New Signings Turn the Tide

You are quite remarkable, such a long journey for Doncaster in the early rounds of a cup competition. Did you manage to get any sleep on the bus trip back to London or was your mind still processing the action you had just seen?

Which of the new signings would you go with on Saturday and who would you leave out?

Hopefully, you will get your ticket for Saturday and you will enjoy another positive result.

Did you renew your membership for the season ahead? Last year they sent me out a fridge magnet for doing same, one can only wonder what will come in the post this time.

Good result, job done. Some signs of encouragement for the next game.

Another good read and total respect for the hours you spend on trains and buses to watch the Blues, and there is also what it costs you in cold hard cash.

I posted on another thread on here how well both Keane and O'Brien played, and personally I would start both on Saturday. I thought our whole back 4 played well; admittedly it was against League Two opposition but you can only play what's put in front of you.

I wonder what side Dyche will choose on Saturday? At least the window will have closed and we will know who we have got till January.

I have said for months, if we play McNeil in the No 10 role, we will get more from him; out wide, he gets isolated and doesn't have the pace to take on the fullback.

He is certainly more creative than Doucoure who for my money is a box-to-box midfield player, but Lampard and Dyche seem to prefer him in the No 10 role.

Ndiaye will excite and possibly infuriate in the same game but, along with Tim Iroegbunam, isn't it nice to see an Everton player run at the opposition and take them on? Also, we have seen little flashes of young Harrison in midfield — he looks a real prospect.

Finally a pat on the back for Beto, who never stopped the whole 90 minutes, and I was delighted he got his reward in scoring late on. He may have faults but seems like the fans empathise with him more than they do with Calvert-Lewin.

We had to win that one really. A defeat would've turned a bad start into a crisis.

The worrying thing so far has been a total lack of players to be positive about in the squad. But now there is hope with Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, Dixon, O'Brien amongst others all putting in good shifts. If Lindstrøm and say Beto can join them along with the return of Branthwaite, who knows?

Good to see you bucking the trend and pointing out Michael Keane's excellent form.

To buck it still further. I thought Ashley Young took one for the team when he strangled the Doncaster attack almost at birth. There was the usual commotion when he was shown the yellow card, but if he didn't check a speed machine, he'd have gone sprinting into our half with nobody near him. 90 seconds later, we were able to secure the game.

Well in, Dave, and no one mentioned the 50- or 60-yard run Young made into open space while McNeil ran through and preferred to make a good shot on target while Young was ready to move into an open shot on goal.

Then, when Dixon came on, Young moved wide right then wide left before finishing wide right and okay all as part of the team.

Yes, Young's best days are long gone, we can all see that but he can still be used as a sub. the way he was the other night, beggars can't be choosers, that's the situation Everton and Dyche are in!

Also great to read the generous comments directed towards your good self.

Mate, you have so much more staying power than me. Every Club needs the dose of positivity you bring and you are right, Michael Keane does not deserve some of the foolish vitriol he receives.

Back to the players, and Ashley Young. I don't player bash. There is a difference between criticising individual performances and having targets, which I won't do. On that performance, he didn't do too bad, he was just in danger of getting a second yellow, but got away with it.

I remember Osman and Hibbert getting stick at the first opportunity by some. Leon is probably one of the most technically gifted players we've had in recent years. I keep saying, I would love him to give up punditry and take a role at Finch Farm.

Thank you Andy and thank you all for the kind. comments. We don't do it for ourselves. We do it for Everton.

It was an absolutely brilliant crowd, over 37000 and the way we roared them onto the pitch after two dreadful performances in the league had me thinking would any other support give them such a wonderful welcome onto the field like that yet the media will make a meal out of a couple of fans having a go at the players at a railway station last week.

Danny deserves all the praise he gets for the unbelievable way he follows the team through the good and bad times, mostly bad unfortunately and he takes it on the chin and comes back for more, take the time to give yourself a pat on the back now and again Danny!

Personally, I prefer my own car and an en suite hotel room for my trips to Merseyside.

I hope we get to meet up some day so we can agree to disagree on Michael Keane in particular.

But thank you Dave. Like you, Ive followed Everton from the craddle and will to until the grave.

Jon, if you haven't picked up my contact details:

0796 600 7546

dannyefc26@@gmail.com

It would be great to meet.