Everton banter 8

14 Sep 2025 10:00:33
I could go on about Beto not being good enough or Barry not being ready but the fact again we're talking about that end of the pitch instead of how bad the football is and negative it is, means all I want to say is how much I've fallen in love with my club again.

I had the biggest smile on my face at full time because once again we had competed and stood up to another top football club. I hadn't sat there for 90 mins looking at my team defend in our own half with not a sniff of a goal. Instead we created and dominated another team.

This feels a million miles away from what we've had to sit through for the past few years. Players making me get out of my seat, having genuine belief when we have the ball that we're going to create something and finally a team full of big balls that aren't afraid to go one on one and not passing back. It's a thrill again.

My standards will increase and I'll want the next step sometime in the future but right now I'm healing from the trauma of the past few years and as I said at the start I'm enjoying my club and football again.

Bring on them lot next week. We may not win but at least I have hope we'll compete with them and again not by being defensive but by standing toe to toe.

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14 Sep 2025 10:04:02
Good post BJohn. The fact that we’re disappointed to draw with Villa, and that we can see a clear style of attacking play is something we haven’t been able to say for years. If we’d had another 70 million in the kitty, we may have bought a no 9. This season, we’ll have to make do, and hope that Barry kicks on. Reason to be positive.

15 Sep 2025 03:27:31
Don't think too many fans will disagree with you BJU, we are a much better team this season than we have been for quite a few year. I still think we're 2 - 3 good players away from challenging for a top 6-8 finish. But we're definitely moving in the right direction, finally.
Beto had a nightmare yesterday, it was hard to watch him at times and so frustrating to see a professional footballer struggling so badly to control a ball, pass a ball and just as important make a run into space. We all know he can do much better that that but until he starts showing what he can do then he will deservedly be criticised for anymore very poor performances he has.

14 Sep 2025 08:11:05
First time (circumstances) in Stadium yesterday. WOW. Disappointed in Beto to be honest, I have defended him on here but I have truly seen Sunday League players knee deep in cow dung with more ball control. Something drastically wrong with our coaching staff if they can't address this and Beto himself if he isn't putting himself through extra ball discipline. MOTD makes it look like he was unlucky, he wasn't unlucky. Barry needs to drop down to our reserve sides for a few games. Get JB fit and ask Keane if he fancies striker. Ruhl looks the answer alongside Gueye. Ndyia oh my word, I swear from where we sat he was actually laughing turning Villa inside out. We are beginning to look like Everton. COYB.

14 Sep 2025 01:18:10
Govern the two options at number 9, I know Dibbling is not a Moyes target type target man, but he has the build to hold his own up front, and the ability to take the sought of chances that went begging today think it's an option that should be considered, we may discover a center forward by happy accident.

14 Sep 2025 07:44:19
Has Dibling played as a striker?

13 Sep 2025 21:04:52
Yes, we played well, and yes we missed some chances, and, that's on us, but, why do we get the bottom of the baral in match officials.
Two penalties govern against us, two that were both a nonsense, and today, we get one of the most incompetent referees on the list, AND KNOW TO BE SO .
This man would find himself in trouble referring Sunday morning pub football.

13 Sep 2025 22:22:24
Not a barrel deep enough for that guy first off. Bloke next to me said fat balding (insert here) , I said hold up mate I am only watching.

13 Sep 2025 19:29:47
Will start with the positives. Michael Keane was absolutely phenomenal today, not sure he lost a single duel. Tarkowski stepped up from his recent performances too which was great to see.

I have said this already but Iroegbunam is not a DM. Does not have the intelligence or defensive nous to play that position. Rohl came on and for me, showed enough to start next game. He is brilliant at tracking men and physical enough to intercept the ball but also looks to press when the time is right, as opposed to playing safe and sitting. Already easily better than Tim.

Beto was tragic. If we had signed a Vardy, that chance from the brilliant Jimmy ball is a goal. That being said, I don't think we can drop him for Barry. What does he do? He just runs around aimlessly. Stuck in no man's land. Imo, I would rather have Dibling or Ndiaye playing the no9.

That game was absolutely there for the taking today. Villa were happy with the point. You could see it a mile off. Criminal for me that Dibling or Charlie didn't get some minutes to try and change the game. The way the game was stretched it would have been perfect for Dibling.

A point is better than a loss but we should have gone for the 3 today. Villa didn't want to know. These are the types of games that are the difference between getting Europe and not.

2 pts dropped but better than 0 I guess.

13 Sep 2025 19:59:58
You make a good point BN mate, I was dead against Vardy because of his age but after watching Beto miss two sitters in the first 10 minutes he is truely awful, even if Vardy only plays 45 mins we would be better off as you say mate 2 points lost.

13 Sep 2025 22:26:16
I hate to say if but even that rat maupay would of finished them chances beto had. That sent a shiver down my spine writing that.

13 Sep 2025 23:18:32
Keane could have had a hatrick today. He’s lost his scoring touch but his defending has come on leaps and bounds.

Beto really didn’t have a good day. He lacks confidence. Vardy may have knocked in a goal but I’d bet so would several Championship strikers. Barry will likely start the next game.

It was refreshing to see us not ‘holding on’ for points but very much in control for most of the game and looking the side more likely to score. Shame he didn’t give Dibling a run. For the price we paid, I’d hope to see him involved ever game if possible.

14 Sep 2025 05:01:34
Maupay wouldn't have even been in the box for them chances dentie.

14 Sep 2025 05:04:27
I said in July that Vardy on a free was a no brainer. With what we have now, he would've easily got 15 goals this season.

Maybe time to play a false 9. With the attacking midfield we have they can easily interchange up front.

Beto isn't Premier league standard and Barry is way too inexperienced and raw to be our 1st choice atm.

Hopefully our recruitment team have tapped up a decent option for January. Can't see TFG being overly patient if a decent striker isn't brought in.

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14 Sep 2025 08:18:43
Not just the sitters GB the whole game the ball just bounces off him, unacceptable at this level. The big positive with this Squad we are not going to be relegated ?. Oh and no way will City sell us Grealish for less than £50 mill.

14 Sep 2025 08:22:21
For me no good playing Ndyia as striker, far to valuable playing as he is now.

14 Sep 2025 09:10:59
Didn't even notice Barry till he missed a easy chance.

13 Sep 2025 19:16:35
Very disappointed with Beto today.
Thought as a team, we lack a little bit of emergency when we were on top.
We were always going to Grealish and he had three people on him.
I think with 20 minutes to go we should've brought Charlie or dibbling on.
But I take the start that we've got all day long.
Hard fixtures to come

I was against hardy a few weeks ago but we are crying out to somebody you can finish.
The midfield are soon going to get sick of setting up beto to miss sitters every week.

14 Sep 2025 08:28:55
To be fair Sobs I didn't see it like that. What was frustrating in real time was the number of times the ball bounced off our lump of a 9. What I found amusing (from where we sat) was the grin on Ndyia's face turning Villa inside out. My son was wetting himself.

13 Sep 2025 17:20:42
One of Betos worst games today, his touch was the worst I've ever seen it. But I genuinely believe Barry was worse, at least beto got involved. Barely even noticed Barry was on apart from that miss. But on the positive side we really do just seem to be a decent striker away from being a very very good side. 9 times out of 10 we win that game today, just wasn't out day in front of goal.

13 Sep 2025 18:29:35
Yeah, I'm taking it is a positive, we created plenty of decent chances which even without winning marks a huge improvement on last year.

Would like to have seen Charly come on though feel he has earned his share of minutes no matter how well the others are playing.

13 Sep 2025 18:43:58
Can't remember when Beto or Barry had a great game to be honest. Maybe time to try leaving them both out of the starting eleven, it's like playing with ten men when they are on the pitch. Don't start on about they keep defenders occupied, there job is to score goals and neither is prolific at doing that, the odd easy tap in is not good enough.

13 Sep 2025 18:55:04
Chris89 unbelievable at this level the bloke cannot control a ball. Barry far to fragile for the prem. Play Keane up front.

13 Sep 2025 20:05:43
I've said a few times to stick Ndiaye up front.

13 Sep 2025 20:45:35
Keane was class today has been since moysey came back been our best defender along with jake.

14 Sep 2025 01:30:22
Agree Toffeeloyalist. Keane has been fantastic compared to Tarks. But when Jarred is back I think we know who will make way. I've always said it of Keane, get his confidence brimming and he's a good defender.

13 Sep 2025 16:59:37
A decent performance by the boys today, but I do think we will regret the failure to bring in a top striker during the summer months. if we had we would of got all points today, Beto for me works hard enough and has great attitude but he constantly fluffs his chances. we need a proven goalscorer in the January window to be able to push on.

13 Sep 2025 17:17:10
Good to see the defence start to cut out the mistakes and Tarks picking up. 0 0 and we definitely had the chances. Great save from their loco GK and tripling up on JG showed how hard Villa worked. A fair point. Also fair play to Digne staying on pitch after he grew a small planet out of his eyebrow. We all know we need a proper fully developed striker but we don't have one so its something for maybe the winter window but definitely the no1 priority next summer. Games are often a little 'off' after international break. A good point and being a bit disappointed shows how far we've come in a short while.

13 Sep 2025 18:58:06
Elvis49 Moyes needs to give Beto a velcro shirt and velcro boot patches. Failing that in training stand him in the centre circle and hammer balls at him. Striker is a priority in Jan because these two will cost us on the ladder.

13 Sep 2025 19:07:17
Digne didn't want to go. Good player, one of the best LB's we have had.

13 Sep 2025 16:45:51
Why aren't we playing dibbling, 45 million to warm the bench.

13 Sep 2025 17:16:39
Because we’d have to drop Grealish, Ndayie or DH.

13 Sep 2025 17:37:19
Surely he deserved the last 20 mins. KDH and Ndyie both dropped off towards the end.

13 Sep 2025 17:56:29
Would have been good to see him come on. Can he play number 9?

13 Sep 2025 18:58:35
Who does he replace shakey?

13 Sep 2025 18:59:37
Chris89 wrong mate just wrong.

13 Sep 2025 21:00:22
Dmsblues he could put illy central and swap with tim,

13 Sep 2025 16:11:49
Beto is awful again ahhhhhhhhh.

13 Sep 2025 16:37:23
He is shocking ?.

13 Sep 2025 14:36:18
The boys on the bench today would probably have been guaranteed starters last season.

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