Draws aren't going to cut it, says Baines

, Liverpool Daily Post , 21 February, 24comments  |  Jump to most recent
“If we want to achieve something, draws aren't going to cut it, we have to find ways to get games won.

“Sometimes it may not be pretty, but it is about getting games won.

“We have got to keep clean sheets and get people scoring.”

Baines is looking forward to Tuesday night's FA Cup replay and hopefully to securing a quarter-final match with Wigan Athletic.

He said: “We must now pick ourselves up and go again. We can't really ask for much more than a home tie with a side who play a couple of leagues below you.”

Baines added: “If we lose then we only have ourselves to blame.”

Quotes or other material sourced from Liverpool Daily Post



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Joe McMahon
1 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:11:55
No Shit Sherlock!
Dean Adams
2 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:16:29
shame they did not see this several months ago then isnit!!!
Colin Potter
3 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:11:30
All pretty obvious, Bainesy, and not needed to be said, unless you think us all a bunch of thickos. If you footballers just got on with what you are supposed do instead of letting us all know what literary geniuses you all are — especially Professor Neville.
Robin Cannon
4 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:22:36
You know, it's not like these players just call up the press with an impromptu "hey, I just wanted to let you know that draws aren't going to cut it."

The amount of criticism the players get (especially Neville) for giving reasonable, but politically safe, answers to the kind of obvious questions they're asked daily by local and national press is ridiculous. What are they supposed to do - tell the reporter to fuck off? Slam the chairman and the manager?

No, they're doing exactly what players should be doing. Being open enough to the press that they answer their questions, without being dicks.

Philip Quilliam
5 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:22:09
Give the guy a break. Do you think he phoned the paper up and "Here you are lads these are my thoughts" and after 5 or 6 sentences said "That's it I'm off now" as he put the phone down?
Edward Robinson
6 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:21:05
Have they only just realised that to WIN anything they have to score goals and we haven't got a reliable striker.We have a good fullback just bought but he isn't played, relying on our centre half, which upsets the defence (which of course could be alleviated by playing Duffy instead of Heitinga who isn't with it at present.) Coleman has been out for weeks which destroys an excellent right wing partnership with Mirallas.
Has Vellios been sold ? as I've not seen or heard of him for weeks.
I can see us losing on Saturday and I haven't much confidence for next Tuesday either. This is all made worse by our really hopeful start to the season which now is going downhill.
Jamie Barlow
7 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:35:41
Pass me the fuckin razor blades!!
Tony J Williams
8 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:42:03
Amen Robin and Philip, I bet Baines and the rest of them would love it if they didn't have to deal with the press ever again.
Eugene Ruane
9 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:40:54
The line "“Sometimes it may not be pretty, but it is about getting games won" is (for me) confusing as when we DID get 'pretty' (halfway through last season, first part of this), we scored more goals and won more games. The first half of last season (up until Swansea away) we played football that wasn't pretty and results were shite. My advice - get BACK to pretty (ie: keeping the ball, moving the ball, playing high, thinking not hoofing, concentrating and not giving the ball away cheaply) and we just might get a few wins.
Brian Hill
10 Posted 21/02/2013 at 16:40:16
All interviewees simply respond to the monumentally stupid questions they are asked by uninterested journalists. When did you last read or watch a sporting interview that was even remotely interesting? It almost never happens.

This is a natural by-product of the 24 hour a day media circus. I freely admit I have bought into it. I check Toffeeweb 4 or 5 times a day, as though Everton are always imminently likely to do something Earth-shattering.

I clicked on the Baines link, simply because it was there, and received the reward I expected, stupefying drivel. Michael and Lyndon, this is not in any way a criticism of you or your fabulous site, just a comment on the triviality of everyday sports reporting.

Michael Kenrick
Editorial Team
11 Posted 21/02/2013 at 17:18:43
With you 100%, Brian. I try to keep these kinds of story to a minimum for exactly the reasons you state, but I also like to get at least a couple of new links up on the home page each day, otherwise it rapidly starts to look stale. However, we really should be looking to "quality rather than quantity" – I'm all for that.

Sadly we don't have oodles of time each day to search for more interesting Everton content, so any good links our readers come up with, especially outside of the normal news feeds, we are of course extremely grateful for.

James Morgan
12 Posted 21/02/2013 at 17:44:47
Come on now, lads, save your ire for Phil Neville!
Brian Hill
13 Posted 21/02/2013 at 17:57:29
Thanks for the response, Michael. I love Toffeeweb as, I am sure, do we all. If there's no news, there's no news. So be it.

I remember writing letters to the Football Echo 30 years ago and that was my only outlet. I had one letter printed, about John Bailey.

My fellow Toffeewebbers, thank you all for your input and your love of Everton Football Club. Most of all thank you to Michael and Lyndon for providing this magnificent forum for us all to communicate. I live in Cape Town and know no other Evertonians.

Nick Entwistle
14 Posted 21/02/2013 at 18:27:16
Danny Kelly does great interviews with sporting icons on TalkSport... I think on Mondays... maybe. Who'd have thought Roger Black would be a gripping interview? But mostly interviews are to fill peoples time when before the internet age we'd look out the window before the boss came back in. Of course back in those days the first internet was in black and white and closed down for the afternoon.
Vijay Badhan
15 Posted 21/02/2013 at 18:30:27
Brian Hill, Well said mate. I would just like to Echo your sentiments regarding the hard work that the Toffeeweb team have put in, running the site over the years, thanks guys.
Brian Hill
16 Posted 21/02/2013 at 18:54:12
Nick, sorry I don't know Danny Kelly or TalkSport. Roger Black the 400m runner from a long time ago? The rest of your submission is incomprehensible.
Nick Entwistle
17 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:01:01
Yes, that Roger Black. What do you mean incomprehensible bunny rabbit sojourn test failure?
Richard Reeves
18 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:02:39
What Baines is basically saying is...

"We're going to play some shite hoofball from now until the end of the season so get prepared for it".

Brian Hill
19 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:02:59
Nick, I am not being sarcastic or offensive, I genuinely don't know what you mean

."But mostly interviews are to fill peoples time when before the internet age we'd look out the window before the boss came back in. Of course back in those days the first internet was in black and white and closed down for the afternoon."

Please explain.

Nick Entwistle
20 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:17:14
No offense taken Brian.

I'm sorry, but I was always told to never apologise and never explain, because it opens you up to further criticism...

Kunal Desai
21 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:28:52
I'd don't mind Baines coming out with this, it's not often he says it unlike Neville with his shitty soundbites week in week out. Unfortunately we are NOT going to all over a sudden tighten up at back and keep clean sheets for a run of games likewise Jelavic isn't going to bang in a load of goals. Nothing will change but he has to be seen to be positive I guess.
Eugene Ruane
22 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:42:40
Nick (268) do you mind if I use that?

It's brilliant!

"So Mr Pol Pot, what have you got to say about this large mountain of skulls?"

"Tôi xin lỗi, nhưng tôi đã luôn luôn nói không bao giờ xin lỗi và không bao giờ giải thích, bởi vì nó mở ra cho bạn những lời chỉ trích hơn nữa"

Translation - 'I'm sorry, but I was always told to never apologise and never explain, because it opens you up to further criticism'

Phil Walling
23 Posted 21/02/2013 at 19:51:18
No news means we can argue amongst ourselves about Moysey`s future before moving on to Blue Bill (ain`t got one!).
Nick Entwistle
24 Posted 21/02/2013 at 20:02:35
I'm quite pleased with that myself, Eugene. You're free to use it away from any commercial intent.

I'm just covering my self because you've got the name of a novelist.


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