Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of the Everton fanbase....

[Legend Barry Horne]

Everton are 6th in the form table since Allardyce joined

This is a year in which it looks like traditionally solid premier league sides - Southampton, Stoke and West Brom will go down

Things could certainly have turned out worse for us given the terrible start. Allardyce has made a couple of good signings in Walcott and Tosun. A couple more good signings and we could be well placed for next season. He has a good group of support staff

The playing style is not always the most attractive, but you get the sense that with the right support, Allardyce can deliver solid results next year. This is certainly better than the days under Martinez when he refused to address the defensive problems...

Trying to get my head round why the seeming widespread dislike for him is so extreme given the results he's delivered and potential to improve next year - seems like an irrational ground swell of negativity with more getting drawn on to the band waggon......

There aren't that many realistically available better options out there (perhaps the experienced / proven at the top level Benitez or Ancelotti - certainly not the unproven Silva or Fonseca) - people could do worse than get behind Allardyce and decide he's earned the chance to show what he can do next season

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Come on Roma!

 

[toffeejack]

Zzzz so many threads on pretty much the same thing .

 

[Toffe3m4n]

FFS

 

[devo85]

How did you manage to get out of the straight jacket?

 

[COYBL25]

Everton are 6th in the form table since Allardyce joined

This is a year in which it looks like traditionally solid premier league sides - Southampton, Stoke and West Brom will go down

Things could certainly have turned out worse for us given the terrible start. Allardyce has made a couple of good signings in Walcott and Tosun. A couple more good signings and we could be well placed for next season. He has a good group of support staff

The playing style is not always the most attractive, but you get the sense that with the right support, Allardyce can deliver solid results next year. This is certainly better than the days under Martinez when he refused to address the defensive problems...

Trying to get my head round why the seeming widespread dislike for him is so extreme given the results he's delivered and potential to improve next year - seems like an irrational ground swell of negativity with more getting drawn on to the band waggon......

There aren't that many realistically available better options out there (perhaps the experienced / proven at the top level Benitez or Ancelotti - certainly not the unproven Silva or Fonseca) - people could do worse than get behind Allardyce and decide he's earned the chance to show what he can do next season

Do the carers in the secure facility, know that you have access to the internet ?

 

[Eggs]

....Allardyce has done well but you use the phrase ‘potential to improve next year’ and I think that is where much of the problem lies. For us to progress we need to be competitive in all games, not glibly surrender to those above us. Allardyce has shown an almost scientific approach, accepting defeat in games we are not expected to win against priority points against lesser teams.

It’s not solely Allardyce. Steve Walsh has put together an unbalanced and ineffective squad with many costly acquisitions either performing poorly or not getting game time. There is no team identity, no team strategy. Personally, I think we need to change the manager/DoF combination if we are to realise our ambition.

I think this has been done to death on other threads.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Everton are 6th in the form table since Allardyce joined

This is a year in which it looks like traditionally solid premier league sides - Southampton, Stoke and West Brom will go down

Things could certainly have turned out worse for us given the terrible start. Allardyce has made a couple of good signings in Walcott and Tosun. A couple more good signings and we could be well placed for next season. He has a good group of support staff

The playing style is not always the most attractive, but you get the sense that with the right support, Allardyce can deliver solid results next year. This is certainly better than the days under Martinez when he refused to address the defensive problems...

Trying to get my head round why the seeming widespread dislike for him is so extreme given the results he's delivered and potential to improve next year - seems like an irrational ground swell of negativity with more getting drawn on to the band waggon......

There aren't that many realistically available better options out there (perhaps the experienced / proven at the top level Benitez or Ancelotti - certainly not the unproven Silva or Fonseca) - people could do worse than get behind Allardyce and decide he's earned the chance to show what he can do next season

Good enough is not good enough at Goodison

 

[4737carlin]

Sam is ours

 

[KaiserEFC]

Bored to death with this now. He’s never going to get us challenging for top 6/4 or give us a style of football you’d actually want to watch. End of argument.

 

[Joey66]

Everton are 6th in the form table since Allardyce joined

This is a year in which it looks like traditionally solid premier league sides - Southampton, Stoke and West Brom will go down

Things could certainly have turned out worse for us given the terrible start. Allardyce has made a couple of good signings in Walcott and Tosun. A couple more good signings and we could be well placed for next season. He has a good group of support staff

The playing style is not always the most attractive, but you get the sense that with the right support, Allardyce can deliver solid results next year. This is certainly better than the days under Martinez when he refused to address the defensive problems...

Trying to get my head round why the seeming widespread dislike for him is so extreme given the results he's delivered and potential to improve next year - seems like an irrational ground swell of negativity with more getting drawn on to the band waggon......

There aren't that many realistically available better options out there (perhaps the experienced / proven at the top level Benitez or Ancelotti - certainly not the unproven Silva or Fonseca) - people could do worse than get behind Allardyce and decide he's earned the chance to show what he can do next season

Maybe but the football has been dire - no I will rephrase that its been crap!
STOP LISTINING TO THE MEDIA LOVIES ON SAM!

 

[GwladysBlue]

If he’s that good, I’m sure Arsenal and Chelsea will be interested in him in the summer for their manager jobs.

 

[Gladystweet]

Evertonians, know your place.

 

[COYBL25]

Evertonians, know your place.

Which is really what it`s all about.

If Burnley bomb out early in the Europa Cup and have a crap season, as usually happens to teams with small squads in Europe, they`ll be put back in their place too.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

....Allardyce has done well but you use the phrase ‘potential to improve next year’ and I think that is where much of the problem lies. For us to progress we need to be competitive in all games, not glibly surrender to those above us. Allardyce has shown an almost scientific approach, accepting defeat in games we are not expected to win against priority points against lesser teams.

It’s not solely Allardyce. Steve Walsh has put together an unbalanced and ineffective squad with many costly acquisitions either performing poorly or not getting game time. There is no team identity, no team strategy. Personally, I think we need to change the manager/DoF combination if we are to realise our ambition.

I think this has been done to death on other threads.

Both of these.