Spurs wanted £35m for Richy, with a year left on his contract…. If only we could get him preferably on loan or for £7-8m at the very most, that would do it. Though we need reinforcement in other areas as well

Wow Steve they must be an amazing team Bournemouth. All these top players do you watch them all the time Steve. 10pts ahead of the mighty blues by Xmas i better have a bet on them to win the league if these lads are that good. Steve i was at Bournemouth last month i never seen anything special then . Sometimes in life Steve you have to hold your hands up and say i talk rubbish. Also i will watch out this weekend and if Leeds draw we will have a game in hand aswell.

Sign a new striker and Barry still starts every game. Same as Johnson. It’s the Moyes way. A goal scorer would stop scoring under that shit house. A striker grave yard since Lukaku.

John i thought that when i heard we where signing Merlin. But sadly john where stuck with him tillat least january when the window opens.

You have no idea what your saying . Read it i said bournemouth are below us i think is CORRECT. SO why are you bringing up goal difference. Then you bring up future fixtures dont see that in my post i think you need to put your glasses on and then go back to the CIRCUS with your mates

Clive no Everton fan can tell me that O Brien deserves to take Tarkowski place in the team . Unless i watch a different game i can’t place any blame on Tarky . So even though we would all love to see Branthwaite and O’Brien together thats in the future so Moyes has it right i believe.

You only have to look at Bournemouth at the weekend. They went straight for the throat of Utd because they knew they were fragile, compare that to us versus Chelsea who were also fragile with regards results and its night against day. This safety first mindset is killing us, get past Newcastle and it starts to get interesting, the big boys will then play strong teams as Wembley is within sight.

I agree Tony,all the best teams have a solid base foundation of defence. They also all have a willingness to get forward in numbers at a fast pace. Something Moyes does not possess,it doesnt enter his thinking process. We watch the result of this reluctance every week. I know i`m not educating you there mate btw.I`m sure you will agree.

I think that we definitely need a better striker than Barry, but I think we need to look at the whole team regarding goals as I dont believe a decent striker will solve all our problems. Irrespective of which team we pick the lack of goals throughout the team is poor, now is that a tactical problem or an individual problem. Lets just forget about Barry it doesnt matter who the other 2 wide players are their goal returns are poor, Grealish scored 2 last year and 1 was a defender trying to clear and it hit Grealish and went in, Johnson hasnt scored in any of his last 26 games for us or Palace. George has scored 1 and Dibbling is yet to open his account although h ehasnt started many games in the season and a half he has been here. KDH is our only goal scoring midfielder as Armstrong and Garner never get in the opponents box never mind score. Also our defenders dont chip in with many goals. So is it the tactics or the players that gives us such a poor goal return.

Per below – in what way has Frank Lampard achieved “way more” than Andrews in his managerial career? Brentford were widely predicted to get relegated once Thomas Frank left, instead he has got them in contention for Europe. Lampard took us to 19th and was binned.

Or even geared to scoring more than the opposition Tony?

Hi Tony, while preventing goals is important, I don’t believe that 38 goalless draws would be enough to avoid relegation.

Depends where we are sat come January. I think doing nothing would be their preference but it might not be an option. As many TFG backers told us last year, January not a good time for business.

They have a good recruitment team who invest well. Know what they’re doing.

Agree with all of that Bob. We look like we have no strategy,no balance and no shape. We pass back and square as first options,when they should be 2nd and 3rd options.

You forgot Tavernier Steve mate. I would kill to swap him with KDH. And Scott compared. to the woeful Garner this season. And two – YES TWO – proper full backs.

Football should always be geared towards preventing your opponent scoring a goal, imo Rocco. It shouldn’t drain your strength and energy and I don’t think it does for defensive minded teams, who know what they’re going to do when they do get the ball?

Patric, I can go along with much of what you have written. Absolutely, we should concentrate on our strengths (and potential strengths if we utilise the youngsters). But to not also concentrate on our opponents strengths IMO would be a mistake. I’ve heard it said often, build your strategy on creating a strong reliable defence and add a sharp positive attack with options (not just down the right, not just down the left and not just down the middle. Balancing the lot with a midfield with a blend of speed, strength (tackling), ‘nouse’ and positivity (ie looking to go forward rather than always looking to pass back). SIMPLES! yes/ know! I suppose this means teamwork within the group of Manager, coaching staff, scouting and transfer in/out personnel etc, supported fully by the MD and owners. Sorry to go on but it seams like the company, Everton, have none of this teamwork in place yet!

Agree JC mate

Teddy Bertin 28 mins ago. Who would you blame?

O`Brien has been treated very badly by Moyes. He has willingly sacrificed his own game for the good of the team by manfully holding the right back fort. We all know what Jake cant do, but He has never really been given credit for what he can and has done. He was perfectly entitled to ask for a run in his natural position at some stage and was entitled to a quiet explanation telling him what he needs to do. By freezing him out and then going public with his reasons. Moyes merely shows what a small man he is. Meanwhile; Whipping boy Keane hasnt been at the scene of the crime as we continue to ship goals every week. Jake played well, Branthwaite has been ill-used and is now injured………Yet the common denominator in this car crash of a defence continues to escape criticism. This team CANNOT play any other way until Tarkowski is removed from it

Yeah this is the problem with fans having a big voice. Talking about managers who “seem” to be decent and have worked under very different conditions to the one at Everton. We’d be fighting a relegation battle with both of them. Frank Lampard has already achieved more than both of these managers and look where we were with him. Cov were way better than Ipswich last year and Andrew’s has had one season as a manager. Not one good season: one season at an incredibly well run club. Stop blaming the manager for the shit show that is Everton.

I know this is lighthearted Nigel, but I’ll bet you a virtual pint Man U finish above us.

As will at least 14 other clubs on current form Paul. Id take 5th from bottom now. Hopefully we buy in January,otherwise its a lower finish than last season.

Villa paid £47.5 million for Jackson and we were going to pay £40 million for whatshisname Bologon? Hmmm By the way Jackson will in my opinion score 20 goals. He’s mustard since Emery has been managing him.

Its a temporary fix mate. Look, dont get me wrong, he would probably come in and do well. But that isnt taking the club to where we want it in the medium / long term. Probably the same with grealish. There are players out there, whos stock is rising, and will be a better answer than Richi. We cant keep looking back. If theres a difference between Everton vs Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford, it’s that. Sell Semenyo, buy Rayan. Theres a plan that looks forward. Selling beto for richi, ndiaye for Grealish, isn’t a 3 Bs plan.

Ian, Richalison is out of options. We showed interest in the summer when he thought he would get other or ‘better’ offers. He also thought he would get the bonus/loyalty payment as a parting gift from Spurs. Instead he’s been stuck in the reserves. Even a loan deal would suit both parties. He’s getting a fresh start, we’re getting a decent player who won’t cost an arm and a leg. While his match fitness may not be 100%, he’s rested, which means any injury concerns would be allayed.

I know it’s a revolutionary idea Mark, but maybe read the article properly. Your post is not even related to the points Patric was making.

Junior Kroupi back from long-term injury to partner Rayan and Evanilson. Bournemouth won’t be below us in the league after the weekend, and by Xmas their be 10 points ahead of us.

And if my granny had wheels she’d be a bike. Coulda, shoulda, woulda…didn’t.

Moyes is 63 not 65 Mr. Steers. It matters to get things right. Otherwise, Heaven forbid, it might make some think that your posts are erm not to be trusted. Bournemouth are one point behind us Mr. Steers with the same goal difference. One. They have a nice run of fixtures coming up and their current league form is much better than ours (not to mention crushing AC Milan). In fact, it’s quite the reverse: Bournemouth 2 wins; us 2 defeats. Bournemouth’s first XI is stronger than ours, greater balance, greater depth, no square pegs. Sadly, I predict with some confidence that Bournemouth will be looking down the table at us come end of day May 30.

Going back 15 yrs to his first spell, there was a belief…amongst some, but not all…that we had a decent team if only Moyes would let them play a bit – Die Handbremse lösen. Nothing, including Moyes, has changed. I’ll use that Mice, Mause, Moyes thing if I may – very apt.

Actually, I didn’t do anything at all… Something must have gone wrong beforehand. Since I fear that my poor English might potentially trigger World War III, I always write in German and then have it translated

Whatever you did with this post fixed the German title thing.

Some seem to think they can.

Recently, my wife asked ChatGPT—in German—why Moyes’s teams often play so defensively. To our surprise, ChatGPT remarked on the fact that we were talking about a “Mäuse” (mice) team—a play on the name “Moyes.” And, at times, that’s exactly how it feels. It’s hard to pinpoint what our actual strengths are. We often hole up in defense, reacting to the opposition rather than taking the initiative ourselves. Everything is geared toward preventing goals; even our attacking players are constantly forced to defend. That drains a great deal of strength and energy. Perhaps it’s time to give younger players—like George, Hackney, and even Dibling—more playing time and, crucially, more freedom.

It’s not you Rocco, I guess you open TW as a translated page and type in the comment box, then copy/paste to Translate and then it’s probably Google linking your translation to the page automatically? Try typing the German directly into Google Translate and copy/paste into the comment box. If that doesn’t fix it revert to the original English page and paste the English there. If that’s too time wasty then don’t bother ‘cos it doesn’t detract from your message.

If they’re good enough they’re old enough?

What do i think. The sorry fact of toffeweb giving a large part to the betting odds of the red shite is really too much. M k have you no say on here anymore.

Or it’ll be a sell to buy scenario. Who do we need more, Armstrong or a striker?

We will likely struggle to find a good striker in January as well. It would be easier if there were a European Championship or a World Cup next year; players who are currently warming the bench elsewhere would then be on the market, eager to showcase their abilities for their national teams—much like Grealish last season. As for Barry: at every club he’s been with, he really hit his stride in his second year. I don’t see that happening this season. On top of his shortcomings, he also clearly lacks confidence; his body language after missing chances says it all. I wish Moyes would “put him out of his misery” sooner in matches and bring on Alcaraz or Keane to play up front instead.

Brainstorm from me. Meant to write Andrews. The three of them will finish higher than Moyes Your welcome. Is that the Norwegian band?

What are they good at? As far as Moyes is concerned, enough of them are good at doing whatever he tells them to – next topic please.

But, we didn’t… I’ve been a very big defender of Moyes and I’ve not turned on him, but Everton set back and were extremely negative after going 2-1 up against Hull. that is the mindset that ultimately costs points

Rob Edwards? Aha. That’s all I need to know. Thanks.

Very kind of you Greg,thanks. Edwards. Rose De Zerbi. In no particular order.

i have’nt checked but surely carsley has never managed in club football ? will we ever change the attitude of he played for us so he must be good so let him have the job.. i would have gone for glasner but he ain’t having a good time at forrest..

ian we don’t prioritise goalscorers they very rarely track back ! we need more midfielders to warm the bench .grealish’s wages not a problem though for this joke of a club…

this carsly thing is doing my head in why would you get rid of a experience manger who is not been back up by tfg and get a inexperience manger that you want because he was good player for everton I’d even Rather martin O’Neil than take that chance and I don’t want martin O’Neill learn from west ham mistakes but I would like 4.4.2 tactic when we get another stricker

What about you, Harry?