RuffRob

Oviosely wish Roy all the best at the moment along with a speedy recovery. I fell either situation is not going to help us on Saturday. We will definately see that extra effort for Roy in his sick bed/last game or extra effort to show the new incoming manager we can play or even a combination of both. Either way Palace players are going to be up for this game more than say they have been for the last half dozon game. We all know how these things work.

https://www.everton.news/incredible-principal-lead-for-evertons-new-stadium-has-just-made-really-exciting-claim-live-on-sky/ So increased capacity of around 13,000 and around 4000 'All' seats - say 500 'dinning' package at around £8000 (£4M) - pure guess on price and 3500 bar package at around £3000 (£10.5M) 9000 ordinary seat as season ticket price of say £700 - (£6.3M) some very crude sums and can quick see extra £20M season or around £1M generated per match day. That's without considering an inevatable increase in ticket prices. Any revenue gained for none Everton events could be significant, becasue this stadium has probably been better designed and built that any other as a large capacity 'Entertainmenting venue' with multi purpose use in mind. I go to a lot of music concerts and the VIP packages you now see on offer seem to be big and more frequent all the time. With Everton Stadium being purpose built for this, then inevitably it means more revenue for artists, promoters and venue owners. You imagine our new stadium would have to be at the top of promoters lists as the venue of choice. With regard to naming rights this stadium will go beyond advertisement in the relms of football. Lets how we don't sell them cheap or lock in to too long a deal. Naming rights is a massive deal financially and with a takeover potentially weeks away (and current owner all but out the door) - you would think a naming riights deal is fully aligned with 777.

Beto was bought as a well and truly needed back up to DCL (we where all crying out for this). Where the better options than Beto, most likley for those who could afford it, but I am guessing not at the 'buy now, pay later' terms that we somehow managed to get (and needed) - I am guessing those types of deals are hard to come buy, so you have to take the best you can under the circumstances we are in. DCL has stayed fit (but frustratingly not scoring), so Beto has only been needed in parts. To be fair to any player coming to a new league and country, you need time both at the club and on the pitch to get anywhere near your best - so its a bit unfair to say money has been wasted on him just yet.

We are bound to be a bit up and down results wise - given the nature of the squad and the lack of depth. I don't think any other manager would be getting either more consistent levels of performace or indeed much better results than he is doing. If Dyche was in charge of City and Pep was in charge of us on Saturday - that defeat would still be the most likely outcome. Given the current status of the club with regards to finances etc and what we can realistically do in the transfer market - treading water at best, I think Dyche is the perfect manager for us right now. His MO has never been paying big money to bring exciting tranfers to a club, its been about getting the best you can out of what you have got. He might be able to develop his team playing style with funds available to bring in better players, but we are not there as a club, so no point in worry if Dyche can take us to any sort of next level yet -the club can't supporting him (or any other manager in doing that yet). We need a season or two of being that solid, hard working team than nobody really wants to play, picking up enough points to keep you out of a season after season relegation fight. This is a tough league if you are not a top 6-8 club, very fine margin between being OK and having a bad run of form or tough run of games from falling in to a relegation fight.

neither Luton or Forest taking advantage today. poijts wise all in all goes down as a better weekend than expected.

Two shots on target and two goals. Nice to have argubley the worlds best striker at your disposal. dust ourselves down and get players fit an ready for the next run off games.

I would settle for a repeat of the first half. city with a shot on target. Their bench is scary though.

roughly how many seat do people think there will be available in 'All' bars?

I have read that the 'All' bar season packages will cost between £3k and £4k. Not sure how true that is, but that would work out between £170 and £210 based on 19 home games. If correct, probabley looking at 10% more on an individual game basis. As others have said clubs been crying out at ways to maximise revenue during a match day's and nobody is going to be obliged to utilise it and spend big. If you have a thousand or so paying around £200 for an added value experience per game, it all adds to the clubs revenue pot. With matchday capacity increasing by around 14,000 then there is plenty of room to use a decent percentage of these seats to maximise revenue from those who would be more than happy to pay. For decades our gorund has been behind the times when it comes to hospitaility revenue. Looks like we can be trailblazers with the new ground. A facility that has the potential to maximise revenue far beyond EFC home football games as well.

As frustrating as it is seeing him score whilst on loan, the more goal he gets the better - if we want to offload him for a permanent fee in the summer, we will at least get a few more quid for him as somebody who grabs a few goals.

Given the current squad - Gana is a very important player and is missed when he is not available. He has his flaws, but I really hope he is available for all the game up until the end of the season.

its disapointing we have not even managed to get a loan or two over the line given we have room for them. Seeing a player like Bretton Diaz loaned to Sheff Utd was a bit sickening. Already bagged a couple of goals. I guess we have enough cover up front at the moment - it's just they can't find the net.

Transfer market is very flat - our 10 points deduction and ourselfs and Forest also being hauled over the coals for the 22/23 season means all of a sudden the reality of scrutiny of clubs spending is properly hitting home. This will all have a signficant effect on the actual value of players. Clubs will be using the arguement that '..the PL make the rules up as they go all..and issuing excessive punishments' has itself effected the transfer market - you'll do well to get £35M for a £50M player at this moment in time, and it may run in to the next couple of transfer windows. Depending where you are as a club in a spending cycle, then this in itself could cause a few clubs short term FFP problems.

Not at all, but Forest can factually demonstrated that they got a signficantly bigger fee (30% more) on TDD to what they where turning down in June and will argue it. That become an indicator that a players sale value goes up close to the end of a window. As a fact based arguement we would be perfectly rigth to say we sold a player on the cheap before 31st June becasue we as a club felt we HAD to get a better balance sheet on that given day to satify a third party that is the PL and not becasue it was the best deal for us financially (and everybody knew we had to do a deal by than date). Its a fair argument to say the club lost out on revenue becasue of the effort they made in making their best attempt to meet PL rules with defined date parameters. What I am saying is Forest arguing this fact helps support Evertons arguement that they felt they where somehow forced in to selling him on the cheap due purely to an PL accounting dealline.

what is interesting is that one of the things forest are likely to say is that they hung on to transfer deadline day to sell Johnson for £47m rather have sell him in June for £35m (some made roughly 30% more by holding out to TDD) to ensure the sale came in the financial year needed. where as we did the very opposite, selling Richarlison in order to make sure we got sale done in June and thus in the most appropriate accounting year - Everton arguably missing out on 30% more fee just to try and adhere to PL rules. 30% more being roughly £19m!! ironically the amount we have been told we breach the rules by.

Let's just say we are argubley found guilty for a second year in a row (nothing would suprise me now), how on earth would is be just and fair to have the punishment for both seasons dished out as two lots of points deductions in a single season. PL could have saved themselves a massive headache on this by taking in to account our arguement that over spends relates to stadium development cost. (Wish could be argued eitherway by the sound of it) and come to the conclusion that we missed breaking the financial rules by a whisker - end of, we looking in to it, no punishment needed. Instead they really have opened a shit storm around this. We are currenly being lined up for two lots of punishment and then they are talking about changing the rules again.

Myko, and not for the first time this season. All bandaged up and making goal saving blocks. He must be pretty high on the MotM leaderboard now. Has very much become a strong and reliable player.

problem with Gomes is you don;t know which Gomes will come on to the pitch - he can make the difference either way. I think safety first against a decent Villa outfit - look after the point.

I will also give Villa a bit of credit, they fucking battle as well.

second half I think we brought them down to our level a bit in the second half, which is what you have to do against teams who play well and in good form. second clean sheet in a row helps build confidence, Doucs back with a game under his belt, goes on the board as a well earned point. shy on quality, but they battled to the end.

he definitely needs a goal or two. Villa the best team, but good chances wise we have matched them. Could go either way second half. second half going to be a bit of a coin flip. A draw is not the worst result today.

that long ball in to Watkins look a big danger

can see why villa are near the top of the table. Need to be solid and frustrate them. hopefully get two or three chances and nick something.

fuck me a VAR break for us.

I agree, got a start in the last game against Palace so starting a second consecutive game. So if you want to give the manager a selection headache then this is the game for him to show his capabilities. Villa are playing very well this season, so this is going to be tough afternoon out of possession. He will need to show what he can do when we don't have the ball as much as with the ball. He's been hear long enough to know exately what Dyche expects from him. Needs a performance.