Moyes' Everton 2006 vs 2026

[StirlingBlue]

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

[TheRam]

Pistone?

Martyn over Pickford?

Beattie?

[Shogun]

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

Pickford
Hibbert Tarkowski Branthwaite Naysmith
Arteta Gana
Ndiaye Cahill Grealish
Beattie

[StirlingBlue]

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

[superpull]

These fullback options make me want to jump off a bridge

[toffee_scot]

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.

[AndSeel]

Pistone?

Martyn over Pickford?

Beattie?

[Cereal Killer]

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

[bigmanbob]

Pistone was fucking garbage and a massive shithouse

[Audrey Horne]

Sigh

[Paddockoldie]

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

[bigmanbob]

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

[Audrey Horne]

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

Poetry.

[Bob Sacamano]

I didn’t mind Beattie tbh.

[Bob Sacamano]

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