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• I wonder if Moyes, was told to play one of the fullbacks he already had Brian, because he surely must have asked for another one such has been his reluctance to play Patterson there?rnrnMaybe I’m wrong, maybe it suits him to play Jake O’Brien there? It’s not David’s fault then that we haven’t got a natural right back because everyone can see that Patterson, is shite.rnrnI’m just guessing, are things rosy behind the scenes because the signings we made last summer haven’t really had much game time? Or is the Leopard changing his spots, and moulding a team, away from the spotlight, and is just getting those younger players ready?rnrnI could carry on writing but the one thing I will keep coming back to is, why didn’t we bring in more players in January? If supporters like ourselves could see a real chance developing, then surely the people that most must have been aware of this themselves?rnrnUnless they aren’t really bothered, which makes absolutely no s...
  Tony Abrahams in Premier League — Matchweek 36
• Comparisons with the likes of Bournemouth and Brentford are interesting. Bournemouth\'s ownership have been in place for 3 and a half years, our owners have been in place just over a year, so the correct comparison with them will be at that point. Brentford\'s owner has been in place since 2012 (taking over from fan ownership), so a much slower rise. rnrnBoth clubs have small stadia and rely on selling to buy, with an analytics-based approach to recruitment. Bournemouth are part of multi-club ownership and have recently benefited from this model by the aquisition of Junior Krupi for a small fee (c£12m) when other clubs outside the group were offering far more (c£30m). Brentford\'s owner had an interest in FC Midtjylland until 2023. Bournemouth also have a strict salary cap of £100k per week and Brentford have a similar approach to sustainable wages. rnrnBoth teams remind me of Wimbledon in their pomp, in the way they set up and play - tall, fast, phys...
  Peter Mitchell in Premier League — Matchweek 36
• Good for you Bob, well in.As opposed to the negative approach (30 minutes v Man City excepted) that has seen us get 1 point out of the last 3 games, I\'ll take that all day. ...
  John Collins in Premier League — Matchweek 36
• Let\'s be positive. 9 points from the last 3 games. 😀🍾🥃🥂💤...
  Bob Parrington in Premier League — Matchweek 36
• Tony,I agree, we desperately need a quality right-back as well as a top quality striker, and I would hope that Tarkowski is let go and O'Brien is moved into his place. The problem being that most teams are looking for a top striker apart from Man City and Brentford -- we are way down the pecking order for where top strikers want to be. I think we will send George back to Chelsea and let's hope Dibling next season becomes the player we hoped we had signed this year. Branthwaite staying fit is key to how we do next season, let's hope our medical team can sort out his problems.Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and James Garner are excellent players and, with Rohl, Iroegbunam and Armstrong all progressing, we won't need any midfield players.I would hope that Ndiaye can add more goals next season. I think we will probably keep Grealish on another loan, but he has to score more goals. Yes, he keeps the ball better than any player we have but, if you are a front 3 player,...
  Brian Harrison in Premier League — Matchweek 36
• So go and buy a proper fullback who you are prepared to play, is what is the most important thing I wrote in that post, Brian, unless you disagree with that observation mate?Forget about the last three managers, Brian (although I think Patterson was doing okay under Lampard until he kept getting injured). I'm just giving an assessment of what I've seen at Everton since the 30 December, 2 days before the transfer window opened.Fail to prepare and all that... when it was clear that there was an opportunity arising well ahead of time for anyone who was brave enough to try and take it. (That's just my opinion.)I read what Mike G wrote, Paul, and that's why I brought that immensely talented kid into my post. Fuck kids, we have been down that road and they simply aren't ready!...
  Tony Abrahams in Premier League — Matchweek 36