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Thought he did well, though whenever he went forward, that meant he was isolating Martina on the right side of the defense, which is a scary thought. Though, I guess hypothetically with a back 3, Keane is just as responsible for the right side of the defense as Martina.

Our real season can start next weekend. Much more winnable fixtures.

How much is Mark on per week? Maybe the club should sack him.

I'm sure excited about the new stadium.

Fixed.

Agree to disagree here mate. Training is an important part of it, but I don't think anything matches a competitive fixture.

I'd edit that post mate. Haven't seen c-bombs taken very well on this place by the administrators.

This. This will allow us to impose a style and develop chemistry within the team since we are playing what should be inferior teams. It's near impossible to gel/gain chemistry or a style of play against the big dogs in the league who can control possession and spend most of the game against us attacking. If after a run against Brighton, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Burnley, Apollon, we haven't begun to gel, then I will seriously begin to worry and potentially weigh a managerial change.

Koeman just needs to go back to the basics. Unstead of chopping and changing relentlessly, he just needs to find his best 9 (or four) men and put them out every week with some fight!

Wishful thinking

Weren't you previously banned?

I don't think Koeman went from being a manager who guided Southampton to 7th and 6th place finishes and taking us from 11th to 7th to a manager who is completely inept, clueless, and incompetent overnight. We went through some major changes this summer and it will take some time to progress and move forward. If we aren't significantly improved by Christmas, I'd be thinking about changing managers, but we've had slow starts before (Moyes...) and gotten better as the year has gone on. Clearly, Williams is past it, Martina is not good enough for anything except Cup matches. We need a #9, some pace out wide, and to strengthen out wide, ideally with pace. All of this in addition to jelling all the new squad members who just arrived this summer.

The people who were confident we were going to bust down the top four this year are the same who think Ancelotti and the like are lining up to manage us.

After we've just given him 100m+ to spend and are only 4 PL and one EL group stage match into the season? When did you become an Everton fan, Steve Parish?

Never happening. He will end up at a bigger club.

I'm kidding. Moyes did a very nice job turning the club into a midtable side/European contender before running out of ideas/courage/not being able to sign a consistent #9.

I liked Moyes a lot. We really punched above our weight.

Appreciate your input.

First of all, let me just say that this is not a thread to debate Koeman's performance or status as manager. That is for the Ronald Koeman thread. I will add that I think he is a very good manager who if given another window or two and can add the goalscorer we need, will have us competing for European places (I am a fan). I created this largely because I'm a huge fan of what David Wagner has done so far at Huddersfield. Obviously, he's three matches in, but they look like quite the team, play with a great style and passion, and getting them promoted was no easy feat. If he guides Huddersfield to safety with some comfort and in style, his name will certainly be touted with bigger jobs such as Southampton/West Ham, certainly bigger jobs in Germany, and also maybe even Spurs/Arsenal/us. I could be a big fan of his if he turns out to be the real deal, and would love to see him vs Klopp on Merseyside. What other managers are impressing you all right now that you think could be realistic future managers at Goodison if Koeman is not here in a few years? Premier League: Eddie Howe - continues to do well at Bournemouth, certainly isn't the sexiest name but he has them continually playing well. Sean Dyche - I got hammered praising him the last time, but I think he gets the most out of Burnley, has them well organized, and would be interesting to see him set out a squad if he had more talent and could set up in a more attacking manner Abroad: Not really sure here, haven't been keeping up with much football outside of the Prem. If we could somehow nab Tuchel, that would be great, but probably well above our reach if Chelsea are interested in him.

I fancy myself as an underrated moaner on this forum.

Nothing mentioned anywhere, but I wonder when the captain is going to get a testimonial. Would be great if it could be against Sheffield United next pre-season.

Can't wait to see him not get a sniff and then move on to a Belgian or a Greek side or a Bundesliga 2 side in 3 years.

1 in 3.5 is not awful for a poor Palace side, in my opinion.

And Roy Keane thinks he's soft for not playing, I bet!

For a second, I thought "There's no way he gets as much stick as Gibson did for this", and then I remembered this was Toffeetalk. What an idiot.