2025/26 Merlin Röhl

Joey66 · 2025-12-17T15:23:16+0000

Swartzy said:
Decided to go back in this thread, which i never do. After trying to get past the puns, you start to see the increasing flow of posts regarding a first team, future hero, and just massive influction of what a signing we've got after a few minutes cameo.

Now it's picked up quite a rapid pace of an awful signing, waste of money on a crocked player. What were we doing when scouting this lad..

This is Everton fans for you.

Just use Google & it would save a hell of a lot of money & time ..... no need for this lad to be scouted - his injury record says it all ....how many injuries has he had here just training ?

I hope he comes good - but his injury list for a young player is a bit alarming to say the least IMO .....

Swartzy · 2025-12-17T16:20:43+0000

Joey66 said:
Just use Google & it would save a hell of a lot of money & time ..... no need for this lad to be scouted - his injury record says it all ....how many injuries has he had here just training ?

I hope he comes good - but his injury list for a young player is a bit alarming to say the least IMO .....

Hahaha, why didn't we think of it before. Google, the future of scouting..

Curtis · 2025-12-17T16:22:49+0000

Hey Merlin pull some wizardry and keep your body from imploding or otherwise a bunch of middle-age guys online will get peeved. They're applying icy hot on their sore aching joints so they can carry a torch and call for your head.

COYBL25 · 2025-12-17T16:23:40+0000

Swartzy said:
Hahaha, why didn't we think of it before. Google, the future of scouting..

Joey gets everything from Google, how do you think he`s become an expert on everything known to mankind :lol:

Joey66 · 2025-12-17T16:26:22+0000

Swartzy said:
Hahaha, why didn't we think of it before. Google, the future of scouting..

It would have shown his big injury list & his missed performances eg give him a wide berth to begin with such a risk with the obligation to buy - perhaps a loan deal with the obligations to decide to send him back was perhaps the most logical deal !

Zatara · 2025-12-17T16:51:36+0000

Swartzy said:
Decided to go back in this thread, which i never do. After trying to get past the puns, you start to see the increasing flow of posts regarding a first team, future hero, and just massive influction of what a signing we've got after a few minutes cameo.

Now it's picked up quite a rapid pace of an awful signing, waste of money on a crocked player. What were we doing when scouting this lad..

This is Everton fans for you.

Whats your view?

Joey66 said:
Just use Google & it would save a hell of a lot of money & time ..... no need for this lad to be scouted - his injury record says it all ....how many injuries has he had here just training ?

I hope he comes good - but his injury list for a young player is a bit alarming to say the least IMO .....

Spot on Joey

Swartzy said:
Hahaha, why didn't we think of it before. Google, the future of scouting..

Well, if its that easy to see then it should pose questions.

I have a view on this.

I wonder if Merlin had the same issues as witches where their power drains them every time they use it...

Eggs · 2025-12-17T18:28:31+0000

….ironic that with all the injuries he’s probably not far off the amount of game time Dibling has had. Arguably made a more favourable impression.

Maybe the club didn’t do their homework on either but just as it’s daft writing Dibling off, it’s the same with Rohl even if their time at Everton has been largely disappointing to date.

MisterJ · 2025-12-17T18:45:48+0000

davek said:
Yep.

That's my reading too mate.

Defo under consideration for the Christmas games and almost certainly will be in the match day squad and probably team for that glut of home games just into the new year.

Do we need to rush him back, have all the Afcon lads gone now?

davek · 2025-12-17T18:53:42+0000

MisterJ said:
Do we need to rush him back, have all the Afcon lads gone now?

They've gone yes. Could be up to mid-January without Gueye - Senegal are one of the favourites.

Efcjake · 2025-12-17T18:59:33+0000

Swartzy said:
Decided to go back in this thread, which i never do. After trying to get past the puns, you start to see the increasing flow of posts regarding a first team, future hero, and just massive influction of what a signing we've got after a few minutes cameo.

Now it's picked up quite a rapid pace of an awful signing, waste of money on a crocked player. What were we doing when scouting this lad..

This is Everton fans for you.

Yes, you had a load of overexcited people declaring him the next Messiah for a few ten minute cameos.

He's played about one half of football for us in nearly four months. It's entirely fair to be disappointed.

Efcjake · 2025-12-17T19:02:43+0000

Light a candle for him lads.

caliblue · 2025-12-17T19:15:47+0000

Joey66 said:
Just use Google & it would save a hell of a lot of money & time ..... no need for this lad to be scouted - his injury record says it all ....how many injuries has he had here just training ?

I hope he comes good - but his injury list for a young player is a bit alarming to say the least IMO .....

Injuries aren't that often related to eachother.

He is out now because he had surgery for sports hernia/Gilmore's groin? That is common injury among footballers. Google it.

I am pretty sure that having surgery now was a club decision. He played against Fulham and had his surgery within 48 hours. Scheduled for the beginning of the international break. To get him fit and 100% for a busy few weeks with Gueye at AFCON. The timing was right.

If they only knew that Gueye was going to strike Keane and pick up a three match suspension, they could have waited with Rohl's surgery. Players play with hernia problems.

Hindsight is a beautiful thing.

Joey66 · 2025-12-17T20:35:31+0000

Everton fans are already comparing Merlin Rohl to transfer flop as injury update emerges......

Swartzy · 2025-12-17T20:38:01+0000

Zatara said:
Whats your view?

Spot on Joey

Well, if its that easy to see then it should pose questions.

I have a view on this.

I wonder if Merlin had the same issues as witches where their power drains them every time they use it...

I can't give a view on a player i haven't seen play.

I mean that is normally how things work, just obviously not on forums..

When signing Rohl we would have used our medical team to through his whole history, better than any google search can give you. They would have looked at "Risk v Reward" obviously they have come back and said the risk is worth it.

Please don't tell me that you believe Google should be used when scouting players !!

Swartzy · 2025-12-17T20:43:16+0000

Efcjake said:
Yes, you had a load of overexcited people declaring him the next Messiah for a few ten minute cameos.

He's played about one half of football for us in nearly four months. It's entirely fair to be disappointed.

There is a difference between the next wonder to a crocked waste of money.

Thats one extreme to another, not disappointment..

Or maybe it's a disappointment that he hasn't proven people right about their praise for him..