The Fish

Thing is, Everton's issues are legion. I think it's an issue not just of management, but of an unbalanced squad and I don't think van de Beek and Alli solve those issues

The irony of Luke Edwards being shocked at football fans holding a grudge is hilarious. Steve Bruce's best quality is surely his ability to get a few people on his side. He must be likeable in person, because in the media spotlight he's prickly, inarticulate and bland. At least Steve McClaren had an avuncular charm. He was shit, but I never hated him. He's claimed that the abuse is nothing he ever experienced before, at every club when the limitations of his ability are laid bare. He said the mackems hated him because he was a Geordie, that Villa fans hated him because he managed Birmingham, we hated him because he managed Sunderland. When, in truth, we all disliked him because of his personality and, more importantly, his football.

Sorry to hear that Renton, hope he can rest in peace.

Took me less time to get that the coffee thing.

I think with Lewis, as with Murphy, you have to look at who coached them and how the teams were set up. I don't think Lewis is a midtable/top half left back which is surely what we should now be aiming for. But I don't think he's as bad as some have made out.

It was @peasepud

Grainy and askew

It's like that coffee in the other thread.

Tumescent.

You know what they say, "shoot for the moon".

Andrew made me a mod on the temporary Reddit home, but it seems I'm too cool and controversial for the real deal.

If this is a passion of yours, try looking at this screen after you add one of your "turned his back, coward" posts to the thread. You'll see dozens of people who don't give the tiniest shit.

Wasn't Hayden's kid unwell? Which meant he was less keen to drag them away from the support network they had down south?

Never mind, found it. Now, where did I put my eye-gouger?

... what am I missing?

You're dribbling foetid bullshit from your endlessly yammering trap.

Right, I'm going to say this one last time. Joelinton gave a fuck. Anecdotally, empirically, ecumenically, he gave/gives a fuck. So, now we've cleared that up, you can stop getting it wrong.

No Hugo Viana was a Mezzala

I'm an enigma

I'm not upset you've used Disney's Aladdin, I'm upset you've used that abominable iteration.

I think Paddocklad is trying to sweep up after all of us, but also get us moving in the right direction. Kind of like a Libero, or maybe a Segundo Volante?

I think what Jonas brought to those teams was vital. He carried the ball 20-30yds up the pitch winning freekicks, throw ins and corners. He was a relentless runner covering most of the left side, pressing their fullbacks and wingers and while he wasn't one for assists and goals, the work he did was invaluable. Benitez would have loved peak-Jonas and no mistake. I think had Jonas been playing in recent sides without HBA, Ba and the rest he'd be getting nowt but praise for grafting his bollock off.