“Quarter of an hour” Dave? Surely he’ll stick to the usual 5 minutes, wouldn’t want to take a risk now, would he??

That rubbish team Bournemouth have now beaten Aston Villa 3-0.That’s five wins in a row without conceding a goal, and scoring gawd knows how many…

JohnDid Moyes not win trophy’s with United and Preston?

What do I think, to be honest I don’t know what to think about Everton and Moyes anymore, Moyes operates on his own internal guidance system, the logic behind which is a mystery to all – Moyes included sometimes.Nothing (should) surprises me with this guy.Many things do disappoint me though, so why should tomorrow be any different Expect anything from an emphatic double of wins down to the usual shite capitulation I don’t know why we bother sometimes.

The lad needs a run of games Mike ..Asking him to come in and change games in 15 -20 mins against tge champions or Chelsea is harsh .

Oh I get the issues he’s brought on himself. Just think he’s got to win, because make changes and lose people will say he’s not arsed, don’t make changes and lose, then he’s still not giving people a chance. Personally If he played Hackney &Dibbling, and give it a good go, I wouldn’t be too down . Well still be pissed but we’re asking for changes, let’s see if we get them & if they work .

Looking at the good teams that are currently looking at being knocked out of the competition will The Moyesiah be tempted to break his duck after near 30 years management without winning a domestic trophy?Will he fuck

We can’t take Pickford out, are you mad?

That’s as clear as mud to me. Can someone just write a figure? Is it 331 + 401 = 732m?

As much as I like Merlin, I don’t see him as a right-back (yet). He lacks a great deal of experience and, to some extent, the necessary physicality. It would be great if he could develop into a right-back, but he simply won’t be given the time to do so. In the Premier League, forwards play at a very high level, and the game is far more physical than in the Bundesliga—which makes things extremely complicated for a right-back like Merlin who is still in the “learning” phase.

Pick our strongest team, not playing till Monday again so go for it Moyes.

It would be good to beat Newcastle, not so great if we are paired with a team playing in similar colours and strip to Arsenal and away at Highbury. Moyes won’t know what team to pick. Our record at Highbury wasn’t great.

Why feel sorry for the manager David ? He hasn’t learned from last season when he picked players for the Wolves game in this competition, when they had little first team game time and he left players who could help the squad this year on the sidelines with hardly any time on the field, he and us will reap what he sows if he does the same in this game, although he was saved in the Wolves game this season by a player who he has patently obvious no time for. Maybe Alcaraz will get another quarter of an hour and do the honours tomorrow night?

Joe “ He’s stunk it out” ? He hasn’t been as good as last season would be fair enough— he’s had an operation to sort his injury out which was done later than it should have been, Garner has been rushed back a lot sooner than he should have been, player of the season last year, I’m confident he will soon be back to that form with consistent performances.

Callum. Can you expand on our “impressive start” please. Im struggling to see what is impressive tbh.

Not much chance of Davey playing 4-3-3 David

Unfair on the kid imo. He’s playing under someone who enjoys public criticism “He’s starting to grow a pair” A bloomer from TFG to pay £40 million Mike?

Jeez Mike, you really don’t like the guy do you?

I expect to see Hackney in the 11, but I hope Dibling’s pathetically passive displays against Chelsea and Arsenal disqualify him from starting. I would much rather open the game seeing Charly’s headlong aggression than Dibling’s dawdling.

Definitely a MF player. Feel sorry for the lad, why not give him a go there tomorrow? A MF of rohl, kdh & Hackney Tomorrow? Dibbling & George. Barry up front and if he’s doing his niasse impression throw Johnson up front .

I’m not one to feel sorry for moyes, but the squads so thin, many like myself calling for players to get a chance, but if he makes changes in the cup and it doesn’t get us through, he’ll get slaughtered. I’m thinking he’ll play Hackney & Dibbling if it’s just them 2 changes I’d be happy. Your not weakening the team.You could take Armstrong out Or Garner. You are losing nothing taking out Johnson but could give Dibbling a go against decent PL opposition.

impressive start ? I must’ve been sleeping .Push forward in the competition ?Aye ok mate

Dont care how we do it. We have to progress in this competition.

I’ll put myself in his shoes for £125,000 a week

Moyes = stability and stagnation. New manager =??? Be careful what you wish for 😁

Play Travers in goal, Garner at leftback, Hackney in midfield, start Alcaraz instead of KDH. Moyes can’t keep picking his favourite out of form players, it’s not working?

Pete you must be looking at a different manager than me, he should have been gone after not winning any of our last seven games last season. He’s too stubborn and conservative, and his team selection and substitutions this season have been pathetic. Leaving Johnson on for 72 minutes against Arsenal, and waiting until we went 2-0 down, before replacing him, shows how clueless he is.

These days it’s best to expect nothing from this Everton squad and then you won’t have a big disappointment especially in this Mickey Mouse cup.

plus we have only played two decent sides Iain.Both trampled all over us.

It won’t matter because nothing will change one up go behind long balls go2 down then bring on a sub or too we never start on the frunt foot no matter whether we are at home or away moyes will never change but ghe one good thing is he won’t be here by end of November

Love it, we’ve won a quarter of our matches – 2 out of 8 and have scored an average of a goal a game and Calum Jones suggests our start has been impressive.Er… no it hasn’t.

Surely Grealish is ok for this one?Branthwaite I assume will be back for the trip to the North East on Monday night?Whatever, it is 90 minutes then pens so for once just bloody go for it Moyes, send a team out to get the fans off their seats and let’s go all out.

I know he doesn’t want to play there but while Tarkowski and Branthwaite fill the CB positions then for me O,Brien is still the best option for right back. For me back 4 players are primarily there to defend we have 6 players in front of them who should be creating chances and scoring goals and not rely on defenders to have to overlap. If you want full backs to overlap then the only way that can happen on a regular basis is to play 3 at the back.

Was thinking same earlier Kevin.What happens if we get several injuries in the same period?He doesnt give squad players much gametime,they will not be up to the pace if called on.

strongest team MUST be played. We have to win this cup. We will never get into Europe via the league places, not this season anyway

He needs to play his strongest side. No depth in this squad in the areas that count. If he plays second string that’s his excuse. Getting tired of his excuses and the ivory towers lack of interest.

Difficult to know what sort of team to pick in these games, will Newcastle pick a strong side, who knows?I’d be inclined to give Pickford a rest and leave Grealish out too.

This will be Daveys chance to throw a few in (like last season against Wolves when he changed half the side with players who’d had little game time) and then watch as we get beat and say I told you so.

Good for you Merlin.Its important you remember the instruction you are only allowed to get into crossing positions in the final third very rarely.

Don’t tell the dinosaur ffs. He will be having wet dreams about another square peg.

Agreed with Merlin’s position, though through the interview it’s clear that he knows he has a role at the back? If it could be changed, I suppose it would be between Maitland-Niles and Garner on the right-back, not to mention O’brien.After all these transfer windows, it makes you reserved about what might happen in January…

Minik, for me Garner is miles away from it right now. If anything I’d be tempted to put Garner at right back where I think he may offer more. But in midfield this season he’s stunk it out

Nah not for me.I think Merlin should be playing in midfield, he has no positional sense whatsoever at right and goes on all kinds of gung-ho gallivants too often.He will make a very sound midfield player one day where he can perhaps display his all action traits but at the moment the old Achilles heel of fullbacks continues to dog us in the same way we have a lack of striking options

In all sport at the highest level the only thing apart from a few exceptions that separates the winners from the losers is mentality.This is where the great managers come in- they instil the winning mentality in their teams.Moyes doesn’t have this ability.We approach too many games with the ‘we might be able get a draw out of this mentality’.Some clubs have this positive vibe throughout the club and they perform at a high level every year. Clubs that we consider lesser than us have it Bournemouth, Brentford and Brighton are prime examples.

Gollom

Thinks Lord of the rings is more suitable . Wish he’d go back . We need fresh young ambitious manager with new ideas . Bring some life back to club

Should send him back to Lord of the rings

“Consistency through their squad” I have only watched Bournemouth against us Si, (Scott another player out of the championship, gave as good a performance as I’ve seen from any player this season) but that phrase resonates so much when I think about David Moyes. He only wants players that are better than what he has, makes loads of sense, until you watch Everton playing and you think to yourself, that some of the players who can’t get a look in, are better than some of the players who get a start every single week.

Yes John, I agree with your very obvious observations mate, whilst also agreeing with both aged and Rocco. I love watching clever defensive football, just as much as I love watching attacking football, but unfortunately I’m not really seeing either from Everton

It is a bad patch of form. He was excellent last season. He has been injured and missed pre season. He needs to be left out for a couple of games to concentrate on his fitness.