Matt

indeed! my bad, typing on a bus with an iphone is tough!

Im not usually a poster in this thread, but this week has been epic: bought me a fantastic BBQ and had a great day with friends at the weekend Summer is coming already got a kind of promotion at work with a big responsibility and work in general is going very well the house is nearly complete sister is pregnant so, all things going well, i will be an uncle around the end of October to top it all off, I sent an email out to my dads favourite band World Party a few weeks ago, asking to give my dad a shout out since I couldnt get to Manchester for the gig. Didnt expect anything as I didnt get a mail back. But, the main guy of the band, whos been incredibly ill for several years but has (hopefully) fully recovered from brain cancer, got the mail and dedicated a song to him from me. Ive not heard my dad that happy. Life is good

Not sure of the maths but if there are 5 clubs playing for 2 CL places with 4 points between them all, that sounds about right to me

im sure you can, but I've got some with some papers in a Cadburys Fingers tin ( tho not for Titanic ) with family names on. Went to the museum in July last year. A bit disappointing to be honest, but you can search through all the names of those who were on board and how they fared. Expected to see more relics, hence the disappointment

Found my grandads medals at Christmas, checked with my mum, looks like he wasnt making it up! There's several in there, one is a star with a black ribbon the others are round with other coloured ribbons. Left the in Liverpool, will take some photos next time, if I remember

madness.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22157469

watching Chuck.... again... but its scenes like this that make me still love the show:

probably standing up for himself, cant say I blame him either

oh absolutely, plus shes a smokin hot ballet / ballroom dancer. Was never going to do any better

how many times has it been said so far this season; make or break game! Im not sure how this will go to be honest.... Edit: This is an Arsenal team in the peak of their form this season - out of the last 10, won 7 draw 2 lost 1

that and passion for the game in general. He was the same at Swindon. worked out well for me Pretty sure Rooney kissed his batch first game against us when he scored, he stuck around.

I dont need a link, Im just saying that maybe he was expecting to see his name in the papers linked to loads of jobs. Schalke and Chelsea is all Ive seen. Very decent positions, but maybe not what he was expecting? It could just as easily be the return to form. I was just putting another idea out there.

im going to be honest. Over the last couple of months, Ive succumbed to frustration and used this place to air said frustrations. I have been quite fickle (though I do try to be consistant), so I'll hold my hands up. Doom merchants and blind optimists do frustrate me from time to time because they can sound like broken records and that becomes a bit tedious over time. But all opinions are valid and no matter how annoying they are, they should hold merit and should be respected. I'll hold my hands up to not always doing that. There as some ludicrous statements being made in this thread also, but im not getting myself into trouble by finger pointing - this is not aimed at particular people (though it might seem that way to some). Equally, opinions will fluctuate as new evidence comes along to influence them, like the Wigan defeat. It pushed me (and im sure a few others) from being on the fence with Moyes to having had enough and change is required, now. Since that game, our form has returned somewhat. Most of that will be down to Moyes, so credit where credit is due. I think we are all aware of his ability to motivate. So, being the fickle fan, im starting to relax a bit more. However, I still think this "wait n see" game Moyes is playing is hurting us and, quite frankly, disrespectful. Sign for 2-3 years and, if it doesnt go his way then he can go looking for another job; we get some stability and a payday when he leaves. Currently we have no idea who is going to be taking over in the next couple of months and wont get a penny if he leaves. Change is still required. But, like i said, ive passed the wanting Moyes out and back to middle road; will thank him for his services if he goes but would be happy if he stays, provided he continues to evolve. Evolution for me is: blooding more new youngsters (not 10 mins every now and again) when possible and not when forced to. takes responsibility for his mistakes continue to improve on his tactical decisions (he has done over the years but in my eyes - e.g. substitutions - there is still a lot of progress to be made). Not one of them requires new investment. Thats all on him. If he leaves, well... im a little apprehensive, because hes been here so long and is an integral part of the club. Plus we wont have our current captain, most likely lose a massive player for us in Felli, and with those 3 huge influences missing, its easy to see why people get scared that we will disappear into League one come from. On the other hand, weve got a great team and club who, under the right leadership could take the club further and that possibility out weighs the risks for some. Regarding the competitive sub-topic here: winning is everything - in sport. football is a sport. It will improve my life a bit, because for a short time (whether for a few hours or days or weeks etc) I will be on that level on elation I was when I was 12 and we won the FA Cup. That happiness again would be most welcome and is quite addictive. Im a highly competitive person too, so it might mean a bit more to me than others. Whilst success for Everton is not the be all of life, the universe and everything, but it is the bread and butter of a football club, and this is a football forum. So lets keep some relativity here - if a person is posting about success on a football forum and how important it is, he probably is only talking about that in the sense of the game, not his life overall.

bought me a big fk off bbq, been eating n drinkin since 16h!

Heaven forbid we create a communtiy chat section Bill! Whats the harm? (despite the fact this thread already has a parallel... Quick Romey, merge it)

it happens all the time, managers praise players theyre interested in, clubs make statements about managers. Mourihno to PSG/Chelski for example. Not saying its true but rumors sometimes arise from nothin, or misunderstandings or statements. But there's nothing about jobs for him. Zip. Not a sausage. Maybe it got him. Didnt say it was Moyes coming out and saying anything, I agree with you, he's got too much respect for the club. Dont you think it's strange there's not a serious link between him and another club?

my point was that Martinez managed to get some bargains despite having Wigan as a selling point, which is impressive. Also, that he could do much better with the name Everton behind him, if he came here. I dont see how Wigan would ever be an excellent opportunity though

going to start the Sopranos I think

Brother in law was talking about this: https://gamepass.nfl.com/nflgp/secure/packages?ttv=9&ttp=3 So looking forward to the new season. A while off I know, Im just so excited. Which is strange, since I adopted the Cardinals, who are shite.

absolutely. Might be the wrong place to put this (Mark, shift it to the Moyes thread if you want), but has anyone else got the feeling hes making these calls because staying as hes not getting the media coverage of potential jobs he may have expected, possibly because noones queuing up to sign him up?

"come to Wigan. We pay peanuts, in the arse end of nowhere, constantly threatened with relegation with a near non-existant fan base" Or "Come to Everton, regular top half team, chances of Europe, decent pay, passionate fan base in one of the most famous cities in the world" I know it would make a difference to me.

or may be hes made his mind up already....

Mastadon spree today, lovely stuff for a quiet Friday

BBC seems to think it will be... Could be all German final too (which I would prefer)