! Aside from jokes. and I don't know the aanswer to this, but this season is all that really counts in my view. and I don't know the answer to this. but what was Unsworths and Koemans combined stats this season. and what are Allergy's stats this season. Done as a percentage? That will show if there has been any improvement.

{Ed001's Note - but it wouldn't. That's why people should forget stats as they clearly do not understand them nor how to use them or analyse them. For starters football does not have enough games a season to prove anything statistically, so any attempt to use stats over an even smaller period is useless. They can suggest something, but nothing can be proven because all sorts of factors can create blips. You need a lot of repeats to smooth out those blips into a potential readable stat. That is why it works so well in baseball, where they play hundred plus times a season, but has never translated as well to other sports. There just isn't enough data, so you end up needing to bring in a lot more factors to analyse to create a picture worth anything. Mere results alone are worthless though, because you would otherwise say Burnley are playing worse now than they were at the start of the season on that one stat alone. If you include all the other stats or even watch them play, you can see that is not true, it is just that they are no longer getting the rub of the green they were getting early on. They were an outlier to prove that results stats on their own are completely unusable over a short period.}

14 Feb 2018 08:41:28
Ed the golden rule when comparing stats is that they should always have the same criteria.
So let's take the first 8 games of the prem league DU was in charge (there was only 8) he amassed us 8 points. over the same time span at the beginning SA amassed 15 points almost doubled.

The original poster is fully aware that when I have previously stated
about SA almost doubling the average points per game since his arrival that it also included the tenure of RK this season and reading back on my posts I can see this clearly stated.

It is my opinion that the op is obviously trying undermine an argument that neither he nor the other SA haters can answer.

{Ed001's Note - that is just nonsense, you clearly have no idea how to analyse stats. I would suggest we all just ignore your attempts to abuse stats in future as you simply do not understand them. Do you even understand the word context? Please go away and learn some basics of statistical analysis before spouting more ill-informed nonsense. I understand you want to support the manager, I have a lot of respect for your stance, but you don't have to twist things to do so. Nor do you have to constantly snipe at everyone who has a different view.}

14 Feb 2018 09:09:53
Ok Ed,

Let us pick and choose which games to include in these stats then shall we? Please explain to me why it should not start on the same ground with the same set of rules.

The OP has stated that DU average points per game was 1.4 it is actually 1.0 yet that is allowed to go unchallenged. You say I constantly snipe at those with a different view well I disagree I am merely repeating what has been said over and over again. If anything I try and bring something new to the table and like it or loath it what it does is get people responding. How about saying something to the posters about constantly repeating SA hate, none has bought anything new here regards that topic for at least 2 months yet the posts still are allowed in droves. Someone stands up to it and brings a different view point to the table and he gets publicly chastised for it.

{Ed001's Note - again you don't understand context. Pointless discussing it with you as until you do understand basic concepts like that this will always go over your head and you will continue to fill up this site with crap based on ignorance.}

14 Feb 2018 09:17:25
Got to admit grumpy. I'm with ed on this one. I'm quite experienced with stats as I was maths teacher in previous life and most of the stats that get spouted on these pages (not just yours) are worthless and inaccurate and unreliable.
To make fair experiments we need some controls. In order to compare stats of our 3 managers, they would have to have played against the same team's, at the same grounds with the same players to understand who the better manager is.
Football is amazing to watch and enjoy the skill, passion and entertainment and it is this human trait of having differences of opinions that makes it so wonderful as a sport and allows forums like this to survive.
We are all entitled to our opinion but we all need to realise that, like him or loathe him, Sam is here until the summer, at least. You can have your sam in or sam out banners come the summer but for the next 12 games or so let's get behind the team (even schneiderlin) and push them as high as we can.

COYB.

14 Feb 2018 10:06:59
Grumpy coming back and causing carnage everywhere.

{Ed025's Note - to be fair he is just trying to prove his point and be positive W, but its run its course now and i think its time to move on mate..

14 Feb 2018 10:25:36
Ed001 saying that Grumpy should stay away from stats as he doesn't understand them is a bit over the top. I totally agree that trying to use stats in football to make and sort of profound statement is nonsicle too many variables and no controls for a start. What both parties are doing is comparing a set of data metrics in isolation to try to highlight a point. I don't see this as an issue, pundits do it all the time. This is an opinion site after all.

14 Feb 2018 13:01:24
Grumpy,

For clarity I used PL games from the Premier League official site for all 3 managers. PL games seemed the most relevant as you had been using points per game to argue there was huge improvement under Allardyce. Unsworth had 2 wins and a draw in 5 PL games. 7 points in 5 games = 1.4 per game. If I am wrong on those facts I apologise but I think it is correct.

Yes there are a ton of other factors, other competitions and general performances which all contribute to a far more rounded picture about how the team is performing.

And yes I agree with the Ed that this is a very small sample for statistics which therefore has no validity for predicting future events but it can be useful as a small part of contributing to our assessment of the past when combined with all the other factors both factual and subjective.

We will each place different emphasis on each factor - for some the style is important, for others the use of young players, for others it is match day excitement, for others it is passion, for others all they are interested in are points. I think most of us sit somewhere in the middle and like all those things to varying degrees.

I am not arguing arguing that points per game is a definitive assessment of the team in or the manager, I was just arguing against your point that points per game under Allardyce is nearly double.

I recognise that you like Allardyce and you are far more positive about him than I am. I really don’t like him or his approach and the post I made was me explaining why I don’t like him and don’t feel he is right for Everton just as yours are the opposite - explains why you think he is the right man right now.

My view is no more valid than yours, this is a place we can all state what we think be it complimentary or critical of the club.

14 Feb 2018 18:31:45
Toffeebuds I really like that last paragraph. It should be our moto and couldn't have put it better.

I think we're all getting a bit het up for no reason. You can honestly call me anything you want ridicule my post or whatever. I won't hold it against you.

I've been a bit of an idiot now and again (setting myself up for payback there Swan) and i always apologise. But i would never think any less of you in your opinion. Any of you.

I love an argument and will fight my point and give a counter argument. But call me on it if I've overstepped the mark with you. Fine by me. 😉.

14 Feb 2018 20:39:31
I repeated the joke about 78.3% of stats being made up or something similar. yes short term stats can be misleading and stats can be made to prove a point. or indeed mislead someone. But I can honestly say that Leicester City deserved to win the League and were the most consistent team 2 years ago based on the stats. The Premier League is in itself a statistic. Whenever you look at it. After 1 game you can say which team has been the most consistent. Or after 38 games.

Both are stats and yes before you blow another fuse, I agree that the 1 game stat is a misleading stat if you want to make a longer term judgement. Unfortunately we cannot use stats at this point to say whether or not Sam Allergy will prove to be a good manager for Everton in the long run. We cannot even say if he will be better than Koeman. All we can do is compare Koeman's record this season with Allardyce's record this season. I for one donot want to see Allergy go.

I want some consistency in this club because I know how football clubs can deteriorate with too much change. and how easily things can change. All I was trying to do was calm a situation down a bit whereby people were obviously getting a little emotional (I can guarantee that 100% of real football fans are emotional and that is a stat) , but back to it. only time will tell and some will have differing opinions. We have only just got Grumpy back on here. and I for one am happy to hear his opinions and stats. even if they appear irrelevant on the surface.

14 Feb 2018 22:54:20
To be fair Degsy Grumpy is the one who went on the attack in this thread. Toffee gave an opinion and grumpy responded negatively to it.

So argue the points being raised but not the people for raising it. They have a right.

Not sure why people have such an issue with the people raising opinion. Your in the wrong place if you're that type of person and will probably end up talking to a shrink before the season is out.

15 Feb 2018 06:07:14
Here's some interesting stats for you all

Statistically Swansea should never have beaten Arsenal - they did
Bournemouth should never have beaten Chelsea - they did
Watford should never have beaten Chelsea - they did
Newcastle should never have beaten Man Utd - they did
Everton should have beaten Arsenal as SA had set them up exactly the same way as Swansea - we didn't

Leicester should never have appointed Ranieri who hadn't won anything before and look what happened

Everton should probably have sacked Kendall before he took us on the most amazing journey

Same for Man Utd and Ferguson and how many others?

Lesson - Statistics mean nothing in football

Another poser (sorry I meant poster) on this site said ' Being a fan in my opinion means supporting everything not picking and choosing bit and pieces. I WILL support ANY manager we have in same way I support SA'

I disagree. I have supported Everton all my life and hope every week that we win but it will not stop me having an opinion on the best way forward. Otherwise why don't we appoint managers for life like they do Popes if they can do no wrong? Why have an opinion on the next manager or the situation with Walsh if you will support anything the board decides regardless of what you think? Why say anything at all if all you are doing is spouting blind-less faith in SA or the board and not what you really think.

Opinions should be welcomed from everybody and I certainly wouldn't challenge someone's intellect if they have different opinions. To do so is just demeaning and does not help your argument.

15 Feb 2018 08:03:54
Bw that was beautiful. 😁

Agree with every point on that mate.

13 Feb 2018 20:40:41
Am not sure which has divided the nation more. Brexit or Sam Allardyce!

Boring football but with a shout of Europe or a manager who plays more attacking football but no guarantees.

As long as we don't get Farage in and Omur keeps that smoke smile on his face an.

13 Feb 2018 19:15:33
I wonder if we held a poll right now, with the question being, " Who do you hate the most, SA? or GrumpyToffee " how close it would be or do you think maybe SA would somehow get more votes?

{Ed025's Note - what happened to the 6pm curfew grumpy?..

13 Feb 2018 19:55:29
Lol sorry Ed.

{Ed025's Note - its fine mate..

13 Feb 2018 20:27:52
I vote for choice C which is "neither are hated and only time will tell how things will turn out, and that we need to trust that both Grumpy and Big Sam will be on target for uplifting expectations for the remainder of this season and next year. "

Whether we agree or disagree with Grumpy or Big Sam, if Grumpy is correct and Big Sam moves the ball forward like he says, then wouldn't that be a win-win scenario?

We tried two phenomenal coaches snce Moyes. Let's see what Sam does with some funds.

It's not like Everton will hire a manager based on our wishes in any case.

13 Feb 2018 20:55:06
I like choice C mate.

13 Feb 2018 22:06:15
Hate is a bit strong Grumpy old chap.

13 Feb 2018 22:41:21
I thought that DFS mate when I wrote it and thought it will be ok as loads of posts will say not hate.

Wow was I ever wrong lol.

13 feb 2018 18:19:31
grumpy is a legend.

13 Feb 2018 18:51:28
Is he your Dad mate, lol.

13 Feb 2018 18:58:57
I always wondered about those adoption papers Stig lol.

13 Feb 2018 19:06:05
More like brothers mate lol.

13 Feb 2018 19:24:49
This place is definitely better when your around.

13 Feb 2018 17:30:04
I know haveing a pop at sam is a popular passtime, but useing Tosun as a stick to beat him is really pushing it, read between the lines and it seems he was fusted on sam, rather than being his first pick as a striker, he may be a real asset once fit, word has it from finch farm that he is a great finisher, just not up to perm pace yet. So just a surgustion, perhaps we should start blaming him for the weather, or the failing NHS, or Donald Trump, am sure they are all sams fault.

13 Feb 2018 16:15:40
Guys and gals,

I have an idea, it is one that everyone should participate in.

These forums have been swamped with SA debates, these debates are turning into arguments. Now whilst debates are good as well as different opinions what is not good is when they move onto becoming tinder pots.

That being so I propose that from 6pm tonight until 6pm Thursday 15th Feb no one mentions SA in a derogatory or a positive way. I will find this very easy to do as will a lot of others, some will find it difficult and a small minority will find it impossible. But let's all give it a try.

Who knows where it will lead.

13 Feb 2018 16:49:46
What is this Grumpy? Kindergarten!

13 Feb 2018 17:14:33
At times I think so yes.

{Ed025's Note - good answer..

13 Feb 2018 17:53:25
I'm already sitting on the naughty step.

13 Feb 2018 17:56:19
Grumpy you are a legend!

13 Feb 2018 18:19:58
Does this mean I can’t play on my Xbox?

13 Feb 2018 18:24:59
Thanks NBTB mate I'm am sure everyone knows I'm back now lol

DFS you can leave the step whenever you think the time is right mate.

13 Feb 2018 19:01:37
Not until SWMBO says so Grumpy.

13 Feb 2018 19:02:08
Yes legend Grumpy. Totally agree. So no talk about Sam. Agreed 100%. So on another subject. I have a fat mate who runs a local team and some people are saying he is not up to the job. Says he picks the wrong players and puts them in the wrong positions too. The home record is looking ok but the away record is not too good. Do you think we should get rid of him?

13 Feb 2018 19:02:11
Again Toffee ace mate only when you yourself think the time is right to do so.

13 Feb 2018 19:58:52
When you say fat is he enormously fat or just over plump?

13 Feb 2018 21:05:49
I'd tell your mate Degsy to give it up. Is he a bit of a dodgy character? Bit up his own arse? 😉.

13 Feb 2018 21:18:56
I guess I would say overly plump. but getting on for fat. With a little round blond faired scouce mate! Bit dodgy too!

13 Feb 2018 22:00:57
Well in that case Degsy mate just tell him to continue in fact invite them to your home for dinner and make them god parents to your children.

13 Feb 2018 15:59:13
{Ed's Note - Park3lung has posted a new article entitled, Jose Mourinho is not getting the best out of the Manchester United team

13 Feb 2018 10:54:01
Sam Allardyce will only give £27m Turkish striker Cenk Tosun more game time when the club have secured their Premier League safety? Why did you get him idiot, SAM.

13 Feb 2018 12:24:00
To be far Stig, as frustrating as it is, there’s no telling if a foreign based player can hit the ground running. By all accounts Tosun is great in training but struggling with the weather change. There’s no doubting the talent, it’s just a matter of time I hope.

13 Feb 2018 12:26:05
It does make you think, why didn't we go for him in the summer and save some money.

13 Feb 2018 13:22:31
So we pay 27m for a player who can’t play in the winter? You would have thought this might have come up in conversation during the transfer discussions.
Walsh- we want to sign you, and are really looking forward to see what you can do from January on.
Tosun- winter? Oh no no no, no no no.
Walsh- ok we will buy you anyway, I’m sure you will get used to it.
Tosun- no no no, no no no.

13 Feb 2018 13:31:32
If this has in fact been said (? ) , then no matter how quickly the guy now adapts, he won't play until a predetermined time? Ridiculous.

13 Feb 2018 09:36:07
just read an article about players fonseca could bring with himand it sais that bernard was avilable on a free this summer, now i don't care who is in charge next year surely we should offer him anything he wants to sign for us haha he can have my first born.

13 Feb 2018 06:58:50
Well we are almost safe now. Think back to just before Sam arrived. We were all s***ing bricks and thinking how bad things were. Relegation was being talked about big time. Having said that, we still have a dreadful away record as he pointed out. But we should now secure the few points needed with some winnable home games. So that leaves Sam with a handful of away games to win over doubting fans. He needs to set us up without the defensive pairing of Gueye and Schneids, because it clearly does not work and invites the home team to attack us constantly. He has to pick Rooney in the deeper role because he is the creative one who looks for forwards passes. He has to pick Gueye to cover Rooney's lack of defensive ability these days. He then has to put Tom Davies in as the engine and presser helping out whoever is in attack. And I would continue with Gilfi on the left because the guy is class and although a more forwards thinking player, he works his socks off just like Davies and Niasse. So I would have Niasse in too. The defence is anyones guess. I just hope Seamus is not out for long. But that team should not sit back and allow the opposition to press us all the time because it is capable of attacking and breaking. Of course Wallcott on the right is a no brainer. Best signing since Lukaku. Actually since Moyes. So if Sam continues with a back 5 or 2 defensive mids that one is Shneids. I will join all you Sam haters and want him out too. It clearly does not work and the run of 5 games without a shot on target proves that. let's see what he does next few away games. But so far he has done what we never thought possible and got us nearly safe with about 10 games to go.

13 Feb 2018 07:17:04
good post degsy but Sam isn't bothered about away wins hence the reason he makes so many changes he knows with our home record that should be enough to keep up in the top half and that is his only aim.

13 Feb 2018 07:30:02
Sorry BLUEY79, but I read things and sometimes wonder? How do you know Sam isn't bothered about away wins? Did you get your doctorate in mind reading a while back? Of course he is bothered. You are right that he may think we have more chance of securing home wins but to say he is not bothered . beggars belief. I also just looked up what he actually said about Tosun. People saying he won't play him until we are safe. which is partly the story. but he also said because he is not fit enough. If I was manager, I would want fit players playing in the premier league. I guess people are just looking for comments to slag the man off. Sam also said it is important that Tosun succeeds at Everton because he was responsible for wanting him at Everton. that's not how people on here were portraying Sam's comments. I understand we have looked bad. but we looked bad (in fact we looked worst) when Koeman was manager earlier this season.

13 Feb 2018 09:28:13
We know he's not bothered about away wins because he hasn't tried to win away since his first away game.

13 Feb 2018 10:33:25
Big Sam stated that it was important to win your home games. It should be important to try and win all of the games. With all the changes he makes for the away games it does make you wonder if he is bothered about the 5000 fans that go to the away matches. The balance of the team looked a lot better on Saturday. For me he should start the same 11 for our next match. Rooney playing deeper makes things happen.

{Ed002's Note - Don't worry you'll manage to drive him out and drag the club down. The toxicx will get what theyt want.}

13 Feb 2018 10:41:16
Good posts Degsy Thumbs up from me mate lol.

13 Feb 2018 12:42:05
Good post Degsy, although i do think Allardyce shouldn't have mentioned anything about playing him only when we are safe. It doesn't do the player any good. he should have just said, he isn't fit enough yet, but as soon as he is he will play. You have to wonder whether he said the same to Lookman and Lookmans thought, sod that.

Thats my biggest gripe with him, some of his comments are contradictory and not helpful to the players or fans sometimes.

13 Feb 2018 14:44:37
Thing is Smit do we want a manager who lies to us or a manager who tells the truth? He gets asked direct questions he does not volunteer the info he gives. Maybe the way forward would be if we stopped having and press conferences.

13 Feb 2018 15:34:06
He just needs to stop making statements that set himself up for a fall.
All the spiel about how his 1st signing has to be right, and how it would define him as a manager to the fans. What happens? he doesn't play the lad.
then he backtracks with stats about how many foreign january signings take a long time to settle.
Its his bombastic approach to interviews that needles me more than his game management Grumpy.