Everton Banter 2

23 Feb 2026 19:49:24
Now that's a better lineup.

23 Feb 2026 12:12:33
Afternoon pal I can only see us going down with a whimper this evening Moyes never seems to chance his arm on getting a win it's more about not getting beaten which is fine but won't really lift you up the table have a go at the opposition at least especially when your at your home ground setting up not to get beaten falls down when your a goal or two behind early as this normally means you are not set up in a more attacking formation so it will probably be the same old 0-2: defeat with hanging onto half chances his formation might have created that weren't taken.

{Ed025's Note - im thinking a draw myself TB, United are in good form with the new temporary manager bounce but i feel we can get a result if we go about things in the right way mate, we do have to start strong though and if we can nick a lead they will come out at us and that will suit us just fine, now im not saying backs to the wall and hanging on for dear life, im talking about playing on the counter which is our forte at the moment..

23 Feb 2026 14:42:21
Hoping for a result tonight, myself, Ed, venturing up for my fourth home game this season, two wins and a draw so far, so looking for the boys to keep that undefeated streak going. 💙💪🏼

{Ed025's Note - lets hope so ST...fingers crossed mate..

23 Feb 2026 17:41:04
Too true, Southern Toffee, Man United are no great shakes. 1-0 for us, mate.

23 Feb 2026 18:57:42
Just seen the team, here we go again. 👀

23 Feb 2026 19:53:38
Wolf73 Maybe Moyes still thinks his job is to do the best by Man United. That's the only reason he could have made those disastrous changes at fullback.

23 Feb 2026 07:25:39
I have a ticket for tonight's game but I can't make it. Not sure how I would send it to someone. But if we can figure it out, just need an email address. Someone can have it. I don't want anything for it.

23 Feb 2026 09:32:39
If you have an e-ticket in your Apple Wallet, then you have to nominate someone with a membership number and add them to your list of preferred users, and whoever that is, the e-ticket goes to them.

The club needs to know who's in each seat for safety and security purposes, as I understand. Alternatively, let the club know and they'll put it on resale, and you should get a refund.

23 Feb 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - SystonVilla has posted a new article entitled, Villa Fans Need Perspective and Positivity

22 Feb 2026 12:32:23
Results yesterday were favourable for us and we sit in a very good 9th position, our game at home tomorrow will be tight but I expect a return to winning ways for us, very heated game but us to take all three points with a 1-0 don't care who scores it.

23 Feb 2026 07:32:46
If the games went in our favour and gave us a chance to climb the table, you know what that means. We will get hammered tonight!

23 Feb 2026 16:41:49
No chance. Have faith, mate.

22 Feb 2026 12:13:12
Linked with Liam Delap for £30m.

I think he's a big improvement on what we have, but I find it crazy that we're looking to pay Chelsea what they paid for him. If they're deciding to cut their losses after a season, we should be making sure they're making a loss, not giving them a bailout. Even if we offer £25m.

{Ed025's Note - i dont want him to be honest Alex he made his bed and now i would let him lie in it, probably better than what we have but thats not saying much now is it?, i cant believe we never went in for Malen, now has scored 8 in 5 now for Roma and only cost £25m, honestly are scouts are bloody hopeless mate..

22 Feb 2026 12:40:27
Think our scouts have tent outside Chelsea's training ground Ed.

{Ed025's Note - we do like a Chelsea cast off BMD, it used to be United so we have moved up a notch mate.. :)

23 Feb 2026 07:17:12
Khd some player.

21 Feb 2026 21:47:16
I have a question why didn't we loan Dibling over to Preston as a sorry for recalling Armstrong early? We aren't giving him the playing time a player like him needs currently. Getting in cup games and last 15 to 10 of games isn't helping him.

I know people on here don't like that we signed him for 40m my response is we did that we can't take it back we can't sell him now cause we would just lose money and have a bit of patience he could become something.

21 Feb 2026 22:57:58
Because a player can't play for 3 different clubs in a season. He played a couple of games for Southampton before we signed him, so the only club we could loan him to was Southampton.

22 Feb 2026 17:21:06
Lee Carsley, as he has a good understanding of the young players available.

21 Feb 2026 15:19:03
I must say as a first time poster on this platform I am astounded by the in-depth well thought out opinions of the posters and the quality of the articles.

Truth is Moyes is a safe pair of hands and no more I was one of the fans that did not want to see him anywhere near this club that I have supported for well over well over forty years. he has done what he was hired for and may well continue to do so and I am happy about our current position in the table but that does not mean I am happy with Moyes his team selections his tactics or lack of and his continued insistence on never playing all players in their natural positions and his reluctance to blood younger players to find out if that player can cut the mustard

Moyes must think his current trusted first team eleven are never going to age he always seems reluctant to make timely substitutions tending to leave it till extremely late in the second half or bringing in the od attacking players with hardly time to get any mud on their expensive football boots.

Moyes is yesterday's manager bought in to stabilise what was definitely a sinking ship but if we want to be the prevebial phoenix that rises from the ashes of our own inforced mediocrity he is not the manager or the man to lead us into the 27/28 season.

21 Feb 2026 19:39:22
Welcome, Toffebwoy. I believe that you will find mixed feelings about Moyes. He has obviously brought stability and moved us up the table so that we don't have the worry of relegation, which has been the norm over the past few seasons. The rest of what you say about Moyes is spot on. The tactics away may be good, but the home form is just not good enough.

Not sure what the future is for Moyes. Maybe he will get a further year; I believe that it will all depend on us getting into Europe. What we don't want is to get into a managerial go-around. If we make a change, it has to be for someone who will lead us for many seasons. I'm glad that I don't have to make the call.

22 Feb 2026 12:49:26
I'm not sure what people expect. What I'm seeing is Everton middle of the table, pushing for a place in one of the lower European spots, and we have people moaning. I can understand some want to play like City and win 5-0 every week, but when we all wanted this last time and we threw bad money after bad money on rubbish and different managers it all went tits up. With Moyes you get stability. His style may be a bit in the past, but long throws were a thing of the past now, they're like someone has said, oh this works now everyone does it.

We need Moyes more than he needs us. Don't be like the West Ham fans, this is our best year in a long time. Enjoy the freedom of not having to worry. We build next season, and hopefully the better football comes along as well. But to say Moyes out I find baffling. What, for another up and coming manager who's proved nothing? Didn't we do that already.

22 Feb 2026 16:54:12
Let's say Moyes was to leave in the summer, who would you all want as our next manager? 🤔

23 Feb 2026 05:19:51
I would go all out for Iraola. I think he's proved himself in the Premier League. He sets the team up well with his tactics. They also recruit young players, and without hesitation he plays them. Bournemouth have done brilliantly under him, but I think there will be bigger teams after him, and also his contract expires this season, which is surprising.

{Ed025's Note - i very much doubt he will end up at Everton Andy..

21 Feb 2026 11:16:44
For those of us who felt Moyes Mk I rather out-stayed his welcome and weren't too keen on his return, then all the old frustrations are clear to see. Leopards don't change their spots. However, I fully expect Moyes to see out his contract. He delivers what's needed, if not what's desired, albeit in none too stylish a manner.

I would be most concerned if TFG were contemplating extending Moyes' contract any further. To me, that would signal that solid mid- to upper mid-table + the occasional venture into a lesser European competition is where their ambitions lie. That would be under-whelming, to say the least.

I hope they are realising that the Club is capable of so much more, if properly managed from the top down.

21 Feb 2026 13:43:42
I think that's fair, Toff. He's certainly met the brief, even exceeded it, perhaps. We all want to kick on, though, and see better football, but patience is key. No need to offer him a new contract at this stage.

21 Feb 2026 14:08:22
Small steps. Look what happened last time we rushed.

21 Feb 2026 15:03:37
He came in last January when it looked like we were going down. He kept us up comfortably, and now we sit steady in mid-table after one summer window when we had loads of out of contract players and couldn't spend madly due to PSR. After the last decade of replacing managers at the drop of a hat, then spending more for new players to suit the new manager, then sacking that manager, etc.

etc., it seems that some of our fans have learned nothing! Finally, back on an even keel after a miserable 10 years, and people expect us to be top 4 and playing like prime Barcelona. 🤣🤭

21 Feb 2026 16:43:42
People don't expect us to be like Barcelona. But they do expect us to play a reasonable style of football. We went out of both cup competitions playing negative football.

That, in itself, should not be acceptable. Moyes has done ok, but if we want to progress further, then we need to thank him at the end of the season and move on to a next-level manager.

21 Feb 2026 22:37:02
Moyes was fuming after we went out of the FA Cup. He did not send the players out saying 'please play negative football'. We're far from the finished article, but we are making steps forward, I believe.

22 Feb 2026 10:34:53
Moyes was fuming? Who picked the team and whose tactics did they use? Wolves at that time were the worst team in the league by far, and we sat back and let them come at us. Not the first time this tactic has been used, I might add.

21 Feb 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - PaghamWolf has posted a new article entitled, Wolves Player Ratings v Arsenal

19 Feb 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 26 - Quick Round Up