Everton would “embrace” European qualification via Fair Play League

I hope he does stay now cause he is very entertaining with his press sound bites. He is a walking talking Monty Python sketch.

Remember what was laughingly called our last pre-season we couldnÂ’t even beat Tranmere!!

ps: Or anyone else for that matter.

The whole thing is a farce. Players will want away rather than face a grueling, draining season playing in Sep Blatters numbskull joke of a competition.

Go abroad and go on the piss, lads, you don’t need a mickey mouse game to drag you there surely?

How does the Fair Play table look after the weekend? Is it a realistic "aim"?

Groundhog day is upon us. Please, please Barry and AN Other –get sent off ASAP.

Where on god's green earth do you get the notion we will qualify for the CL?

Mind you, you did use the word "Eventually" which could mean any time scale from now too the next millenium.

EL football is a total waste of time and effort, we donÂ’t have the squad resources to compete on one front never mind four. EL, PL, FA Cup and League Cup, or whatever itÂ’s latest guise is.

The squad is ageing and we have few resources to strengthen with the quality needed to compete in the above. This, combined with a manager who hasnÂ’t got a Scooby will equate IMO to another phenomenally disastrous season on all fronts.

I couldnÂ’t/canÂ’t take another season of sticky grass soundbites.

You said "Than to finally" which means the same thing I suppose.

I donÂ’t think such a turnaround is probable but itÂ’s definitely possible. A great start to next season could have everyone believing again and working hard.

Realistically, we arenÂ’t going to get in Champions League any time soon but I firmly believe itÂ’s going to happen at some point within the next 5-10 years and it would be nice if we had a roster full of experienced European campaigners.

I sincerely hope you are right on all fronts, my friend.

CanÂ’t see it though, mate.

Full focus next season has to be getting off to a better start; the best chance we have of silverware is one of our domestic cups, so I for one really hope we do not qualify for the Europa League and focus instead on winning a more realistic domestic cup.

Because that one place was 7 points adrift of qualification so not really that close.

The extra games, and early start to our season is just what this bunch of players need. Most people only get a couple of weeks off anyway. After the last laughable pre-season, this is just what the doctor ordered.

Also, bollocks to playing the kids, put in the strongest side, and bring kids on once the game is secure. Play the youngsters in the domestic cups, this will reduce the timetable.

It will be a lovely, rhythmic Thursday - Sunday season coming up.
So remember, no silly tackles, no shirt-pulling, and no back-chat. Nolan, Noble, Tomkins & Collins will surely transgress.

Europa, here we come!

The only reason we are in with a shout is the lack of fight in this team has enabled so few bookings. If we get in, it will be a good excuse for Martinez to blame our low league position on next season. What we really need is no Europa, a new manager, and some real pre-season games.

If we were a bit more savvy in Kiev, we may, just may have got to the semis, and then, who knows. Martinez would have been hailed as a genius, and we would have all been looking forward to launching ourselves upon the big boys, attracting the best players etc, etc. Might be our only way in...

The TV contracts are to increase the next couple years; only question is how much? The top 5-6 are secure enough. However, every other ownership group will be fighting and clawing to get in on all that free income; not only those about to be promoted. Others behind them and at least some demoted this season. The potential numbers are enormous.

Yes, we all want to win something; any piece of silverware. Would be delightful, no doubt of it. It has to wait, though. Too much is at stake. Next seasonÂ’s 38 games are everything.

We were told all season we were getting relegated by all these idiots yet once we got Stones in the team, Jags confidence grew, Martinez got Lennon in and Europa League was over, we look back to the one from last season.

If we avoid Europe, we will be around our usual spot of 6th or 7th unless our bloodsucking board can surprise us all and give the manager the tools to re-shape this squad.

Careful, Scott, that's akin to blasphemy on ToffeeWeb talking about our best Premier League finish under Roberto, I'm surprised you haven't been lynched.

Normally I want us to qualify for Europe but I think it's more important to bring confidence to the club and fanbase by having a decent campaign next season or the reality might be that we could be stuck with a Mark Hughes, Tony Pulis or Allardyce running our club and we would go back to the dark ages.