Everton Banter Archive August 15 2016

15 Aug 2016 21:32:18
Blues our Ed

Anyone apply for the behind closed doors ecent tomorrow night, I did and guess what, i'm in, me and the lad, Amy from Evertonfc. com is emailing invite tomorrow morning with location details. Anyone got any more info on this as all they have said is there are surprises coming, help i'm too excited, anyone else get invite

Degs.

{Ed025's Note - not me mate,, :(

15 Aug 2016 21:42:19
Have a good day mate.

16 Aug 2016 08:25:12
Let us know how it goes Murf.

15 Aug 2016 18:10:27
It said by Moshi on Sky interview that Kenwright is anxiously persuing strengthening the squad with his total support and that of RK and Walsh. So, how about a well done Bill, especially when he's not in great health.

15 Aug 2016 18:19:57
I think within 12 months we will unrecognizable compared with how we are today. Good things coming our way.

15 Aug 2016 18:48:39
Couldn't agree more. BK gets far too much stick and not near enough recognition IMHO. Bit like Barkley, people tend to give both stick. Top man BK IMO.

15 Aug 2016 23:30:16
Great posts. The man has put everything into the club and again with Moshri it looks like he's brought the righg man to the club. He could have sat on his ass like most of the other shareholders and done nothing for the club.

Be grateful, very grateful blues.

IKWT IRKWT COYB NSNO.

15 Aug 2016 15:38:11
West brom have bid £21m for slimani. Let's just bid £25m and get it done!

15 Aug 2016 17:16:57
Why? We need 1 striker at least 2 probably, 3 if Rom goes, but why just bid above them for him? If you were the head purchaser of a company what does this guy have that David Nugent doesn't? Why would we spend anything on a player because another club likes them? What does the asset bring to the company? Is he going to make us 25 million?
Before you answer with what does Bolasie do, it's not my job to get the ok from the ceo it's Walsh's
I just really really don't like the attitude you show. Paper says we are interested, paper says west brom bid so now we have to get at all costs?
Don't enter poker tournaments mate you'd be a dream.

15 Aug 2016 17:52:23
Who's rattled your cage Svenny. I think its a good shout to outbid WBA for Slimani. Good striker, scored 30 goals last Season along with assists and only 10mil more than Niasse. He's a Striker and they cost more than any other players as they are a priceless commodity. So you pay the rate if its a goalscorer and he's healthy. Unlike the rumour of Austin, who has done FA at Southampton and is injured more than Gibson! We have the money, if Koemans interested we will go for him.

15 Aug 2016 17:58:59
Chill out Svenny. Aches is looking at the players record I'm sure. And if we do want him then WBA might just have forced our hand.

We have been linked with him in the past few windows I believe and Ed 02 has also said there's interest. Although if I'm wrong I'm sure Ed will correct me and fair enough.

Bit harsh on Aches that.

15 Aug 2016 17:59:29
Svenny, Slimani scored more goals in a more difficult league than David Nugent 😂, seriously why are you comparing those 2 players.
I get what you're saying but the point the OP is trying to make is that if he actually is a Koeman target then we shouldn't be outbid by west brom for him.

15 Aug 2016 14:00:07
bolaisie in, on to the next.

15 Aug 2016 13:08:14
I'm not sure about the GK situation to be honest we have brought in a experienced GK who yes is not going to be no1 long term but Koeman trusts him and I think he will wait and see, there are possibly 2 GK he would like Forster or Schmeichel which both deals would be difficult to do because of the Koeman and Walsh deals we may have to wait 6-12months, I'm not sold on Hart yes he is a good keeper but playedmost of the time in a side that don't have to do a lot and he is not going to get any better, also our keeper saved us a point Saturday weather a draw was fair or not he saved us from loosing a game yesterday and from what I saw so far he is good shot stopper and very commanding in the air maybe only weakness is ball distribution which is Harts weakness so I say we wait and try and get Forster or Butland who can give us 10years between the sticks.

15 Aug 2016 14:15:51
Made a change to see a goalkeeper of ours not only making reaction saves but who knows not to piss about with the ball when it is not safe to do so.

15 Aug 2016 14:28:45
I know it was the 1st game but Schmeichel looked a bit suspect on a couple of occasions yesterday. If we're going to make a statement in the transfer market then throw about £40m at Stoke for Butland and see how they react.

15 Aug 2016 14:40:56
I don't see anything wrong with Hart and feel he would fit in well with the team. My first choice would be Schmeichel but we are not going to get him as he has only just signed a new contract with Leicester.

15 Aug 2016 08:52:13
I'm a little confused; a lot of people are posting stating their desire to sign a new keeper. Have we not just signed one, who has earned is a point against a champions league team? Surely Skekelengburg deserves a chance? He looks a very good keeper and there are definitely other areas of the team that need strengthening.

15 Aug 2016 10:04:17
Personally, id like to set Walsh a task of finding a young keeper with a lot of potential (I'm not knowledgeable enough about our youth players to know if we have any already) . With stek we have a very experienced keeper. Would be good to get the best out of that.

This is unless we are going big for a butland/ forster which I can't see.

15 Aug 2016 12:08:52
Robles came into the team last year and played well with a number of clean sheets, I think both keepers are ok and be happy good back ups but over the course of the season they will make to many mistakes, we need to invest in a first team keeper that will be inbetween the stick for the next few years. Whether that's Hart, Butland or Forster.

15 Aug 2016 12:19:09
id Steklenburg cost 20 million everyone would be raving about him, he has done nothing wrong and has shown some class saves, should give him a chance.

15 Aug 2016 12:38:04
If we don't sign a keeper I bet you won't be saying that by Christmas.

15 Aug 2016 00:09:10
RK has been quoted about Deulofeu, Mirallas and Barkley:
"You see with Gerard, it is still not for 90 minutes, " he said. "With Gerard, with Kevin. I like the players, but they need to run more. They need to do more, they need to press more. It's all about the work rate of the player. Sometimes it's difficult because for that creative player, sometimes you're a little bit more sloppy in that aspect of football. "
"But we will work on it, and you saw Ross in the second half working hard for the team. It is not a question of how good his technique is or how good his first touch is, it's about him needing to take more responsibility for the team and to do a job defending also. That makes the team stronger. "
"We will learn that, no problem. "

Those words make me wonder if Juan Mata really is a player that RK wants, as he doesn't seem to be the sort of player who will press and close down - whatever his creative talents might be.

15 Aug 2016 07:39:08
How refreshing is it to hear our manager talk like this though Sid!

15 Aug 2016 08:29:57
Good point Sid, I agree I think we are going to undergo a massive improvement under this manager.
We have really neglected the physical aspects of the game over the last couple of years.

15 Aug 2016 09:33:17
Don't think we will see Mata in an Everton shirt in the foreseeable future not RKs type of player I think he will stick with Ross, Delboy or maybe Tarashaj try to develop their games.

15 Aug 2016 10:16:27
I'm pretty sure Mata is not for sale. It's great to see and hear though sid an Everton manager understanding that going forward is only part of the game and that defenfing is equally important.

The good thing about Koeman is that what he says is mirrored by our thoughts and it doesn't feel like we are watching different games anymore.

15 Aug 2016 11:00:30
Mata would be too much money fro his age anyway, better getting a younger man in, Rome wasn’t built in a day and we are certainly heading in the right direction, as for Hart good goalie but at what price? .

15 Aug 2016 11:55:28
Money doesn't come into jonno. If you need a player in a certain position and you have the ability financially to make a deal happen, then you just buy the player.

Don't be concerned about how much a player costs or whether you should do it due to age as it will just make you go cross eyed when you try to understand how it all works.