i honestly can not get my ****ing head round not learning from the lessons of this season mind. Having two strikers both injured at the same time and not recruiting a 3rd in the summer you can maybe forgive .But to now go into the remainder of the season with one forward not even a striker is shocking .
It's just absolutely ****e if we are being honest. It's been positive of late but surely we can all remember the absolute rank form and probably be banging on about no striker. We are pretty much there again. Main part of the season, 54 points to play for !
We could have done with a midfielder too. The striker situation is so desperate you forget about the rest of the pitch.
We’re not going down and that’s a result for this season. With our attacking talent we’ll score goals without a number 9. Missing the playoffs (if we do) is not the end of the world. The players who are still here next season will be more experienced and all round better. With a couple of good strikers in next season we’ll make a real push for top two. It’s happy days for me. And I hope Simms scores the goals to keep Everton up.
Absolutely agree. The evidence is there in terms of points achieved and performances viewed with eyes.
It’s pathetic that we lost simms on 31 December and he hasn’t been replaced. it’s pathetic that the last forward we signed permanently was Ross Stewart 2 years ago.
Pretty sure that deal comes with a 10mill buy clause if they go up. Thats what was said on SSN anyway
Devils advocate but Simms was replaced with Gelhardt. It's Stewart who hasn't been replaced. But I hear you.
It wouldn’t be at the expense of the younger players though, it’s to help them. This happy-go-lucky attitude because we’re 3pts inside the top-half and have somehow already earned the luxury of playing a false-9 system is naive. If we’re within touching distance of either a play-off spot, or the relegation zone come April and Gelhardt gets injured, what do you think the narrative will be if we fall short? No one will be grateful for the few extra minutes a young’un got being played out of position.
Having plenty of available nails, wood and felt but failing to build a shed is a failure. Being messed around by the wood suppliers, having the wrong nails delivered and being asked an absolute fortune for felt may mean you have to carry on using the shed you already have ... ... but it doesn't mean you're a failure. As long as the old shed is waterproof and has a good lock, so you don't have your golf clubs stolen, you just have to get on with things and wait for the next delivery.
We have a striker, we need another 1 in at least. But the doom n gloom in here by some is over the top.
I see your point but Simms is a number 9, Gelhardt isn’t. Effectively we had 2 number 9’s, now we have none. I think we’ve done great with our forward thinking and bravery going for young players but the forward situation has a lot to be desired.
We have 1 player who isn't ours. A young lad who is a 10 and not a 9. We have half a season to play for. I think it's rather calm and honest on here.
People are right to be upset and feel let down. I think the club have been massively unlucky. But its big business. You need to be able to put in place mitigations so that if your plans don't come off there's a back up. And it seems we've failed to do that. My one major worry is that normally I'd now say "I hope they learn from their mistakes", but this is actually worse than it was last time.
‘Should you not be watching your team in the cup rather than talking s hite on here?’ sounds exactly like that tbh.
