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12 Sep 2024 23:16:03
Just been watching mission to Burnley. Really interesting insight in to what actually goes on at a football club.
Don't know if this is an omen, but new American owners binned Dyche because they wanted more entertaining football.
Anyways regardless of that it's a very good watch.

13 Sep 2024 07:18:20
I think we all no dyche is the man for a dog fight, but is he the man for winning or challenging for honours, no he's not, sooner he realises that the better, but how many manager have we seen fail with money, so we have to very careful what we wish for, we've done all this before and look at us.

12 Sep 2024 15:39:56
Can anyone please tell me if are new signing mangala is any good 🤔🤔I don't really remember him at Forest and don't watch French football either. I'm only asking because he got a load of crap for his 30 minutes for belgium the other night. I can't say anything as I haven't seen him play yet.

12 Sep 2024 16:31:13
Seen enough of him at Forest and a little for Belgium in the summer. He is only a loan, which I think suits us best, especially given the price Lyon were asking for.

The only thing we should be worried about Ron is whether he is better than what we have in that cdm position and I think he is.

Idrissa is not getting any younger. Doucoure can't play there. Garner imo is not defensively good enough and is more of an 8 or a 10. Tim is box to box.

He spots danger well. Is good at intercepting the ball by reading the game well. Most importantly and something not many of our players can do, he looks after the ball and retains possession.

All that being said, this is Everton and we seem to make players look a whole lot worse when they put on that blue shirt.

12 Sep 2024 16:36:28
All I know is Belgium were already losing 2-0 when he came on, and it stayed 2-0. Lad in my local is a Forest fan, and he said he works hard but is a better defensive midfielder than an offensive one.
Which makes me think he would be ideal for Dyche.

12 Sep 2024 16:44:12
Cheers guys 👍👍 he will probably be on the bench against villa then and get a start against Southampton then to ease him into the team 👍.

12 Sep 2024 17:43:48
Good post ron mate i havnt seen much of him myself tbh mate but me team for Saturday would be pickford garner tarks obrien micky then have tim an dacoura infront of defence then have lindstrom ndiaye mcneil with dcl upfront.

{Ed025's Note - Doucs would be nowhere near the first team for me andy, and what i have seen Lindstrom looks a little lightweight to me, but its all about opinions i suppose mate, i expect Keane to start as well..

12 Sep 2024 18:11:56
Lindstrom does like very lightweight indeed I seen him getting roughed up at both the Donny and tranmere games, was pushed off the ball a lot but didn’t shy out he had a run in with the tranmere right back and one of the Donny players and was right back in their faces which is a positive he just needs to bulk up a bit,

I think we need to make 442 work like emery at villa, Leicester even won the league with 442.

For the weekend I’d go
Pickford
Garner tarks obrien myko
Lindstrom tim gana harrison
Dcl ndiaye .

Will never happen in a million years of course but if we had a manager tactically astute enough to play 442 we actually have a good 25 man squad on paper.

12 Sep 2024 18:12:30
Dixon RB for me Garner in the middle with Tim. lindstrum or harrison on the right. think we know who he will pick out of them 2 though. Doucs is a squad player now for me. are back 4 has no pace that's why I go for Dixon plus I like the lad he is going to be a star 👍 and he will pick Keane over O'brien. but can bring on mangala or idrissa or both to shut up shop and hold on to are 3.1 lead 💪💪💪💪💪💪COYB'S.

12 Sep 2024 18:46:20
I wouldn't be suprised ed 025 if keane starts mate but he shoudnt be in the team just don't understand the logic in buying obrien and not playing him when that 20 million could of been spent in other areas like a winger who can take on the fullback i'm not expecting to win Saturday far from it but i expect a different approach in tactics we have the players to play counter attacking football not saying we will win every week but want to see some passion from the lads but for me i don't think dyche is the answer he done a good job last season yes granted but this manager is stubborn and the only tactic he seems to play is boot the ball up long and hope for the best just frustrating to watch he hasn't even got no plan b 😂.

{Ed025's Note - and his plan A is not up to much either andy..

12 Sep 2024 19:27:25
I’d agree with you there Ron, I think mcneil should also be demoted to a squad role. As for mangala not sure how much game time he gets as we have garner tim gana and doucoure fit can he play right back?

13 Sep 2024 02:02:06
Pickford Dixon Tarks obrien mycha.
Garner mangala. Tim. NyDieaye. DCL. Mcneil.
that's the team I would like to see hoping mangala is a decent defensive midfielder and the 3 up top moving around no doubt Keane young idrissa harrison start instead 🤔.

12 Sep 2024 07:39:10
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12 Sep 2024 11:19:00
Thats a brilliant insight just enjoyed reading that ed 001 can you ever see maybe Alonso or diego simeone coming to the prem one day.

{Ed001's Note - Alonso has always said he wants to manage Bayern, Madrid and Liverpool, so yes I can see him coming to the Prem. Simeone though, that is a different matter. Eventually he will have to leave Atletico, but I would expect him to go to Serie A when it happens.}

11 Sep 2024 20:52:01
Textor saying the chance to buy Everton is like becoming President.

Maybe because you get to deal with Russian oligarchs.

12 Sep 2024 01:31:46
It was a good interview and he seems very very positive about our future.

Fingers crossed

UTFT NSNO.

12 Sep 2024 08:32:31
And said it could be done by the end of November,

12 Sep 2024 09:09:42
i would of thought its easier to run america than everton.

12 Sep 2024 12:58:47
Trouble is, our (white house) has been run with the same level and honestly as Mr D Trump.
Perhaps our owner has popped out for double deep fried cat legs, a begal burger, and hamster and chips.
Well he has demonstrated the same level of competence.

12 Sep 2024 17:18:43
Good interview but he definitely doesn't understand the work permit situation. No way he's bringing over loads of south American prospects.

13 Sep 2024 08:46:12
Smit he’s only got to bring them over on a boat and bingo their in.

11 Sep 2024 20:26:51
Our club, and it's supporters have been to hell and back over the last few years, I don't know if this latest takeover will happen or not, but this guy Textor seems like the real deal.
I have never met the man, but, at least from his public statements he seems both knowledgeable, and genuinely committed to rebuilding our club.
Given our present precarious position in the league, this man seems set to take a major gamble on us, if he does, then we have to get right behind him, even if, for a time, things get worse, before they get better.

11 Sep 2024 20:47:19
Certainly seems committed to buying us and saying all right things. Surely got to be better than what we have now. Seems to be moving on at speed and clearly he knows more than us lot about him selling his Palace stake.

11 Sep 2024 21:24:02
Hmmm. I’m not convinced yet. Is it just me or does he like the sound of his own voice too much? He’s making an awful lot of statements about a club he doesn’t own. Having said all that, he does at least speak positively about the future and about bringing top quality players to the club.

11 Sep 2024 21:46:15
I'll believe it when I see it.

12 Sep 2024 10:19:17
One of our biggest moans was that Moshiri never let the fans know what was going on. We now could have a potential new owner who appears more than happy to share what is happening. I find this quite refreshing, and wish the guy well if and when he buys us. And let's face it most Americans like the sound of their own voice, so nothing new their.

11 Sep 2024 10:47:26
Anyone going to buy shares in Everton (eagle) if we are floated on NY stock exchange (good article in The Gurdian) - via bbc gossip.

Says sele of club could be completed in 4 weeks - I can't see it being that quick personally but I just hope it's sold this season - we stay up - have some stability and can look forward to a better future in a fab new stadium.

Alternative is administration in the championship.

11 Sep 2024 11:50:43
Thought Textor had to sell his shares in Palace first so unsure how anything could be done in 4 weeks as haven’t seen any news regards the sale of his Palace shares.

11 Sep 2024 13:23:31
He can agree with Moshiri to buy the club, but until he sells his shares in Palace the Prem won't sanction it.

11 Sep 2024 13:41:18
Reading he s floated his company on the New York stock exchange and has two bidders for his Palace shares.

11 Sep 2024 16:30:47
Well if we floated ours they would probably sink.

11 Sep 2024 09:46:43
I am either a brave man or stupid, only going to match Saturday never been down the Midlands before, so be fascinated to see Villa's ground, but this thing that we played well for 85 mins is annoying.

its an easy excuse for the manager not to get the blame and when dyche said he could smell trouble why on gods earth did he take of tim for doucoura should of been garner and ndiaye had Bournemouth's defence running in circles so again the buck stops with manager his job is see out full 90 minute matches not based on certain minutes.

But me personally if Keane gets nod over O'Brien then what's point of paying 20 million for him when we could have bought a winger who can get past a fullback im nervous for Saturday, but so will other blues who be there with me villa are a good team good players and a good manager who likes to play attacking football.

so we're going to have to take our chances that's if we get any but im not expecting a win far from it but a point is possible depending on team selection of course but all in all can't wait travel Saturday shall be good experience COYB.

11 Sep 2024 11:19:15
Enjoy yourself mate, it will be a good day.

11 Sep 2024 11:38:38
It is a great ground Andy, enjoy it mate. I remember going there when we beat them 3-1. Pienaar, Fellaini and Jelavic scored. We had a much better team then and they had a much worse one haha.

I like Villa as a club and I am happy to see them up there again, I think they are very similar to ourselves.

Hopefully, by some miracle, we manage to get 3 pts.

Have fun mate.

11 Sep 2024 19:48:13
Thanks lads yeah shall be fun looking forward to the match hopefully point be brilliant.

10 Sep 2024 13:36:57
See John Textor has come out and said it's complete rubbish by the rags saying he wants to bring in a new coach and sack Sean if he takes Everton over, usual bullxxxx.

10 Sep 2024 14:54:26
he's nowhere near being in a position to make those choices anyway.

10 Sep 2024 15:12:58
Exactly WBlue. Not sure why he would even comment or it's even been reported. 🤦🤷.

10 Sep 2024 19:22:44
It's very weird that he seems to have become the face of Everton ownership in a lot of places.

11 Sep 2024 13:30:28
If and it's a big if, he doe's take us over then I don't see him keeping Dyche.

10 Sep 2024 01:53:46
Weekend will soon be here and i don't think SD is going anywhere in the near future so I hope he has his team well drilled into getting us 3 points on Saturday COYB'S.

10 Sep 2024 05:51:50
Would happily take a well earned point now Ron Mac.

10 Sep 2024 08:56:36
Oh how I dread the weekend. Not watched a full MOTD yet.

10 Sep 2024 10:12:57
It's going to hurt.

10 Sep 2024 11:49:31
Im playing golf. Refuse to let this club ruin my weekends.

10 Sep 2024 15:55:03
Visions of Onana banging in a header at the back post in the 98th minute.

10 Sep 2024 17:31:54
What from a digne cross or a barkley 1 lol. i'm positive for the weekend not sure how many of are boy's went on international duty and hopefully haven't been injured yet as I don't really follow the international game's. but I reckon we can beat villa but would take a point aswell 👍.

11 Sep 2024 09:35:09
Dyche will have us sit back and try and hit them on the break. We will go 2-0 down and then he will bring Beto on for DCL.
Seriously I just can’t see us getting near Villa.

07 Sep 2024 07:39:11
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06 Sep 2024 14:55:31
Sorry for premature posting, fat fingers pressed wrong button! Try again!
Martinez
P140, W60, D39, L41, 42.6 %
Koeman
P58, W24, D14, L20, 41.38 %
Allerdyce
P26, W10, D7, L9, 38.46 %
Silva
P60, W24, D12, L24, 40 %
Ancelotti
P67, W31, D14, L22, 46.27 %
Rafael
P22, W7, D5, L10, 31.82 %
Lampard
P43, W12, D8, L23, 27.91 %
Dyche
P66, W23, D17, L26, 34.85 %

I've left out any caretaker role and just concentrated on those who became actual manager of the club.
It's hard to draw comparisons due to the different amount of games they were all in charge for but you can draw your own conclusions.
Stats don't tell the entire story, the RK and SA season was one of torture playing style wise yet the stats say they both did OK that season.
Out of them all, as with many of our fans I'd imagine, Carlos was by far the best we've had under FM. If only he hadn't attempted to bring a Real Madrid player in on loan, we may have kept him for another season.

06 Sep 2024 15:21:09
Very interesting but it is not just about statistics but about the entertainment quality. Yes it is nice to win and it is a business so winning more than loosing is necessary. But it also has to be entertaining and of such quality that you want to watch more of it and it will attract more supporters. SD quality football is just dire and after a while even born and raised Evertonians like myself will tire of it and I can't imagine anyone who begins to support a club would pick Everton under SD.

06 Sep 2024 16:02:58
Totally agree, BM, not many on the list have offered us much in the ways of entertainment over the last 10 years or so mate. I did say you can't really compare the stats to any great effect. There are many variables that can distort the stats, quality of the squad being one example.
I think SD is on borrowed time and, luckily for him, there doesn't seem to be anyone making the major decisions behind the scenes right now. That said, another couple of defeats on the bounce should probably see him shoved out the door and then we start again! The FM era promised so much but hasn't lived up to hype.

06 Sep 2024 21:13:26
I think we were z better watch under martinez but slightly more dynamic under carlo. The rest were sh*t.

07 Sep 2024 09:29:20
Martinez in his first season had us playing well, dentie, but his management of defensive play was brutally exposed the next year. It was hard not to like the man but his stubbornness got him the boot in the end. Gutted that we couldn't go to the games under Carlos, by far my favourite manager for some time.

07 Sep 2024 17:39:26
I agree bluepotato but that 1st season for martinez was something else lol.

07 Sep 2024 19:31:53
Think the players bought have a big say in the win ratios. It’s scandalous to think of all the money we have wasted over the years. If we had bought some quality players, some of those managers might have won more. Martinez did have Lukaku which made a big difference.

08 Sep 2024 06:41:26
It makes you think what could have been if FM had taken advice from people who knew what they were talking about, BR.

09 Sep 2024 14:52:31
when the business that is Everton football club, is this skint and broken, staring in to the black hole unless an unrealistic super bidder comes to save the day

then the entertainment value of football isn't actually a factor anymore, it doesn't matter as a business, sad as that is.

the only thing that matters is EFC remaining to be a PL side, keeping the PL money intake to give themselves any hope of staying afloat until said new owners do happen.