Highfield Saint

Happy Christmas everyone -

That's a nice post.

He has been out for a couple of years and in my view is looking pretty good all things considered. You cant expect him to be match fit or match sharp after a couple of games. Look at Tadic - he's been out for a few weeks and was well off the pace of the game on Sunday and his touch wasn't the same as before his injury but that's OK because he hasn't been written off (yet).

Agree with JBS "his brain can't process the environment he has suddenly found himself in". We have been saying exactly the same. He just doesn't seem to have the football brain to match his other abilities. Unfortunately.

Well done Sam and family. Truly "one of our own"

NB: Pre-war attendance figures based on media estimates and club records - both sources notoriously inaccurate

Cant believe this thread or the negative Fraser reaction. ffs grow up

skates

I know Martina played mid week but feel he is a better match to Antonio than Cedric. Wouldn't be surprised to see him start.

Path for academy open wide

10th - 12th, reinforcements in Jan to deliver a cup (most likely Europa)

Poo-fail surely?

Could have said the same about Tadic

The club have stated that the strategy is to build up as a "pathway" club. Signing what it feels is great talent that can be developed and which sees us as an opportunity to flourish and move onto one of the worlds bigger clubs. This is true at youth and senior levels. Mane would have come on that basis as did VVD and Homburg and several of the recently signed youth. They leave better players, we've enjoyed watching, we are stronger as a club financially and reputationally. We repeat the process hopefully getting better players in (wages, FFP etc) and closer to retaining some of them each time. Don't see the problem myself. The club has proved it can do it and has the owner to manage any "blips" that might happen in the journey or facilitation required (Staplewood - maybe stadium expansion at some point?). I personally think it is a fantastic journey and based on the last five years or so I have every reason to trust the board to deliver this strategy. Enjoy the ride fellas (and girls!) and giving a few bloody noses but don't be disappointed when we sell a few for big money.

Now that would be interesting...

win something

Nearly two pages and 100 posts to get the first positive acknowledgement of Jeremy joining. That leaves 97 posts of "he's meh, who's leaving" etc. He will pull on the shirt so he gets my backing - welcome Jeremy and well done to the club

Shandong Luneng - shlung - a revalued "shlong"?

I'll chuck in $10 or so - via kickstarter yeah?

Great quote for a Tuesday (unless it's Wednesday..)

Would be their worst ever nightmare - first team turned over by our reserves...

Any thoughts from your end on why the announcement has been delayed again?

A bit bored of this now. Be nice to hear something from the club and then move on with whoever our new man will be.

If there were no (zero) migration between the UK and EU the UK would still have a net migration figure of 188,000. We talk about points scores etc to restrict migration but I cant see why we cannot implement this to reduce non EU migration now. We also talk about how we can trade our way round the rest of the world as we have before - I remember the 60's and 70's. It didn't go too well for us then did it? Hence one of the reasons why we were battering the EU door to join for so long.

http://i.imgur.com/Q2C908t.png Twice Everton's points in 2016.....