A heartfelt apology or a reaction to appease?

[Baines' left foot]

It's better than nothing but very predictable.

 

[Stend]

Moyes: needs to apologise for his own miserable, rabbit caught in the headlights non-performance rather than throwing his players to the wolves. What a ****house.

Neville: if top ten isn't good enough for him then why did he say it?

The team he put out should have beaten Wigan. Neville in midfield is the only thing I blame Moyes for. Even when Neville went off we had nothing!

 

[EFCNIK]

God I ****ing loathe Everton.

 

[Roztitute]

Last season the club were apologising after getting dumped out of the FA Cup and now history repeats itself. Will it be any different next season. Tired of the same old excuses and getting restless waiting for some silverware to be brought back to our beloved Goodison. Is this the clubs way of saying "Please buy your season Tickets"?

Totally.

F'koff Everton.

 

[ijjysmith]

Last season the club were apologising after getting dumped out of the FA Cup and now history repeats itself. Will it be any different next season. Tired of the same old excuses and getting restless waiting for some silverware to be brought back to our beloved Goodison. Is this the clubs way of saying "Please buy your season Tickets"?

Spot on.

Will be the same next season.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Words just empty words

Need a hug flyboy?

 

[Brennan]

Moyes: needs to apologise for his own miserable, rabbit caught in the headlights non-performance rather than throwing his players to the wolves. What a ****house.

Neville: if top ten isn't good enough for him then why did he say it?

Nice bit of selective reading there.

Saturday’s match day programme has been released and the clubs publication offers an insight into the feelings of both manager and players in the aftermath of last weeks catastrophic defeat to Wigan.

David Moyes

It has been a tough week for us all and today we get a chance to try and put right a little bit of last week’s result and performance. Anybody who has watched my teams over the years would know that was nothing like what we’ve shown in the past…


…The players know what is expected here at Everton and they were told in no uncertain terms after the game against Wigan that it was unacceptable – and not just for the performance, but in many cases we lacked the attitude and determination that has to be shown every time they pull on a royal blue jersey.


Phil Neville used his captains column to offer his own view and also to apologise for his words in midweek which suggested mediocrity has become acceptable at Goodison.

…We’ve been hurting, make no mistake about that. We wanted to get to Wembley every bit as much as you supporters…

…Last Saturday was unacceptable. The team didn’t perform to the standard that Everton supporters have the right to expect, and we got what we deserved…

…Anyone who knows me, knows full well that ‘top 10′ isn’t good enough for me – and the tweets I received made sure I was aware of how the comments had been taken! Evertonians, quite rightly, have high standards for themselves and for their team and I can assure you that mine are just as high.

He's blaming himself and the players, and quite rightly.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

 

[Brennan]

As expected, his quote was about the Premier League history of the club.

 

[Goat]

I still dont even care if we win or lose on Saturday.

 

[Scottish Toffee]

Individuals may not win you matches all the time but individuals can lose them for a team, as Neville showed on Saturday. If had come out and apologised for his woefully inept performance rather than the usual tripe he spouts when we lose then the fans would accept it. To lump the fans in with him in the 'team performance' appears to me like a sly dig at fans who have been abusing him all week.

 

[Scottish Toffee]

I still dont even care if we win or lose on Saturday.

Neither do I if one of the following happens:

i) Moyes plays some of the squad (especially the kids) either from the start or off the bench.
ii) The players try like Denis for the full 90
iii) Neville retires from professional football

 

[ToffeeDan]

"during the manager's time here" - as opposed to "under David Moyes/our manager" - if you read between the lines on that comment.

 

[davek]

I still dont even care if we win or lose on Saturday.

Pressure off I fully expect a performance. That's just it though - pressure: they'll never handle it.

It;s all a bit 'after the Lord Mayor's show'.

 

[DanEFC92]

I'm 78.6795% sure someone else, PR department perhaps, told Neville to say what he said. CBA getting all angry about it anyway.