Kerryblueboy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2026 9:02 am
It’s obvious Moyes likes our young players really it wasn’t in evidence last season
Barry certainly played a fair amount, george did too but was never going to displace ndaiye, and he felt like mcneil offered more than dibling which to be fair to Dwight, he did alright in a few games and dibling had shown absolutely nothing.
I felt for armstrong and rohl who both did will at times then disappeared, and Jake as he was sacrificed.
I think we'll see more of all the youngsters who've impressed in the preseason.
Howe’s teams play exciting stuff with the ball but have a soft underbelly unless his defenders are in top form.
Frank’s teams are effective but a little too obsessed with generating turnovers and launching counterattacks off of them and not good enough controlling matches with the ball.
I’d like to think we can do better than both but I really don’t know anymore.
Toddacelli wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2026 2:40 pm
I’m sure you would also give more time on the grass to the younger cattle who need the nutrition to grow at this vital stage of their development…
weimaranerblues wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2026 8:05 pm
Considering Tim , Garner , Norgaard are injured , CM's only available are Armstrong and Hackney, who's he planning or doing if Hackney is not going to play...
If Branthwaite is fit, Moyes will probably shoehorn Michael Keane in as a makeshift midfielder. We all know he loves experience. "Ach, we'll go with what we've got, but I'll no' be playing the kids"
He's just simply a manager whose time has ran out. It doesn't need to be any more complex than that.
His ideas, playing style, media management and general outlook belong in an era that fortunately left us with the last cohort of British managers a few years ago.
We have aspirations of looking up. He has us always looking down. We've been stable now for a few years so time to move with the current outlook. New stadium new ambition.
I'd rather my lad has a more positive overall experience supporting Everton than I have the past 30 years.
Bumble wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2026 10:56 am
He's just simply a manager whose time has ran out. It doesn't need to be any more complex than that.
His ideas, playing style, media management and general outlook belong in an era that fortunately left us with the last cohort of British managers a few years ago.
We have aspirations of looking up. He has us always looking down. We've been stable now for a few years so time to move with the current outlook. New stadium new ambition.
I'd rather my lad has a more positive overall experience supporting Everton than I have the past 30 years.
One year we’ve been stable, that’s all. As much as we’re frustrated with him, he’s what we needed, and probably this season too. Unless we have an exceptional season then we need to identify his successor so he is ready for the following season, and to be honest I think that’s what’s happening.
Bluebridge wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2026 4:13 pm
One year we’ve been stable, that’s all. As much as we’re frustrated with him, he’s what we needed, and probably this season too. Unless we have an exceptional season then we need to identify his successor so he is ready for the following season, and to be honest I think that’s what’s happening.
Three seasons on the bounce we have finished on roughly the same number of points comfortably in mid table. Deducted points notwithstanding.
Don’t let the accepted narrative fool you. We have been a stable side for longer than Moyes and the doom mongers will have you think.
We don’t need another lower mid table finish this season to keep proving the point.
Was it 13 months ago we had 12 players on the books?
Back office changes, new appointments in the player recruitment team, new football data team amongst others still happening due to the restructure?
Moyes said they were still under financial restraints during the last window due to previous issues (which perhaps should be taken with a grain of salt, but would have some basis in fact)
But Stable? The new ownership only took over 19 months ago. Did someone snap their fingers and it was all of a sudden all good?
I'm not sure multi million pound businesses with a few hundred staff immediately all start pulling in the new direction, without hiccups, under new leadership.
Cods wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2026 10:19 pm
Was it 13 months ago we had 12 players on the books?
Back office changes, new appointments in the player recruitment team, new football data team amongst others still happening due to the restructure?
Moyes said they were still under financial restraints during the last window due to previous issues (which perhaps should be taken with a grain of salt, but would have some basis in fact)
But Stable? The new ownership only took over 19 months ago. Did someone snap their fingers and it was all of a sudden all good?
I'm not sure multi million pound businesses with a few hundred staff immediately all start pulling in the new direction, without hiccups, under new leadership.
We might be stable now.
A like for this, and many for everything else you've posted recently... Speaking so much sense, keep up the good work
