Cornish Steve

3 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:

 

On the highlights reel, did you see his reaction at the end of the game?

8 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Whatta ya want to talk about? 
 The fact that he will get us to a certain level which is fine and good and that if we want to aim for top 6 we need a different manager - or did we do that the other week? 
 

Happy to go over old ground if you want  - which you do clearly?  Shall we discuss his tendency to stick with certain players etc or shall we just enjoy the last couple of results? 

How about the last dozen?

5 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

For those interested in this sort of thing.

 

This also points out what a complete and utter disaster it was appointing Benitez as manager. If the line was extended back a year, I suspect we'd see that Ancelotti was steadily improving the team - but not at the same pace as Dyche.

Here in the US, the NFL is defined as entertainment, not sport. This is very important because it means that they can change rules, make biased decisions, and even rig games in the name of entertainment - little different from WWE wrestling (or the wrestling we used to watch on World of Sport in the 60s and 70s, which was clearly rigged). "Look on the back of your ticket", a friend explained to me this week. "It says 'entertainment'". Our concern with apparent bias in favour of wealthy teams in the Prem would carry no sway in the US. Of course VAR would be used to achieve a desired outcome. If that's what generates the most money and entertains the most people and pulls in the most advertisers, then that's the way it should be.

Which gets to the reason for writing this: If someone took the Premier League to court for bias - for allowing ridiculous marketing deals from family of the owners of City while penalizing Everton after changing the rules on how stadium interest payments are accounted for, or for allowing Newcastle to trade players at a discount with other teams in the owner's farm while requiring Everton to run every deal past their auditors and even then penalizing them ten points - how would the judge rule? Is it allowed because the Premier League is entertainment and the free market means it's all about the league's manipulators making the most money? Or is it defined as sport where fair play and rules matter and corporations making big money is a secondary consideration?

Maybe others from the US can clarify rulings and decisions from the past about the NFL being entertainment and therefore being allowed to stack the dice as ever they wish. And does anyone know what the Prem's legal defence would be if charged with bias? Is the Premier League sport or entertainment? Are Everton fans no different from WWE wrestling watchers?

8 hours ago, Goodison Glory said:

Beto only just contributed..prior to that we won in spite of his performance. And I'm not judging him only on goals.

One good game doesn't mean he wasn't poor before....if they have a bad game, we are entitled to say it. Conversely, If they have a good game they should get praise.....

 

I didn't write that players should face "no criticism", just not "OTT criticism". It was getting to the point where Young and Beto were being pilloried in every other message. DC-L missed a sitter on Thursday, no less than the opportunity Beto missed last weekend, but is DC-L being criticised endlessly? No. Young played a different position on Thursday, and played it well, so does he deserve, in virtually every message, to be ridiculed and demeaned? No.

I agree that no player should be immune from criticism, but it gets a little tiresome to read message after message that goes over the top.

Just my opinion.

1 hour ago, Matt said:

 

 

I was wondering whose shirt is number 58. Looking it up, it's Mackenzie Hunt.

Without the point deduction, we would be above Chelsea in the table. That means we ought to be favourites to win this game.

I was receiving text notifications about the score during business meetings I was attending yesterday in Dallas, and I couldn't believe the score going up and up. At the airport, I read everyone's comments with praise for the entire team. That's so encouraging after all the negativity surrounding Young and Beto, both of whom appeared to play well yesterday. I hope this puts an end to the OTT criticism faced by these players. The truth is that both are contributing to our winning run. Well done to them and to everyone on the team.

On 04/12/2023 at 15:07, duncanmckenzieismagic said:

 

Clearly not ready for the Prem. Where's the slide, the fanatical celebration, and taunting opposition fans?

Everton 1-3 Bar Codes
Harrison

For round 14, I manager to win by a point. There were a few strange anomalies this round. First of all, no-one predicted a clean sheet. Second, only one person predicted that Everton would score a single goal - and he predicted a loss even while coming second. Third, Bill increased his lead per prediction even while forgetting to post! It means that, for the month of December, I'm a point ahead of MikeO. Boston Toffee still leads for the season, and Bill leads per prediction.

On 03/12/2023 at 16:33, Hafnia said:

I thought it was disgusting tbh.  People laughing about it but it’s not funny.  I thought the same as I did when I watched wolves get shafted. 
 

it’s all part of the same mechanism that is trying to get our club shafted.  The game is bent. 

It's all going to come out one day, I'm sure, and there will be uproar when it does: influence of gambling, influence of big money, influence of Saudis, power-grabbing and egotistical in-fighting, and no end of illegal bribes and influence-peddling. I can't wait for the day because there's no doubt the league is being tarnished and diminished and fans are being taken for suckers.

14 minutes ago, Wiggytop said:

Improvement definitely  needed across all aspects of his game ATM.

In fairness, that should be the attitude of every player in the squad.

2 hours ago, Zoo 2.0 said:

Amazing how if you don't score 20 goals within your first 5 matches as a striker for Everton you're immediately shite. Jesus wept, Beto has moved to a new team (that's a bit shit), new league and new country and because he's not tearing the place up I'm hearing he's Championship level at best .

He might be good, might be shite. Too early to tell. Regardless, give the lad a chance ffs. 

Let's also not forget that Beto won the free kick that led to our goal.

14 minutes ago, MikeO said:

Lukaku went under the radar for some

There are some similarities since Lukaku would come across as lazy, but he was a top goalscorer nonetheless. Whether it's pacing himself - choosing which opportunities to chase and not others - or something else, I'd rather a goalscorer that comes across as lazy than a busy bee whose goal stats don't warrant a second glance.

What matters in the end is scoring goals. I'm confident Beto will get there once this initial famine ends.

5 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Everyone knows I’ve got a radar for strikers

Sorry, but I just can't let this pass. Remember when we had one of the top 30 best strikers of the past decade - better than van Persie, Robben, Torres, Giroud, and Falcao?  (He's ranked #26.)

https://www.givemesport.com/87988881-ronaldo-messi-neymar-zlatan-top-50-forwards-of-the-2010s-ranked/

I was disappointed with Beto as well, but we'll see a big change in him once he bags a couple of goals. It's clear he's a confidence player: that's the issue right now, not lack of ability.

McNeil's goal was very well taken, and he should've had one in the first half as well.

11 hours ago, Matt Tiger said:

I think Patterson can struggle defensively. I would be fine with the decision of young has been solid defensively. But he’s been awful week in week out. He’ll have a yellow in the first 15 minutes of this one yet again.

Once again, it's a clean sheet. It may not alway be pretty, but our defence lets in fewer goals than most.

Just now, Matt Tiger said:

I think dyche has done a very good job this year but my god Ashley young starting is absolutely insane. Can’t wait to tear my hair out every time he has to defend in space. Or do anything at all.

Honestly, we don't see what happens in training, so it's not fair to pick so much on Ashley Young. Our defence this season is one of the better ones in the league, so it can't all be wrong. Branthwaite was given his chance at the right time, and I'm sure Patterson will be, too.

2 minutes ago, badaids said:

We’re a much better team with DCL in obs, but Beto overdue a start and the match might suit him.

 

COME ON YOU BETOFUL BEAST.

One or both of Beto and Chermiti to score today.

1 hour ago, Btay said:

If this lands i will personally fly to states & kick you in the balls...

You can always contract out the work to others who live here.

Forest 1-2 Everton
McNeil

Poor predictions. Unwanted result. Boston Toffee leads for the season, but Bill leads per prediction.

I remember when several of you gave me flak for claiming the Royals benefit from the assets of those in the Duchy of Cornwall who die intestate. "But it all goes to charity", you wrote. "The Royals wouldn't do anything as greedy and unconscionable as benefiting from the death of others", you wrote.

Surprise! "We've been lied to. Moneys we all thought were going to charity have instead been used to improve properties owned by the duchy, increasing the income stream that flows from them into Charles's pockets."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/24/royal-greed-king-charles-profiting-dead-disgusting

I wish I could fly overnight to see this game in person. The volume in the stadium will be deafening, the intensity of players and the fans will be immense, and, even with refs working against us, Everton will be unstoppable. I've no doubt it will be a game that those present will never forget. Can't wait to read the reports of those in attendance.