 Welcome to Toffey TV. This might become a new section on Toffey TV called Junior Evertonian. A throwback to when you show off your Junior Evertonian card, and if it does, then Joshua will be our very first Junior Evertonian. So Josh, welcome mate. How are you? Good. Good. Everton'd up. He's Everton's because Everton's shied on. And we're going to have a chat about why you're an Evertonian. It is always a good question. And we'll go through that process and I'll share about the squad and Rafa Benitez and all of that stuff. So, you're 12. Yeah? Yeah. You're a buddyn centre half. You showed me a free kick. He's good. You're a different class. That could be fair. But being a 12-year-old Evertonian at a time when Everton ain't great, it must be difficult in school. So first and foremost, the first question is why are you an Evertonian? I mean my dad supports him so I just take it off him but Everton is boss. I mean that is the right answer, isn't it? Everton is just boss. I mean sometimes they're not boss, but. You've got to save that. You've got to have a hold. You've got to be protective of them. Obviously I think that's a lot of people's answer, isn't it? My dad or my family are Evertonians or whatever. But how difficult is it, though, going into school? Because I imagine I've got a 10-year-old lad so I take him to training or whatever. And to be fair, there are quite a few Evertonians where we live and stuff and where the team is in. But there's other options out there of teams you actually win trophies. I asked you before. So who's the most heavily supported club would you say in your school? Probably Liverpool. And I guess there's the United and City and stuff like that as well? It's probably like one city fan. A couple of United fans. That's it really. But it's Liverpool mainly. So it's difficult isn't it? So how many Evertonians are in your school? That you know of? Or like your mates? I don't even know of in the school, but your mates and stuff. My mates. Have you got any other Evertonians that you can cry on a Monday to? Probably one or two. So is it difficult? Do you get a lot of stuff? Yeah I get a lot of stuff. Set your off for life. When we beat them two nails they say it's like the first time you beat us in 20 years, but it's not really an insult. Ow! I say well hang on, I'm 12. So I bothered. 20 years show off. We beat it here first. That's what you say, isn't it? Yeah. You should've listened to me with the last team to win the derby. You didn't even beat us last season. That's the peddler until we played him again. Quickly peddler. Yeah I mean it must be that I was saying to you just before is that when I was 12. Everton won the FA Cup and then followed it up the year later by winning the league. So here's me thinking at 12 and 13. God this is the norm. I just win trophies every year with a boss. We're amazing and this is going to be my life. It hasn't quite played out like that because I think we've won two major trophies. So yeah that's not being great but I hope you see a lot more by the time you're my eight and certainly by the time you're uncut y ond eight. I hope you've seen all sorts of wins. So what was your first game? Can you remember your first game? It was the 8th of August 2015 against Watford and we drew two all. We were 2-0 down and then Barkley scored in like the 76th minute and then Coney scored in the 86th minute and then we drew 2-0. First game of the season? Yeah. Remember Ross Scott and the Gladys Citarad into the Trot Corner? Yeah. So what was it? Can you remember what it was like going to the match for the first time? Seeing the ground and stuff or is that at your old now? I'm 12 now. What are you asking me about when I was 7 or 6 or whatever you were? It was crazy because I was sat in, I think it was the park end and then I was just asking loads of questions. Then all these people were just looking at us like staring at us. Who is this inquisitive kid? That's asking a million questions to his dad. That's what it's about, isn't it? You've got a lane at the match yet, because having it and what's that, what's going on there and what's going on there and all that, that's all part of it. And for your dad, that'll be boss because he's like passing that stuff on and you know, you said your dad's a bit tight because he won't join Python. But listen, that's your way, it's not mine. I don't know your dad's short, he's a lovely fella. But no, I think it's great because obviously, you know, I'd say, my eldest lad went for a bit and then just lost interest and I was like, and to be honest, I'm glad that he's lost interest because our house is bad enough with me and Zach who's my youngest lad. If our map was a day out as well, it'd be nuts like, it'd be depressing for me this is because, you know, we want to win more than what we are. So that was your face game. But now you're a season ticker older. So where are you? Where do you sit in the ground? If that was the park end, where do you sit now? Well, for like two seasons I sat in the top balcony and then last season... Weren't you terrified? The worst place in the ground? When we scored, my dad used to just lift me up and I was like, don't just drop me. Lifting you're up in the top balcony, give him. And then where have you gone now, sorry? Last season we moved to the Gladys Street. The lower Gladys, but we sat behind this post and you just have to keep moving because you couldn't see the whole pitch but then we got our seats moved and now we're just a bit lower down so we're in front of the post. So do you think this is the best place you've sat, man? Is that your favourite place? Yeah, probably. Behind the goal start and all the singing and all that? Yeah, I can. Who's your favourite player then? Probably Godfrey or Calvert Living. The two men on the screen. They are both two Yorkshire lads and two boss players for us. So what was obviously, so even in your young years you've seen loads of managers already, which is berserch, isn't it? We've had one on to a sixth manager, I think, in six years or fifth manager in six years so you've seen a lot of changes. Raffa Benitez, first of all, before Benitez, who's being your favourite manager? Or having you got one. They just think they're all a little bit. They're all, yeah. Not being impressed by most of them. Probably kind of like to Roberto Martinez a little bit. Everyone else has been a bit. So when Everton were linked with Benitez and it looked like him, I was having a couple of conversations with your uncle John and he said you had some opinions on Raffa Benitez. So what was your feelings before we got him? Did you want him or were you dead against it? It was a bit shocked at first. Everyone was moaning since he used to manage Liverpool but that was like years and years ago. But he is a good manager but he's only managed like four games or something without including pre-season but I think if we give him more time he can do some good stuff. Yeah, I think you're right, I think, but obviously when Benitez was mentioned a lot of people were against it. Didn't want him. But you're absolutely right. It was years ago that he managed Liverpool and we've needed it. We've tried lots of other managers since you'd be too young to remember David Moyes but Everton were quite stable under, I'm sure your dad sold you and stuff, but Everton were quite stable under David Moyes and were always top six or seven and then Martin has come in and we try. And we've been trying different managers hoping it works. I'm not saying because you're right with Benitez when you have four games and it's very early to say, it's going to be great but it is what it is, he's our manager and he started quite well hasn't he? We're unbeaten in the opening of four games so far so if that continues we'll all be dancing won't we? Yeah. We're opening in. Exactly, we've had one own game and we beat Southampton and that one we come from behind to do it which we nearly do very often we had the first time since 2015 we've come from behind at half time to win a game so that ain't a bad start for them isn't it? After the Southampton game we were walking up the ground and I just heard these fans they were going that was Raffer's Istanbul team talk the comeback us. Don't reference that where it is I mean not that you want to move it from Turkey obviously we'll just leave it where it is so what do you think for this season because obviously we haven't had time to record and other transfer windows just slammed shut as they like to say and we haven't spent any money 1.7 million but we've bought in the players we've come in so far Beg if it's just done alright in the games you've done very great what have you made of those two places the only cost 1.7 million I liked them all great he's got a couple goals but it's very quick I think he'll have a good season What about Tarnshend Tarnshend's good I don't know what to think of him yet He's been alright though hasn't he he's started okay hasn't he and what do you think about Rondon cos he's just come in he's the last player ever to brought in every game but I think it's to go back up for Calvert Llewyn cos he's got an injury now hasn't he so for the barely game Calvert Llewyn isn't fully fit he might just play Rondon and put Calvert Llewyn on the bench but Rondon can just run out barely's defence and then bring Calvert Llewyn on later on but he's not going to be playing every single game He's just a backup isn't he and I guess that's what you look at isn't he you look at you know we need someone because Don's great in the air Rondon's good in the air so I think that's why we have to look at it isn't it and take it from there so what are you thinking for this season I know it's early but what are your hopes for this season because I know we can sit here and go win a cup and champions league and all that but realistically I know we can go into school and say to your mates sure oh we're going to win the league or whatever and get out of there a banter at the minute and second we can say but what do you think for this season how do you see the season going? I'd hope for like Europa League but in reality it's evident so like I've hoped for Europe League but in reality it's evident what do you mean? because we start the season good and then we just finish like 10th or 13th and just bottle it at the end but I hope for at least 8th or something like that just to really would you be happy with 8th? I mean it would be better than last season we ended up finishing 10th last season yeah I mean it would be just a good way to start raffer but 8th would be alright 7th would be better than the conference wouldn't it being your what do you think Everton needs because obviously like we just said the transfer window is closed what would you like Everton to what positions do you think Everton needs to strengthen because obviously we can't do anything now but moving forward to make us better a right back a right back shout we were linked with like Max Arons and Don Frise but didn't get them do you like Arons in musical play? I haven't really watched them that much but I've seen clips around the New Yorks or I you want to spend like 40 million I think that he wanted like 35 million so a lot of money isn't he so and then anywhere else do you see anywhere else do you think but you're a centre back so you look at Everton's centre back so for you a day your best suit do you think yeah and then you've got like Michael Keane and Holgate Michael Keane just can't play in front of the crowd just like confidence goes he was amazing and he started like he didn't know fans with it and then straight away against Southampton and Leeds he's just done us in just gave away two goals if we were going to get another player probably another winger or a centre made or something like that a winger would have been nice wouldn't he another quick winger because like you said things like Loos Diaz or something we were linked strongly what do you think of Hamas Rodriguez what do you think of his situation do you like him as a player you look forward to seeing him because not I'm seeing him really after we saw I mean if you get like 10 games out of him a season that's good but he's not he can't play I don't know 30 odd games a season he's just not that type anymore but still class would you have got rid of him or are you happy that he seems to be staying for the season don't think we would have got that much for him because he's got a lot on with the wage bill so I think it's good that he's staying but just trying to get him a couple of games just need to I suppose if we can keep him fitting and use him sparingly like you've said or use him for games against Bay and Lee we're going to come and defend just like bring him on to like pick out the passes for people doesn't have to do that much no, no one at times last season he did make a big difference I remember when we got Rooney and he was playing as like a centre forward but then he moved to like a centre mid and he was just getting the ball and like playing it right so Hammers needs to really do yeah, therefore will get the most out of him then and then what do you think of Dominic Halver living because obviously he started off as a striker he's now gone to centre back but he started off as a midfielder and he's gone further forward and he's really well isn't he he's just boss he's got a lot of talent he's really good in the air he can jump very high and I think in a couple of years he'll be world class that's all we can keep hold of me yeah he can't let him go no, no chance and what did you make just very quickly what did you make of the child after penalty of Brighton last weekend a face on him and then it seems to be the penalty taken with them all just why not really professional you just don't do that, you know Calvert-Lewin is the penalty taker but Rafa Manita has said that in a game if we had the first penalty it would be dumb and then the second one would be Richie but I think that Richie thought that Calvert-Lewin got it against Leeds so he thought that he would have the next penalty but now he's just had a face on that's why he picked the ball up but then when he's celebrating he's running he's like he always looks like he's got a carbon we love him but he always looks like he's got a carbon doesn't he he's just got one of those faces hasn't he so go on then finally to finish wanna put you on the spot where do you think Evan will finish not what you hope or what might happen give us a tip where do you think they'll finish this season will you go 9th or 10th no you can't say or I want you to tell me what position they're going to finish in 9th I think there you go 9th some people will say we finished 10th last year so we finished 9th we've improved and there you go where the Rafa Manita thinks that I personally hope you're wrong I hope we finish a couple of places higher but yeah it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility that Evan would finish 9th but who knows who knows there you go Josh if it is our first junior ever Tommy thanks for coming in and having a chat and keep fighting the good fighting not fighting like Ned was telling you before keep spreading the Evan and Gospel in the school don't let them get you down when they tell you that's been excellent you just say we won the last one you couldn't even beat us last year I'll say that mock on the side mock on the side there you go big thanks to Josh for letting us know in the comments give him some love in the comments there you go a nice new little addition to Toffy TV the Junior Everton make sure you give the video a thumbs up subscribe if you haven't and if you want more videos join us over on Patreon Lee £3 a month to you later