Everton banter 9

27 May 2026 07:48:31
Always blue this is your most recent post
Brutal truth, is that the TFG, are quite satisfied with a mid-table finish, and that being so we are set for another season of the same, Moyes, to bring in a handful of over 30s, get knocked out of both domestic cup competition, early, then finish 9th and present it as a good step forward.


I'm not mystic meg, but I think my predictions are on the money.

You are on the money. The only bit I disagree with about next season's league performance is the position that we will finish in.

In no way are we finishing as high as ninth with Davey safety first. Let's hang onto this point. Moyes, as I have stated countless times, not wanting to lose and wanting to win football matches are leagues apart. Punishment intended, Moyes is we must not lose at all costs rather than chancing his arm and going after the win. Therein lies the problem: he will never take any club forward and if you stand still especially in this league of ours you inevitably Go backwards in Moyes we don't trust IMWDT

27 May 2026 08:41:00
There were a few times that we pushed for a win, but I honestly think that was the players and not a coached tactic, because we got picked off and lost the game.
I think Moyes has a desire to win. I just don't think his coaching this modern game can achieve it to a degree that gets us any higher than mid table mediocrity.


So yeah, safety first and then strike a narrative that we should be celebrating it due to our poor squad (that he signed) .

27 May 2026 09:05:53
It's hard to win games in this league at best of times, but having two s**** forwards, no decent RB, and a questionable LB, what do you expect? Plenty of games we have been put under pressure because our forwards have fluffed their chances. That brings the inevitable pressure on the defence. Moyes is far from perfect, but let's not forget we have players in this squad that are Championship level at best.

The recruitment team have their work cut out, but it's about time they address the glaring issues that have plagued us for a good few seasons. This window is the most important we've had for a while.

27 May 2026 09:53:21
We may have two poor forwards. One was signed by Moyes and one wasn't. Beto at least tries and has the right attitude. Barry, whose signing was sanctioned by Moyes after Moyes having told him that he would do well in the Premier League, is quite frankly not only the worst striker I have seen at our club, but the worst striker I have seen at any Premier League club. To say that he's bad would be bigging him up, and his attitude absolutely stinks.

He also persisted in his 70th minute Barry for Beto substitution even when Beto was playing well and causing the opposition problems. Obviously, when Barry came on, he was, well, bad. So the bulk of our striking issues has been of Moyes own making. That in itself should be a sackable offence and I wouldn't trust him with our transfer kitty.

27 May 2026 09:56:19
I completely agree, BP, but the recruitment team have proven time and again that they cannot attract players that improve us. It's time we held them accountable for such a poor job for such a long time.

27 May 2026 10:31:10
SB, it doesn't really matter who signed them. They are both not good enough and need shipping out this summer. Working hard, having the right attitude and trying your best is the basic requirement of any player, none of those should give you any sort of pass if you haven't got the ability to go with it. The bottom line is that those two have cost us points this season and will continue to do so if they are kept beyond this summer.

Totally agree, TA, but I'm trying to keep the faith and give them the benefit of the doubt since it is practically a new setup.

They need to deliver big this summer, mate, otherwise we will be left with more mediocre players joining the club. Fingers crossed they get it right for once.

I've said it before. I get that some of you hate Moyes, but let's be realistic. We haven't had a decent striker since Rom, how many years ago? DM hasn't been here that long, has he? Blame him for the things he does or doesn't do, but let's not be so biased and blinkered as to blame him for things we've craved for many years.

27 May 2026 11:49:35
Hit the nail on the head there bp, I will judge him after a couple of windows mate.

27 May 2026 12:45:11
I fully agree that both need to go. My point is that Moyes has said on numerous occasions that he has the final say on who comes and goes. If a player is recommended to him, and he doesn't rate them, then they don't come as simple as that. Barry said when he joined that it was Moyes who called him and persuaded him to come. I'd seen a few Villarreal games, and it was apparent to me that he was absolutely crap and I couldn't believe it when he was linked with us, especially when we could have had Franculino Dju for £15m.

Moyes has never been the best judge when signing strikers, and this one is down to him. I fear that we may only get rid of one, and if that is the case then the one to go has to be Barry.
Having had such a calamitous end to the campaign, I also fear that we may be scraping the bottom of the barrel. I gather that we were in for Lukaku in January, and there still might be a chance due to his links with TFG. I'd still like Dju, but his price will have doubled now.
It will be interesting to see how this one pans out.

27 May 2026 18:55:20
How do we know TFG are happy with mid table?

27 May 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - MK Scouser has posted a new article entitled, Slot, Reijnen and a Summer of Big Calls

26 May 2026 23:39:25
The brutal truth, is that the TFG, are quite satisfied with a mid-table finish, and that being so we are set for another season of the same, Moyes, to bring in a handful of over 30s, get knocked out of both domestic cup competition, early, then finish 9th and present it as a good step forward.


I'm not mystic meg, but I think my predictions are on the money.

27 May 2026 07:52:47
How on earth do you know that, what a load of cobblers strewth.

27 May 2026 08:44:35
AB doesn't know it, of course, but he's going on what we have all seen. I find it hard to challenge, as Moyes' tactics just don't strike me as getting anything more than what AB predicts.

27 May 2026 08:53:57
The CEO has stated clearly that there is a 2 year plan. Year 1 was stability, on and off the pitch. Transfers were hit and miss, but we never flirted with relegation. The board will want to see an improvement on that in year 2, if they don't, they'll get rid, I'm sure.

27 May 2026 18:57:39
The CEO doesn't own the club and after this season he should be looking over his shoulder,

26 May 2026 20:12:52
??? Good golly gumdrops, see the GB gang have started even earlier this year, not even washed my homeshirt yet.

26 May 2026 20:34:16
Maybe you should have washed your mouth, all your Golly gumdrops after all. ?????

27 May 2026 15:27:51
What's the GB gang? I'm too old for acronyms.

26 May 2026 14:16:33
Would any of my fellow Evertonians take Nuno ES over the ever so dour and pragmatic Davey Moyes. I can already anticipate the Moyes surporters saying, he careful what you wish for your views my fellow Evertonians.

26 May 2026 15:11:05
Sunstroke, TB? ? Nuno is one of the worst managers in the Prem!

26 May 2026 15:15:13
Yeah, maybe if after a couple of windows for DM and no improvements then for sure.

26 May 2026 15:46:34
He plays even more boring football than Moyes.

Iraeola and Glasner are right there.

What on earth are we doing.

26 May 2026 15:41:56
GB why does moyes need a couple of windows please tell me, he ruined nearly every player he signed last season so really what warrants him spending millions to fail as usual and for us to go well he's wasted millions through three windows let's get shot now seriously what has the moyes brigade seen that suggests he deserves anything but his massive wages

26 May 2026 16:40:06
Iriola looks to be off to AC Milan, would he come to us over them? Glasner probably would, and he's done an excellent job at Palace, although they did finish below us in the league.

26 May 2026 18:36:28
Wouldn't mind Eddie Howe to be honest.

26 May 2026 19:58:38
Glasner did finish below us but got to a European final and his squad has been riddled with injuries and losing their best defender in January.

Didn't help that Mateta spent the first half of the season missing multiple easy chances a game.

As for Eddie Howe, that's another we should stay away from.

Also has his favourites at Newcastle, he's riding the wave of that League Cup win, because in the league they've been dreadful, buys players then plays them out of position or doesn't play them at all, sounds familiar doesn't it?

27 May 2026 08:46:50
Nuno has a reputation of falling out with the owners. He's becoming a bit of a journeyman himself and struggles now to see more than a season with a club.
I'd go nowhere near him.

26 May 2026 13:07:51
Patterson picked by Scotland. Moyes is a jock. Patterson not played for Everton. Moyes must have told Scotland Patterson is fine. Weird.

26 May 2026 14:59:49
He was apparently sick on the final day.

I imagine he won't be sick when the World Cup starts.

26 May 2026 15:14:27
I really wanted Patterson to succeed with us, but he has been disappointing since he arrived. Apart from not being good enough, he's also had too many injuries. Let's hope he has a decent tournament, and we can recuperate a bit of cash from selling him on.

Pick any of our last 3 or 4 managers, and none of them have had any faith in the lad. Sad, really.

26 May 2026 11:06:41
Like many on here I've supported Everton for a long time and it becomes much more than just a game on a Saturday. To put things into perspective when I was younger, once I passed my driving test I didn't miss a game home or away for over 20 years and blew the engine up on my first car (a Ford Anglia 1200 Super!) travelling back from Sheffield midweek after seeing Duncan McKenzie score a cracking goal in a cup game. For those who aren't familiar he was an extremely skillful player who the then manager Gordon Lee didn't like because he wanted him to be more of a grafter (sound familiar!) .

Anyway, this may be a little laboured, but my point is that in the middle of last week I'd actually forgotten that we still had a game on Saturday and thought that our season was over. I know technically it was but I thought it was actually over. For the first time ever on Saturday I watched the game with no enthusiasm and a feeling of inevitability, which is a shame as I'm a bit like GB in that I've never predicted a loss.

I've come to the conclusion that supporting Everton comes with its own form of real depression. I've never felt so low or totally empty in relation to the footballing side of things at our club.

I think it's probably down to the fact that with half a dozen games to go we were nailed on for Europe and we blew it yet again due to Moyes and his combination of factors that should make his position untenable. I know that there are more important things than football, but it does become part of your daily life. It may be close season but I'm obviously not alone in saying that Everton related thoughts are still present on a daily basis and sometimes take priority when they shouldn't do.

I will admit that I didn't want Moyes back and wasn't too bothered when he left the first time. I honestly feel that anyone other than Dyche would've kept us up and that Moyes should've gone once we were safe. Another season of Moyes will only drag the club further into the depths of mediocrity. My hope for the close season and going forward and this is probably a forlorn one is that TFG have the courage to take the necessary steps to take the club forward rather than waste another season and substantial funds with Moyes.

Being Evertonian we live in hope. Take care everyone.

26 May 2026 12:08:14
Good post mate, I too had a Ford Anglia, but it was a 997 cc, always wanted the 1200 buddy.

26 May 2026 13:08:45
Landrover. ???

26 May 2026 13:10:34
Took me ages to save up for it. It was white with a blue flash GB and got me to plenty of games before it gave up the ghost and was replaced by a Sunbeam Rapier.

26 May 2026 14:40:43
I really really wanted one, mate.

26 May 2026 14:41:54
Mine was six months old £325 that was a fortune back then, mate.

26 May 2026 15:05:30
Took me 24 years of my life (they said it was free) . ???

26 May 2026 15:16:37
Those were the days dms, mate.

26 May 2026 10:57:47
So here we go, another long summer waiting for new signings, probably 3 in the last week of the window for the first team. Women and under 21s will be first for additions, then we will get 2 free transfers and an out of the blue signing.

I'm hoping this recruitment team over deliver this time, definitely need 2 full backs replacement for Gueye and a striker.

26 May 2026 11:42:00
Remember, the last minute signing of Dibling last summer, smacked of desperation to get big name (at the time) , big fee (40+m) signing over the line.
Let's hope recruitment team are more productive early on this year, we are desperate for signings in the positions most people on here mention regularly, which I totally agree on.

26 May 2026 13:17:48
I think Dibling will come good with a manager who encourages and shows belief in him. He certainly has the ability, but Moyes has knocked the confidence out of him. If he feels wanted and is allowed to express himself, we will see a different player (not that we've seen much of him) . Think George is also worth taking a punt on.

26 May 2026 13:32:12
I agree, both have more pace than Dwight, more direct, and want to go forward. Need to give them both a good preseason if we get George. Heard Rooney talking about football at Man It'd, saying it wasn't rocket science what they did, pace down the sides, wingers and full backs' crosses in the box, and someone to put it in the net.

26 May 2026 10:25:41
I know Beto is not the answer to a maidens pray, but who, in their right mind, starts Barry? His lack of talent aside, his attitude absolutely stinks. He must be looked at, as experiment that failed and dispached as the first opportunity. Will be lucky to get even 5m of the 30m payed. TFG please note.

26 May 2026 09:26:08
4 points short of Europe, shame that.