2025/26 David Moyes

[blue1948]

Would he? Why didn’t he sign them in the 3 years he was here then?

Money or have you forgotten how it was then

 

[twoblue]

I don’t see removing Thelwell & giving Moyes the veto on player purchases as a right decision. If Thelwell was still here we would have new decent full backs as a minimum.

In fairness Thelwell signings have largely been vindicated - working with negative budget he added Garner, Gana, Ndiyae, Beto, Tarkowski - pretty much the spine of the side this season. Onana showed a keen purchase and a sale.
Ashley Young signing provide astute, McNeill has contributed since his time here.
You have to look at the parameters he was working with - had to make money every window, and absent owners.

 

[ToffeeScot]

In fairness Thelwell signings have largely been vindicated - working with negative budget he added Garner, Gana, Ndiyae, Beto, Tarkowski - pretty much the spine of the side this season. Onana showed a keen purchase and a sale.
Ashley Young signing provide astute, McNeill has contributed since his time here.
You have to look at the parameters he was working with - had to make money every window, and absent owners.

He even helped us out with one of his duds - Chermiti.

 

[Bedfordblue]

M.A.C.O. Monday everyone, place your bets for the City game……

Of course the big question on everyone’s lip (well some people’s) is who is really at fault for our European aspirations taking such a dent over the last few games?

 

[twoblue]

We’ve got new owners who unlike the last incumbents, actually seem to have a clue. We’ve got a brand new stadium which let’s face it, is incredible. The revenue and commercial streams are increasing thus easing the PSR albatross that’s been around our neck for years. We now actually have some kind of transfer kitty, and yet we STILL have people championing David Moyes as the “safe pair of hands we need”. Seriously??

This club has been run so so badly for over 30 years now that all ambition seems to evaporated away and fans are content with not being in a relegation battle.

As a fan who’s lived through the glory years and seen us win just about everything, it’s soul destroying to see what some Evertonians now find acceptable. Sad times.

It is sad times to be honest. I just see it as in the last 30 years the "top" teams have accumilated that much authority that they are over the hill and far away. Its almost impossible to break into with the current financial rules.
When dishing out the rules it is completely unjustified - financial issues due to war in Ukraine and building a new stadium... points deduction. Systematic decades long term financial cheating giving a unfair advantage and leading to endless trophies and champions league victories... well we can give that a stern word (chelsea) or if its too big brush it under the carpet (man city).
There is media bias towards the bigs clubs (see how many united, city, and RS players get studio time on all networks).
VAR has been manipulated to give big decisions in favour of the big clubs.
The whole system stinks. Quite frankly I have given up on ever breaking the dominance - fingers crossed for a decent outlayer season where we break the mould but i dont think its sustainable.
Even teams that look like breaking the mould like Villa and Newcastle are then held back by being unable to build on good seasons and forced to sell their best players to stay with financial regulations.
So ambition wise, I am actually OK with us not being the top 5 at this point - I think its unrealistic given how bent the current Premier League is. There is no fast track to get there. But chipping away with top half finishes is certainly better than most of the last decade. I think this is the world we live in.

Its like complaining that Mars Bars were bigger back in the day... times move on and often for the worse.

 

[twoblue]

He even helped us out with one of his duds - Chermiti.

He was terrible... seemed to have had a good second half of the season though and chipped in with a few goals. Still only 21 - i guess if he has a good season next year Ranger make money on him

 

[Clarky cat]

In fairness Thelwell signings have largely been vindicated - working with negative budget he added Garner, Gana, Ndiyae, Beto, Tarkowski - pretty much the spine of the side this season. Onana showed a keen purchase and a sale.
Ashley Young signing provide astute, McNeill has contributed since his time here.
You have to look at the parameters he was working with - had to make money every window, and absent owners.

Jake O’Brien as well.

 

[Clarky cat]

M.A.C.O. Monday everyone, place your bets for the City game……

Of course the big question on everyone’s lip (well some people’s) is who is really at fault for our European aspirations taking such a dent over the last few games?
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We need another button for some of the wet wipes on here, “blame Patterson”.

 

[Zatara]

Just put him on ignore Eggs, he's obviously a Moyes hater.

I think you mean, @blueboy72 is an Evertonian.

Moyes lovers vs Evertonians.

 

[Zatara]

Ffs...just as I was enjoying my Sunday, I made the mistake of looking at the BBC football gossip page..." Everton keen on 31 year old McGinn"...shoot me now.

Will be linked with McGinn and Soucek who Moyes went for last summer.

But wait, we already are linked to both.

 

[Zatara]

In fairness Thelwell signings have largely been vindicated - working with negative budget he added Garner, Gana, Ndiyae, Beto, Tarkowski - pretty much the spine of the side this season. Onana showed a keen purchase and a sale.
Ashley Young signing provide astute, McNeill has contributed since his time here.
You have to look at the parameters he was working with - had to make money every window, and absent owners.

Thelwell did well in terrible circumstances.

Moyes has simply failed on every metric.

 

[tantavisiteler]

Looking at comments section West Ham fans remember him fondly

 

[siddharth]

 

[davek]

Myers completely disassociating Moyes from any of the transfer failures last summer.

Maybe the real source of the problem answers his question as to why TFG are remaining silent on recruitment....we can only hope.

 

[ToffeeScot]

There is around £75M of signings which have either not performed to the level expected [Thierno Barry] or have not played enough that a true judgement can be made [Tyler Dibling/Charly Alcaraz/Adam Aznou] of course there are successes, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been a revelation, Jack Grealish was a key signing until the injury and Merlin Rohl looks like a player who may well come good.

I don't understand how you can put Rohl as a player who may well come good when we have seen more of Alcaraz than him, yet for Alcaraz he's not played enough for a true judgment to be made.