Hamstring tear ends Patterson's season

See you in Europe's competition Nathan then hopefully for Everton next season.

On the positive side for him, he should be fit and raring to go next season and hopefully will develop and recover his confidence and form under our new manager.

I wonder just what is the real truth behind the incident in Portugal ?

Patterson should be consistently playing RB with Coleman also playing. He should be learning from Seamus and splitting playing time with him.

But this club, in its infinite wisdom, signed Ashley Young, who is now stopping this young raw but talented player, from developing.

And now the poor kid tears his hammy.

Come back next season Nathan! Some of us think you'll come good. And I, for one, think he's been screwed with playing time from a 38 year old playing in front of him. Excellent forward thinking, Everton. [sarcasm]

It's got to be said he's not been helped by some piss-poor management of him on Dyche's part, I don't know why he brought him on at 4-0 down on Monday night yet gladly overlooks him in far more suitable occasions.

It means we will be scraping round now with either Godfrey or the old boys reunited, Coleman and Young.

I don't think he will be fit enough to play for Scotland, which might be a blessing in itself, as he could make his injury even worse if he returns before he is fully match-fit. My expectation is that he will go to Germany for the experience, but as a spectator.

Should Sean Dyche continue as manager next season, I feel that he's should be entirely honest with the player as to whether or not he is in his thinking for first pick as right-back.

If not, then unfortunately Nathan should be loaned out -or sold- as his development as a Premier League player is being hampered by a lack of game time. I think we are still to see the best of him but I'm unsure we ever will.

Speedy recovery wished from me and come back stronger!

Should have played in way more games and he would have made the right-back spot his own.

I hope Nathan gets better luck going forward.

He deserves a break in the rotten luck he has had with injuries in his time at Everton so far.

"Should Sean Dyche still be manager next season?"

Then not only is Patterson's future blighted, so too, the rest of us.

Hopefully, Niall, you are merely being polite and respectful.

Another £15'M done in, next stop on loan somewhere else. Not wanting to be 4th choice back up to Coleman, Young, & Godfrey.

Not sure he's the answer, but my god, the madness of persevering with Ashley Young is beyond me.

Wonderful squad management, Dyche. Chef's kiss. No notes.

God forbid he is allowed to stay, please no!

Personally, I feel that Dyche is, in whatever scenario, faced with a huge challenge with so many players out of contract of having to be sold due to PSR, and that he and Kevin Thelwell will have a monumental job on their hands rebuilding a team to compete.

With regard to Patterson, my hope is that he is fit enough to participate in all of. The pre-season training, and also that he is given his chance as first pick, much as I am a fan of Seamus.

If he plays Young again on Sunday, I'm done with him.

Have a bit of respect, Dyche, and fuck off.

Do you see him changing formation?

It would be his downfall in the end if we go down.

Great news for Dyche as he can continue playing Young or Godfrey. Or both… I wouldn't put it past him.

He hasn't deserved more game time this season. Whenever he has played he has usually broken down with an injury and let others take the shirt.

For his own development, he needs a loan or a move away next season.

It's hard to see how we actually come back from all this, regardless of what happens with our Premier League status. I'm resigned to that outcome being what it will be – there are no signs that we'll actually try to make something happen for ourselves. We'll just end up where we end up.

A new manager will be a key step in 'changing the story' and it's important it happens as soon as possible.

Until then, we are stuck with him as there isn't any other leadership at the club to make decisions.

I can't defend his brand of football but he has been dealt the worst hand in our history.

Keeping us up would be the greatest achievement since Joe Royle won the FA Cup.

I admire your courage in adding your second post. I have to be respectful in considering your comments as should others on this site.

However, if Dyche is still manager at the start of next season, I wonder just how many of us will be bothering to log on.

Supporting Marine AFC (other non league clubs are available, in my case Tiverton Town) will be far more palatable.

On a weekly basis, I find myself reading about "League One at best" Calvert-Lewin, "Wish Niasse" Beto, "Grandad" Young, "one-legged" Harrison & McNeil, "accident waiting to happen" Keane, "overrated" Onana, etc., etc...

The insults go on.

Someone please square the circle for me.

Sean Dyche, on merit, has done the best job, with the worst set of players, since Ancelotti, the Great Ancelotti, managed... *checks notes*... a 10h-place finish. And yet the man is maligned and insulted in various interesting ways by people who would never say any of this to his face.

Sean Dyche is not going to be our manager long term. But forgive me for feeling as though I've watched this movie before. We were too good for Allardyce too. When we finished... *checks notes*… 8th. We'd probably have maintained the midtable mediocrity. But my God does midtable mediocrity sound fucking nice after the past 3 years.

Every week the same people write the same insults about both players and management, then express their befuddlement at the fact that our results aren't very good at the moment.

He's had some poor games for us and some frankly outstanding ones. I also think his delivery from the right, when on song, is an understated goal threat.

What is undeniable is that he'll never develop on the bench.

Rob Jones – is it worth pointing out that the football stank for Allardyce and stinks as much from Dyche?

I'd rather check the result on Teletext than actually watch them.

I don't give a shit about crappy football. I just want us to win. I'll take three fucking miserable wins, against Forest, Sheffield United, and Brentford.

When the time comes (and I've no doubt it will), I want Steve Cooper. Plays youth, turned a very poor Nottingham Forest (in the Championship) into a decent team, and would be willing to with a director of football, a model which we're seemingly determined to persist with.

My opinion is that the players aren't great.

But we're not getting out of them what we should expect.

This squad was assembled for decent mid-table money. And they're capable of much more than Dyche's approach allows.

Again it's repeated that Dyche has done a good job. Whether through watching games or just viewing results, I don't know how anyone could come to that conclusion.

He has made many mistakes, sticking with Ashley Young may lead to the end of his Everton career, but I wish he was able to manage with all the points this team has earned on the pitch.

I don't think we'd see super expansive football under him but it would tilt in that direction if we weren't psychologically blocked like we are now. At any rate, starting with Gomes as a 10, Harrison as a right-winger, and benching Onana may be the best selection he can make right now.

Another Thelwell mistake.

He reminds me of a young Coleman. Moyes' approach worked there. Played him further forward to get an understanding of positioning and approach play. Slowly reverted to full back.

Patterson should have had the same approach, especially with the lack of any actual right wingers in the squad.

If you want to place blame on the DoF, you should ask, why do we have three left wingers and no natural right winger?

Nick (41) Patterson arrived before Thelwell was appointed.

To me the squad is a mishmash of free transfers such as Tarkowski and Young, players signed from relegated clubs such as McNeil and Pickford, loanees such as Harrison and Danjuma, over thirties whose best days are behind them such as Coleman, Gomes, Gana and Doucouré and lads who have failed to develop such as Godfrey and Onana. The list is not exhaustive while some of those named belong in more than one category.

Apart from Branthwaite, Mykolenko and arguably Garner and DCL I doubt any of squad will be of interest to mid-table clubs other than perhaps as out of contract makeweights. We certainly have nobody who would frighten opponents.

Anyway, never mind the football shite, does anyone else think he looks incredibly Scottish, like Broons Annual Scottish?

That's a major plus in my view. Alex Young had the same look!!

I'll never forget being at Loftus Road when Seamus was starting to bed in at right back. I was really sceptical of Jagielka, but that entire game Jags was constantly in Seamus's ear, talking to him, coaching him, and that's what Patterson needs...