The Football Thread

[m100]

is it complete coincidence that alan pardew has managed so many sides currently in the bottom half of the table?

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by victor meldrew

I think you will find the three wise monkeys, see them as Christmas Casuals.

Moyes has moved X-Mas celebrations to the end of the season

De Ja Vu at Man U 2013

Manchester United’s youth team players have been described as ‘gutted’ after David Moyes became a Christmas scrooge and cancelled their traditional festive pantomime.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/16/david-...omime-4232710/

We know how well that worked out

[m100]

Originally Posted by buttsie

Moyes has moved X-Mas celebrations to the end of the season

De Ja Vu at Man U 2013

Manchester United’s youth team players have been described as ‘gutted’ after David Moyes became a Christmas scrooge and cancelled their traditional festive pantomime.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/16/david-...omime-4232710/

We know how well that worked out

yes but he didn't cancel christmas because we gave things away every week and if we had a pound for everytime anyone shouted he's behind you .....

[Motorboater]

How good are Swansea? They scored a goal against an Allardyce Everton. That's no mean feat nowadays. Seriously, Liverpool should be leading the league since they were good enough to do so.

[pierrelm]

Originally Posted by Motorboater

How good are Swansea? They scored a goal against an Allardyce Everton. That's no mean feat nowadays. Seriously, Liverpool should be leading the league since they were good enough to do so.

One of my closest work friends is a born and bred Evertonian; having spent nearly all season bemoaning the rubbish he was watching while they were plummeting under Koeman, he's now moaning how awful they're playing whilst steadily climbing the table under BFS.

Scousers? Odd bunch.

[judy84]

Lanzini gets a 2 match ban for diving. I thought de Bruyne's penalty was as much of a dive.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42417298

Arsenal make 11 changes for league cup...only chance of silverware (with FA cup)??

[Motorboater]

Originally Posted by pierrelm

One of my closest work friends is a born and bred Evertonian; having spent nearly all season bemoaning the rubbish he was watching while they were plummeting under Koeman, he's now moaning how awful they're playing whilst steadily climbing the table under BFS.

Scousers? Odd bunch.

Is he aware it's not the mid80s anymore?

[pierrelm]

Originally Posted by Motorboater

Is he aware it's not the mid80s anymore?

He suffers with the delusion which is also self-imposed by supporters of a few other notables (West Ham spring to mind), to whit: they aspire that, as a default, they will play attractive football - and hope that this becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. See also in particular, Spurs and MUFC. On their day Everton are no more or less attractive or entertaining than anyone else - so much depends on who is in their squad and if the Manager has been threatened with the push. I saw West Ham under Lou Macari; the truth is out there...

[victor meldrew]

Originally Posted by pierrelm

I saw West Ham under Lou Macari; the truth is out there...

Our first interloper and doomed before he even walked through the door as many, including myself, were miffed at the sacking of Lyall, were a loyal bunch to our own.

LM tried and failed to change attitudes at the club, lost the players, lost the fans and money at the bookies then his job.

When he left we were a nothing outfit in division 2 (Championship), but to be fair he did sign Ludo along with Allen and the love boys Bishop & Morley.

BFS will keep Everton up, but it will not be pretty and year in year out you cannot help but think could you please try something different, he even gave youth its chance, playing two full backs from the development squad in a back three at Forest, it failed spectacularly and I am sure he did it just to shut us up about giving youth its chance. When we signed Andy Carroll it was hoof ball into the box from anywhere, dire. The worst was the 4-6-0 at home, worryingly something Moyes has done as well.

[pierrelm]

Originally Posted by victor meldrew

... but to be fair he did sign Ludo along with Allen and the love boys Bishop & Morley.

BFS will keep Everton up, but it will not be pretty and year in year out you cannot help but think could you please try something different...When we signed Andy Carroll it was hoof ball into the box from anywhere, dire. The worst was the 4-6-0 at home, worryingly something Moyes has done as well.

Ludo was brilliant! There were some decent players aroung that time - young slater who never really trained on (Ipswich then Celtic?) and I used to enjoy watching Kevin Keen who always seemed, unfortunately for him, able to see passes that his teammates didn't appreciate. That was around the time I went down to the Boleyn quite a lot as my then partner was a season ticket holder it was easy to pay on the gate and it was one of the cheapest nights out in London.

Incidentally, it was her funeral I went to recently (bone cancer took her early) with a solid group of ex WHU season ticket holders in attendance. The BFS regime was the final straw for some, the move away did it for the rest. Yet such is the appetite for modern football, the stadium will be full if Moyes turns it around despite WH shedding the most traditional supporters since that stupid bond scheme.

Meanwhile Swansea are now looking for a new Pulis sorry, manager to turn them into a team that can do pretty much the impossible and keep them up. Any other candidates? I think he'll be there for Boxing Day.