Reasons for optimism...

[ChoccieStarfish]

So much rides on staying up and that is far from likely I feel right now. Some truly great/miraculous results needed in the next 5-6 games.

I don't have any faith in us getting them. The team is a team of cowards.

When we do recruit again, I hope we are really looking for winning attitudes as much as ability. Something Moyes was good at in his best moments.

 

[Sadken]

I'd happily jettison the whole team apart from Gordon. He isn't a brilliant player but just think how much his game has been stunted by playing alongside a team of cowards up until this point. Give him decent team mates and he could flourish as a decent Prem player. Otherwise if I were him I'd look to get away from Goodison as soon as possible. Could really do with seeing the back of at least Gomes and Keane at the very least this summer, but I'm not sure that will happen. More likely to be Richy, CL and Mina that move on. If we get good money for them I have no problem with that. Just want to see the club finally stop buying players who haven't performed for their team in years as we have become a laughing stock over this. The money wasted is criminal and we just can;t stop bringing them in. Latest being Dele Alli. Fingers crossed we get mentally strong hungry players from the lower leagues who will see this as the next step up in their careers not a nice early retirement. I hope we stay up and feel we should stick with the manager but this is Everton and anything is possible.

Well said, maybe Gordon's mates from the reserves will show his fighting spirit, if not some of those forest players would walk into our team.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Well said, maybe Gordon's mates from the reserves will show his fighting spirit, if not some of those forest players would walk into our team.

We should be after Forest's right back, Pearce(sp?). He's looked good in every cup game I've seen him in this season. Looks destined to play at Premier League level pretty soon.

 

[BigMick]

The elephant in the room here is relegation. I still don't think it has registered with a lot of blues, but, relegation is very much a possibility now, in fact, there's a case for saying that, if we lose to Burnley, it's a probability. If we go down Lampard will go, according to an article this morning Everton have a clause in Lampard's contract to allow them to get rid with no compensation at the end of the season should we be relegated.

If that were to happen, we would have the Iranian madman appointing yet another manager who,undoubtedly,would want to see the players in action before deciding which of them he wanted to keep. I hope we manage to stay up and that we allow Lampard to raise some money on sales and start to build a young energetic team.

If it's true about that clause then the wasters in our team will know about it too. They will be rubbing their hands at the prospect of getting rid of Frank and having another new manager needing to have a look at them for half a season before getting rid of those he can.... if they don't get rid of him first.

 

[mahermi1]

I would guess all of that potential fee is appearance based and not based around us winning things, however you’re right, we haven’t paid that fee and it’s highly unlikely we will ever pay anything for him as he’ll probably be moved swiftly on in the summer.

If it's based on us winning things, then I'm okay with a free transfer.

 

[paultheblue]

I have had a good think , got me pen and paper out and I am currently looking at a blank piece of paper.

 

[MikeH72]

If it's based on us winning things, then I'm okay with a free transfer.

Yeah, it won’t be because we don’t win things. Levy is not that dense.

 

[tommye]

And I doubt you will be able to hate them any less, soz for putting a downer on that bit of optimism Tommye lol

Life is usually great so Everton are the Yin to my general life Yang


Bellends

 

[Thomasc]

Staying up will allow Moshiri and Kenwright to keep papering over the cracks.

With those 2 running the show nothing will change, I see no room for optimism until they are gone.

Their decision making is absolutely appalling and amateur.

 

[blu87554]

We wont pay anywhere near that. He isn't even going to hit the 20 apps this season, let alone us winning anything or him meeting any goals/assists targets etc. Unlikely to meet any of the requirements next season I would expect either.

Actually I would love to see more of him. Great passing and never say die attitude. Annoys the hell out of opposite players around him. Lamps should play him on 10 in a diamond behind dcl and with richy left. A bit like Ancelotti did with James.

 

[Khalekan]

At present I believe:
We will win at least one away game;
We will win at least two home games.

Outwith any draws on top of that, I believe 34 points will be enough for safety...

I don’t think we will win an away game….but I agree 34 points will do it and I believe we will get those at Goodison.

With maybe a draw or two in the away games (be great if those draws were at Burnley and Watford).

One thing I will say with confidence, though….we will get nowt from any game in which the opposition scores first.

 

[Cameron Manning]

IM NOT READING ALL THAT

DON’T YOU LIKE EVERTON !!

 

[mahermi1]

Yeah, it won’t be because we don’t win things. Levy is not that dense.

Shame.

 

[tommye]

DON’T YOU LIKE EVERTON !!

 

[Cameron Manning]

I would guess all of that potential fee is appearance based and not based around us winning things, however you’re right, we haven’t paid that fee and it’s highly unlikely we will ever pay anything for him as he’ll probably be moved swiftly on in the summer.

We are still committed to paying his massive wages for the next two seasons, is there any other club who will want him? If there is will he move to go on a lot less money, doubt it very much.