Shukes

I’m back today. Got up here early to see the stadium…. Wow. Can’t wait to get inside after a couple of beers first.

That could well be true. Guys if any of you get an email with some wierd pictures of a guy with a Gomes blow up doll…. Could you forward it to Romey please.

I do like him and recognise what he can offer offensively. But he does make me so nervous when he hangs in to the ball. So many times last night he looked like he got away with it by the skin of his teeth. But on the other hand, he try’s the passes that no one else has the technical ability to try. He should be used for the games we can win.

Sent my application in. Still haven’t received a reply. You must be really busy or something and getting round to it. Ye that must be it.

I look at him and think….. he is a talented player and generally looks our best player. Its easy to see why so many other teams are interested in him. I see him play the same football he does with us, with Belgium. The big difference is their players don’t think the ball is an atom bomb. I don’t understand why a few of our fans expect him to be an offensive dynamite? It was obvious from his first few weeks here that he was here to replace Gana. His natural state is to sit in front of defence and provide a link up. He won’t go for 50-60m no way.

Was just saying that. Not many away teams come to St James Park and outsing their fans.

Onana off? He’s been our best player.

I agree here. We haven’t actually been that bad. We’ve had some good moments. But there just seems to be something not connecting.

McNeil is losing the ball every time he touches it. Beto is working so hard but for all his chasing, has been terrible once on the ball. Onana is looking really good.

Appreciate that Palfy. Thank you. I think I’ll need a bit more than luck though haha. But thank you, a kind word can be inspiring.

I think I suffered from this when I tried to expand. There was so much more to think about. It destroyed me if I’m honest. I struggled to keep my sanity. I Still think larger company’s seem to have so much dead weight though. So much wasted money on jobs that just aren’t needed. But I understand it’s a way of securing budgets for the next year. Im trying my best to start again and hope that the knowledge I’ve gained helps me out this time. But knowing me…. I’ll do the sale again haha.

You’re easily fooled mate. Being on this business I would expect more savvy. Any business has at least 20% over staffed and unneeded administration. After all it’s how people like myself make money. Great example is the NHS. Their own department will quote them £12k to put in an automated door. Not making this up either, i tendered for the work. My quote was £3.5k or thereabouts. I would have still made around 40% gross on that, which again would work out around 12% net. After all the politics, they went with their own department. This kind of thing happens through all large corps and businesses. I know many people that work for Phillips and get paid a good whack. They will still tell you that their job isn’t really needed and that it’s just to fill up the quota of civil engineers the company needs. Does your company run at 4% net? I’ve always been told if it lies beneath 12% then I should think about doing something else haha. Though mine is very small so I do need to make more of a profit, so that could be where I’m confusing what’s needed. 4% for me is a few quid haha. 4% for Laings could be millions.

If they do then they are a really poorly run business. You should he aiming for a minimum of 40% profit which would result in around a 12% net. Anything less would be classed as struggling by any reputable accountancy. Laings are definitely not struggling. And don’t be fooled by money paying people that aren’t needed at all. Laings are huge. They have so many administrative posts that are not really needed but help line pockets to keep Corp tax down. It’s easy to fool people into believing things cost a fortune. a lightbulb for the NHS costs about 15 times as much as we pay ourselves. Is that because it’s a special lightbulb? No it’s because it takes twelve people to order that lightbulb.

The project would have a 60% profit margin at least. They have plenty of room for Inflation. For anyone trying to understand construction costs, you should go and price pre-fabricated concrete costs. You will question how any build could possibly cost half a billion. I remember Buckingham palace rewrite costing 175 million. I could have knocked the whole palace down and rebuilt ten of them for that price.

He wasn’t good enough for the premier league. Lots of players score for fun in lower leagues but struggle in the premier league. Let’s not pretend he has been banging goals in either, he hasn’t. He is on a purple latch at the moment after going a long time not scoring and not getting the team. The one that hit him in the face and went in was a good goal though.

Not exactly sure what to make of that. Weve actually been pretty good. McNeil looking really lively. But defence has been woeful.

Never heard that word before… but I’m sure it’s something nice haha!

I feel you scour my posts looking for mistakes or a way to take the piss out of me. And to be fair you always find something haha. Shukes have feelings to!

Guys… the whole team were shit today. That was poor no doubt about it. Nothing in the middle at all. Onana looks like he is already gone. Said it a million times but Garner isn’t a central midfielder, he needs to be on the side of a a three man or put him on the right side and let him put balls in. Branthwaite was decent, and so was Myko.

I feel sick mate. They were poor today and we haven’t taken advantage. Then at the end we’ve thrown the towel in. I feel absolutely sick to the stomach.

Two corners hot straight at the first man, then literally playing the ball to them for the break. I am confused as to what just happened at the end there… fuming and gutted to the core.

That’s absolutely disgusting. Three pathetic mistakes in a row from one player. Never saw one person work so hard to fuck up before.

Don’t think there will be a single person not happy he scored. Everton always come before egos.

Get the F in Betttoooo!!!!! Told you it would be worth starting him.

Come on boys, don’t care how unfortunate it is…. We need it.