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Gutted for Gomes. Class human and player. Fantastic representative of the club. Given the circumstances the news is ok. Dislocated ankle is 'better' than broken tibia and fibula. It is unlikely we see Andre again this season, and frankly i'd rather not rush him back from this (he'll have a lot to overcome mentally as well), but as long as there aren't complications during the surgery we should expect to see him back to 'full' strength during preseason. Seen a few American athletes go through this and it takes about 8 months without complications. 12 if they have to go back in again and stabilize. The real issue is the 4 players who I've seen it happen to (sure there are more) have never been the same player. Not even close really.

P.S. VAR was not a topic of conversation at the biggest event in the world. If FIFA, the most corrupt organization in sports, can figure out VAR the PL better get their shit together.

Took longer with Keane/Brighton and they gave it. VAR is beyond comical. It is ruining the sport. American sports have embraced replay and no doubt it has a few flaws but nothing even remotely close to this. If you're going to allow VAR to dictate judgement calls the match official is the only one who should be allowed to make a decision. PERIOD. Send him to the midline and let him see the video three times - that's all it should take for 'clear and obvious'. Decision made after that. We're back to playing within 2 minutes every time.

Pickford Sidibe Keane Mina Digne Davies Gomes Walcott Iwobi Richarlison DCL Really going to miss Bernard. He makes Digne a much better player. Despise Walcott but no chance Gylfi has earned a start yet.

Everton 2 - 0 Spurs richarlison

Completely agree and would add full credit to Walcott. Always been a critic of his but he played well. Happy to be wrong yesterday, hopefully he can keep some sort of form.

Pickford Sidibe Keane Mina Digne Delph Gomes Bernard Iwobi Walcott DCL For the record I strongly dislike Walcott as a player. I just don't see how Gylfi and Richarlison deserve to start.

Moise Kean was a statement signing for us no doubt. However that doesn't mean we should be relying on him this season to be our 'savior'. PSG and Chelsea are the only teams having any real success with young strikers and in PSG's case that's because his name is Kylian Mbappe and in Chelsea's case it's basically down to the transfer ban and Giroud's advanced age. Without the ban I think they sign an established striker. We had a great window yes, but you win games by scoring goals. We don't have the talent, at least on current form, to create enough goals, I personally don't place all of that on Marco's shoulders.

Had nearly two weeks to really think about this. It's not a clear cut choice. A large part of me recognizes Marco has yet to field the starting XI he would like to with Gbamin, Delph and Gomes all missing significant time. Sure that sounds like an excuse but facts are facts, they're constant in/out of the lineup has unsettled the middle of the pitch. Can we afford to wait until they get a run of games together to make a decision? Ultimately I've reached the following conclusion. If Everton does not win it's final 3 matches in October I'd like a new manager. ...At the very least i'd hope to never have to see Schneiderlin's name on the team sheet again.

Removed the bigger names - Allegri, Poch, Enrique, Blanc, Wenger. Curious what folks think.

Part of being a football fan, especially a Blue, is learning to celebrate the highs for as long as possible and forget the lows as soon as possible. I'm sorry but this just fucking sucks. We had so much momentum coming into the season, a pretty good transfer window and an easy set of fixtures to start. Add to that 3rd/4th (Champs League) is more open this year than it has been in the last 3 years and it's the perfect storm of hope, optimism and faith. Well fuck me Everton has done it to me, to us, again. I feel stupid, ashamed, embarrassed all of it but I also love this club so I'm not going anywhere...

Pickford seamus keane mina digne delph gomes richarlison iwobi Bernard dcl

Burnley 0 - 1 Everton richarlison

Mostly encouraged but why can’t we play like that against the relegation candidates? Impressed by Mina more than anyone. Been calling for the Schneiderlin ax for years but today was an unfortunate reminder he’s still better than Davies. Davies was a headless chicken when he came on and that’s being kind. Swap the keepers and I think we win that game 2-1. DCL is not the predatory striker that Kean is but right now he gives us a better chance to win games. This game cemented my thoughts on Keane. Seems a great lad but same issues over and over again. I doubt he will ever be good enough for where we aspire to be.

Everton 1 - 1 City Richarlison

Don’t want Marco out yet but whenever it happens the only two i’d want to see are Arteta or Howe.

Everton 3 - 0 Sheffield Utd Iwobi

Agreed. No doubt the Bournemouth match wasn't the scoreline we needed but I'm not going to crush Marco over it. DCL was a sensible selection as I'm sure he was willing to cede possession to Bournemouth at home and catch their slow back 4 on the counter. Absolutely no way he could have predicted Eddie to pick that team. Fair play to Eddie for throwing a curveball at us. If Schneiderlin starts at home against Sheffield United I'll lose my f***ing mind. Pickford Coleman Keane Mina Digne Delph Gomes/Davies Richarlison Gylfi Iwobi Kean

Bournemouth 1 - Everton 2 Gylfi

Yea you guys are not alone. Always believed in his importance - despite some dips in form here and there.

Nail on head

Looking ahead to summer 20/21 GK: Pickford, Lossl, JVirginia DEF: Holgate, Keane, Digne, Mina, Coleman, Kenny MID: Delph, Gylfi, Morgan, Andre, Gbamin, Davies W: Richarlison, Walcott, Iwobi, Bernard, Broadhead ST: DCL, Tosun, Kean Out of contract: Stek, Baines, Sidibe (loan end), Cuco, Garbutt, Niasse Dead wood: Bolasie, Sandro, Besic Youth likely to be gone: Pennington, Connolly, Beni, Dowell

Sorry for continuing down this path - just find it fascinating. 12-13: 3-6-3 15pts (6th) 13-14: 4-3-5 15pts (5th) 14-15: 1-4-7 7pts (11th) 15-16: 1-5-6 8pts (11th) 16-17: 2-4-6 10pts (7th) 17-18 0-4-8 4pts (8th) 18-19 3-2-6 10pts (8th) 19-20 TBD Utd 5-2-7 17pts City 2-5-7 11pts Chelsea 3-3-8 12pts Spurs 1-6-7 9pts Arsenal 3-4-7 13pts Shite 0-9-5 9pts Last time we beat each team in the league: Utd - April 21 2019 City - January 15 2017 Chelsea - March 17 2019 Arsenal - April 7 2019 Spurs - December 9 2012 Shite - October 17 2010 Last time we beat a top 6 team away: December 4 2013 (Man U) Record since 12-13 in games against top 6 home: 13-14-15 Record since 12-13 in games against top 6 away: 1-15-26

IN: Lossl, Gomes, Delph, Gbamin, Kean, Iwobi OUT: Vlasic, Galloway, Robinson, Sambou, Lookman, Gana, J Williams, McCarthy, Onyekuru, Mirallas LOAN IN: Sidibe (option to buy) LOAN OUT: Kenny, Sandro, Adedoyin, Dowell, JVirginia, Garbutt, Tarashaj, Bowler, Broadhead, Besic, Bolasie, Pennington, Hornby, Connolly YOUTH: Sebastian Kristensen YOUTH pro deals: Ryan Astley, Kyle John, Anthony Gordon, Ellis Simms, Joe Anderson, Einar Iversen, Nicolas Hansen, Kieran Phillips, Korede Adedoyin, Mackenzie Hunt CONTRACT EXT: Davies, Foulds, Ouzounidis, Baines, Mampala, Bowler, Broadhead OFFICIALLY RELEASED: Jags(SheffieldUtd), A Williams(Bristol City), Lavery(Linfield), Hewelt(Meidz Legnica), JHilton(Blackburn), Mathis(Rodez), Kiersey(Walsall), Bramall (Matlock Town), Renshaw (Witton Albion) Spent: 110.5m Received: 88m Net Spend - 22.5m

Caricature of a modern footballer. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Schmuck.