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Burnley 1 - 3 Everton DCL

With the team out of the relegation zone, the club unified, a new stadium nearing completion and a record TV revenue deal in place we will attract a few new buyers should 777 not get approval. I don't know if 777 will fail in their fit and proper test, I suspect they won't as they have been ploughing money into the club, so that money has to come from somewhere. Do I want them to take over, probably not, we do need stability and I suspect 777 will provide that for 3 or 4 seasons before selling on once the new stadium is on line and the club is worth much more than they paid for it. I do like the idea of being part of a conglomerate of clubs from other leagues with all the benefits that brings. Especially as Everton will be the crown jewel. If they fail I have no doubt a more shrewd operator will arrive. I just want the ownership sorted.

Everton 2 Chelsea 0 DCL

Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Garner

Ashley Cole is in a league of his own as premier league or any left backs, but top of the list after him is Baines, simply a wonderful player in attack and defence. If Micky can be close to Baines we will be so very lucky.

Garner, ran the midfield for us, let Gana and Doucs play their games. Top performance, thought everyone played well, shout out to Micky played very well.

Nottingham Forrest 1 - 3 Everton Harrison

Everton 3 Man Utd 1 DCL

Firstly Haff, yes officers make mistakes of course, we are humans put into difficult positions where we have to make split second decisions. With regard to the 1000 officers suspended or on restricted duties, I don't know where you got that number from and I would be interested to know. Suspended and on restricted duties is a practice used on officers while an investigation is carried out. As I am sure you know, they have to go through due process and an allegation does not mean they are guilty, after all innocent until proven guilty also applies to Police Officers!! The great thing now is that we have body warn cameras so it's much easier and faster to resolve complaints. Infact the number of complaints against officers came down once cameras were introduced. Thats not to say there are not bad officers who deserve to be sacked, sadly they are, and frankly the sooner they are out of the force the better. I fully accept the Baroness Casey report and am ashamed that some officers act that way. The commissioner is determined to change the culture in the MET and the vast majority of officers, myself included are committed to helping him do that, but it will take time. I am sure that the laws we police are enforced pretty consistently, you have to remember that we the Police do not make charging decisions, that is the job of the Crown Prosecution Service. The man on the Cenotaph was arrested for violent disorder as he jumped on a car and threw a bin at another vehicle, the CPS made the decision to charge him and the court convicted him. He was not just waving a flag he was being violent, a big difference and remember our actions have to be proportionate. With regard to the video, I would first remind Mr Atherton that the protestors are British people too, although this does not give them the right to attack people. The video is confusing and it's difficult to judge exactly what is happening. The officers' actions are being looked at, their video footage will be reviewed and they will be spoken to find out their decision making process. All officers in command have decision logs to record why they did what they did, or did not do what they didn't do. Hopefully this will provide clarity and learning so officers make better decisions next time. The so called "Patriots and veterans" who tried to get to the Cenotaph on Saturday were breaking the law because an exclusion zone was put in place to protect a lawful ceremony taking place by the Western Front Association at the Cenotaph. I am pretty sure that actual veterans could have applied to them to take part. Instead, they tried to push their way through to the Cenotaph and attacked Police Officers who stopped them. They also shouted things like "You're not British anymore" at Police, charming..... If they had just been waving flags and climbing on monuments not in the exclusion zone then, as we have established, they would not of been committing offenses, and we would have no grounds to take action. Lawful and proportionate remember. They were violent, Police feared they would go on to cause more violence or disorder and they were arrested. Like I said there were legal experts advising Police in real time as to what offences had been committed and what constituted a crime. Lastly Haff the Police are a disciplined service and I like all other officers follow orders, but I am responsible for the actions I take. Nobody can order a Police Officer to arrest someone, unless they are wanted, each arrest has to be based on the genuine held belief that a crime has been committed and the person has committed it. I have a duty to call out bad behaviour and I have, several times, and will continue to do so. I do not and will not turn a blind eye as you suggest. I suggest Haff you become a special constable, then you could see for yourself how the Police work, you could call out bad behaviour and maybe you could help bring down crime in your area. So Haff what are you waiting for I'll send you the link to apply if you like?

Haff, firstly working time directives don't apply to the Police so that not the first shift I have done that went past 18 hours. No Haff it is not, as the Tweet correctly states, climbing on a war memorial is not illegal. Dave Gilmores son was arrested charged and convicted for violent disorder. His actions are listed below from BBC news report of the court hearing: He was seen hanging from a Union flag on the Cenotaph and leaping on to the bonnet of a Jaguar - part of a royal convoy. Gilmour was previously found by a judge at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court to have thrown a rubbish bin at the vehicle. So not "Two Tier Policing" but the difference between someone breaking the law, (Gilmore), and someone being disrespectful which is not a criminal offence (protester). In this country we have enshrined in law the right to protest and freedom of expression, which is a very good thing in my opinion. People must be free to express themselves and protest as long as it does not break the law. The Law is not decided by the Police, it is decided by parliament who legislate and the courts who interpret the law and set legal precedents. When major protests take place we regularly have lawyers present to advise on if laws have been broken. With the Palestinian Peace protest last weekend, there were over 300,000 people protesting, the vast, vast, majority peacefully. There were offences committed regarding antisemitism and hate crimes, and arrests were made. Where it was not practicable to arrest at the time. Trust me as someone who deals with large crowd dynamics one of the last things you want in a large crowd with children, and elderly people is panic. By charging in to make an arrest when you have an opportunity to gather evidence and affect an arrest later you achieve the same result, but it is more proportionate. Everything we do as Police Officers has to be proportionate. The counter protesters mainly made up of far right groups engaged in violence and disorder from the start and were arrested because of the threat and risk they caused. This is a case of the Police acting upon the evidence presented to it and the legal powers available to it. We could not object to the Palestinian protest as it according to the law we have to have evidence of serious disorder. Sir Mark Rowley said earlier this week the legal threshold which would allow him to ask the Home Office for permission to ban the march had not been met. He also stressed there are no powers in UK law to ban a static demonstration. If we tried to ban the march we would have to go before a court to show the evidence to back this up, we did not have it so we could not ask the Home Secretary to ban it. Do we the Police make mistakes, yes we do as in the case of the Sarah Everard vigil, but they are honest mistakes, remember at the time we were under Covid restrictions which complicated things. Many aspects of policing demonstrations are balancing acts between peoples right to protest and peoples rights to go about their normal lives, through in Covid restrictions and it makes it much more complicated. I'll deal with the other half of Haffs wisdoms later

Haff, I've just finished a 19 hour shift you'll excuse me if I get some sleep before I respond to your latest diatribe. Given that you are the self appointed fountain of knowledge of all things, given the vast number of friends you appear to have in every walk of life, I am sure you can rest easy with your righteous pronouncements for a bit longer, until I can come back with some factual evidence.

Haff, I have 21 years experience as a MET officer in a number of roles and I will push back on your views. I can't now but will do over the next day or two.

Fresh legs can make a difference though and give new impetus to a team. But he's a premier league manager and I am not so what do I know lol.

Crystal Palace 1 - Everton 3 Harrison

I really want Dele to play for us again, he is such a talent, and been through so much in his life. It would just be great to see him enjoying playing football at Everton.

I really like Dyche and hope he is given time to improve us. I just wish the man would find a cure for Moyes syndrome and be able make substitutions at the right times. Bringing on Dnjuma and Beto with about 20 minutes to go would have given us more energy.

Any links?

Everton 3 - 1 Brighton Harrison

He is a top quality striker and goals like this prove that, not luck, instinct, something that cannot be taught. As he gets fitter and sharper the goals will come. Having Harrison and McNeil gives us a good front 3, with Beto, Chermiti and Danjuma we have depth, which is so refreshinto to see.

Just glad they didn't call a foul in the build up to out goal!!

He is becoming the player we hoped he would, great series of performances from him!!

His passing and awareness is unreal, a top player.

As others have said he improved as the game went on and it was a very good performance. I hope he gets a nice run in the team to continue to show us the player we know he is. I think he will be our right back for years, the kid has quality and fight.

This season is about not being in a relegation fight, about survival. If we can achieve mid table safety then thats progress. I will take that. To be fair we have played some nice football, good football. The more flowing expansive game will come with points and safety.

Unless we receive the worlds most incredibly over inflated offer DO NOT SELL HIM.