Cornish Steve

I have to smile at all the headlines claiming that England's women's team are legends. Rather reminiscent of David Coleman's commentary when an English runner "beat the world's best to claim the bronze."

You honestly think he's worth more than Deulofeu? $2m is a fair number, but I'd rather keep him as a sub, personally.

Have to disagree. His first few games with the club were truly excellent. He stepped in when one of the regulars was out (was it Jagielka), and most here were praising his abilities. Then he was injured, and was plagued by injury for most of his stay. He made mistakes in some games, for sure, but that should not define him. He contributed well more than he contributed poorly, and it's sad he's getting such a poor sendoff. I wish him all the best.

When I saw this news article and the headline "Say no to blackmail", I couldn't help but think of the union leader in the movie 'Brassed Off': "say no to bloody blackmail." He didn't mean it and was obviously pleased that the men voted yes. Just the same here, if you ask me. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33378057

This is the point. If we sell for 20m and buy an equally good or better RB for 15m, it's good business (not taking into account intangibles such as personality, team spirit, and the like). If we sell for 30m and it cost 35m to find a replacement of equal calibre, forget it. While no one has mentioned it recently, what we paid for him in the first place is totally irrelevant. Personally, I'd prefer that we keep the guy. He's excellent, knows the team and the setup, and has his best years in front of him.

I'm quite pleased with our business so far. We're very rapidly building a solid young core. But there's still a lot to do. Mirallas is as good as gone. If McGeady has requested a transfer, he's gone too. I don't see much point in keeping Naismith, actually. There's no reason to keep Pienaar. I'm in two minds about Gibson as well, although he may be useful as a backup. Howard is out as well. That means another winger is needed, Lennon most likely. A #10 (where the big money will be spent somewhere in Europe) and a solid CB as backup. Finally, we need an experienced keeper to back up Robles.

It doesn't account for a fall of 6 places, but it definitely accounts for three of them. You can't argue with real data and regression analysis. https://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/football/europa-league-hurt-premier-league-clubs#.VZW_vOeaSLp

There have been a couple of times when he came off the bench and transformed the game. IMO, he doesn't deserve some of the criticism he's getting. I agree with MC (did I really say that?! ). He's worth more to Everton than a $1m fee.

More than anything, the demands of the Europa. Add to that a terrible preseason, some very unlucky injuries, players like Barkley losing confidence, and that explains not being in the top 5 or 6. Eto'o was a trouble-maker. Mirallas acts as if he doesn't care. And then there's second-year syndrome for RM. IMO, he was trying to be too cautious, which is not his character. He needs to go with his instincts. With the signings made so far, I can see a very different team and attitude this coming season.

Asia shenanigans I would have thought.

Buy first or sell first? It doesn't really matter. Just do the business early so others can't use time as a bargaining chip.

Amazing. West Ham play this week in the first qualifying round of the UEFA league. Am I glad we didn't take that slot.

When I coached u14 to u18 teams, I made clear that the goal of the defender was to stop an attack through positioning. Their tendency was to jump right in with an attempted tackle which invariably helped the other team.

But that's because, in North America, hockey is a good excuse for a fight. If there were no checks or hitting, there would be fewer fights.

Will be interesting to know whether she reads this forum.

Can't agree with your ratings for strength. I would reverse the numbers.

But if you don't chase the dream, you have no chance of achieving it. We have perhaps the strongest set of young players in the league right now. No one knows the future, of course, but I for one am excited about the potential here/

Does the stadium gifted to West Ham fall under FFP rules? http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9374702/londons-real-olympic-legacy-paying-to-build-the-stadium-twice/ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33214058 Quote: "West Ham paid the same amount for the Olympic Stadium as they did for striker Andy Carroll."

The big clue was Ten brown-nosing with his praise of hockey.

Add to this group Robles, Garbutt, Galloway, and Henen, and what a team for the future!

Fantastic news. Selfish or not, Deulofeu offers moments of brilliance that could really turn the team, and the fans, around.

By which defenders? Two of them are Everton's, right?

Your argument is pants.

We're reading a news article. You can be sure that the lawyers will address issues like this.

It's 12m bottle tops. It turns out they will be worth more than drachmas.