Everton Banter Archive August 01 2017

01 Aug 2017 23:43:29
Dowell to Forest, think its a good move for him. Will be able to see if he is up to it as a proper player for future.

01 Aug 2017 22:23:09
Great article on the BBC football page about how clubs monitor players tweets and social media etc. when considering potential targets; certainly gave me food for thought.

02 Aug 2017 12:24:18
Right up to the point where it quotes Famien Comolli and you reflect on some of the signings he has overseen.

01 Aug 2017 19:23:22
Should EFC now ban the Liverpool Echo
from Goodison and Finch Farm?

01 Aug 2017 20:52:50
Can I ask why this post re Echo has been written
I loathe the Red Echo and am constantly writing about them .
I never known a more biased paper .
I am suprised more people have not been more pro active about it .
They are biased beyond belief .
It's even has a red motif and they even put LFC posts on the EFC web page
Long gone are the days of Michael Charters
Anyone remember him?

01 Aug 2017 21:30:48
It was concerning an article written about Liverpool’s pursuit of the Leipzig player and comparisons made in bad taste.

01 Aug 2017 01:30:47
Where has all your positivity gone? You were going to win the league 3 weeks ago you were getting a new stadium you were signing the best players in Europe the way you were all talking. Has reality hit you all? Thought it might 😉.

02 Aug 2017 06:46:35
And you lot have been going to
be winning the league every year for the last 27yrs . Reality certainly hasn't hit you yet as it? Obviously not 🔔end.

02 Aug 2017 07:31:49
come on jimmyc they win the league every Oct celebrate a 2-2 draw with West Brom in Nov then get the bring king Kenny flags out in Jan lfc the club that keeps on giving 😂😂😂.

02 Aug 2017 12:26:07
It relates to McGoverns recent rants and the disgracful comparisons he makes. Nothing surprises me about this person.

As for the echo. It's a completely irrelevant paper unless you're starting a fire.

{Ed025's Note - i hate the echo john, but i played footy with derek many moons ago and he was actually a very nice guy..

01 Aug 2017 16:01:35
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Everton Season Review

01 Aug 2017 18:44:52
nice post ed bit harsh on some of the players but that's just my opinion.

{Ed001's Note - I do tend to be harsh, I know that, but I would rather be underscoring than overscoring players. Some of them are really difficult to do as well. How on earth can you give a score to Lukaku for instance? He scored so many goals but let the team down in so many games as well.}

01 Aug 2017 18:46:35
Great review ed👍🏻.

{Ed001's Note - cheers mate.}

01 Aug 2017 19:33:54
You're right Ed it is tricky to score some of them. I will give you a 9.5 for the review. Great work keep it up.

{Ed001's Note - cheers mate, it was the most difficult one to do so far.}

01 Aug 2017 19:59:50
Where can I read this?

{Ed001's Note - by clicking the link mate.}

01 Aug 2017 20:03:09
Usual great article from Ed1, nice one mate, even for a Koppite 😊.

{Ed001's Note - cheers mate, that's why it was so hard doing an Everton one. Trying to be fair is difficult as you keep wondering if you are trying too hard to be fair and overdoing things.}

01 Aug 2017 20:22:36
I thought it was fair Ed. The success story of our season has to Ben the emergence of Tom Davies and that was reflected int he scoring. And the Robles one interested me too because you’re right it is easy to go by clean sheets as it is goals for Lukaku, but the performances often told a different story.

I was looking forward to this one coming out and found me agreeing with almost all of it. Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - I am glad, I took my time over it to make sure I wasn't overthinking things. I was taking a break between each player so I would see each one separately. It seems to work better that way as you are not comparing them to each other but just thinking about how they actually got on as individuals. It actually really interested me seeing the stats for Robles, having watched him play, they do not seem to stack up. It does make you doubt the evidence of your own eyes sometimes reading stats.}

01 Aug 2017 22:16:05
Hi Ed, that's a we'll thought out, fair and balanced assessment in my eyes. Thanks for the brutal honesty, I hope some of the players get to see some of your feedback, it may make them buck their ideas up.

{Ed001's Note - thank you very much. I am really pleased so many of you enjoyed this one.}

02 Aug 2017 13:59:43
That is a good read Ed001and even the most biased Evertonian would find it hard to argue your reasoning for the players ratings.

{Ed001's Note - cheers Joe. Maybe intel might disagree!}

01 Aug 2017 11:56:03
My season ticket's arrived! The countdown to 12th August starts now.
I couldn't be more excited if Ferne Cotton and Holly Willoughby invited me round for a pyjama party ;)

{Ed025's Note - love it mate

01 Aug 2017 12:30:10
ha ha I'm still waiting plus been off work for 2 days the post man walks to the house and I'm sat watching him out the window then when my season ticket doesn't appear out his bag I snarl at him ha ha poor fella must be having a Liverpool in his pants when he sees me staring at him knowing he doesn't have it 😂😂.

01 Aug 2017 15:53:22
The Liverpool reference made this grumpy old git forget for a moment and I actually smiled, Scared the bloomin daylights out of my cats.

01 Aug 2017 15:59:24
Nighty Party and then you are talking.

{Ed025's Note - i was thinking basque and sussies myself BCT..

01 Aug 2017 16:21:27
For you or the ladies Ed025?

{Ed025's Note - both mate..

01 Aug 2017 16:34:41
Getting saucy there Ed, but i am enjoying the scenario in my mind!

{Ed025's Note - my mind is where it all ends im afraid ST..

01 Aug 2017 17:09:06
same here. Remember Micky Flanagan and 'put that away', began with me about 15 years ago LOL.

01 Aug 2017 10:03:44
RK has said that he doesn't like a full squad of senior (that's 25 aged-over-21) players, as it's difficult to keep all of them "happy" by regular selection for matches.
He'd prefer to have a core (around 18 or 19 senior players) and then use the youngsters as and when necessary.
It's clear that RK/ SW are recruiting better quality for the starting XI and on the bench - while letting several players move on.
The squad rotation will be interesting this season, especially if we progress in the Europa League and in the domestic cups.