Match Thread Brighton 1-1 Everton. Sat Jan 31st. 3pm

[Daytripper]

My arguemnt against that is that the PL is poor quality these days. Many teams usually cemented into the bottom half are regularly now getting their chance of European football.

We're way better that Fulham, Forest, Palace etc etc with better footballers overall in a better squad.

We have to be getting into that company.

Top half is acceptable for this season but it could be more with more boldness in key games.

Iraola would step into our set up with these players and deliver Europe no problem IMO.

No more managerial changes unless there is a change of mentality across the club. Complete waste of time and money if the mandate is similar to the past, exist and anything else is a bonus.

 

[Davideeyore]

Fact is, unless we win every game, because of the agendas against Moyes, for some fair and some unfair reasons, you’re going to get a load of moaning each week.

Disagree. No one wins every game. Unless it's peak City or Liverpool.

No. No agenda against Moyes either.

I'm sick of watching turgid football. Whoever the manager is. Moyes should be above this. That disappoints me.

 

[Bilko]

Miserable gets most of you!

If you can’t enjoy that without a whine about the formation/manager (when we have nothing but sheeite or injured players or kids fit for those positions) - when those incredible fans get a 97th minute equaliser on the home leg of a 1000 mile round trip, in a game we did alright in, to celebrate with limbs in each others faces, I don’t know why you follow football.

Enjoy the unexpected donkey smash n grab and stop sounding like spurs fans

Great to get a point but....have you took a wrong turning somewhere ???.

 

[bluenotred]

I was only able to watch the 1st half which was pretty dire. I suppose we improved in the 2nd half ,did we?

 

[evertony]

it was a tight game, away, against a decent team, where we kept them to 2 shots on target and come away with a point.

Definitely not a classic but I suppose all the FM26 managers are about to educate us on how Aznou, Dibling and Patterson would have kept it tight and we win that 4-0

A decent team thats won one of the last 10

 

[davek]

It's so disheartening.
Seeing four centre halves in the starting line up you knew what was coming.
Thankfully he'll be gone at the end of the season. He did his job getting us to safety last year but keeping him on any longer will do more harm than good.

He should be if we dont get top half.

Depends on how ambitious the owners are.

Iraola is there for no compensation. Get him and show some ambition would be my suggestion.

 

[PercyPlant]

Disagree. No one wins every game. Unless it's peak City or Liverpool.

No. No agenda against Moyes either.

I'm sick of watching turgid football. Whoever the manager is. Moyes should be above this. That disappoints me.

This is the premier league currently. Massive change this year.

 

[davek]

No more managerial changes unless there is a change of mentality across the club. Complete waste of time and money if the mandate is similar to the past, exist and anything else is a bonus.

I agree mate.

The owners will have to spend big again in the summer. If they do that I dont think they'll be leaving Moyes in charge of the club.

 

[ChoccieStarfish]

It was a tight game because he set us up like a coward.

Decent team? They've 1 win in 10 games.

Well done celebrating a 97th minute equaliser but the setup and match was still horrendous up until that point.

Honestly curious where you think we are as a club?

Champions league contenders?
Nailed on European place?
Some kind of peak Barcelona dragged down by our manager?
A squad brimming with talent?

Or a club half a season away from relegation battles, after replacing about half the squad in one window, with limited funds and sitting comfortably when our best players are literally just coming back from afcon or injury, with barely a full back worth of the name?

F sake lad

 

[Nymzee]

Honestly curious where you think we are as a club?

Champions league contenders?
Nailed on European place?
Some kind of peak Barcelona dragged down by our manager?
A squad brimming with talent?

Or a club half a season away from relegation battles, after replacing about half the squad in one window, with limited funds and sitting comfortably when our best players are literally just coming back from afcon or injury, with barely a full back worth of the name?

F sake lad

Where do I think we are? Above Brighton before today's game, that's where I think we are.

 

[ChoccieStarfish]

A decent team thats won one of the last 10

I’d say that pretty much describes us and half the league that haven’t spent gazillion years on year to pack every position with 2 quality players.

I’m all ears for the magic wand solution that transforms our playing staff to that overnight

 

[milks]

No more managerial changes unless there is a change of mentality across the club. Complete waste of time and money if the mandate is similar to the past, exist and anything else is a bonus.

It's not a waste of time, nor of money if Moyes is allowed to leave in May when his contract expires.

He did the job he was asked to do, a 'safe pair of hands' who 'knows the club'. He's showed his limitations by making the most balanced and talented squad we've had in a decade play with the handbrake on.

Always the same, set up to try and sneak a draw when we have front-foot players.

 

[milks]

He should be if we dont get top half.

Depends on how ambitious the owners are.

Iraola is there for no compensation. Get him and show some ambition would be my suggestion.

Iraola or Glasner improve Everton immediately. Neither will cost the club a penny.

 

[Daytripper]

It's not a waste of time, nor of money if Moyes is allowed to leave in May when his contract expires.

He did the job he was asked to do, a 'safe pair of hands' who 'knows the club'. He's showed his limitations by making the most balanced and talented squad we've had in a decade play with the handbrake on.

Always the same, set up to try and sneak a draw when we have front-foot players.

He has a contract until 2027 doesn’t he?

And I disagree mate, change the club then change the manager. Thats up to the custodians. I’m not saying we shouldn’t look for a new manager at some point btw.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Not wanting Moyes and being in the relegation zone are not mutually exclusive.
We can want a change and we can improve.

Read it again to (hopefully) finally understand my point...