Everton banter 9

27 Jan 2026 09:11:14
Im sick to death of this football club and some of its fans,
We are work in progress, well I've heard this for about 30 years
We have stooped so low now that our fans are made up because we are not in a relegation fight
Say something bad about moyes and all you get is, give him time, he loves the club, he had no money last time he was here, bollocks he did have money its a myth and he won fook all and what makes some people think he loves the club?
The truth is we have about 5 /6 players that are any good and a manager who is useless, yes he is better than what we had but he isn't good enough
Our football stinks and is terrible to watch, most of our players are terrible
Im taking some time away from going the game and posting on this page to concentrate on my health, I've not been to good lately, nothing serious i hope and should be back at the game sometime nex season, i just hope moyes has moved on before i come back.

{Ed025's Note - look after yourself mate..

27 Jan 2026 10:03:09
This club would effect anyone’s health stay strong mate and get well soon?.

27 Jan 2026 10:20:44
Need to relax Skylark, it's a sport, when it comes down to it just a game. If it's messing you up or aggravating give it a miss. Against Sunderland and last night I saw people struggling, having to stop and breath every couple of steps in the stands (this is a steep stadium) , where is the commonsense in that.

27 Jan 2026 15:39:02
It's not just a game it's part of your life and you can't just walk away from it because it's an addiction. Trouble is the older supporters are use to the quality drug, while the younger one's don't realise it exists, and so are happy to believe that what they are being given is the best they can get.

27 Jan 2026 16:14:22
Good post BB.

27 Jan 2026 00:04:56
I work in Leeds and was telling everyone in the office today about how Moyes will play the same setup he always does, will have made no accommodations for how they'll play, and that they'll get to enjoy a rare game were they absolutely dominate the opposition - and if they play 3 at the back, i'd bet my house that a wingback will score as he has NO idea how to nullify that.

I guess Moyes deserves a crumb of credit for actually changing it in the second half, but absolutely pathetic how predictable it all was. I've said it so many times, it's like every team in the league has a squad of analysts and tacticians who pick apart every second of a game for a minor advantage, except us who just goes 'eh, it almost worked last time, same again lads. '

27 Jan 2026 16:39:01
Absolutely spot on Alex.

27 Jan 2026 00:00:34
I remember when Neville signed for us and it wasn't greatly received. However, when he put that challenge in on Ronaldo, I think we all knew where his allegiances were when putting on an Everton shirt. Quite the opposite with McNeil tonight. The way he sh*t out of that 50/50 tonight was pathetic. Not to mention him half-jogging back for their first goal. He was and is utter garbage and shouldn't play for us again, unless we literally have no one else to use. If Moyes is going to continue his love affair, at least play him on the left. He is crap everywhere but it is evident he is 3 times as bad out on the right. Aznou deserved minutes after his Sunderland performance, I would be wanting to leave before deadline day if I was him. Imagine sitting there and seeing that play ahead of you.

He shouldn't have bought the two AFCON players in tonight. Both are clearly going to be knackered, even if they weren't physically, they will be mentally after winning a tournament, especially in that fashion.

Moyes weird habit of changing things after a good result. Rohl should have kept his place tonight in the flat three. They all take it in turns to press and get forward and it worked very well against Villa. Why the obsession with changing winning teams?

Mykolenko shocking again. Probably the worst performance I have seen him have in an Everton shirt Bogle and Justin absolutely hammered both our fullbacks all game. Praying we get some new blood in and don't offer him a new deal or get sucked in with the Patterson hype because he has managed to be fit for a couple of games.

Positives tonight were seeing the lads who have been injured come back in and get minutes. Can't wait for Jarrad to get fit. Not just a class defender but an actual footballer. Other one was DCL not scoring. That smile when he hit the post, you could tell he was dying to score haha! Reminiscent of the howling misses he used to make for us. Finally Barry getting another goal. Great gambling on the front post and another cute finish, which surprised me as much as the Villa one. Other than that he still looks very awkward in the way that he moves. Thought we would see a little bit of what he did for Villareal when he peeled off in the first half. Runs like a giraffe.

27 Jan 2026 07:04:28
When Moyes brought on Branthwaite he then at the same time should have replaced Mycolenko with Aznou, although Barry scored other than that he was out of his depth, we need a striker that can hold the ball up, retain possession and bring others into play,
Hard to comprehend why we have never found a suitable replacement for Mykolenko and Patterson.

27 Jan 2026 07:44:06
Yeah agree with all that. Full backs were awful last night. Struggled to defend and utterly useless going forward.

All changed when KDH was sent on. That guy is key to everything we do attacking wise, we seemed to click into place and Leeds couldn’t handle us.

Dibling was much better but I wish he would have taken a shot when on goal instead of passing. That a confidence thing which will come. Fair play though as he gets more minutes he offers more of what we expect for his hype.

27 Jan 2026 09:23:09
I also thought Garner was playing out of his normal position, maybe Moyes had to accommodate the lads returning from Africa.

27 Jan 2026 09:34:34
The “Everton Dibling” is a complete mystery to me, just not the same player as last season with Southampton, maybe Moyes is not the right Manager for him, going backwards and showing no signs that he has improved over the last few months which is strange, as by now he should have settled in to his environment
Moyes goes on about sending Armstrong out on loan, to give him more game time at Preston! So why doesn’t he feel the same over Dibling? For the sake of our massive investment in Dibling he’s need to go out on loan locally under a management team that will bring him back to his full potential, you can see from his body language something is not right.

{Ed025's Note - he does not look happy at all Uran, never smiles and looks really disinterested which for a young player is very worrying mate, could be homesick i suppose but looks like a fish out of water to me..

27 Jan 2026 09:48:20
Exactly Ed it also feels like he doesn’t get on with his team mates or his team mates don’t get on with him, maybe I am totally wrong and hope I am, a young lad on his own in the Merseyside area, baffling scenario Ed.

{Ed025's Note - something is not right thats for sure mate..

27 Jan 2026 11:19:56
The lad has a price tag around his neck, no fault of his own. It is baffling why he hasn't gone out on loan.

27 Jan 2026 17:48:58
Dibling can only go on loan to Southampton. He can't play for a 3rd club in 1 season.

26 Jan 2026 23:13:38
It’s safe to say Dwight McNeill is the worst player in an Everton shirt tonight.

26 Jan 2026 23:39:04
Baffling why Moyes doesn't give Aznou another go given how well he played against Sunderland.

26 Jan 2026 22:55:57
This is a good squad of players with a good manager. Same players last game everyone saying how good. First half today (same as Sunderland game) just cumbersome, second half good. 18 premiership teams all of their supporters exactly the same as the 19th us.

Would of could of every after game chat. This saturday I will be watching my non-league team, they will probably lose (like that at the moment) it doesn't mean they don't try but next Everton away game I will be watching non-league again.

26 Jan 2026 23:41:44
Using the same tactics at home as we do away clearly doesn't work. The manager has to realise this by now, or does he really only have one tactic.

26 Jan 2026 22:29:58
First half we left Barry and Armstrong chasing shadows while the rest of the team sat back and watched. If you’re going to press then press as a team not as individuals. Sick of this style of play when at home, and what is it with Pickford just hoofing it down the ground to nobody? Moyes could easily have played Aznou instead of McNeil, but no it would appear he would rather play a winger who defends than a winger who attacks.

26 Jan 2026 22:54:58
Winger who defends?

McNeill doesn’t attack or defend.

He was shocking for the Leeds goal, couldn’t be bothered to track his player and surprisingly that’s who scored for them.

Genuinely have no idea how he keeps getting game time.

{Ed025's Note - he has photographs of moyes with a nude bird on a motorbike Dan .. :)

26 Jan 2026 23:05:37
Exactly that Dan. The notion that he plays ahead of Dibling because he works harder or is more switched on is now completely dead in the water. It was either lazy or totally switched off but he cost us the goal. He offers absolutely zero going forward.

27 Jan 2026 00:23:59
Now is the Bird on the bike or is Moyes with the Bird on the bike, or is the bike just minding its own business, spinning its wheels like a few of our players.

My opinions, for what they may beworth, is that Barry is only going to get better the more he plays. Same for Armstrong. Dibbling should go to Preston instead. If Moyes has a revelation to play wingbacks and 3 CB, then Aznou on the Left and Rohl on the Right. Gana is age defying, what a sublime cross for the goal.

26 Jan 2026 23:36:03
Do you mean a Turkey Ed.

26 Jan 2026 22:26:10
Mykolenko seems to be getting worse which is quite something. He is awful. Aznou must be gutted to be behind him in the pecking order.

{Ed025's Note - yeah he was terrible Reg, we need 2 fullbacks with pace mate..

26 Jan 2026 22:51:07
Players were actually refusing his runs and turning back inside because he offers so little going forward. Definitely due an upgrade.

26 Jan 2026 23:07:38
Agree we need 2 full backs, but in fairness to Patterson I think he's done quite well when Moyes has been forced to play him. He played without anyone in front of him today, such a shame because Grealish and Ndiaye have been crying out for a full back option but then tonight Patterson has McNeil trotting around in front of him.

27 Jan 2026 02:29:23
Thing is it was/is the same with Dibling in front of him. Ndiaye is class but still a left footer, Dibling left footer. I am in the loan Dibling to PNE instead of Armstrong side of the debate.

26 Jan 2026 22:22:28
Controversial but. Gueye should be dropped, he's too slow and not good enough with the ball. Legs are what we need. Blood rohl or tim when fit in his place.

{Ed025's Note - him and Ndaiye looked leggy Ant, i would have pulled them at half time myself mate..

26 Jan 2026 22:43:05
I don't think it's controversial at all, I think we need to start to phase him out the 2nd half of the season.
Keep Armstrong and play him as the 10, drop KDH back to play alongside Jimmy.

26 Jan 2026 22:43:15
Getting back into the pace of the Prem. Afcon a dawdle, very good players training pitch football.

26 Jan 2026 22:22:05
Well let’s look at the positives because their are far to many negatives. At least Branthwaite and KDH are back. And that’s about as positive as it gets.

26 Jan 2026 22:56:22
Barry bagged another goal is another positive.

Armstrong our best player first half another positive, his substitution was baffling.

{Ed025's Note - Armstrong never done much for me Dan, but should always start before McNeil imo..

26 Jan 2026 23:45:35
We didn't have a best player in the first half.

27 Jan 2026 03:00:37
Barry finding the net, KDH and Jarrad back, our Afcon players back, options with Rhol, Harrison and Dibling. not a bad situation really.
We seem to enjoy being negative and slagging off players and Moyes. We have been lucky to stay up lately and at last we can look up and start being positive.

It'll take another two years to get a squad capable of competing for a top 4-6 finish and for now we should be positive about where we are.
NSNO UTFT IMWT.

26 Jan 2026 21:57:27
Thats why moyes will never take us forward.

26 Jan 2026 22:08:26
I'm not disagreeing with you, but at least he made half time changes and even changed the formation to match them up.

26 Jan 2026 22:12:16
Agee mate and unlucky not to win it.

26 Jan 2026 22:14:50
Look we are not World beaters but we will finish top 10, we will strengthen in the summer window. Last time we finished 8th was under Gravey Tits. Last time we were consistent 7th/8th was under Moyes (with no money) .

26 Jan 2026 22:15:44
He’ll never win with some is how I see it. We were awful first half, but he made a change to formation and players and we were much better in the second half. Still some frustrating aspects of course, but we’re getting our best players back in play and should improve from here. Still reasons to be hopeful I’d say.

26 Jan 2026 22:19:05
GB we could have been two or three down by half time. Luck has nothing to do with it.
Our tactics for playing at home are far to negative and it’s awful to watch.

{Ed025's Note - i keep saying it...we are not set up to take the game to teams BMD, we are a counter attacking team who sit back and try to hit teams on the break mate, we have very little width and tend to cut in and try to pass it through the middle but we dont really have the players with that cutting edge that can open teams up, we dont have players who make that darting run and open teams up really but maybe we are looking...just my view of course..

26 Jan 2026 22:20:06
A fair result.

{Ed025's Note - yep..

26 Jan 2026 22:44:41
It's very frustrating Ed025. It seems to happen every home game. It's not just sitting back, every member of the team just looks totally uninterested like a training session after a night out on the ale. The difference in the second half display compared with the first is like night and day.

I know that we had some substitutions which helped but we seem to start every home game in the same vain. It can't be a coincidence and I just can't understand it if it is a deliberate tactic.

{Ed025's Note - its having limited options up front Mike for me, no darting runs in behind so attacks break down in the final third..

26 Jan 2026 23:06:51
I was crying out to see Aznou on the left when we went to three at the back.

26 Jan 2026 23:48:23
We press in ones and twos not as a team. So who is it telling them to do that I wonder?

27 Jan 2026 07:23:05
Think we're lucky to still be in the game by halftime.

26 Jan 2026 20:52:58
Here we go again can't pass Pass backwards And no heart in the first half.

26 Jan 2026 21:22:18
Left back mcneill and Barry are dreadful.

26 Jan 2026 21:37:45
And Barry the Terrible scores.

26 Jan 2026 21:58:37
Well better in the second half but why do we waste 45 minutes, happens too often?

26 Jan 2026 21:59:29
I don't agree about barry i definitely think he's on the turn.

{Ed025's Note - yeah like milk thats been left on the step for a month..

26 Jan 2026 22:09:03
Couldn't jump, couldn't tackle, pissed me right off watching his Sunderland penalty, then he gets goals.

26 Jan 2026 23:53:52
Trouble is Barry was left chasing shadows with Armstrong, is it any wonder the lad gets gassed out. Agree he might not be the best striker we have ever had but the lad is scoring goals now and could still develop into a decent striker. But he needs a lot more support around him, he clearly can't do it on his own.