2025/26 David Moyes

[ElGato]

He has all the signs of being great in training, managers like him, but then the pressure of an actual game gets to him.

100pc this.

In the intensity of an actual game, the lad can't make good decisions. The added speed of the game and all the loud noises fry his brain. Hence why looked good in covid with no fans

 

[Rita_Poon]

Two of them are in their 30s?!

McGinn was 30 last summer when Emery blocked Moyes attempt.

 

[Lanolin]

Tete was 29 last summer when we tried to get him in on a FREE.

McGinn was 30 last summer when Emery blocked Moyes attempt.

Are you OK? Have you considered posting stuff that actually makes sense? I have absolutely no idea what point you're trying to make with these bizarre one line, context-free replies you're banging out repeatedly.

 

[toffeeblue9]

The argument boils down, to me, as to whether there's any tangible progress from last season.

10th would be progress, albeit only slight.

14th is going backwards and I'd find it hard to make any sort of credible argument as to why he'd deserve another year.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Are you OK? Have you considered posting stuff that actually makes sense? I have absolutely no idea what point you're trying to make with these bizarre one line, context-free replies you're banging out repeatedly.

Two of them are in their 30s?!

:/

i'm fine chief.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It's the fact we went more cautious as the season went on that makes no sense. Once we got ourselves well into mid table safety, the manager went even more safety first in his approach

If he isn't willing to give it a good go when we are rock solid and safe by new year, then what's the point. We've thrown away half a season playing dull percentage football, and for what?

yes, this. the cautiousness is part responsible for the sucker punch jitters.

what's maddening is everyone can feel it.

 

[Moomin]

Premier League - Average age of formation (Detailed view)

This is the detailed statistic showing the average age in the Premier League in the season 25/26.

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

Still 3rd. Only a year difference between us and the rs.

We have the likes of Dibling, Aznou in our squad. They don't get gametime

The average age of our starting eleven is the second oldest.

 

[Lanolin]

Don't want to start any rage posting from you, but only the other week Keane said he didn't expect to be playing that much this season.
Makes you think about his Ambition and comfortability that he signed a 1yr deal. And now he's just done it again.

What ambition could he show realistically? He was hardly turning down moves to PSG and Bayern to stay here was he? His options were probably along the lines of stay and be a squad player here, do the same sort of job for someone like Wolves or Burnley or drop down a level and play more (less money, worse facilities and lower standard in training etc). I don't really see how making the decision he made could be seen as lacking ambition in any way. I've slated Keane loads of times but he doesn't pick himself, it's not his fault managers keep putting him out there and I can't see how there's any blame attached to him for accepting a contract the club offer him.

 

[Rita_Poon]

He’s a manager that gets you between 45-65 points, most of the time and doesn’t win big games If we want to go to the champions league and deep in cups we need a manager that can get 70 plus points and wins one off big games. Then hope would return. Until then it’s just what shade of mid table do we want.

beat man utd, beat villa, beat chelsea. should have beat city.

 

[DualityNSNO]

beat man utd, beat villa, beat chelsea. should have beat city.

Man Utd and Chelsea at their lowest, Villa are now a big team apparently?
"Should have" doesn't mean anything unless we actually win a game.

Seeing as he's managed for 25 years or so, can you look up and tell us how well he does in big games historically mate? Like against the regular/historic top 4, or the RS for example?

 

[preposterousvelios]

I hear you. and I think I understand.

I can't figure out the home form problem, I can't work out the slow starts at KO and HT (qualudes). And I can't see why the sucker punch gets us every time.

Home form is diabolical. It can't just be a settling into new digs issue.

I made a post a day ago about us at 1-1 on Sunday, we came back into the game, pegged sunderland back, worked a series of half chances and corners. Then we fashioned the chance for O'B then we froze, then the sucker punch, then we died. Again.

we huffed and puffed and very nearly blew their house down. we killed our own confidence. numerous forum accounts mentioned in the match thread that the inevitable conceding was on its way and they were all right.

We are not ruthless, we try hard but because there is no natural goal scorer the anxiety around scoring a goal shatters our fragile confidence and we flake out and crumble. It's not that its heart, it's about fight and determination. I want a couple of players that want to score and then do it again and put the oppo to the sword. humiliate them. We're to nice, we're to soft, and there is no killer instinct. I don't want a team of nice guys, I want a team of barstuds!*

It's a shame the match is so unfulfilling, the seating dynamic has caused a problem with the match day experience, that they've banged £180 on top of already increased ST's is very naughty. 12 months ago in Goodison a ST was what, £580? renewals less than 12 months on have shattered a grand.
I want my HT rubbish lager served by victoria secrets models to make this all palatable.

I'll meet you in the middle. Moyes bins beto and barry and gets a proper striker, AND gets two starting fullbacks in over this summer or he walks the plank? If the problem positions are obvious to us, then for his £7m big ones a year he ought to be acutely aware of what's required.

Do or die time. No excuses. Ruthlessness from top to bottom.

Getting in two fullbacks and a new striker is the absolute minimum, baseline non negotiable this summer. Would show a basic level of competence more than any real ruthlessness.

If we actually want to be ruthless, well you know what I'm going to say....

 

[Rita_Poon]

Well that's not true.

We are currently the 2nd average oldest starting 11 in the Premier League, Just behind Fulham.

barry 23
ndiaye 26 kdh 27 Tim Iroegbunam 22 garner 25 rohl 23
aznou 19 branners 23 O'B 25 patterson 24
travers 26

23+26+27+22+25+23+19+23+25+24+26=263
263/11=23.9

2nd oldest?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Man Utd and Chelsea at their lowest, Villa are now a big team apparently?
"Should have" doesn't mean anything unless we actually win a game.

Seeing as he's managed for 25 years or so, can you look up and tell us how well he does in big games historically mate? Like against the regular/historic top 4, or the RS for example?

villa are in a euro final and have wrapped up CL qualifying. does that count for nothing?

 

[Swartzy]

:/

i'm fine chief.

Just a random piece of info for you, but one you and @windymiller should be very proud of.
You both survived an 8hr battle yesterday.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Yes, and? I'm not sure how him being currently injured has anything at all to do with the conversation at hand?

I like sprinkling facts into the chatter. helps keep us all grounded.