He did John but most teams who qualify do so via their domestic cup competition’s. Its the league cup winners who are 1st choice here. Even when we lifted the trophy the EUFA Cup although considered Europe’s 3rd competition had an extra round and more quality teams, and therefore was harder to win. I don’t think any trophy should be sneered at I can remember when the league cup was also considered Mickey Mouse. I am sure I am not the only Evertonian who would be happy if we won both over the next 2 seasons

Ah the old I go the match therefore I am rears its ugly head once more. Mark please get the simple things right please, like full stops.

No it’s not Geoff, that would be the Europa League surely?

Dear God, is he going on about Seamus again.

There was of course Billy Bingham who played for both Everton and the Glens, also managed Northern Ireland and Everton

Mark Steers. I cant reply to your post,no option. Do you think Seamus should have said no to the renewed contract extensions the club gave him? I agree with some of your point,age caught up with him but its the clubs responsibility to see that.Not Colemans to tell them.

John im saying we’re hopeless that Everton fc do not have a genuine Right Back in our Squad. For me this has been like this for 4 seasons now im sick of makeshift Right Backs john. John the last 4 seasons our only Right Back was Coleman and he was the worst Right Back in the premier league 4 seasons in a row . You might come back and say patterson but he was bought as a player for the future this has to stop .

Geoff. Didnt he win The European Conference League. The one below the Europa League?

Andrea the tinpot European trophy he won with WHU is the equivalent of the Cup Winners Cup, the semi final of which produced Goodison’s greatest night and Rotterdam wasn’t to bad either.

Dave the problem is O’BRIEN has said to Moyes he would like to play Centre Back and not Right Back and if true Moyes just stuck him on the bench . Well O’Brien must of had a talk because he has come on a couple of times latley . Yes dave he is the best available player to go in there but the fans got tired of him last season simple. I think he is more than likely to play saturday and maybe upto the international Break. Maybe Moyes will for once give in because AMN looks abit shot at the moment and Arsenal could finish him off. Rhol should never play Right Back .

Degsy #2 hours back The Second Division Title with Preston and the Charity Shield with United.

Hello Dave, thank you so much for your kind words! And I will definitely be back!

Unfortunately, our squad doesn’t have much depth when certain players aren’t fit, lack match sharpness, or are low on confidence. This is further compounded when players are forced to play in unfamiliar positions. I would put JOB on the right flank (even though he’s a centre-back). I’d start Alcaraz instead of Barry, with George on the left and either Röhl or Dibling on the right. I’d bring in Grealish to start in place of KDH, and also include Garner (if fit) and Hackney. Tarky, Branthwaite, and Mykolenko pick themselves.

I was 16 years old and right behind the goal where we scored. It felt like the game lasted five hours. Absolutely exhausting. What a brilliant day.

That breakaway goal was how I thought you should score — at speed. I recall Neville Southall getting peppered in the second half and fending off everything they could throw at him. We won a trophy! Hard to believe now…

In over 30 years in management what has this moysiah ever won domestically

O’Brien looks like a CB playing FB, but he can defend. We wanted a proper RB who can defend but also offer something going forwards. AMN isn’t that, can’t defend. Rohl isn’t the RB answer either. Put Jake back there short term then get a proper RB. For the tenth time of asking!

18% win rate at Sunderland ooor Davey

I would also say the modern game has definitely passed Everton football club by as well.

We are hopeless and its all Seamies fault. Sorted.

Can’t reply to your post Christy. Try to post later when I recover from the shock I’m in. Love my boxing as well. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/18/police-investigate-reform-mayor-allegedly-sharing-naked-sexualised-images-of-himself

John, with Dunc having played with Rangers, he’ll fit right in.

Moyes has found a losing formula now. The players need his help, he makes it harder for them to perform, but never accepts any blame. He’ll stick with this losing formula for the next 8-10 games now. It’ll be slow and stodgy and awful, but he’ll stick with it until realising that George is our most penetrative player and Hackney is the brightest midfielder we’ve got. This isn’t a flight of fancy, History shows he tends to go on depressing winless runs of games, and that’s him doing that, not the players. I’m not saying as supporters we know how to do football management better than him, he’s obviously a very a accomplished Coach who at his best can get an average-ish squad to finish around 7th in the table. But mostly, he pretty much guarantees the avoidance of relegation (Sunderland fans, I apologise) and the faint possibility of winning a tinpot European trophy. All the praise he receives in the media is from people who don’t have to watch 90 minutes of this every week.

Sadly for Duncan, I know he’s desperate to get back into management, but the calibre of teams he’s managed, is definitely not what you’d call ambitious, his last club, he ended up paying the players wages out of his own pocket? Would he not be on better money, staying in punditry and podcasts.

Ha ha ha I’ve been waiting for this since we settled for Maitland Niles Your consistent Mark, I’ll give you that!

what do I think. I can’t make head nor tail of this site now, it’s been ruined.

We learned our midfield can’t create goal chances or score themselves, they run around a lot but that’s it.

Id expect a red or yellow for us, and nothing the other way. Conditioned after Naysmith got cut in half, and Rodwell red. Still amazed Tarkowski got away with it on mcallistair

It worked Dave looking at his reply 🙂

Duncan is absolutely a legendary player to many Evertonians. Yes he was sent off a lot, yes he was injured a lot, and yes he never fulfilled his potential. He was even a liability at times, but that doesn’t detract from his legendary status among many of us. I’m 53, so have fun memories of Duncan playing for us in the mid 90’s when I was in my early/mid 20’s – I was the right age and the 90’s was a magical time for a lot of people. Duncan is absolutely a hero to me and many people of my age.

Dave More chance I’ll go to watch Liverpool !!!

Clive you see Evertons problem was someone on Evertons payroll called Coleman has caused this on going Right Back problem by not retiring 4 seasons ago . You see dyche had no cash so pretty much he sort got by with ashley young doing the job Coleman was getting paid to do ok. So enter Moyes 2 years in and still no Right Back signed gross mismanagement because money has been there . Since moyes took over he gave Coleman more money when he should of emptied him out no he has used O’brien. Garner .Rhol .A NM. Yet still no Right Back shows how bad Moyes is he will do it his way

spot on re Moyes .. he is our weakest link … or was till he signed Johnson … jeez how bad is he ? How does he start before Dibling, George , Alcaraz FFS. We’ll lose these guys if we don’t get rid of Moyes. Garner and Armstrong (who is gonna be top draw) need benching for Hackney and Rhol. Our bench looks better to me nearly every game than the starting 11. Tarkowski mistakes more and more prevalent. Gonna start being costly

Phil you are not one of the fans who would have Duncan back here as manager are you? Because only recently on these threads there was a fan who wanted him back— with Leighton Baines as his assistant- Jesus wept!

Clive I doubt if O’Brien could do any worse than the others who have played right back for Everton this season but being honest I don’t think he is a full back and has hardly stood out when played there and in one game he gave Arsenal their 1-0 win with a stupid hand ball in the six yard area and they scored from the resulting penalty.

Sam I thought the great Tom Finney had played in the European Cup for Glentoran but I just checked and Tom played for Disterally (sic)in that competition.

I think O’Brien has to start at RB against Arsenal. Definitely not Rohl as he is simply not a fullback. The midfield is struggling this season to be creative, and it is time for a change. Armstrong could be given a rest and Hackney brought in. Dibling for Rohl on the right. What is the point of signing players if they are not going to play.

John Collins -from 31 minutes ago — Yes John I realised that, just having a gentle wind up with Brendan!

The pride of East Belfast they are known as Dave. I dont think Brendan will be going

I cant see anyway that Moyes adopts anything new against Arsenal he will play the same way we did against Chelsea, he is to set in his ways to change. We all think that Hackney, Dibbling, George and possibly Alcaraz should have been used on Saturday. Why Moyes thought bringing on Norgaard would change the game is mindboggling. But Moyes knows 2 things he went get his contract extended while the friedkins are in charge and seeing they want out theywont want the hassle of sacking him and looking for a new manager.

Apparently not

Will you be going to see them Brendan ? Duncan gave a storming speech about what he’s going to do with them— I think I’ve heard that speech before— at least twenty times by other managers when they’ve taken over another club!

Real time last night as the Spurs game was being played Eric. The table was altered according to the latest score in the Spurs game. you understand that dont you? Who is Uncle Paddy?

Our game was played Saturday John, their game Monday so your ‘real time’ is out a bit.

They are indeed. My mistake.The site i looked at had the table in real time as the match was being played Who is Uncle Paddy?

Hi Eric, when the player’s lack of confidence means that he looks terrified when the ball comes near him it is time to rotate him to the bench. This is the case with Maitland-Niles and Johnston in recent matches who are picked as first team starters regardless of form and confidence. I was watching the Overlap and Gerrard said when his form and confidence dropped – not often enough! – he preferred to be rotated onto the bench for a spell. I think the case with Dibling is different. He was never given the minutes last season, starter or substitute, to build up his confidence. Now that he has matching the right mindset with good performances, he is still not getting picked. Moyes loves tried and tested premier league experience and his natural caution will always lead him to pick a seasoned pro playing badly over a young talent playing well.

Last season the refrain on TW was that players with lack of confidence need more game time to improve, Dibling being the prime example. But now you are saying that they should be dropped. I’m confused 😕 both can’t be right?

But didn’t we have something like ten chances in our last game? Or was that only Barry’s chances?

Spurs are 4 points behind us John. https://www.espn.co.uk/football/table/_/league/eng.1

Spurs a point behind us John? We have 10, they have 6. You’re lucky you did have ‘Uncle Paddy’ as your maths teacher.