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  1. Rafael Benitez

    in General Football and Sport Discussion

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    5 hours ago, StevO said:

    Martinez inherited a very good team. 

    Sure did. Gonna say two things to get me in trouble. 

    I fully back Rafa.

    I really truly miss Moyes. We haven't had a true identity at this club since the fall/winter 2014 (Bobby's 2nd year). That's 7 rudderless f***ing years. Moyes built a solid squad that competed to the best of their ability every week. Bobby's ideas took them to new heights but like everyone else we've had since he couldn't recruit. Look at West Ham. Moyes is exactly what we need. 

  10. Norwich (Home) 25th September

    in Match Days

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    If we're being honest City, Chelsea, Utd and the shite are far superior to us this season. That leaves us competing with Spurs, Arsenal, Leicester and West Ham. Right now we have more points than all of them. Given what we've seen the last 3 months at the club this is about as good as we could have hoped for. Let's get a point against Utd and get everyone healthy during the international break. 

  12. QPR (Away) 21st September

    in Match Days

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    4 minutes ago, Zoo 2.0 said:

    Yeah that's the vibe I'm getting, had a headache all day so I've gone to bed with a whiskey to watch this. How badly we do depends on how much of the bottle I get through :lol:.

    Always liked Charlie Austin too for them, one of them "non-elite" players that just always seems to put a good shift in.

    You were saying...

  19. Summer 21 Transfer Window

    in General Everton Discussion

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    Guess at where we end up in a few hours: Maitland-Niles on loan and Rondon on a free. We find loans for Kenny and James. Swansea just sold their RB to Burnley so that could be a perfect fit for Kenny. James i'll guess Napoli, Galatasaray or Monaco. 

    Pretty sure I'm correct in saying we have more time to loan Branthwaite and Gordon if we choose to. 

  21. Ainsley Maitland-Niles

    in Rumourama - Everton Transfer Rumours

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    We know Kenny is not the answer. We don't know if Maitland-Niles is. On a free that's enough for me to say go for it. 

    We put our eggs in the Dumfries basket and I genuinely believe we were very close to finishing the deal before his agent (as any good agent would) told him to hold off until after the Euros to see what else might be out there. The what else turned out to be Inter and we were left at the altar. I want a new RB (love Seamus but it's time for him to be the cover) as much as anyone.

    Here's where I think I differ from most: I feel the overwhelming consensus is clubs should have a scouting list at least 5-6 names deep at every position. I've never subscribed to that. The fact is the premier league requires a standard most professional footballers can't handle and we need players who make us better and we're already a top half side (believe it or not) so I'm glad we're sticking to our first choice in terms of spending big money on a transfer. Some of our recent big signings were our top targets (and it turns out Walsh was largely terrible at spending big money) but my recollection is names like Ashley Williams, Schneiderlin, Bolasie, Klaasen, Tosun, and Iwobi were all 'panic' buys after we missed on other targets, and they ended costing us more than just the transfer fee and wage. 

    Taking a few chances on loans leads to a more sustainable club in the long-term. It appears we're going to need a RB next year so selling Kenny and paying nothing for Maitland-Niles gets us started towards that goal. 

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