HaydnNUFC

Aye just saying because he's like that when praising pretty much anyone in the league.

Keane not saying a single negative thing there which is probably the highest possible praise you can get from a Sky pundit.

In regards to Benitez being the outlier in this regard, he was perfect for us at the time which showed in the amazing job he done, on and off the pitch. Unique circumstances around the club ie the preceding lack of hope (which is hard to articulate to others who didnt live Ashley), what he symbolised, uniting the fans against Ashley and oft morphing that Ashley hatred into fantastic support for the players on the pitch. It was never going to work at Everton, many were saying it before he took the job that it was doomed to fail due to circumstances there yet he took it anyway. Have a theory that certain managers fit particular clubs. Benitez fit us like a glove, certainly at the time, but Howe is the man now for the current state of affairs. Like or loathe him Klopp fits Liverpool to a tee, thought Rodgers perfectly suited Leicester but not so much now.

Shelvey has played his most consistent football under Howe. Under Benitez he was patchy at best but he's never stood out in a match as being terrible like he used to since Howe took over. He sits deeper in the midfield 3 and allows Bruno further forward more often. Still though like Vlad has said above ideally we get a better defensive minded midfielder than Shelvey within the next 2 windows.

Depends on the fanbase/club. As an example us and Evertonians hated Allardyce for similar reasons yet the mackems loved him.

Bloody hell someone get their fatha off the computer, man.

Just out of interest, checked to see the points totals for each season post-Guardiola for 7th, 6th, 5th and 4th respectively, though the latter 2 will be be out of our reach this season barring an unprecedented implosion at 3 of the big 6. 2016-17 4th: 76pts 5th: 75pts 6th: 69pts 7th: 61pts 2017-18 4th: 75pts 5th: 70pts 6th: 63pts 7th: 54pts 2018-19 4th: 71pts 5th: 70pts 6th: 66pts 7th: 57pts 2019-20 4th: 66pts 5th: 62pts 6th: 59pts 7th: 59pts 2020-21 4th: 67pts 5th: 66pts 6th: 65pts 7th: 62pts 2021-22 4th: 71pts 5th: 69pts 6th: 58pts 7th: 56pts

Finished off Pardew, Allardyce and now Bruce at decent levels of management in English football, I fucking love West Brom.

I think winning this and/or Spurs would be huge statements because theyre away from home, as I don't think we've beaten a big 6 side away from home since Spurs under Bruce, August 2019? I genuinely don't fear anyone at SJP.

14:32 onwards we're spoken about. Fair points from Neville, if a tad naïve.

"If Steiner attacks Mowbray gets us up, everything will be alright."

Rumours going round that Henderson said something racially aggravated to Gabriel. Unclear on what the craic is fully but this was on Sky post match.

They're absolutely obsessed with claiming anything other than Newcastle City centre and the west end as MLF territory. Anyone from outside those areas had Kevin Keegan knock on their front door offering a free Sky dish in 1992 as long as they swapped allegiances apparently. If you weren't born in the RVI you're not a Geordie, the North Sea and Wee Phillie said so.

Thought that was in. Whew.

McTominay banned v us.

Need to be looking to get 6 points from next 2 home games if we have any aspirations of getting top 7/8.

Gordon banned for next weekend, back against us.

Fairs. Still not accepting what he said. Tongue in cheek/dark humour has always been on this board, just report me or PM me. Its absolutely rancid. PM me? Message a mod? It's tongue in cheek/dark humour on Ronaldo which has not been exclusive to me on this board. You said I should take a place in prison and that I'm obsessed with rape and rapists, it's bang out of order. If you honestly think what you said is a suitable response to it then that says a lot about you.

As I think you are with what you said. If you had a massive problem with it you could've PM'd me or a mod about it yet instead you said that I'm "obsessed with rape and rapists". Normally I'd try and laugh stuff like this off but I'm not fucking having that. It's an absolutely vile thing to say.

Comments that have my tongue bursting through my cheek that are not new on this board, and you've tried and claimed that I'm "obsessed with rape and rapists". That's fucking vile.

hahahaha WHAT

Good finish, should still be in an American prison.