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We'll win, unfortunately.

Wasn't he at Norwich who's currently topping the table? ... And he's has gone to Bolton who's is bottom of the table? It's all about the money, isn't it? Eh?

For now I'll take qualifying for at least 4 out of 5 international tournaments.

Ano, we should hire a brass band instead and have a crowd of people who don't have a clue what atmosphere at an international match even is. Is it tough, being shit?

Shearer has had ample opportunities to criticise Pardew and he never does. Always the players this or Mike Ashley that.

For the same reason that Keegan won't. They've both dealt with Ashley first hand, so they would know it's an impossible job. Still, reading those quotes, that definitely refers to Pardew being poor, even if he doesn't mention him by name. I think the absence of a reference to Ashley here is more telling than the absence of Pardew being named directly. It's not an impossible job, though. He's expected to finish 17th and above every year.

Doesn't look like he's assigning any blame to Pardew. For some reason he won't.

Funny he blames Ashley and the players for all of this.

The national anthem ruins everything. What a load of shit.

Still our best bet for a goal. :lol:

Still our best bet for a goal.

I feel a tad uncomfortable agreeing with Cronky but I do think that the attitude towards England on here is needlessly negative at times.

A new manager with an ounce of sense would try to bring him back.

You don't think there's a lack of effort there?

Brace. He never scored a hattrick for us.

But this is true, of course. For Moyes to come here he'd have to be offered good wages and control of the 'transfer budget'.

No. I'd assume that sooner rather than later he'd have us challenging for it. No we wouldn't, especially under Ashley. He'd do what he did for large percentage of his Everton career, be the best of the rest and get a top 6 spot when one of the usual candidates have an off year. I'd snap anyones hand off for that right now though. So finishing in the top 6 'a large percentage of the time' isn't challenging for the top 4? He finished in the top 5 on 3 occasions, with the likes of James Beattie up front.

I hope you bottled this. I hope he didn't. The lad needs to fucking learn before he he goes out into the real world and gambles his wife and kids away.

I'm with you Midds, but the heavier the defeats the better it'll be.

Two full backs that can't defend, 2 CBs who cost us goals left, right and centre, and a GK about as athletic as a 3 piece suite.

I don't think Dyer was great but him and Speed were perfect together. They won midfield battles against some great teams, and when it mattered.

Also, him and Dyer were a brilliant partnership in midfield. The best I've seen in our colours. They could both win the ball, play it and do damage in the final third.

Isn't Janmaat back next game? Either way it's hilariously bad.

I'm almost drooling doing just that.

Speed was very good from 1998 to 2003 I'd say. I can't see Cabaye being as consistent over that period. Speed was good at pretty much everything, and you need a CM like that.