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6 minutes ago, Harv said:

I fear for us when we come up against one of the free scoring sides.

City and Chelsea are going to make Michael Keane look very, very bad if given a chance.

100% Gray. Looks a definite steal at 1.5 million.

Despite all the weird shit he did, Mina was immense today. Close second to Gray for best player on the pitch.

1 minute ago, Palfy said:

Davies before Delph 

My dead grandma before Delph.

4 minutes ago, Btay said:

Think we could do with Gbamin or some fresh legs in midfield for Allan 

Delph is not what we meant, Rafa.

That's a bullshit yellow.

That was surely a handball in the buildup to that goal.

For the Americans, how nice is it to have Osman on the broadcast? Love a good biased Everton commentator.

Just now, dunlopp9987 said:

Had honestly forgotten Iwobi was on the pitch till his wayward shot

He has been working hard but he’s completely invisible.

Just now, dunlopp9987 said:

Another game, another reason for me to toot my own horn in regards to having said all summer that we need another center half

We just need Godfrey back.

Absolute trash by Keane. Godfrey can’t come back soon enough. Don’t know what Yerry’s been doing this game but at least he knows how to keep the ball in front of him.

Gave it to Doucoure for fight and for that ridiculous strike. Richy a close second.

Weakest shot by Iwobi. Would be fuming if the scoreline were different.

Benitez did ask Doucoure to get forward more this season. Master stroke. Get in Dom!!!!

2 minutes ago, badaids said:

Is Holgate slow, or Armstrong fast?

Holgate isn’t slow, he just doesn’t care.

Gray and Townsend at least showing energy and creating a few chances. Our loan bright spots were our two signings for 1.5 million pounds. Not good.

Holgate and Keane neither one deserve to wear the kit. Not a good way to start the season with Godfrey out. Also not good if we want to hold onto James. Just not good generally.

If an 18-year-old RB can run circles around our defense like this, we’re in massive trouble.

Keane looks fucking awful and Holgate isn’t covering himself in glory, either. Why can’t we find a CB pairing who look like they give a shit?

Goddammit.

6 hours ago, London Blue said:

These transfers scream "Moneyball" to me, and I say good.

Gray is a talented, relatively young player who can develop and do a job for us.

Townsend has pace which is what we need and is a backup.

With these transfers we are showing "Smarts" which we have lacked in some of our deals in the past.

Gray is less than two months younger than Iwobi. Might as well say the same thing about him.

2 minutes ago, c1982 said:

If Townsend and Gray are cheap back-up replacements instead of Iwobi and Bernard and we still go and sign a top quality winger then these could be smart signings. Bernard and Iwobi will be on over £200k a week between them - I’d be very surprised if Townsend and Gray would total even half that. Plus the potential fees for Bernard and Iwobi could be used elsewhere. Now let’s be honest Townsend and Gray will provide far more opportunities for 2 strikers in Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison than Bernard and Iwobi - may not be glamorous but makes sense if we can shift other players.

Will they, though? I would understand if we were confident we could get rid of Bernard and Iwobi, but these four all seem about on the same level and if we're just adding wages, it seems like we could do better. Iwobi and Gray are the same age, and Townsend is older than Bernard.

20 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

Honestly, it’s the standard of signing I was expecting after the managerial appointment.

Yep, completely uninspiring. Gray for 1.5 mil I don't mind as long as he's not seen as a solution but Townsend even on a free is just desperate. I hate this summer.

Can we just go back to the part where he said we were getting “bigger and bigger”? For a club whose most famous chant talks about knowing your history, and whose supporters pride ourselves on having been one of the biggest clubs in England for almost 150 years, that comment just feels all wrong. We’re not getting bigger-we’ve been big.

1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said:

Can anyone just summarise it? Because I won't be watching or reading any of his interviews

For one, he backtracked on what he said he meant by “small club.” Instead of saying it was that we had dwindling squad numbers as he claimed before (which we all knew was horseshit anyway), he turned it into “it’s all about context. I’m Everton manager now and I will fight for the club. I’m happy to see the club getting bigger and bigger.”

Color me unconvinced of anything he says.

My NBA team signed a probable rapist as its coach and now Everton sign Rafa. Not my week.