Cornish Steve

Wow. I've really enjoyed listening to the selections posted here - thank you. Quite a mix of styles and musical periods. For almost 40 years, I've listened to one piece of music over and over again - hundreds of times - and I'm still learning new things from it. The work was written by a dying man and lay incomplete for decades. Only in recent years have others picked up the unfinished manuscript to produce completed versions. Some parts are difficult to listen to at first, whereas others are sublimely beautiful from the first hearing. Forgive the death mask image on , but I would recommend listening to this final movement from 14:45 to 16:50.

Arbitrary. Thought it would be easier to listen to 2-minute snippets than wading through Der Ring des Niebelungen.

It's to ensure everyone pronounces his name correctly: Kone-A - not Cone.

Jelavic out, Moses in. I'd be a happy camper.

I like this a lot. My only variation on this theme might be, over time, to introduce Bryan Oviedo somewhere on the left.

Thanks dad. ~George

First I buy a paper shop, and it blows away. Now I buy an ice cream van and this happens.

If you had to choose the most beautiful two minutes of music ever written, what would it be? Maybe you can post a YouTube link with the start and stop times of your two minutes.

My oldest son played in this tournament years back and had a great time. What he enjoyed most, though, was having his picture taken with one of the Swedish girls' teams playing in a parallel tournament!

So no one can tell the players from the referees? Seriously, though, this colour would look great.

Everton win the Gothia Cup. Way to go!

You really think that if Moyes was at Everton and made the same kind of pitch and financial commitment then Deuofeu would be on loan at Everton? No. IMO, there were two prerequisites: the coaching philosophy of Martinez and the stability of Everton FC. The fact that RM speaks Catalan surely helped, too. Incidentally, as long as Deulofeu plays in at least 50% of games, there is no financial commitment - which is quite amazing really.

This move baffles me, I have to say. Why a loan?

If at ManU.

Interesting how everyone is starting Robles over Howard. It didn't take long to display in our minds a top-class keeper like Howard.

Connor Grant could be someone we see sooner rather than later. Maybe RM sees him the way he saw McCarthy when he brought him to Wigan from Hamilton as an 18-year-old.

[Note: from a year ago] In the 2012/2013 season, Everton scored 33 goals at home while allowing 17 at home. In away games, they scored 22 and conceded 23. Overall, the team scored 55 and conceded 40. In practice, this means the average score at home was 2-1 whereas the average score away was 1-1. How might this change in the coming season? I'd be interested in your predictions and explanations. Here are mine: - For the 19 games at home, 40 goals scored and 20 conceded. - For the 19 games away, 30 goals scored and 25 conceded. The big difference that I see is a more attacking strategy - no longer sitting back on small leads but really going for the kill throughout the game. I can see a sizable increase in the number of goals scored per game. The concern, of course, will be defense. Will the increasing age of our backs affect their speed at all? In practice, I would anticipate stats for the first half of the season tracking more closely the stats from last year, whereas things could really start to change around Christmas.

It would be nice, though, if passing accuracy increased to 80% and cross accuracy increased to 40%. There's always room for improvement.

Doesn't the thought of this really get you excited? It does me. The average number of goals per game could be double that of last season.

My guess is that, behind the scenes, the deal has already been done. Whether it's both Fellaini and Baines or Fellaini only, time will tell. This would explain why RM has three or four players already lined up to join the team. My only concern is that some will moan and gripe about bringing in more former Wigan players (e.g., McCarthy and Moses). If they are the right guys for the job, though, I don't see why their former teams should matter.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to watch either of the first two warm-up games. Still, from everyone's comments and analysis, some trends clearly come through: 1) The older players are struggling. Maybe it just takes them longer to get going at the start of a new season, but their age is beginning to tell. Everton has, on the whole, a comparatively older team, so it's going to be really important to bring through some of the younger players. 2) It's exciting to see Connor Grant and some of the other youngsters being given a real chance to prove themselves. In many ways, they are the future of the club, and only by being given the opportunity to play will they feel this way. 3) Some players (e.g., Gibson and Coleman) are thriving under the new style of play. Others (e.g., Hibson and Jagielka) are struggling initially. I suppose that's to be expected with only two weeks having passed since RM took charge. 4) Already, RM's new signings have shown what they can bring to the team. Robles seems to have had two very solid games. Alcaraz is useful since he knows already, and can demonstrate, the RM style of play. Can't wait to see the impact of the other two new guys. 5) It's not been stated, but I wonder how important it is to Oviedo that the new manager speaks Spanish. I'm guessing it will make quite a bit of difference. With Alcaraz now present and Deulofeu about to join the team, a Spanish speaking manager may turn out to be an unexpected benefit.

I'd suggest the following criteria against which to judge players: 1) Longevity with the club 2) Demonstrated commitment to the club over personal ambition 3) Strong bond with the fan base 4) When the person's name is mentioned, only one club comes to mind: Everton

Hey, wasn't Baines a Wigan player? Why ever would we want to recruit another Latic after his experience with the team?

I'm sure the US government could ask Verizon or Google to find out for them.