David Moyes eyes Europe return before the first anniversary of his return, appreciates fans’ support

Our last few games and o ur games against the bottom two teams, we scraped 2 points.

I must be missing something.

£5 million a year for us to endure this dinosaur!

Moyes is fucking toast, I believe, after this weekend.

Oh yeah, "oh dear".

Unless Bainsey writes the song himself!!

I'm not saying it was easy, but the next step is going to be harder. Sort out an ageing defence, find a goalscorer and generally get more quality in the squad to get us challenging for Europe consistently.

If we qualify for Europe this season, with this squad, I'd say it would be overachieving.

He has got to be harassing the board for transfer funds, the Premier League is wide open and a couple of players could make all the difference between a mid to lower league finish or getting into Europe.

Look where we were before Moyes came back, be careful what you wish for, look at where West Ham are... Says it all.

Just seen on Sky that we had signed a right back… then realised it's the women's team!

Yes, I know, it's been days. No, I'm not letting it go. We were at home, to the worst team in the league.

O'Brien is a good central defender. He's a rotten full-back, with limited ability and pace, and he kills the right-hand side every time he's played in that position.

We've zero fucking chance of progression as long as Everton fail to do the bare fucking minimum, of buying and/or utilising players for the full-back positions.

That performance and result was worse than the bruising defeats against Newcastle, Spurs and Brentford, and much harder to forgive. And it all came from the team selection and the gutless, flaccid performances spawned from it.

At one stage, Potts was top of our list and look how well he did at West Ham. Sometimes it's not always the best manager who gets results at a club, but someone who fits.

I think we should go back to a system where the manager would go to the Director of Football Operations and say "I need the best you can find world wide to fit these positions: left-back, right-back, striker, etc. They have to be under 25 and have no history of long term injuries."

I think Moyes has been unlucky as well, coming back when we have had close to the worst strikers ever at this club. Having watched a lot of games, the amount of opportunities our strikers have missed -- I'm talking of open goal misses and one-on-ones -- has become a joke to the point where we are now starting to feel sorry for them.

Why at times it helps to make us look ordinary, due to our midfield and defense always being under pressure. Our forwards pose no real goal threat, so the opponent's defenders are always streaming forward under no pressure.

The key is a striker who can score regularly; there has never been a better time with the World Cup looming. Players are not just going to be happy being at a top club, they are going to be wanting game time to try and get into their country's national team for the World Cup.

This has to be Everton's main priority, to get one of these forwards. Even in this current squad, if we had a half-decent striker, we would be in a European place.

Moyes has done his job and stabilised the club, but now we need a forward-thinking manager brought in. Someone with some tactical nous and the ability to motivate the players.

Not a dinosaur stuck in the 80s with his tactical plan and defence first tactics.

Let's not forget too, a lot of the players still at West Ham are Moyes's purchases.

They've been through three managers since as they spiraled into the relegation zone. Would they go back in time and reverse that decision? You bet they would. In about two hot minutes.

Annika #13, I expect Moyes will be eventually replaced by a "forward-thinking manager" but only when we have the players on board to move the club forward. We are nowhere near that standard now.

Unless the wheels truly come off sometime next season, which I do not expect, I believe he will serve out his contract and keep delivering the stability his bosses currently crave.

If we buy wisely in the summer window, we may be able to achieve a European place. Only time will tell.

I would still love to see a right-back come in in this window though. On loan if necessary.

He is an exception rather than rule, and highlights that finding top quality is a real challenge. Chelsea, Man Utd are in the market, Man City, Tottenham, Newcastle perhaps will be sooner or later. If I was Man Utd, I'd be in for him. He's a bit of an odd fish, but I think he is a better bet than Glasnser.

Based on the clear pecking order of clubs, it highlights the odds are against Everton finding an Emery type to take us to the promised land.

We aren't a magical pull, and we are all chasing the same quality. That's the reality of elite competitive sport.

If O'Brien is a rotten right-back, which I agree with, how can he possibly be a good centre-back?

I have my doubts about that; a good footballer would play a lot better than O'Brien does at full-back. Time will tell how good he is when or if he plays consistently in his preferred position.

So, until we get a right -back and a striker, there is not much we can do... just hope we get through January with no more injuries. Come On You Blues!!!

As I stated earlier, many of the players still at West Ham were brought in by Moyes.

Check out the West Ham fan sites and see what they think of Moyes. Not that supporters choose the manager. But he walked out because he refused to operate with a Director of Football.

The West Ham board, as bad as they are, would never choose to take him back.

What you call 'stability', I call 'lack of ambition'. Because, no matter who we sign, Moyes will not change.

West Ham recorded their worst ever goals conceded in the Premier League. So yes, of course, they would want him back.

West Ham have done well since he left, haven't they!

I just hope this doesn't catch on for any domestic cups or we really will be in financial trouble. Priorities, eh.

I agree this just shows what a decent manager he is getting a far better tune out of them than any of his illustrious replacements.

Dreaming is not enough for a club with any level of ambition, the fans have more ambition than this manager. The current squad is only mid table quality, at best.

We are seeing some better games when we have a full squad, but the "glass ceiling" tag seems justified. Would David Moyes do better with a better squad? Probably, but I suspect we would still be seeing the same set up, the same predictable tactics, and the the same fan frustration.

Hoping for a cup win, Wrexham did Wales proud last night, COYB

Maybe surprise us with some January signings. But I can't see it.

Even if we did qualify for Europe, the squad needs some real beefing up. Not more of the same with the usual paper thin squad.

I know some will say "Ask West Ham fans what they think", but bad running of a club like the Hammers doesn't mean we have to make the same mistakes.

Personally, I'd rip out any remnant of the Moyes era -- yes ex players that I love like Baines and Coleman -- and completely start with a new strategy.

Don't just go, "Let's bring in Glasner because he's doing well," but rather, "If we bring in Glasner, what does he need to succeed?"

Because my guess is he (and I'm only using him as an example) doesn't need the historic interference of David Moyes and his people. It's quite possible this is why Man Utd keep failing, because everything was there to work for Fergie.

Whilst TFG might have brought stability, it feels like the same stability that Kenwright brought. People correctly criticise Moshiri but, whilst he didn't have a clue how to run a football club, he showed ambition and adventure. He was hampered badly by PSR and his own lack of patience with managers. (Or perhaps weakness against fan pressure?)

Having Moyes as manager is not ambitious, it is arguably the exact opposite because you know you can't win anything.

So I hope there is a genuine long-term plan, we have the next manager lined up but it'll take some time to get him because the club is putting in the structure to support them.

Everything we see though suggests the structure is there to support Moyes, not the next manager.

To get into Europe, it meanings attacking, scoring goals, and beating teams bottom of the league at home (which you now failed to do twice).

Not to mention so many home spankings.

He talks about 'the old Everton" but he has no idea what it is.

When I think fondly of "the old Everton" I have in mind a trophy-winning team for whom 2nd place was not good enough. Let's get to that and stop harping on about mediocrity.

Boring cunt... I always hated Moyes!

He'll never change his boring "play it safe" ways!!