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46 minutes ago, Zatman said:

He got Burnley relegated previously before so has 2 on his record  

Again he done well but is absolute no guarantee he is turning it around same it wouldnt if Big Sam took over

The most blanket statement ever that is. Nothing a guarantee in football. Silva tanked at Everton with a huge spend . Flying it at Fulham with a lesser spend. 

4 minutes ago, Zatman said:

I rate Dyche but what basis is he a guaranteed success? People said similar last season and Burnley only improved when they sacked him

 

They got relegated. New bounce from someone, anyone. It had gone stale. Understandable. Same dressing room year in year out. We just going to totally write off his other years at Burnley ? Howe didn’t leave Bournemouth in great shape at the end. He’s not doing too bad now. 

4 minutes ago, Adman said:

Agreed.  Dyche keeps them up imo, anyone else and I can see them going down in style

Fanbase though are a special kind. Reading some of the stuff online. On about who they can get that plays great football. Foot of the table. Alright lads  yeah. Don’t just wanna stay up, wanna Barcelona your way out of trouble also

3 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

Rooney would seem a good shout, he's used to managing whilst up to his neck in chaos - hasn't pulled up any trees out in the states though I believe?

If it’s Rooney against Dyche though - is it even a contest ? Everton could get this wrapped up very quickly and sensibly and probably stay in the league. If they fanny around and make stupid nostalgic choices like Rooney - they’ll get relegated. Simple. 

5 minutes ago, useless said:

Both the telegraph and the athletic now reporting Bielsa link.

They're not keen on appointing a firefighter such as Dyche or Alladyce unless 67-year-old Argentine Bielsa and others turn down the job

The article says “ firefighter like Allardyce “ the clickbait headline from everton fans who retweeted it include Dyche because they think he isn’t good enough for them

25 minutes ago, Don_Simon said:

Do they have any form with domestic coaches? They're perhaps better off heading extra-terrestrial for the next coach.

Well Moyes and Joe Royle probably trump the rest. 

1 hour ago, avfc1982am said:

This has got Dyche written all over it

And rightly so. The football snobs at Everton either want to stay in the league or not. They’ve zero form with foreign coaches and now is not the time to get clever. 

19 minutes ago, useless said:

If they've got the money then they will get a decent manager, Bielsa and Nuno seem to be the more high profile manager names being linked.

Then there's ex players like Rooney, Ferguson, and Lee Carsley.

They're only three points off fourteenth at the moment, I think people forget that the likes of Leeds, Wolves, West Ham have been in just as bad form as them or close to it for pretty much a year now, Southampton worse form, their squad isn't great, but also it isn't one one would look at and think they have no chance of surviving, a decent manager should have a chance of keeping them up.

But have to get the appointment right.

It’s not that complicated unless they make it that way. It’s Dyche’s job. Nobody else’s. Their fanbase have serious delusions of grandeur and most of their last few managers, lampard aside, have been well backed financially. The argument that “ well he almost got Burnley relegated “ is bollocks. Top 6 in the championship were spending more than Burnley FFS. What he did there was remarkable. Go back to what you are Everton, a working class, community based club. It’s when you get notions the wheels come off. 

8 minutes ago, avfc1982am said:

This has got Dyche written all over it

They could do worse. 

18 minutes ago, PaulC said:

His easiest match yet. 

It was actually. De Minaur not good enough and Djokovic’s best match so far 

Could be set up for De Minaur later on. 23, seriously fit - reminds me a lot of Hewitt in that he has no outstanding shot in his arsenal but solid game. Will be a massively partisan crowd. Needs to be careful not to get dragged into the Djokovic head ****-y when he starts going on about injuries the other day. If he gets sucked into thinking Novak won’t be at his best, he’ll be 2 sets down and serving to serving to stay in the match before he knows it. Classic Djokovic. Champions gain every , every edge possible - even before the match. 

Sometimes i question have i fallen out of love of boxing when i didn’t buy or watch Fury v Chisora or Smith V Eubank Jr. I know i haven’t when i get totally unmoved by those but very excited to hear Tim Tszyu is fighting Tony Harrison on March 12th. Casuals be like “ Huh” Real fans know that’s a fight. A proper trade fight as we call it. 

Anyone else notice that Adam Smith completely gone MIA with Sky ? Rumours sky weren’t happy he massively overspent on their budget to he has gambling issues and is on leave. Some say he’s been sacked. 

I miss the sheik of muscles

2 minutes ago, Risso said:

I hope not, because Lange's signings have mostly been shit.

Lange was involved in Kamara. We all presume it was Gerrard who identified him. Nobody knows that to be true. Probably the same as Duran - watched for a good while. 

10 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said:

And Bannan has had a decent football league career as well. Just looked at his stats recently- over 300 games for Wednesday. 

It’s nothing personal and id hope all these lads make their way in the game. If it’s not at Villa, there is scope to forge out a career elsewhere. Bannan is a classic example that you don’t need to be fatalistic about the situation if you don’t make it where you thought you would. Great pro. Although i can’t put Bannan in the “ not making it here “ category. Played almost 70 games for us. 

What’s the story here - is he even in England yet ?

Think we all got drunk on the “ he played for Barca B team “ thing. There is a reason there was so much fuss over Carney and as acrimonious as the parting was - we tried to keep him because we knew, and chelsea knew. Similar to how we don’t face the same resistance trying to keep Barry, Chrisense, Doyle-Hayes, McKirdy. They’ll unlikely make it at elite level 

Great match this. 

Some of that intricate stuff we played through the lines was very good. It was purposeful. Stuff like that is rehearsed. You don’t just overload an area or get into passing triangles by chance. Dare i say it too - looking more comfortable playing it out from the back. What separates him say from Smith is Emery has the nerve to stay true to his methods when it looks a bit hairy at times. Smith folded like a deck chair when we came under pressure and went long with it then. 

Better get some kip. I’ll get up to watch some of Tsitsipas - Sinner , 8 am start. Could be a classic. 

2 minutes ago, KentVillan said:

The late finishes don't happen at Wimbledon because there's an 11pm curfew from the local council. They happen at the other slams, although not as insanely late as the Aus. You can have evening sessions without 4am finishes, just add more days on. They cram it in so they can fit stupid tour events that nobody gives a shit about into the schedule.

And the other point Murray was making was that the balls were dud, so the rallies dragged on because it was hard to hit winners, which is partly why there's been so many long matches.

I don't think he was whinging, I watched his interview after the Bautista Agut game, and he just looked a bit broken. It's the combination of the late finish and then having to play again a couple of days later.

Yeah i get that . It was a highly competitive match but Bautista Agut just better on the day. The downside for Murray when he enters slams these days is his ranking is so low he’s going to run into seeded players much earlier. The fact he took out berretini, at 35 and patched up basically , is a mark of the player he is. I think 2023 is the last we see of Murray and Nadal. If Nadal plays Roland Garros and can’t win or doesn't get to at least the semis - think he calls it a day. If he wins it he’ll wrap up end of year. Djokovic here for another 2-3 years. He’s a freak. 

Word on Murray by the way. Phenomenal career. 3 time grand slam winner is no mean feat. Got into 7 other slam finals. He’d of won a fair chunk of the 5 he lost in Australia if he didn’t run into Djokovic ( greatest player to ever play at the Australian open in my opinion ) No slight on him when i say this but very tactical player. Very attritional, didn’t have the natural tennis ability of a federer or nadal ( though who did ) Murray literally played every point on its own merit. 

2 minutes ago, KentVillan said:

Well yeah, obviously there's only one set of Grand Slams, and he's a professional tennis player, so he doesn't have much choice if he wants to play elite tennis. What he's saying is that it's an avoidable problem, and all the players complain about these late finishes (which don't happen at Wimbledon btw, and don't seem to make the tournament any worse). Nadal has complained about the same thing at the French Open. It's been a running theme for years, hardly wise after the event.

They're human beings at the end of the day, give them a chance to give their best. It just didn't look like Murray was capable of offering up the same as he did in the previous two games

I just don't understand why sports fans want to see their favourite players worked into the ground to the point that they have chronic injuries and retire young, when it's not necessary or even good to watch. It makes the game a worse spectacle when half the players are crocked.

The gruelling 5-set format is of course part of the game, and we love a good epic. Just give them an extra day off or something.

The late finishes don’t happen at Wimbledon because they don’t have the heat they get during the day sessions in Australia. Play had to be suspended the other day due to heat. Night sessions were brought in to combat this. Players championed it. A 4 am finish is an anomaly, shouldn’t happen. I personally think nothing should go past midnight. People got work the next day etc.