PineBarrens Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Moyes would be a massive upgrade on that festering arse-wart in every possible way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Arse-wart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Not sure Moyes is entertaining enough for The Flasher tbh. That's the absolute number 1 requirement for me these days, even before actually winning games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Not sure Moyes is entertaining enough for The Flasher tbh. That's the absolute number 1 requirement for me these days, even before actually winning games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Not sure Moyes is entertaining enough for The Flasher tbh. That's the absolute number 1 requirement for me these days, even before actually winning games. Don't encourage him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I'm sure the point's been made on here before but Martinez has inherited an absolutely fantastic spine and foundation that was laid by Moyes, particularly defensively. This has become very overplayed like. Look at Everton's team this season. No one outside the back 5 was a regular(for a few years) under Moyes, no one. The back 5 - yeah sure they are a good unit. 2 decent CB's and GK with Jags, Distan and Howard and two quality attacking full backs. So a decent foundation there for sure. Not a "fantastic spine" though. Without some very, very shrewd loan-signings and promotion of Barkley by Martinez ,Moyes' squad was looking pretty f***ing s*** after the sale of Fellaini. Fair enough, 'spine' is probably the wrong term for it. I'd say the defensive foundations he laid and the legacy he left, particularly in terms of attitude, were fantastic and about as good as Martinez could have inherited. I think that players in that back 5 will orchestrate a lot of the on-field defensive stuff. They've got some proper leaders back there as well as defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtained Wasp Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 That's it. I'm going to self immolate outside The Strawberry if this c***'s still here in June. Does this not count as one of those drink-my-own-p*ss promises? Just asking. I've got that pencilled in as my avoiding-death-by-fire celebration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Would snap my own hands off for Moyes, to be honest. He's a better manager than Martinez, in my book, who's still got a lot to prove. I remember hearing those arguments against Brendan Rodgers a couple of seasons back. That Liverpool thread would be worth a re-visit from the first post to the last. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Funny how Moyes is the proven one when its Martinez with the trophy to his name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I would take Sherwood just out of a need for change. I'd take Moyes because he's proven to be a very good manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I would take Sherwood just out of a need for change. I'd take Moyes because he's proven to be a very good manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I fucking hate Pardew, like. I don't think I wish him any harm, think there's been a few harsh posts along those lines over the past few days. But I know one thing for sure. We're shit, it's his fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I f***ing hate Pardew, like. I don't think I wish him any harm, think there's been a few harsh posts along those lines over the past few days. But I know one thing for sure. We're s***, it's his fault. I don't either but I would probably accept it if that's what it takes to rid us of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I hope he stubs his toe on a kerb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I hope he loses the ability to speak. That's fair enough I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I would take Sherwood just out of a need for change. I'd take Moyes because he's proven to be a very good manager. I wouldn't accept either because they are failures in English football. If they haven't succeeded here what does that tell you about their standing beyond some second rate club in London and a flop in Manchester? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Just listened to tonight's Total Sport. There's radio programmes in oppressive regimes all over the world with more transparency than that show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Moyes had 10 or so successful years at Everton, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I would take Sherwood just out of a need for change. I'd take Moyes because he's proven to be a very good manager. I wouldn't accept either because they are failures in English football. If they haven't succeeded here what does that tell you about their standing beyond some second rate club in London and a flop in Manchester? wot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Everton were one of the dirtiest sides I've seen in Premiership football in the initial years under Moyes, beaten only by Mark Hughes' Blackburn who were very clearly instructed to kick lumps out of the opposition. That's something that shouldn't be overlooked, especially since, truth be told, Goodison Park can be a much more intimidating ground for referees than St James' (which meant over the years refs being quick to overlook many of the nasty late tackles from the likes of Phil Neville, Cahill, Carsley, etc etc). The relevance being here that whilst beggars can't be choosers, and whilst he undoubtedly did a great job overall for Everton over his entire time there, I think it's fair to question and analyse Moyes rather than simply saying "finished top 6 for X years with Everton, we can't turn nose up at him ffs". There's an obvious risk with him because he's shown at Manchester United that he's not a manager who implements a vision on the training ground that equates to a slick, creative side on match days, which is what many ambitious fans desire in a manager these days (given the comparative success of the likes of Pochettino, Martinez, Rodgers, etc, with Wenger and Guardiola being the extreme examples) - instead I'd argue he's someone who has proven that he can motivate a team of cloggers into bullying the opposition, and then slowly and gradually supersede that reliance on cloggers by buying the right players who fit into his vision/mould and who compliment or replace the cloggers, adding a bit of quality on top of the work rate. The risk referred to is that we don't have decent cloggers here, so he'd have to buy them (telling the likes of Tiote, Anita, MBwia, Saylor, Williamson, Debuchy, etc etc, to get stuck in will just result in red cards and penalties conceded galore). We are also likely to (a) not sign the players he'd want who suit his vision, because we have Graham Carr scouting some excellent talent for bargain prices but who don't necessarily fit any kind of profile, and (b) would probably sell a key player that Moyes' system would be based around for profit (e.g. Fellaini, who if you removed from last year's Everton and failed to replace with e.g. a Lukaku, would probably result in them being mid table at best). In terms of "if not Moyes then who?", again, we are beggars under Ashley, and if Pardew does get sacked we're likely to end up with someone nearly as bad and just as obscure (Venables, Pulis, Hoddle, Curbishley, whoever), in which case Moyes would obviously be miles better. But we need a very specific type of manager otherwise we're likely to be back in the same position because the manager is struggling as he can't get the squad he has to play anything resembling decent football, can't get the players he wants, the players he needs and does have get sold from under him and so his exceptionally limited "gameplan" falls apart very easily, etc etc. The aforementioned sought after type who do their work on the training ground and get the team passing and moving as a unit, are what we need because they're the type who'll fare better with our "policy" of signing and selling players, and would make better use of the current squad. Whilst we obviously can't attract a Martinez or Rodgers or possibly even a Laudrup (he'll have offers), I'm sure if Ashley just wanted it he'd be able to land the ones who share that type of footballing philosophy, albeit someone who would be desperate enough for a Premiership job. Martinez, Rodgers, Pochettino, Wenger, Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, whoever, they all came from somewhere small, they were all plucked out of obscurity from somewhere by a top flight club, so logically there's got to be more of these types out there who aren't in a top level job but would take one if the chance came their way. It's just that our owner unfortunately is an utter arrogant plank. I realise this is all hypothetical pipe dream stuff, but the point here was just to justify why doubts about Moyes, even in our ridiculous position under Ashley, are at the very least reasonable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I fucking hate Pardew, like. I don't think I wish him any harm, think there's been a few harsh posts along those lines over the past few days. But I know one thing for sure. We're shit, it's his fault. After the two years of torment he's inflicted on us, I... would like to see him harmed. Chinese water torture would be a good start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Moyes had 10 or so successful years at Everton, man. Is that right? So what were his successful achievements as the Everton manager? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 More to the point, why is Sherwood a failure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 More to the point, why is Sherwood a failure? Other than the gilet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Moyes had 10 or so successful years at Everton, man. Is that right? So what were his successful achievements as the Everton manager? Ah howay man, wait for Ronaldo to log on again. Everton went about 5 transfer windows without spending any money whatsoever and he still had them top-6. And he actually appeared to have some involvement in signing the players and developing them. Players like Cahill, Arteta, Piennar, Baines, Fellaini etc. It's incredible how much people have forgotten in less than 12 months, aye Moyes didn't seem the natural choice for Man Utd at the time but most felt he was deserving of a shot at it, due to the excellent job he'd done at Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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