AlbanyNYToffee

As a yank i'm fascinated by the UK's moral high ground on gambling. And i mean that sincerely. Over here I can count on one hand (out of what some 300 million people) the number of people who would bat an eye at a gambling sponsorship.

As a club we have so few revenue generators I'm all for getting every single quid possible. And they should just put the sponsor on the kids shirt. Most kids won't recognize what it is and those that do it falls on them and their support system to learn/explain the risks associated with gambling. Most are being naive if they think having Stake.com on the front of a kit is going to make the difference between developing a gambling addiction or not. The correlation is close to non-existent.  It's interactions with friends/family and personal circumstances that play an enormous role.

Curious if anyone thinks keeping Mina would keep Richarlison happier/from leaving. Personally because I think the answer is yes so I'd rather keep Mina and sell Keane. Building a squad is often about the collective. Not to mention Mina is just a far better footballer and his value right now is pretty close to as low as it can get. 

9 hours ago, Matt said:

Well fuck him then

Perfectly said. Loved him when he was here. Now I'm embarrassed he ever represented our club. 

Everton 1 - 0 Brentford

Richarlison

Gotta be rondon or DCL for gray. Come on Frank. 

Going to try my absolute best to get to Baltimore. Supposed to start a family vacation that day, maybe they won't notice I'm gone for 16 hours. 

Watford 0 - 2 Everton

Richarlison

In the States we call this a trap game. More nervous for this one than I was for Chelsea or Leicester. 

Leicester 0 - 1 Everton

Richarlison

We are not targeting Adama Traore. It's another useless journalist writing a headline because Barca can't afford him and Thelwell was at Wolves when he was. 

8 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:

Same in Albany NY, I suspect.

Haha, no waffling for me I desperately wanted him to finish that. Myko has already taken on a sort of Hibbert folklore. When/if he scores at goodison it will be absolute magic. 

P.S. I never predict us to lose so i'll never win this competition anyway haha

21 hours ago, Palfy said:

That’s very interesting and surprising, when he played did you notice what partners he had most success with. 

Did not unfortunately 

21 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Keane isn’t it?

often the case.  Phil Babb got a mega money move to Liverpool cos Paul McGrath made him look exceptional.  Seen it happen alot over the years - to a degree mountfield had ratcliffe elevate him.  The other one was senderos, crap but alongside kolo toure looked decent.?

 

Definitely the safest assumption

10 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Coincidence that’s all. There is no way we should be looking at keeping Mina Dan Keane as a partnership! That’s a comedy duo right there. 
 

Put them both together for a season and see what happens haha!

Coincidence over 70 games? No chance. I'm not arguing that Mina and Keane should stay because I don't want them to, I'm just saying evidence shows it's our best pairing. Them together and we play like a midtable club and without Mina we're this s*** apparently. 

Everton 1 - 0 Chelsea

Richarlison

From the Athletic:

Given the disparity in quality between the two local rivals, perhaps they would have done so anyway even if the 27-year-old had played. Yet the numbers are stark, both in terms of Mina’s availability (or lack of it) and the side’s upturn in fortunes when he does play.

This season, Everton have taken an average of just 0.7 points from the 21 league games Mina has missed. Extrapolate that across a full season and they would end up with 27 points from 38 matches.

In the 11 games he has played, their win percentage is 36 (up from 19 without him) and they average 1.4 points per game. Over a whole season, that would give them more than 50 points.

The numbers were even more extreme for 2020-21 when a 58.3 per cent win ratio with Mina in the team dropped to 21.4 per cent in his absence.

9 hours ago, Btay said:

 

I get both your points here but I just can’t see us putting a team out to frustrate them for a 0-0. 

Doucoure for all his efforts is technically horrible, we can’t be turning the ball over to them in midfield or just constantly pumping it long to no one.

DVB, Allan and Iwobi all have enough ability to retain the ball and we might be able to play through their press for Gordon, Richarlison & Iwobi to drive at them.

It’s negative but I would maybe go Godfrey at RB ( Coleman I don’t think can back up after Leicester, Kenny is just not good enough ) for his athleticism. Keane into CB and then we might be to hurt them on set pieces

Good shout for Godfrey at RB. I guess at this point we can't protect Mina anymore. 

1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said:

VDB and Gomes unavailabe.

VDB huge miss. I like Btay's shout and I changed my mind on Rondon. He can definitely help us as a target man for counters but ultimately even though he works his arse off I can't trust Richarlison to cover Mykolenko with TAA and Salah.

Pickford
Godfrey Mina Keane Mykolenko
Doucoure Allan Iwobi
Gordon Richarlison Gray

Leicester, and all the better teams, run circles around Delph. Not the game for him. 

3 hours ago, Btay said:

Liverpool will target Doucoure with press and he will kill us in the midfield. Iwobi is offering so much energy, if he has recovered then he has to play.

Agree to an extent. They’re going to target our entire midfield regardless of who we put out there. I have more faith in Doucoure losing it in a place that doesn’t kill us. Iwobi not so much. And btw that’s not Iwobi’s fault per say he’s the only one with the bravery to accept a pass in a dangerous position, I just don’t have the stomach or heart to see it Sunday when we’re eviscerated in 7.8 secs following his giveaway. 

5 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

Is there anyone that thinks we're safe?

Seen a few comments in different threads after the utd game. Certainly not calling anyone out specifically just saying this could and likely will get uglier before hopefully we have the stones to get out of it in mid-May. 

21 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:

Current status: 38 points

Brentford (H): 3 points
Burnley (A): 3 points (actual: 0 points)
Leeds (H): 3 points (actual: 3 points)
Newcastle (H): 3 points (actual: 3 points)
Palace (H): 3 points
Watford (A): 3 points

Leicester (H): 1 point (actual: 1 point)
Southampton (A): 1 point (actual: 0 points)
Wolves (H): 1 point (actual: 0 points)

Arsenal (A): 0 points
Chelsea (H): 0 points
Leicester (A): 0 points
Liverpool (A): 0 points
Man City (H): 0 points (actual: 0 points)
Man United (H): 0 points (actual: 3 points)
Spurs (A): 0 points (actual: 0 points)
West Ham (A): 0 points (actual: 0 points)

Still agree with this, but it's going to be brutal watching the next 3 games with 0 predicted points followed by needing 9 points in 8 days from the next 3. Anyone who thinks we're safe is delusional in my mind. This is very far from over. 

Shite 2 -2 Everton

Gordon

Doucoure has to play. Need his legs. 

Pickford

Kenny Godfrey Keane Mykolenko

Doucoure Allan VDB

Gordon Rondon Richarlison

Ecstatic with the lineup. Truly shocked by Mina's inclusion. I believe that's the first time Frank has ever thrown an injured player right back into the XI, he's usually very cautious. Tells you what he honestly thinks/sees in Keane and Holgate. Hopefully they're gone this summer. 

42 minutes ago, Gwlad all over said:

Can I get this straight? At the end of the season we can give him back to Levy?

Don't believe so. We would have to find someone else to buy him, for a fee or free. He's our player, we just don't pay Spurs anything until he makes a certain number of appearances for us. 

25 minutes ago, London Blue said:

Like to see vdb playing.

Me too. Iwobi can move into the Richarlison of hybrid winger/supporting striker and Richarlison can be the striker. 

Pickford

Coleman Godfrey Keane Mykolenko

Doucoure Allan

Gordon DVB Iwobi

Richarlison

Everton 2 - 1 Leicester

Richarlison