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When our fans 'turn up' at Goodison, we're no laughing stock my friend. Many an opposition player has wilted in front of it. More of a laughing stock if you sit there biting your nails, if you ask me.

Perhaps so. The people who have gone after us this season have tried to break this club. Our owner has breaking it for years, and these [Poor language removed] have tried to bury us once and for all. So,yes, we might be shattered, but we should also be effing fuming. I know I am. Time to bring it to the fore. As...

This is my big fear in all of this. No matter how bad things get, we always 'turn up' when it matters. My big fear this season is that the fans have just been through enough and there's just too much to worry about. I hope to god though that we turn up in full, defiant, we shall not be moved...

Well, He doesn't need to lie about stuff for that to be true. It was broken when he got here. Not even up for debate. Besides that, his DoF, amongst other people at the club - probably including senior players- will read that and know it's a lie,, if that is what it is. Just don't buy it mate.

Not what he said though, is it? Knowing how much money is likely to be available to spend (i.e what he's told is gonna be available to spend, and by all accounts he was promised very little) is not the same as 'knowing the accounts inside and out' is it now?

You say that, and you might be right, but Dyche reckons he actually did it as soon as he came in to the club: Don't reckon he'd make that up, myself. A lot of people he works with would know if he was lying about it. Most people tend not to lie for no apparent reason, especially when people...

I get your point. You can only sit back and watch a manager go so long without a win. It's just a fact, and one that Dyche will be well aware of. However, there is caveats. There's the added pressure that has been heaped upon players and manager by events beyond their control. Also, the no win...

It might well generate revenue in that time though. Granted, not as much as first team games, but I can see any test events having big demand. It's also not like we're starting from a position of zero. As in, we will still be generating revenue at Goodison during that time, but can add to the...

No, you're almost certainly right. Although I will add a couple of things: - We will still have the right to host concerts and stuff. If we're going down that avenue with the stadium, then I'd expect to see at least one there in summer '25 before the season starts.. - As you say, any events...

You're completely right, in all of this. Top and bottom of it is,; if we played open attacking football where are the goals coming from? Let's be generous and say Calvert-Lewin could get 12 goals, Doucoure 10 goals, Mcneil 7 goals, Harrison 7 goals after that you're scraping the barrel. There's...

Found this video interesting. Has a few views of the ground and some good shots of the docks between the stadium and the city centre.

I think the points thing is having a massive impact though. It's just a psychological thing, imo. It's affecting fans and imo the atmosphere at the ground . It's probably affecting the manager, and aside from the obvious psychological effect getting placed in the bottom 3 could have had on the...

Yep. Stopped reading most posts about a week ago. Just scroll through now, reading the occasional comment, but mainly looking for linked articles from any journo's who might start getting the world out a touch early On;y so many times a man can read @MikeH72 saying we should get all our points...

Wouldn't surprise me if the PL's endgame is to have any new government regulator, effectively replace this panel. I feel like that's the kind of regulation they can accept. What they don't want is a new regulator coming in and making rules.

They don't like the status we hold as stakeholders? It's something I've pondered for a while, but always stopped short of putting the tin foil hat on. I've recently noticed Rick Parry bringing up the subject of certain PL clubs having more of a vote than others. I'm now wondering how widely...

But it highlights that skills are very much still valued higher than athleticism, which you claim isn't the case in today's game. Today's players are fitter because they're pushed to be fitter. They're not all super athletes. Some of the best players of the last 20 years haven't been very...

Yeah, don't buy it. The athleticism comes from years of academy work and an understanding of sports science. Yesterday's players would still make it to the top in today's game. Skills are what separate Mo Salah from Demarai Gray. Or are we just saying Salah is 5 x fitter? Total fallacy that...

Be interesting to see how the likes of Salah would cope with tackles from behind, and generally being kicked all game. It's a daft argument comparing old players to new players. People like to say 'the game has changed so much' but has it really? The fundamental skill-set required to be a top...

Do you two even watch us without some kind of prejudice completely obscuring what actually happens on the pitch? Here is the average positions for our players yesterday...

Not really a rival though, are they? At least not imo. Forest, Luton, Brentford and Palace are our rivals here. The other 2 are already gone, imo, of course.