SEE YOU! A brand spanking new modern fitba thread 2022/23

Well, we signed ZERO players this window and sold arguably our best player (he forced the sale by skipping training and put in a transfer request. )

Not Dyche's fault obviously. The board tried to make three last minute moves. Two players chose other clubs over Everton and a third refused to come here. The board has blamed the fans for creating an unattractive, toxic environment. It's cause and effect. The board have let the club and fans down in every way possible now. A 19th place club that couldn't land one fucking player in 31 days. Rock bottom.

 

Chelsea "didn't sign documents" and Ziyech transfer to P$G is ruled dead by UEFA. Classless scumbags. I really thought they would do that to Arsenal for Jorginho so I actually was surprised to see him in the shirt.

Anyone else remember De Gea to Real Madrid going down like that by United? They said their fax machine didn't work lmao. De Gea is still there all these years later.

 

Last year around this time, Everton got a new manager (Frank Lampard) & my NFL team, the Denver Broncos got a new head coach (Nathaniel Hackett.)

Lampard went on to become Everton's worst manager and lasted one year. Hackett went on to become the Broncos's worst head coach and didn't last the season.

So a year on, here we go again.

Everton hire Sean Dyche

The Broncos hire Sean Payton.

 

As much as people talk about height not being as important for defenders any more, is it a coincidence that Newcastle have the best defence in the premiership and they're all about 7 foot tall? Mibbes aye, mibbes naw

 

This window quells any doubt that Sellik have finally got their shit together in the transfer market. Two 28 year olds out the door for 8 figures, right on the cusp of them beginning to devalue. And in come two cheaper younger replacements who both already look like noticable upgrades. We've returned a loan player to Shalke - who did us a good turn and wanted to stay but i think was always a stopgap while we waited for the japanese season to end. And replaced him with a ball playing LEFT FOOTED(!) centre back who profiles better. We got the J-league player of the year for £1m & a complementary rice cake. He replaces two well paid misfits in that position who are now off the wage bill. We come out of all of this clearly strengthened, £8m up & with a reduced wagebill. Massive headroom for summer, next winter etc. If we can keep stringing windows like this together they'll compound like a Warren Buffet portfolio. Ange Postecoglou, Ole!

 

Hut doing the lords work

 

I just tend to say 'get a job, brother' and leave it at that. I stayed in govanhill half the week when Rebeka was there and scores of them would make the same commute as me every morning from the next street. They all come over from the same village in east slovakia and at this stage there's one on every corner of the city centre at weekends. Until recently the auld yins would rock back and forward making loud noises as if they were severely disabled. Then finish their shifts and chat on the iphone. They want to fuck off, the lot of them.

 

That Livingston CB is sheet, reet sheet.

Goal ruled out for a foul, no, offside,no let's try something else ...

 

Only sellik can have 4 separate VAR checks on 3 goals, man

 

Second half dire. Not looking forward to 2 miles home in this rain. Geez a goal for the trip sellik

 

I gave up at 73 minutes.

Is it really 2 miles? Didn't feel that long for me.

 

Maybe it would have worked out better if Lampard had went to Denver and Hackett to the blue side of Liverpool?

 

Tom Brady should tackle inflation.

 

Howe has responded to claims that he can't build a defence by putting together a team of hard as fuck, huge, physical, athletic beasts.

I won't lie. I love it.

MTF

 

Most of football is basically running, jumping, lunging, sprinting etc.

The number of guys with the old hips of Jinky Johnstone, the positional sense of Paul McGrath or Beckenbauer or Moore.... broadly non existent.

Even Salah relies on speed rather than a cunning dexterity of both mind and body.

Hasn't done shit recently anyways

 

How many times have I made this point? Couldn't agree more. One caveat. Bruno can play fitba.

MTF

 

Oh i know.

As for Guimares he will still make the final.

Now.... Are Newcastle United going to bliw a chance to defuse Man U again?

 

I think we win. I honestly do. I was at Wembley in 1999. I knew we would lose. We were bang average and they were about to win the CL. I went for the memories and the beer.

I won't be there this time. I gave up my season ticket in protest at the fat bastard, knowing full well that if things went crazy, I'd not get it back. Sometimes you have to take what stand you can. No regrets.

But we've a real chance this time. This is a bang average Man Utd side - we should have beaten them fairly comfortable at their place earlier this season - and at least five of our starting 11 get into theirs.

Watch us get beat 4-0...

MTF

 

I hope you win. Could derail them good.

 

I don't think it could have gone any worse.

 

Every week

https://twitter.com/theoldgovanarm1/status/1620899935108608000?s=20&t=UI21qL2H24d_4lW2yXgc1Q

 

About 2.6 by the most direct route to my bit according to the google. Probably over 3 from where you were bunked.

 

No chance of swinging a ticket through pals or even touts? Itd be some trip

 

I'm going to try but tickets will be like gold dust. I've only been able to get one ticket through general sale this season, and none for the cup. I'm kind of resigned to not going back until the stadium is extended at this point.

MTF

 

2.6-3 miles any wonder my feetbwere blistered in the ill-fitting shoes.


That's a stretch when you're not feeling like it alright.


Did you stop by the King for replenishment and a chance of serendipitous entertainment?

 

Way too late for that, straight to my scratcher. God knows i was ready to sleep after that second half, yeash. Not like Postecoglou's Celtic for the intensity to collapse like that

 

What if you just show up wearing a top hat and monocle. Tell them they have to let you in because of how important you are.

 

Find your skinniest ticketed pal and just squeeze in. Only half joking...if you end up in london anyway its worth a punt

 

Caught the missus absent mindedly humming Celtic Symphony over breakfast this morning. Brain washing can take time but it reliably works

 

More oneway transmissions from furflung planet Sellik, where Hut lives:

Physicality & athleticism. When i said 'both new guys look like upgrades' thats where its most true and thats where we were seriously exposed in europe. Too many guys in the 5'6-5'8 range, not enough pace, muscle or physicality. As Ange said recently 'a lot of our guys would struggle to get let on a rollercoaster'. Johnson played ice hocky until he was 16, rangey, strong, takes noticeable glee in tackling. Oh looks like a wee bull, fast, aggressive. Iwata had the most tackles and interceptions in the entire j-league from midfield last year. Ange knows which way is which.