Everton Banter

17 Oct 2025 17:53:22
Ed025/ All - Grealish unavailable and possibly Keane out. O'Brien may have to move central. What would your starting 11 be against City?

A few of our players can cover so many different positions like Garner and KDH. If Keane doesn't play it might be a blessing not having O'Brien against Doku. Do we put Jimmy there and then KDH can drop back and Charlie goes in his favoured 10, Ndiaye on his favoured left-side for 1 week and Dibling on the right. That does bring into play the Beto/ Barry/ Neither conundrum. If Garner is at right back one of the two simply has to play or alternatively we go Coleman and shift Alcaraz or Ndiaye up top.

{Ed025's Note - for me we have to sacrifice Jimmy and play him at right back BN, a shame because he has been excellent in midfield for me, it has to be Alcaraz in midfield with Beto up top im afraid because Barry will hopefully be busy cutting up the oranges for half time mate, as much as i like Seamus Doku will just be too quick for him imo..

17 Oct 2025 19:09:34
Beto up front not for me Ed any chances we get of getting a goal ithas to go in the net mate, Alcaraz has better chances than him in doing that.

{Ed025's Note - i agree that its not ideal GB but it is what it is, we are not going to change our style overnight and the long ball game is part of Davids DNA, the fact is that we play for the second ball off a target man mate and Alcaraz is just not that type of player imo..

17 Oct 2025 21:24:14
2-1 Everton tomorrow with a last min goal by Beto 😁.

17 Oct 2025 16:58:13
I have to say, it is much nicer listening to these pre-match pressers on the drive home with Moyes answering the questions, than it was with the 'Ginger Mourinho'.

Instead of the general smarminess, the self-comparisons to Pep, the limitations he put on his players with his pre-match waffle or the tiresome catchphrases about "changing the story " or "the hard yards". You get Moyes speaking well about the players and instilling trust, backing them (Pickford, Tarkowski and Beto) but never going over board. Commenting on the work that Beto is doing to get better was smart. Aware we have him until January regardless, so it is wise to back the lad, whilst in the background making sure we have a striker come in.

Wouldn't half be funny if Barry started ahead of him on Saturday now though!

17 Oct 2025 17:39:27
Would like to see Alcaraz up front mate.

17 Oct 2025 17:56:55
Not against it GB mate. If Keane is out do you go Garner RB or his best position in the middle? If he is right back that means either Dibling or Iroegbunam have to play, if we want Charlie up top.

17 Oct 2025 19:12:13
Just don’t feel Beto is the man to get us the goals, we will get chances to score just don’t want him in the Team we have to try something different.

17 Oct 2025 20:00:33
We need to be quick and direct when we do get the ball with players running in behind the space city leave. got to be clinical.

17 Oct 2025 20:28:51
Want a win and think we will but a point would be good.

{Ed025's Note - i think it will be a war of attrition myself GB, i expect us to be on the back foot for most of the game mate and i expect very little..

17 Oct 2025 21:15:33
It’ll be like Anfield all over again but without the spark that is Grealish. Expecting a whooping tomorrow.

{Ed025's Note - unfortunately BR...so am i mate.. :(

17 Oct 2025 07:43:45
Morning all just want anyones opinion or even any of the eds can help us I want to buy me mate the everton kit but i can't afford the price here is there any websites where I can get it from abroad cheaper if possible thanks.

{Ed001's Note - we can't tell you mate, sorry, if we allow people to tell you that we would get shut down these days. There are places to get them, but they are very hot on copyright stuff now, we had our final warning for allowing people to share stuff like that and where to watch matches.}

17 Oct 2025 08:44:16
Sorry ed 001 didn't know can only apologise.

{Ed001's Note - no worries mate, not your fault.}

17 Oct 2025 14:53:23
I got mine gobble gobble gobble 😁.

16 Oct 2025 21:10:45
Anyone in the know have an update on Branthwaite’s return?

17 Oct 2025 01:34:59
JB and Rohl could be on the bench i read. is keane fit because if not O'brien will be in the middle won't he.

17 Oct 2025 13:29:21
Coleman has started the last two Irish games just in front of O'Brien and it worked well. Why not play him there against City to shore up that side against the dangerous Doku.

17 Oct 2025 14:19:27
I hope he isn't fit Ron because like you say O'Brien will be in the middle and nowhere near Doku. Recipe for disaster right there.

16 Oct 2025 18:34:22
Massive sneaky win for us on Sat, look out big clubs we are a coming.

16 Oct 2025 18:56:00
Hope so GB but i would take a draw if they start Doku i think O'brien could be in trouble pending who is starting on are right with tracking back. will ndiaye play on the right and mcneil left wing? Or ndiaye left with Alcaraz or dibling on the right 1.1 for me ndiaye penalty.

16 Oct 2025 19:56:08
Would like Alcaraz up front instead of Beto.

16 Oct 2025 21:17:55
Love the optimism. Haaland is a freak, that's a big worry. They score 1 we need 2. Difference, watched my non league side Saturday 2 nil down and I wasn't worried, won 3-2.

16 Oct 2025 21:47:32
City will batter us.

16 Oct 2025 22:23:54
We are a bit of a bogey team for city so we could come away with a point. Can’t see us getting all three but expecting us to get nothing. A cheeky point would be very welcome.

17 Oct 2025 14:22:52
Bogey team? We haven't beaten City since Tom Davies turned into prime Maradona.

15 Oct 2025 17:10:23
dark / light page mode added to main pages on this site [see top right toogle].

15 Oct 2025 21:39:55
Lovely stuff.

15 Oct 2025 22:24:44
Who said that? It’s gone all dark in here and I can’t see anything….

{Ed025's Note - love it BR..

16 Oct 2025 11:38:05
The dark mode is better for night time (when the missus is trying to sleep and I'm annoying her with Everton Rumours 😂) . Personally I like the light version better but will switch between the two when needed. Thanks for adding the feature Ed.

{Ed033's Note - Ok, thanks.

16 Oct 2025 13:39:34
How are we going to see each others points of view now?!

16 Oct 2025 21:18:30
Is that still going.

16 Oct 2025 22:25:22
Is that you dms? It’s hard to tell in this light….

17 Oct 2025 01:30:59
No it's mother! Now put that think away and get to sleep.

15 Oct 2025 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Blue Laudrup has posted a new article entitled, Current Thoughts On Glasgow Rangers

14 Oct 2025 22:52:59
So Lee Dixon said Pickford needs to move to a big club.

A few days ago he said Pickford "barely does enough".

A few weeks ago he said he "should absolutely not be England's number 1"

So why should he move to a big club if he barely does enough? Is he good or bad? Which is it.

Mind you, this is the same fella who said "why is Baines starting for England, he is the present, Shaw is the future", when, not only could Shaw at his best, not lace Baines' boots on Baines' worst day. But what is that logic? You shouldn't play the present because younger players are there? Should Bellingham, Rice and Anderson be excluded from the squad because younger players like Miley are there?

Also the same Lee Dixon who once said, when England conceded a shot on goal due to Gary Cahill backing off "Jagielka has to do better to tell Cahill to put a foot in", as if Gary Cahill isn't a grown man capable of knowing when to tackle?

So the real question is, what's his issue with us? Is it because he's best mates with David "I somehow got lobbed by a free kick" Seaman? Or is it another issue? . Just weird behaviour every time he's on commentary, made an effort to excuse Henderson and Pope's poor games for England by saying "that's football, you can't save every shot", but criticises Pickford for not conceding goals? He's just a strange little man.

15 Oct 2025 05:10:36
They have to earn a crust poor things. To be honest I wouldn't/ couldn't rate Dixon in my top 5 never mind 10. As for comments Murphy is better ugggghhhh!

15 Oct 2025 07:45:34
English media always slating the gk position at this moment in time he is Englands no 1 and rightly so I listened to talksport few weeks ago and Alan pardew saying pickford shouldn't go to the world cup unbelievable now there causing beef with Bellingham an tuchal which me personally I highly rate jude but they need ask the question why is maguire still there should of been dropped years ago Henderson good player in his day but Wharton should be starting every game so basically my opinion still to this day i'm not sure if the fa picks the team or its the manager either way think its embarrassing il happily back us all day in the world cup an euros il happily watch every match supporting them but these international breaks are dull.

15 Oct 2025 08:14:08
Think Dixon has had a look a Gary neville being a clown and thought I'm having a bit of that.

15 Oct 2025 09:31:55
gordon banks did ok playing for stock and leicester.

15 Oct 2025 15:29:18
Now Danny Murphy having a go at him saying “if he’s so good why hasn’t a bigger club tried to sign him”

1. How do you know they haven’t? By all accounts he’s very settled here and I imagine clubs have asked and his agent has said he doesn’t want to move, so there’s no more talk.
2. You could literally say this about any player who doesn’t play for Real Madrid or Barcelona.
3. Danny Murphy was a good penalty taker and had an amazing 5 yard pass, why does he talk about other players like he was some midfield general.

It’s so boring, people who just don’t watch him so say “well he’s good for England but not Everton”. Then you have the edgy Everton fans who go “he’s overrated” because they called him crap in 2020, so are scared to admit they were wrong.

Only fanbase I see consistently say he’s bad are Newcastle fans and Liverpool fans. What a coincidence.

I hope no club ever does come in for him, aside from Alisson, Donnarumma and Raya, no one in the league is even close to him.

15 Oct 2025 17:58:55
Not sure why we should care about what Lee Dixon says or thinks. He is looking for a response and he gets one keeping his name in the press. Just ignore him and he will go away.

16 Oct 2025 12:19:07
I’d completely forgotten about him till this week but, as a bonus I get to forget about him again next week.

14 Oct 2025 11:34:34
Ed 001 just wondering if there has been any updates on man citys 115 charges and when we would likely to hear there outcome but just curious on you're foughts and opinions mate do you know if they actually have broke the rules first an foremost and what punishment do we expect they will receive and also if you was Richard masters without you're liverpool hat on 🤣 what punishment would be appropriate thank you for any feedback mate much appreciated.

{Ed001's Note - firstly no update, the charges have been heard, but it is all the paperwork which takes the time anyway.

They were already found guilty by UEFA, and failed in numerous appeals, even going as far as CAS, on the majority of the charges (if I remember correctly it was in excess of 60 anyway), so they have broken the rules. The annoyance of the time it is taking is particularly due to them already being known to be guilty of so many that they should have been done separately and quickly. I know Pep and Citeh claim they were not found guilty, but actually they paid fines on a large number of them and served a minor transfer ban, the rest were a case of being time-barred and so they did not get a major punishment.

Without my Liverpool hat on, I would strip them of all their titles and kick them out of the Premier League. I wouldn't give a toss if the EFL refused to take them either, that is their problem. With my Liverpool hat on, I would actually be more lenient, as I want the competition at the top, it would make any title win for anyone else potentially feel hollow if City were booted out of the league. So I would probably impose transfer bans instead.

The issue is that Everton's punishment must be looked at for context, and that means that they have to be deducted points. It is not like it is an isolated case as Forest were also punished, so City have to have some kind of points deduction. Possibly some now and some for previous seasons, which would be enough to see them stripped of the titles would make sense, though I would not want to hand the titles to the teams that came second. Again, it would feel a bit lame to get a title in that way, even if it was fair.}

14 Oct 2025 12:24:02
Great info that ed 001 me personally I think the premier league will bottle it I think they will get a transfer embargo youse all have greater knowledge than us fans and judging by you're feedback an opinions as much I would love them to get put few league divisions down just can't see it mate just another quick question do you think psr would get scrapped for other teams to try an challenge for champions league places.

{Ed001's Note - no, they seem to be looking to tighten up on them. Though it will depend a lot on which clubs get relegated and promoted to the Prem over the next few years. Ones with money to spend, such as Wrexham and Birmingham, will want to loosen the regs up, while others like Brighton want them kept tight so they can remain competitive.}

14 Oct 2025 13:48:26
I might be confused but haven’t City claimed they make more revenue on a match day than Real Madrid? Or at least another big European giant that it’s impossible for them to make more than.

14 Oct 2025 22:26:47
Interesting read Ed01. Do you see a flurry of court cases against City like the recent Burnley one from teams who were relegated in those years? Think it would be hard to argue they cost those teams money but I’m not a high brow lawyer….

{Ed001's Note - lawyers will see money to be made and advise clubs to go for it, so it is entirely possible. You could have one from every club that finished 2nd to them, as that also cost clubs enormous amounts. It could get very messy and litigious.}

15 Oct 2025 05:19:19
How does the Prem demote them Leagues down (different admin and rules) . The award should be points deduction, which on the level of infractions should be substantial if guilty.

15 Oct 2025 05:24:28
I am in the 'we did not manage or pick the Teams of other Clubs' camp. Yes it would be messy and expensive.

14 Oct 2025 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Robboslostlegs has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool Players Need Time After The Loss Of Diogo

13 Oct 2025 10:33:16
Great to see Pickford agreeing new deal. Can't believe clubs have never come in for him in the past.

13 Oct 2025 17:50:34
How do you know they havnt, apparently reports suggest man utd and spurs where very very interested but they was told by the club and player he wasnt interested.

13 Oct 2025 19:37:15
Sure Chelsea were interested at one point too. For me, he’s gotten better year on year.

13 Oct 2025 21:59:13
If a big enough offer had of come in we would have taken the money.

14 Oct 2025 10:37:35
Think would have been a line we would not have crossed, at any price.
He is the reason we have survived in the top flight for the last 3 years, and even the idots running the club new the financial implications of relegation.

14 Oct 2025 13:49:19
I doubt we would’ve accepted any deal as replacing him is nigh on impossible. Good goalkeepers are becoming harder to find.

14 Oct 2025 16:40:57
Bit like strikers mate.