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There was a report over here that the Caribbean nations want to secede from CONCACAF. It seems beneficial to everyone, to me. CFU get their own confederation, continenal cup on the FIFA calendar, world cup places (more so in 2026) NAFU and UNCAF don't have to mix with the minnow islands and no more games on cricket fields and in theory won't be ran by a corrupt Caribbeaner .

I saw an interview with Coleman where he said he didn't want to change the number because all of the kids in his hometown have 23 and will be annoyed with him if he changes.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2017/Jan/midfielder-morgan-schneiderlin-completes-move-to-everton-from-manchester-united.aspx

I discovered this video yesterday. The tune is ok, the video is terrific.

It looks like a good day for StevO. http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/12/kiss-a-ginger-day-why-do-people-say-gingers-have-no-souls-6376715/

http://sportwitness.co.uk/claims-belgium-everton-paid-e4m-new-striker-rather-e12m/ RTL link: http://www.rtl.be/sport/football/football-belgique/exclu-rtl-ishak-belfodil-est-en-passe-de-quitter-le-standard-pour-everton-mais-pour-bien-moins-que-10-ou-12-millions-d-euros-881997.aspx

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38588285

Apparently a €15m bid was rejected. http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/atalanta-evertons-bid-for-kessie-is-rejected-the-details

I attended a public meeting earlier because a local facility is closing down that I make use of. A question was answered. The question is then repeated some minutes later. :shaking fist: The person in front of me, a fully grown adult (50ish) is then throwing a fit because things aren't going her way.

I get the feeling that that the press are using Koeman's use of English phrasing against him. I don't think he criticised Steve Walsh. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ronald-koemans-fa-cup-anger-12421997 Headline: Was Ronald Koeman's FA Cup anger directed at Steve Walsh and the Everton board? He was asked about new signings. Quote: "I have that in mind and the board knows because we spoke together about what we need. That's the job of Steve Walsh and it's my job." It seems to me that he's saying he's spoke to the board about the need for new players. It's his and Walsh's job to identify new players.

Kenwright and Moshiri talk to EvertonTV's Darren Griffiths (15mins in)

What we know is that this sponsorship and the shirt sponsorship together are worth up to £15m per year (Elstone said there was £75m worth of sponsorship, this is a five year deal).

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/01/05/training-ground-naming-rights-deal

That's the most popular rumour at the moment.

The Guardian are reporting that the naming rights for Finch Farm have been sold in a five year deal to USM Holdings which is owned by Arsenal co-owner and friend of Farhad Moshirir, Alisher Usmanov. Finch Farm will be known as "USM Finch Farm". The link for the article is not yet live on the website. Update: Liverpool Echo link: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/evertons-finch-farm-training-ground-12413265

Ian Ladyman of the DailyMail reckons Everton are in the lead to sign him. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4077434/Everton-favourites-sign-Burnley-defender-Michael-Keane-summer.html

A new (amateur) American club has surfaced with tenuous links to Everton. It's co-owned by someone who used to consult on branding for the club. http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/736146?referral=rss&referrer_id=2168389

Some kid in London is reviewing chicken takeout meals on Youtube. It's pretty amusing really.

It's a place where you add your school class mates as friends and never bother speaking to them and read about new films coming out.

This is a minor one. On Facebook, when people write someone's name in the comment to share an article with them, the name stays as the comment so there are 100s upon 100s of comments with nothing but names. Facebook should convert these into article 'shares'.

I've been following @Law_and_policy on Twitter. It's been pretty interesting reading the summaries from the Supreme Court.

He was recently interviewed by FIFA.com: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2016/m=11/news=coleman-taking-over-from-robbie-keane-is-a-massive-step-2848674.html

I've covered the cost ($70 US dollars per month) for the past few months. Any gratuity is most welcome.

Oh good, the annual FIFA vs. poppy stories are here. The most exciting time of the year, James McClean vs. poppies will soon be upon us.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dave-prentice-keith-harris--3368120