Everton Banter

25 Aug 2026 17:24:41
O'Brien linked with Palace. Fancy another straight swap with them, this time for Munoz.

Then go big on a striker and get a loan in for the LB spot.

Can really start being realistic about pushing Arsenal then with no Europe to contend with.

{Ed025's Note - lets not get ahead of ourselves now BN.. :)

25 Aug 2026 17:52:25
Pushing Arsenal? I'd be delighted with 7th place and a cup run this season.

25 Aug 2026 18:49:38
Pushing Arsenal.. Do you mean on a swing?

25 Aug 2026 19:06:05
Pushing Arsenal? Let's get top 10 and a good cup run or win.

25 Aug 2026 19:13:29
I still have the feeling we will get Richarlison once Spurs have sorted their players coming in.

25 Aug 2026 19:58:23
Hope so mate.

25 Aug 2026 15:16:56
DMS, you started a thread back in March about who you would rather have Richy or Delap. It’s in the discussion posts mate. Six months later and god knows how many strikers mentioned including these two and still nothing.
Yet people think we’re going to get five through the door in a week. Wow!

25 Aug 2026 17:09:26
Window wasn't open in March.

25 Aug 2026 17:55:28
Oh so we only look at players when the window is open? That explains a lot.

25 Aug 2026 18:32:21
Can look at all the players you want too. Can't officially sign any until the window opens. Plus, we've already signed 4, which in Everton's history is pretty quick compared to previous windows.

Let's just wait and see how many we sign this week before getting amazed by others' opinions.

25 Aug 2026 18:44:09
Hardly amazed it was a topic of conversation. Think you have totally missed the point here. The fact is, we should have these players identified long before the window opens. Get them in so they can have a full pre season and not last minute.

As for the four signings, two were loans from last season, one is a good prospect, and the other is injured. But let's just wait and see eh.

25 Aug 2026 19:02:31
In an ideal world I'd totally agree with you. However, being realistic, Everton isn't the attraction to top players we think it is. So, if the club have identified that level of player to improve us going forward, it's not going to be done until late in the window. Take Doue for example.

If the Rags are to be believed, he's our top choice for RB. He's going to wait to see what options he has before accepting to join us.

If it's a choice of waiting until the deadline to sign the likes of Doue, or sign someone like that Celtic RB at the start of the window, I know which option I prefer.

25 Aug 2026 19:03:25
To be honest most of what I post is because I am a stroppy person, half serious most of the time but never wish to cause offence. God I miss ED002. Delap or Richy hmmmm! Delap is no better than B&B and a prat with it.

Someone said in reply to my post on Richy being awful the other night, that maybe it is because he wants away! I loved the guy when he was with us and his sale helped us scrape PSR but honestly do we want a guy that is going to sulk and cost us £30 mill! I do wonder if the Club are going to pull out a Felliani!

25 Aug 2026 12:01:58
Wow, five to come in. Would be happy with that and a good few out. Good times ahead, bring it on.

25 Aug 2026 13:18:54
Depends on who comes in GB. I'm happy to see a quality RB, LB, and striker come in and hang onto Ndiaye. The other two can be youth/third choice backups.

25 Aug 2026 13:43:42
With you on that, mate, striker priority for me.

25 Aug 2026 14:31:01
Or it's just Moyes covering his arse if things go wrong and we don't get the players in.

25 Aug 2026 14:54:41
Time will tell, mate, must be several irons in the fire.

25 Aug 2026 16:04:25
The only certainty is good times ahead, but it might be slower than most are demanding.

25 Aug 2026 16:31:04
What I find frustrating is we said that when Moshiri took over FBS. That may be why fans are so frustrated; at the rate we are going, it's going to be another 30 years until we win anything. Is this the longest time in our history between silverware?

25 Aug 2026 18:40:37
We might not ever win anything again. Most clubs don't. I get it, but we can't lump it in with the FM era. We were promised CL inside of 5 years, and if you were like me, you let every one of your football friends know in the most obnoxious way and acted like it was all a certainty. Ended up feeling embarrassed by the club 3 of those years, and then a hollow husk of a fan after that for 2 years. I'm just glad that we will certainly remain an EPL club with a stable, boring, steady mid table obscurity. So many fans have very short memories, and unfortunately this club let its hold as a giant slip away. Took too long to move stadium, should have been 50000 seater 30 years ago and been extended to 60 65000 by now, but the rose tinted old skool didnt take their chances cos they loved the old lady, disgraceful and hamstrung us. We let the big 5 turn into a 4. Let our, yes our, idea of a EPL be taken out of our hands and were rapidly allowed to be manoeuvred into the museum of football.



Still have a load of old fans who think all you need are a trinity of players and a few beers to make a top manager and be champion again. I doubt we will win the top flight for 100 years. Our only hope is the elusive League Cup. But look at the winners. The big 4 mostly still take it seriously enough that its a monopoly. And there is now 3 or 4 other clubs as well as the big 4 who are bigger than us. FM should be in jail. And our fans should forget the past. Like the big clubs from yesteryear and get used to being historic but not big. People are snobs about the lesser Euro cups but we should be aiming for one in the next decade. Not taking the city name has turned out to be a marketing own goal for 50 years. Hindsight is wonderful, but we really historically love to shoot our own feet off with a .50cal anti aircraft cannon.

25 Aug 2026 18:46:31
The only positive I'm seeing at the moment is the new ground.

25 Aug 2026 11:15:54
If Jake O'Brien can be persuaded to hang fire on his wish to leave, a new manager, some time in the next 12 months, would very likely have a different view, between him and Tarks, as a first team starter.

{Ed025's Note - you could be right AB..

25 Aug 2026 12:54:41
O Brien must have been totally demoralised last season, being played out of position for virtually the whole season.
Don't think we have seen enough of him in central defence to form a proper opinion on his ability.


What I do know is that if he goes he will need replacing in the window, as we cannot go through a season with only Tarkowski, Keane, and Branthwaite (with a fitness question mark) as our only central defenders.

{Ed025's Note - i cant see the point of getting rid of him myself FG, hes young and as far as im concerned able to be a good option at centre half, if he wants to go then i can understand that but Tarks and Keano are not getting any younger and giving Tarks the captaincy was a poor choice for me which means he is not getting dropped any time soon, a bit blinkered by the manager on that one i feel..

25 Aug 2026 13:30:17
Agree with you on that Ed; we've shot ourselves in the foot with this.

Given he has been captaining the side last season, it was always likely to go to him but we should be happy to drop him if his form goes. Unlike Coleman, he won't get easily injured and spend the season in the medical room as he's made of steel it also explains why he's so slow sometimes

{Ed025's Note - club Captain yes but not on the pitch BR, your place has to be nailed on for me and i dont think he comes into that category personally mate..

25 Aug 2026 13:45:58
Could not agree more Ed025, you have summed the exact situation we are in.

25 Aug 2026 13:50:58
I thought that about the captaincy Ed. It just makes it all the harder (and creates pressure and silly headlines) if he needs to be dropped, which is more than possible if his form (as it has before) drops.

Personally, I would have made a fresh start and instead of promoting the vice captain, I'd have given the armband to KDH.

{Ed025's Note - it would have been Jimmy Garner for me Benny but i suppose thats subjective mate..

25 Aug 2026 18:02:44
I would have given it to Alcaraz, he sees them train everyday. 😂

24 Aug 2026 23:37:50
One click bait rumour with no basis in fact and the majority of the fanbase go into meltdown. Would it really be a disaster if he did leave? I can think of a dozen players I'd be more disappointed to lose from the squad. If he does want to go, let him go, we'll survive.

25 Aug 2026 00:54:23
Right on the Bull there, JB, mate.

I think his games at CB were Bournemouth (A) - W, Forest (A) - W, Aston Villa (A) - W, Leeds (H) - D, Arsenal (A) - L, and then he played the Sunderland Cup game, which was a draw, and then we lost on pens.

The sample size is tiny. Also, most of his games were away from home, which is where most of our success came last season.

I think he looks a decent enough player, but if we lost him, I wouldn't bat an eyelid, as long as we had a replacement coming in. Keane should never put an Everton shirt on again if we are serious about winning football matches. Tarkowski has been on the wane for a while now, and his drop off is getting dramatically worse as time goes on for me.

JB is a top quality player, and I have personally been of the opinion that his injuries were mainly down to his body adapting and growing into his colossus frame, being a young lad, but it is still a concern going off recent history.

For how big J'O is, he is s***e in the air and timid. He doesn't have decent pace and turns like a cart horse. We could sell him for decent enough money and turn a profit on him, and I think it would be very easy to improve on him.

Matte Smets would be my top target and would be a great partner with JB.

Robert Renan would be a more unknown and cheaper alternative. Shades of Yerry Mina, who, when fit, was a brilliant CB.

Nathan Zeze, who we have already been linked to, is another option.

25 Aug 2026 05:39:55
Madness, mate. He's an average CB at best, only slightly better there than at RB. As you say, if this is not a rumour, then let him leave. We would get more than we paid for him, so it's not all bad.

As BN has pointed out, and his knowledge of players is outstanding (playing that bit down a bit so he doesn't get a big head 😂 only joking with you, pal) , there are plenty of better options out there at reasonable prices, so it won't be a massive loss at all.

For me, he is slightly better than Keane, so I think we will survive him leaving.

25 Aug 2026 10:17:41
Hahah, love it, BP.

Hoping that there is a fair bit of movement in these last few days of the window, mate.

If I am not wrong, we have 2 loans left available. Could you imagine if we got rid of Patterson, Tim, Charlie and Beto for around 30/35m and managed to bring in a RB, LB and Striker.



That would represent a very good window for us! One can dream, ey!

25 Aug 2026 10:24:58
It's a non-story, only picked up by the click bait trash pages. He's not worth selling yet, and he will probably end up a pretty decent CB. We always lose one, sometimes 2, for a period, so he's not blocked out of the start 11 at all.

Absolute tripe being served up this summer, as clubs tighten up their staff to stop blabbering to the press. Same stories from 3 years ago, ffs, are doing the rounds. Jesus, ffs? May as well sit in the arrival lounge at the JL for a more accurate list.

25 Aug 2026 11:42:02
So, played six, won three, drew two and lost one to the league champions. But the guys rubbish. 🤷‍♂️

25 Aug 2026 12:19:33
Me too, BN, and I think there will be a few through the door whether we sell anyone or not. Not too sure if we need to supplement transfers in by getting rid of players, but I wouldn't argue if we could raise a few quid by selling those you mention.

We will find out in a week, mate!

BB, who said he was rubbish? I said average and slightly better than Keane. If we could get a good price then reinvest on a better player then that's good business for the club.

25 Aug 2026 12:41:13
You are making out the only reason we got those results is because J'O played CB Brass.

Also, I can't see anywhere where someone has said he is rubbish.

"I can think of a dozen players I'd be more disappointed to lose from the squad" & "I think he looks a decent enough player", and, as BP said, "average and slightly better than Keane" (ok, that last one does equate to calling him s**** tbf!)

As I say, most of those results came away from home, where most of our best work was done.



The lad is an ok defender, but if he went, he is easily replaceable and not too difficult to improve upon imo.

25 Aug 2026 13:44:03
Well, if you are comparing him to Keane, then he has to be rubbish. You keep throwing names out there, but none have been tested in the Prem. Jake has, and if you all think Tarks is a better centre back than him, then fair enough. Just got to hope Branthwaite doesn't get injured, eh.

25 Aug 2026 14:36:13
Neither had JB until he came. Brass and Palace had him in their ranks and got rid of him.

To add, I would rather have J'O playing ahead of Tarkowski.

Tarkowski is gone now and has been on the decline for a while.

25 Aug 2026 18:04:14
Well, we can at least agree on that, BN.