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Tonight was the night he truly won me over. I've always liked him and respected him but held him at arm's length but tonight was the cherry on top of the cake, he's done it for me tonight. I had reservations when he was appointed, mainly over the defensive side of his teams, but we've been fairly good most games but I still wanted that connection between me and him via his interviews. I got that tonight. I'm 100% behind him, he's my man.

He's been brilliant, not perfect but very very good. Absolutely the correct appointment back in November and deserves the backing for the next few windows. He's got a plan and can deploy it each week. He's in my good books

We're not that far away, you know. We need to bulk the squad out a bit and we need 20 quality players in the squad but it's not that far away chaps. Let's look at this in 2 years and see where we are. We're playing catch-up but we've got the cash boost coming.

Slowly slowly, catchy arsey. We've got a decent team, we need a quality squad. That'll take time and serious money.

We've been absolutely superb tonight. I had an inkling we'd put a performance in tonight but it's far outweighed what I expected. We've dominated a side challenging for CL and we're not that far behind them. Add 4 or 5 starters this summer and next summer and the one after that and we'll be above these cunts. The future's bright, the future's black and white

Howe's transformed this side. Yes, the money spent in January has obviously helped but this is night and day. Build on this and we'll reel far more in a lot quicker than we think.

Please just compare and contrast this pressing, functional and enthusiastic side to the limp, snivelling, unorganised dross of Bruce. It's a different universe man.

Why haven't we seen a few replays of the elbows into Schar's head? Went to VAR and dismissed immediately?

Playing down the hill in the second half. Keep them pinned in and it'll come

Froggy's irony knocked the cunt clean out apparently

Still look a bit toothless in that final third despite having more possession. Ramsdale hasn't had a sot to save yet. That's go to be the priority this summer - covert pressure and possession into shots and goals.

This isn't the game I was expecting tbh. Didn't see them backing off and letting us have it and make the running

Speed kills. Movement helps too

Has Ben White fallen asleep on the sunbed?

Wrong. Sunlun. Before yews tew marra.

Sky and PP both gone for same boost - Saka, Nketiah and ASM sot. 5s at PP but 7s at sky

Viv Anderson was the first black player to represent England in 1978. It's ridiculous.

Honestly think yellows are the way to go next week. 1 or 2 games to go, chances of getting suspended are virtually zero and the stakes are getting higher as we speak. There's bound to be more yellows, there's no consequence so why the fuck not take a daft one.

Lampard offers absolutely nothing as a manager like. I'd have zero confidence in him as an Everton fan in the medium/long term. He's just a walking cliche and if that's the shit he's drilling into them during the week then they'll be in this position next year too. They'll probably stay up this year but it's not success is it? 17th for Everton isn't good. He's honking and he'll be binned by Xmas imo.

That fucking Iwobi goal man

538 currently have it as: Everton 9% Burnley 35% Leeds 56%

Little Palace slugs

Is Fraud Lampard going to be able to pick a team midweek?

Red

Only from a financial point of view There's a raft of about 5 clubs that are, points-wise, virtually the same. At about £2.5m a place finishing at the top of this mini league could potentially be worth a player this summer.