Everton Banter 4

08 Jun 2026 15:14:42
Great news to see that Mykolenko has signed a 3 year deal. What a start to the window. Onwards an upwards!

08 Jun 2026 15:52:52
After 143 appearances, 4 goals and 3 assists later, three years seems a long time for someone I'd hoped we were looking to upgrade..

08 Jun 2026 16:35:45
I wouldn't mind if he was a back up, but he's not, is he. There's no way he would sign a 3 year deal thinking he was going to be second choice.

08 Jun 2026 16:46:27
Wish that would have been Ndiaye.

08 Jun 2026 17:20:05
Pathetic, no ambition, filled with dread already. My god, why can't this club move forward? What start to summer!

08 Jun 2026 18:29:28
Such news can only be treated with disbelief and sarcasm BN.
I'd have shown him the door as he's not even good enough to be a back up and hasn't improved at all during his time with us. He's just a liability.
So Mr Negativity strikes even before the window opens. Doesn't fill me with confidence. I didn't mind how Moyes left us first time round, as I thought his race was run. Obviously he showed a lack of respect for the club but that happens in football, but I don't think I can forgive him for the way he cost the club European football with our capitulation at the end of the season that was caused solely by his inept management.


I usually look forward to the transfer window, but I await this one with trepidation. He has too much influence at the club and whoever gave him the final say on signings needs their head examined.

08 Jun 2026 18:53:44
What a great post Shropshire, at one time we had Kenwright holding us back, now we have Moyes, who is like a bad smell that just won't go away.

08 Jun 2026 19:04:45
Mykolenko and Keane both signing just shows a huge lack of ambition and hope to me. Both are garbage and before anyone says Keane was one of our better players last season, what about all the other seasons he's been here.

I never wanted Moyes back and with him in charge we will have a team all near or over 30 and the football will be dire.

08 Jun 2026 22:45:48
Spot on, everyone.

It just beggars belief that we can all see it, but the powers that be can't.

Hopefully, they have signed him on so we can recoup some of the 20ish million we spent on him.

I have heard he has suitors in Italy and Germany.

If we flipped him for 15/20m in a few weeks, I think we would all doff our caps to "the best in class".

08 Jun 2026 23:20:49
Yep they know nothing about football.

09 Jun 2026 00:19:18
Nice thought, but our recruitment team could not find their own ass, with two hands, and a map.

09 Jun 2026 03:11:46
@dms tell us what the majority of us evertonians can't see in relation to Keane and Mykolenko. Why do you think so highly of them? Tell us what we're missing instead of your sly digs at the posters in this thread. Share some of your wealth of 'football knowledge' and help educate us.

IMO they are squad players at best, Mykolenko's faults and limitations have been explained on here many times over the past few years, as have Keane's. But no one has explained what I am not seeing. So hopefully you can educate me and I, along with others will be delighted that they have signed new contracts.

08 Jun 2026 14:11:29
Any news on a right back? The most important position this summer.

08 Jun 2026 19:03:13
Yes. We don't need one, we are going to go with a back three. Tarks-Keane-Micky. O'Nrien and Branthwaite subs. 👍

08 Jun 2026 19:21:52
Totally agree, Payner, and we have needed one for quite somewhile now. Missed the boat last close season, and we were consequently left without a proper one for the whole season. Trouble is, every club will know we are desperate in the RB position and look to have us over on transfer fee.

08 Jun 2026 20:24:48
Well, we did have one just that Moyes wouldn't play him. 🤷‍♂️

08 Jun 2026 21:15:16
Hahahaha, BMD.

That first post did make me laugh.
But all jokes aside, Mykolenko is probably a better player in a back 3 than he is as a left back. He's easily improved on as a left back, but doesn't look like our recruitment team think the same. But then they've failed to get us a right back for years now.

08 Jun 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Davey Sulls has posted a new article entitled, Iraola Expectations and Liverpool Squad Priorities

08 Jun 2026 14:16:52
Wan Bassaka seems to be the one in pole position on the rumour sites.

08 Jun 2026 06:54:58
Bit of fun
If you could have just one Everton player who could play for ever in the team, who would you pick?
Mine would be Dixie Dean.

{Ed025's Note - Bob Latchford..

08 Jun 2026 07:41:11
Neville Southall.

08 Jun 2026 09:01:52
Tricky Trevor Steven.

08 Jun 2026 09:34:29
Kanchelskis.

08 Jun 2026 09:41:29
Alan Ball.

{Ed025's Note - great shout that Shropshire..

08 Jun 2026 10:22:23
Easy. The Golden Vision best player I've ever seen in a blue shirt.

08 Jun 2026 10:38:21
Alex Nyarko for me.

08 Jun 2026 10:39:37
Southall said. Ball said. Dixie (we could have done with him in recent seasons) said.

If I had to pick someone new, I'd go with Cahill. The guy popped up everywhere and contributed to goals.

08 Jun 2026 11:35:13
Rooney, or Baines.

08 Jun 2026 12:20:31
In terms of players that would come into this team and have an immediate impact, based on my 30 years of watching Everton, it would be Rooney, Lukaku, Cahill or Kanchelskis.

08 Jun 2026 11:06:44
The things I remember from my first game Ed, which was on a very sunny day were firstly how big the stadium was, then how green the pitch was and then how red Alan Ball's hair was and how white his boots were!

The complete midfield player for me. I was only a kid, but I remember crying when he left.

{Ed025's Note - i cant remember if i seen him play Shropshire but my dad and mates who were older were gutted when he left mate..

08 Jun 2026 13:28:12
I think we're a similar age Ed and I can only remember Bally, Gordon West, Brian Labone and Ray Wilson from the side simply because of the World Cup. But Bally really stood out. He would be priceless today.

{Ed025's Note - i would agree Shropshire mate..

08 Jun 2026 14:30:50
Alan Ball. Even in his older days, he ran rings round me at Blackpool. So gifted.

08 Jun 2026 17:30:19
For me, Kevin Sheedy - was just my favourite player to watch as a kid, and I would leave to relive that memory.

08 Jun 2026 19:41:25
So many brilliant players have been mentioned here, what we would give to have just one player with the same ability as any of those now.

08 Jun 2026 19:57:22
Kevin Sheedy.

08 Jun 2026 20:29:23
When Alex Young got the ball, you could feel the crowd swell, you could taste the anticipation. The guy was our motto, an absolute genius. Was eventually replaced by some ginger kid from Blackpool and he wasn’t bad either. 😂

08 Jun 2026 21:18:26
What about the guy that came on the pitch and asked Nyarko to swap shirts and let him play, BN? Surely, as drunk as he looked that day, he could've given more than Alex haha.

08 Jun 2026 23:26:32
Latchford, Trevor Steven, Alan Ball (the original engine) .

07 Jun 2026 17:25:36
Maybe we should have a look at a few players from Bodo Glimt, the left winger Hauge and centre forward Hoge. They have a right back, can't remember his name, who reminds me of Coleman and Berg. In centre midfield, reminds me of Peter Reid, always looking for the ball and moving it quickly, has a look of Thomas Brolin who played for Leeds.

Surely it wouldn't take massive amounts to get these players in, and all international for Denmark and Sweden. May get a look at them in the World Cup; they were great in the Champions League — just ask City and Inter, also beat Atletico Madrid away.

07 Jun 2026 19:40:09
Who is the manager there???

08 Jun 2026 03:33:31
Kjetil Knutsen.

08 Jun 2026 10:23:41
He would suit us.

08 Jun 2026 11:14:33
After our last seven games of the season, I'd take Ted Lasso or Mike Bassett..

Things can't continue as they are or we will see a change of manager pretty soon.

07 Jun 2026 13:45:11
If we buy Grealish then we will definitely need an overlapping left back, otherwise we will have zero pace on that wing. Jack likes to play at his own pace and that’s not going to change. I would imagine Moyes wants him for all the fouls he wins.
Tactic next season, give it to Jack, get a foul and load the box. Man’s a tactical genius.

07 Jun 2026 14:09:41
Really hope we get Jack, very good gifted player. We missed him in our last few games for sure.

07 Jun 2026 15:17:11
But don't need him on the wing. GB would be better playing behind the striker. Need pace out wide and Jack is smart enough to play as a 10.

07 Jun 2026 16:07:11
Hope we don't get him, too much baggage and injury prone, a bit too old and for me hasn't exactly set the world a light, rather we looked at someone young.

07 Jun 2026 23:21:26
Plays at own pace, affects whole team (give it to Jack) . Holds ball up.

08 Jun 2026 11:15:41
He might have the brains to play 10, but our manager won't do it. He's more likely to play him at LB or RW.

08 Jun 2026 12:20:43
Providing the finances are right then it's a transfer we have to make. Holds the ball up, provides assists and draws plenty of fouls. We missed him from the minute he was out injured. Wouldn't class him as injury prone and, having just turned 30 not so long ago, don't see how some can say that is too old? Gets mentioned plenty of times in these pages, players are fitter than they have ever been these days. We can get a few seasons out of him no problem so I, for one, would like to see this deal made asap.

08 Jun 2026 17:03:12
Loan yes buy no. Leopards don't change their spots, mate.

07 Jun 2026 12:59:26
I see Braiden Graham for NI has scored the winner in an under 19 match against Azerbaijan on Friday. He may now get his call up at some stage in the senior game against France, I think. Some player we have here and wish the lad all the very best.

07 Jun 2026 15:22:21
He was on the bench on Thursday for their match against Guinea. All subs used except for him and the keeper.

07 Jun 2026 23:22:28
He is minute and to light GB.

08 Jun 2026 20:31:06
So was Michael Owen and he didn't do too bad.

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?