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axisus · May 2022

I found all-red and all-yellow kits very jarring to watch.

usedtobe · May 2022

Not really a fan of one colour kits, generally..

TeleMaster · May 2022

Barnezy said:

TeleMaster said:

West Ham are all but nailed on for at least the conference league now. A few weeks ago I was like, nah I'd rather not have it. But then my brother reminded me that we were fighting relegation two years ago, and he's right. Who am I to turn my nose up at European football of any type?

If Man UTD lose or draw to Palace tomorrow we need 3 or 4 points from our final two games to get into the Europa League, and we want it again. I can see Man UTD not beating Palace, and I can see us drawing with City. And, I can see us beating them. We've already beaten them this season and we beat Liverpool, Chelsea, Sevilla, Lyon. We can do it.

Think you’ll be lucky to beat City at the moment, their football is on an entirely different level at the moment and they are playing for the PL remember. If they win against you, it is as good as done. The one think that might swing it, is they have a lot of injuries in central defence at the moment.

West Ham have done really well. Just hope you can keep it going when Rice and Bowen leave.

Yea it could be a difficult game for us.

It is Mark Nobles last game though, so the emotions could be high.

I don't know what's going on with the board and Rice. The board have made some ridiculous offers, like an 8 year deal. It almost seems like they're doing it to make it look like they're making a serious offer without making one to save face. And you have to expect that he'll leave and if he wants to he should be allowed to. I'd be happy with £100m if we sell him but we need all of that reinvested, and our reinvestment is generally poor and our transfer acquisitions are very, very hit and miss.

BlueStrat · May 2022

I wondered if chelsea’s yellow kit was an expression of support for Ukraine, now that they’re no longer dependent on Russian money of shady origin?
Klopp has built an incredible team, the best Liverpool team and one of the best world teams, and all without dodgy oil money. A fantastic time to be a Red

TeleMaster · May 2022

BlueStrat said:

I wondered if chelsea’s yellow kit was an expression of support for Ukraine, now that they’re no longer dependent on Russian money of shady origin?
Klopp has built an incredible team, the best Liverpool team and one of the best world teams, and all without dodgy oil money. A fantastic time to be a Red

It's just a superstition thing. They won the cup with that kit before, won some games in this competition with it so they're just sticking with it out of some silly hocus pocus belief.

Didn't work, did it.

TTony · May 2022

TeleMaster said:
It's just a superstition thing. They won the cup with that kit before, won some games in this competition with it so they're just sticking with it out of some silly hocus pocus belief.

I think I heard on the commentary that it was the 6th cup final that Mason Mount had played in, and the 6th losers medal he collected.

If you want to be superstitious, I think not putting him in the team might be luckier than playing in yellow!

TTony · May 2022

TTony said:

ronnyb said:

scrumhalf said:

... and the Spurs go marching on...

And then they'll probably go and lose against Norwich. So unpredictable.

Burnley could be a toughie

And it was!

bertie · May 2022

TTony said:

TTony said:

ronnyb said:

scrumhalf said:

... and the Spurs go marching on...

And then they'll probably go and lose against Norwich. So unpredictable.

Burnley could be a toughie

And it was!

a win, as they say, is a win............................. and a mighty relieved one at that

TeleMaster · May 2022

@Barnezy 2-0 at half time mate.

TeleMaster · May 2022

2-2. The referee absolutely ruined us. Worst referring display I've seen in a long time. Soft free kicks, soft penalty, refused to give anything for blatant foils against us. Glad we got the draw but we were robbed.

bertie · May 2022

come on the 'toon

(not an instruction BTW)

axisus · May 2022

Come on Luton! Playoff semi-pt 2 tonight. Home match was 1-1 vs Huddersfield.

I don't expect us to win but one can dream ....

TTony · May 2022

bertie said:

come on the 'toon

Arteta said that Arsenal should have had at least 3 penalties, that Newcastle's third goal was clearly offside, and that it's completely unfair to expect his players - who are really really really tired - to have to travel all the way to Newcastle for a football match on a Monday evening when there's so much to watch on tele.

[edit]
Sorry, apparently, that press release was embargoed until later this evening.

Barnezy · May 2022

TeleMaster said:

@Barnezy 2-0 at half time mate.

Yes it was

TTony · May 2022

I only usually get this nervous watching Spurs playing.

1-0 to the Toon .....

proggy · May 2022

Oh well, we might get awarded a dodgy, soft penalty.
There's been a couple of those handed out recently.

Lestratcaster · May 2022

Got 15 minutes to score 2 goals. Not looking likely we'll score one let alone two. Typical of us to blow it right at the end.

TTony · May 2022

Lestratcaster said:

Typical of us to blow it right at the end.

To be fair, you’re only getting the chance to be Spursy because of the points we dropped vs Brighton & Brentford ...

Lestratcaster · May 2022

TTony said:

Lestratcaster said:

Typical of us to blow it right at the end.

To be fair, you’re only getting the chance to be Spursy because of the points we dropped vs Brighton & Brentford ...

Just makes me think had we not lost to Brighton, Southampton and Crystal Palace we wouldn't be in this position!

TTony · May 2022

Arteta’s post-match should be interesting ...

Lestratcaster · May 2022

Why are we so shit esp when it matters the most!

guitars4you · May 2022

There is a fragile nature to Arsenal coupled with inconsistency - On a good day they are excellent to watch with some great youngsters - But equally they can lack grit and back bone and possibly some experience - The bad news is that it looks like they won't get the 4th spot this year - And yet they have had a free run at it with no distractions via European matches - So next year they will we want that CL spot - Yet they will have to play more games with that Thursday + Sunday criteria to manage

They certainly need a very good striker - Plus possibly a good 'conductor' in midfield who knows when to sit/adsorb and when to drive

DrCornelius · May 2022

Well done Everton , we stopped playing second half but Everton were brave and deserved the win overall . Especially pleased for the fans and for Lampard who seems a decent bloke if not a top manager . That Anthony Gordon fella has the makings of an absolute arse though - loads of raw talent but rolls around continually and goes out of his way to provoke and try and get other players sent off. It’s a shame seeing that so early in someone’s career

mikeyrob73 · May 2022

Con as an Everton supporter I agree with you on Gordon, I’m hoping he grows out of it because the talent is there, DCL finally comes good after being crap all season. Massive result tonight, now I I have the Inverness Caley Thistle play off game to go through tomorrow night. I will have no fingernails left come bed time tomorrow night at this rate

DrCornelius · May 2022

mikeyrob73 said:

Con as an Everton supporter I agree with you on Gordon, I’m hoping he grows out of it because the talent is there, DCL finally comes good after being crap all season. Massive result tonight, now I I have the Inverness Caley Thistle play off game to go through tomorrow night. I will have no fingernails left come bed time tomorrow night at this rate

Didn’t realise you were a blue Mikey . Congratulations , let’s hope you get some consistency next season because you are the very definition of a club that’s too big to go down

mikeyrob73 · May 2022

I’m an adopted blue mate. Mrs and whole family are Everton fans and I didn’t really follow an English team ( had a season ticket for Bradford city for a few years used to take my lads on a sat) so over the years I have ended up becoming and Everton supporter.

my team is Inverness we have play off final tomorrow against St Johnstone so that’s another nerve wracking affair

axisus · May 2022

DrCornelius said:

pleased for the fans and for Lampard who seems a decent bloke if not a top manager .

In all fairness, it's early in his career and Everton was something of a poisoned chalice. I'm not an Everton fan in the least but I'm glad they stayed up, they are a team that I would say belong in the top flight, plus I like Frank.

usedtobe · May 2022

I dont particularly follow the premier league, but I used to be more interested in top flight footie. Anyway, always had a bit of a soft spot for Everton, so I’m glad they’ve stayed up.

guitars4you · May 2022

FFL may well have saved Everton from relegation this year - But who is going to save Everton from themselves - Reports in the press now showing their balance sheet is a huge mess

They have posted losses of £372m over the past three years.

Premier League profitability and sustainability rules allow for losses of £105m over a three-year period.

Everton say that Covid-19 losses over the past two seasons amount to £170m, which can be deducted from their total.

But that figure has caused surprise among some Premier League teams because it dwarfs clubs of a similar size.

Earlier this week, Newcastle posted Covid-19 losses of £40m over the past two seasons, while Aston Villa said theirs amounted to £56m.

A new stadium to finance and still buying last Jan window - Signing Alli, Mykolenko and Patterson in deals worth an initial £35m, rising to as much as £70m

tony99 · May 2022

guitars4you said:

FFL may well have saved Everton from relegation this year - But who is going to save Everton from themselves - Reports in the press now showing their balance sheet is a huge mess

They have posted losses of £372m over the past three years.
Premier League profitability and sustainability rules allow for losses of £105m over a three-year period.
Everton say that Covid-19 losses over the past two seasons amount to £170m, which can be deducted from their total.
But that figure has caused surprise among some Premier League teams because it dwarfs clubs of a similar size.
Earlier this week, Newcastle posted Covid-19 losses of £40m over the past two seasons, while Aston Villa said theirs amounted to £56m.
A new stadium to finance and still buying last Jan window - Signing Alli, Mykolenko and Patterson in deals worth an initial £35m, rising to as much as £70m

I found it a bit odd that it only seemed to cause surprise among other premier league teams as soon as Everton were safe from relegation. Seriously, they posted the losses in March.

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