steve green

We need to keep Everton out for the first 20-30 mins, the crowd will turn on them as it's not a happy place at the moment. Slow realisation that they've spunked 500million over the last 5 years on average players alongside the manager sillyness during that time, it will not go well if we can fustrate them at Goodison. Thats a big if though.

Have they charged people actual money to go today? Surely training sessions should be secret or free.

Is Harry Kane determined to look as stupid as his p**s take on Deadringers? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58122156 I sense he's not convinced anyones coming in with a bumper bid for him.

Giving your all? depends on circumstances. I was made redundant in 1982 and spent my last month's notice wandering around the Soton Uni campus with a clipboard which seemed to deflect any questions on what the flip I might be doing, which was bugger all. Ironically the Uni (spured on by panic during Thatcher's fund cutting) got all the mechanics of dumping me wrong, ended up having to pay £8000+ (a lot of money in 1982) to make me go which did make me feel slightly guilty (for about 30secs). Guess I'm just a bad man. Footy players on the whole will always 'look' bad as being paid big dollops of dosh rarely gains you sympathy as you try to get even more enormous dollops elsewhere.

Worse than 'Where's Wally' this bleeding game.

No email for me (as usual, despite complaints/+checking email alerts are ticked) so attempted to pay using my saved card. System crashed, will no longer allow me to attempt payment or indeed show my credit from last year. I guess I'll have to phone in and try to sort it but tbh almost at the stage of saying just give me my money back and I'll put it towards a nice new uhd TV.

TBH any idea of letting Ralph go as we plunged down the table was quickly brought into focus by the utter rubbish managers available to replace him. For a club outside the top 6 options are very limited, mostly a gamble. Benitez on 7 mill a year apparently. Saints certainly wouldn't pay anywhere near that.

Well being rivals doesn't mean you have to fight y'know. Despite what some think. Glad you had a laugh.

Everton fans heads explode as they employ a manager who called them a 'small club' while in charge of their deadly rivals. Makes our first game a bit special, if we win expect rioting. It seems only yesterday they were calling us a small club, pinching our manager and boasting about their 'war chest' with which they would rule the football world. Funny old game.

'uck me

He'll wait 'till we're down to 10 men.

Harry Kane, our sloth in the box.

My thought was Tommy Forecast lives, in Spain.

Savage is a numpty. Just says stuff, no knowledge about the game or apparently eyes.

Just when you thought the Euros were using VAR correctly, sigh.

Everton forums adding to the entertainment. I used to quite like them but the Koeman stuff and rabid "WARCHEST" posturing changed my mind. Like Spurs they started wanting a high profile appointment but as Benitez looked more likely they really, really, really would like that nice Mr Howe to give then a call.

Hmm, looks like it could actually be Benitez at Everton for the 1st game. So tv game assured, and could be hilarious.

Is that their new speedy winger loan from Saga FC.

I was going to post an opinion here, then read the previous posts, and decided I'd get flack from both 'sides'. Stop slinging insults and waving agendas, or if you must (which I guess is everyone's right) at least be mindful of confirmation bias. Also realise just because A agrees with B on one point it doesn't mean he/she agrees with everything he/she says or stands for. Anyway theres a footy game on later so that'll cheer me up, oh hold on.

In his pomp - Awful goalkeeper, odd man.

Forster save the key moment imo

She got it badly wrong, but everyone is a bit of a Jermaine Jenas sometime.

Love Radio 4's start at 5pm on this. "top premier clubs, plus Spurs" 😄

Cough, I'm Spartacus !

Christ knows ? parting his hair