Sir McGiven

it is true but our so-called “über leader” also jerks russia off time-by-time. they still don’t want to be a side on this as they fear the wrath of putin. they really do… still, we have sold them military uav’s before the conflict. according to their military account, they are using them pretty much to destroy russian convoys. as I said above, our own “supreme leader” fears putin and don’t wanna be a side on this until the last minute but we are NATO force after all, and one of the biggest man-force in NATO army. if things escalates, our side is obvious. that decision is beyond erdogan’s craziness.

That decision comes with huge technical problems and also damages every country which are in the SWIFT system. Removing Russians from the SWIFT system has been on the table before as well but never been processed because of the same reason. On the other hand, I used to live in Donetsk and Luhansk 11 years ago. Donetsk used to be one of their biggest cities in whole country, not just in Donbass area. A big "business man" Rinat Akhmedov used to own half of the city by himself, then he is kind of eliminated by Russians. Luhansk on the other hand was a small country-side-like city of Ukraine. I have spent a year and half of my life over there. I have had good friends, collected good memories back in my time there. Many of my Ukrainian friends were killed during the first conflict. The rest who were on Ukrainian side had to flee. Both cities, though, were most like Russian cities even back then I must say. Except the governmental stuff, people used to talk and write in Russian. They used to cross borders many times in a day. People were hanging Russian flags onto their cars instead of Ukrainian flag. In the western side of the country though, especially in Kiev, if you were talking in Russian you could get ignored by people immediately. I am not trying to justfiying madness of Putin, but more like trying to give an insight. Putin, on the other hand, I can bet he is jerking off to his Russian Imperial dreams at the moment... What suprised me is that he really gone for it and bombed Kiev as I was thinking he is playing cool, getting what he wants without a hot conflict. He insane but do not forget, Ukraine is very important for Russia and EU were poking it for a long time already. Their north sea business are out-played by EU and NATO. Their one and only trade port on the north is covered in ice for 6 months every year. For Russia's naval trade traffic on the south, Black Sea is the last option and they do not want to give it away. That's why he mentioned historical NATO moments in his speech just before the invasion. The very last time that I have seen Donbas area was 5 years ago. I was called and invited by the IFRC to the zone for a project they were trying to implement after the Russian invasion. I have seen the conflicted zones, mined areas, places I have lived and walked through... Everything was terrifying. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-osce-member-killed-mine-blast/28447060.html Still remembering the people in this car. They were passing by through the road where we were distrubuting food and hygiene boxes, they sounded the horn, waved at us and about an hour later we've heard the news... They were innocent people, like me, my colleagues and affected people around that zone and died for nothing because of a meaningless war. I don't see a bright future for Ukraine. They were always puppet of Putin's Russia. He never let a true strong opponent lead Ukraine. He always micro managed that country, now he wants to claim it totally. A mad mad man. Modern day Hitler... I would love to see real actions against him globally. Not stupid, "we are with you", "we are deeply saddened", "stop the non-sense immediately mr. putin" kind of bullshit. Maybe it is not possible to really save the Ukraine anymore but that greed, it will never end. A couple of years later, he will do the same to Belarus, then another and another.

I have always thought that he has a potential as manager but Chelski move was too early for him. I don't know why but I have a hunch, that tells me he is the perfect fit for Everton. I will not be surprised if he manages to make this club a threat again, even maybe a contender in a mid/long term. It's just a hunch, but let's see...

I was enjoying his football while he was at Ajax, no idea why he has never been rated higher at ManU under different managers but I think he still has more to offer. It is a loan move after all, if he performs, the club can think about making the mover permanent and otherwise he'll be back. It is pretty logical risk for Everton.

damn too see that idiot act was felt like I am watching a brazilian or argentinian derby match.

ah ok, it must be an early accident as I was able to start watching the game around 15th min. thanks for the reply.

why there is a footballer without a shirt number and name on it? is it even allowed to be on the pitch like that?

Thanks Mike, good to be back!

I haven't been logged in for a while due to travels in my life and occupation but still following Everton. I am not going to talk about Gylfi, hiring Rafa, leaving of Brands, Digne etc. as I guess it's been discussed many times here... But what the heck is going on with the team? I mean, playing against the worst team in EPL, Norwich and Everton leaving the ball to them, waiting for the counter? Damn, which parallel universe is this? Gutted...

Many things that footballers have are not applying to our jobs. I think FIFA protects players more than what it should be... I am not defending Cenk on this or whatever but under current circumstances he is "professinally" right, not ethically.

If it is just Everton, then yeah, Cenk has all the rights to expect a full payment. If it is a mutual wish as he may want to be on the pitch every week, then there will be a common ground. I don't believe newspaper reports, always exaggerated...

So glad to see them greedy bastards failed and now some of them have to run away. I am not saying UEFA is the clearest and the best option out there, we all know it is a corrupt organization as well but the reason behind The ESL wasn't unfairness and even if it was, you can not make things right by doing something wrong. I am feeling sad about that idiot "Perez" (in a sarcastic way ofc.). He was so brave to flame UEFA and smaller clubs than Real Madrid. He was even so bold by saying "If you ban our players from the international stage, we can organize our own World Cup." Damn funny, I wonder what he thinks right now? I suspect this bloody idiot is still thinking we are living in a world where Franco's fascist era still a thing...

He made an impact at the beginning of that season for Galatasaray but then his performance drastically decreased, eventually Galatasaray did not use their option to buy. I did not check his performance at Roma. It is physically gifted but consistency is not a highlighted skill of him I assume.

I voted for Gomes. If I am not mistaken, he was the one who crossed the ball inside, right? The cross was beautiful and deserves more credit than the score IMO.

And that idiotic fascist salute (I hate those grey wolves) is usually done by two hands. It is not a one-handed salute and the national team salute to support the army is another story. I don't want to discuss it anymore on this forum as I couldn't get proper answers last time. Anyways... I think people are up to execution with extreme prejudice more than ever because of virtue signalling for every single sh*t on media/social media. He clearly said that a fascist salute was not his intention and that must be the end of the story. There are no single sign or behaviour from his German or Turkey career days of being a far-right supporter as well. To be fair, there is no clear evidence to blame, only exaggerated SJW nonsense which assumes the intenions. Having actively on the field globally (Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Central America...) as an NGO worker and hardcore civil rights movements supporter, these are my elegant opinions on what happened. Looks like it is how you urge your personal opinions upon the public.

he literally played 2 mins.

I think Ancelotti's subs were too late for this match spesifically.

damn siggy...

Finally, since the early pandemic stage, I am able to sit down on a weekend and watch a game. Beers, potato chips, Everton... All ready, all good. Good luck!

you sure? I am here but mostly reading nowadays as I am busy as hell and don't have much to watch games. So I do not share my opinions as I might have missed many things already. Regarding your other post, It is not a case that Besiktas not made a move because of he is offered to our rivals. We simply do not have money. We couldn't make a move for many, we weren't even active actually on the transfer window so that news is simply bullshit.

I don't know if there is another statement from Juve but they have released a statement for their defender, Rugani not a striker. Well, at least for now. Italy also going to close all restaurants, pubs, markets etc. except hospitals and pharmacies. Rest of the NBA season has been postponed and a Utah Jazz player tested positive as well. (No name mentioned yet) On the other hand Tom Hanks said he and his wife (or just girlfriend?) are tested positive. Things are getting serious.

he keeps suprising me actually. not totally but it's good to see he is improving than I was expecting, still can't see him being a top team striker though.

Out for 6 months after a serious knee injury in the training according to the Atlethic. Looks like he is going to miss the Euro 2020 as well and not sure anymore that Palace will buy him at the end of his loan contract after this injury.

what a sexy back, eh?

here is the goal: https://streamvi.com/watch.php?video=1579361919 he scored 2nd right after but ref given foul, which is maybe not a foul. there is no clear angle to see the interaction... well, in general, he plays with confidence, pretty active and running with pace interestingly. holds up ball, links up with zaha and ayew.