MC11 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Sides "who do well" are more than likely to finish on the champions league spot. I put that down to having a decent squad in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 http://www.football365.com/f365-features/9420305/Preview365 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 http://www.football365.com/f365-features/9420305/Preview365 Stopped reading at "Realistically, the chances of Everton breaking up the top six again are pretty remote (though not impossible) so silverware should be the aim for Roberto Martinez" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sides "who do well" are more than likely to finish on the champions league spot. I put that down to having a decent squad in the first place Yep, spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Sides "who do well" are more than likely to finish on the champions league spot. I put that down to having a decent squad in the first place which we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Stopped reading at "Realistically, the chances of Everton breaking up the top six again are pretty remote (though not impossible) so silverware should be the aim for Roberto Martinez" Cheeky bastards aren't they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofanon Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I fear that we are no better than last year (arguably worse with no Dela) and that other trams have moved on. At least Dela was a player that could do something out of nothing. What options do we have now if we are struggling to break a stubborn defence? Possibly Atsu although I've no idea what he is like? Or what happens if Lukau gets injured? I think Besic will be great but I don't think he's going to add goals. Hopefully he will push up our pace of play though. I'm going 7th unless we sign some flair before the window closes. On the upside, Barkley, Stones, McCarthy and Lukaku all have another year of experience under their belts which should make them better. Miralles needs a big season I fear. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I fear that we are no better than last year (arguably worse with no Dela) and that other trams have moved on. At least Dela was a player that could do something out of nothing. What options do we have now if we are struggling to break a stubborn defence? Possibly Atsu although I've no idea what he is like? Or what happens if Lukau gets injured? I think Besic will be great but I don't think he's going to add goals. Hopefully he will push up our pace of play though. I'm going 7th unless we sign some flair before the window closes. On the upside, Barkley, Stones, McCarthy and Lukaku all have another year of experience under their belts which should make them better. Miralles needs a big season I fear. Strange comments and pessimism considering the transfer window we've had! Dela was an unknow quantity when we got him, so is Atsu, so we've replaced like with like in that respect. Whether he is a "success" (which Gerry wasnt for me, not really. That said he wasn't unsuccessful either) remains to be seen. We've increased CDM, we've reinforced the wing, we've got a lot of people coming back from injury that we missed for most of last season. We are in a much stronger position now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I fear that we are no better than last year (arguably worse with no Dela) and that other trams have moved on. At least Dela was a player that could do something out of nothing. What options do we have now if we are struggling to break a stubborn defence? Possibly Atsu although I've no idea what he is like? Or what happens if Lukau gets injured? I think Besic will be great but I don't think he's going to add goals. Hopefully he will push up our pace of play though. I'm going 7th unless we sign some flair before the window closes. On the upside, Barkley, Stones, McCarthy and Lukaku all have another year of experience under their belts which should make them better. Miralles needs a big season I fear. Fucking hell mate, I'm really annoyed that we're no stronger than last year (Besic excluded) but I don't think it's as bad as all that.. I also think 5th-7th but I also think we had an exceptionally good season last year and it was a bit of a freak. I'm not disappointed about Gerrard D going, least of all because I can never remember how to spell his fucking name but also I think he was a liability for the second half of the season, strolling round like he couldn't be arsed shoulders slumped etc. i think Atsu will blow him out the water performance wise and if we could just get a back up striker in and a bit of cover at right back I think we'll be sound. We're still another real quality striker, attacking mid and winger away from top 4 but we can challenge for 5th without a doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 "Realistically, the chances of Everton breaking up the top six again are pretty remote (though not impossible) so silverware should be the aim for Roberto Martinez" While in the real real world the bookies have us at about 13/8 to finish top six, so a long way from a remote chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Southampton still haven't replaced players. QPR is so broke they haven't signed anyone other than rio. Those 2 are my favorites for relegation currently. Schneiderlin will leave in January with boruc and they'll go down. West brom don't look great either, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Fucking hell mate, I'm really annoyed that we're no stronger than last year (Besic excluded) but I don't think it's as bad as all that.. I also think 5th-7th but I also think we had an exceptionally good season last year and it was a bit of a freak. I'm not disappointed about Gerrard D going, least of all because I can never remember how to spell his fucking name but also I think he was a liability for the second half of the season, strolling round like he couldn't be arsed shoulders slumped etc. i think Atsu will blow him out the water performance wise and if we could just get a back up striker in and a bit of cover at right back I think we'll be sound. We're still another real quality striker, attacking mid and winger away from top 4 but we can challenge for 5th without a doubt. Honestly mate I don't get the Deulofeu bashing. He was 19 and ripping seasoned Premiership pro's apart. He was brilliant. Edited August 14, 2014 by MiguelCotto Kant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Honestly mate I don't get the Deulofeu bashing. He was 19 and ripping seasoned Premiership pro's apart. He was brilliant. He showed flashes of brilliance and could have the world at his feet but he looked like he couldn't wait to fuck off home latter part of the season . He hardly set the world alight did he. Great in flashes and that's down to his age but he did look like he wanted out towards the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Honestly mate I don't get the Deulofeu bashing. He was 19 and ripping seasoned Premiership pro's apart. He was brilliant. Ripping seasoned pro's apart? Hardly he was a one trick pony and many defenders he played against had the reading of him after 10 minutes. As an impact sub against tired legs he was effective. He was nowhere near brilliant in my book. Spent half the time slumping round trying to do a million step overs in our box. He had a positive impact in a small handful of games. Far from brilliant for me. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Ripping seasoned pro's apart? Hardly he was a one trick pony and many defenders he played against had the reading of him after 10 minutes. As an impact sub against tired legs he was effective. He was nowhere near brilliant in my book. Spent half the time slumping round trying to do a million step overs in our box. He had a positive impact in a small handful of games. Far from brilliant for me. That pretty much sums it up for me. Small flashes of brilliance ( Goal against Arsenal sticks out) but most of the time his shoulders were slumped and head bowed and the longer the season went on the worse he got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Neville Southall gives his thoughts: http://blog.paddypower.com/2014/08/15/neville-southall-everton-are-building-well-but-wont-repeat-success-of-last-season/ Everton won’t do as well this season as we did last season. The teams around us have spent big money and we’re still short in a couple of places, particularly the strikers. It’s a good squad, but with a European campaign to play, you worry about depth. City, Chelsea, Liverpool, United and Arsenal have all spent heavily and that doesn’t leave much room in the Top Six. We’ll play our usual brand of exciting football, but with the others all strengthening to the extent they have, it’ll be difficult to have the same impact we did last year. There’s expectations about a top four finish and Champions League football, but that’s beyond us. If Liverpool don’t replace Suarez properly, Arsenal defensive problems continue to get exposed or van Gaal takes time to get it right at Old Trafford, then it’s possible, but there’s a lot of doubt in there. People might be upset if we don’t break into the top four, but we’re really up against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 He's spot on really. He has Lukaku down to a tee though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 I think he 's on the money as well to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Don't people say that year after year? Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Ross is injured! Relegation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 We need to buy and quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 We need to buy and quick. Bit late now I think Trev and they wont spend big knowing he'll be back in 6 weeks or so. I say give Naismith a run. Anyone but Odman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Ripping seasoned pro's apart? Hardly he was a one trick pony and many defenders he played against had the reading of him after 10 minutes. As an impact sub against tired legs he was effective. He was nowhere near brilliant in my book. Spent half the time slumping round trying to do a million step overs in our box. He had a positive impact in a small handful of games. Far from brilliant for me. His goal against Arsenal was very impressive. Not many would have scored that. He was so quick-thinking and took his shot early. He's young, and he was playing in the BPL for the first time. Personally, I thought he did well and met expectations. MC11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/9431596/mcfadden-backs-everton-success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Worth a read: http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2014/08/getting-used-to-the-new-everton/ I suspect "Martin Liptrot" is some anagram nom de plume for one of you lot. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Worth a read: http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2014/08/getting-used-to-the-new-everton/ I suspect "Martin Liptrot" is some anagram nom de plume for one of you lot. Very good read that, like his style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Worth a read: http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2014/08/getting-used-to-the-new-everton/ I suspect "Martin Liptrot" is some anagram nom de plume for one of you lot. Enjoyed that No idea on the anagram, though I've not really tried... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 he's here ... https://twitter.com/nyblue66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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