Everton banter 6

08 Jan 2026 10:53:23
We must have the worst two full backs, worst two strikers in the Premier and Championship League, is our Manager, coaching staff, Director of Football, CEO so blind?

08 Jan 2026 09:43:14
Any updates on Branthwaite not seeing him get a mention since we were told he’s back training on the grass.

08 Jan 2026 09:42:48
Defo need at least a couple loans in now. Thin squad now even more so after 2 x stupid red cards last night.

08 Jan 2026 09:19:10
Image how dire our bench is going to be Saturday and the starting 11 isn’t going to be much better.

08 Jan 2026 07:57:34
Read a lot of the comments from the game, and agree would just ask all those who criticised the lack of flexibility, poor subs etc in the game what they would have done with that bench?

Dibling has proven no more effective than McNeil, Beto no better than Barry, Rohl has been awful and the rest are unproven kids.

I can however think of games this season at full strength where bring Charly off the bench in particular has injected the energy needed to turn or get back into games that were drifting or where we have been able to move Garner to RB to provide a bit more threat - neither of which were options last night.

08 Jan 2026 09:59:43
It’s not just the subs, it’s how we are set up. The Wolves manager could see his team were struggling in the first half so changed the formation. We just change like for like, we don’t appear to have a plan b.

Patterson might not be great but he is a right back so why not play him. Tarkowski has been poor recently play O’Brien in his place. If things aren’t working then change the formation, but don’t just sit there and do nothing.

08 Jan 2026 10:14:04
It’s Moyes inflexibility which is most frustrating.

Appreciate we have a thin squad currently but his in game management is shocking.

As BMD says he has no plan B - sometimes doesn’t appear to have a plan A.

Wolves changed formation and tactics a couple of times in the game whereas Moyes stuck rigidly to his plan and didn’t try and counteract the wolves changes.

McNeil was awful yet he played almost whole game.

When Dibling had a poor game he was hooked at halftime. Should have brought Dibling on for McNeil at some point.

Armstrong was impressive, always available always trying to be positive - unsure why he was taken off.

Manager can’t do anything about the red cards, but we should have been out of sight way before then.

The more watch his tactics and listen to his post match comments the more I’m thinking he won’t be the manager next season.

He’s done well to stabilise the club but his rigidity and sticking with favourites is probably going to be his undoing.

{Ed025's Note - he does need to be more proactive Dan..

08 Jan 2026 15:42:48
Two new full backs on either side and a forward will change the landscape. We have a half decent first team but we are lacking quality in depth. We get to one nil up in games and miss too many opportunities to put it out of reach. That in itself invites pressure and we don't seem to be able to deal with that.

Tarks has been badly out of form this season and needs dropping. Move Jake over and play JG at right back. Harsh on him as he's been superb this season but HA can slot into his position for now.

The manager has his shortcomings, like those that have gone before him, but I don't think it's right that he's getting all of the stick when we have players who either don't put a shift in or are simply not good enough for this level. It's a combination of the two for me.

{Ed025's Note - it is a combination BP but you do have to question the manager at times mate, like leaving McNeil on last night, making substitutes too late and trying to defend a precarious 1 goal lead from half time..

08 Jan 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Joyfull has posted a new article entitled, The Championship Drop and What It Means for West Ham United

08 Jan 2026 03:10:37
We have played 9 games at hill /d stadium, we have won 3, enough said .
TFG please note and take apropret action .

08 Jan 2026 07:46:18
What is appropriate action?

08 Jan 2026 10:14:45
Well you could remind the manager that we are the home team here.

08 Jan 2026 10:51:34
P45, Tell Moyes he has an hour to clear his desk then remove his pass from finch farm.
That's Appropriate ACTION . I THINK TFG have the balls to do it, or at least I hope they do .

08 Jan 2026 14:55:14
And there's me thinking I was the only one on here who thought like that, just wait until GB See's your post he will be gunning for you ??.

07 Jan 2026 22:45:38
In reply to earlier posts. I did not want Moyse back. I think his team selections, his tactics and his substitutions are poor. My point was when we win certain posters are quiet but when we lose or draw with teams we "should" beat they can't wait to have a go at Moyse and not the players.

08 Jan 2026 02:13:42
Big Reg, I think that we are just tired and frustrated watching some dire football. I was glad when we appointed Moyes but he has shown that he has not learned from his years in management and he has one way of playing and has no idea how to change the direction of a game. It's just more of the same week in week out and opposition managers are learning how to beat us.

Yes he will get wins when we have all our best players back but injuries and suspensions will happen and a good manager can adapt and change strategy and tactics to accommodate the players he has available and unfortunately Moyes is showing that he is incapable of doing that.

08 Jan 2026 06:59:06
It’s all fair Mike, but without those wins, we’d be in the Championship already. He may not be the future, but he has done the job he was asked to do very well.

08 Jan 2026 07:50:05
I also don't think it's true about adapting when players are injured. I can think of a lot of examples of clubs of all sizes losing jep players and struggling.

The reds when they lost Van Djyk, City without Rodri - losing a few rotational players is one thing but losing the core of your attacking threat is another.

08 Jan 2026 10:18:12
EFCONE - appreciate we’ve lost few of our attacking threat in Ndiaye and KDH, however that doesn’t explain why we’re so poor at the back.

We’ve conceded way too many goals this season and a ridiculous amount at home.

Without Pickford we’d be in massive trouble.

08 Jan 2026 15:47:35
It's because we are missing our best CB in JB and Tarks has been awful all season, that's why we look so poor at the back, gd. If we have cash to spend then we need to do so and pronto.

07 Jan 2026 22:44:24
The two red cards that could and should have been avoided will unfortunately deflect attention from the errors made by the manager. Poor team selection again. Barry and McNeil again totally ineffective. Why can't Moyes just accept the fact that they are crap? We were playing with 9 men before the sendings off. Every time we are ahead and dominant at home in the first half we come out for the second half and allow the opposition to bully us. This can't be coincidence. The players are obviously playing to orders.

We revert back to being slow and predictable. No plan B, not even a plan A most of the along with poor and late like for like substitutions. Yes the team has shot itself in the foot on several occasions but the manager has shot them in the other foot on numerous occasions. Moyes should not be exempt from criticism. A season that has promised so much is going downhill at pace. I'm not sure that Moyes is capable or astute enough, or indeed tactically flexible enough to turn this around. I hope that he is. time will tell.

07 Jan 2026 22:58:28
Our fullbacks offer the team nothing going forward. He should try532 if we're lucky in the transfer window,

07 Jan 2026 23:07:56
Couldn't agree more with your comments. He should have made changes early in the 2nd half, Their no 7 who came at 1/2 time changed the game for them. He could have gone 442 or 532. Our fullbacks are not good enough going forward. Our play is too slow and predictable. Odd thing is we were ok in 1st half after we scored.

{Ed025's Note - to be fair Jimmy and Tim tired second half, no bloody wonder though playing balls to numpties like Barry and McNeil who then lose the bloody thing and they have to chase back all the time trying to retrieve it Grantham..

07 Jan 2026 22:27:40
Wish it had been Tarkowski who had pulled the guys hair, and McNeil who had clapped the ref. I would have been shouting for the red cards myself.

07 Jan 2026 22:24:13
Feel properly deflated.

Sunderland will be licking their lips at the prospect of playing us this weekend.

I’m off for a Butlins Weekender from Friday - Sunday. I’m going to drown my
sorrows, and check the score Monday.

{Ed025's Note - have a great time Benny mate..

07 Jan 2026 22:40:22
Don't blame you benny tbh mate have a good time.

07 Jan 2026 22:48:38
Tonight stunk of Moyes' first tenure where we saw wins turn into draws and draws into defeats.

At least the first time round he made the wrong changes like bringing Davey Weir on and shifting to a back 5 to protect the position. This time he just doesn't change anything at all.