Shukes

I appreciate the effort he put in and how difficult it is to play your first start alone up top. 
While he didn’t do anything particular great, he went about his business in a mature way and showed a few glimpses of potential.

He looks strong. His effort when he lifted it over the keeper showed his confidence in his ability. It was offside and he got it wrong, but he used his strength to get the chance and calmness to lift the ball.

I would really like to see more of him these last few games.

Pickford has been brilliant tonight, other than his kicking.

I don’t think people suggest those players are troublemakers Haf, but just that they are the same players that countless other managers have had at the club and not been able to get to perform. 
 

Dyche is by no means the answer, but I believe he has the ability to stabilise and build a good solid base. This is what we need at the club right now. 
It’s not just about the players either, it’s the structure behind the scenes as well. 
Make us a viable option for up and coming managers to think of us as a good option. 

One of my favourite players of the last decade for Everton. So underrated.

I’ve always said he will be one of those players we miss when he is gone or not playing. This season has been a prime example.

One of our calmest players.
One of our best passers of the ball.  
Our best tackler. 
Best interceptor. 
Best shot…… one sec…. Delete, delete!

And as I see it… if Palfy endorses a player, he must be good.

On 25/04/2024 at 07:46, Matt said:

He's recovering from a serious injury though.

He is mate, and this is why I feel we keep him in training and asses him. 

If h returns strong and has something to offer then we can offer him what we feel he is worth. 
 

A half on form Deli can still still offer us something for little expenditure.

Dom. Absolute beast tonight.

Would have been Gana if he had stayed on the pitch. Still out o it player who can pass a ball ten yards consistently.

Wingers worked tirelessly… just wish Harrison had an end result, he would be a very good player.

Defense was immense and Pickford was solid when needed.

On 21/04/2024 at 18:31, Palfy said:

How can we assess him he’s injured and his contract is over in 4 weeks, so if we keep him we have to make a gamble and pay him what he wants before seeing what we are going to be getting. 

He’s not injured.

Clean sheet made it so much sweeter. Nice to see them still trying to complain at the end. You’ve just lost the title at Goodison park! See ya Plopp!

The right thing to do would be to asses him ore season and offer him what he is worth.

We won’t be able to afford a player of his ability for anywhere near that price.

We can’t punish the player for having an injury either. That would put us on a par with Spurs as far as morals go. 
Asses him and decide what his form and ability level is, and offer him his worth.

On 17/04/2024 at 12:37, Hafnia said:

The inflatable Gomes could partner the real Gomes in midfield and offer more than Onana.  
 

shukes - are you happy to give him a clean and send him to Dyche? 

I love Everton…. Buts it’s hard to give up my Gomes!

What about a wooden Onana? 
Oh wait… I sold him to Everton already.

1 minute ago, Btay said:

I suppose this is where our standards are now

Got to look for any positive at the moment… even if there isn’t one.

4 minutes ago, milesey05 said:

You serious? 
I’m not giving any lads credit for tonight. 
2nd half only better because that first half was the worst I have ever seen. 

Yes, yes I am.

I will give the lads credit for this second half. Even when five down were attacking. We’ve also controlled the ball much better second half. 
 

Could have been a record smashing here, but thankfully they have tried second half. 

Don’t understand what just happened? 
We gave them a penalty for what? 

Watching the Beto chance again, it is bad guys. It’s not as hard to score as you think. He’s not even really stretching. 
 

Branthwaite was terrible for their first goal.

Garner was worse for their second goal.

Pickford somehow manages to beat them all for the third.

Fourth is Branthwaite and Tarks being equally terrible. 
 

Not sure where we go from here.

We’re being outclassed. But he has to change the midfield. These lot are so poor in there. I would put McNeil in the middle with Doucoure. 
Take Onana and Garner off and put some pace on the wings.

This is going to be horrible. They are faster, sharper and much more technically superior than us. 
Going to be a long night.

The build will be under contract, not pay as you go.

There will also be a consideration for resources, if this is not met they will most certainly be a charge as the resources would need to be reallocated. 
 

contractors on sites that size don’t work on day rate, but on contracts.

Nearly jumped down into the away fans when Branthwaite made that tackle bear the end as well haha.

Gave me goosebumps the noise from that run.

The manager for me needs to be a motivator. 
coach’s are in charge of improving players. 
 

I don’t think the players look unmotivated. 
They look like the premier league is a step to far for most of them.

Just doing a quick google search it seems not many clubs in the premier league actually own their own stadium. 
 

As an example, even the Etihad is a joint venture between Man City and the local borough.

Fuck… I have no excuse!

Terrible terrible performance. But somehow we got three points haha.

Gomes and Garner can’t play in the middle together, that was awful. Gomes looks tidy on the ball but it allows them way too much possession. Any other team would have dismantled us.

Most entertaining part was Beto’s cameo. Was an absolute masterclass in cheering us up. Started with the ball in the face, and just got more entertaining as the minutes went on. I mean the running straight on towards the goal and at the last minute turning to run towards the corner flag fooled everyone. Genius.

Who said Dom isn’t a natural finisher?