Everton Banter Archive May 29 2018

 

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29 May 2018 17:04:18
So it looks like Marco Silva, that would be a huge mistake in my view if he was appointed as Manager. It would seem though that he is being hired as head coach, that makes the risk slightly less. There are those that say he (Silva) is highly thought of, but so are Martinez and Koeman and look how that turned out. There has also apparently been a huge boardroom reshuffle but Mr Kenwright remains as decision making Chairman, God love him and for me that is also a mistake. He should be thanked for all he has done and given an honoury non-executive position, only then can the Club truly move on. We shall see what we shall see but I do have a sense of foreboding.

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29 May 2018 18:28:11
Fair play DFS, whilst I have a different opinion I must admit you have done this without any negativity. You make a valid point.

Having said that, I would like to see what he achieves in the premier league with a tidy budget and a team that’s top half table. His record elsewhere when he’s had a team like this has been good.

I genuinely believe he can move us forward and if it’s a three year contract, I see little risk.

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29 May 2018 18:32:31
Totally agree dfs Silva is also a concern for me and Bill needs to move over and give Moshiri the reigns.

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29 May 2018 19:19:34
I can't wait until he starts. I'm a glass half full type of guy. I can see the positives in his career and can take heart on what previous people he's worked with have said about him.

The football he likes to play is a million miles away from MOSHIRIS last manager in Sam so I'm Hoping he's had a listen to Bill this time.

I hope to God you two get some joy somewhere in your life but bloody he'll guys, you're as miserable as Victor Meldrew. Cheer up! 😁.

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{Ed025's Note - im quite happy if its silva myself john..

29 May 2018 19:21:01
I don't think Martinez was ever highly rated, he never got Wigan anywhere but in the bottom half of the table until they got religated, keoman on the other hand yes he was, Silva has won't stuff in other leagues, I think he has an ability to win and is the best we could ask for, he and brand have a modern view and could be the making of us.

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{Ed025's Note - im with you simon..

29 May 2018 21:51:26
Don’t worry DFS I have it on good authority Silva will NOT be manager!

He will actually be Head Coach 😉 and I say good luck to him and Brands for the coming season and beyond!

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29 May 2018 23:29:08
If it is Silva then I think we should judge both Silva and Brands at the end of the season. This is a new style of DOF / Manager relationship to Everton and we need these guys to work together closely. I am looking forward already to next season.

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30 May 2018 00:59:48
They are all a gamble. Kendall was a gamble when we first took him and look what happened. We thought he was less of a gamble when he came back the second time and it didn't work. The third time should never have happened but we decided to gamble big time then and it got us nowhere. It's worst than betting on the Grand National

Whoever it is, and it looks more and more like Silva, let's hope the footballing gods smile kindly on us rather than punish us for our negativity.

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30 May 2018 13:40:25
I really don't understand all this moaning on about Silva. Any appointment is a risk. A realistic appraisal of where the club stands must reveal that we would never have a chance of attracting some of the names mentioned. The club is, hopefully, in a state of transition. It is looking to build itself into a realistic competitor in all competitions. It is not in a position to attract someone with an iron clad pedigree. If Zidane leaves Real, he won't be asking if the job at Everton is still open. We should be talent spotting. Looking for a manager/ coach who is capable of buildng our club and his standing along with it. On that basis Silva looks as good a choice as any.

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30 May 2018 15:17:31
Southern Toffee didn't I mention that he (Silva) would be Head Coach as opposed to Manager and as a result the risk is slightly reduced. I do not make comments in an effort to point score but as a genuine expression of my opinion/ conviction.

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30 May 2018 16:20:33
In my opinion the talk about who is manager is all irrelevant when compared with who we sign as defenders this window. Jags and Baines need immediate replacements.

Williams should have already been replaced and Keane needs to show more than last season. Mori was never good enough. All this tells me we are weak in defence by 5 players (4 if Keane cuts it). That is without any injuries happening to Coleman. God help us if we have to rely on those 5 plus Cuco Martina and young Kenny again.

Whilst Kenny has got good attacking attributes, he is still poor as yet defensively. Whoever is our new manager has to deal with this immediately before we have even kicked a ball pre-season! A tall order for any manager.

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31 May 2018 07:01:53
I think this unduly harsh particularly on Kenny. To judge the capabilities of a young player on the basis of his efforts in the wreckage of a team he found himself in is hugely unfair.

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31 May 2018 09:09:56
Glennk, I am not saying he has no potential. but look at how we performed when him and Williams and Martina were in the team. We were bottom 3. Then look at how many goals were the result of Kenny losing possession when in an advanced position. He is just not ready yet. I was not particularly singling him out. I am indeed more bothered by the form of Williams, the ages of Baines and Jags, the fact Keane seems half the player he was at Burnley and Mori is always injured and also not that great. Tellme where you can pick a decent back line out of those players to stop top 6 teams. Then tell me who we can sign to replace three of a back 4/ 5 plus a couple of subs? Ones that will take us forward. Now read my post again and see why I said players are more important than who is manager at the moment.

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31 May 2018 09:57:16
The manager is the most vital part of the team Degsy. It is not just about buying and selling players and you can't slap a football manager 2018 sticker on it and expect to be successful.

The new manager has to get a formation and style of play that the players he has can adapt to and then ship out players that don't. I'm sure Silva has been studying this team along with Brands since they were approached over the past few months and will have an idea on the direction and personel for us to improve.

Some people can play in one phylosophy but fail in another and that can be a world class player never mind a kid with half a season experience.

We do need to strengthen a few areas but we must avoid another season of wholesale changes and instead utilise the current squad, clear out players that don't fit and bring in a few players that genuinely improve the squad.

We do need a commanding and talkative CB and I agree we need to let Williams go. At LB Baines is still quality and we have a potential replacement in the young lad Antonee Robinson who can be eased through just like Kenny.

What we can't have though is two world class players in every position as firstly you will end up with a very unhappy bunch of players and secondly the wage bill will be astronomical. Plus we don't have Europe either. Planning to have two players for every position that are top quality is unrealistic. You have a blend of 1st team, youth and adaptable players. Upfront and attacking midfielders, is where you have players with different attributes that can offer something different.

We were 8th by playing bloody awful and with a few good additions can be higher next season. The season after should be better again and with continuity, a clear plan and direction given by the manager, can see us eventually start challenging more of the teams above us.

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31 May 2018 16:39:24
BJU of course the manager is an important part if not the most important. but with a poor squad, no manager will get us higher than we are at the moment. I think maybe you missed my point. I agree with lots of your points but add that until we have made quite a few signings, we are no better than mid table. I would have a fiver that after 10 games we are bottom half. Especially if we have a manager willing toplay open expansive football with the squad we have.

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29 May 2018 16:31:45
I've just been checking out the pre-season International Champions Cup tournament. This looks like a proto-European Super League!

Are we seeing the first signs of Ed002's prediction coming to pass? How are we going to manage to gatecrash this party?

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{Ed025's Note - were not invited mate..

29 May 2018 18:14:40
On the plus side. Once the top 6 bugger off we can start winning the premiership.

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29 May 2018 21:32:50
Once the top 6 bugger off all the money that is currently in the premier league will move to the super league. So the premier league won’t be the same animal. It’ll be like winning league 2.

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{Ed025's Note - very true CT..

29 May 2018 21:36:27
even a super league will have someone at the bottom with money problems.

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29 May 2018 23:24:54
How would a super league work? Would the teams resign from the PL? If not then the rich just get richer. What about promotion from the PL to the super league? Would the top team in each members league swap places with the bottom club in each members league, so there would always be the same amount of teams from each member league?

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30 May 2018 16:44:16
The problem with clubs going to a super league and leaving the PL is what happens if the experiment fails, how do they get back into the PL. Now that would be funny the top 6 starting back in the conference.

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30 May 2018 23:16:25
Our luck would be that we progress under our new management team. Start attracting Europe’s best players not only challenging the top four but challenging for the title then the breakaway begins into a super league and we are left behind and all our top players then leave to those who are in the super league.

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29 May 2018 16:30:37
Can any of the Eds give any insight into our transfer targets I know Ironmike has said we should sign carvalhio from sporting but what about the rest and what about players out.

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{Ed025's Note - the targets wont be finalized until the manager is in place bluey, when he is (hopefully on friday) then he will sit down with brands and write up a list mate..

29 May 2018 15:29:43
Midfielder Davy Klaassen has vowed to stay and compete for a first-team spot next season, following a disappointing first campaign on Merseyside.

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29 May 2018 18:38:49
Good news imo, proves he is going to be determined to force his way into team.

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{Ed025's Note -we may just need him dentie, i hear we made a bid for andre franck zambo anguissa from marseille which was very derisory and they laughed at it mate..

29 May 2018 22:41:35
Just as well Ed025, sod it if I'm paying for that name on the back of my shirt lol.

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{Ed025's Note - love it dentie mate..

29 May 2018 13:54:53
Just watched Tousons goals and it shows what he can do given the right ball. It's clear we need a midfielder who can provide that killer pass, and not two defensive midfielders who just go side to side.
Guy must have been so frustrated last season with the way we played.

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29 May 2018 14:52:50
get sig in the centre instead of out left and he can do this.

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31 May 2018 08:47:51
agree with wblue. Get Lookman back put him on the left, walcott on the right Sig/ Klaasen behind Tosun and that would be sorted in my opinion. Guey in the DM role in front of a new back four (hopefully two new CB's a backup LB) and it is sorted.

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29 May 2018
New image uploaded to the
Everton Player Sightings page entitled, No Salad

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Review Of The Day 29th May 2018

29 May 2018 12:23:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 29th May 2018

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29 May 2018 11:55:58
Morning Blues
just a quick post this morning on my opinions of the imminent silva appointment. although it has dragged on I think that he has been told the jobs his weeks ago so meanwhile has been planning what he wants and who he wants with the everton team, hopefully he's been watching since February time thinking of what we need to do next and has a plan already in his head so he can get it going quickly, brands should help this massively, what's everyone elses opinions?

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29 May 2018 13:47:28
You would like to think he has been watching our last few matches, which would give him some idea of where he needs to strengthen. Although it won’t be easy given that he was watching a team who were under strict orders not to play football. 😀.

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29 May 2018 18:16:44
The first thing he needs to do is get on the blower and tell Richalison and doucoure their moves are back on. 😉.

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30 May 2018 09:31:43
A coach having an approach he welcomes mid season is one thing.

Docoure sure, why not? He had a very good season in a team that should be mostly ashamed of its results.

Richarlison though? From all that promise to utter hopelessness?
I think its much more of a concern when a player clearly "downs tools" than a head coach being distracted (which is still pretty shocking, imagine if the shoe was on the other foot? )

I don't think we want those sorts involved in our future.

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29 May 2018 11:19:03
As much as the suspense over who will be our new Manager is killing me I would rather the guys in charge take their time and get it right. Everything appears to be pointing towards Silva but until it's official who knows. COYB.

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29 May 2018 10:05:19
Reports coming out today in the papers that Silva is due to be announced this week. I suspect both he and Brands will be unveiled together.

Also we are refusing to offer compensation. I think the FA will stand far far away from the possibility of tapping up as if they do you will have every team in the EPL jumping on the bandwagon.

It's the way the world revolves in football.

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29 May 2018 08:50:38
Ashley Williams seems to have an injury to his ribs, while on tour with Wales in the US, roll on Alfie Mawson and co.

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29 May 2018 13:48:31
Surprised they could find them.

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