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i love the optimism.  i'm hoping for the same thing

Can never once recall a political leader speaking like that from their political platform, whatever their beliefs in private. Unprecedented I'd say.

I think you have channelled the hopes and dreams of Evertonians everywhere in that post.
Thankyou, now lets hope the time off has allowed us to up our game and make that dream a reality.
COYB!!
 

Wouldn't it be lovely to wake up tomorrow morning, see us on 49 points, watch the highlights of a convincing 4-0 win, Richarlison and DCL grabbing a brace, and looking forward to the Brighton game? I mean, just for once, couldn't that please happen?
 

Wouldn't it be lovely to wake up tomorrow morning, see us on 49 points, watch the highlights of a convincing 4-0 win, Richarlison and DCL grabbing a brace, and looking forward to the Brighton game? I mean, just for once, couldn't that please happen?
 

Wouldn't it be lovely to wake up tomorrow morning, see us on 49 points, watch the highlights of a convincing 4-0 win, Richarlison and DCL grabbing a brace, and looking forward to the Brighton game? I mean, just for once, couldn't that please happen?
 

Wouldn't it be lovely to wake up tomorrow morning, see us on 49 points, watch the highlights of a convincing 4-0 win, Richarlison and DCL grabbing a brace, and looking forward to the Brighton game? I mean, just for once, couldn't that please happen?
 

Wouldn't it be lovely to wake up tomorrow morning, see us on 49 points, watch the highlights of a convincing 4-0 win, Richarlison and DCL grabbing a brace, and looking forward to the Brighton game? I mean, just for once, couldn't that please happen?
 

Indeed. A man quite prepared to believe a doctrine of cruel, hypocritical nonsense practises what he preaches in politics.

Wouldn't it be lovely to wake up tomorrow morning, see us on 49 points, watch the highlights of a convincing 4-0 win, Richarlison and DCL grabbing a brace, and looking forward to the Brighton game? I mean, just for once, couldn't that please happen?
 

Don't mention this too loudly near @MikeO - he might think LH is on the way!

Don't mention this too loudly near @MikeO - he might think LH is on the way!

Agreed! He looks like a farmer trying to lop some weeds down out there.

And today they were happy enough with my weight retention/calorie intake to remove my feeding tube
Downside is I have a dirty big plaster on my stomach which is going to be agony to remove, wish I'd shaved the area

1 year left on his contract, looking to move, we have Ben here already and a world class manager and impressive squad, plus he knows from Ben that he has a chance play. 
We should spend the money on this player, and Cantwell, both going to be top top players, and would benefit us.

A pitiful showing from England in their second innings and it was no surprise.

I felt a bit of a lump in my throat when I heard the news. Memories of Bootle docks in the 70's, the ships from all over the world, looking out at them as a kid. Who would have thought we would be where we are now? The whole history of the club is about to get a new, exciting chapter. I genuinely think the tides of fortune are changing on Merseyside and a new wind blows us on a course to better times. A great manager in place, a team coming together, transfer windows ahead and an absolutely fabulous stadium to play in. Goodison will always be remembered and treasured, but the club feels like it's being born anew. The win at Anfield feels like the chains coming off. Really, really proud and happy and expectant and connected to the club.

I felt a bit of a lump in my throat when I heard the news. Memories of Bootle docks in the 70's, the ships from all over the world, looking out at them as a kid. Who would have thought we would be where we are now? The whole history of the club is about to get a new, exciting chapter. I genuinely think the tides of fortune are changing on Merseyside and a new wind blows us on a course to better times. A great manager in place, a team coming together, transfer windows ahead and an absolutely fabulous stadium to play in. Goodison will always be remembered and treasured, but the club feels like it's being born anew. The win at Anfield feels like the chains coming off. Really, really proud and happy and expectant and connected to the club.

I felt a bit of a lump in my throat when I heard the news. Memories of Bootle docks in the 70's, the ships from all over the world, looking out at them as a kid. Who would have thought we would be where we are now? The whole history of the club is about to get a new, exciting chapter. I genuinely think the tides of fortune are changing on Merseyside and a new wind blows us on a course to better times. A great manager in place, a team coming together, transfer windows ahead and an absolutely fabulous stadium to play in. Goodison will always be remembered and treasured, but the club feels like it's being born anew. The win at Anfield feels like the chains coming off. Really, really proud and happy and expectant and connected to the club.

I felt a bit of a lump in my throat when I heard the news. Memories of Bootle docks in the 70's, the ships from all over the world, looking out at them as a kid. Who would have thought we would be where we are now? The whole history of the club is about to get a new, exciting chapter. I genuinely think the tides of fortune are changing on Merseyside and a new wind blows us on a course to better times. A great manager in place, a team coming together, transfer windows ahead and an absolutely fabulous stadium to play in. Goodison will always be remembered and treasured, but the club feels like it's being born anew. The win at Anfield feels like the chains coming off. Really, really proud and happy and expectant and connected to the club.

I felt a bit of a lump in my throat when I heard the news. Memories of Bootle docks in the 70's, the ships from all over the world, looking out at them as a kid. Who would have thought we would be where we are now? The whole history of the club is about to get a new, exciting chapter. I genuinely think the tides of fortune are changing on Merseyside and a new wind blows us on a course to better times. A great manager in place, a team coming together, transfer windows ahead and an absolutely fabulous stadium to play in. Goodison will always be remembered and treasured, but the club feels like it's being born anew. The win at Anfield feels like the chains coming off. Really, really proud and happy and expectant and connected to the club.

Used to quite like Klopp - but managing there has changed him as a person. Very unlikeable now.
On the game, what a special performance - a treasured Everton memory already. Favourite moment was seeing DCL and Richarlison flying forward at the end. Electric pace and power. We need to see more of that now. Let's hope for an equally electric RW in the summer. 
 

Used to quite like Klopp - but managing there has changed him as a person. Very unlikeable now.
On the game, what a special performance - a treasured Everton memory already. Favourite moment was seeing DCL and Richarlison flying forward at the end. Electric pace and power. We need to see more of that now. Let's hope for an equally electric RW in the summer. 
 

but I don't think anybody is putting any sort of focal point specifically on James being a scape goat, people just commenting on both his strength's and his weakness's. Don't tell me you think there are no weakness to James's game? I have said James has been a good signing and brings lots of positives and want him as part of the team.
I actually generally think, on average, we are doing quite well this this season - yes we have lost some game we though we should have won - but pretty much every team will say the same.  Just to put it in perspectives - we where all so pissed off about the Fulham game because losing has dented out change of finishing top 4 and a CL place. In the whole of the Premiership era how many times at this point of a season are we realistically worrying about missing CL qualification - 2? 3?, 4 tops? We are also far from the finished article under Ancelotti - challenging for top 6-7 was our realistic goal for this season - and we are there or there about.
The current discussions are about a rumour (might be true or false) that he might be looking to quit the Premier league because of the bad British weather, physicality of the league, and the general culture of the UK.  Its not about him having any problem with the club, manager or other players - If true, it just sounds like the North West of England isn't floating his boat, compared to his normal home. To be honest, if the rumour is based on him just chatting to friends etc in Madrid - I don't imagine he would be signing the praises of the UK weather this past few months, or saying how much he loves the physicality of the Premiership or that he is not somehow missing living in Madrid, and all friends he has there. Don't forget with most of the world (or at least UK and Europe) in lockdown  since middle of December -  he will not have been able to have friends an family over to stay and visit or visa versa, all this type of thing is fooking with all of our heads at the moment and not in a good way. My 'mood' has definitely dropped considerably since December. 
I just hope it all doesn't get him down to much and he wants away, before at least giving it a crack in more normal times - when Stadiums are full and fans are chanting, restrictions on our lives are removed and our general moods are just lifted.  
 

Good post @RuffRob.
I agree on the accommodating part. Over the last few seasons we have had to do this with a few players. Geri was a bit like that, Rooney was another and then we have done the same to a large extent with Gylfi, in respect of shoehorning him into roles that he doesn't really suit or playing a certain way to make sure he isn't sitting on the bench.
Of all of those players, the one I would be doing all I could to fit in is James and if I could, I would do more to try and get a better squad around him (touching on what @Hafnia) has said about the other players in the first team.
Even treating him that way causes problems within the squad as well. By all accounts he doesn't train a lot and I get the impression that he doesn't always fancy it either. Despite that all being well he would start. I don't think that sets the right example to the others in the group that doing much more back at Finch Farm.
I am in two minds about him and I can see both sides of the argument. If someone could design a comfier fence it would be appreciated.