Everton banter 7

28 Jan 2026 16:36:47
Not a transfer rumour sorry, more a view RE Dicky Hills atmosphere, to improve things when ‘quiet’ could we consider an ULTRAS type section combining the 1878s flag displays (think Turkey, Argentina, Croatia etc) frightening incessant crowd along with bass drummers or the Evertonians Calypso band off the Sky Ad Maybe managed flares or a light show, sirens, loud bangs along with footage and sounds of famous EFC moments in the fan plaza to create the pre buzz / intimidation.

Sorry if I’ve Americanised it but be good to hear views.

{Ed025's Note - i think we have a bit more class than that Bally, i can see how it would get the stadium rocking though mate..

29 Jan 2026 10:12:58
1878 organise the flags on poles and such, then our own 'supporters' nick em.

28 Jan 2026 13:44:31


BlueNose1878 has written an article entitled, Everton's Second Half Surge and Squad Analysis After Leeds Victory

28 Jan 2026 20:18:50
Good article.

29 Jan 2026 12:30:12
Great read as always, BN.

28 Jan 2026 13:42:50
Good to see what a great job TFG are doing commercially. RL’s Big Weekend is pretty much sold out, which is amazing, more tickets sold than ever before. They are also close to a deal to get Fiji vs England at HD Stadium, impressive stuff.

{Ed025's Note - it is Swinners, now take all that money and get us two full backs and a striker please.. :)

28 Jan 2026 17:00:06
Yeah was looking at the list of what is coming to our new Stadium, excellent news mate.

28 Jan 2026 17:01:18
Exactly Ed. It's the football team that needs sorting, the club itself appear to be doing fine.

{Ed025's Note - that works for me Brass..

28 Jan 2026 19:15:19
RW/RWB, Striker for me. Ruhl, KDH, Garner, Gueye, Alcaraz, Armstrong, Ndiaye, Mykolenko, Aznou, covered in the middle and left. Defence is covered (lots of stories looking to replace Patterson) .

28 Jan 2026 01:47:31
Totally agree with what everyone is saying about mcneil and Mykolenko for the Leeds goal but if ndiaye hadn't bottled the challenge at the start of the Leeds attack and rolled around wanting a free kick when he was hardly touched we wouldn't of been in that situation to start with. i ain't slagging ndiaye but that's how I saw it.

28 Jan 2026 09:03:05
Not wrong there Ron. Those are the duels you live for. I would have been going full throttle head first. Win win. You win the ball and get clattered or clatter, it lifts the crowds and you'd expect the players around you. You don't win the ball, you get lenience from the ref because you are going up against 2 players.

Stach did lead with his elbow though and even though he didn't connect properly, it should have been flagged for dangerous play in todays rules.

28 Jan 2026 11:54:50
Nearly all their attacks came down our right, Patterson was unprotected whole of first half. When Ndiaye went down it left Mykolenko trying to cover two players. Never the less the total negligence by McNeil is inexplicable, left wondering if the lad had a bet on. The change in the Team 2nd half was in my view very good.

Have just watched the whole game back (unedited) , paying particular attention to criticised players. McNeil, didn't think it was possible for him to be any worse, I was wrong. If he gets picked again, Moyes has lost the plot. I go along with those that sit around me on criticism on players.

28 Jan 2026 13:17:47
Mykolenko was already out of position before Ndiaye even challenged and Garner was furthest across on the left. Mykolenko then goes to track the run of Bogle and should go and close the gap when the ball is bouncing and Bogle is waiting for it to come down.

Instead he hesitates and goes too late. O'Brien massively at fault for not coming across as well and you could even blame Tarky for not being tighter to Dom.

28 Jan 2026 17:12:06
Glad we mostly agree how poor a lot of the players were in the 1st half. And I love it when players smash the opposition legally lol. Always got told to play to the whistle seemed like a few just turned off for a few seconds expecting a free kick which we was never getting.

27 Jan 2026 23:47:38
The departure list .
MacNiel, Beto, Paterson, Mekolenco, and for me, know it might be controversial, But time to admit our mistake and cut our losses on Dibling.
Might not bring in a whole lot of cash, but at least a big chunk off the wage bill .

28 Jan 2026 03:55:11
Patterson and Mycalenco (sorry about spellig) can only be sold if we get top drawer replacements, probably have to wait until the summer.
McNeil can go now, I'll even drive him. He is an embarrassment to our shirt. Beto can go too if a sensible offer comes in for him.
I would probably loan Dibling out, maybe to the Dutch league so he can find his confidence and come back a more effective player.
I wouldn't buy Grealish either. For the money I'm sure that there's younger more goal scoring wingers out there (if only we had scouts) .

UTFT NSNO IMWT.

28 Jan 2026 12:01:22
Apparently the medics haven't given a timeline on Grealish. I agree on buying him, personally £20 mill yes but above that no bother. Dibling, I do wonder why he isn't tried on the left, he looks totally lost on the right. Loan him out to a hard league Championship or such.

27 Jan 2026 21:56:33
Looks like we missed out on Neal Mopey.

27 Jan 2026 23:24:46
Would you rather him or Beto?

28 Jan 2026 03:23:02
Is he still masquerading as a footballer? I remember watching him doing shooting practice before a game and not only did he not score, he never got 1 on target. It was embarrassing to see a pro footballer put so many shots into Gwladys Street from 10-15yards.

27 Jan 2026 21:47:23
We were very poor in the first half and it was difficult to know why said Moyes.
Really?

28 Jan 2026 12:02:37
Why were we poor first half BMD?

28 Jan 2026 12:28:05
Because the one tactic we use doesn’t work in home games. We gave Leeds licence to walk the ball up to the half way line and gain momentum. Then surprise surprise they scored, and could easily have had two or three.
So Moyes saying he doesn’t understand why this happened worries the feck out of me, because everyone watching knew exactly why.

28 Jan 2026 13:04:51
For me that wasn't even the same tactic. I would have stuck with Ndiaye on the right, he and Gueye are used to each other there. McNeil hopeless but better (bad word sorry) on the left. I don't understand why Dibling a left footer is not tried on the left.

28 Jan 2026 13:49:09
Exactly the same tactic just different personnel. Perhaps Moyes doesn’t realise Dibling is left footed?

28 Jan 2026 16:48:16
No, he still thinks he's a footballer, but then, he thinks MacNiel is a footballer. Take more water with it, or pop down to Specsavers.

27 Jan 2026 17:40:43
Keane will be eligible for Saturday, and if Tim back and available (? ) , add those two to the team and bench from last night, it will be interesting to see which two players get left out completely (not in team or on bench) for Saturdays match.

27 Jan 2026 18:07:17
Guarantee you Mykolenko and McNeil both start.

27 Jan 2026 18:33:38
I don’t think McNeil will start myself.

27 Jan 2026 18:39:58
I hope he doesn’t JB but Moyes doesn’t seem to see what majority of fans do in that he’s not good enough and starts him when no one else would.

27 Jan 2026 18:43:44
He wouldn’t start me either JB.

27 Jan 2026 19:04:02
He saw the first half yesterday and hooked him, hopefully the fact that a few have returned will mean his race is run.

27 Jan 2026 19:30:26
I reckon he will drop young Armstrong and Patterson and Keane and tim will be on the bench aswell.

27 Jan 2026 20:55:54
I don't know what Moyes see's in McNeil during matches that we aren't seeing, apart from experience. If Moyes drops him it'll be for Alcaraz.

27 Jan 2026 22:00:41
Think Patterson should be good hopefully. Think Keane will be on the bench, with OBrien? Now JB is back? Be harsh on OBrien, think him and JB will be brilliant over the next few seasons. But think he keeps Tarks in for now. A good Captain brings a lot to the team.

27 Jan 2026 22:41:11
He may stick with that second half three at the back setup.

28 Jan 2026 00:59:36
Do you think he is a good captain?

28 Jan 2026 12:28:58
I don’t.

28 Jan 2026 21:52:22
Tarks is a decent captain but his hot headedness and clumsy challenges leave slot to be desired. Always looking to get a sly one in on players but normally he does it right in front of officials.

27 Jan 2026 15:52:28
Can I ask everyone when they think everything will no longer be a club in transition, project, work in progress?

I do agree that we have changed a lot and got a new stadium but I’d say after this summer transfer we can no longer use this excuse.

It is clear everybody that we need to full backs - save the Grealish money and pay to get two quality full backs instead.

27 Jan 2026 18:59:50
I agree with you Sobs, I think that another good window this summer and I would very much like to see us competing for European football in the league next season and also have decent cup runs too.

27 Jan 2026 20:59:20
When we win something Sobs.

27 Jan 2026 15:43:55
Had a bit more time to think about the game last night, and we were still crap.

27 Jan 2026 19:54:15
??????.

27 Jan 2026 22:42:17
Far from crap second half, that was a good performance.

28 Jan 2026 09:16:27
No it wasn’t.

27 Jan 2026 15:07:14
I agree the second half was really good last night and we were unlucky not to have won the game, I thought the subs that's come on second half were top notch and changed the game completely, well done to our manager for changing it and doing so after half time, we still need two or three players in but overall I’m happy with that, we are in 10th spot I bet not many thought we would be so high up the table in January at the beginning of the season, we are a Club in transition and I’m well chuffed with our progress, onwards and upwards.

27 Jan 2026 21:00:15
Just a shame he got the set up all wrong from the start of the game GB.

28 Jan 2026 09:17:12
Managers tactic cost us three points.