Match Thread Everton 1-1 Sunderland 12:15 Saturday 10th January 2026 (FA Cup Third Round)

[Gwladysstreetlad]

At least Goodison had a soul and the little sound there was didn't sound so tinny and reverby.

I loved Goodison mate. I miss it constantly. But lets not pretend that it wasn't dead for years before we left. Soul has nothing to do why the new place is dead 99% of the time.

 

[Toffeelover]

Why can't Everton just admit they were wrong with beto and Barry, get rid now and buy any two strikers... Honestly can't be any worse

It is not Everton, you really mean Moyes.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Grealish
KDH
Ndiaye
Gana
Branthwaite

You take that core group of players out of any team and you will see a significant drop off.

That is what we are currently experiencing. I am absolutely convinced if all of the above were here/fit, we would be sitting pretty in a European position.

The sad reality is, the squad overhaul was always going to take more than one window.

 

[mikel_88]

Talking with friends before pens and my mate called it with beto and barry missing pens. Soon as said it all agreed not even a shock

 

[mikel_88]

Grealish
KDH
Ndiaye
Gana
Branthwaite

You take that core group of players out of any team and you will see a significant drop off.

That is what we are currently experiencing. I am absolutely convinced if all of the above were here/fit, we would be sitting pretty in a European position.

The sad reality is, the squad overhaul was always going to take more than one window.

Maybe but shows how far squad is away from being able to play in europe

 

[Bluewolf]

Moyes is a cancer that hasn’t ever been cut out of the club. Seeps into every level of the club.

Complete overhaul needed so that we stop thinking that weeks like this week are anything other than absolutely catastrophic.

We should be firmly in the European places and yet everyone can’t wait to reel off excuses about afcon as to why we are crap as if we weren’t crap before then.

Moyes is the complete overhaul you nini.

It takes time you cant just rip out the whole of the club staff and put in new ones and hope for the best. There has to be a transition period.

Weve been relegation fodder for near half a decade now moyes has come in got us safe and were no where near relegation and we are dark horses for Europe in less then a year.

Yes the last week has been frustrating but so is every manager. Let him put the foundations down and then we can bring in another manager to build on them.

But this idea that bin Moyes off and bring in a "progressive" manager and everything will be okay is insane. Look at west ham there getting relegated because they got rid of moyes for a progressive manager and they nearly got relegated before that because they got rid of moyes for a progressive manager untill moyes came back to save them.

It was getting a progressive manager that caused all this in the first place. Martinez, koeman, silva, lampard none of them could hack it. In fact the last progressive manager that we had that did well was moyes!

Imo moyes is here till his contract runs out maybe even longer. So id make my peace with it if i was you and while hes here theres no dount in my mind we'll improve year on year.

 

[Frosty1878]

Rohl crap myko crap and can’t pass Patterson crap Beto crap Dibling crap what would your tactic be for them? It’s like watching a championship team and may I add Wrexham were much better last night We’d struggle in the championship with this side that’s out and bench.

@Zatara come on mate you can do better than the middle finger which I think should be replaced for a thumbs down as I find it as offensive as some of the censored words on here and too easily used by some so what tactic would you use mate?

 

[Connor mcloud]

Pointless playing Beto/Barry ever again
They're gonna get absolutely slaughtered every game now,
The Toothless Two

 

[supertoffee98]

The current problem is absences. Injuries, Afcon, suspensions etc. Let's not lose our heads about Moyes or the ownership- what's heartbreaking though is knowing these games with Grealish, Ndiaye, KDH would have been absolutely winnable. Get the players back and start winning games again. Up the Toffees

 

[Sussex]

The sooner we shift beto and get a striker in the better. And when I say striker, somebody who knows what they are doing up top.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Grealish
KDH
Ndiaye
Gana
Branthwaite

You take that core group of players out of any team and you will see a significant drop off.

That is what we are currently experiencing. I am absolutely convinced if all of the above were here/fit, we would be sitting pretty in a European position.

The sad reality is, the squad overhaul was always going to take more than one window.

How can the team who won the Championship play off last season have a bigger and deeper squad than Everton.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

I loved Goodison mate. I miss it constantly. But lets not pretend that it wasn't dead for years before we left. Soul has nothing to do why the new place is dead 99% of the time.

Exactly. It’s the poor product on the field, lackluster football, relegation battles, and no success in decades.

 

[Toffeelover]

Grealish
KDH
Ndiaye
Gana
Branthwaite

You take that core group of players out of any team and you will see a significant drop off.

That is what we are currently experiencing. I am absolutely convinced if all of the above were here/fit, we would be sitting pretty in a European position.

The sad reality is, the squad overhaul was always going to take more than one window.

I thought Sunderland were missing a lot of their players.

 

[BlueShark]

Another drab display, didn't expect anything else.

 

[Marius57]

Grealish
KDH
Ndiaye
Gana
Branthwaite

You take that core group of players out of any team and you will see a significant drop off.

That is what we are currently experiencing. I am absolutely convinced if all of the above were here/fit, we would be sitting pretty in a European position.

The sad reality is, the squad overhaul was always going to take more than one window.

Not even just that though.

Some of the first option subs we use are also out. Charly, Tim, Keane.

Meaning that some of the players starting are 3/4th choice (Patto, McNeil) with subs even lower down.