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17 Sep 2026 11:44:01
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16 Sep 2026 21:46:43
Dibbling and O'Brien best players by a mile tonight. Let's see if Moyes rewards that.
16 Sep 2026 21:50:40
Both will be unused substitutes come Saturday don't worry.
16 Sep 2026 22:09:01
Good to have subs like them on the bench.
16 Sep 2026 21:46:28
Dibling with some consistent playing time will be a great player for us. He got better and better once the rust wore off and ended up with a great assist. I would love to see him rewarded with another start this weekend, Jack still looks off it.
16 Sep 2026 21:48:47
Not to mention he saved a goal.
16 Sep 2026 21:49:55
Virginia had a good game tonight, but we just need to be more clinical in front of goal.
Really pleased for Dibling and also Alcaraz who has been a but of a forgotten man and deserves more minutes. Especially in front of Barry.
{Ed025's Note - i deserve more minutes than Barry Benny..
16 Sep 2026 22:08:53
Some good performances, pleased for the win, but our weaknesses are all there to be seen.
16 Sep 2026 22:25:25
Very finny Ed!🤣.
17 Sep 2026 10:24:34
Dibling is not a winger but he played well last night and better wnen he moved inside. Having watched him properly last night can see the lad is talented. I was wrong about not being good enough.
16 Sep 2026 21:43:32
Well we are in the draw for the next round, at least Dibling showed there is a player in there.
16 Sep 2026 21:43:11
I criticised Mykolenko v Spurs but thought he had a great game tonight. Dibling also had his best game for us by a country mile.
16 Sep 2026 21:47:19
He looked a player today. Do his confidence the world of good a strong performance like that.
Still room to improve but good progress.
{Ed025's Note - looked very good tonight MK, fair play to the lad..
16 Sep 2026 22:01:56
He looked like Baines has been working hard with him on overlaps, if he could work on his crossing next then we may have a player.
16 Sep 2026 20:20:44
Barry is letting their defenders bully him off the ball again!
16 Sep 2026 20:37:55
It's so frustrating watching him, he just cannot hold the ball up, but we keeping pumping balls into him. Look much better when we get our midfield on the ball.
{Ed025's Note - lets be honest...the guy is useless..
16 Sep 2026 20:57:30
Better strikers playing Sunday league football take him off the commentator says he might need a rest a rest from down what I ask a rest from down f all.
16 Sep 2026 21:56:48
The big question is if everyone can see that Barry is such a bad footballer why does Moyes continue to play him. I know he is the only center-forward but Alcaraz (who has just scored) or George or Graham must be better options?
{Ed025's Note - i would stand a traffic cone in an Everton shirt in the centre circle ahead of Barry..
17 Sep 2026 01:48:04
All they above criticism of Barry, has more than a bit of merit, but givern his lack of basic technic, who did the scoring report that got the club to put up 30 mill, I know that inflation in the transfer market means that 30mill is not any longer a colossal sum, but for that kind of money you would believe you where getting a player with the basic talent level to at least be coach able.
16 Sep 2026 23:39:03
Love that ED 25, tickled me that, you are so correct, it reminds me when we had Rondon, you might as well just plant a tree on the edge of the box or put a subbuteo piece on.
{Ed025's Note - he is awful Col..
16 Sep 2026 18:51:21
Like the team tonight, but Armstrong not in squad, hope he's just being rested and it's not an injury.
16 Sep 2026 18:59:11
Armstrong good we player he works hard he will be a good holding midfielder he can do the work break up play need someone beside him that can go forward and get the odd goal here and there. Armstrong is much better at the defensive side of midfield than he is attacking.
16 Sep 2026 19:13:44
Armstrong is a very good passer of a ball. Only 19, makes sense to rest the lad.
16 Sep 2026 23:29:24
I guess we all see the game differently.
I think Armstrong is much better at link up play than the defensive side. Not seen him shoot too often but he can pick out a pass. He should have played today and Jimmy rested. He just seems off it to me and slows the play down too much.
I thought O'Brien did okay. I didn't see anything to make me think he should be starting. I didn't miss Tarky's overhit passes though, so that is something. The biggest thing for me was how much I thought we missed Branthwaite's influence. It was all too slow with too much backwards and sideways passing.
I get the frustration with Barry. I think there is a footballer in there but I'm not sure we play the right way for him to shine, but then I don't think we play the right way for any centre forward. 90% of our passes to him are either clearances or massively overhit long balls. I don't think it helps that the other 10% require him to hold on to the ball for an hour before support arrives. I think Haaland would struggle just as much as his hold up play is shocking.
I didn't see any difference in Mykolenko today. What I have seen in the last few games is him receiving the ball when he made his runs. Maybe that is the difference.
16 Sep 2026 18:40:38
MON is keeping Graham in the N. Ireland squad although he does give youth a chance, hopefully if he gets a run he stays fit if I recall internationals is where Seamy got his two bad injuries.
16 Sep 2026 13:20:48
Anyone get why we are naming two keeper on the bench? Surely better now if the younger players, even if they don't get on, would give them some encouragement.
16 Sep 2026 14:36:31
Rumours about Pickford's fitness. He is possibly carrying a knock, and they were worried he might not make it through the Spurs game.
16 Sep 2026 17:01:38
Because we only have 12 players.
16 Sep 2026 19:14:52
Well he's playing tonight which is a surprise.
16 Sep 2026 19:42:21
He looked good in pre season I thought.
16 Sep 2026 20:24:22
Travers that is.
{Ed025's Note - Pickford needs telling he is not a footballer, stay in your goal Jordan you dont have the skill or the brains to play a passing game..
16 Sep 2026 12:37:02
Have we got anyone in the club we can try up front tonight? I know we have Graham, but is he our only option or is there anyone else knocking about the reserves or under 21 or even under 17? Anything is worth a try or is Barry it? That’s all we have.
I am losing the will to live watching the guy. He can’t pass, can’t run, can’t take a touch, can’t finish. I would be willing to give anyone a go up there under 14s, anyone any ideas?
16 Sep 2026 13:15:45
I'm 74, have two bad knees, but am bringing my boots, just in case.
16 Sep 2026 13:47:46
George has played as a striker in the past, could see Alcaraz as a false 9, he's decent in the air too, couldn't do any worse, could they?
16 Sep 2026 15:19:33
Or just keep the ball on the floor?
16 Sep 2026 15:24:32
At this point I would be willing to try anything, because Barry is so dam bad. I actually feel sorry for him, the guy has no idea how to play football. I honestly believe if he turned up for a try out for a League 2 team they would say no, we don't want you.
What's worse is one of our scouts watched him before we signed him, and actually signed him. One look, and you would run to your car and drive off very fast if you went to watch this guy.
16 Sep 2026 17:04:29
Read a comment, extract the negative, have a dig, repeat.
16 Sep 2026 17:52:33
Keep the ball on the floor doesn't work either pass to Barry he can't control it ball goes through his legs or he falls over it can't do a one two with him because he has no idea how to pass it back to you play to his feet defender takes it off him so on the floor is no good either with this guy he can't run prob best to play with 10 players having him in the squad that's how bad he is.
15 Sep 2026 17:53:22
So glad we dodged this bullet.
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