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Young is an absolute buffoon.

I think you're being overly optimistic.

To what possible question can the answer be 'Ashley Young'?

It's been a lovely three weeks off without having to be subjected to this bunch of clowns.

Harrison so weak.terrible goal to concede

Listening to commentary. Commentator sounded like it was certain pen. 

Good short corner. Things might get better.

Not sure if a pen, but surely VAR should look.

And it's made of plastic.  Not the pitch.

We play too slow in my opinion. Too easy to break our play.

Last time Godders was LB was away to Man Utd I think and he was absolutely clueless. Hoping for at least 6/10 from him today.

I have never met a person who slaps a person on the back of the head as being anything other than an absolute prick. 
It's passive aggressive behaviour.  Smacking someone on the back of the head is a snide way of asserting dominance, the person is testing boundaries or letting you know they are comfortable enough to try it on.
Had a boss in work who used to do it and get his wedding ring to make contact.... absolute prick. I was early 20s - he did it to me and I lost my shit - the shock and sharp noise/impact...  6ft4 big bloke, I marched towards him like my legs didn't feel anything - pure jelly, hands felt like they weren't mine, I then stopped and walked away and told him "do not follow me" in a high pitched voice with tears in my eyes.... he started laughing and acted surprised as though I'd over reacted. 
 
The worst thing was there was girls about.... the stupid fucker probably thought the fact that my voice went high pitched and I was almost crying and shaking meant I was upset.   If I get like that it means my body is surging with adrenaline and things could get heavy. The man child did not have a clue.
He started to walk after me when one of the girls stopped him and said "are you stupid?!"  - she knew the signs he didn't.
Humans aren't meant to react well to their heads being hit not least the back. It's a threat.   
I hate violence, but I can't stand people who make me feel like he did. 

We’ll have to agree to disagree then.
Context and the relationships of those involved are critical, but I’ve seen ‘friendly’ slaps many times and the always turn out badly for everyone.
My father (a bully) always thought it was hilarious to give out friendly slaps, and worse.  It wasn’t, it was always the act of a bully trying to place himself as the big man. And it never worked out. And of course if anyone tried to do the same to him, that was always a disaster too.
 
The last time I saw something like this, it was in a work environment a few years ago. Someone (a woman actually, and also a bully) gave a friendly slap to a junior member of the team. Turned out there were others, and led to two years of complaints and misery where I work. 
 
Even on the Undr The Cosh podcast, who like a bit of top bants, with hindsight admit that this behaviour is not on and you don’t know what other people’s mental health is or how they are taking it.
This behaviour never helps, is never a laugh and nearly always makes a situation worse, in my experience.
If it happened as reported, looks like it’s worked out really well for all those involved doesn’t it?
The only exception for this is the ‘I CANT BELIEVE YOUVE DONE THIS’ meme.

Apart from my prick of an old man, I’ve been lucky and escaped this type of attention, I’m also quite big and can look after myself which helps.  But it’s an issue that I’m pretty hot on, I’ll always call it out.    I’ve seen it around me all too often and just make people and things miserable.
Lets hope this is something which has been blown out of proportion.

If it is true, it’s unacceptable from Dyche.  Putting or raising your hands on anyone, even as a joke is band out of order.  
 
Regardless of who it is doing it, or the context.  What possible good could have come of it.  Clearly indicates that there are tensions in the squad, and between some players and the manager, and that it’s not just footballing reasons that Dyche doesn’t rate Patterson.  If it happened.

I also feel Gomes could be a big player for those home games we have coming up after the break.

Well, it’s hard enough going to United away without giving away 2 penalties.
Theres no more comfort in saying we played well or we created plenty of chances. Not going to blame Dyche for this one, players are not doing enough.
Tactics wise I will say that we need to find a way to get away from Doucoure & Godfrey in the starting team. Doucs - I love his running & work ethic but he offers us nothing in build up play or ball retention. Godfrey is just a rash defender with limited technical ability.
Our strikers will surely relish having Gomes playing that 10 role as he can see & make passes.

In a game where we have dominated the ball and had fullbacks in attacking areas he is null & void. Should have been off in place of Garner of whom could have gone to RB.

McNeil with hands on head at his pathetic cross.  Hands-on-head has become Everton’s symbol.

Need these changes.
C'mon boys.

Thank heavens, Harrison also off.

It seems typical that once again we are playing a team that is there for the taking and we shoot ourselves in the foot, and the leg and the face.

He was awful at LB the last time we played them here too.

Yes, both, horrible defending by Tarkowski and Godfrey.

Hahah that’s going to be another pen