Everton banter 3

31 Jan 2026 18:15:58
Point away to Brighton and 8th in the league. 3 points away from champions league football. UTFT ???.

31 Jan 2026 19:56:26
Careful posting anything positive there, mate!

01 Feb 2026 09:05:55
I know JB ? so much more support for Everton and DM in the stands I’d just try and bring some onto this site which has literally become a dark cloud and an awful read. I’m joining GB in reminding the fans where we have been in the last few seasons compared to this one.

Probably get slated for this too but I’m hoping Patterson and McNeil out today. RB and a pacey winger in ?? one can only hope.

{Ed025's Note - it just frustration Peter, we have waited so long for this club to get back on its feet that when we have inept performances like in that first half and against Leeds the doubt creeps in, we have improved and Moyes has done a good job but we could be so much better i feel mate, heres hoping we can get a couple of new faces in and progress even further because after what we have been through in recent times i think we deserve it..

01 Feb 2026 09:25:02
Totally understand Ed but it is a game of fine margins ain’t it mate. I just feel even if Gana’s shot that hit the bar for the winner last week went in and KDH’s one on one miss yesterday went in it would still all be DM’s fault on this site.
Just glad it’s only on here as another manager merry go round is the last thing we need.

At this stage I believe it’s all about progression mate. 14 points away from relegation and a few points away from Europe at this stage of the season is surely what the majority of Everton fans have been asking for in the past few years. I’m going to join GB in spreading the positivity on here from now on as it’s definitely lacking it.

01 Feb 2026 09:27:30
Well said DPP. I’m not saying I’m not frustrated by the negative tactics, especially at the start of games, but it does also feel like only the negative aspects of what’s happening are focused on at times. One thing we have done is react positively in games, as we did against Leeds and Brighton, we were not doing this under Dyche.

Even when the squad was threadbare we picked up points. Anyway, I do believe there’s light at the end of the tunnel, and that we are taking slow steps forward.

{Ed025's Note - Dyche is a very low bar to compare against JB..

01 Feb 2026 10:15:16
We’ve put ourselves in a position where the next 3 games are 6 pointers, unfortunately 2 of them are at home (we’ve clearly not settled there yet) . Fulham, Bournemouth and United are all on similar points so if we take something from these games we have every chance in moving up the table.

It’s in our hands and I personally trust DM over our past 5 managers. Also just a heads up that Carlo Ancielotti (that other awful manager) also played 2 GK’s on the bench and there’s a video out there explaining why he does so.

01 Feb 2026 11:24:15
That’s true, Ed, but what were our expectations when Moyes took over. Keep us up then be 8th in January? We’d have bitten your hand off! Still a lot of work to do, but better foundations in place.

{Ed025's Note - certainly better than we have had lately JB, i just think that with better tactics we could be even better mate..

31 Jan 2026 18:00:10
We get Tyrone George in will we play him he’s a 19 yr old.

31 Jan 2026 18:47:39
Its a loan with an obligation to buy when he's 28 or it's pointless otherwise.

31 Jan 2026 17:07:48
Same as last game first half poor second half far better KDH miss cost us subs did well Patterson changed it, recruits needed.

31 Jan 2026 17:24:10
That’s the most amateurish team selection I’ve seen in my life. Our away form is saving us and he does that?

Genuinely that is dereliction of duty! There is now way that starting 11 was capable of winning the game.

I’m fine with Moyes in charge as it’s better than the gravel voiced idiot but he can’t keep doing stuff like that when there is no apparent reason.

We set up at home as if we’re scared stiff of the opposition and now we do that away.

ABSOLUTELY NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

31 Jan 2026 17:45:18
A few questions I have after today…

What was that starting line up?
Why start with four CBs?
Why no Aznou or Myko?
Why not change to a back three if you insist on that many CBs?
How did they have someone unmarked in the centre of the box for their goal when we have 4 CBs playing?
Why isn’t Dibling starting as our only natural RW?
If Moyes doesn’t rate him, who signed off on £45m for the kid?
Why leave it so late to make subs again?
Why haven’t we at least signed a RB this window?
Is no shot on target in the first half really acceptable at this level?
How many more points to safety?
Did I miss out anything else?

31 Jan 2026 18:01:16
KDH miss was massive for us mate.

01 Feb 2026 09:11:29
Beto ‘one of his late subs’ scored the equaliser mate. Leave it to the professionals.

31 Jan 2026 14:07:52
Surely no team in the Premier league history have ever started with full backs as tall as ours today! Has to be a record!

{Ed025's Note - Brighton should not win a header Duaney..

31 Jan 2026 14:45:48
2 Rb's on the bench no Lb's at all and playing an academy player in front of a £45 million pound right winger. Baffled is not the word hope there is method in his madness ????.

31 Jan 2026 16:43:57
Nope just Madness.

31 Jan 2026 16:51:05
What in the name of Hades has this formation been. The late subs that make little sense. Still a couple of minutes left.

31 Jan 2026 17:12:15
Thank god for the point. Ridiculous starting 11. Obvious that we need a proper right back and left back or try the one we signed from bayern munich! Frustrating number of draws but hey at least we aren't in a relegation scrap so it is progress.

31 Jan 2026 18:01:07
It’s almost like he doesn’t want to upset any of his centre backs so plays all of them.

31 Jan 2026 13:59:40
Everton: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Branthwaite, Gana, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Röhl, Iroegbunam.


Strange selection that.

31 Jan 2026 14:28:04
Seeing as Patterson, McNeil and Mylenko were our worst three players against Leeds I am not at all surprised.

{Ed025's Note - i dont think Patto was mate, but to start without a recognised full back seems very strange..

31 Jan 2026 14:38:29
Very. 2 RB's on the bench and a centre half at RB. No Aznou, must be leaving on loan. With Mykolenko out would have been ideal start for him. And the biggest surprise only 1 keeper on the bench.

31 Jan 2026 13:10:01
Maybe the lack of signings is because we are still suffering with FFP and its just not being reported on because of the ongoing City saga. Where i'm sure all the clubs would be like why are you coming after us when you haven't sorted out that mess.

31 Jan 2026 12:46:53
Footy day at last, win today for us by a tight margin maybe 0-1 or 2 bur all three points for us today.

31 Jan 2026 14:41:32
Think we will win 0-2.

31 Jan 2026 12:42:55
Totally useless, and a complete waste of money.
No I'm not talking about Beto, or the 43 million spent on a player, who is clearly not up to premiumship standards, I'm refering to the supposed team put in as A recruitment, star turns.


Their contracts are big money, their products, a big fat O .
TFG, should admit their mistake, and pay off this bunch of high paid losses.

31 Jan 2026 12:07:47
The lack of transfer activity this window yet again by our club all points to one thing in my mind…and if when this latest window has passed still no signings have been made especially in the area of an accomplished striker (which beggars belief) , then for me it means that TFG are likely to be planning to part ways with Moyes in the Summer and are unwilling to invest any more money on the playing squad until a new manager is in place…just a hunch here, friend of mine also is convinced that the current owners are bored with the style of football currently being served up and were somewhat annoyed at our abject performances being knocked out of both cup competitions so cheaply this season.

For me, I personally feel Moyes should be given another season, but we shall see.

31 Jan 2026 12:20:54
I would like a change of manager, but i'd be surprised if they do bin off Moyes. They're American investors, not football fans. The club is an investment, and under Moyes, it has gone from teetering on relegation to midtable nothingness - the football is dreadful, but in their eyes, the progress is substantial, and will bring positive financials back to them. I would be very surprised if they care too much about how turgid the actual matches are.

Moyes is doing a fantastic job on paper, just an incredibly underwhelming one on the pitch.

31 Jan 2026 12:45:27
I would want Moyes to stay, where we are in the Premiership is excellent after what we have been through, a couple more windows and we I’ll be back with the so called big boys.

31 Jan 2026 12:59:24
They’ve moved managers on at Roma when things weren’t working out. The remit Moyes will have been given when he came in has well and truly been met though. Still hopeful of a signing or two.

31 Jan 2026 12:02:03
Moyes never gave youth a chance?
Rooney, Osman, Anichebe, Vaughan, Rodwell, Armstrong.
He bought a young John Stones and put him in the Everton team.
Not saying all the listed players were amazing, but to say Moyes has never given youth a chance is a tad harsh.

31 Jan 2026 12:13:22
Didn't stones make his debut under brown shoes?

31 Jan 2026 12:29:43
Rooney was a generational talent, Osman was around 23/24 before he got any significant game time, and he never actually gave Stones a game - he made his debut in August 2013, 3 months after Moyes left.

Anichebe, Vaughan and Rodwell are fair enough, but even so, we're talking a very small handful across a VERY long period of time.

There's also players like Barkley who he gave very fleeting cameos to, who was clearly quality (at that moment in time) , but he absolutely refused to start - then he immediately became our most important player under Martinez the next season (alongside Stones) .

I think with Moyes, it's similar to Mourinho - you're right that there's examples of where he has given them a chance, but the story is much more about the players he hasn't given a chance to, and when he is refusing to give them a chance in favour of players you KNOW will put in a terrible performance, that's when i start pulling my hair out. If one of the u21's even has both legs and his boots laced properly, the worst he can be is as bad as Beto. Why doesn't he just give them a chance instead of naming a bench full of goalkeepers.

31 Jan 2026 12:01:27
I don’t really get this not strong enough line, I mean the Premiership is virtually a no contact league now. Not fit enough I could understand, but not strength.
I’m old enough to remember watching a skinny Irish lad named Best. Now he played back in the day when defenders could kick you and it was deemed a fair tackle.

Not the strongest player but had bags of talent, so much so that he left most of these cloggers on their arse.
So let’s stop being obsessed with strength and focus on talent. If they have the talent then let them play.

31 Jan 2026 12:31:42
Completely agree, BMD. It's a complete myth in the modern game for 99% of players. There is countless players who have been world class and very slight and weak; it's just an antiquated view from managers the game has left behind.