*Shakes head* Everton again.

[Wezza]

My brother played in the same junior football and cricket team as Frank for ten years, he was a good lad back then. No comment on his career choices since then!

[Anubis]

Looks like Ashley Cole will be joining as part of Lumpard’s backroom staff.

[Captain Turdseye]

Frankie The Tory is an excellent play on words. 

[m0e]

Frank Lampard once hit on a mate of mine in a club, with the opening line: "You're the only black girl I've ever considered asking out."

[Pidge]

They seem to think Van de Beek is going to play in the heart of midfield, some seem to think Alli will as well. I actually think he could be a very good proper centre mid, but he's shown no desire to be that so far...

[Baltar]

A washed-up, not arsed any longer Alli and a Dutch midfielder who can't get into a team ahead of Fred and McTominay. Perfect signings for Everton!

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Alli's problem seems very much one of mindset. Exploded onto the scene young, lost a bit of form, then started drifting out of games. I honestly thought finally working with an elite level coach like Conte could've transformed him. He's got enough in his locker to be a decent all round midfielder.

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, m0e said:

Frank Lampard once hit on a mate of mine in a club, with the opening line: "You're the only black girl I've ever considered asking out."

Classy. Not in the least bit racist either.

[halewood pete]

[Paulie Dangerously]

Alli will do well for them. Fresh start with lower expectations at a smaller club. He'll probably fill the void that Fylthi has left, or play up front in a Bobby role when DCL is on the catwalk/medical table. 

 

Can see then pulling away to lower mid table now. Interesting to see how their finances will look at the end of the season. I fear for them, I really do. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

9 hours ago, m0e said:

Frank Lampard once hit on a mate of mine in a club, with the opening line: "You're the only black girl I've ever considered asking out."

Fucking hell. 

 

I hope he exercises such good judgement in his team selections.

[SlugTrail]

1 hour ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Alli will do well for them. Fresh start with lower expectations at a smaller club. He'll probably fill the void that Fylthi has left, or play up front in a Bobby role when DCL is on the catwalk/medical table. 

 

Can see then pulling away to lower mid table now. Interesting to see how their finances will look at the end of the season. I fear for them, I really do. 

Didn't Moshiri convert 100m of debt to equity to cover the losses for FFP?

[DalyanPete]

9 hours ago, Anubis said:

Looks like Ashley Cole will be joining as part of Lumpard’s backroom staff.

The backroom staff just keeps getting bigger.

Be a nice big payoff when it all goes wrong again.

[cloggypop]

9 hours ago, Pidge said:

They seem to think Van de Beek is going to play in the heart of midfield, some seem to think Alli will as well. I actually think he could be a very good proper centre mid, but he's shown no desire to be that so far...

Van de Beek was very good in central midfield for Ajax. He's probably better getting forward but he's good in the middle. 

[Pidge]

1 minute ago, cloggypop said:

Van de Beek was very good in central midfield for Ajax. He's probably better getting forward but he's good in the middle. 

Was going to ask what you thought. Even back then he always seemed to be breaking forward from what I'd seen. Aaron Ramsay for Arsenal style "midfielder".

[Arniepie]

I thought the concern about van der beek that he wasnt physically up to the prem?

Think they have boxed clever with the delle ali signing but both could go either way 

[Barnesey]

1 hour ago, SlugTrail said:

Didn't Moshiri convert 100m of debt to equity to cover the losses for FFP?

Don’t think it works quite like that. You can’t eliminate a loss other than by making a profit. This move changes the balance sheet rather than P&L account

[Dave D]

Alli/Lampard/Van de Beek will not be at Everton in 2 years time.

 

And everyone knows it. Thats the beauty of football for us all I guess. It allows us to dispense of rational thought and dare to dream.   

[No2]

Lampard showed some great foresight I didn't think he was capable of. He figured if he abuses Klopp then the Everton job is on constant hold for him and the next step is obviously Barcelona or Madrid.

[VladimirIlyich]

10 minutes ago, Dave D said:

Alli/Lampard/Van de Beek will not be at Everton in 2 years time.

 

And everyone knows it. Thats the beauty of football for us all I guess. It allows us to dispense of rational thought and dare to dream.   

2 years? That will make Lampard one of their longest servers. It's the goings on at Everton that make you realise a) that the money involved in the PL is beyond obscene and b) how corrupt that money and everything around it is.

[Anubis]

Two years is not much of a show of faith.

[Elite]

Frank's effectively a PE teacher that used to be great at football.

[Dave D]

Lampard needs to start looking older.

 

Its a problem that Eddie Howe will continue to face unless gets himself a beard and a few greys 

[sir roger]

Over the years I have cone to the conclusion that God doesn't love me enough to relegate Everton , but then again he fell asleep on the job with our PL winning season and couldn't even stop us with his last covid throw of the dice , so who knows ?

[SlugTrail]

2 hours ago, Barnesey said:

Don’t think it works quite like that. You can’t eliminate a loss other than by making a profit. This move changes the balance sheet rather than P&L account

I thought as part of financial rair play owners could under write a proportion of debt by turning it into equity.