David Moyes - A.K.A - Gollum

[not3bad]

Why would Moyes leave Everton ?
Arent they just waiting for a rich Russian/Arab/Yank to pile in

That might be a bit less likely with way the Global enconomy has gone.  Suppose the Chinese might still be up for a footie club or two though.

[Concrete John]

Anyways I don't want Moyes I'd rather watch paint dry than listen to him

Let's get Peter Kay in then for a few good one liners as we sink towards relegation.

[WikiVilla]

PL Football Clubs sit in a financial world of their own
While the TV money keeps flooding in, there'll be sheikhs & Oligarchs hovering around looking for a new toy

[VillaZogmariner]

Full list of Transfers In/Out at Everton under Moyes here

A few decent players, however a hell of a lot of dross too.

Also, he always seems to start every season shit.

[Mazrim]

Why would Moyes leave Everton ?
Arent they just waiting for a rich Russian/Arab/Yank to pile in

Yeah, they've only been waiting for one for about 10  to 15 years now.
Not going to happen.

[fredm]

The way all todays papers read he and GH are very good mates.  How about GH moving upstairs and Moyes becoming manager?

Say what you like but even though we have a decent record against them, they always seem to knock the ball about and play good football.  Who knows with RL backing him and GH finding the younger ones it could be the making of him.

[not3bad]

PL Football Clubs sit in a financial world of their own
While the TV money keeps flooding in

You seriously think it'll be like that forever?

[ktvillan]

I think Moyes is okay but not fantastic and not sure he's the man to take us further than O'Neill did, although he's never had a decent budget to work with so who knows.  His football isn't great to watch but better than O'Neill's in my view. Rather have Hiddink or more realistically Jol. 

[PaulTheVillan]

I would really love to see Moyes down VP. Failing that, Coyle or McLeish.

[WikiVilla]

PL Football Clubs sit in a financial world of their own
While the TV money keeps flooding in

You seriously think it'll be like that forever?

No sign of it abating at present
If anything it's getting worse

[The Left Side]

Come on David you know you want to come to B6!

[KevinGage]

I have an aversion to that whole dour persona that he has perfected and which is reflected in his teams that are hard working and functional but not that much fun to watch.

Oh Christopher Smith, sometimes you just make it too, too easy!

Martin O'Neill might be lots of things but you could not accuse him of being dour. Similarly he didn't pack his sides with 5 across the middle. I accept that we were very direct under him but that's not the same as being attritional which is how I see Everton.

Moyes himself is a bit dour, but his teams aren't.

That's one of the things that's impressed me about him, he has developed different styles over time. Their breakthrough season in 2004/04 was synonymous with them going away from home, going 1-0 up and completely strangling a game. Effective, but mind numbingly dull.

Then when we played them in 2008/09 at their place, their only tactic seemed to be to hammer the ball into the box at every available opportunity, hoping something would break for Lescott, Cahill or Fellani. Pretty much as close to anti football as you could find.

He must have had a Damascus like conversion since then though, as they've actually tried to play football. They were the better side for long stretches of the 3-3 draw at our place later in the campaign and most times I've seen them since they've been decent to watch and move the ball about well.

You'd wonder if he could have the same impact at another club. It might be hard to replicate the degree of effectiveness he's had at Everton elsewhere, as different team chemistry and dynamic comes into it.

It's also unlikely that he'd be able to bring his best players from there to his new club, should he depart.

[eamonn]

Chris, I'm not sure how you can accuse his sides of being dour when you were happy with MON. As Gagey alluded to above, Everton while still retaining a physical element to their game, are far better than us at being composed on the ball and more creative.

I do agree with you on his personality though, he's a right grumpy fecker.

[damon loves JT]

Anyways I don't want Moyes I'd rather watch paint dry than listen to him

*Listen* to paint dry, surely

[Risso]

Anyways I don't want Moyes I'd rather watch paint dry than listen to him

*Listen* to paint dry, surely

Surely he's free to use whatever senses he likes in respect of drying paint in comparison to listening to Moyes?

I for one would rather smell paint drying than listen to Gerard Houllier, for example.