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Would be elated if we get a result. A proper test this.

Only just seen the photos after Saturday (my view is slightly obscured on match days for display's) but it's comfortably one of my favourites. Out of interest, did anyone from UFS hear anything from Boro's group after? Imagine there is respect between the two groups given that they are two of the few that run it all in house display's wise etc.

My jaw almost hit the floor when Di Maria scored that goal.

It was basically perfect. Just leave it alone for the love of god.

Yeah, shafted. Bastards.

Question. Going to Stockholm next week and I've dropped the ball a bit. Flying with Ryanair and have put my preferred rather than legal first name on the booking and checked in. Since it's still a week away will they be sound and sort it for free or am I getting shafted?

But the style of play is so boring!

Would have far more respect for players if they celebrated against former clubs. Never understood it at all. Richarlison pretending to look all stoic and serious when he bangs two in at Everton earlier was toe curling to watch.

Please keep the foot on the gas city.

If the system wasn't working and we were tenth say, then fine. But it is and we're not, so what is really the problem? What is the alternative that the apparent footballing theologians in the stands and the forum are suggesting we adopt?

I don't go with the expectation or belief that I will or should be entertained. I judge it largely by if we win or we lose, as I'm sure others do too. This idea that somebody's experience is diminished by the fact that they weren't entertained but we've won, we're top of the league by some margin, kicking teams up and down the league regularly etc I find fatuous and spoilt. There are obviously other external factors as to why I go but I'm talking specifically about the 90 minutes. Adding to that and it's probably another discussion, but the best teams in the world play this way and the teams who aren't don't. It's simple as that for me. We will continue to do it next season and I think it will be successful.

Couldn't agree more. Football is NOT entertainment. Go to the theatre or the cinema if that's what you want.

Will he? I think the majority (the problem) won't even register what's he's said and the minority (those putting the effort in) will galvanise more hopefully.

It also brings into focus this weird thing some fans seem to have that they are entitled to be "entertained." If you want to be entertained, go to the cinema or theatre. I don't believe going the football is entertainment but going by the state of our home support, many have become convinced it is.

The naffest of naff chants.

Something about a journalist using "probs" and "Champs" has gotten on my wick something rotten.

Since they last came I think.

Yeah, that's why they'll be very good.

Their fans will be very good.

Fair play and well done to all. Fan power is alive.

I just don't understand this performative blood thirst to punish what is ultimately the fanbases of these clubs. They have literally no control over any of it. Everton particularly have been vocal about disdain for their ownership more than pretty much any club too so you could hardly level that they are complicit, unlike Newcastle who have pretty much total support for theirs. Perhaps the Premier League/FA should start with more rigorous vetting processes for ownership/financiers.

Sympathy for the fans of lower league clubs when mismanaged by bad owners/financiers but not for Everton's? Why?

Thought he got it completely wrong yesterday second half. Very frustrating even with the red card.