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I hope Leeds next fixture is against someone who can knock their confidence even further, butter them up for us. .... yes I know who they play next.

I might have misjudged him and the situation.

We can't start slowly, we can't have a spell where we are off it. We need to be on it for the full 90. The crowd needs to remind Arsenal of last season. They need to be tired before they have kicked a ball. They need to believe that their title race is probably over. Put doubt in their mind. Create chances early. We are very capable of beating them. It will be tough. They are dangerous. Lots. Of. Short. Sentences.

Not feeling this one. Reckon they are too strong. We will play well but they will sucker punch us. Isak and Wilson starting would be tasty.

Mind you, if Southampton go down, they should stick with Selles. He's an astute, articulate coach. He needs a clean slate. If they can keep a few, they will smash the champo.

I'm not a psychological expert but I think alot are just so utterly excited about us making CL that they are trying their best to dampen their own expectations, even in such an overwhelmingly positive position which we find ourselves in. Any other club, and I'd bet my arse that you would all think we are nailed on for CL.

Spurs man.

Richarlison too.

So just to be clear, we are still 9 points ahead of Liverpool but with one less game for both clubs to play and we are getting MORE nervous? Guys relax, even if we get beat against Arsenal, you can't really ask for two better fixtures than Leeds and Leicester, as well as Brighton at home who we are clear favourites for.

A huge part of me wants Longstaff to be future club captain. Even if he's part of the squad, I'm a nostalgic person and love the idea of a geordie captain waltzing about in midfield.

Personally, I don't find the "let's find ways we don't finish top 4", game much fun.

I wouldn't get your hopes up of Spurs getting a draw at Anfield.

Gordon will come in and its a great opportunity for him.

Longstaff didn't start against Man City in the 3-3 did he?

Kulsevski ASM Son/Richarlison Might be the starting point post Kane. They are going to be shite next season.

Marian fucking pahars, still gives me sleepless nights.

I think Howe will make sure the players that he picks have the most hunger to their games. He will want to keep players on their toes and not allow complacency to set in.

Now we are mint, I'm starting to take a bigger interest in other clubs. Give me this raw, emotional view from genuine Everton fans, over the self serving arrogance of Jennings, McKola and Buvey, who have very little knowledge of the life of a real football fan.

I'd recomend you all to watch this. It's a very fair post match account by this Everton channel and it was like watching our fans talk about us for years. It makes you so grateful for everything we now have. Regardless of what I think about Everton, it's hard not to have empathy for what they are going through.

I'll be honest, if we aren't interested in Maddison I'd be really keen to see who we are after.

Reckon Spurs would give us 30/40m, maybe a West Ham. Although I could see a loan to Milan.

What's annoying for them clubs is that when they cooked up the "fair market value" bullshit, they hadn't envisaged us finishing in the top 4 so quick. Ironically, when we finish 3rd... we should be scrutinising Spurs and Chelseas next commercial deals. "Hold on, Spurs and Chelsea finished in 7th and 10th, there's no way they should be getting so much money." Could backfire rather quickly.

The likelihood is that we will be in for those top end players but we will only move for them if other clubs are dithering. Arsenal didn't move on Bruno, so we nipped in. We knew Milan couldn't afford Botman, so we nipped in. Isak had been courted by most sides in Europe but alot of clubs either decided against him, had other priorities or didn't need a CF... so we struck, knowing that we wouldn't get another chance. I suspect we will stay in the background on a few of these deals and wait for other clubs who will pay higher wages to play their hand. We won't get in bidding wars because that's how you end up with financial waste. Let's remember, City signed Haaland, Arsenal signed Jesus, Chelsea signed Sterling, Liverpool signed Nunez, Spurs signed Richarlison... all of those sides could have signed Isak and didn't. More fool them. We will be patient again. Wait for who HASNT been plucked in the early flurry and then take the bargains when we are the only horse in the race. We also have the luxury of being a significantly more attractive prospect than we were 12 months ago. Don't rule out big money moves for the likes of Declan Rice, but only after the likes of Liverpool turn their noses up and cast their gaze elsewhere.

Imagine we get an extra 1m for every extra CL game we play or 500k for every extra cup game.... I don't know if how these things work but you would imagine our bosses know their onions.