Everton Banter Archive March 04 2015

04 Mar 2015 22:46:43
After qualifying for Europe last year we were told that we'd need at least seven new players to strengthen the squad so we could compete on both fronts. We got lukaku and Barry on permanents which didn't actually strengthen the squad. We got Besic who isn't used as much as he should be. Then we got henan for the youths, and atsu who is covered with dust and webs in the corner. Realistically in the transfer market, bobby just hasn't a clue. As for pre-season last year, that was a shambles. Then we had the January transfer window where we got one loanee where we needed at least three new players in. Point being, regardless to not having proper tactics on the pitch, off the pitch bobby is just as bad. As for replacements, I read Joe royal being mentioned, personally I think he's been out of the game too long.

04 Mar 2015 22:41:02
Moyes all is forgiven please come back, well it's written in the stars I honestly believe he will be back at our club sooner than we think obviously not this season but it's going to happen you can just smell it.Martinez will not be Everton manager next season unless we stay up and win the Europa I don't really want Moyes back but strangely Bk dream will come true he will forgive him for having an affair wait and see blues.

05 Mar 2015 00:39:36
No to moyes from me.if the best you want is davey, then you don't have no ambition

{Ed025's Note - i agree dentie..

04 Mar 2015 22:21:15
I hope ed you Will pass this.
I work in a customer service dept for a rather posh super market. If a customer complains we act or pass the complaint on to a higher level.
As an Everton customer for nearly 50 years I feel very aggrieved at the way my club is being run.
So I will be complaining to Everton via their customer services dept on 0871 663 1878
Please be polite but complain!

04 Mar 2015 22:14:47
Haven't listened to or read his post match comments for a while but took in the excuses tonight. Seemed like a pre prepared spiel. EL or not we have had the F A Cup weekends off lately for Christ's sake.

04 Mar 2015 22:00:23
Posted a few months ago that we only needed a point a game to get the magical forty. We are behind schedule on that one.
Said at same time that Kenwright wasn't up to the job anymore. I stand by that. Would be happy to be proven wrong.
Such a proud history in the balance.
Regarding tonight. Like most supporters deep down knew we would lose.
Sad days.

04 Mar 2015 21:53:04
28 games 28 points averages are looking at relegation enough said!

04 Mar 2015 21:49:44
I've lost all hope now.I've even resorted to putting fifa 15 on my ps4 just to see everton win a bloody game.it won't happen, but we need to go 442 from now on.need the points.play rom and kone, or rom and kev.christ, play anyone upfront who will bang some goals in.play something different.henen has been doing great in u21s.whack him in on the wings, who knows, he might have the opposition guessing.please Bobby. do summit.

04 Mar 2015 22:12:35
long been doing alright at brentford

04 Mar 2015 21:48:05
Roberto will not be sacked while we are still in Europe Obviously Bk doesn't think we will go down, personally I think we will at this rate forget about away games in the prem we can't even win our homes games at least we could have some confidence if we could but I'm afraid my fellow blues it looks like Spurs will get the chance to put the nail in our coffen on the last last day of the season.

04 Mar 2015 22:16:21
Stef the blue: Quite possibly - and while Tottenham send us down on the field, Daniel Levy will be getting cut price deals off the field for some of our better players. Any remaining quality will be similarly and quickly moved out, as we look forward to a bleak and impoverished and extended period outside the Premier League.
Well done, RM! Having suckered most of us last season, you're now on the verge of ending over sixty years in the top tier for our great club. BK and the board must act and get us away from the edge of this abyss.
Ho hum.
:-(

04 Mar 2015 21:47:31
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS. THAT SPANISH MUPPET HAS TO GO. WHO ED, DO WE REPLACE HIM WITH.

{Ed025's Note - for me reid or royle as a temp emerald..

04 Mar 2015 21:45:35
Ed, do you think the clueless 1 will get sacked now after another pathetic performance? Or can he not afford to do it?

{Ed025's Note - we cant afford not to zacki..

04 Mar 2015 22:02:19
surely after tonight he's got to go or else Bill needs to end his silence & explain. we now have our lowest ever points total on record for this stage of a season & more worryingly even less than what Wigan had at the same stage the season they got relegated!! I for 1 am not renewing my season tickets for next season until the Spanish idiot is gone & everyone else should follow suit & hit Bills pockets where it hurts until he does what he needs to do!

04 Mar 2015 21:41:13
Ed025 as you said the other day the silence from the chairman has been deafening! Surely as a fan as well as the chairman he owes the fans an explanation as to the boards seemingly backing of this underperformance! He needs to wake up and smell the coffee we ARE in a relegation battle and I don't think there are 3 sides worse than us on our current run of form!
The players looked shell shocked and bemused the manager seems clueless!

04 Mar 2015 21:40:32
I miss the days when places were won on form. Howard is a joke. should be nowhere near the 1st team, Ossie was my MOTM. he cam on and played football. the rest can't thrive under these crap tactics from a deluded manager. FFS

04 Mar 2015 21:38:22
Said it after the Arsenal Lose, but then calmed myself down. No more. The titface needs to go. he's a fraud. he can go stick his Wigan FA cup medal where the sun don't shine. Martinez Out Now.

A Very frustrated/Angry/Upset/Shocked QatariBlue.

04 Mar 2015 21:34:57
Do the right thing Bill, don't wait till the morning do it tonight - do the right thing

04 Mar 2015 21:33:30
FFS! How long is it going to take for Bill and the Board to do something about this pathetic excuse of a manager? Taken apart by Stoke City, praying that Arsenal, the Dark Side and Man City win to keep us where we are. It is beyond embarrassing now, for the sake of the club Bill sack this fool now.

{Ed025's Note - dead right wedge..

04 Mar 2015 21:31:09
Grow some balls kenwright, get this idiot out now!! Get someone who can give them a kick up the arse and inspire them for the remaining games because at this rate we are going down.

04 Mar 2015 21:11:00
only thing saving him is Europa cup, if we were out of that he would be gone

04 Mar 2015 21:42:19
It could be our undoing tho

04 Mar 2015 21:42:30
Possibly two weeks then!

04 Mar 2015 20:56:11
The man disgusts me. I don't care if we end up getting a result we need him out. He is a poison to our club. Big Dunc can kick some poo in to the players to get the couple of wins we need to stay up. If this guy is still in charge in May we will be in the championship. Charlatan

04 Mar 2015 20:42:51
Can't see us scoring here

04 Mar 2015 21:29:58
Martinez has to go now we need the petition going and sent to kenwright this is bad. Can't believe we been tore a new one off stoke

04 Mar 2015 20:39:09
RM OUT!!!
Same old rubbish, can't pick a balanced team the man has no clue. I swear I could do much better.

yet again he refuses to use 2 wingers

{Ed025's Note - we look devoid of ideas TB..

04 Mar 2015 20:35:03
I hope we replace softlad with mark hughs

04 Mar 2015 19:37:23
I'm getting p!ssed off with the consistent selection of that red card waiting to happen, 'F' off Martinez GB is sh!t, favourites as per usual, Besic on the bench thinking "wtf"
Having a laugh if you think Howard's going to keep a clean sheet, can't wait for kick off - not!

04 Mar 2015 20:39:42
Baz would be scary how you called this if it wasn't for the fact that it's blatantly obvious to all. All that is but one man.

04 Mar 2015 19:17:46
shows how far we have fallen when I find myself hoping for at least a point but fearing the worst when playing Stoke! Yes that's right Stoke, a team that were just an established mid table side who are now looking at a top 10 finish which we could only wish for. Hughes has came in and changed the way they play without messing about with the toughness to beat side of the game, he kept their foundation wereas our fraud ripped ours up and built a straw house. The sooner he goes the better.

04 Mar 2015 18:15:45
IMO a good way of managing a team is to say if you get a chance and u take it by playing better than the player u replaced u keep the shirt. And the player who lost his place will eventually be given the exact opportunity himself. Keeps everybody on there toes fighting for places and keeps the best 11 on the pitch. I don't believe this to be rocket science ffs! I hate all the moans and groans but it's hard not to sometimes. Hate the fact I'm traveling to stoke to watch my beloved blues and Instead of looking forward to the game I'm absolutely dredding it!

04 Mar 2015 18:03:17
At every home game, Everton put on the big screen our proud record of the number of top flight matches we have played. If BK doesn't act soon that record will be shattered, and BK will be RESPONSIBLE AND REMEMBERED as the man for taking us down along with the fraud. I'm sure as a proud Evertonian it's a title he wouldn't want.

04 Mar 2015 15:58:30
With regards Roberto Martinez as Everton manager, we can all agree or disagree on his decisions, we can all like or dislike him as a person or manager, but we have to admit he does conduct himself in an orderly manner on the touch line, all credit to him. Unlike some managers behaviour recently eg Poyet, Bruce, Pardew and Pearson.

04 Mar 2015 16:41:45
Conduct wise I agree but a bit of passion wouldn't go amiss just to show that he's as desperate for 3 points as we are.

04 Mar 2015 17:21:00
Keenone, I think you are really Bill Kenwright,
what we need now are results & points,
it's time to dig in "dogs of war"
I don't care if Mr.Bean gets to the stand (better back to Spain) we need 3 points ffs, & you can keep the Mr.nice.

04 Mar 2015 17:32:28
I'd rather him be angry & pick up some points

04 Mar 2015 17:37:09
That's all well and good regarding his public behaviour, but I wonder if he's more animated with the players behind closed doors and let's them know what's what - that's if he has any clue about that himself!

04 Mar 2015 18:52:59
no way sid, the man is too nice.h seems to think playin 5 yard passes with no aggression is fine. Look at the injury record since he's been here. Soft manager soft players.The Spanish David Brent is managing our club.

04 Mar 2015 19:35:49
Agree with all the replies, a bit more passion wouldn't go amiss and make it look he is fighting Evertons cause.

04 Mar 2015 12:11:14
What a bloody awful situation to be in.
Tonight praying for Everton, Liverpool and Man City to win.

04 Mar 2015 17:40:25
That it's come to this: hoping for other results to go our way. If we get to the point where our fate is completely out of our hands, then we're really in the klaatz!

04 Mar 2015 11:17:51
Fancy us to get a result tonight. Stoke at home don't have the tactical discipline teams have been adopting against us this season. Their fans will push them to attack, which should suit our 'style' of play.

Think we'll win 2-1.

04 Mar 2015 17:27:32
I must get a bottle of whatever you have been drinking.

04 Mar 2015 17:51:37
I doubt that our players will "enjoy" playing against a "parasite" team - especially if RM delivers a less than inspiring teamtalk and doesn't prepare and setup the team to go for a victory. One point maybe better than none away to Stoke City, but we need all three. For a manager so praised for his attacking play, RM has sent out teams that have been unbearably cautious too much of late.

04 Mar 2015 10:36:30
Bobby now saying he's been in worse situations playing for Swansea. How deluded can he be we are playing Stoke tonight who if they win will be 14 points ahead of us it even hurts to be writing this surely if we lose tonight he has to go. Don't get me wrong i'm a true believer who still thinks we will win every game COYB

04 Mar 2015 10:45:06
The fraud would make a cracking politician, he will smooth anything over unfortunately. I backed him but have had enough of his boring tactics, hope things change but doubt it he's stubborn, take him please Barcelona.

04 Mar 2015 08:53:31
Gotta share this with you Blues, seriously not taking the pee either

Got a chef at our site and is a blue, a few of his comments

1. I rate McGeady
2. I don't rate Naismith at all and would play Barkley before him every time
3. Lukaku is world class
4. I rate Martinez and hope we don't get rid of him

There's more but this should do, it's not as if he is stupid either as he is the manager, I have some boss arguments with him and I know everyone has their opinion but seriously.

he is 45, and seems really intelligent too, looks are deceiving in this case without a doubt

He is seriously not taking the mick either, oh yeh he isn't a Koppite too

04 Mar 2015 09:32:17
Murf change jobs mate.

04 Mar 2015 13:19:04
Murf :

Is it safe to eat his food?

Seriously though is the space ship coming back for him? :)

03 Mar 2015 23:52:22
Every time I see a post off degsy I see issue mentioned, give it a rest it's boring he's 2ft and never won 50/50 in his life, he also hasn't been 31 for two years and isn't zidane so stop acting like he's the answer because its draining and stupidly repetitive

04 Mar 2015 05:52:52
Couldn't agree more. I skip his posts these days as they are as repetitive as a Martinez interview.

04 Mar 2015 08:57:36
Mikedeblue, when you say he has never won a 50/50, I assume you mean header? If you mean tackle, have another look at the Wolfsburg away game. Ossie played holding midfield and made the 2 interceptions and played the ball out for our 2 goals. That performance was the one that kept our season going. Also name another midfielder in our squad that scores a goal every 8 games. Or another one that can play right side of midfield comfortably? McGeady? Lennon? Neither of these contribute to assists nor goals. Ossie leaves them miles behind. It annoys me that we have a loyal Evertonian who has been VERY effective over the seasons and scored over 50 goals (a couple this season in the handful of games he has played) yet gets slagged off all thtime no matter how well he has played. Yes he is 2 foot tall and does not win headers. He probably would not get in the Stoke team because of that. I prefer to watch football played on the floor thank you. Pod, they are repetitive because there seems to be a few short sighted Evertonians who have preconceived ideas about certain players and do not realise that form, confidence and other issues like carrying slight injuries can affect how a player performs. I judge players over seasons.not a couple of games. Ossie had a few bad games last season and typical of the Goodison crowd, they got on his back. He probably had 3 or 4 bad games. I have seen enough from his performances this season to know he can still cut it. Silly stats. that might be a bit out because I can't be bothered looking it all up again. He has played in only 2 defeats all season. Of about the 12 games he has played in, we have lost only 1 or 2. He has provided 3 or 4 assists and scored 2 I think. That is ahead of all our other midfielders. Would you rather have McGeady? Lennon? Or pack the midfield with Besic, Barry and McCarthy? I can guarantee we will score less that 2 goals all season from midfield if you pick them. Alternatively you can put Naismith, Barkley or whoever on the right. Maybe Mirallas, but then who goes on the left? I have often posted about Lennon and McGeady being terrible signings and RM getting players in who are pleasant on the eye, but are completely ineffective in helping the team score goals. Alcaraz, Besic, Barry, McCarthy, Lennon, Kone, Atsu all look very good, but do not score goals. (Atsu may develop). My final point. if I am wrong, why are we finding we have 60% possession every game and getting maybe 3 shots at goal in 90 mins? Why do we get corner after corner. yet never score? Why have we drawn so many games that we should have won? I hear people saying he is turning us into Wigan. I can actually see the logic in that. Look around the premiership and it is littered with RM players that look really comfortable on the ball. Especially able to receive and pass. Yet none of them are able to score a goal and help their teams win games. Ossie is!

04 Mar 2015 13:52:54
yeah so in other words, bar lukaku, mirallas and Naismith all of our players are awful and shouldn't be professionals, none should be in the same country as ossie. Plus because lennon hasn't got a goal nor assist in his 2 games it means osman is the Better winger (wingers usually being pacy, skilful, can beat a man, track back and cross, osman can't do any of those). #ossieforballondor #mysticdegsy

04 Mar 2015 16:45:17
Swan I have finally come to the conclusion degsy must be related to osman.

04 Mar 2015 18:47:02
Swan, Ossie is not a fast pace winger. I agree. He is a link player. One whocan play on the right or in fact anywhere in midfield and scores goals. something we are missing at present. With regards to Lennon, he is the same as McGeady. Both fast pacey wingers who can go past fullbacks and then misplace a pass. They do it all the time. They rarely get into shooting positions and when they do they very rarely score. I never said all our other players are awful. I am not sure where you picked that up. What I meant was Barry (who is clearly too slow now), MacCarthy and Besic are all so defensively minded, they do a great job hunting the ball down, but are useless going forwards. Gibson is different and so is Ossie and Pienaar. They can all get the ball back to goal, turn and play another player in. Used to be our full backs. The slow tactics we use without one of those players leave all the pressure on Lukaku, Naismith, Barkley or Mirallas to get the goals. From what I have seen of Ossie, he is better than Pienaar these days. Gibson is another option and he was class when he came on against Boys. I don't know why he didn't start against Arsenal? But Gibson also does not score many. I know I wind people up with my Ossie crusade, but time will tell. I hope I am right and he comes in and we get the few wins we need.