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• Andrew, looking at this again ad again, I think there is something in what you have suggested. Time after time Rohl was covering O'Brien and certainly had the pace and agility to handle the RB position. This could have opened an attacking position for Dibling that might have transformed our RHS and taken pressure off the LHS. Good thinking, mate!...
  Bob Parrington in Everton vs Manchester City: Player Ratings
• Tony #132 \"Have a look at Patterson’s record this season Brent, in a much improved season for everyone overall!\"rnrnTony, as noted above (in responding to Ajay) in Patterson\'s 3 starts this season, Everton have won 2 (vs Chelsea and Burnley) and lost 1 (against Arsenal). Hardly an overwhelming case in terms of won v lost, and not many games to judge him by. And if we\'re saying \"in a much improved season for everyone\", arguably that could be used to say that Patterson has had the pressure taken off him this season (in his few games).rnrnI think the numbers are small, so shakey to use (by me or anybody) to make a case for Patterson (as I say, I just responded to the use of the figures). My gut feel is that Patterson wouldn\'t be a significant improvement - just my gut feel (but your gut may be more significant than mine!!)....
  Brent Stephens in Fantastic second half sees Doku deny Everton win with late stunner
• That draw on Monday was nothing to do with anything other than the players not doing the basics. Tarky and Keane letting Holland run straight through them. Alcaraz not letting the ball just go out of play. Not closing down Doku for his second. Basics, nothing to do with how much you spend or quality of squad....
  Paul Hewitt in Regression to the mean haunts Everton
• Steve, I think that\'s a fair point. All I was doing was responding to Ajay\'s point about our results when Patterson is playing - and the results are perhaps not favourable to him on that measure alone. But of course it\'s more than stats, I recoginise that. I just see weaknesses with Patterson at RB, and with O\'Brien at CB - I just don\'t see an overwhelming case for a switch....
  Brent Stephens in Fantastic second half sees Doku deny Everton win with late stunner
• Colin@114, I was hoping that they would be getting shangied, but there’s no local elections until this time next year. Absolute disgrace the way they have sat there doing nothing whilst Everton have been building a stadium, and then the minute it was built, to put in no parking zones, around 2 kilometres from the ground. They didn’t know the stadium was going to be finished, was what one of them said, but what about Liverpool FC, who have got 62.000 people attending on a regular basis, with no train stations, anywhere near the ground. Our city, is making great progress but, the city council, has got no vision whatsoever. Fining people for taking their cars to the match, at a time when Lime St station was closed, is both sickening and absolutely embarrassing. Have a look at Patterson’s record this season Brent, in a much improved season for everyone overall! He played at Forest, Steve. We won and Dibbling looked a much better footballer, playing in front of a fullback who wan...
  Tony Abrahams in Fantastic second half sees Doku deny Everton win with late stunner
• we\'ve not been able to invest in the squad for five years up until last summer. So we\'ve got problems that one window won\'t cure. Like quality in the squad. If we sold our back four on the summer, we\'d get about £40m as a job lot. And that\'s cos Jake is now worth £30m. And we were facing Doku and Harland. so, you know, mistakes will be made. It\'s gonna take a couple of years to bring the squad properly up to scratch. ...
  Kevin Molloy in Regression to the mean haunts Everton