David Hankey Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 9 minutes ago, The Bear said: Call me a cynical bastard but Rooney has gone from saying the Everton job would be very difficult to turn down....... to turning it down. I suspect there was some constriction or conditions in the Everton job he didn't like and neither side would budge on it. He's not intelligent enough to think cleverly long term. He probably wants to get Derby relegated a second time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 1 hour ago, Lambert09 said: I know it won’t sit well because it’s derby, but this is great to see. Turning down not just a job but his boyhood club because he’s proud of his project... respect Gotta say that's an exceptionally mature decision from him, and one that will benefit his managerial career on the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 How come there's no PL fixtures this weekend? There's no internationals is there? All these games to reschedule and no matches on. I've obviously missed the memo somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 1 minute ago, Izzy said: How come there's no PL fixtures this weekend? There's no internationals is there? All these games to reschedule and no matches on. I've obviously missed the memo somewhere Winter break 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 1 minute ago, Izzy said: How come there's no PL fixtures this weekend? There's no internationals is there? All these games to reschedule and no matches on. I've obviously missed the memo somewhere It's meant to be part of our mini-winter break. Evidently most players just use it for an opportunity to party in Dubai ... for rest and recuperation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 2 minutes ago, The Bear said: Winter break Oh yeah, of course I don't remember having one last season but then again my memory is scrambled these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 3 minutes ago, Jaspa said: It's meant to be part of our mini-winter break. Evidently most players just use it for an opportunity to party in Dubai ... for rest and recuperation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soar Fox Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 Ivan Toney looking like he’s enjoying his winter break 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fox92 Posted 28 January 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 28 January 2022 1 hour ago, The Bear said: Call me a cynical bastard but Rooney has gone from saying the Everton job would be very difficult to turn down....... to turning it down. I suspect there was some constriction or conditions in the Everton job he didn't like and neither side would budge on it. He's not intelligent enough to think cleverly long term. Sorry but people are throwing this "intelligent" stuff about when he's clearly shown loyalty to Derby. It would be easy for him, especially as an inexperienced manager, to just walk away or to join the club he supports in Everton but the fact he said he isn't a quitter and wants to see the job through is, for me, excellent to see in a time when people complain there is no loyalty in football anymore. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 2 hours ago, st albans fox said: FBS have no assets or staff or products ?? Well, their uk subsidiary is worth the grand sum of £1k. Check them; FBS Tradestone Ltd. The two Directors are a respectively a Lebanese and Cypriot accountant, plus Tradestone HQ, in Limassol. Who rent an office suite at a serviced office. I'm not moaning that the money stinks of comfort fabric conditioner. I just can't take the high horse that Man City are at it and we are clean as a whistle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 2 hours ago, The Bear said: Call me a cynical bastard but Rooney has gone from saying the Everton job would be very difficult to turn down....... to turning it down. I suspect there was some constriction or conditions in the Everton job he didn't like and neither side would budge on it. He's not intelligent enough to think cleverly long term. He's not going to lose at Derby- if they stay up he's a miracle worker, if they go down he had no chance. He goes to Everton and they get relegated- it's tougher to turn around. He's well aware of perception. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 7 minutes ago, Paninistickers said: Well, their uk subsidiary is worth the grand sum of £1k. Check them; FBS Tradestone Ltd. The two Directors are a respectively a Lebanese and Cypriot accountant, plus Tradestone HQ, in Limassol. Who rent an office suite at a serviced office. I'm not moaning that the money stinks of comfort fabric conditioner. I just can't take the high horse that Man City are at it and we are clean as a whistle But we aren’t sponsored by their U.K. subsidiary ? Companies have other companies for lots of reasons (mostly to do with tax) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 9 hours ago, ARTY_FOX said: Wasn't he the ref when we drew at anfield the great escape season? Gave a penalty against Morgan for being hit in the face with the ball? Both penalties were dubious that day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 Lampard to be announced as Everton manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFox Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 Who’s the Tory club now then https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-492252/Lampard-confirms-place-right-wing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_horns Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 7 minutes ago, Corky said: Lampard to be announced as Everton manager. Big big with massive expectations from the fans at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 18 minutes ago, Super_horns said: Big big with massive expectations from the fans at least. Don't rate him highly and think the media hype (familiar to us) drowns out the fact he's not done anything special in management yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 Lampard is a terrible appointment for a team in Everton’s predicament. So far he has failed at Derby and failed at Chelsea. He may have brought through some good young players, but certainly didn’t get the best out of the squad he had at either club. Everton have some decent players, but needed someone who can get them playing. I think if they don’t get a new manager bounce and a couple of wins early on, they are in real trouble. Brentford, Newcastle, Leeds and Southampton are his first 4 games, so there is a real possibility of points there. However, if they get less than 6 points it will be a tough battle to the end of the season and I don’t know if Frank has the fight in him to ensure survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakemoore Posted 28 January 2022 Share Posted 28 January 2022 (edited) Really random observation from the Fantasy Premier League App that I’ve just made - we’re the 6th highest scorers in the league at the moment with an average of 1.7 goals per game. If we score our average of 1.7 goals in our 3 games in hand we will be the 5th highest scorers in the league and only just behind Westham in 4th. However, we are dead last in the table for most crosses in to the box. We’ve put 249 crosses in to the box compared to Wolves’ 301 in 19th. In fact, Liverpool who are top of the list have put in more than double what we have. Even if we had played 23 games as we should have by now, we’d still be last on the list by more than 20 or (on average two games’ worth of crosses). Why are we so low? And don’t say it’s because we don’t have any height because Liverpool have a tiny front 3. I feel like we get in to crossing positions so often and then pass back to a full back or even further back. Why? Edited 28 January 2022 by Jakemoore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 29 January 2022 Share Posted 29 January 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jakemoore said: Really random observation from the Fantasy Premier League App that I’ve just made - we’re the 6th highest scorers in the league at the moment with an average of 1.7 goals per game. If we score our average of 1.7 goals in our 3 games in hand we will be the 5th highest scorers in the league and only just behind Westham in 4th. However, we are dead last in the table for most crosses in to the box. We’ve put 249 crosses in to the box compared to Wolves’ 301 in 19th. In fact, Liverpool who are top of the list have put in more than double what we have. Even if we had played 23 games as we should have by now, we’d still be last on the list by more than 20 or (on average two games’ worth of crosses). Why are we so low? And don’t say it’s because we don’t have any height because Liverpool have a tiny front 3. I feel like we get in to crossing positions so often and then pass back to a full back or even further back. Why? Why would we cross the ball in? It’s not playing to the strength of any of our attacking players. The fact we don’t is a good sign that we are playing the ball on the floor ans to the strengths of our attackers, rather than just lumping into the box and hoping for the best. Also the fact we are top six for goals scored tells us this approach is working. Edited 29 January 2022 by Aus Fox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 29 January 2022 Share Posted 29 January 2022 Rooney turned down an opportunity to interview for the Everton job, is what has been reported on Sky, rather than the he turned down the offer of the job which has been reported elsewhere. Still good to show loyalty, but there's a big difference between being offered a job and being invited to interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 29 January 2022 Share Posted 29 January 2022 4 hours ago, UniFox21 said: Rooney turned down an opportunity to interview for the Everton job, is what has been reported on Sky, rather than the he turned down the offer of the job which has been reported elsewhere. Still good to show loyalty, but there's a big difference between being offered a job and being invited to interview. I think Rooney's played a blinder here. Possibly wouldn't have got the job, would have been the wrong time and he's in win win scenario at Derby regardless of whether they go out or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Fresh Posted 29 January 2022 Share Posted 29 January 2022 10 hours ago, Aus Fox said: Lampard is a terrible appointment for a team in Everton’s predicament. So far he has failed at Derby and failed at Chelsea. He may have brought through some good young players, but certainly didn’t get the best out of the squad he had at either club. Everton have some decent players, but needed someone who can get them playing. I think if they don’t get a new manager bounce and a couple of wins early on, they are in real trouble. Brentford, Newcastle, Leeds and Southampton are his first 4 games, so there is a real possibility of points there. However, if they get less than 6 points it will be a tough battle to the end of the season and I don’t know if Frank has the fight in him to ensure survival. Failed at Derby is a bit strong, got them to a playoff final in a pretty strong league that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxyJim1987 Posted 29 January 2022 Share Posted 29 January 2022 15 hours ago, Corky said: He's not going to lose at Derby- if they stay up he's a miracle worker, if they go down he had no chance. He goes to Everton and they get relegated- it's tougher to turn around. He's well aware of perception. Must still be nightmare conditions to work under, no money whatsoever, I'm presuming he hardly earns a salary, constant cloud over the clubs head, must be a very difficult job compared to going to Everton getting a big salary, lots of transfer budget and working with top class players (and Andros Townsend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergray22 Posted 29 January 2022 Share Posted 29 January 2022 1 minute ago, FoxyJim1987 said: Must still be nightmare conditions to work under, no money whatsoever, I'm presuming he hardly earns a salary, constant cloud over the clubs head, must be a very difficult job compared to going to Everton getting a big salary, lots of transfer budget and working with top class players (and Andros Townsend) Spot on he gets good experience in a no lose situation. Putting local rivalry aside it would be a big shame to see historic club disappear so I’d like to see him do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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