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• Mike, Keane scored only 3 goals out of the 47 that Everton scored this past season. I think Andrew is justified in questioning the manager\'s responsibility in Everton ending up with a negative goal difference. The defensive solidity that Dyche left Moyes (also acknowledged by Moyes many times) has crumbled due to the \'square pegs in round holes\' system employed by Moyes and that has greatly contributed to the negative goal difference, and the position that we ended....
  Ajay Gopal in Everton 2025-26 Player Grades: The Attack
• Thank you for calling it the Close Season and not the Off Season. Another Americanism that has crept into our game, no offence to Mike or any of the other American fans we have. ...
  Lee Courtliff in The Rumour Mill — Close Season Week 2
• Liverpool are ruthless. Take no prisoners. We\'re not. I say this with 74 yr. old gritted teethrn\'...
  Jeff Spiers in When opportunity knocks...
• Something must have happened between Friday and Saturday for the dramatic change of heart by the other lot to sack Slot. Alonso had been available for a while and most Reds wanted him to replace Slot but they didnt and let it be known that Slot would be given more time and only last week allowed him to bring in an assistant manager, so why do that if you are going to sack him. Also Iriola told people weeks ago he was leaving so if he was their desired choice why werent they in negotiations then to hire him.rnrnI have to say I really like his approach and would have loved him here, but he hasn\'t had the experience of managing a big club and we all saw what happened to Franks at Spurs and Alonso at Real Madrid. Dont forget Iriola went a couple of months without winning a game at Bournemouth that wont be acceptable by the other lot. rnrnI was saying to a mate only yesterday why arent we producing good young English coaches. St Georges Park was set up decades ago to do just that...
  Brian Harrison in When opportunity knocks...
• I am one of the \'fanbase\', you do not speak for me.rnrnWe are not an Elite club and haven\'t been for decades....
  John Pickles in When opportunity knocks...
• Even if Everton were on pole position, id have little faith we wouldnt get trumped at the last minute for Iraola.rnrnHis stock is high, and he will be going into a club with a far better squad, far bigger wage bill and far bigger finances.rnrnThe disappointment from some on here fails to grasp that he wont make a decision until all options have been explored for him. He is a professional not a fan, so he will do what works for him. rnrnThis wasn\'t a missed opportunity, it was never an opportunity in the beginning. And thst goes for Palace as well rnrnIf you wanted an opportunity, then Everton needed to throw a ridiculous amount of money at him, sack Moyes, give him a huge improved wage bill and transfer budget. An outlay of £250m plus across everything. rnrnI just don't see that happening. This a slow fixer upper of a club. The casino approach under Moshiri has been tried, and there wont be a rush to going back to it....
  Ian Bennett in When opportunity knocks...