Liverpool v Everton

our best chance is that nobody gives us any chance at all

COYB

Human Resources send me to see a specialist in Mental and Physical Health:

Specialist: Tell me where does it hurt Mr E. Fan:

Well, Doctor Football it all started about last June when the boss left for a lucrative job in Spain - an offer he just couldn't resist. And this new boss came from that Spanish branch you see. They tell me he used to set goals in Bernabeu or something, a long time ago. It's a fahct. Anyway he treated us all like a small cloob and the atmosphere was pretty awful, except for the first few weeks and on an odd team building day out (we went down to Brighton one time and also a couple of quick trips to Leeds and Manchester near that Old Trafford Centre where we nearly grabbed a late bargain except someone else spotted that the price wasn't quite right..

Go on..

Anyway, one of the lads - right popular he was too - he's been on Garden Leave all year and so the productivity has gone down. And then a few more of the lads went down with illnesses, that Dominic bloke with the funny clothes, his mate Tom cried off.. and then worse, they brought the assessors in to oversee our work and, well, they were hypercritical and not very helpful. I remember one time Allan, the funny looking lad who worked one time in Italy, he got marched out for, well nothing really, and then there was the time we had the team over from East Manchester and things really got out of hand..

So then the owners decided they'd had enough with the Spanish bloke. Something about not really getting on with the workforce - he wasn't much of a communicator it's true. So they brought this posh lad in from darn South and, although things have improved, they still ain't right..

And what now?

Well I think there's talk that might be shutting us down - and then there will only be one branch in the city instead of two.. And I just can't cope. I mean will I be moved to Coventry or Luton or Nottingham or worse, Middlesbrough?

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:our best chance is that nobody gives us any chance at all

COYB

This. It is what it is. But as long as weight and have true dog... I will remain a fervent Evertonian. Born and chosen, never manufactured

ToffeeDan wrote:Human Resources send me to see a specialist in Mental and Physical Health:

Specialist: Tell me where does it hurt Mr E. Fan:

Well, Doctor Football it all started about last June when the boss left for a lucrative job in Spain - an offer he just couldn't resist. And this new boss came from that Spanish branch you see. They tell me he used to set goals in Bernabeu or something, a long time ago. It's a fahct. Anyway he treated us all like a small cloob and the atmosphere was pretty awful, except for the first few weeks and on an odd team building day out (we went down to Brighton one time and also a couple of quick trips to Leeds and Manchester near that Old Trafford Centre where we nearly grabbed a late bargain except someone else spotted that the price wasn't quite right..

Go on..

Anyway, one of the lads - right popular he was too - he's been on Garden Leave all year and so the productivity has gone down. And then a few more of the lads went down with illnesses, that Dominic bloke with the funny clothes, his mate Tom cried off.. and then worse, they brought the assessors in to oversee our work and, well, they were hypercritical and not very helpful. I remember one time Allan, the funny looking lad who worked one time in Italy, he got marched out for, well nothing really, and then there was the time we had the team over from East Manchester and things really got out of hand..

So then the owners decided they'd had enough with the Spanish bloke. Something about not really getting on with the workforce - he wasn't much of a communicator it's true. So they brought this posh lad in from darn South and, although things have improved, they still ain't right..

And what now?

Well I think there's talk that might be shutting us down - and then there will only be one branch in the city instead of two.. And I just can't cope. I mean will I be moved to Coventry or Luton or Nottingham or worse, Middlesbrough?

Relegation would bring some easy away days for me, in fairness. I used to be a regular at Coventry away games, and Luton too - both less than an hour from me and easy to get tickets.

I'm starting to wonder whether a season or five in the Championship might be a bit like footy in the old days before Sky got hold of it and made it sexy. There are actually some upsides to relegation when you think about it. I think I'm making my peace with the idea. So I'm no longer shitting bricks and I'm starting to weirdly believe that we actually might not get trolleyed tomorrow.

I'm in the hotel having got back from the family do - quite a boring night really, no rucks, but I've had enough beers to feel happy and for a serene calm to come over me ahead of the derby. Both my lad and the Albanian Juventus-supporting cabbie who brought us back to the hotel are convinced that we'll get a result tomorrow. I don't recall what their logic was for this theory but I'm pissed enough to roll with it, until the morning at least.

A lot of my mates are saying the same sort of thing. 'At least we may win a few games in the Championship' 'We can actually compete for a title' 'Do us good'. For me its all bollocks. If we look at our squad, its bloody awful. All of the 'quality (yeah right)' players will disappear and we will be left with the total shit and no money to spend. I think we would be out of the prem for donkeys years and be the new Leeds. Moshiri will sell up, new owners will spend fuck all and new stadium a dream from the past. Can only see it as a complete disaster, but looking at the games remaining its as good as certain.
Watched the Brentford v Spuds game and they are way better than us, no way we will win that. Watford and Palarse are the only possiblities for a win and we will blow at least one of them. 5 points maximum from our remaining games which wont be enough. Its all a big shitty fucking pile of cunting horrible crap!! And the redcunts are going to do tje grand fucking slam!! Fuuuuuuuck!!!!
Checked the odds and the red fucks are only 11-8 to win by 4 goals or more. That is how low we have fallen. And it looks a good bet, which makes it even worse.
Rant ovwr and off to hide myself away for the day and try to ignore all the shit coming next week after the thrashing today.

Da Judge wrote:

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:our best chance is that nobody gives us any chance at all

COYB

This. It is what it is. But as long as weight and have true dog... I will remain a fervent Evertonian. Born and chosen, never manufactured

I'm with you Chris.. I'll watch & possibly grimace and groan a lot... but just maybe we'll pinch something, or ruin their champions hopes.... or just maybe produce something to remember till our days end .. I'm certainly not naïve enough to expect this... but I won't give up... .COYB

callmebubbles wrote:A lot of my mates are saying the same sort of thing. 'At least we may win a few games in the Championship' 'We can actually compete for a title' 'Do us good'. For me its all bollocks. If we look at our squad, its bloody awful. All of the 'quality (yeah right)' players will disappear and we will be left with the total shit and no money to spend. I think we would be out of the prem for donkeys years and be the new Leeds. Moshiri will sell up, new owners will spend fuck all and new stadium a dream from the past. Can only see it as a complete disaster, but looking at the games remaining its as good as certain.
Watched the Brentford v Spuds game and they are way better than us, no way we will win that. Watford and Palarse are the only possiblities for a win and we will blow at least one of them. 5 points maximum from our remaining games which wont be enough. Its all a big shitty fucking pile of cunting horrible crap!! And the redcunts are going to do tje grand fucking slam!! Fuuuuuuuck!!!!
Checked the odds and the red fucks are only 11-8 to win by 4 goals or more. That is how low we have fallen. And it looks a good bet, which makes it even worse.
Rant ovwr and off to hide myself away for the day and try to ignore all the shit coming next week after the thrashing today.

Can’t argue with any of that, except to say that William Hill were offering the RS to win by four or more at 4/1. I’ve put a tenner on, those odd seem ridiculously good to me.

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Godfrey, Mykolenko, Allan, Doucoure, Iwobi, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison.

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Keane, Delph, Branthwaite, El Ghazi, Alli, Rondon, Price.

And Mina not even on the bench. He really is made of glas.

Burnley have won, so no more messing, no more soft Everton. It’s time to look deep within ourselves, it’s time for full hearts, clear heads, a mason holgate red card and a 4-0 loss.

Godfrey injured in the warm up

The game is on a Mexican channel here for me. I'll watch it and likely get all pissy the rest of the day after the conclusion of the game.

I've got it on US TV Go ... with the VPN on
https://ustvgo.tv/usa-network-live/

COYB

we're off

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:we're off

to the championship

20 mins... doing ok.

much slower tempo from the shite than I expected

yellow for Gordon for diving for a peno.. seen them given !

Jota elbows Coleman in the face,,, but it's ok according to the ref.. in fact it's a red free kick

Duke with a chance.. drags it wide

Duke yellow & handbags... Richie was down for ages with a broken finger nail

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Duke yellow & handbags... Richie was down for ages with a broken finger nail

a twisted sock

Mane slaps Allen in the face... that's fine

HT 0-0

here we go

COYB

thought you had to show neutrality as a commentator, spit the dog is awful