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• On expectation, I'm lower than a snake's belly on that. I expected 12-16th this season and no relegation battle-we added just enough quality to avoid that on repeat. I don't see us in the top half and as for Europe, well I'll have some of what you're smoking. The reality is, whoever we play against, I don't see us as an easy win. Bournemouth, Brighton, Sunderland even Leeds, even if we're at home are tough games for us nowadays. We have a long way to go before we can think of Europe, this squad is nowhere near. The best 11 is for sure moderately competitive but no more than that and with the weaknesses we all talk about repeatedly that limit our ceiling substantially. We know the problems that come is we get more than a few absentees, but actually that is inevitable (and in the case of AFCON, nailed on certain). This season is basically dead. I'm (just about) OK with giving this window a miss unless it's a great deal. My bigger worry is how much more the Friedkins have. ...
  Mark Taylor in Everton’s promising season is starting to unravel
• Any word of a fee ? Had he been leaving Anfield, as an unused player, around £20 million would be heading north....
  Alan McGuffog in Goalkeeper Harry Tyrer set for a move to Cardiff City
• I thought he was getting praise from wherever he was loaned out but no place for him at Everton where it seems we prefer more senior players from other teams reserves....
  Alan J Thompson in Goalkeeper Harry Tyrer set for a move to Cardiff City
• Personally I'm more for Moyes than against him. As far as playing young players is concered the old adage if they are good enough your old enough is true, but. Young players like Rooney are very rare birds indeed, and in general its a risky business pitching in young inexperienced players in the Prem. Its a very tough league and there is very little margin for error, we would soon be on Moyes case if we lost games because poor perfomances from Aznou, Armstrong or any other young player. ...
  Raymond Fox in Armstrong proves that youth can be trusted
• Our lack of success is down to the overall quality of the squad now and in the past, to keep blaming managers alone is futile, no manager can succeed without the right players. There no doubt its hard to find and then to persuade top quality players to sign for us. We do find the odd gem like Ndieye and Branthwaite- although what the future holds with Jarrad must be in doubt. On the whole we have failed badly signing players, its definitely the one area where we need and can do a lot better....
  Raymond Fox in Everton’s promising season is starting to unravel
• The dumbing down of expectation created by Kenwright and Moyes, is flourishing....
  John Collins in Everton’s promising season is starting to unravel