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An Everton team under Moyes will look like this 4231 - every game with only a minor variation to 4141 on occasion (wish he’d do it more). This turns into a 442 mid block defence. We’ll have a slow tricky inverted winger on the left side who’ll...

It's not just about league finishes/there's wider context. My point with Bournemouth is they've spent a lot. I've just had a quick skim and take that 23/24 season, Frank made £60m profit in transfers, Iraola spent £130m. And 24/25? Frank spent...

Think I'd start with Glasner, Frank, Maresca and that's just the ones out of contract. Glasner has done it at at a few clubs now and shown he can win trophies. I also like how he doesnt make apologies for ambition - as a club we need some of...

I think Iraola is a better manager, I would rather have 4 more points and watching us play like Bournemouth than play the way we do with less points. Also think we can attract a good level of player here over Bournemouth which then gives Iraola...

The worst kind of blues. “IMWT!”

Wouldn't be much of a forum if we all just accepted what's given

The point was he's been hyped for a while, and if we compare what he delivered each season vs Everton, it's not much uplift. To reaffirm that point - he didn't earn more points than our chaotic season with Dyche, and even now, he has 4 points on...

The Facebook blues will love it though.

? I said he's had hype around him for a while, and I recall even with that hype he never got more points than Dyche, and even now, he only has 4 more points than us. If we're benchmarking him against Everton, then that's it. Doing well at...

Not convinced on Iraola personally. Huge * next to him given Bournemouth, and the time he was given/their spend too. He's had hype around him for a while - didn't get more points than Dyche in his full season, and he has 4 more than us now...

To be fair I think its a point - Alcaraz would have pressed/offered some snide. Hed have had the sense to take it to the corner flag unlike what we tried to do. I said "yikes" to the sub in the match thread/he was brought on to waste time -...

The regression is a worry as we are getting worse rather than improving. 3 games could change it but if the current trend continues we will be bottom half again next season. ☹️ Moyes 24/25 H2 19 games 31 points ppg 1.63 25/26 H1 19 games 28...

I was speaking to a Manc the other day and he said the way Moyes is handling Dibling reminds him a lot of how Zaha was treated back in 2013/14.

I have receipts showing you foaming at the mouth of Moyes' return and wanting Duncan Ferguson instead. You was often on Ancelottis case too, wasn't the right man for us you'd say. We could play that game all day. But remember when is the lowest...

Moyes rocked up last season, with us on 17 points from 19th games. 18th went down on 25 points. So Moyes needed 8 points from 57 available, 8 points from 19 games to see us safe. Praise the lord he managed it. Phew. He got an uplift from multi...