Are we going to end up with a pop gun attack?

[Tigger]

Yes, once again you have been proved right.

The Prophet @davek.

 

[Elong]

Some of this is quite frankly most unsavoury.

I'm still laughing at that bit about Lukaku leaving a massive chasm. You've heard them rumours too then?

Ohhh, poor Davek didnt get enough attention from his 7 million posts in the other threads, and had to create one to rehash his same tired complaints. And he wants to pretend like he cares about anyone elses thoughts...how quaint.

Give it a rest will ya

Chill out lads. Transfer window is open till August 31st. Let's see how our squad is looking then.

My thoughts are that, as usual, you are glass half full about Everton.

In 13/14 season, rom scored 16, Naismith 9, kev scored 8, Ross and seamus scored 7 and Bainsey scored 6? I think the trick is spreading the goals around, rather than having a recognisged target man?

I've wanted this exact approach for years, and Lukaku has never fit the bill. So I'm perfectly happy with not going for a like for like Lukaku replacement for a few reasons.

First, it's impossible - Lukaku is the best at what he does in my view. There's no point trying to replace him in that way, as it's a downgrade no matter what you do.

Second, there's a ceiling on what you can achieve playing football the way we do with Lukaku. He could bag 35 goals and we could still finish 6th, because we're incredibly predictable in what we do.

I agree we probably don't have the class to play well and get results with current personnel, but we're only a striker and an inside forward away from being able to do so. Schneiderlin, Gana, Klaasen, Barkley are all either top drawer or potentially top drawer players. Lookman could explode into life next year and so on.

So that has to be the aim - play winning football based on movement. Lukaku isn't conducive to that, and for that reason I'd be actually pretty annoyed if we didn't cash in and sell this summer while money is booming into the league and clubs are foolishly looking for 'goalscorers' when the reality is the game has moved on from that.

Giroud would be an instant upgrade on Lukaku and would double our overall effectiveness in attack as a team. That type of player should be the aim for us.

Im fully confident that our manager will provide us with a squad able to compete on all 4 fronts this season.

So yes im drinking the Kool Aid, lets see how it tastes on the 1st Sept.

LOOL

Thats right David, you move dem goalposts.

There you have it right there.

Knew the guard would drop and it would be back to manic depressive by page X

And then there's your way an overly negative one!

Liverpool cracked the CL last season without a recognised striker for most of the season

I need the old dave k, the foul mouthed SOB who used to rip on the RS from east to west, from north to south. Who is this davek impostor that is 100% intent on putting a gloom look on everton whilst praising everything RS. He used to draw people in with cunning WUMmery pretending to be miserable. But this is a shadow of the poster we used to know.

I NEED THE OLD DAVE K

Why should we have a "popgun" attack? We've got a good squad taking shape now with nearly all the deadwood either gone or more than adequately replaced.

To be fair Davek I think we already have a pop gun attack and it only popped when Lukaka was in the mood. I'm not sure we will miss him as much as we think. I also think his lack of movement hss effected Ross Barkley.
I hear you though stay or leave we need more scoring options

I'm just chuckling that someone who normally ( well, occasionally ) comes across as quite bright ( that's davek by the way ) resorted to using a phrase like "Pop gun attack", which is something I'd expect some really naff SkySports presenter to use.

But, to answer the question ( something dave often struggles to do ), I'm saying no.

Read thread title author, lost interest.

You're definitely a mid 50's divorcee sat on a busted couch tapping furiously on a 15 year old laptop surrounded by empty tins of beans and chippy trays and sat opposite a mannequin dressed in your ex wife's clothes. Posters of Koeman haphazardly stuck to the walls with Big daddies red sauce with his eyes cut out

Why so negative Dave?

 

[ToffeeDan]

Some of this is quite frankly most unsavoury.

If you say so.. my comment, mild in every respect, was made when the manager had NINE weeks to find a suitable replacement. Who's taking the blame for that?

 

[SiEdmo]

got to admit, ive said my piece to Dave a few times, but right about now, hes looking like he got it spot on, even through his crippling negativity

 

[Carlito]

Bring him home.

 

[Kaiser Soysauce]

Bring him home.

Where is Davek?

 

[eddy]

I found him refreshingly honest ...........

 

[Carlito]

Where is Davek?

He was too real for some to deal.

His sentence can't have much longer to run, though.

 

[Connor]

 

[ToffeeTim]

Bring him back.

Optimism is not good where everton are involved. Judge them on outcomes not hyperbole and words.

 

[Billy Dean]

Chill out lads. Long way to go this season still.

 

[Khalekan]

Some of this is quite frankly most unsavoury.

I see what you did there, Elong

 

[Khalekan]

He was too real for some to deal.

His sentence can't have much longer to run, though.

It does.

November 27th I think I read somewhere on here.

 

[Carlito]

It does.

November 27th I think I read somewhere on here.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

You guys are unreal. Did anyone, ANYONE, say we didn't need to replace Lukaku with a center forward? If not, then that makes THE ENTIRE BOARD correct? Are you all seriously giving one guy credit for saying our attack is going to suffer after losing AN 100M Striker?

If so...please quote me on this...THE SKY IS BLUE.