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Apparently the game at Stadium of Light is a sell out. Should be more intense than the normal friendly as England are priming for the Euros and Australia for WC Qualifiers. Also, given the long sporting rivalry between the two countries, any England/Oz game will be well contested. On paper the...

Saw this article today in the Aussie Football news which I thought is a very relevant topic for Evertonians. Ignore the name of the team and the coach but the basic point here (as Garham Arnold puts it) :- "...entertainment is "a load of crap" if it does not generate results." and "...Every...

Given what happened at the w/e in regards to additional time added on etc, got me to thinking about the current process and whether it would be a good idea to have a separate time keeper etc. As i understand it, currently the referee monitors and notes any additional time (eg for subs, injuries...

What do you think of this newly developed boot with a square toe :- http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/11/australian-designed-boot-launches-with-grand-aim-of-revolutionising-football I can see the advantages, especially for strikers but I am wondering about whether chipping the ball...

What I'm thinking of here are those annoying, yet very predictable, things that people say to you in certain situations. I was inspired to start this from all the "I wish they'd swap shirts" comments in the Women's World Cup 2015 thread. Other classics include "Can you cut/wash mine when you're...

Ok, now that one of our most disappointing seasons, and one of the most boring in EPL too, is over we can at least look forward to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 in Canada. The 24 team tournament starts in about 2 weeks (June 6th) and, if the last one is anything to go by, the standard should...

Call it schoolboy humour but I always get a laugh from the inventive titles of some porno film names. Not that I have actually seen any of these (honest!). The original one I heard was "Flesh Gordon" and since then there have many, many more I'm sure. Some of my favourites are - "Dude, Where's...

I know that there is already a preview thread for Everton V West Ham FA Cup 6/01/15 but I thought it would be good to see how good we are at PREDICTING the actual result. We are all (me included) clever after the event but let's see how accurate we are beforehand. (ps - deliberate mis-use of...

Any little pearls of wisdom that you think are worth passing on to the kids? I'm not talking about the deep and meaningful big life messages. I'm thinking more of the smaller, nitty gritty trivial stuff. Here's a few of mine:- + Always check that there is toilet paper before you start. + Make...

For those of you who thought that Krasnador away was a tough trip or that the French Police are a worry, spare a thought for Western Sydney Wanderers who play their second leg of the ACL final against Al Hilal in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) at the w/e. Apart from the almost 20 hour journey, no Jewish...

I heard a news item on BBC World Service recently about the number of ex-footballers who turned to crime in the UK (presumably elsewhere too). Here are some articles :- http://pitchsideuoc.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/calling-time-on-ex-footballers-turning-to-crime/...

I know that we generally avoid politics on these forums (and rightly so) but this has a football angle. I also hope that I'm not jumping the gun here but IF (big IF) it is proven that Russia (or Pro Russian/Russian backed) forces were involved in the o/night Malaysian Airlines crash, do we think...

This is a classic. At least Everton can play their photocopying bills (I hope) :- http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/middlesbrough-boss-aitor-karanka-bizarre-3132979

Not sure if other people picked this up but I noticed last week that Joseph Yobo has joined Norwich in Jan (with a view to a permanent move). First appearance (played full 90 mins) against Man City and they held them to a draw despite 32% of possession. Well done Joey -I always liked the guy...

Ok, if you were given the following end of season final place choices, which would you choose :- 1. RS 2. EFC OR 5. EFC 6. RS So, best finish in decades and CL fooball but the Sh*te win the league OR finish ahead of them for another season and they miss out on Europe etc.

Surely we have to try to beat ManUre to this lad Everton Ribeiro (just based on his name alone). We wouldn't even have to make up a new song for him! I am not allowed to post a URL :-( So, just go on ESPN Soccernet and have a look under News & Features and then Tranfers. He sounds a hoot...