Hafnia

Just as an FYI Neville Southall never made as first team player till he was 25... at 24 he conceded 5 goals to Liverpool and was sent to Port Vale on loan... Already today I have seen Evertonians on twitter slating Stanek an 18 year old for a howler - just unbelievable. Goalkeeping is a very much psychological position and you need to let the mental strength allow the talent to shine through. There is no chance of that happening when you have idiots on social media destroying developing talents.

could have given him Messi, Ronaldo whoever and he would still be plundering crosses into the box and bemoaning bad luck.

someone who had the trust of the players and proven track record of being a coach for the most successful manager in history would surely be an asset to a manager - unless that new manager felt threatened by him and the relationship he had with the players... That is what I believe the case was.

Really bad time to play a newly promoted team - their discilpline and fight was excellent. We just never had the luck Liverpool did.

It did seem extremely strange at the time, he had a very good relationship with the players. It was a monumental moment which contributed to Moyes downfall IMO. Van Persie described him as "truly one of the best coaches in the world". He has been credited for turning Ronaldo from a show pony into a goal machine. He was replaced by Round, Neville and Lumsden...

He really does look heavy legged, he stands underneath where the ball is falling and jumps late and not very high. Dunc needs to work on him. The problem we are seeing is what I stated before signing him, teams know how to counter him - stick tight to him, don't allow him to turn. He can create space and opportunities by making dummy runs, to allow Naismith space for example, Nais did this very well on saturday - peeling off and running between centre half and full back. whatever RM needs to do with Rom to get him going, he needs to do it quick. I'm giving the lad a chance, albit with a fair amount of trepidation after last year and the world cup.

I think the thing for me with the performance on Saturday is that he was dropping deep - we already had Naismith operating there. What I wanted to see from Rom was more activity in his movement along the front line - extremely pedestrian and easily picked up by Wes Morgan and Moore all game.

I'd have Milner as he can do the lot.

After watching Rom on saturday I actually think he will be a good signing - Rom needs a kick up the backside. A player who has more medals than Rom could imagine may give him that kick.

Again, he is a touch footballer. could be a great signing.

Muelenstreen getting his 5 minutes in.... Meulensteen blasted: “He says he asked me to stay but he didn’t say what he then said after that. He said, ‘well, I would like you to stay, I know how important you have been for the club and what you have done for the club, but I am going to do it all myself’. So, it was then, 'OK, what is the reason for me to stay'? “That has not been documented and that is why you get all these wrong, mixed messages about why I didn’t stay. “We had two massive meetings. Yes, there was an element he would like me to stay but, on the other hand, he said, ‘everything you did, I am going to do myself’. So, after being there for five years with Alex Ferguson, being an integral part in training, planning, executing and the whole lot, suddenly you have been sidelined.” Read more at http://talksport.com/football/exclusive-meulensteen-hits-out-moyes-over-man-united-claims-140818108337#77jOvIwiIisEA7kX.99

Call me a sceptic but this is where the Moyes to United agreement absolutely stunk. I believe that at the time Holtby was available that Moyes had already "unofficially" agreed to join united. In other words, was he really that bothered???

They bought him for £1.5m, he is worth £8m ish. Levy will demand £12m for a player they don't use. Holtby was an idiot going there - more fool him.

So Naismith has a very good game, scores one, holds up play well and it turns into a thread about Mirallas being a better option? Yes Mirallas is an exciting type of player, but with 10 minutes to go at 2-1 up its about keeping possession. Not back heeling it or trying to dribble past a man when a pass is on. Of which both he and Lukaku were guilty.

Pienaar is an excellent creative player, he doesn't always get the final assist ball. Very skewed stats. Key player when he's on his game.

Stones will be great when he makes enough mistakes to learn from.

Miguel likes mirallas I think... I do. I actually think he would be a good second striker.

Definitely need him to return. Similar physically to Rom and his presence may light a fire under his arse. Hilarious how some fans are, a £28m player gave a pretty anonymous performance yesterday and gets away with criticism. This lad cost £6m and gets all sorts of shit.

Naismith

That's irrelevant, butterfly effect or whatever, it was a momentum changer, players flapping like fuck. Anyway, I'm out. Pissed off, lethargic second. Martinez wants a fuckin rocket for that.

Maybe I'm being harsh on lukaku but ffs, players were pushing up, they countered. There is risk/reward it was daft It's all very well saying how many players were behind him, it was a stupid decision! We keep the ball they can't score. I'm aware enough of the responsibility of forward play, that was fuckin daft at that stage of the game. Hold it up, give and go, play it wide.... The man was touch tight and he heeled it. Too many people look at things like "defender could have cleared it... Such and such could have tackled". It started with that and was needless.

Who all pushed up behind him. It was a shite wreckless and needless decision. It was a momentum changer.

The second he did it I screamed, we had less than 10 minutes left and he was marked and heeled it?! It was fucking stupid, while passage of play turned on its head and they scored.

Lukaku has been well,,, lukaku. That backheel was stupidity, ffs imagine Kone doing that? He'd get shot.

Is it me doing a lukaku hate but that passage of play started after his daft backheel.