We Shall Not Be Moved

Superb performance by every single player today who wore the shirt. They fought and worked hard for each other and for their manager and fans - what more could you ask for? What a terrific bunch of players Dyche is developing - McNeil could have had a 3rd goal in consecutive games, but was the key to the opener, Doucoure - endless running and his 6th goal of the season, Gueye was terrific till he got booked. Garner skilful on the ball, the back 5 producing another rock solid performance. But my MotM was Mykolenko- brilliant defensive display and he made Oleh so, so proud. And Dobbin’s goal celebration was priceless, so pleased for the young lad. This week will be a period of repair and recovery for the bruised but unbroken heroes. Can’t wait for the next game to come up, COYB!

(Oh… and you might just see a couple of new additions to the TW family 😀)

Just cos it's a business trip...do ToffeeWeb pay a finders fee?

Rob 9 - sadly it’s inevitable. He’s young, English and good, therefore easy fodder for lazy journalists. It wasn’t that long ago DCL was getting the same treatment. I deal with it by reminding myself that if they were playing shit no one would be talking about them!

We could dissect the performances from today, and the match as a whole was not all that pretty, but the important part for me is how much fight and spirit and togetherness this team has. It’s been too long since we’ve had players fighting for the badge and each other like this. You see it with each goal celebration and big defensive play.

And it sure feels good to be taking down the overpriced and overhyped teams like Chelsea and Newcastle along the way.

You nailed it mate

On another point, I've just seen the photo of Jackson with his hand around the throat of Patterson. Is that not a red ? Surely it must be investigated by the EPL ? Oh silly me, I forgot they hate us and suck up to the Chelseas, so no investigation then !!

"Positivity" - from manager, playing & coaching staff, and (mostly) from the supporters, in the face of the over-harsh points penalty and the protracted take-over process.

And - bearing in mind Lyndon's title for this thread "We Shall Not Be Moved" and the original lyrics - I hope the plans for the new stadium do include some tree planting. (One of the artist's impressions I've seen does show a small number of trees at each end of the Everton Way behind the South stand). "The trees that grow along the waterside", indeed. NSNO

Not only do I need to give praise to dyche but to his backroom staff as well.

I've never seen a more fitter, stronger (mentally and physically) blues team than this and it all has to go to dyche and his team.

How many times have we had tons of players out over th years? Newcastle appear to be going through that now but for me, the difference in player fitness is night and day.

We are garnering a lot of support from fans of other clubs at the moment, even some sober minded Liverpudlians it would seem, although I should note that none of us were sober by the end of the game.

Villa have now won their last 15 games at home.

Wrong - they lost to us in the EFL Cup. That is how good we have become 😁😁😁

Bit worried about Sunday as we are Everton. It was HK mk1 that took away that fear of messing up when we shouldn't but once he left it came back and has never left me. But 3 points on Sunday - oh please!

I cant disagree with Pochettino that overall Chelsea were the better side, but they didn't create anything of concern and apart from the shot from the edge of the box and another half chance I don't remember Pickford having to do much. At this time of the season games come thick and fast and as we know bookings start to have an impact on team selection. With both Gana Gueye and Branthwaite both having received 5 yellow cards they both miss the Burnley game, also some players are carrying little niggling injuries which will have to be managed over the next few weeks.

I thought the booking of Gueye to have been very harsh a foul yes but not a booking and it clearly effected him for the rest of the half and subbing him at half tie was exactly the right decision. I have been very critical of Onana but yesterday when he came on that was the most disciplined I have ever seen him.

Pochettino is trying to rebuild Chelsea with young players and has the elite Club attitude regarding buying success, a far cry from his Southampton days. He is fortunate that he was amongst those that are able to managed those expectations, unlike those that where at Everton.It seems there is now a turn from those days, but the Premier League are more part off, than regulation, so it will take government intervention.Don't hold you breathe for a speedy resolution.

As Cilla would have said: "Surprise, surprise!!!" Corrupt as ever.

Sorry but that way of talking about this manager is simply not respectful.

Wondering if anyone has a view on Jack Harrison? To me he has seemed the weakest link of our attack. A few games ago it was both Harrison and McNeil but Dwight seems to have picked up some form and confidence.

I would love for Dobbin to get more opportunities on the back of his goal and challenge Harrison for his place. To me, Harrison seems to run into blind alleys all the time, and delivers very little threat - our attacks break down with him more often than not.

I only saw the second half but from the highlights it looked like Harrison did ok first half, so others may feel differently.

Harrison hasn’t often been great with the ball at his feet, but his overall workload for the team has become very impressive, imo.

Even if Harrison wanted a move from Leeds they would want a fair bit of money I would imagine.
Can't see Everton spending anything in the close season and looking only for loans or free agents.

I reckon he'll go back across the Pennines come the end of the season.
Thanks and bye bye

If they get promoted, he will have to go back.
If they don't then he will probably angle for a move or at least a second loan at GP.

His other issue is that he has just turned 27 so he is no youngster trying to make his name. Even worse is that he signed a 5 year deal just 8 weeks before the end of last season, otherwise he would have been a free agent come June. Dang!

Do we really want to pay big bucks for a 28 year old - or are the better, younger options out there for the same or lower price?

Both can be relied upon to track the opposition wing or full backs and both can produce a moment of quality on the ball. That is why they are preferred to the likes of Danjuma and why Demarai Gray was released. Gray was far more skilful, faster and scorer of spectacular goals but lacked the consistency of application which Harrison brings to the team.

Don't we start getting some financial wiggle room after this season?
The rolling 3 year period of losses ?
Another big loss year dropping off ?

Leeds will want top dollar, because if we cant pay a west ham, Fulham or someone will now see how good he is and offer that bit more. ( how sad is that)

But if Dyche can keep us performing around this level for another 18 months without spending much and keeping our younger players like Braithwaite, Onana, Garner, myko, we will be in a much better position Financially.

He may take a while to get in attack form, maybe sooner with Patterson, but the defensive workrate is key for us. Garner gets less exposed and can get free for moving out of our third because of it. This is another case of a player finding ways to use their skillset. McNeil’s was a similar situation.

I think it's no coincidence a settled team has seen us improve massively.
Tarks, Branthwaite & Myko are certs now.
The improvement in myko is massive.
Many of us me included may have underestimated just how hard the transition and the war has been for him, now he's settling and thriving.
RB, we have 3 now. Seamus plays if 100%
Mcneil & Harrison have the wide spots taken.
Doucouré plays !
Garner plays !
Gana or Onana for the other cm

DCL if fit, Beto if not !!

That's it ! We know our best team, we know how to play to get the best from the players we have, so now it's keep them fit, keep doing what's working.

Dyches has simplified things now, no massive new approachs each game, or changes of formation, or tactics.

Ray #41, funny how perceptions vary. I thought the ref had a great game. He caught and carded the Palmer dive, and he could have dished us five or six yellows instead of just the two. We had a bunch of late tackles, especially in the first half.

Harrison has been getting assists, and working like a Trojan without the ball, but he hasn’t been that comfortable on the ball imo. I thought he was poor at Forest, and then he created the goal, and I didn’t think he was playing particularly well with the ball against Newcastle, but he then made us a goal, because of his fantastic work rate and desire.

Iwobi probably created more, but Harrison is doing a thankless job, and he is definitely helping the Everton players, to play for each other, which is very important, imo.

I know which one I’d sooner have, although I’m sure Dyche would eventually like someone with more craft, and more speed playing on one of the flanks, but only if they also put their body on the line and graft?

We barely scored any goals in the lampard / Benitez eras. He never got going under silva for us.

Although I was a supporter of iwobi, it was because it was the best we had at the time, to play in the system lampard played, and the tactics he employed.

Most would say his best football came under lampard.

He may Thrive in that Fulham side but they play a totally different style and have alot of very technical players.

Where would you play iwobi in this side ??

I feel it was excellent business, getting a large fee for a player who was looking to leave for free this year.

We've created alot more recently this season than at any time iwobi was in an Everton shirt. Its been a team, collective effort too, we are not relying on one individual to create, it's coming from both flanks, through the middle and all over.

I’m aware we all see a different game, but the last two victories have have been very gratifying because I’ve witnessed an Everton team fighting for every single ball, and beginning to really play like a “TEAM”💙

I read the last line:

Or, to put it in fewer but all-encompassing words: We Shall Not Be Moved.

Sitting at my desk at work, I unconsciously did a little fist pump.

We're experiencing a truly wonderful thing. The fanbase, the players, and the manager are all on the same page. They will not relegate us, we will prevail. It is awesome.

Random comment. I do wish Doucoure would stop falling over into the hoardings as he did after Dobbin's goal. He's done that about three times now and is going to injure himself and we need his goals!!!

They've gone very, very quiet.

LL has been even more on fire recently.

On Friday,my inbox was choc full of graceless bollocks from former colleagues based in Newcastle. They were claiming we simply out-fought an already exhausted Newcastle and that we hadn't played anything resembling decent football.

This from people who break out singing "Geordie boys taking the piss" every time they string two passes together.

I replied to all with a piece from Lyndon's last report - "A 30-pass move set against a backdrop of ebullient "Olés" from the Goodison faithful ending in a climatic third goal!"

Never got a single response.

They also don't like it when I say things like “United are struggling, Ten Hags walking a tightrope” or “Did you see United result today against Bournemouth”? And they say “which United?”

And I say “you know which one – the whole world knows who we're talking about when we say United, and is not you, West Ham, Oxford or Dundee…” (subtle twist of the knife there…)
Fuckwits the lot of them.

Fuck them.

Self-proclaimed biggest club in England, with Sky gushing over them at any opportunity.

Newcastle, Leeds, West Ham, whoever. There is only one unified team and support base that trumps them all.

Everton. We don't need a tag. We are Everton.