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I wouldnt want Shearer any where neart the England squad. His views on Engalnds performance consist of a good old pals act with any player beyond criticism. The last thing we need after the world cup is complacency. Shearer is a grade a typical FA yes man just like McLarren and that prick Trever Brooking. The entire squad needs a big kick up the arse and changes do have to made. That includes dropping golden bollox Beckham when he has a shyte game and giving someone with a pair the captains armband (Terry/Gerrard). I dont think McLarren is the right man to do it either, we'll see the same disjointed clueless crap we have now when Sven steps down. Pitty our press are such a bunch of wankers or we'd have Scolari.

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Martin Oneil no question.

We got over £14 million from the Sky TV payments and our 11th per league place. Then there's season ticket sales on top of that and the money we didnt spend in January. The new deal the Premiership bosses have just brokered with Sky and Setanta is worth £1.7 billion up £600 mil from last time. It will see us and every other premiership team getting a minimum of £28 million every year (starting 2007/08) for the next 3 years for TV rights. That will no doubt go towards the funding of our new stadium and hopefully some quality players. Do you trust Moyes with that amount of money?

I see we now have an expletive filter..fig?

Owens injury has shown Erickson for what he is, a bumbling twat who isn't fit for the England job, 5 million a year to pick 3 forwards coming back from injury and one lanky string of piss who cant score to save his life. How he can select Walcott and not play him in the group stages is beyond a joke. You cant blood a figing 17 year old in the knock out phase. So we are stuck with Bambi on Ice or an unfit Rooney. The press bang on about our midfield as the best in the world but they can't keep posession of the ball. And still some journalists are still using the mantra "Dont worry it'll all come good." When? No more second or third chances, we fig up against Ecuador its the plane home.

I'll go for a tough 1-0 win with Rooney to score. I just wish the players would stop telling the media pre match what they're going to do and how we're going to win it. It's not like the press need any help raising expectations. Like Terry was saying today he'd like to go through the entire tournament without England conceeding a goal. It sets them up for a fall. No need to be negative but just let the results do the talking.

Loyalty is a rare quality among good football players and its definately one of the most important in a club building towards the future. If Johnson can live up to expectations and fill striking problem we've had since 87 then it might be the start of something special. I haven't felt this optimistic for long time.

Where u from then heh?

You brought in a first choice striker to score 6 league goals over an entire seaon, who are you trying to kid? Just becuase a player scored for England doesnt mean hes good, every donkey has their day Heskey can testify to that. When did I praise Ferguson? He's one of the biggest wasters ever to wear an Everton shirt, but thats off topic. Since you have your scoring books out, you will find Beatie scored more than Cisse, Crouch, Morientes or Smackhead in the league last season.

Ok let me rephrase hes a seven million pound failure. You can harp on about target man but he's a striker who scored six goals in the Premiership. I wouldn't have Crouch in the Everton squad let alone anywhere near the England one, hes fucking shite. Henry being the benchmark scored 27 in the league, Cisse scored 9 so hes been a £14million failure in my opinion. If he's doing that well why was he about to be sold for almost half that till he broke his leg?

I said that licker. He scored 13 goals in the league this season which isnt exactly earth shattering. Two assists isnt brilliant either, Kuqi their other striker got 4 and he only started 15 games. He scored some good goals no doubt and made an average blackburn side look decent but he wont be the star player if he joins joins the red shite and that led to his downfall at Newcastle. He can't play second fiddle to anyone for the good of the team or not. As for Cisse, he has been another failed big name signing along with Moriientes and Crouch.

He can play both wings but he only got 1 goal last season and 3 assists so I dont think he'll make a huge difference to our scoring problems.

Assuming the sale speculation was down to the press or his agent (its the only way I can bring myself to support him) a fit VD Meyde will be like a new signing next season. He's still a good prospect and a mile better than Kilbane. I'm interested to see how he plays after a decent pre season.

Credit where its due it was a quality goal. Crouch shouldn't be in the first eleven, he isnt good enough, an embarassment really nothing to do with his gawky features but his lack of composure and quality of finish. That said Owen is playing shite as well like I knew he would, lost his pace and confidence. I can't remember the last time I saw him knock the ball past a man and beat him. You don't suddenly turn into top form after 2 years of mediocrity and injury. He scored one goal in the last WC and I don't see him ecplipsing that here. Sad fact is he has to play though, Rooney cant lead the line on his own. I'd like to see Lennon start, hes a breath of fresh air with his pace and dribbling. Far more effective than Beckhams predictable direct balls where we get marked out of most of the game by even shite teams. No chance of golden boy being dropped though.

You dont think they'd mind eh? Like when Barmby, Jeffers, Rooney etc fucked us off when they hit their peak we all wished them well and said thanks for the memories?

Moyes transfer record is suspect to say the least but Bellamy is one player I'm glad we didn't sign. Yea hes got passion and he gives his all, but he plays for himself not the team. He's a childish journeyman who doesnt care about anyone but himself. He's used Blackburn as a stepping stone just like he did to everyone before it.

Without a major cash investment we can't look further than 6th place and that would be a great achievement. I don't think we'll see another team with our budget reach the top four again this decade.

The 8.75 mil they were getting for Cisse is down the pan anyway

That infos wrong he has played every year in the league in the last 3 seasons. They must only be recording European games.

Blooding an uproven 17 year old at the World Cup finals without any domestic let alone international experience is wreckless and carefree. It could only be done by a foreign coach who doesn't really give a fuck about England. He's already got a contract at Real Madrid waiting for him regardless of our performance so don't be suprised if we see some more hair brained decisions in the next matches.

Portsmouth have offered SW Phillips a seasons loan. If theres a small chance he'd consider moving away to put himself in the shop window or get back into the England set-up we should be in for him as well.

It may not be true but I bet someone said it, mmm say a money grabbing agent.

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