The Football.....

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Not now as the bulldozers are in. How easy is it to get tickets for the London Stadium? I have a trip back to The Manor planned next year and I'd love to take in a match.

Joe I'm afraid it's not easy at all.There are so many tickets left for members and every premier game they hold a ballot to see who gets one.They don't even go on general sale. no more.
Your best chance for tickets is if we get a good cup run but with us having drawn citeh in the third round i wouldn't hold your breath.

 

[Roadhump]

Everton should play all games under the lights at 7.45 on Tuesdays.

I did laugh at Wenger moaning about Everton "making it physical", when his teams have been the biggest snides in the PL for years.

Yes, there is something about a night game at Goodison with the crowd in uproarious mood that is so special, I can't quite put my finger on it, but it seems to develop a strange kind of momentum that possesses you. It doesn't always happen and can be so flat such as the Norwich cup game earlier this season, but the other extreme like last night is fantastic. Apparently Howard Webb said on BT Sport that he knows of no place quite like it.

Wenger must be a contender for the world's all time ungracious poor loser, which is a shame because I usually enjoy watching his gifted teams.

 

[Roadhump]

What a hero this guy is, got to love him.

What a photo as well. When I watched that again, the defending, the way Coleman just drifted between the ball watching defenders to head home, seemed so much like what Everton do so often to gift the opposition. Nice to see us do it to them for a change.

 

[mark st1]

Nice one Zlatan

 

[potsy]

Nice one Zlatan

Always knew he would be signing of the season

 

[mark st1]

Always knew he would be signing of the season

Not according to Micheal Owen !

 

[Dayvo]

Always knew he would be signing of the season

He is class. Unfortunately he's the wrong side of 35, but should have a year or two of quality football still in him in the PL.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Nice one Zlatan

Good goal from him and some *iss poor refereeing to boot.

How Rojo has survived two two-footed lunges in the last 10 days or so is unbelievable.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Blimey, is there anything like football for roller coaster emotions? I was so down after the toothless performance on Saturday, and now I am so up. I will need a gin or 4 to replace the adrenaline with alcohol and help me sleep. For the first time in quite a while, Eveton showed some team spirit and passion to spare, and the crowd was really up for it as well.

I would be interested to hear what the Hammers on here think of Enner Valencia. When Everton got him on loan in the dying moments of deadline day, most people seemed somewhat underwhelmed, and the word was that West Ham fans generally didn't rate him. His chances at Everton have been very limited but in the past few games he has come on as sub and shown quite a lot of energy. He started tonight, played very well, and again his work rate and energy were excellent,;he was enthusiastically applauded when he was subbed. Playing for a contract perhaps? Or maybe not so bad as first thought?

Initially valancia started very well for us forming a really good partnership with enner saiko but his form petered out.Last season he was out with a long injury but even when he came back he spent most of his time on the bench.
For me he is to lightweight for the physical demands of premiership football and is easily shrugged off the ball.

I see everton have the chance to buy him permanently at the end of the season for £14.5 I don't want to see him back at west ham but i think everton would be mad to pay that price.

 

[Roadhump]

Initially valancia started very well for us forming a really good partnership with enner saiko but his form petered out.Last season he was out with a long injury but even when he came back he spent most of his time on the bench.
For me he is to lightweight for the physical demands of premiership football and is easily shrugged off the ball.

I see everton have the chance to buy him permanently at the end of the season for £14.5 I don't want to see him back at west ham but i think everton would be mad to pay that price.

Thanks for the reply. That does sound like an awful lot of money, but transfer fees are insane these days, and it looks like a bog standard fee for a big standard striker now. Nothing could be as mad as Everton paying £13.8 M for Oumar Niasse, a total flop, and one of the key factors that got Roberto Martinez sacked, so is the word on the street.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Thanks for the reply. That does sound like an awful lot of money, but transfer fees are insane these days, and it looks like a bog standard fee for a big standard striker now. Nothing could be as mad as Everton paying £13.8 M for Oumar Niasse, a total flop, and one of the key factors that got Roberto Martinez sacked, so is the word on the street.

Prices are absurd lately - the Even Richer English Premier League & China are skewing the market dreadfully.

Some pretty bog standard players now cost around £20m +. Not sure where it will end tbh.

Looking like some Chinese outfit will be snapping up Oscar for £60m - he's a decent player but £60m worth he ain't.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Sorry i meant to put million on the end of £14.5.

 

[postman]

The more i watch PL football,the more i hate it.When did having percentage of the ball,mean so much.Back back back across across back again, goalie hoof,lose it.Start all over again.b a b a b a b a , midfielder hoof it up in the air,with the Centre Forward,sod you strikers term.He is facing his own goalie,what the crap.Sorry for the rant.

 

[Dec66]

Thanks for the reply. That does sound like an awful lot of money, but transfer fees are insane these days, and it looks like a bog standard fee for a big standard striker now. Nothing could be as mad as Everton paying £13.8 M for Oumar Niasse, a total flop, and one of the key factors that got Roberto Martinez sacked, so is the word on the street.

Niasse is in the U-23's, and scoring for fun.

 

[Donger]

The more i watch PL football,the more i hate it.When did having percentage of the ball,mean so much.Back back back across across back again, goalie hoof,lose it.Start all over again.b a b a b a b a , midfielder hoof it up in the air,with the Centre Forward,sod you strikers term.He is facing his own goalie,what the crap.Sorry for the rant.

Quite agree. I can only stand the highlights packages.

Can't even get excited about the Championship currently, with what is going on at my beloved Blues (Birmingham). For the first time ever, I've not yet been back home to Brum for a match yet this season - even for the Villa game. Something just told me not to invest too much emotionally until we find out what the next bunch of Hong Kong "investors" turn out to be like. Their first act? Sack the brilliant, well-respected (and on his way towards legend status) manager who has performed wonders on a shoestring budget. Stunned and shell-shocked. Think I'll carry on just riding my bike instead.