Matt Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Anyone writing anything off is just plain stupid. Liverpool managed to drop a 9 point lead in March, there's 9 points between us and second. Not saying it's likely, just saying there are months of the season left, so of course we have a chance of qualifying via the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Anyone writing anything off is just plain stupid. Liverpool managed to drop a 9 point lead in March, there's 9 points between us and second. Not saying it's likely, just saying there are months of the season left, so of course we have a chance of qualifying via the league Exactly, if we were four points off a champions league place with five games to go we'd still be in with a great chance; whereas now we're four points off with thirty games to go. 'The boundless optimism that Roberto Martínez brought to the club last season is gone, as are any realistic hopes that Everton could improve upon their fifth-place finish and challenge for the Champions League. The season may be barely under way, but for Everton, “it’s still early” has turned into “it’s too late.”' ...is among the daftest arguments I've come across since, er, yesterday if I'm honest. But it's incredibly daft nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Exactly, if we were four points off a champions league place with five games to go we'd still be in with a great chance; whereas now we're four points off with thirty games to go. 'The boundless optimism that Roberto Martínez brought to the club last season is gone, as are any realistic hopes that Everton could improve upon their fifth-place finish and challenge for the Champions League. The season may be barely under way, but for Everton, “it’s still early” has turned into “it’s too late.”'[/size] ...is among the daftest arguments I've come across since, er, yesterday if I'm honest. But it's incredibly daft nonetheless. Thatsthe biggest load of crap I have heard in a while (the quote not you Mike!). Obviously it doesn't help that we have had a slow start but bar Chelsea and Soton, all of the other potential top 6 clubs have as well. We should have been bang up there and it some senses it is a missed opportunity but we are still in with a big chance of top 4. When the injured players come back we will only get stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Doubt we'll get 5th or better it this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Doubt we'll get 5th or better it this season. So do I but it's not out of the question. I predicted sixth at the start of the season and I'm sticking with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Personally think Europa will be where we do well and I could care less about the league if we won that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/10/20/coleman-applauds-hibbert Good lad, Seamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-amongst-premier-league-7976491 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 James Yates talks about his England career (so far). http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2014/oct/step-up-to-england-u17s-has-made-us-grow-up-says-james-yates-231014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2014/10/martinez-100-up/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Couple of weeks ago this but thought it worth posting. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/everton-fan-wants-match-day-7942689 Everton have said they'll print the picture in the Swansea programme . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fcs-leon-osman-onend-8012935 This is causing a bit of a storm on Twitter at the moment and Cahill favouriting all the Ossie bashing is only adding to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 There are a few people criticising Leon Osman who himself has criticised Cahill's decision to do a lap of honour at the end of the 2012/13 season. Osman felt the day belonged to Neville and Moyes. It is too early for him to release a book (imo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 How bitter is that from Osman? Cahill's probably 'thee' legend from the Moyes era..... He also never got to say goodbye to the fans. That's one of the most ridiculous claims Ive ever read. Neville over Cahill? Has Lsman forgot Cahill was here before Neville. Sounds like jealousy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 If he left all the "opinion" stuff out and just spoke of the lads giving TC a standing ovation to take the mickey then I think we would have got the message. It does appear a little daft that TC came out at the end, to be honest i'm glad he did. The whole Moyes thing just wasn't right. Storm in a teacup though if i'm honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fcs-leon-osman-onend-8012935 This is causing a bit of a storm on Twitter at the moment and Cahill favouriting all the Ossie bashing is only adding to it For someone who has spent his entire career at Everton it's baffling how he doesn't see why Moyes gets a load of shit for how the Fellaini/Baines deals were handled. He was applauded out of Everton, which showed that he was respected for what he'd done here, and it would have been the same when he returned the first time if he and his new club hadn't taken the piss over those deals. No one would have been arsed about bids coming in for Everton players from him, but it was the disrespect shown that was the problem. Martinez did go back to Wigan for players, but we paid what they wanted for their players with only a slight delay over McCarthy - and even before it was sorted we put a decent bid in (it was only £3m short of what they wanted) - that's the difference. Get your head out of your arse, Ossie. Edited October 29, 2014 by Romey 1878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 For someone who has spent his entire career at Everton it's baffling how he doesn't see why Moyes gets a load of shit for how the Fellaini/Baines deals were handled. He was applauded out of Everton, which showed that he was respected for what he'd done here, and it would have been the same when he returned the first time if he and his new club hadn't taken the piss over those deals. No one would have been arsed about bids coming in for Everton players from him, but it was the disrespect shown that was the problem. Martinez did go back to Wigan for players, but we paid what they wanted for their players with only a slight delay over McCarthy - and even before it was sorted we put a decent bid in (it was only £3m short of what they wanted - that's the difference. Get your head out of your arse, Ossie. Agreed. If Moyes came in with a £45m bid to start off proceedings then fans may have been far more tolerant and maybe £48m at the time would have seemed fair. A £28m joint bid was a disgrace - the comments afterwards were worse. Some apologists tried to make out it wasn't Moyes and was his Chief Exec - i'm sorry but he had the opportunity to say "transfer dealings should remain private and I trust my chief exec to broker the right deals" - but no he tried no way to say it wasn't him with the offer. Ossie did well out of Moyes. I do like Leon but his comments whilst playing for the club are a little unwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 For someone who has spent his entire career at Everton it's baffling how he doesn't see why Moyes gets a load of shit for how the Fellaini/Baines deals were handled. He was applauded out of Everton, which showed that he was respected for what he'd done here, and it would have been the same when he returned the first time if he and his new club hadn't taken the piss over those deals. No one would have been arsed about bids coming in for Everton players from him, but it was the disrespect shown that was the problem. Martinez did go back to Wigan for players, but we paid what they wanted for their players with only a slight delay over McCarthy - and even before it was sorted we put a decent bid in (it was only £3m short of what they wanted - that's the difference. Get your head out of your arse, Ossie. Thats what I was thinking... Its not that Moyes came in for both players, its the way he did it and the condescending manner in which he referred to Everton in his press conferences. I do think he has a slight point about Cahill. He might not have got to say goodbye but he hadnt played for us for a whole season and he shouldnt have came out first and left the main spotlight for Neville and then Moyes. Its not exactly a big deal though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Totally agree with all of the above. What really done it for me with Moyes is United bid for Baines on June 29thyet Moyes was on our payroll until July 1st. If he had an ounce of respect for us as a club he would have told the United chief exec to sit on his hands until 2nd July it would not of made an ounce of difference. The fact he was taking our coin for his wages whilst bidding for our players really infuriated me thn to rub salt in the wounds he hits us with the "bids" for the wig and Baines. Laughable at best. Osman wants to get his head out his arse and have a nice steaming cup of shut the fuck up! Smacks of a player who knows his best days are behind him and whose nose is well and truely out of joint under the new regime. For me, he could fuck off on a free and play golf with his precious Moysey and "Nev" who incidentally was back down the M62 to his beloved United faster than a brides nighty on her wedding night at the first mention of a job offer . The lot of them can fuck off, none of them are bigger than the club . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Totally agree with all of the above. What really done it for me with Moyes is United bid for Baines on June 29thyet Moyes was on our payroll until July 1st. If he had an ounce of respect for us as a club he would have told the United chief exec to sit on his hands until 2nd July it would not of made an ounce of difference. The fact he was taking our coin for his wages whilst bidding for our players really infuriated me thn to rub salt in the wounds he hits us with the "bids" for the wig and Baines. Laughable at best. Osman wants to get his head out his arse and have a nice steaming cup of shut the fuck up! Smacks of a player who knows his best days are behind him and whose nose is well and truely out of joint under the new regime. For me, he could fuck off on a free and play golf with his precious Moysey and "Nev" who incidentally was back down the M62 to his beloved United faster than a brides nighty on her wedding night at the first mention of a job offer . The lot of them can fuck off, none of them are bigger than the club . yeah pretty much like that. Ossie is a loyal servant - but who wouldn't be picking up £30k+ for 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 It's the Cahill thing for me.... He had every right to come out that day, no matter what order. It was the end of the Moyes era and Cahill had a bigger role in that than both Neville and Osman. As I say it just looks to be pure jealousy that Cahill got that moment. MC11 and Sibdane 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 More from Ossie - http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/everton-fc-midfielder-leon-osman-8019368 “I was 31 and felt this was the opportunity. It had slipped through our fingers. I spoke to players after the game and asked what they remembered from the gaffer’s pre-match speech. Everyone recalled the same message: “This is our day so don’t choke. Whatever you do, don’t choke. Listen, don’t choke.” I'm sure they could think of nothing else but choking after that inspirational speech from the manager . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 More from Ossie - http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/everton-fc-midfielder-leon-osman-8019368 I'm sure they could think of nothing else but choking after that inspirational speech from the manager . I was just about to post this. It just about sums up what a lot of people have said for a long time. They are interesting comments further down as well in that they were talking about the next manager after that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 The club made more than 28m in profit last year and were able to pay of 17m in debt. This is fantastic news for the future. (I just hope this doesn't prompt everyone to demand more players, because financial health is just as important to long-term success. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29843746 Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 fantastic news, if we can keep it up, we can be debt free in 2 years. we've come a long way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 The club made more than 28m in profit last year and were able to pay of 17m in debt. This is fantastic news for the future. (I just hope this doesn't prompt everyone to demand more players, because financial health is just as important to long-term success. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29843746 Not too excited about the amount of the profit, it's somewhat skewed with the huge hike in TV money that all clubs will have got as well, but I'm really, really happy that we've got our debt down by such a large amount - that will stand us in good stead, and hopefully will give us more security with the banks and if we want to buy quality next summer then it's not necessary that we have to sell first. Well done, Everton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Looks very good but lets not forget that 40m came from 3 player sales and there are some very big contracts to be added to the 2014/15 accounts. As postive as the news is regarding the debt going down, it feels a bit like putting a large chunk towards a creditcard knowing you will get to use that again when you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Louis, this debt reduction... Does it mean we've consolidated mortgages again or have we really paid off a few of them. If so, how many are left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Louis, this debt reduction... Does it mean we've consolidated mortgages again or have we really paid off a few of them. If so, how many are left? You're best asking that when Louis comes on and starts a new thread about the accounts . GoodisonRoad, MikeO, Louis and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Good to hear. Glad we haven't just spent it on player recruitment and wages, that we're looking to aid our longterm future. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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