Joe Royle was completely different. Firstly, he knows what Everton stand for, he knows/knew all about the fans, the stadium, the way we play; and that was back when football was completely different, we were the dogs of war, we fought for everything, there wasn't the money available that there is these days! Blackburn won the league that season remember?
Thus saying Martinez doesn't get us in any way, listen to everything he says and does will show you the exact opposite is true, you dont have to have played for a team to get them mate. Also the dogs of war tag was a media thing based on one pre fa cup game comment, royles team had a huge amount of skill in it, kanchelskis, speed, parko and barmby just a few of those, and citing how the leagues different now cos Blackburn won the league back then seems to forget blackburn won it off the back of spending a shed load of money equivalent in modern terms to the outlay city chelsea had in comparison, so not too different after all
Lazy, looks disinterested, misses sitters - we should have kept Victor
All characteristics said about Victor over the years, rather give a new player a chance personally
I haven't checked, but that doesn't make it right to leave an unguarded back post, our defense was a shambles yesterday
No arguments here, the set piece defending was awful yesterday from us
did you watch the game? noone knew what they were doing, at one point i watched gareth barry play left back while Leighton Baines went for a wander (without the ball!!) I saw distin and jags play a few very dodgy back passes, i saw us lose the ball over the bullens road because our defenders didn't have a clue. You can't argue or defend that! Too many players had an "off" game
Yet we still deservedly got the 3 points, you dont factor in the international break and the fact we had so many playing twice in a few days over it, and little time preparing compared to Hull, something i think was very noticeable
Hibbert is a better defender, he reads the game better. I'm not knocking Seamus at all, i just feel safer with Hibbo at right back. He is solid and dependable and will soldier on regardless; without any qualms or hesitation.
Absolutely laughable statement, anyone who'd willingly play Hibbert ahead of Coleman has lost all grip on reality.
Well, whatever he said yesterday was not very effective; we were appalling, i've not seen us play that bad in a long time! We should have had a ruck of goals, and so should Hull if their strikers had have hit the target.
Then you haven't watched many games mate if you thought that was the worst we've played in a long time
Lukaku was very very quiet yesterday, i think he'd benefit from a strike partner, stick Naismith/Mirallas up front with him if you don't rate Jelavic, I certainly wouldn't play Kone
And Martinez thinks that Lukaku is better up front alone with Barkley dropped off, i know whose opinion is sounder in this regard
I acknowledged that when i said "I know he got a knock on international duty"
Even when fit, Velios has not exactly been lighting the reserves up, so god knows why he deserves a second look at getting proper game time
That makes it acceptable? Yes Chelsea did the double over us last season, but the 2 seasons before that we beat them at Goodison, not a valid point. And if you wanna go there, we lost away to City, which we had only done once previously in about 9 games, home and away! I wouldn't say we've improved, we may have more points, but we do not look as solid as we have done
Apparently looking solid matters more to you than getting more points, never seen a team get into europe over a team with a higher points total on the basis of looking more solid
For me, noone will ever stand as high in my esteem. I doubt many others will agree, but noone and nothing will change my mind
Ferguson was a great player for the club and will always have a place in all evertonians hearts, and maybe one day in the future when he's more experienced and has some proper managerial grounding behind him we will see him back here at the top, but to think he is remotely ready right now is ludicrous
In summary mate i think you just see things through if their a blue then youd have them over anyone else, thing is footy isnt like that, you have to be good enough to merit it, a lot aren't
