Everton Banter Archive August 09 2014

09 Aug 2014 22:39:49
Just a theory for everyone. So far we've. Signed Galloway and are close to signing Hennen for relatively low prices, anf they are most likley going to be used more for the future and not this season. Could the reason we are looking at these future potential stars now be because we are going to be moving ground soon and will not have as much money in our next windows and so will bring these promising youngsters in as though they are new signings?. i'm sure we saw a similar thing at Arsenal after their moved to the Emirates.when they bought in Walcott and eventually Ox and Ramsey. Perhaps we are close to finally buying a plot of land?

Arsenal were at the Emirates before chamberlain and Walcott signed

We haven't sign cheaply mate. Total spent a lot. So your theory fallen. Not related to build up new ground.

Rather buy them now for cheap than £20 million in a couple of years, take a look at stones, saved us a load of money on a player worth at least 12 mill now

09 Aug 2014 18:49:16
Pre season is now over and it has to be said it has been extremley poor and more than a little worrying. When we have our strongest 11 stating and firing on all cylenders we can beat or match anyone in this league but what worties me most is that it would apear we are nowhere near being able to put that first 11 out. No coleman who is being covered by hibbert who it pains me to say should have retired at the begining of last season. No mirralles no lukaku but what is even more worrying is the players who are available just don't seem ready. I know we've smashed our transfer record with lakaku but I strongly believe we need at least 3 more first team challengers bringing in and we needed them before this weekend. I'd love to see us bring a couple of big name players like remy and ben arfa to acompany atsu but I just can't see it never mind someone like cerci. If we don't hit the ground running we could find ourselves playing catch up after half a dozen games just like when moyes was here and all that momentum from last season will have gone and that would be a crime. Let me make it clear I trust bobby completley and truly believe he will bring us success but having watched the pre season games i'm rapidly losing confidence we will get the start we need to push on this season and that would be a tradgedy after a fantastic first season.

09 Aug 2014 17:34:42
For me we need to go on a tour every pre season, play tranmere or whoever away as first game then go abroad and play better opposition (roma, schalke, juventus, barca) but in one place and not travelling everywhere, play 4-5 games abroad then play 1-2 matches at goodision, like last season, instead of going from one place then another and back again, rinse and repeat, its too much, go to these tournements in america, asia, australia, wherever, but stay there and play the majority of the games there, i'm not suprised the players are doing so bad because they are knackered, where is kev? I know he got given extra time but why? Belgium only reached the quarter final, if he was really bothered he would of came back early after a week or two, not posting selfies in the sun while his club are 3-1 down against celta vigo!, rom has been keeping himself fit at anderlecht, kev has no excuse for when we play leicester and he's shattered after 20 minutes, the results don't matter, the performances don't matter, what matters is the first game, which, at the moment, NO ONE looks fit enough or cares enough to acually play, besic got given time off, he played 2 games less than kev (but probably ammassed more minutes in total), did he mess about? NO he went straight in, signed his contract, got his head down and wanted to play and work hard, he didn't bother with extra time he just went in instantly, that is the type of player and person a footballer should be, kev had better liven up quickly

09 Aug 2014 23:13:16
i totally agree. why on earth have rom an kev not been involved, neither played all games every min, imo they should have been in pre season, and if they need time out during the season because of the world cup find a 2 week period during te season were we could poss do without them, as it stands we have leic arsn and chel, it will take them games to get match fit at least, against the later 2 we defo need them firing, so rather than saying have no pre season we should say when the cc is on we will find a 2 week gap ie cc then the next game agaist swansea. rest then. I don't know if it just me but to have some of your improtant players miss pre season when not injured is very odd. I have never heard of this before! does this happen alot?

{Ed025's Note - im hearing they have both got knocks TB, lets just hope they sort it out quickly, as our start is very difficult and could define our season..

09 Aug 2014 16:54:32
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09 Aug 2014 14:10:10
I'll be nipping down the betting office next week to place a bet on Everton finishing above us.

£100 mill plus spent with average coursing through the team and toothless up front. Lamberts just not good enough no ifs buts maybes. Off the bench league and FA cup at best. Sturridge is made of glass and will be a totally different animal without Suarez movement. A definite 12-15 game absence with injury. We won't be bringing in another striker before the window guaranteed, the rumours of Falcao, Lavezzi and Cavanhi are a joke, champ league doesn't mean you can shop at Harrods, wages do. All players signed to date would have signed without champs league. Three poached from saints as they pay peanuts and the rest youth. Once Johnson and Agger go all well payed players will be off the wage bill albeit the captain. FSG and Rodgers will be well on track in satisfying the business model.

Lallana, Lovren, Moreno (if he comes) and Markovic all payed for by Suarez, the rest acquired from the usual gilt edged bargain basement £10 mill region where it's a surety the outlay will be recouped if things don't work out.

This situation just beggars belief. At least in yesteryear we've endeavoured to replace like for like. Lambert for Suarez or does zrodgers think Lallana will step into the fold. Brendan was winning me round with his obvious tactical awareness and coaching skills. His work in the transfer markets just ridiculous.''

This is what our rs cousins think of their own chances this season

lol :)

09 Aug 2014 16:59:28
That's the first pre season game I have seen, I wasn't particularly worried until today. If Jagielka and Alcaraz are our 1st choice center backs god help us, defence was all over the place, sorry to say but Tony Hibbert's best days are behind him (mind you he got no help from McGeady), nothing in midfield and completely toothless up front. Why have we paid £28 million for a striker who is unfit and where the hell is Miralles. My confidence for the coming season is starting to waiver. Let's hope it's a case of It'll be alright on the night next Saturday.

I have watched them all, utter rubbish. Passing game gone, no forward line, no threat, beaten by Leicester our first opposition. A very poor pre season

We have signed lukaku on a 5 year deal, he has more league goals at his age than the likes of messi and Aguero, the fact that he is injured for a week doesn't mean we shouldn't have signed him

09 Aug 2014 14:47:38
I know we have spent 28m on lukaku, but in the light of getting almost the same amount for fellei, we have in that sense, got him for "free", thus there should still be fund for us to go in for cerci16m or nolito8m if they are what RM wants, or any other 20m or so player who could hit the ground running, momentum is important, and as things stand, we may get left at starting gate, and spend the rest of the season playing catch-up.

09 Aug 2014 12:11:56
Just read a good piece in the DAILY MAIL from Brian Viner about his new book "Looking for the Toffees "mainly 70's/80's stuff about people & players. Gordon Lee, Andy King & Latchford (now living in Germany) Also a good photo of Latch scoring his record 30th goal against Chelski for 10 grand prize money.The player who crossed the ball was Mick Buckley, sadly Brian says Mick ended up an alcoholic & destitute, he died of cancer.I always thought Buck was underrated, & should have been the new Bally.Lots of other good stuff, anyway, R.I.P. Mick Buckley.

I (very sad) Claudius.

09 Aug 2014 14:36:12
I read the same article this morning. It is a shame regardingly Buckley and I sometimes wonder what happened to a few players from that era. On the othe hand, though, it brought back a few good memories.

09 Aug 2014 02:34:30
I see Roberto is now wanting to reward J Mc, I wonder if I came on and had a good half against say Tranmere I might get a 5 year contract, bring it on!
Come on Roberto get some ink ready we need 3 to 4 quality signings asap .

The thing is jonno we need these players on long contracts as they are all
being sought after.you would like to think they are decent people who will honour them.hopefully the next 5 years we will defo have Roberto, seamus, Baines, Stones, Ross, Jimmy Mac and Rom and besic which is a good core.

08 Aug 2014 23:39:32
I work with a Catalan guy, sgr Casanova (honestly) and he reckons adama traore is a real live wire, great prospect. Hope we might see Bobbie work this out for a loan. Would give us some unexpected impact from the bench.