Everton banter 9

13 Sep 2025 11:15:26
It’s been a huge week for Jack Grealish, turned 30, won his first ever Premier League Player of the Month award, and now he caps it all off by lining up for Everton against his old boyhood club Aston Villa.

We’re wishing him nothing but the best today, hoping he can continue to bring that old fire we all remember from his Villa days, the spark that City never truly let shine, and light it up here on the banks of the Royal Blue Mersey at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The perfect way to cap off a big week for JG with a huge win.

UTFT.

13 Sep 2025 12:45:02
Really pleased he came to us.

13 Sep 2025 02:27:19
Think the Villa game is going to be a tough one, I'm going for a nervy 2-1 to us. Beto and Keane to score.

13 Sep 2025 10:43:38
It's a tough match but then again every game in the EPL is tough. However, I can forgive a bad result as long as we go out there to try and win the game and that's what we're trying to do.

The last few years I've had to sit there watching us sit in our own half for most of the game whereas now, we've got players trying to do something at the other end. I'm so excited to be going the game today and I can't tell you the last time I felt like that.

So I'm going to be positive and say 3-1 to us and an exciting game of football.

COYB NSNO UTFT.

12 Sep 2025 21:03:50
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new player profile about, Antoni Milambo

12 Sep 2025 13:12:28
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new player profile about, Joao Pedro

12 Sep 2025 11:40:27
Good news for Jack Grealish, voted player of the month, well done.

12 Sep 2025 12:19:04
Not bad not played for two weeks.

12 Sep 2025 12:30:57
And well deserved too.

12 Sep 2025 13:13:16
It was that mate.

12 Sep 2025 14:15:09
That's why it was for August.

12 Sep 2025 14:38:05
So pleased for Jack grealish. Thoroughly well deserved.

12 Sep 2025 19:17:58
The lad must be buzzing after 4 years of being shackled by Pep.

He deserves all the praise is currently getting, can see him getting a goal tomorrow against his beloved Villa. Its written in the stars.

13 Sep 2025 10:39:16
Early days, but, footballer of the year?

11 Sep 2025 21:45:55
Chelsea gets a slap on the wrist. Still waiting on Man City. I suppose the PL will buy them a Chicken and Pepsi dinner as a reward.

12 Sep 2025 12:36:03
It will be a very light looking sanction because it’s the club that brought it to light when the new owners were doing their due diligence. That will be a massive influence on the apparent leniency.

11 Sep 2025 18:13:22
Roll on Saturday can't wait for the footy. has to be a win for us, the lads are flying.

11 Sep 2025 20:31:43
What do you think the score will be GB.

I’d like to see another 2-0 but I’d settle for anything if it was a win!

12 Sep 2025 08:49:09
Yep fancy the same mate 2-0 COYB.

12 Sep 2025 12:21:53
Gone through a bad patch but Villa are a good side, good manager, good individuals. Would take a 1-0 but prob 1-1. My first game of season.

13 Sep 2025 02:21:52
I'll take my normal 3-1 win.

11 Sep 2025 12:12:39
Sky saying that Chelsea have been hit with 74 charges over breaches of multiple regulations here we go again a slapped wrist or thrown out the Premiership.

11 Sep 2025 13:03:14
Both City and them slapped wrist or rather Masters is up rubbish creek. Run for years.

11 Sep 2025 20:04:04
Like Ed has said: they won’t kick City or Chelsea out the league because it’s bad for business. The breakaway six are untouchable since they tried to form a new league. There’s nothing we can do but sit and watch them get off lightly. Would love to be wrong but I have the feeling they will walk away with little more than a fine and a transfer embargo.

11 Sep 2025 20:39:42
And yet we got the full works, it all just stinks, give the the old days anytime.

12 Sep 2025 00:50:11
Stop worrying everyone, what's done is over, we survived and better times are ahead. We now have owners who know how to run this business and we will not have the same problems in the future. The situation with City and Chelsea will rumble on and on and the best thing to do is ignore it.

12 Sep 2025 08:51:51
Agree Mike but all Teams should be treated the same, what happened to justice they are all corrupt mate.

12 Sep 2025 12:23:29
Nothing and nobody is treated the same.

10 Sep 2025 21:57:39
Just me or does anyone else think we should play Ndiaye up front? I know he's played there plenty before for the likes of Shef Untd, but could he do that job for us and up the creative / attacking flare with Jack and Dibbs on the wings and KDH just behind him?

I like Beto from a work rate perspective, but he will not get us 20+ goals a season. Ndiaye might.
Thought?

11 Sep 2025 06:20:59
If you watch the games, he does.

11 Sep 2025 07:52:15
I think he’s more dangerous running at players and linking up play, but I’m sure he could do a job up front if needed.

11 Sep 2025 08:30:22
Think we have him in his best position so why move him?

11 Sep 2025 11:37:45
Goals are coming from mid field which is great and allows the strikers breathing space to improve their game. Both Barry and Beto will benefit from this. So I say keep the formation as it is. We’ve won our last three off it.

11 Sep 2025 20:06:51
Currently, I’d keep them where they are. Only changes being introduced should be from the bench until we start playing poorly. The emphasis should be on sorting the defence out.

10 Sep 2025 17:42:22
Just for a bit of fun, name a player we signed, who you loved, but they just didn't reach the heights expected . Mine would be Mo Besic .
Loved his attitude and all action style, but unfortunately injuries played a part and he never really kicked on.

{Ed025's Note - Billy Kenny or Joe Parkinson for me ST, Joe was plagued by injury and Billy had a penchant for marching powder but both could have been so much more mate..

10 Sep 2025 18:07:47
Remember when Mo had Messi in his pocket for that international game and we all thought we had the best DM in the World.

10 Sep 2025 18:57:44
Billy, thought we had a player with the wow factor. Sadly it didn’t pan out that way.

10 Sep 2025 19:00:07
I loved Joe, but like so many he joined us when we were a bad side and senior professionals just got the ball because they were frightened of mistakes instead of guiding youngsters.

I believe we ruined the potential many academy players.

10 Sep 2025 19:53:53
Joe Parkinson for me. Iv injury free he would of carried on being our midfield enforcer for a few more years. Was virtually on an England call up when he got injured. When we signed him from Bournemouth I'm sure they were in old division 4 at the time too.

10 Sep 2025 19:55:43
I may be wrong about this but I'm sure when Besic marked Messi out the game, he was predominantly a centre half and that was his 1st go at playing DM.

10 Sep 2025 20:10:44
Lookman.

10 Sep 2025 21:04:47
Yerry Mina, for me, what a player, if only he has stayed fit.

10 Sep 2025 21:21:01
You lot are probably too young to have seen Tony Kay, one of the best players we ever had, ruined by being stupid and betting on his game before we got him.

{Ed025's Note - i know of him Mike but never seen him, supposed to be a very good player mate..

11 Sep 2025 07:33:42
Bernie Wright from Walsall. Ran his heart out and put himself about but never hit the heights expected.

11 Sep 2025 08:02:06
Lookman is a good shout gb I also reckon Gérard deulofeu one of them deals where you didn't know wwhat to expect am I right he scored on his debut against arsenal aswell then just drifted sadly.

11 Sep 2025 12:35:23
Limpar?

11 Sep 2025 15:28:41
Trouble with Bernie Wright he hit one of our coaches when he came into training still drunk, end of.

11 Sep 2025 18:43:24
BlueMike, I was lucky enough to see Tony Kay play. I remember when we won the league in 1963. Last game of the season at Goodison against Fulham, who included Johnny Haynes who was a clever midfielder, the first player on £100 a week. Kay had him in his pocket, hardly got a kick.

11 Sep 2025 19:45:06
Trouble with Bernie Wright is he wasn't really that good.

11 Sep 2025 20:29:53
Materrazi.

12 Sep 2025 15:18:05
I’ll go with Blue Mike and Old blue sighs with Tony Kay. Played Left Half and signed from Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday had good players in those days. Can’t remember if they all played in the same team but they also had Albert Quixall who went to Man United and Jackie Sewell who I think went to Villa.

10 Sep 2025 13:36:41
If the rumours are true that we rejected a 26 million bid for Myko from Napoli, that is madness for me.

Making money on a distinctly average player after having him for a few years would have been great business.

10 Sep 2025 15:37:11
Don't think Moyes or Hierarchy agree with you.

10 Sep 2025 15:54:20
Already struggling for left backs why get rid of one?

10 Sep 2025 17:33:49
Myko is a good defensive left back. He gives 100% every game and can't say he has ever purposely let us down. He is limited as a player and going forward isn't good enough but never the less defensively he is good.

If we had another one ready behind him and brought one in, then I'd consider it but Aznou is not ready for 12 months at least really for the 1st team from what I can see. He's only played 13 professional games.

We tried to get Ake and maybe if he'd have come in then Myko may have gone.

10 Sep 2025 17:34:44
I'd take that all day long if we had decent cover for both full back position but we are very short in that department as it is. Hopefully they come back in for him next window and we can bring in a RB and another LB before letting him go.

10 Sep 2025 17:39:28
How much would it cost to replace him though BN?

10 Sep 2025 18:44:30
I did mean that if we had somebody else to come in, not just blindly sell Myko.

I think he is good on 1v1 duels but his defensive awareness is poor imo. That goal against Wolves last week showed that. If it was a one off then it would be easier to let it go but it is consistent ball watching, lack of concentration and positional awareness that let's him down for me.

I am not asking for goals and assists but at least somebody who is better on the ball and can shift it from our third to where the lads can make things happen.

I think you would be pleasantly surprised tbh JB.

My preferred choice would be Miguel Gutierrez from Girona. Top quality player and can't see him staying there beyond this season. Just turned 24 but physically ready for PL. I think young Aznou needs to do some growing first.

Joakim Mæhle would be a more experienced option. Seasoned pro. As good defensively as Myko but better positional awareness. Can play both flanks. Consistent assist-maker and can score. He would be available for around 12-15m, so not too pricey at all.

Fran Garcia could have possibly come in on loan/ loan to buy from Real Madrid as he does not get many minutes and is largely a backup. Madrid only paid 5 million for him so I imagine they wouldn't loose sleep having Carreras and Mendy as their first choices.

There are some other young decent LB's as well. Jayden Oosterwolde at Fenerbahçe and Octavio Ontivero > Lanus/ Argentina. Both seem to be a bit further along in their journey than young Aznou.

11 Sep 2025 07:55:18
If the Italian champions want him, he must be highly rated by many you’d think. I think he’s improved season on season. He’s already settled in the squad. We should be looking to keep our better players and improve the depth.