Encouraged? No. I'll be encouraged when we're in the top four...none of this "Top 6" BS.
We're 7th and our season ended in early January. The players he's bought are a mixture of good and baffling. The results since before Christmas are welcome, as has been the performances in parts...a massive improvement on the muck served up from September to December. The worry is that we are still very imbalanced. We have nothing apart from Lukaku as a goal threat, and he's player he inherited and one we could still lose this summer...ditto Barkley.
We've been 11th for the past two seasons, this season was always going to be about making progress. We could even end up with European football to look forward to.
Koeman has gone on record saying that after one more transfer window he believes he'll have a squad to compete with the big clubs.
Lukaku and Barkley will both be signing new deals.
I think you had an agenda against Koeman from the very start, nothing personal against him, you would have gave any incoming manager the same harsh criticism.
All of my family are Evertonians and I work in Manchester with people who support United/City, we can all see the makings of a team here, just seems strange that you can't.