Seems no Grealish in the squad tonight again Quite surprised really that he’s still not even in the squad given how threadbare it all is and it isn’t boding too well.I believe it could be the end of Jack at Everton I think basing it on Moyes past history with players that possess disciplinary issues with him.

Why have you put “sic” after “calm down”? There is no error or misspelling there.

Apparently, Everton have ‘wasted’ £69M on a worse signing than Brennan Johnson…That’s if you take his initial transfer fee plus weekly wages paid for the last seven years! Wot, No Agent’s fees??? Wait till someone does the sums on poor Seamus…

Did ride our luck early on on Thursday. If we give up as many chances tonight I don’t think we will be as lucky. That said, you will give up more chances trying to be more attacking so finding the balance is the key.Interesting to see who he selects tonight, I’d keep Dibbling George & Hackney, let’s see if they can provide consistency.

Good shout Tom.Think Jake will start right back tonight.Garner and Armstrong.Rohl KDH George Barry

I agree with that team but Grealish wont be on the bench. He’s been suspended by the club for 2 weeks.So i reckon George, Dibling and Johnson will all play a significant part in both games this week. Which isn’t a bad thing in my opinion.

It doesn’t make business sense for TFG not to invest in January. If they’re looking to attract buyers, depreciating their asset is not a good look for potential buyers. If there’s no incoming in the window, it’s more likely because nobody decent is available for the right price.

I bet I can guess who ticked the down arrow….

No two games are ever alike. I just hope the referee is more competent than last time.Barcodes will be on a mission. Some of them may be still smarting from the cup game andIt’s up to Everton to keep their composure and concentrate on playing football.It’s possible Moyes will have them sitting back this time but that can always backfireespecially if they concede an early goal. Barcodes have that giant centre half Burn so I seeBig Jake starting even if Jarrod comes back in with Rohl being left out.

That`s comical David.

Since Moyes was very unhappy with the number of chances Newcastle had in the cup match, we’ll likely adopt a more defensive approach again. And I have to say, we were quite lucky in that game. My preferred starting eleven would be: Pickford, Garner, Tarky, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Röhl, KDH, Armstrong, Dibling, Barry, George. I still find Röhl a bit too unreliable as a right-back.

OK John. Seems like a strange thing to post, offering more pros for relegation than cons if you don’t believe it yourself? Didn’t have you down as someone who posts to get a reaction. Your post just made up my mind !

Why not have a good go at winning tonight with a controlled aggressive approach get the three points and move up to 7thor 8th. in the table. I doubt if we will stay there very long but those three points will be invaluable and Newcastle are beatable.

I think the 3-1 win over them flattered us, I can’t recall another chance that we made.We took our goals very well for a change and they missed 2 or 3 not too difficult chances.I suspect Moyes will go back to our regular league formation, I doubt Dibling or George will start and even Hackney may not start either.Whatever side he picks I think we will struggle, I don’t see it being anything like our win over them.I will be overjoyed if we win and escape any injuries but I just don’t see it, I think even a draw will be a good result.That’s me though a dyed in the wool pessimist.

Assumption and presumption shows no gumption David

The post suggests the pros outweigh the cons John, wouldn’t you agree ? So maybe you didn’t say “a good thing” But your post suggests it wouldn’t be a bad thing then .

Where did i advocate relegation as “a good thing” David?

Looking at Newcastle last 6 results, I didn’t realise they were in such bad form.

Should have got this lad in the summer, along with Hackney. Doubt we could tempt him now.

Our former leader and captain Seamus Coleman is guest on Monday night football, hopefully a good omen.

O’Brien at RB and Rohl moved forward to wide right. That’s our strongest team currently IMO.

Don’t believe your actually advocating relegation as a good thing ?Madness.There’s no guarantees if you go down.No guarantee we wouldn’t be just surviving in the championship.No guarantee a young manager would “refresh ” us in the championshipNo guarantee that the right people will buy the club.You have all the same problems, just in a lower league, with less income to deal with the same issues.Relegation would be catastrophic.Your cons list is comical John.No loss of income, sponsorship, tv money, ability to fund the stadium bill, attract players, Attract new owners & investors ?

My schedule is i think we have had about 19 pts after 19 games and pretty much cruised away from there.So we have 10pts from 8 games i think we look ok .Also we have a kind draw against Fleetwood which im sure we can sort them out .Before anyone comes back at me and says they beat Arsenal sorry but that was there reserve team bar Odergard .So thats my schedule you cant just judge Everton fc by 1 result against the Champions .UTFT.

Agree with all of that Mark,we have the basis of a decent side.Just need the right manager now

Which is pretty much the way I feel Mark because I doubt very much Moyes will change and being honest I don’t believe he knows how to change his attitude to football management and doesn’t listen to his coaching staff — that’s if they are offering anything different!

I keep being told “be careful what you wish for” but that’s usually by people who assume Moyes is getting the best out of shit players.I disagree, which is why i listed 7 very good players plus 6 that aren’t at all bad either. Only having one striker isn’t ideal, but he flogged that one striker for over 90 minutes the other night in a game that was won, and had options (Graham, Alcaraz, George, Johnson) who could’ve come on or moved up top.We are not playing as well as we could nor should be.That’s down to the manager.That’s my feel, Dave.

Joe, if Jared Branthwaite is available, Moyes will almost play him in place of O’Brien. I agree with you on Johnson – he should not come back to the starting XI automatically. I would give Dibling another start. Similarly for Grealish -George should not be dropped. Regarding Armstrong or Hackney, I would also tend to agree that Hackney should be given the starting berth, and Armstrong can come on later to provide some legs. My starting XI:PickfordRohl Tarkowski Branthwaite MykolenkoGarner Dewsbury-Hall HackneyDibling Barry GeorgeSUBS: Travers, Maitland-Niles, O’Brien, Grealish, Alcaraz, Johnson, Armstrong, Norgaard

Replying to Mark, no not him, Mark Murphy @ 23 minutes ago.I watched a team yesterday who hadn’t won for 6 games or more. They changed their manager 3 games ago, still hadn’t won but he had changed their training at the club which had a small squad with a few injuries, he worked the plums off the squad and altered the way they played. They played their City. neighbours in the semi final of the Scottish League cup, went behind very early but kept on battling and were 2-1 ahead at half time. They defended a lot in the 2nd. half but still created good chances and finally finished ahead and deserved their victory. The supporters who had dwindled away recently were very happy yesterday with the team and the manager who maybe has changed the way their team is going.Just wondering if a change of manager could do the same for Everton and our brilliant supporters— but not sure if the majority would feel the same, I’m undecided myself even though I can’t stand the present one.

Honesty is good at times but why does he always put Barry down ? Laughing at his record of 7 in 11 ?”He has his limitations” for fucks sake, he’s our only striker, you should be building up his confidence, not constantly bemoaning his weaknesses in public press conferences! Could be the biggest issue with the lad, that he doesn’t have the trust or confidence of the manager.Scores, assisted & worked his arse off Thursday still gets the moyes treatment.

Playing any club home and away in a matter of days is always tricky, and the revenge element when there is a victory for either in the first of the matches. Obviously their fans will want a reaction from being knocked out of the cup, but sometimes that can put even more pressure on their team. Team selection will be interesting will Moyes make changes undoubtedly yes, I just hope that Hackney starts and given the threat of Barnes I would like to see O,Brien revert to full back if Branthwaite is fit. I just think ROHL tends to lose his positional shape at times and that’s understandable seeing he is not a natural full back. I think the key is be bold lets have a go at them rather than trying to contain them, which would play into their hands.

I think we need to pick up the twelve points that are available this week – Remember these are six pointers .Otherwise; the resident none contributing malcontent may be forced to protest by giving away his imaginary season ticketS….All of them.

He’s the real deal this lad.No way they are letting him go in January.Come the summer, if he’s bagged 25 or more it will likely be 40- 50m.40m wouldn’t be too much, he’s young and still improving.Just dont see him coming here, could of got him before borough.

I can give seven “reasons” why we “should” be ok:BranthwaiteObrienHackneyArmstrongGarnerKDHGeorgeThat’s the nucleus of a good young team going forwards.IF Barry and Dibling fulfil their recent signs of improvement and IF Pickford, Tarkowski,Rohl and Mykolenko can at least play solidly, we “should” be ok.But we’re squadlite and, in my opinion, not playing the right football to our potential.That’s on the manager.I think we’ll be ok – but we should be much better.I’m not negative but I’m worried about tonight’s game.

And the rest. Selling him will almost certainly prevent promotion which will cost the club £180M. Not a chance for £30 million.

There is zero chance that Middlesbrough will sell him in January and there is zero chance that the player will accept a move. He turned down a permanent transfer last January whilst on loan at Oxford, so he could stay and help them fight relegation. If you think he will move this January and miss out on a promotion push to sit on Everton’s bench then you’re severely deluded.

Do you think TFG will spend the Balogun £40 million Mike?

or the real in realism?

Keep the same team.I’m not being funny but bringing Johnson and Armstrong immediately back in the side stifles things for me.Harrison is going to be a wonderful player but I’d start to go with Hackney now for a few weeks and he’s not going to drop Garner obviously for experience reasons so it’s got to be Armstrong.I just think the midfield needs more devilment and some more dynamism, for example the goal Hackney scores Thursday night, I haven’t seen so far that Armstrong would be on the end of something like that.Why sit deep like we did at Arsenal and simply allow the barcodes to build a head of steam and wait for the inevitable goal to be conceded?Get at them and turn the crowd early, they are suspect at the back and I wouldn’t be showing then anywhere near the respect we gave an Arsenal side not even in first gear.

What general consensus? From who that know “what’s going on with TFG”? Who says TFG have decided to wash their hands? And how is TFG possibly required to give Moyes a new contract?In my opinion this post is unsupported, speculative claptrap without the slightest evidence to back it up.

Even if we could prise him away, what are the chances Moyes would play him?

It could be. Id prefer that all day instead of johnson

Moyes has to have a new contract!? Absolutely not in my opinion. He has already made millions for delivering total mediocrity.Let our resident Dinosaur retire and wander off back to Jurassic Park where he belongs.

patric , London buses ? What about the 55 to Netherton ?Also george and dibling to start – no mention of hackney ?

Do you remember Mr. Steers how you went on about us (now 14th) being ahead of the flavour of the week Bournemouth (now 7th). I think that we will draw with Newcastle tomorrow and that will allow us to crawl past Ipswich on goal difference.Two wins in the last fifteen PL games (against formidable Palace and indomitable Ipswich) is, needless to say, cause for deep concern. Anyone who is not concerned – thin squad, string of poor PL performances, questionable team selections, square pegs, resident unreliable piss-head, the instability of in effect being up for sale, concerns about whether the next window will significantly improve us etc.- has a head in the sand.You keep saying clockwork mantra-like that we will be ‘ok’ Mr. Steers. I just suggested seven reasons why we ought to be concerned; would you like to suggest seven reasons why we should ‘calm down’ (sic) because we will be ‘ok’. (Your ‘long time in sports’ is not one).Could you please translate your last sentence into English.

Ahead of schedule? That’s a new one and it’s certainly not something I have heard from many supporters recent.

If we lose we are 3 points away from being in a relegation position, so your post is equally ridiculous.What we could do and what we will do is yet to be decided.But, if we fail to beat Newcastle, it will be 2 wins in the last 16 league games. Hardly the record of a solid mid table team and certainly not the record of a European chasing team

If Moyes reverts to type re Premier League games & plays to not lose, we’re in trouble. They were unlucky in the recent game and fortunately, for a change, we were clinical when It mattered. We need to play the same way again. As Patric says, their defence is brittle. We need to get at them from the start.

What a xxxxxx that Alexis MacAllister is. He’s fast becoming my new Jimmy shithouse Case. Our Alexis looked like an absolute knobhead rolling round on the deck clutching his mutilated head after Timber – was it ?- walked up to him. There’s more reason to hate them even more when each new dawn breaks.https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC/posts/billy-kenny-on-why-he-hated-liverpoolformer-everton-midfielder-billy-kenny-opens/1537813175048142/ (https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC/posts/billy-kenny-on-why-he-hated-liverpoolformer-everton-midfielder-billy-kenny-opens/1537813175048142/)

I have Mark.Few drinks with my international sports colleagues.CheersWhat “schedule” are we ahead of?

Moyes and a ‘Must Win’ game eh – what could possibly go wrong?