GMorrison183

I'd love to have him here honestly. The fact is we won't play a 4-5-1 every single game (really when you think about it, what makes that formation so good is Cahill..without him, we are fairly mediocre) and we NEED to have a deep bench if we are to compete in all competitions.

I didn't even know we were in for him, but I think he'd be an excellent addition. I honestly wouldn't even be surprised if he challenged Yobo for his spot.

If selling Lescott meant we'd bring in Moutinho I'm all for it...some of you may be forgetting that Rodwell is our CB cover (Pip could do the job as well I reckon). 20 mil for our 2nd best CB is too much to turn down, especially since we have the luxury of having Joey as our 3rd.

What is so wrong with Pienaar winning? If anything, I think some of your behavior shows how underrated he is by the fans. Week in and week out he was the only midfielder capable of putting in a good cross. Unlike some of our other midgets, he always would track back to make a crucial tackle. He was obviously slowed by injuries at times, but he never once complained. I for one feel that Pienaar deserves this award -- as we all obviously thought his contributions week in and week out were superb and a large part of our success. Here is to you Peanuts - this is one Toffee who recognizes how important you were to the team.

My gut says West Ham away so I'm sticking to it.

Ehh..hate to be a copycat but I think it's almost a lock in my mind. When: August 21st First Signing: Stephen Hunt Summer (Net) Spend: £8m

Heh, it's funny that you say that because I was thinking the same exact thing regarding Martins. He seems like he'd be a natural fit in Italy. His wages alone would disqualify him from joining us.

I agree 100%. Quite honestly we couldn't play a 4-3-3 even if we wanted to. Here is our current group of strikers Yak (coming off major injury) Saha (a good 3rd striker/spot starter...but with injury concerns, shouldn't be relied upon) Vaughan (I feel bad for the lad but the fact is he can't stay on the pitch) Anichebe (Don't rate him at all...would be a coup if we could use him to get Ledley) Baxter (Shouldn't even see the first team squad yet honestly) Yak/Saha/Vaughan/Owen, while all injury prone, would at least give us some 4-4-2 flexibility. It isn't just about the starters...it's about when the Yak is gassed do we have any quality options on the bench? Call me nuts, but I think we really missed having a James McFadden type player last year.

I'd take Hibbo off as well. I knew he'd get a yellow, but he looks capable of getting another. still think we pull it out. 2-1 now.

One thing I will say about Moyes is he has helped transform Everton into a name that is recognized worldwide. Our message board in itself is an example. He has given us a style of play that is identifiable by football fans everywhere. Let this award be the cherry on top of the FA Cup Trophy Davie

Game Set Match :thumbsup_anim: :thumbsup_anim: I'll go for a 1-0 victory, defense has a brilliant game, Fellaini or Cahill off a corner. If Neville plays, I guarantee he picks up a yellow. Same for Hibbert.

Very true If Fellaini does manage to pull it off we will have to have one of our Belgian posters send a French translation along with it! If Cahill manage to score a hat trick and we win the FA Cup I'll create 99 other accounts to make sure he wins lol

I was actually thinking about that, but I think this sort of reaction that I'm sure a lot of us had shows how much we underrate Pienaar. A player who is capable of putting in a quality ball, is always hustling, and dazzles us with his creativity at times. While some may think his flair is just icing on the cake, I honestly think we would've been battling for 7th without him in the lineup this year. Plus, I do not think there was a better combination than Baines and Pienaar. Terrific passing that puts even the best of defenders in poor positioning, I really hope we are able to see them coming down the left flank for years to come. Enjoy it Pienaar If I remember right, don't we actually send our results to them?

Have no worries. I'm sure the Yak will be hungry seeing as he hasn't been fed in awhile

From someone who normally just passes by, I like how easy it is to use toffeetalk. Maybe you could make the logo a banner with some action photo shots of current Everton players? More Blues colors? Not sure if this would get you all in trouble, but maybe a link to all of the goals and a link to all of the sites that stream Everton games? Hope this helps. -GMorrison183

With our current form, I disagree. 4th is as far away as we think. We heavily rely on Arteta to give us some quality in passing the ball. Peanuts is decent at it, Osman is average, but there is no one close to Arteta in that regard. Villa dropping 3 points yesterday was a huge loss for them. Perhaps we could pull out 5th; I'd say the odds are against us even for that. Just trying to be realistic.

We did this last year I believe at around this time, so why not give it another go. Go to the below link and then post your final table results. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...tor/default.stm Going through it quickly I have it as: 1.) Man Utd 88 2.) Chelsea 84 3.) Liverpool 84 4.) Arsenal 67 5.) Villa 65 6.) Everton 64 7.) Man City 52 8.) West Ham 52 9.) Tottenham 48 10.) Wigan 48 11.) Fulham 47 12.) Portsmouth 39 13.) Bolton 39 14.) Sunderland 38 15.) Hull 38 16.) Blackburn 38 17.) Middlesborough 36 18.) Newcastle 35 19.) Stoke 35 20.) West Brom 22 I know Newcastle getting relegated isn't likely, but that sure would be a sight

I disagree 100%. The fact is, We are not a top 4 team right now. Villa isn't either. Neither squad is deep enough. I WOULD be devastated if we didn't qualify for Europe next year. It means we would have suffered a major collapse to some mediocre teams down the stretch. The best thing for us is to keep qualifying for Europe, and to do well. It gets the Everton name out there, quality players from different countries (like an Andrei Arshavin) become open to playing for Everton. That is what will grow the squad. Remember what you thought when you heard Bolton were in for Miguel Veloso. If we aren't qualifying for Europe, we are not much better than those thoughts. What is the point of playing Youngsters in a league cup if we get bounced out the 1st game? When we want to loan out our youngsters, Championship teams aren't calling for them. League 2 sides are. Sure, maybe we should give players like Valente, VDMeyde, Anichebe a go just so they can maintain some decent form in case of injury. Our side lacks the midfield quality to sit out the likes of Arteta, Pienaar and Cahill though. With our current form, I expect us to only pick up a point on Villa during this 4 game stretch. Arsenal will pass Villa, and we will finish 6th.

With our current form, and their current form, I think we pick up a point over the next 4. For Us: Stoke (H) W 2-0 Portsmouth (A) D 0-0 Wigan (H) D 1-1 Villa (A) D 1-1 For Villa: Spurs (H) W 3-1 Liverpool (A) D 1-1 United (A) L 0-2 Everton (H) D 1-1

Not to pile on, but I agree. We try to grind out results against the top 4. We play solid at the back (In fact, we are almost playing with 2 defensive midfielders now that Arteta has a new role), capitalize on set pieces, and rely on other teams to get sloppy. Teams like Manchester United will always be favorites against this because of their patience, but I'd go as far to say we are the best set piece team in the attacking third. Now yes, we did play some attractive stuff against Bolton. If you didn't notice though, our ability to finish from open play is actually pretty bad, besides Cahill and the Yak. That game should've easily been 5-0 or 6-0 honestly.

I can't remember a time we played as fluid as we played today. Jo displayed excellent strength and the ability to hold the ball up. Seemed a very natural fit to the 451.

Wow, even I've never gaffe'd up a break that bad

Gosling stepped up and was the hero tonight.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Surely.....we can end this before penalties?