tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post2463936719501187202..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: The big five re-emerge - MarginUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-68348222749751115042007-05-01T11:32:00.000+01:002007-05-01T11:32:00.000+01:00was young sent off for that? I can't remember any ...was young sent off for that? I can't remember any more. It was a shocker.Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-43711216265621317802007-05-01T09:50:00.000+01:002007-05-01T09:50:00.000+01:00Margin, Paul Allen sued Willie Young for that tack...Margin, Paul Allen sued Willie Young for that tackle under Human Rights legislation and the EU awarded him a zillion Euros. If he buys Southampton they will want it back, unless he pays for Le Tiss to shed six stone and ten years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-28890456461015540382007-05-01T07:54:00.000+01:002007-05-01T07:54:00.000+01:00Duncan that ghanaian was in fact Ivorian Didier Zo...Duncan <BR/><BR/>that ghanaian was in fact Ivorian Didier Zokora - who is world class too although a different sort of player to carrick. (more a battling energetic midfielder than a defensive playmaker).<BR/><BR/>And you might be right that Jol can create that all important winning mentality - though Moyes already did just that two seasons ago and needs the team to go with it. <BR/><BR/>pipita <Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-16479383599817466092007-04-30T18:16:00.001+01:002007-04-30T18:16:00.001+01:00Okay, its true he doesnt have too much money or ge...Okay, its true he doesnt have too much money or general resources to dare a more adventurous style. However, I think he would always be inclined to adopt that kind of style, regardless of the players made available to him. Why the Everton board havent been able to sign up a top class player in the last years beats me...pipitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657154985480673481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-139505693740699652007-04-30T18:16:00.000+01:002007-04-30T18:16:00.000+01:00It's all about the factors that make up consistenc...It's all about the factors that make up consistency and I think you (margin) do point out one of them - belief. I am a United fan and during that long wait for the League that was lacking, translating Cup wins into regular League wins just didn't happen. It was frustrating. What am I on about...?.. well, good point. If I had to choose a manager from the two you mention for my team I'd take Jol Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-39531148281432011072007-04-30T17:14:00.000+01:002007-04-30T17:14:00.000+01:00pipita Fair enough. I'm not an Everton fan and hav...pipita <BR/><BR/>Fair enough. I'm not an Everton fan and have probably watched them play less than you. But I don't think Moyes plays that way through dogma. More because the players he has don't yet offer the option to play the way Spurs presently do at a similar level. (He has no Berbatov for example).Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-31260540998062765172007-04-30T16:31:00.000+01:002007-04-30T16:31:00.000+01:00MarginAbsolutely. I have no faith whatsoever in Mo...Margin<BR/><BR/>Absolutely. I have no faith whatsoever in Moyes's capacity to transform Everton's style of play and make them "think big" instead of this excessively "British" and pragmatic approach to the game. He's been in charge long enough for me to have expectations regarding chances of improvements in the current style of play. I think the ease with which Man U eventually got the better of pipitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657154985480673481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-1441379507124801502007-04-30T16:21:00.000+01:002007-04-30T16:21:00.000+01:00pipita but that rather suggests that you have writ...pipita <BR/><BR/>but that rather suggests that you have written off any chance that Moyes can develop things further and go beyond the rigid system used so far. <BR/><BR/>And I'm not convinced that is a fair assessment. yet.Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-37263849837446172412007-04-30T15:59:00.000+01:002007-04-30T15:59:00.000+01:00Must admit, as an Everton fan, that Im grateful to...Must admit, as an Everton fan, that Im grateful to Moyes for having transformed a relegation-doomed team into a regular top ten or above team in the prem. Having said this, I sincerly think that with the current dull and negative style of play adopted, it will take a long time for them to be considered a big club again. Its a catch 22 really, only by getting rid of Moyes will they ever have a pipitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657154985480673481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-31002064395981171062007-04-30T14:02:00.000+01:002007-04-30T14:02:00.000+01:00ps - I know Paul Allen won the FA cup and all that...ps - I know Paul Allen won the FA cup and all that - but can he really afford a football team?Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-55472031331718923592007-04-30T14:01:00.000+01:002007-04-30T14:01:00.000+01:00some interesting views expressed here. I think the...some interesting views expressed here. <BR/><BR/>I think the specific needs of the everton team are possibly less significant now than the flaws they have already fixed in the last few years. They may need a better goalie and better cover in key positions - but they have over the last three or four years shown an ability to improve their squad by getting players that compliment those around them.Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-8074174443499650822007-04-30T11:04:00.000+01:002007-04-30T11:04:00.000+01:00bluedaddy, Paul Allen's yacht is in the bay of Pao...bluedaddy, <BR/><BR/>Paul Allen's yacht is in the bay of Pao Pao most of the time (or in Papeete for servicing). No word yet that he might be putting in a bid for Pihaena FC (part of Moorea's big four), but you never know.<BR/><BR/>Some locals are complaining about the racket the helicopter makes early in the morning on the baguettes and croissants run. Tough life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-50900433032186971122007-04-30T09:52:00.000+01:002007-04-30T09:52:00.000+01:00Of course you think about it a bit more and the qu...Of course you think about it a bit more and the question arises whether there really is a big four. <BR/><BR/>Winning the league (if that happens... you have to dream, don't you Betis?) should restore Man Utd's self belief and it would be a surprise if they did anything but challenge Chelsea again next season. Fergie appears happy to keep going, although you do wonder what he will do if he wins Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-11503564809579659892007-04-30T09:41:00.000+01:002007-04-30T09:41:00.000+01:00Nice piece margin. As befits his moniker, it's the...Nice piece margin. As befits his moniker, it's the margin that is important. Can Everton improve by a dozen points, while maintaining their good record versus the big four, and at the same time will the gap from the four to the rest remain the same?<BR/><BR/>On this season's evidence I would say Arsenal are well placed to have a much better season in 07/08, esp if Van Persie stays fit. They have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-7742029976376785402007-04-30T09:08:00.000+01:002007-04-30T09:08:00.000+01:00I would love Everton to share a 75000 seater stadi...I would love Everton to share a 75000 seater stadium in Stanley Park, but it ain't going to happen. Next best would be Kirkby as the finance aseems there with a capacity = to Liverpool's new ground +1. I like Goodison, but the best before date expired 15 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-20629388275196899302007-04-30T09:02:00.000+01:002007-04-30T09:02:00.000+01:00Margin, I agree with the ideas about Spurs and Eve...Margin, <BR/><BR/>I agree with the ideas about Spurs and Everton getting better, and I agree that it seems to be a lack of confidence that makes them shoot themselves in the foot. Personally I know Spurs better, since my best mate is a Spurs fan. I can see both of them improving, and in Spurs' case this has been a very long term improvement. The loss of Sol Campbell really put them back four or BlueinBetishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924428641871120106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-17097860709414891492007-04-30T08:17:00.000+01:002007-04-30T08:17:00.000+01:00ps Everton have a far better goal difference than ...ps <BR/><BR/>Everton have a far better goal difference than those outside the top four - and are closer on every count to arsenal and liverpool than liverpool are arsenal are to ManU.Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-59035966116562244832007-04-30T08:15:00.000+01:002007-04-30T08:15:00.000+01:00Firstly I should point out that this was not meant...Firstly I should point out that this was not meant as a trigger for a debate on what makes a club 'big'. <BR/><BR/>It was just the coincidence that with Spurs having risen to a strange 'fifth' club status of "the usual suspects will win all the trophies, and maybe spurs" that over the same three years spurs got their act together, so have everton, who were part of the big five the premiership wasMarginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-13912969239207335862007-04-29T21:44:00.000+01:002007-04-29T21:44:00.000+01:00Mouth - woud you want to move into Stanley Park?I ...Mouth - woud you want to move into Stanley Park?<BR/><BR/>I always thought that just made sense. Both teams have the fans to fill it, why should both teams spend twice as much as they need to for a stadium that is empty every other week?<BR/><BR/>I think [dirty] Leeds have to be among England's biggest teams. From the 60s to the mid 70s they were probably England's best side. And then under Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-32265161871515143082007-04-29T17:01:00.000+01:002007-04-29T17:01:00.000+01:00I couldn't agree more, 30 pts goal difference with...I couldn't agree more, 30 pts goal difference with manutd, there is still a long way to go.guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-4276653978603816572007-04-29T16:00:00.000+01:002007-04-29T16:00:00.000+01:00Everton have been very lucky to have had Moyes in ...Everton have been very lucky to have had Moyes in charge. There have been times when he has infuriated me, but the he has done a fine job. <BR/><BR/>But I can't agree with the Big Four re-emerging, at least not with Everton amongst them.<BR/><BR/>The long-term boardroom mismanagement and debt is still too recent not to be impacting on decisions, with the Stadium issue still not settled.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com