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Our series of members’ articles, which review the numbers behind the 2015/16 season, continues this evening with an assessment of Everton.

To get underway, we cast an eye over the Toffees’ team data, comparing them to the rest of the top-flight, before analysing their first-team squad, key goal threats and creative sources in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for the season ahead.


The Merseysiders will, of course, have a new man in charge after Ronald Koeman replaced Roberto Martinez in the hotseat. Everton finished in eleventh spot in each of the Spaniard’s final two campaigns at the helm, accruing 47 points on both occasions, though a drop in resilience saw them concede 55 times in 2015/16 – a defensive record only better than the bottom five.

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  1. Jay_
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Waiting to get ID 1

      https://youtu.be/OKnGFuthtFM

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        And you still won't get it

      1. Diva
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Seems a lot of money for a short back and sides.

      2. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        But what a haircut!

      3. Zasa
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        These pretzels are making me thirsty!

    • Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It's all a bit like waiting for Christmas this isn't it?

      Or it would be if no one new exactly what day Christmas came on and people pretending they know Santa (or people pretending to be people pretending they know Santa) keep dropping hints that he was packing the sleigh right now and we can expect him at any minute.

      1. Test Eagles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It's a little bit like Christmas.

        Except about 300 times more exciting, and you get to share it with all these lovely regulars. And thanks to Cheesoid there's plenty of delicious food to go around, albeit all cheesy and slightly sexual. Which reminds me a bit of Santa anyways.

    • Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Back to a serious football question then. Rom Lukaku ... is bad that he stays at Everton after snaking them and saying he wants to leave, hoping the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern, etc. would offer him massive money to move, only to discover he's been found out as a snake and they won't have him.

      Is his heart going to be in it if he stays at the Toffees? Will he do an Adebayor and have an amazing season just to get a transfer somewhere else? I feel sorry for his team-mates who are probably quite pi$$ed with his decision and how he went about it, but still have to line up behind him.

      1. Amateur Pundit Zan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Most players don't down tools because a transfer request fell through. I think affect of new manager at Everton will have bigger effect than the unfulfilled transfer request.

        1. Test Eagles
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Why would he want to leave though ... disillusioned with manager (in which Koehman could turn him around) or just chasing bigger bucks?

      2. 32chickens
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        i think he's a very talented player who is still learning,young,and either is not being advised properly as to how to present himself,or is ignoring good advice.
        he now has access to a much more skillful manager and hope he takes advantage of that and a better midfield provision,and tbh some proper competition for his own place as striker.
        If i was koeman I'd want a new striker to keep luka on his toes and the tantrums at bay-yes I'd have signed negredo so he could learn a thing or 2

        1. Test Eagles
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Good points. Hope the new gaffer gives him some learning, and some success.

          I hope he stays and does well, Everton need him badly ... just needs to iron out that attitude and he'll be a heck of a player.

      3. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I've always thought he was overrated. Can't dent his physical attributes but not much going by way of football intelligence, technique or desire

    • Lynxy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Any minute now! 😀

    • Weeb Kakashi
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      20 Mins to go!

    • 32chickens
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      westspam being held to 2-2 in injury time...

      1. Test Eagles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It's not been a great tour so far. Except for when a few of their players visited the kid with the heart problems in hospital ... much respect to them for that. On-field pretty $hite.

        1. 32chickens
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          early days ,playing lots of players and notable absentees
          fergohli showing his talent

    • Slifer90
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      On Sky..

      De Gea & Baines
      or
      Cech and Fuchs

      Can't separate them. Cech and De Gea are virtually even but I already have other Ars players and given the scoring structure this year having a GK as cptn isn't out of the question fixture permitting, hence the desire for a MU player.

      Any chance of Fuchs being rotated with Schlupp? I doubt Lei will be as solid defensively this year with additional midweek games taking a toll on their old defensive legs, but he does take indirect free kicks and occasional corners. Baines seems to have relinquished pen duties nowadays but is still a threat going forward and they have no Europe to contend with.

      1. Kante Me If You Can
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        De Gea & Baines for me.

      2. 32chickens
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        fuchs will only get better(his freekick potential did not come to fruition last season)
        baines on the downtrend and he's probably someone who needs rotation

    • Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      To cheer everyone up

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGRdX5sUAs

      1. Test Eagles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        nice

      2. Miss Thing
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I love these guys, the production values on the vid are amazing

    • Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Finally!

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        It is time to make a cup of coffee

    • UptheBlues
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      where is it!!!

      1. Zasa
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Look down, it's still there

      2. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Tomorrow morning 0400 probably.

        Meanwhile use your spare time to make a grav!

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Night!

    • The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Its morning here and but now i just wanna go back to sleep

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        The won't get any better. Go back to bed now before you are fully awake

    • Kante Me If You Can
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Still waitinggg......

    • Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I blame Mark Rogers.

      For everything

      1. Diva
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I blame Kenny Rogers.

        1. Test Eagles
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I blame Kenny Loggins

          1. Diva
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Now you're going to the Danger Zone.

      2. Kante Me If You Can
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Actually, why we want to be "the first" to log in fantasy?

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I'm not bothered just playing along.

          A low ID no is seen as a status symbol similar to a Ferrari, a Rolex or Mayfair on the monopoly board.

          People who have an ID between 1-10 have been know to receive sponsorship from major organisations and have been able to give up work for the year they hold this ID.

          Sometimes the are asked to do after dinner speaking as well regaling the crowds with their techniques for achieving the masterful feet.

          1. Kante Me If You Can
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            😀 😀 😀

    • Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      What do you think of Mike van der Hoorn.

      A. Funny name
      B. 10 goals in 90 games in the dutch league not too shabby

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        A
        Shmokeandapancake

        1. Test Eagles
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Bongandablintz

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Shpliffandajuhu

    • Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Every day I log on to the same... 5 minutes, 2 minutes, juhuuuu, I hate mark Rogers 😆
      Watched pot fellas

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Wow my RMT post got modded. What was it too long?

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          The mod is strong in this one

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I just do not get it sometimes

    • The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Most of the regulars aren't here. They all knew

      1. Diva
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks to me like most of the regular for this time of day are here. Heck, even Champ showed up.

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          😛

      2. Zasa
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Que?

      3. Jøssy ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Who are you missing?

    • Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      @TM ... online?

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks like it 😉

    • Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So dead 😯

    • Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      This guy is just friggin amazing
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8_ARd4oKiI

      1. Zasa
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yes! Wanted to see that so bad here in the city but tickets were though the roof ($1000 & up). That & The Book or Mormon are the only things I'd willingly splash out on to watch if I could.

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I'm so jealous of people that have got in to see it. Sold out for the next 12 months too I heard!
          This vid is the first time he performed it at the white house poetry jam, when it was just an album in the works. Amazing what it became.
          Apparently they will tour the UK and Oz in 2017 😀

          1. Zasa
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Holy crap, that thing is raining money 😯

            That's pretty cool, dude's a brilliant lyricist. Noyce! I wonder how the general public will react to it there

            1. Get up ya bum
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I think it will do very well in Sydney and Melbourne

        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Did you see this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=115-D-sms6M

          1. Zasa
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Wow, that's really good. Hotfire on those lips 😯

            Alright, you've got me on the bandwagon. To the youtube loophole I goooo

            1. Get up ya bum
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Enjoy brother 😆

            2. Get up ya bum
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              his freestyle battle vs black thought on fallon is good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w31jboLYcH4

              1. Zasa
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Christ almighty Champers, look at what you've done 😯 Now I'm on the Fllon loophole!

                1. Get up ya bum
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Oh mate that one is rumoured to be infinite. Pray for your safe return

                  1. Zasa
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    Godspeed Champ http://i.imgur.com/yEkhzvr.gif

                    1. Get up ya bum
                      • 16 Years
                      9 years, 5 months ago

                      😆 😆 😆

    • Roland The Headless Thompso…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      are we here yet?

    • Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      🙁

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Why so sad?

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          No FPL 😀

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Ah I see. Grab a beer/spliff/xanax, kick back and enjoy my tuneage above. All in good time grasshopper

            1. Jafooli
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              At work - if I do any of those things, it might raise an eyebrow or two 😀

              1. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                😀 xanax can be done discreetly. Not great for productivity though

    • Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      My theory - because there's a revamp of the PL website (and possibly the game itself), they'd be wise to release it during quiet hours to give maximum chance of the site surviving. If they release during peak hours there's a good chance it'll get swamped?

      My guess it ill go live during DZ hours.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Broken clock theory suggests one of you will be bang on correct. Could be this here jafooli

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Aye, Mark Rogers is correct two time everyday 😉

      2. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This is my theory too, makes complete sense..

      3. Jøssy ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        That would be amazing!

        My F5 key is being kept busy...

      4. Halftime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        May want to release it when their staff are at work in case it has issues.

    • Jøssy ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Have you seen the FPL home page!??

      ....still looks the same 🙁

    • Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How's this for casual, I have not been to the premier league site since gw38 😯

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Wash your mouth out with soap!!

      2. Gloria Kanchelskis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        You won't have missed anything mate.

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          This

    • Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      nanu nanu where you at?

    • Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Transfer Rumors:

      - Peter Crouch is being linked up for a reunion with Rafa Benitez at Newcastle (Mirror)

      - Christian Benteke is in Liverpool limbo after West Ham and Palace baulk at £32.5m asking price (Mail)

      - Leicester are ready to increase their new contract offer to N'Golo Kante by about £100k a week to ward off Chelsea (Telegraph)

      - West Brom are the only club to enquire about Newcastle's wantaway midfielder Moussa Sissoko (Star)

      - Olivier Giroud is open to leaving Arsenal in a swap deal for Napoli star Gonzalo Higuain, according to his agent (Sun)

      - Man City are stepping up their interest in John Stones, with the central defender having indicated to Everton he is keen on moving to the Etihad Stadium to work under the new head coach, Pep Guardiola (Guardian)

      1. Kante Me If You Can
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Do you think Higuan much better than Giroud?

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I think Arsenal should sign Benteke

          1. Moin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            or Lukaku

            1. Kante Me If You Can
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I want someone like Vardy's pace tbh. Then, Ozil can do his job much easier. 😀

              1. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                You want vardy? Just take higuain and enjoy the titles

                1. Kante Me If You Can
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  😀 Yup, Gonzalo Higuain then. But, valued at £80m by Napoli, is overpriced IMO.

                  1. Get up ya bum
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    Could spend 30m 3 times and get it wrong each time. Or just stump up for the right player. Wenger has saved that club so much money over the years. You are now honestly a higuain away from the title

                    1. Kante Me If You Can
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 5 months ago

                      Strongly agree with you champ

        2. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yes, much better. He's pretty much on Aguero's level.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVm9yXTx7FI

          1. Kante Me If You Can
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers mate!

        3. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yes!

        4. Zasa
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Hellllllll to the yes

        5. pompeyfan
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          he's already massively ticked the box of bottling it on the big occasions

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            😀

        6. El-Kloppico
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Definitely..

    • Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I have kept my second half free today.

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I will be busy...will try to login via mobile

      2. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Top half or bottom half?

      3. Jøssy ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I will be mostly multi-tasking (i.e. flicking back and forth to hot F5), but no meetings in the diary.

    • HNI
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Are they goddamn gonna release the game soon?!

      I want to buy the membership and sort team for GW1 before my month long Euro trip

      1. HNI
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        All this false claims of release in 2nd week of July were wrong afterall...Leaving on Saturday and if it aint released till then I wont sadly be able to play FPL this season 🙁

        1. Evasivo
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          There's Internet in Europe, don't worry...

          1. HNI
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            But how well will I be able to see membership stats on Mobile??

            Are member pages easy to explore on Mobile?

            1. Evasivo
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              No idea I'm afraid. However Internet / Cyber Cafes are everywhere. Depending how you're travelling, all hostels and hotels have computers with Internet access. You won't miss the season, where there's a will there's a way

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Imminent