Artetasgirl

Says who? No Everton fan I know hates him....

Good to be home

I disagree. We didn't even create this many chances in games last season. At least now we are creating chances, just not putting them away at the moment...

Gray is someone who can you win you a match from nothing but only does it every 10 games or so, most of the rest of the time he isn't reliable enough. McNeil isn't a quick but a superior team player and more reliable end product.

Not ready til middle of next season so maybe you get your wish but in 2025 not 2024...

We didn't play badly, same as against Fulham. We were the better team and got done both times by a smash and grab. We do have a lot of players (starters) out injured too. But if you can't finish your chances.... It's been a trend for as long as I remember that clubs with off field issues with one inevitably go down. I think we have enough to be okay, but I am not in control of how the players perform and the backroom stuff clearly is a distraction so it wouldn't surprise me if we do go...as I said, it's what the owners deserve - but it's the fans who ultimately suffer.

If we go down, we go down. The owners deserve it, as do a bunch of the players. Our problems run far greater than Dyche and don't look like they will be changing any time soon. You circle the drain so many times, only so many times you stay up. The club is rotten to the core and until that rot is gone, nothing will change. The ones left are the fans who are the ones who are hurt the most.

Class as usual from you lot in your support of this, thank you!

They are pretty good...

Just, no. Both clubs have big histories, full of pride and iconic stadiums to them. To replace that with something that is shared with them? No. I doubt that. They deliberately have picked an architect who produces bespoke designs, individual to the organisation. The lead designer has been over from the States on numerous occasions, even way back to 2015 (pre-Moshiri) - he has also interacted with fans via social media regularly... he's basically said he wants to use Goodison's best points in his design and seems intent on steep, intimate seating. He's taking on board fan comments and Everton have stated there will likely be a consultation phase with fans based on what they want. Well, Usmanov bought Moshiri's shares in Arsenal prior to him investing. Latest Forbes figures have Moshiri's worth circa 2.5 billion. (Up by around a billion from when he first invested...) Not much these days but he is also qualifield chartered accountant and worked high up in some big global corporations. He knows his stuff and has brought knowledgable people in to the club to help him. He knows lots of financial loopholes, etc. He now has multiple investments alongside Usmanov in big brands like Uber, Spotify and Airbnb. Also an investor in one of the biggest Steel producing firms in Russia - may help lower stadium costs Usmanov may be involved indirectly but we will never know fully the extent until he leaves Arsenal. I think 55-60k. Hopefully 60. We had a record number of season ticket sales this season, we've sold out every league game home and away, and when renewals opened at the end of January, Everton opened up a waiting list for season tickets that has reached 8k long in that time...1/4 of our season ticket holders are u22 as well which bodes well for the future. There is a real buzz about the place at the moment. 60k is both achievable and imo realistic...32k season tickets this season + 8k waiting list (at present!), 4-5k corporate, 3k away fans then walk ups... Pretty sure every new ground has seen a big spike in attendance at first, up to us to perform on the pitch to keep them coming back and that is Moshiri's aim.

After how far backwards we went, and the budgets of those ahead....I'd say this too. Par for where I think we should be right now, hopefully we can challenge more over the next few years.

He's really not shit.

Pretty much been motm in every game so far. Cult hero already.

One friendly and one competitive game in. Very, very impressed.

Just cos we have money doesn't mean we should just go and wildly spend it. Still have to be sensible with FFP and seems it is Steve Walsh's first involvement.

I'll wait and see him on the pitch before I pass judgement. Seems that his main attributes are what we've been lacking though....energy, pressing and winning the ball back.... can't complain at the price either given some deals this summer!

We'll see.

Well for one, the quality in that squad is good enough for top 7/8 anyway - if they have a manager who uses them correctly. I'm not privvy to who our transfer targets will be though, sorry.

Local press/reliable journalists on Everton information. Moshiri wants to invest heavily in the club and has promised to do so. The reason he left Arsenal (and the reason Usmanov is considering leaving too) is that they wanted to invest money and build but Stan Kroenke wouldn't allow it. Besides, that isn't *that* much now considering the new tv money etc. We've already topped our record season ticket sales too so....

£100-150m plus sales is the rumoured budget...

Hmm. Don't think Mirallas or Deulofeu will leave unless they are not in the new manager's plans.

Hope Sevilla destroy them. Alas, I don't see it happening.

Regards to our squad: GKs - Howard is gone. Robles is average, then it's kids. DF - Jags. Funes Mori. Both sound. Stones will probably go (depending on managerial situation). Hibbert will likely go. Oviedo has stunk the place out lately but he has been played out of position so benefit of the doubt. Baines has played with an injury all season and Coleman has been horribly off form. We have Garbutt coming back off a loan from Fulham but I suspect he could be sold. We then have Galloway (LB/CB), Pennington (CB/RB), Browning (CB/RB), Connolly (RB/LB) and Holgate (RB/CB) all highly rated and being brought through. MFs - Osman, Pienaar and Gibson will probs be released. Barry/McCarthy/Besic and Barkley all good generally( all had poor seasons - Barry apart!). Cleverley has done ok as well. Out wide - Mirallas will be overjoyed at Martinez going so likely will want to stay now. Deulofeu is class. Lennon done pretty well, can be very good! McGeady will go. We have some good kids coming through, in particular Kieran Dowell (AM), Tom Davies, Liam Walsh and Ryan Ledson (all CM) ST - Kone will go. Lukaku probably will if someone pays the stupid price (most likely PSG) - he winds me up, has so much talent but plays for himself. Niasse, I find it hard to judge him considering the team he has come into but we'll see. We've also got Shani Tarashaj coming in from Grasshoppers who we beat off a lot of European competition for. New major shareholder has promised a significant transfer budget pre sales, so be interesting to see what goes on.

The atmosphere would have been poisonous beyond belief if he stayed on til Sunday. Sad he's gone as he is a genuinely lovely guy who just wanted to make Everton great again but it wasn't meant to be.