The Everton Forum • Re: Pre-Season Shouts
I was pretty pessimistic in pre-season tbh because of the results/performances of pre-season and the transfer business. Reticent on Barry. Didn't want us to sign Dibling. Buzzing with Grealish. Dismissive of Michael Keane (although he's done well and proved me wrong, the 'he'll never play, he's 4th choice' were also very wrong). No full-backs was always going to be an issue.
I wanted to be optimistic because of the new stadium and no more Dyche but I expected a poor start (and it's been okay if anything) because of how much of a mess the summer was.
What I expected is probably what we've served up so far. Biggest disappointment for me is still that Wolves cup match.
Definitely didn't think Beto and Barry would be this ineffective though. Didn't think I'd be watching KDH as our number 10 either.
I wanted to be optimistic because of the new stadium and no more Dyche but I expected a poor start (and it's been okay if anything) because of how much of a mess the summer was.
What I expected is probably what we've served up so far. Biggest disappointment for me is still that Wolves cup match.
Definitely didn't think Beto and Barry would be this ineffective though. Didn't think I'd be watching KDH as our number 10 either.
Statistics: Posted by Shogun — Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:49 pm