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He'd be stupid to come out and say we need new signings. The players are obviously lacking in confidence anyway - it was a sensible decision and good management to come out publicly and back his players. Unfortunately, they have let him down and hopefully behind the scenes they are working on bringing a couple in.

This is pretty much my position. If we don't sign anyone, the fans should protest at the board.

We have played well this season - Arsenal away in the cup, Burnley at home, Bournemouth away, West Ham away - so we can play well when we want to. I think the schedule has had a massive impact on us and we lack the required depth in quality.

We'll see what business we do in January. It should be obvious to everyone at the club that we are a couple of signings light and we know the money is available. If the right additions are made and we are still playing poorly, the manager's position should be under threat. If we don't make any signings then I will firmly point the finger at Les Reed and the recruitment department.

Leicester and West Ham are must wins, and we should beat Swansea. Anything less than 10 points would be very disappointing. Hopefully the board get their fingers out and back Puel in the transfer window.

Exactly. We need to be asking questions of the entire recruitment department. And they need to back the manager in this transfer window, not hang him out to dry for the rest of the season.

Ridiculous statement. There was nothing wrong with the tactics - we were playing fine until we conceded. Then the players went into meltdown mode.

Yup, this time last year we lost 1-0 at Norwich, in what was arguably a worse performance than this one. And I was in the Koeman Out camp. We need new players.

We need new signings. Puel has shown in France what he can do with managerial talents and now we must back him.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO SACK PUEL ANY TIME SOON Go and support someone like Swansea if you want the manager out every time

The scoreline flatters Everton, let's be honest.

What worries me is why we have just collapsed suddenly. The players have let Puel down massively.

Hopefully something that can be stitched up and he'll be fine for Saturday

I agree with the sentiments about Stephens too. Surprised he wasn't given a chance earlier, because Martina is obviously not good enough. One of Koeman's worst signings, and if Everton really want him they can have him.

Everton had a lot of the ball but did nothing with it We look very good on the counter attack. I wish we would be a bit more direct at times and get the ball forward quicker, because our best opportunities have come when we have done exactly that. Get Boufal on for the final 30 minutes and cause a bit of havoc. Also, I can't believe how quiet Goodison Park is. Easily one of the worst atmopsheres in the Premier League.

Perhaps Romeu has better fitness levels than the rest of the squad? Given that the sports science department regularly test these sort of things, Puel will have an excellent idea of the capabilities of the players.

Clasie back is a massive bonus. The midfield has struggled without him. Players need to up their game, hopefully we will see a positive response today.

To be fair against Tottenham, we hardly set out to then sat back. There was a period of 10 minutes where we dominated and probably should've scored a second. We didn't, then they stepped up their game massively, as they also demonstrated against Watford, they are a very very very good team.

What is rose-tinted about being in 9th and in a cup semi-final? You didn't reply to that part. That's because there isn't a valid response.

Here's how I think we'll line up Forster Cedric - Yoshida - Fonte - Bertrand Romeu - JWP - Hoj Redmond - JRod - Tadic

Presumably our fans want us to be more like West Ham? Or Swansea perhaps?

He was in the crowd at St Mary's on Saturday... perhaps he's being lined up for a shock return? I said it before (tongue in cheek) but him as our attacking coach and Puel as defensive coach perhaps wouldn't be a bad combination...

Why would we want to replace our current manager with a manager who just lost against us 3-1?

As I said before, they are not true supporters. And we all know who they are, as they are quite vocal.