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Burnley might have a solid case for compensation if the punishment for Everton is a points deduction of 4 or more points (the amount Everton finished above them last season) That would be compensation for the £65m payment triggered as a direct response to being relegated. Similarly whoever finishes 3rd bottom this year may have a case due to the hearing being held post season end - unless the regulations are clear on when punishments take force (i.e. if they say the season after the accounts are published then there would be no case). This scenario may need the club to sue the Premier League rather than Everton however. There is no need for these delays, all clubs accounts are audited and the Premier League could lay a mandate that along with the published accounts an audited set of FFP adjusted figures need to be provided, and that all accounts need to be with the Premier league by the 31st December. They could then take 2-3 months to review them all with any required sanctions in place by the end of March

Without checking I’d wager it’s less than you may think owing to the relatively poor start we had (in comparison to the rest of the season). im sure it was only a game or 2 before the World Cup when we hit top 4 and then had a couple of weeks in 5th late winter. so I’d guess at over 19 games but less than 25 (so far). Highly impressive

As long as it Oliver in charge for the Villa game with Clatts on VAR to even it out

At 25 minutes I wanted the premier league record and double figures Personally I think we'll scrape top 4, but if we do lose out it will be by very fine margins (Isak's second against Liverpool, Willock vs Palace, potentially goal difference where 1 or 2 additional goals against Spurs may have seen us home). So its not frustration per se about the game, just that you get games where you can use it to improve your goal difference and we may have potentially taken the foot off the pedal 15 minutes too early.

Early goal would be massive here. Cue Longstaff being back (phew) and missing his customary first 5 minute sitter (Or Willock if SL isn't available)

So could we against Spurs. I totally get conservation of energy, but we could have knocked another couple during the first half if we had kept at their throats passed 25 minutes.

Adam Armstrong scores a last minute consolation to keep us ahead on goal difference

We were saying that we had run out of steam around the cup final then found some Gummi Berry juice from somewhere. im sure that we’ll find something for the last 2 home games.

it would be a 6 point swing on Liverpool if Isaks had stood and we’d be home and dry. offside should be a factual decision as well

The Tindall stuff has been a great distraction, no real mention of Big Sam or building up what Leeds are going to do. bet training was good fun yesterday

Bring Manquillo in and play Trips as a defensive midfielder

He did train didn't he? Then found that he needed another scan

reckon Trippier could do a job there if Santon is out

This season is on target to be the highest scoring premier league season with just over 2.84 goals per game. the trend seems to be total goals increasing, we haven’t had a season with an average of 3 goals per game since 1966/1967. I reckon we may see that within the next 3 years. definitely feels like there are a lot more goals scored in the first 5 mins this season as well

we can always move Schar or Botman to play DM ?

I would be in favour of the time limit on decisions, but I'd also like to see slow motion replays banned when it comes to clear and obvious decisions that do not involve red cards. If you need 3 replays, slowed down and zoomed in then it can't be a clear and obvious error. So you either change that definition or find someway to give a degree of consistency on how you apply it

saw that before, it’s great

I think Leicester beat West Ham and Leeds beat Spurs on the final day. It could still be a nervy Goodison if they don't get anything from Wolves

Pissed that Everton are likely safe, but consoling myself with the fact that they are absolutely fucked from FFP beaches

not for that team with their weak mentality.

Going to go back to Anfield and Isaks second. That one decision was a 6 point swing and essentially a 4 game sequence to even out (we win 2, Liverpool lose 2). let’s say we miss out on top 4 by 1-2 points then I’d love our legal team to rip the PMGOL and premier league apart for the way that decision came about. somebody, sometime is going to sue based on a VAR decision, may as well be us seeing as we are already hated.

If Forest, Brighton and Leicester win tomorrow then it’s pretty much bye bye to Everton.

id say the opposite. we need to fly out the blocks and get a quick goal.

wonder why we changed the keeper tops in 96 but not the outfield shirts. other than the 95-96 ones weighing a ton of course

that was the away keeper top wasn’t it? Different sponsor to the outfield kits there