OldNick

Their minds were made up already. We are from Europes elite and so we should expect some footballing master to be our manager , it seems

Different fans might help as well lol

It seems I was correct Bloom indeed has made his money out of peoples misery. Put that in your pipe lol

Thnk you the thread at the time was about Brighton and so I assumed it was obvious I was talking about him. I appreciate you clearing that up

Probably, but we haven't got the first team playing are we???? Perhaps disjointed

thanks

Nothing like being optimistic

Could it be that the players are a bit nervous, anxious and so playing like this

How long to go???

God you lot are so depressing. I flick on as Im working and it always seems so bloody bad.

With all due respect, we are risking PL safety, so it is a gamble. I dont think he set the world alight. In other news Everton are now after the Coventry forward

Ah, I thought he was with one of the gambling things

The owner as far as Im aware made his money from gambling, so I have no time for him at all

Cb you always have to try and be condescending, it is a poor personality defect. When you are civil you are a very good contributor. Iam not so wound up about not having a 'big name' manager that blinds me to the fact that NJ may be the manager that suits us. I dont see him as a long ball merchant, and setting up a team to be nasty/tough/aggressive does not mean he is trying emulate the managers you mention. None of us would have expected Howe to mange a team that didnt let in goals, but he has shored up their defence and added the nasty and dark arts to his team. That is how I see NJ doing for us. No Iam not comparing him to Howe or in fact any other manager, he is NJ and he will either rise or fall on his way. Having a fanbase who are hopeful he will fail just to prove their point 'they were right' is sad .

He will obviously have to lookup what most of those words mean, probably have to go to Google Translate thinking its Italian

Rather than throwing it out of his pram lol..........only joshing Duncan

The squad was bereft of experience, that was released/sold. NJ has now had a little added. Get behind the manager and support the squad, that is the way as fans we can help. Sniping constantly like we are entitled does any of us any good

probably but they do need to know how pathetic they are.

Im a non smoker, but walking to the ground and smelling the cigarette and pipe smoke wafting around (especially at night games) is something to behold. It seemed to add to the games enjoyment As for having a billionaire who had a poor past, I wouldnt mind as I have waited for over 55 years to really enjoy total success. I doubt there is an owner who hasnt done something unsavoury

He basically took Burnley down, they were dead when he left

And fans are begging us to sign at any cost players of this ilk who are untried. So I dont think its fair to point the finger at Cortese, he was doing what we wanted by trying to spend to get us to new heights.

Im sure you will be back to tell us after the second leg, but like many others who have come on the board from other clubs (saddos without a life, who have a box of tissues by their keyboard) if you lose will disappear and never have the balls to come back on here. The odds are truly in your favour but footballs a funny game

I was not winding yo up, but if Everton get a manager in they wont bin him immediately (bar Rafa of course, that was madness) Giving him 15 years is hardly fair beforeyou give him any credit, how about the rest of the season, and if he keeps us up then perhaps say he did a good job. I also dont believe he will win much or take us to major heights, but being a tough team to beat and other clubs not liking playing will suit me. Im tired of being soft Southampton who are so welcoming that you can come along, have a wonderful away fan experience and take away 3 easy points. F@@@ them, lets play hard and fair.

They backed Lampard last season enough though he was rubbish, and did make a difference to the home atmosphere. Dont stand by the manager and have the fans give the hwole feel to our relegation fight negative. That is your choice but one thing for certain it wont help and we will get what we deserve

To be fair he was showing Big Sams incredible record as not quite as wonderful as we all believe. Forget not it took the last day a for us to survive at least once in this time. We all bleed red and white on here, and so surely, we are where we are and the sniping only hurts us. Give him some time to prove SR were right. You are not usually a bed wetter and so I truly am surprised you have taken this stance. One thing for certain the Everton fans will back their new man and that could make the difference.