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20 years apart, same manager, 1 point difference (50 in 2006, 49 last season) but a big goal difference (-15 in 2006, -3 last season). Who would make your combined 11 from the two seasons assuming Moyes' classic 4231?

2005/2006 squad: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/everton ... on_id/2005
2025/2026 squad: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/everton ... on_id/2025

Personally I'd go:

Beattie

Grealish Cahill Ndiaye

Arteta Carsley

Pistone Branthwaite Yobo Neville

Martyn

Pickford, KDH & Garner all close to making it

Pistone?

Martyn over Pickford?

Beattie?

If we're talking about their levels in 2006 specifically (and 2026)

Pickford
Hibbert Tarkowski Branthwaite Naysmith
Arteta Gana
Ndiaye Cahill Grealish
Beattie

TheRam wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2026 9:57 am Pistone?

Martyn over Pickford?

Beattie?

Pistone/Naysmith/Valente all better than Mykolenko IMO

Martyn was an incredible goalkeeper and tied with Pickford.

Beattie was best of a bad bunch (Beto/Barry/Bent/Ferguson/Vaughan) - I considered Cahill as ST and KDH as the 10

These fullback options make me want to jump off a bridge

The 2005/6 was a pretty grim season, knocked out of CL and UEFA Cup so quickly, average-to-poor signings made with the exception of Arteta. Martyn got a career ending injury and we were rock bottom of the table for most of the first 9 or 10 fixtures and had a miserable Christmas period.

I will need to have a think about the combined squad but our fullback and striker options were/are pretty poor.

TheRam wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2026 9:57 am Pistone?

Martyn over Pickford?

Beattie?

Who says Moyes can’t spot a fullback or a striker

Pistone was fucking garbage and a massive shithouse

Sigh

Beattie? If he fell off a roof he'd miss the ground. Great for Southampton, a bit like Dibbling in some ways

He was the occasional scorer of wonder goals but not a wonderful goal scorer

Paddockoldie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2026 7:53 am Beattie? If he fell off a roof he'd miss the ground. Great for Southampton, a bit like Dibbling in some ways

Poetry.

I didn’t mind Beattie tbh.

I’d also have Nuno at LB and Fast Matteo at CB.