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I’m so tempted.

This. He needed the goal to make up for watching them score without doing anything about it.

If it’s one of Onana or Branthwaite, im keeping Branthwaite.

The midfield bypassed themselves by not even attempting to get into space or pass the ball forwards.

There was that first 30 seconds or so when he was still asleep when he got on the pitch, if he was awake we wouldn’t have been 1-0 down. Good after that though. Should have come on at half time.

The Palace game was crying out for him in midfield. Just someone to pass a ball to anyone other than Tarky, Branthwaite or Pickford. I hate to say it but Garner spent most of the game hiding. A player to get on the ball could have made a big difference against such a poor side.

For those interested, the concrete “bowl” inside the stadium was completed yesterday afternoon. A really cool photo was posted by the club on Twitter, here…

Im pretty sure 777 are the charlatans in this post, but the people taking this long to make a decision could be too.

Any rules that have a specific financial implication should always have interest built in. Doesn’t make sense otherwise. The way more and more clubs have got close to this shows how outdated it is. If I was La Liga I’d be lowering regulation for spend with the goal of growing their league while the Prem is in a bit of a shambles.

When we got the points deduction I predicted they would change the rules and we would be the only club ever to be punished. I still think that will be the case, Forest depending.

I’m hoping I watch it for free, on a drone flyers YouTube channel.

Who wouldn’t love to be at an AC/DC gig at Bramley Moore in the summer! That would be amazing!!

Yeah, it’s a football stadium. It’s just got features to help for the other 340 or so days per year. I’d love to see a return of the Liverpool summer pops and host it on the fan plaza, with maybe a big headline show to close, which could be on the pitch. Rugby’s magic weekend would be perfect for it too. Moving to Leeds this year. We should be pushing, hopefully we already are, for 2027 on wards. I wouldn’t do anything on the pitch in 2026 as after a year of football I’m sure the ground staff will want to see how the pitch has reacted and make future plans for the surface.

Nice summary Rob. Regards to the naming rights and the length of the deal. They are looking for a long term deal from the update a few days ago. I guess from the sponsors point of view if it’s locked in for 10/15 years it gives a stronger branding. Can anyone tell me where Bolton play? It’s the Reebok stadium right? But Reebok haven’t been the sponsor for about ten years. Anyone remember City playing at The City of Manchester Stadium? Or Arsenal calling the Emirates Ashburton Grove? Maybe this is why clubs give them a shit forgettable name like Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and why we are building Everton Stadium rather than Bramley Moore Dock Stadium or something that might stick after we get a sponsor. Im rambling.

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Moyes has since picked up a European trophy. But for the rest of his life he’ll be getting battered by Arsenal. It’s his real specialty.

I realise now that reads like I think losing Rodriguez was a good thing. It wasn’t. I mean that nothing good has happened since then, apart from Dyche coming in.

You don’t think after steadying the ship through such a massive shit show he’s earned the chance to improve on how the team play himself rather than a successor trying it? For me, he’s earned the right to at least two more years at the club.

I don’t completely disagree, but I do a bit, about DCL. It’s not like in those 16 or so games without a goal he’s missed a shit load of chances. He had a goal he scored taken of him and given to Harrison, and apart from the one on one against Villa we’ve probably not even made ten decent chances for him in the rest of those games. His lack of goals is a team problem really. We don’t create very much at all. Also, Dyche is doing a good job. He’s the best thing that’s happened to this club since we lost Rodriguez.