Everton Banter 3

06 Jun 2026 17:01:13
“We were resilient enough not to let Spurs go any further ahead. But we didn’t have any chances till the last 10-15 mins when we brought on a couple of the young boys who made a big difference”.
Those are the comments from our manager after the Spurs game.
1-0 down created nothing for 80mins when it was evident to everyone watching that those changes could and should have been made a lot earlier.


People talking about the players we should bring in and how it will improve the side. But unless the manager's attitude changes then we could still be stuck playing the same boring football.
If you bring in talented skilful players then you have to let them play. Not expect them to defend for 90mins.
Don’t want to here anymore. Hopefully we can improve comments, either believe in your players our get out.

06 Jun 2026 17:51:44
Exactly - I'm not excited about any signings while we have a manager who has no idea how to use them.

06 Jun 2026 18:04:02
I don't think that there's another Premier League manager who, with a better squad than the season before, would say that finishing in the same position and only one point better off is progress.

06 Jun 2026 19:08:58
The fall off at the end of the season was disastrous.
However, if you want to look at it with some positivity, we weren't in the relegation conversation all season.
And we finished 4 points off Europe.
Previously, we were 17 points off.
So, in a tighter season, we did improve in some ways.

What I will say, though, is the recruitment team have now been in place 12 months, so need to address the issues/holes in the squad.


And Moyes needs to utilise the squad at his disposal, not with the standard Beto/Barry switch at around 60 mins, and trying to impact the game in the last 5 mins when the opposition's fresh-legged subs have run us ragged.

06 Jun 2026 19:34:22
We have a talented group of youngsters that permanently warm the bench. Add in the likes of Braiden Graham etc, & it is beyond me why Moyes never really uses them.

We need a more progressive coach who will change tactics mid game & will give talent a proper chance.

Tarks, Keane, Gana, McNeil & Barry have to be eased out this summer. If Moyes stays, then so do they. That means more boring pragmatic football, which isn't our ethos.

UTFT NSNO. 💙 💙 💙

06 Jun 2026 12:13:53
For me, this has to be the window where we ship all lingering dead wood and really start to shape a better quality squad/team… Gana may go, Tim may go, McNeill should go, Dibling should go out on loan, Keane should never of been given another contract… Promote some of the youngsters including notably young Braiden….

Bring in Hackney, Grealish, Kubo, Hjulmand, Wan-Bissaka or another suitable right back… and finally a decent well accomplished striker. I’ve been saying this now every season since Lukaku left. Not sure who’s available but Gabriel Jesus for me is not the answer as he is injury prone!

06 Jun 2026 13:19:23
Agree in principle, Elvis. The problem, as always, is that every team is looking for that elusive 20 goal a season number 9. We're all great at saying who not to sign, but who is that striker that we can afford and that will come?

06 Jun 2026 14:00:23
Should not be loaning Dibling out. We should be playing him.

06 Jun 2026 14:28:51
Not for me, he needs experience. Loan him out, would help him.

06 Jun 2026 14:58:31
I'm with BMD, he showed he can play in the Prem when at Southampton. Yes, wingers have to help out defending these days, but are wingers basically playing as 2nd fullbacks. End of the day, if the lad doesn't fit in your system, get rid, don't loan him out.

He would go on loan, be awesome for that team, getting great reviews for his style and flair and comeback, and Moyes will say I want you to defend more, not go forward. That's just my view. GB, I think he is a younger version of Grealish before he went to City.

06 Jun 2026 15:56:00
He has a long way to go before getting anywhere near Jack, just think a loan would be the answer for him.

06 Jun 2026 16:22:32
Fairshout, GB, I just think we are wasting the lad's talent. Obviously certain players suit certain systems and Dibling doesn't suit Moyes' system. Shame really coz we have a really good talent there but we won't ever benefit from it under Moyes.

06 Jun 2026 16:35:45
Was reading that DM is not happy with Dibling as he is poor in training and needs to do better. Looks like he will go out on loan. Think the price tag we paid for him might actually be holding him back, mate, that's a mighty high cost he has to prove he's worth it.

06 Jun 2026 16:58:53
He doesn't play in Jack's position.

Already showed he can do it in the prem. Any Southampton fan I've spoken to about him (which is quite a few, mind) said he's better as a number 10.

No point loaning him out, may as well use him.

06 Jun 2026 16:59:45
Poor homework from Moyes and his staff then, and sits there on the bench watching players like McNeil starting in front of you, and Rolh, who isn't a right winger, starting ahead of you, who actually did alright. He probably thinks, doesn't matter what I do in training, he isn't gonna start me.

Bet it's how Armstrong, Alcaraz, Patterson and Anzou feel. Not all players are great in training, but are different on match days. Poor man management for me, he has totally drained the lads' confidence.

06 Jun 2026 17:42:39
Dibling wasn't an unknown quantity when we signed him. Numerous clubs were interested in him the season before when he had been outstanding for Southampton and were being quoted a lot more than we paid for him.
As he proved at Southampton, he is more than capable of performing in the Premier League. All he needs is a manager with an attacking philosophy, and not a defend at all costs philosophy (even at home) , who believes in him and allows him to express himself.


Of all the signings made last summer, Dibling was the one I looked forward to the most, but, as was shown in the final 7 games of the season, Moyes is a Dyche clone and bottled it. Unfortunately, this will continue until someone at TFG grows a pair.

06 Jun 2026 17:57:58
Dibling's best position is just behind the striker, not stuck on the bloody wing. Would have thought when we scouted him, we would have realised that.

06 Jun 2026 18:47:37
I don't get Moyes' statement about Dibling not being good in training. What the hell can anyone who cost 40m+ do that bad in training to prevent them being selected to play a full game.

06 Jun 2026 19:12:29
If we brought in another rw like Jamie Leweling or Jarrod Bowen, I would loan Dibling, but as it stands I want to see him have a good preseason and be starting.

06 Jun 2026 23:14:12
Says more about Dibling than McNeil or Rohl. Showed he can play in the Prem, so can 11 x 20 other players. £40 mill ffs.

06 Jun 2026 23:54:30
Don't get your comment here dms, Dibling is twice as talented as McNeil and he didn't set his price either. I'm unsure where you are going with this 1. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ I might have read it wrong.

07 Jun 2026 10:19:55
He's not a winger ffs. Why keep comparing him to one? Moyes clearly doesn't trust young players, which is why we see the same eleven churned out every week regardless of results.
As for the old doesn't do enough in training rubbish. What doesn't run around chasing shadows, going look at me boss. Utter nonsense.

07 Jun 2026 11:46:03
Watch his hattrick against Newcastle for Southampton youth.

Yes, it may not be PL level, but you can only play the game in front of you.

The lad has tight and close control and power when he gets going - tailor-made for the 10.

Moyes has ruined him thus far.

07 Jun 2026 16:24:35
What gets me is we were rubbish last 4 to 5 games, so change it, and give the likes of Dibbling a proper run out to gain some valuable playing time. Who knows, the outcome might have been different, or at least, if it hadn't changed anything, we could have properly assessed our young players.

For this reason alone, I'm in the get rid of Moyes camp. Agree with the above comments re moving on Tarks, Keane and McNeil. If we can get better quality, more than anything, please please please can we have a lb and a rb. I mean, we have only needed these for around 5 seasons now!

06 Jun 2026 07:55:00
Ignoring all the rumours about Tim leaving, if Gana leaves as expected and we bring Hayden Hackney, these are exciting times for our midfield. Rotating Tim, Rohl, HH and Garner could be a very strong midfield for years to come.

06 Jun 2026 08:57:26
Agree, mate, some other new recruits as well.

06 Jun 2026 11:36:52
Moyes does not rotate.

06 Jun 2026 14:31:49
Only when forced to by injury!

06 Jun 2026 17:59:00
What about KDH?

06 Jun 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Seano_ has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool Squad Assessment and Summer Priorities

05 Jun 2026 21:55:22
I reckon by the time the window closes we will have.

Grealish
Hackney
Parrot
Norton Cuffy
Stones

05 Jun 2026 22:57:12
That would be a disappointing window tbh.

06 Jun 2026 07:59:44
Who would you like to see, Swan?

06 Jun 2026 12:28:11
LB - Diego Moreira £25/30m, or Antonee Robinson £20/25m.

CB - Rafa Marin £20m, Kevin Boma £5/10m, or Taylor Harwood-Bellis £20m.
or Taylor Harwood-Bellis £20m.

RB - We need 2. Jordan Teze £15m, Juanlu Sanchez £10/15m, Omar El Hilali £20/25m, Raoul Bellanova £20m, or Guela Doue £20/25m.

CDM - Kaishu Sano £35/40m, or Morten Frendrup £20/25m. More of a ball player - Joey Veerman £25/30m.

LW - Grealish £20m already looks like it is a shoo-in.

RW - Matias Fernandez-Pardo £40m, or Jamie Leweling £35m.

ST - Little - Nikola Krstovic £30/35m, Jonathan Burkardt £35m, Fisnik Asllani £35/40m, Ayase Ueda £25/30m, or Mohamed Amoura £25/30m. Large - Mateo Pellegrino £25m, Romulo Cardoso £35m, Tim Lemperle £20m.

Tried to keep it realistic in terms of prices and who would actually come to us.

Also think we need a 10 but more pressing areas and money won't be endless.

I believe we spent £120 last summer, so you would hope that another year out of the woods from FFP would give us some more wiggle room. The likes of West Ham, Sunderland & Forest all spent over 150m last year. If this ownership is serious about elevating us, I think this is where we should at least be aiming for.

I think we need to see about 9 or 10 new faces come into the squad, who all have the ability to be starters and would give us some very good depth. Ship some of the dead wood out and us fans could have some optimism that the people running the club now have ambition and a clear idea of how we progress.

06 Jun 2026 12:45:56
Do we get both Taylor Harwood-Bellis' for the price of one?

06 Jun 2026 12:48:01
Not heard of most of them, BN, but don't watch foreign leagues TBH and you seem to know your stuff. Do you not rate Hackney then??? How many of these players do you think are scouts have heard of.

06 Jun 2026 14:48:21
Hahaha, nice one, Swan!

06 Jun 2026 14:56:41
I think we are operating in a specific market, Ron. We can't be offering silly money to get the best players and we can't attract the best players. We need to act like the likes of Lille & Benfica do imo. Get them in before they blow up and then hopefully they take you with them or you sell them on for a decent profit.

I will admit that I don't know an awful lot about him, Ron. I did ask one of the posters earlier in the week that seemed to know a lot about him to sum him up as a player. I don't watch any Championship football really, other than when we are strongly linked with someone.

Hackney looks a decent enough player, mate, but his numbers for the Championship weren't anything to scream about. I think Hamer, who has already played in the PL, posted better numbers than him in a worse team for example.



I understand he seems to do a lot of the defensive stuff as well, but I just think we should be focusing on a proper 6 before anything else. We already have Jimmy and KDH, who are out and out 8's for me (Jimmy can literally play anywhere, though I think he is that intelligent) .

I would rather us get a ball-pressing machine, who can snuff the danger out like Idrissa did for us for many years, and Sano or Frendrup would be topping the list of my midfield priorities over a Hackney type, mate.

Couldn't tell you which ones our scouts have heard of with any certainty. Obviously they will know all about the domestic players, and we have been linked with Sanchez and El Hilali before.

I am not mad on who we have been linked with for RB atm - Holm, Norton-Cuffy are a no from me.

06 Jun 2026 15:57:50
Love your feedback, BN. Can you not offer your services to the club? 👍 We just have muppets on nice wages, I bet.

06 Jun 2026 20:46:21
Appreciate that, Ron. I suspect they would laugh my opinion out of the room, and rightly so, I guess, mate.

I do genuinely think there are plenty of signings out there that would improve us, though, and for reasonable prices in today's market.

06 Jun 2026 21:10:08
I like Jayden Oosterwolde for LB/LCB so can cover if Branthwaite gets injured and much better than Mykolenko at left back.

Harwood-Bellis is a good CB option, composed, ball-playing CB and has added being a productive goal threat from set pieces.
Charlie Cresswell is another option I like, physically imposing and dominant in the air.
Both in the £20-25m mark.

RB would also love Doue and Oscar Mingueza, who's available on a free, has a lot of suitors though.

CM Shea Charles offers a good option, product of the Man City academy on 12 months left on his contract, solid defensive anchor and progressive passer with excellent defensive awareness, tackling, and aerial ability, probably cost £20m due to contract.


Morten Hjulmand would be the dream, seen us linked but so are many others, would cost £45m at least.

Looks like we are trying to negotiate the fee on George, him and Grealish would be good.
And I would love us to sign Leweling.
Othmane Maamma is another around £15m and is said we have scouted him and made enquiries.

At striker I like the versatility of Parrott, good goal return both at club and international level.

Whatever happens there is a lot of work to fill the gaps in the squad and we need better depth to be utilised.

07 Jun 2026 11:39:45
If the club is going to progress to European standards, it is going to need to be prepared to spend money, as simple as, on four or five players, otherwise it will be more of the same.

05 Jun 2026 20:51:33
As we all know, my fellow Evertonians, what we get on transfer speculation is 2nd or sometimes 3rdhand at best at this time of year and any transfer negotiations are pretty much like a game of poker and should be treated with skeptism but if the current reporting of Everton's opening offer to Middlesbrough for Hayden Hackney are to be believed, 10 million for arguably the Championship best player is rather foolhardy to say the least of course we are not in the know and it could all be just BS but this is the time to tread carefully but not he absolutely ridiculous and dare I say it insulting with those in my humble opinion low ball offers but I am sure some other of my fellow Evertonians will hold different opinions.

05 Jun 2026 21:49:57
None of us mere mortals will likely have any idea about what is being done behind closed doors, save for old Ed001 who would have known.

Line up the team and 8 weeks and let's go.

{Ed001's Note - I think you mean Ed2! He was the man. I only wish I had his contacts and info!}

05 Jun 2026 22:15:15
We are his preference and he has 1 year left on his deal. Of course we will try and low ball them until we agree a fee of between 15 and 20m. Nothing to stress about mate

05 Jun 2026 20:51:25
As we all know, my fellow Evertonians, what we get on transfer speculation is 2nd or sometimes 3rdhand at best at this time of year, and any transfer negotiations are pretty much like a game of poker and should be treated with skeptism. But if the current reporting of Everton's opening offer to Middlesbrough for Hayden Hackney are to be believed, 10 million for arguably the Championship best player is rather foolhardy to say the least.

Of course we are not in the know and it could all be just BS, but this is the time to tread carefully but not he absolutely ridiculous and dare I say it insulting with those in my humble opinion low ball offers. But I am sure some other of my fellow Evertonians will hold different opinions.

05 Jun 2026 23:09:28
It's all part of the media game, isn't it? We know Boro won't accept that. They'll have asked for silly money and we'll meet somewhere in the middle.

05 Jun 2026 19:55:16
Understand our initial offer for Hayden Hackney has been rejected.

Middlesborough reject the offer of £10m paid over 34 years that included a signed Apostolos Vellios shirt and a strand of Jack Grealish’s hair.

05 Jun 2026 19:49:33
See Spurs have signed Andy Robinson, experienced defender, 32, on a free. My brother in law is well chuffed. Wonder if we had signed him what the comments would have been.

05 Jun 2026 20:43:49
Would never have happened.

I do find it a bit ironic though that they hate Trent for going to Real Madrid (for £8m) and Konate going to Real Madrid for free, but love Robertson for going to another Premier League on a free.

{Ed001's Note - Robertson wasn't offered a contract, so never rejected anything, whereas the other 2 kept stalling negotiations, that is why some hate them. Personally, I don't see it as a reason to hate anyone, but there you go.}

05 Jun 2026 21:03:44
Strange one, mate.

05 Jun 2026 22:45:43
I'm amazed Robertson wasn't offered a new contract tbh Ed, I know he's not as quick as he used to be but still think he's a solid backup, always in shape too so could probably play until he's 35.

{Ed001's Note - his legs were gone 2 years ago and he was paid very highly, too much for a back up.}

05 Jun 2026 23:01:40
Can have Mykolenko if you want mate.

{Ed001's Note - I would rather put my ma out there at left-back, at least she might actually put in a challenge with her walking stick....}

06 Jun 2026 09:19:39
And there lies the problem. We would accept a 32 year old right back who's pace has gone, but they wouldn't. There's no oh, he knows the club, let's keep him on. It's thanks very much, now we move on and get the next best right back.

06 Jun 2026 14:36:14
We will probably give Keane and Tarks another contract, they are only 34, I think.

05 Jun 2026 18:07:56
FFS Hasn't Moyes got the balls to tell Pickford and Tarkoswski that neither of them are good enough to captain the team. Tarkowski is constantly getting into trouble with ridiculous tackles when caught with or without the ball, and Pickford's concentration is limited at best. Constantly ranting and gesticulating to team mates. The opposition must be made up. The bickering that goes on amongst our back four.

Garner is best just doing what he does without other distractions, so I don't know who else ganna if he stays. But as a former poster said there should be 11 captains on the pitch because the amount of times the armband gets passed about in games now is riduculous. He comes on, gets the armband, then somebody else comes on and the armband is passed again. So as I stated I have no idea who should have it.

06 Jun 2026 09:25:10
Dare I say it, we needed someone like Granit Xhaka at Sunderland. Came into the club and totally changed the feel of the team. Guy is a natural leader. I don't personally think we have anyone in our squad at the moment who could do that job.

Agree about Garner, he just needs to be left to do his job. Don't see him being strong enough as a captain.