2025/26 Merlin Röhl

degsy · 2025-12-14T11:24:55+0000

davek said:
Need him to be fast tracked into the team. If there's been any strategy of bringing him back slowly then we need that to be cast aside.

davek said:
20 minutes and then a full game if he's anywhere near fit.

On past form I doubt he could last 20mjns

st.domingo · 2025-12-14T11:35:03+0000

Igrok said:
He may exist or he may not…no one can prove for certain…

Schrödinger's footballer?

davek · 2025-12-14T11:43:01+0000

degsy said:
On past form I doubt he could last 20mjns

Knowing Moyes he's probably been exaggerating the extent of Rohl's injury. We all know he doesn't like putting young talent in the first team, especially in positions where he doesn't wish to disturb senior players like Gueye by dislodging them.

His hand will be forced in the next few weeks though. I fully expect Rohl to get game time over Christmas.

Toffeepot · 2025-12-14T11:43:35+0000

davek said:
Said above earlier: Moyes needs to throw him in for a half of football.

If he's 'on the grass' that tells me he's there or thereabouts ready.

Branthwaite is also 'on the grass', should he be thrown in?

davek · 2025-12-14T11:46:08+0000

Toffeepot said:
Branthwaite is also 'on the grass', should he be thrown in?

If we didn't have 3 CDs to choose from, he should yes. We can afford to bring Branthwaite back a little later as after Arsenal we have what most would see as 4 more winnable games.

Toffeepot · 2025-12-14T11:49:56+0000

davek said:
If we didn't have 3 CDs to choose from, he should yes. We can afford to bring Branthwaite back a little later as after Arsenal we have what most would see as 4 more winnable games.

We have 3 fit midfielders

davek · 2025-12-14T12:00:48+0000

Toffeepot said:
We have 3 fit midfielders

We need a blend of creator and destroyer. We dont have enough players for that if another injury occurs.

Swartzy · 2025-12-14T12:21:33+0000

davek said:
Knowing Moyes he's probably been exaggerating the extent of Rohl's injury. We all know he doesn't like putting young talent in the first team, especially in positions where he doesn't wish to disturb senior players like Gueye by dislodging them.

His hand will be forced in the next few weeks though. I fully expect Rohl to get game time over Christmas.

And if he gets injured again, Moyes brought him back too soon..

We know the story Dave.

mahermi1 · 2025-12-14T12:26:26+0000

davek said:
Knowing Moyes he's probably been exaggerating the extent of Rohl's injury. We all know he doesn't like putting young talent in the first team, especially in positions where he doesn't wish to disturb senior players like Gueye by dislodging them.

His hand will be forced in the next few weeks though. I fully expect Rohl to get game time over Christmas.

Dave hasn't he just had a hernia operation ? Don't think anybody could exaggerate that mate it's an operation for a very painful condition, I should know I've not long had one.

davek · 2025-12-14T12:34:05+0000

mahermi1 said:
Dave hasn't he just had a hernia operation ? Don't think anybody could exaggerate that mate it's an operation for a very painful condition, I should know I've not long had one.

How long ago was it? And you wont have had the experts dealing with you for your op and the recovery team a PL footballer has had.

Igrok · 2025-12-14T12:38:49+0000

Will see McNeil quite often soon…

Eggs · 2025-12-14T12:45:24+0000

Igrok said:
Will see McNeil quite often soon…

….hopefully in the form he was in before his injury. Looks like we’ll be needing all our midfielders in the next month or so, great opportunity for them.

Rita_Poon · 2025-12-14T12:45:26+0000

davek said:
Knowing Moyes he's probably been exaggerating the extent of Rohl's injury. We all know he doesn't like putting young talent in the first team, especially in positions where he doesn't wish to disturb senior players like Gueye by dislodging them.

His hand will be forced in the next few weeks though. I fully expect Rohl to get game time over Christmas.

"We all know" can you shove that where the sun doesn't shine please.

And now for a little research...

Here's a list of some of the youngest players to feature for Everton:

Thierry Small: 16 years, 176 days (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 2021)
Jose Baxter: 16 years, 191 days (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 2008)
James Vaughan: 16 years, 270 days (vs. Crystal Palace, 2005)
Jake Bidwell: 16 years, 271 days (vs. BATE Borisov, 2009 - youngest in Europe)
Joe Royle: 16 years, 284 days (1966)

Baxter, Vaughan and Bidwell were all Moyes choices, so no manager in Everton history has introduced more of the youngest players ever to play for the club.

(for the record, can you stick "Everybody knows" as well please!)

Bazlar · 2025-12-14T14:13:37+0000

Rita_Poon said:
"We all know" can you shove that where the sun doesn't shine please.

And now for a little research...

Here's a list of some of the youngest players to feature for Everton:

Thierry Small: 16 years, 176 days (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 2021)

Jose Baxter: 16 years, 191 days (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 2008)

James Vaughan: 16 years, 270 days (vs. Crystal Palace, 2005)

Jake Bidwell: 16 years, 271 days (vs. BATE Borisov, 2009 - youngest in Europe)

Joe Royle: 16 years, 284 days (1966)

Baxter, Vaughan and Bidwell were all Moyes choices, so no manager in Everton history has introduced more of the youngest players ever to play for the club.

(for the record, can you stick "Everybody knows" as well please!)

Add Rooney to that list

Saint Domingo · 2025-12-14T14:27:34+0000

He needs to get fit and stay fit otherwise what’s the point. Him and Branthwaite have basically missed an entire half season each. Just can’t be counted on.