The Swamp

Hard to be mad at that result for Man U. Arsenal was constantly in the box and probably should have won by 3 goals. Still, things look like going in the right direction overall.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:45 pm Wow...



I think Saka is becoming my favorite non-Liverpool player in the EPL

He's been my favorite player for 2 years now. I was watching the game with my parents. 30 seconds before his goal, I was explaining to my Mom that my daughter plays a very similar style as him, but he is a left-footed player on the right wing and my daughter is right footed and plays on the left. I explained that they like to take on a defender, cut inside and shoot with their dominant foot. 30 seconds later, "like what he just did there." I love when a player illustrates my point so clearly. From everything I've read and seen, he is just a special kid off the field, too. There was a great story about him after he missed the final PK in the Euro Finals. A neighbor posted a handwritten note of support, and Saka sent a handwritten note thanking the guy. It seems like he has very little ego and quietly works his ass off and isn't afraid of doing the dirty work defensively.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:38 am In the least surprising news of the day...Lampard sacked....

Wouldn't get the Derby job now if it were open

So Rooney apparently contacted..he has reservations (At some restaurants in DC I assume)
Same with Bielsa

Read Sean Dyche too

Multiple second half goals from Fulham incoming.

If you want an indication as to how bad Son Heung Min has been this season, that was just his third assist, and he's playing next to Harry Kane who has scored 18 goals this season.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:16 pm Multiple second half goals from Fulham incoming.

Have faith.

Hojbjerg woke up around the 20th minute.

And shockingly, that is as good as I've seen Emerson look in a Spurs uniform.

I have to reiterate that these yellow-laden kits are very third-tier. Horrible.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:55 pm I have to reiterate that these yellow-laden kits are very third-tier. Horrible.

The jersey is just a very boring ugly

rass wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:00 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:55 pm I have to reiterate that these yellow-laden kits are very third-tier. Horrible.

The jersey is just a very boring ugly

It's like a practice jersey. I have a lot of problems with the yellow socks too. It's like a junior high kid picking the colours for his FIFA team.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:13 pm So Rooney apparently contacted..he has reservations (At some restaurants in DC I assume)
Same with Bielsa

Everton’s ownership might be incompetent, but at least it’s also a front for dirty Russian money!

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:58 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:13 pm So Rooney apparently contacted..he has reservations (At some restaurants in DC I assume)
Same with Bielsa

Everton’s ownership might be incompetent, but at least it’s also a front for dirty Russian money!

Did you miss Alisher Usmanov?

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:13 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:58 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:13 pm So Rooney apparently contacted..he has reservations (At some restaurants in DC I assume)
Same with Bielsa

Everton’s ownership might be incompetent, but at least it’s also a front for dirty Russian money!

Did you miss Alisher Usmanov?

Read it again.

Wife is an Everonian and I’m afraid that if they get relegated and the club is sold for scrap, it will dampen her interest in the club which would suck because we’ve enjoyed jaunts to the city to catch Everton and NUFC games at Legends or Mr. Dennehe’s (when it was open). It would be devastating having the newest state-of-the-art stadium in the league while playing in the Championship.

cerranoredux wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:20 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:13 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:58 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:13 pm So Rooney apparently contacted..he has reservations (At some restaurants in DC I assume)
Same with Bielsa

Everton’s ownership might be incompetent, but at least it’s also a front for dirty Russian money!

Did you miss Alisher Usmanov?

Read it again.

Wife is an Everonian and I’m afraid that if they get relegated and the club is sold for scrap, it will dampen her interest in the club which would suck because we’ve enjoyed jaunts to the city to catch Everton and NUFC games at Legends or Mr. Dennehe’s (when it was open). It would be devastating having the newest state-of-the-art stadium in the league while playing in the Championship.

Richer or poorer. You made it through two relegations, it’ll be another shared experience.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:34 pm

cerranoredux wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:20 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:13 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:58 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:13 pm So Rooney apparently contacted..he has reservations (At some restaurants in DC I assume)
Same with Bielsa

Everton’s ownership might be incompetent, but at least it’s also a front for dirty Russian money!

Did you miss Alisher Usmanov?

Read it again.

Wife is an Everonian and I’m afraid that if they get relegated and the club is sold for scrap, it will dampen her interest in the club which would suck because we’ve enjoyed jaunts to the city to catch Everton and NUFC games at Legends or Mr. Dennehe’s (when it was open). It would be devastating having the newest state-of-the-art stadium in the league while playing in the Championship.

Richer or poorer. You made it through two relegations, it’ll be another shared experience.

I ain’t gonna say no to a rainy night in Stoke, but I’m not sure she’d get past the fact they won’t be playing on Saturday and Sunday every week. I told her I’m her guide for this sort of thing. It might have made things worse.

Maybe a rainy night in Blackpool, when Everton plays them! You can take in the illuminations while you regale her with the tales of how that side became the swamp favorite!

So the Toffees are officially for sale, and the price is north of £500 million? That seems incredibly cheap for a club with that much history, and good infrastructure.

Did you know that in addition to the TV revenue that the EPL clubs receive, they are also given "prize money" based on where they finish in the table? I didn't...

EPL Prize Money Structure

2.2 million pounds for position. So at the moment, Arsenal would stand to earn an extra 44 million, while Southampton would get 2.2 million.

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:24 am 2.2 million pounds for position. So at the moment, Arsenal would stand to earn an extra 44 million, while Southampton would get 2.2 million.

Don't the relegated teams also get a "parachute payment" when they go go down?

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:31 am

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:24 am 2.2 million pounds for position. So at the moment, Arsenal would stand to earn an extra 44 million, while Southampton would get 2.2 million.

Don't the relegated teams also get a "parachute payment" when they go go down?

Yep. I assume that's in addition to the 2.2m per spot in the table.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:31 am

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:24 am 2.2 million pounds for position. So at the moment, Arsenal would stand to earn an extra 44 million, while Southampton would get 2.2 million.

Don't the relegated teams also get a "parachute payment" when they go go down?

Current numbers...

Each club receives 55 percent of the amount that each Premier League team would collect under an equal share of broadcast revenue, reduced to 45 percent in the second year and 20 percent the year after that.

Based on the recent figures, that is said to be worth around £40m ($50m) in the first year, £35m ($43.7m) in the second and £15m ($18.7m) in the third.

Could probably go in the USMNT thread, too...

I'm seeing "breaking news" that McKinnie is headed to Leeds.

Jesse needs to keep that team out of the drop zone, man.

Sounds pretty great. Seems like he fits too. Bigger physical pressure type mid. Not sure who else they have but I'll be watching

More like Leeds United States amiright???

Just like our other team, FulhamErica FC.

ETA - I didn't really a very good job with that... FulhAMERICA FC or Fulhamerica would've been better.

Marsh has said he wants to the USMNT coach at some point....did not say which games he would coach those games or what jersey the team would wear.

Everton selling Gordon is weird, right? Seems more like contingency planning for if they get relegated versus trying to avoid getting relegated?

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:47 pm Everton selling Gordon is weird, right? Seems more like contingency planning for if they get relegated versus trying to avoid getting relegated?

He's one of those players who (IMO) gets hyped up and then sold for a ton of money, but who in fact isn't very good.

I could be wrong of course, but lets call it the "Ross Barkley Effect"

one is a near perfect fit, the other a disastrous fit. Guess which one they'll take?

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:23 pmHe's one of those players who (IMO) gets hyped up and then sold for a ton of money, but who in fact isn't very good.

I could be wrong of course, but lets call it the "Ross Barkley Effect"

This makes sense. For clubs at that level I'm still at "I've heard of him so he must either be or have been good" and Gordon is too young to already be declined.

Also, don't think I mentioned, but I'm a mere one degree of separation from Everton's director of football (soccer) and may have already met him. One of my youngest's best friends (and the first family we met in town) is british and the wives are BFFs. I think he was at RBNJ before heading back to England to take the Everton job.

Tell him you’re available if he needs a director of finance-slash-north american scout.

"This guy seems to kick real hard. I think he's a good idea."

Rex wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:21 pm

one is a near perfect fit, the other a disastrous fit. Guess which one they'll take?

you idiot.

From the sound of it, Bielsa may have saved them from themselves this time.

I know he's been unhappy but still pretty surprised to see Cancelo to Bayern. Not exactly a position of depth right now, unless they're going to trigger the buy option on Porro?

Did not see this one coming, Jorginho from Chelsea to Arsenal

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64466420

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:59 am I know he's been unhappy but still pretty surprised to see Cancelo to Bayern. Not exactly a position of depth right now, unless they're going to trigger the buy option on Porro?

there was a rumor out there they had placed a bid on robinson, but seemed like it wasn't serious enough to get anything done today

I saw that too but figured it was one of those guess/clickbait rumors. I don't think he'd be good with Pep or that Pep would be good for his career.

Baloney wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:04 am Did not see this one coming, Jorginho from Chelsea to Arsenal

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64466420

I'm thinking this was expedited as Partey was injured on Friday and Lokonga was a complete disaster filling in. Odegaard was jumping up and down frantically screaming at Lokonga for being out of position and eventually committed a foul out of anger and to stop play to scream at Lokonga. And the goal came from Lokonga continually being out of position.