When Will This Nightmare End?

Leave it to Everton to not only FUCKING MISS our penalty, but somehow also turn it into frontpage news cuz the cool lunch table (just Kev) pulled rank on the nerds (all players here more than a season and a half) and in doing so pour gallons more pressure on the entire machine.

Id play a 1 8-2 verse Palace and shove their shit covered cocks right back up their own assholes.
Robles
Coleman - Stones - Jags - Distin - Alka - Garbutt - Baines - Oviedo
Naismith - Lukaku

Send the entire sport back 50 years just like Mourhinho likes. Probably win too. Distin header from 60 yards.

Basically, one of two things are going to happen from this point on: it's either going to get slightly better, or a whole lot worse.

On your player ratings, most are pretty spot on but I've always had problems with 1-10 scores as some people think that 5 is the starting position. 0 should be, and Kone shouldn't have gotten off his duck tonight.

I put forward the idea of going to a binary system. 1s and 0s. At this stage in the season, the players either do the job or they don't.

Our lack of a proper captain does not help. Anichebe was no better or worse than what we expected yet he he was a street ahead of Lukaku who was totally dominated by Lescott.

The tail is wagging the dog. The penalty thing proved it. We have lost order and, when order is lost, the mob rules. End of days, I’m afraid.

I read earlier that it would take far to much to pay Martinez’s contract up should Everton let him go. Who cares. We found the money for Lukaku, we can find the money to let Martinez go. Before he drags us into the abyss.

Who do we bring in? Well, how about Big Joe Royle, Duncan Ferguson, Kevin Sheedy. And were is Tim Cahill these days? Davie Weir, Andy Gary... all Everton men. Let’s rally the troops. Can any of them be worse than the coaching crap we brought in from bloody Wigan?

ps: I forgot to say that I would give Martinez the Palace game to try and turn this around. And yes, I realise that is only one game. But TBH he’s already had far to much time. And I for one cannot stomach much more.

Coleman would score a screamer of an own goal. And Alcaraz would get in the way of Jagielka who then trips over Stones and Puncheon then nips in and scores.

Martinez will then instruct his defence to keep the ball and pass it amongst themselves about 800 times. And then claim in the after-match interview that Everton controlled the game.

Utter nonsense I know. You couldn’t make it up. Just like this match tonight and just like this season.

What's with Coleman and his reluctance to cross the ball till he comes to a stop and tries to dribble the fullback? What's with all these slow motion triangles which never go anywhere? What's with all the crap corners and freekicks and never winning a header. Andy Johnson used to dart forward and flick on the low corners. What's wrong with doing it today?

Such a pity Barkley is not a striker. 6'-2", two good feet, brilliant ball control, tremendous shot and loves to score goals. Top players in his favoured position, Iniesta, Silva, Fabregas, Mata and Cazorla are all small and nippy. Low centre of gravity and difficult to mark. Not surprised our boy is finding life difficult.

It was the wrong way to do it, and a horrific result, but he's one of the few in this shambles with any fire in his belly and we all make mistakes with the best of intentions.

The manager and team are a shambolic mess. The obvious problem seems to be the manager but I'm still struggling, like Bill must be, to come to terms with how wrong we appear to have been.

I can't believe, a year on, that I would be relieved to hear that Joe Royle was caretaker to the end of the season. That's not a sleight on Joe, who is much loved in this house, but a terrified vote of no confidence to Martinez. If nothing changes we are getting relegated.

I blamed Mirallas last night at first, and still think the designated penalty taker should step forward. In saying that, I looked again on the TV: on second look, I think Mirallas may have seen the team were very nervous and took the responsibility away from Baines.

Emotions running high last night and I agree Jags should have got involved, imagine the pressure on Baines if Jags had stepped in and took the ball off Mirallas.

One thing it does show, though, is that the player was not worried about the consequences from the manager. That’s not a good situation.

He would deserve more time if it looked like he was trying to solve the team’s problems... but he isn’t.

The manager and his staff are fucking the club over. They behave like pretentious pricks who have got "a master plan" of "ground breaking football". These wankers are nothing more than "clipboard coaches" who know fuck all.

Football’s an easy game ruined by arseholes like Martinez and Jones. They have destroyed this team’s ethics and now you have mutiny. Mirallas should have been told to "fuck off" by the Captain and the ball given to fella whose job it is. Some fucking captain!

Relegation would be CATASTROPHIC for this club!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really ? You'd have been hard pressed to pick him out last night. I'd give him 4.

Only given 6 yet 'Nothing to do at all'

West Brom obviously knew the type of goalkeeper they were up against, so didn't bother with any shots on target for him to save...I would have given him a 10!

Pulis' players "put their lives on the line" (a bit over the top) but how many were doing that for us last night? I agree with Martinez for once, we are lacking an Osman or Pienaar type player, just not them two. We need to sign a young athletic version of those, a number 10 who can split open defence's with their passing. And a new right winger is a must, speed and skill needed.

Springer's final thought: Do we really need two defensive midfielders when the other team have no attack? Could we not just push them up 30 yards into Midfield and let stones and Jagielka bring every ball out of defence.

Personally, I'm with Guy #12 who doesn't go with the lack of confidence thing. All I see a lack of real effort and mobility, making it easy for defenders to mark him. Let's see a bit of speed and aggression off the ball, darting here and there, regaining possession or screaming for a pass.

The same goes for the other big fella up front. Okay, the possession game doesn't suit the way he plays but he should be winning headers and flattening people. Can't talk about his touch. It's embarrassing.

Also find it difficult to talk about Coleman who insists on trying to dribble the fullback and refuses to cross the ball till all the defenders are in position. It's all a bit tricky. With McGeady in front of him Seamus raises his game but most fans don't want McGeady on the pitch.

With Eto'o on his way, Ossie and Pienaar out, we are left without a football brain in the final third. That said, even Lionel Messi would have trouble trying to play one-twos with Mirallis, Lukaku and Naismith.

Good article. Some good posts above. Too much being said about the Penalty so I won't bother mentioning it any further.

I do agree with most of what you have written, apart from "we are lucky enough to have enough worse teams than us in the league". So we are staying up?
Who are those worse teams?
WBA are below us - AT THE MOMENT (new manager changes that).
Palace are below us - AT THE MOMENT (again new manager).
Hull? I saw a lot of fight from them the other day. They have been unlucky.
QPR? New signing could well be iminent. Which could well change their fortunes.
Leicester? Anyone remember the 2-2 at the start of the season?
Burnley? Going on a bit of a run recently. They also show a lot fo fight and "togetherness"....

As is written in the arcticle we have become very predicable to PL teams. Everyone knows what to expect.
To be tactically out thought by Fat Sam Aladyce is testamount to how easy it is to defend against us.
The fact that we kept a clean sheet for the first time since the 1995 cup final does not give us reason to cheer.
We need 3 points and quickly.

I’ve said it now for ages that our players are just too nice. Baines just gave his duties up and walked away from Mirallas when the spot kick was awarded. Imagine Big Dunc or Sharpie giving up the ball like that!

Even Coleman stayed on his feet when fouled on the edge of the box. WHY, FFS? This can’t be allowed to go on. It’s Poodles against Pitbulls every time we play now. We get hassled and bullied and kicked and we take it on the chin no problem. Where is the fight? Where are the dirty tricks every other team employs?

When will we ever take a corner properly? I can see it now in the derby next month. Liverpool twatting us at Goodison, sending us into the bottom 3 and Gerrard getting a brace to say goodbye with...

I cant take any more, being so fucking nice. It makes me sick.

Lukaku went back to the way he was three games ago, static, looking at the sky every time the attack broke down, anticipated nothing and fought for nothing.

Saying that we will not get relegated as we have to good a team no longer cuts it for me. Relying on teams below us to loose should not even be a problem that a club of Evertons stature should even think about but now we are.

If the disaster happened that Everton were relegated what would happen then.According to D.Whelan Martinez told him he did not think he was the right person to get them out of the championship after they were relegated. This comment to me shows the type of character Mr.Martinez is,after getting the club relegated he did not believe he was good enough to get them promoted.So I have my fingers,hands and knees crossed that B.K.shows some backbone to stop a major disaster happening to Everton F.C. It will cost a lot more getting relegated than settling a contract.

If Martinez were to be fired (and I do not think he will )the problem is with over half the season gone who do you bring in ? Do you bring in someone on a temporary basis till the end of the season ? or do you look for someone that you are confident that can move the club foreward by checking his background to ensure he is capable and has the necessary qualifacations and experience to be a winner in the premier league. IMO our chairman hired the last 2 managers on reccomedations from other people.

If Martinez boards the plane Wednesday, there will be no managerial replacement this season.

Have you been watching Naismith? He is plodding about in 1st gear and never gets a tackle in. He has stopped tracking back. He has 2 goals in the last five months and not one assist all season in all competitions. His control is awful, his passing dreadful and never has a shot on goal.

Wonder why we are not doing well?

Big Dunc NEVER took a penalty in a shoot out for Everton even when he was our CAPTAIN.... He actually only ever took ONE penalty and missed it!

I understand the example you are trying to make that Big Dunc is a strong character but, to me, Big Dunc never had the bottle to take one. He couldn't face letting the fans down.

Where as, both Baines and Mirallas had the balls to step up. From my point of view, I believe Baines knows the pressure and nerves involved with taking a penalty, especially at nil-nil. I believe he stepped aside because he wanted to ease the pressure that Mirallas was in fact putting himself under. It all just backfired – badly.

Baines is a great player for us. Just because he is not very confrontational doesn't make him any less of a player IMHO. It was Mirallas's mistake. In the end it cost us 2 points.

As for McGeady. I know he drives everyone crackers but he does work well with Coleman. Mirallas prefers the left so the Geads is our only right winger. Despite frequently losing possession, he is quick to seize on to loose balls in the final third and help set up chances. It was he who used his speed to latch onto the ball before feeding Coleman who hit the bar.

Unlike Super Kev, who we know is different class, he will continually track back and helped snuff out Nasri in the Man City game. Actually, many considered him to be our best player for 45 minutes. He did a brainless thing in the 2nd half but, like a few our lads, he's not too bright. One thing is certain. We missed him against the Baggies.

He's not a favourite of mine. Far from it. I hate seeing professionals give the ball away. I occasionally support him because fans like Paul Dark & Co give him dogs abuse before a ball is kicked and worse offenders get away scot free. Baines complained about the lack of quality in the final third the other day and he wasn't pointing a finger at McGeady because the lad was suspended. Okay, we would prefer someone with more quality but players like Barkley are not busting a gut and Nais and Rom are making me cringe.

A sorry mess. We have 8 or 9 lads worth hanging on to. The rest are just not good enough. Yes, McGeady is in the latter bunch but, till we find a replacement, he's our only natural right winger.