Who would you target, Greg?

Patric Moyes is 65 and he does what it says on the tin he will never change. Remember he never asked to be Everton manager they asked him . Patric you quoted hills coments about how they focused on a game plan . Well what did they focus on before there 5 1 thrashing at chelsea . It sounds like the old song Patric you only sing when you winning .

If Moyes doesn’t know the team’s strengths by now then it proves he is a poor manager The squad does have some very talented players but his team selection and strategies are poor. Apart from two late heroics against Manure and Bournemouth plus an inept display against Ipswich there has been very little to remember about the season so far The bumbling of the club during the Summer has set the seal on what we have seen ( or not seen ) so far and probably until January. Moyes is well past his sell by date and has become stale but even a new manager may not improve things without higher quality players being available and that takes good money which they don’t have unless the club is sold.(Maybe) We just can’t seem to get out of the doldrums!

Can you do a series Brian. Next right back and right wing? There is a theme.

Who would be your no. 1 manager choice?

I don’t think TFG will hold back on spending in the January window, it doesn’t make sense to depreciate an asset when selling it, plus they did have £40 million plus sitting on the table for Balogun. The bigger worry for me is availability of a decent CF in a January window. The few available are going to get swarmed over by other clubs with better European credentials.

2? Coleman broke his leg 10 years ago, and his replacement is no better than tony thomas or mitch ward.

Consolation is that Barry is improving. We need another striker, two dedicated full backs and one manager.

The debt is securitised long-term against a nice new £1 billion stadium. But it will be about £30-40 million a year in interest. I think TFG will take a chance on Moyes keeping us up without putting more money in the club during the January transfer window.

Mark that knife to gunfight remark by Moyes illustrated the man’s ambition and strangely enough that game was against Man. City who were leading 2-0 and Moyes decided , with ten minutes to go, to make a match of it, we got a goal back and another effort kicked off the line, could have got a draw with earlier change of tactics. Did he learn from that game? His record proves that a leopard never changes it’s spots!

Rocco, the text of your comments are getting translated into English. It’s the title of the Article that is coming across in German when your comments are showing on the Recent Reader Comments page. Not sure that’s something we need to fix.

Thanks Michael. I’d had issues with logging in under the old system. Glad to be back.

The problem with Moyes is he’s way too conservative, he’ll pick some of his favourite players out of position, rather than take a chance on a natural younger player like Dibling. On Saturday it was shocking that he left Johnson on for 72 minutes, and only replaced him when we went 2-0 down, ludicrous. Brian I didn’t read what he said about O”Brien, who I thought played well, but isn’t that typical him, to take the flak of his own failures.

I agree Brian. I think Moyes has got worse, he feels belligerent now as though years of criticism and failure have made him even less flexible. How dare anyone question his record and ability. Living on borrowed time and he knows it

I don’t know if you looked at are fixtures if moyes stayes we will be lucky too get 34 points we need luke carsley as manager now otherwise it’s championship fotball next season and beggers can’t be chosers so if dell want to bye the club so be it

In 2010 I was working in Southampton surrounded by Southampton fans. We’d been decent, finished 5th and ru in the FACup. I told my colleague I was a Everton fan and he pulled a face. He told me Everton were his least favourite team. I’d never heard that before, most people speak to have little feeling towards Everton. I asked him why, and he said something like “because they don’t ever do anything, they are just always there. Boring” That was 16 years ago and we haven’t changed – even to the point of having the same manager and tactics!

Maybe the fact that they won at Old Trafford maybe? A place where Moyes has won once, But I am just guessing after I read the article. Give it a try

Had a ST for many years Mr steers, but finances and health took pay to that. Your other points 1 I just think a younger coach would have modern football ideas, I may be wrong. 2 I don’t expect a sale next week. But hopefully it will be quicker than the last one. 3 The squad is decent. The manager and tactics are holding it back. Hope that clears it up.

Oh, that was probably my mistake… Usually, I have my texts translated before posting them. I must have forgotten to do that this time. Sorry!

Just looked at a list of strikers we have had over the last 10 years. DCL, Lukaku, Richarlison, Beto, Barry, Tosun, Keane, Maupay, Rondon, Niasse, Josh King, Sandro, Broja, Valencia. Apart from the first 3 on the list the rest were an absolute waste of space, so is it any wonder we have struggled to compete for honours never mind mid table security.

Mark your allowed an opinion, and I won’t call you for it. If we all thought the same life would be boring.

We should be able to take our pick of left wingers here. https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/26/brazil-and-serbia-show-that-progressive-forces-can-defeat-the-far-right/

Hahaha. “Moyes contradicts himself without realising it” ???? John Collins – “I put a bet on opponents because I want my team to lose. I cant tell you which bookies because I realise the odds I claimed I got, were not available at ANY bookies. I give my season tickets for the North stand 9 times last season. but when challenged on another site, I forgot and said its for the South stand and I only gave it away 7 times. I dont know what I did for other matches, I just know I was on TW during all of them. The number of times I go depends entirely on what site I`m posting on. In summary; I dont know where I sit. I cant name the bookies I placed my bet with, I dont know how much a ST ticket cost and I dont have a scooby how many I have” TGT sounds quite consistent in comparrison

You reckon he will try to get them on the cheap Andy. We don’t want our club standing in the way of the two lads careers.

Harry, Surely ‘newest first’ should be the way to go?

3 matches in 8 days, he HAS to utilise the squad…but will he?

Just heard that if United sack Carrick, they intend to tempt Moyes to join them. He’s likely to poach Barry and Johnson. Déjà vu?

I actually write that in the piece, Mark. I think that’s important perspective. It wasn’t about Bournemouth on the grand scale (I have serious doubts over Marco Rose) but I thought Hill’s comments about them focusing on themselves, their strengths and how they could hurt United were a sharp contrast to some of Moyes’ rhetoric as of late.

I think Moyes has always been risk averse as a manager its in his dna and he isn’t going to change at this time of his life. Most pundits applaud him for the job he is doing on limited resources, but the difference between fans and pundits is fans want excitement and a team that wants to try and win games were pundits just look at how little he has been supported by the owners and seeing most pundits are ex players they look at the league position and how little h ehas had to spend and base their judgements on that. I have never heard the pundits ask why Dibbling who came for a lot of money and Hackney who was voted playe rof the championship and to a lesser extent why George aren’t getting more minutes. I thought Moyes comments on Jake O,Brien after the game would hardly fill him with confidence, stating he had a lot to learn and has Branthwaite and Tarkowski ahead of him. I don’t know if Irvine or Baines ever suggest a more attacking approach in games.

Patric they also lost 5 1 to chelsea and are below us in the league patric . Whats your point.

Okay, Paul. You’re entitled to that view and I’m entitled to mine. I thought the context of my piece was pretty clear. Everton mean everything to me, so no, I cannot be happy that they do ‘merely exist’ – that’s not enough, is it?

I would go for that magician Mark. His first job is to make Moyes disappear

Mark tell me whats realistic about Pauls post . TFG are definetly Dinosaurs . Quick sale you believe thats going to happen Mark no chance what so EVER.. YE the squad is not that bad at all Paul is right about that but how are we going to change tactics with out Quality players maybe we get a magician .

Thanks John. I still care, of course I do, just found it hard to care too much about the game at all on Saturday because it’s how I expected it to play out, and that’s the frustrating thing!

I`d have a good bet Paul H has been to more games than you by the way. A long standing Blue Paul

You said “if you think a young manager will save us,your mad” (paraphrase) I`m interested in what age you consider a manager to be a young one. Easy question Mark

John i’m not the person asking for a younger management i am saying no one can move us forward until we buy Quality players . And the reason i ask Paul if he goes the game is simple you get a better prospective watching these lads giving there all and more if they have it . For instance lots on TW are having a go at Johnson well 1st he had no preseason so is playing catch up but in the games he’s played he has had a goofd goal dissalowed and been close to about 3 or 4 times coming in at the back post these things you pick up on at the game . As i have said lots of times its about opinions and Moyes has been unlucky with some decisions lately .

You’d seen enough in training to suggest—- what the fuckin’ Hell did it suggest —- you never said . That’s the answer to quite a lot of fans who say “ He knows more than you lot he sees them in training every day”. —- What do him and his coaching staff actually see? What do they see during the game? Whatever it is it hardly ever changes the result while a few players are still struggling to get enough minutes in the actual games and he’s fuckin’ about putting unfit players on the field. The team selected for Thursdays game v Newcastle and the result will be very interesting — I hope we win for Moyes sake but mostly for the only real asset my club has got — That’s Us with a capital U.

At last sane supporters thanks . It,s all on dinosaur moyes for me and total negativity and illogical everthing . TFG were staying he would have been sacked last year !

Concerned about and often too much respect for/ fear of the opposition plus safety first focus. This is the Moyes way, it isn’t changing anytime soon. He has a small squad ( not his fault) but still doesn’t use it. I do think we will see a few of them on Thursday however. He places a low priority on cups and we will see a different side for once, no PL points at stake.

It’s the manner of the defeats Josh. Barely a chance created in the last 2 games, if you’re happy with that fair play, but im definitely not

He talks some shite this manager. Contradicts himself all the time without realising it.

2 wins in 8 games Andy. We have had a gentle fixture list apart from Chelsea and Arsenal,both of who trampled all over us. It can quickly develop into a struggle mate,especially with a negative manager

I’m not an armchair Evertonian nor do I attend every game, but I don’t understand why people who don’t physically get to the match shouldn’t voice their opinion on the games or the tactics? If I’m not at the game I watch via a live feed. I almost certainly get a better view of the match plus I get replays than if I was at the game live. So why ask if someone goes the match or not when they air an opinion? FWIW I don’t always agree with Hewey but that’s a fair enough post he’s made.

What weve learned is, hes never going to change, never ever. He’s stubborn, cowardly and a downright shithouse, weve won 2 in 15 yet the media would have you convinced hes doing a brilliant job. Hes not he hasn’t got a clue how to utilise albeit a small squad because its either my way or the highway. His treatment of Dibiing Alcaraz George and Obrien is disgusting oh.and Hackney. The sad thing is we are stuck with him, because not a prayer TFG will sack him even if we drop into the bottom 3 because thats where are current form is taking us.

What an embarrassing situation. The player has apologised for not being ready, even though he’s been injured all season. It wasn’t a difficult decision to bring him on because he had been training, but when you’re 32 and having played much football, in the last fifteen months, whilst also coming back from an injury that cost you a pre-season, then it definitely gives us an insight into the manager’s thinking. Experience over everything? Experience is vital, but what about “ENERGY” because this is something that Everton, have been lacking for most of this season.

Good article. Thanks for writing

Hi Tony, The format will be changed soon so comments are in chronological order. We’re not sure why Arena think a ‘Best’ order works to be honest… We’re told ‘Oldest’ first will be activated on November 6th. We’ve also asked if we can make that the fixed format. For now, you can change from Best to Newest at the top. Thanks.

Id say we are in one now John, given our current form.

What age criteria do you use for a “young manager” Mark