Football Focus

[Parkdrive]

According to a lot of rumours circulating Moyes will be announced as the next manager within 24 hours

[maxxi]

So who next for Everton? Any toffeemen out there?

Given that the accepted wisdom is that Moyes has got them to perform above their budget and ability; who will stop them spiralling into the championship?

Laudrup?

What about a left field bid for Benitez?

[DJKillaQueen]

As a toffee woman I am very worried tbh. Moyes has been the reason for us staying thereabouts.

[maxxi]

It's a done deal DJKQ - who's your pref?

[red devil]

Week 32 results.

After this week's shock news that Pinky has decided to resign from 'Pinky and Perky', Perky has the top spot all to his own...

?? - 5 Correct Results + 3 Correct Scores = 14 pts

RD - 5 Correct Results + 2 Correct Scores = 11 pts

DR - 4 Correct Results + 2 Correct Scores = 10 pts

JL - 4 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 7 pts

Mx - 4 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 7 pts

PD - 4 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 7 pts

LG - 3 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 6 pts

AM - 5 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 5 pts

MM - Played a maxxi = 5 pts

EP - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

OT - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

RC - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

SC - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

[spoiltdog]

Watford v Leicester /Crystal Palace v Brighton -whats peoples oppinion on who will make it to the Premiere League

[DJKillaQueen]

There are rumours that Mark Hughes wants it maxxi and I think the fans would like him. But the fact will still remain that Everton has no money for new players, or better players, and whoever takes over will have to manage with that.

[red devil]

I'll plump for Brighton, they seem to have hit a bit of form at the right time...

[red devil]

DJKillaQueen Wrote:

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> There are rumours that Mark Hughes wants it maxxi

> and I think the fans would like him. But the fact

> will still remain that Everton has no money for

> new players, or better players, and whoever takes

> over will have to manage with that.

I reckon there's a good chance either Baines or Fellaini (or even both) could follow Moyes to Utd, both making a decent profit for EFC, so any new manager would have funds to invest in new players...

[DJKillaQueen]

That's how Everton has managed though. Selling off good players, especially those it has brought on, like Rooney and Lescott. Everton will never progress while it operates like a feeder team, something that most of lower footy clubs are forced to do because of how the game has evolved post sky input. If you are not one of the top four with huge investment behind you, you will never be able to compete with the top four. That's why top end footy is boring to me now. There's no competition. Just the top four, and then the rest.

[DaveR]

Next Everton manager - Martinez current bookies favourite, followed by Phil Neville, Lennon, Laudrup and Vitor Pereira (who he?) Odds also being offered on Hughes, Poyet, Benitez, Malky Mackay, Lambert, Duncan Ferguson (!!) and Carragher (500-1).

http://footballburp.com/news/odds-on-next-everton-manager-horrify-everton-fans/

[El Pibe]

Duncan Disorderly.

That I'd like to see.

[StraferJack]

" If you are not one of the top four with huge investment behind you"

Not sure I'd say Arsenal have huge investment behind us

We have some billionare shareholders to be sure, but investing in the club? Quite the opposite

League table of those 4 clubs and their owners in terms of "here have some cash when you want" would look like

Chelsea

City

Man U

Arsenal

[red devil]

It's the penultimate round of matches predictors, Week 33 fixtures...

Saturday 11th May 2013

Aston Villa V Chelsea

Sunday 12th May 2013

Stoke V Tottenham

Everton V West Ham

Fulham V Liverpool

Norwich V West Brom

QPR V Newcastle

Sunderland V Southampton

Man Utd V Swansea

Tuesday 14th May 2013

Arsenal V Wigan

Reading V Man City

ETA: Typo...

ETA: Coupon Buster...Swansea to beat Man Utd...they wouldn't dare, would they?

[maxxi]

I may need a coupon buster to overhaul EP... though the gap has narrowed B)

[red devil]

And it's the EDF FA Cup Final this Saturday.

RD v SC

As I'm involved, do we have a volunteer to receive the predictions by PM and then post them up on here?

As the aggregate score rule was such a roaring success in the Champions League, we'll have a deciding rule in similar vein...in the event of a tie on points e.g. both players predict a correct win but neither a correct score, then the player who predicted a scoreline closest to the actual scoreline, will be the winner. If it is still tied, then the player who predicted the nearest to the time of the first goal scored, will be the winner. If no goal scored then it's the flip of a coin...

SC, as well as the score you will need to predict the time of the first goal scored.

Extra time does not count...

[Ladygooner]

Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 1

Stoke 2 Tottenham 1

Everton 2 West Ham 1

Fulham 2 Liverpool 1

Norwich 1 West Brom 2

QPR 1 Newcastle 2

Sunderland 1 Southampton 2

Man Utd 2 Swansea 2

Arsenal 3 Wigan 0

Reading 0 Man City 3

[Parkdrive]

Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 1

Stoke 1 Tottenham 1

Everton 2 West Ham 1

Fulham 1 Liverpool 2

Norwich 1 West Brom 2

QPR 1 Newcastle 2

Sunderland 1 Southampton 2

Man Utd 2 Swansea 00

Arsenal 2 Wigan 1

Reading 0 Man City 2

[maxxi]

Saturday 11th May 2013

Aston Villa 1 V 3 Chelsea

Sunday 12th May 2013

Stoke 0 V 2 Tottenham

Everton 1 V 2 West Ham

Fulham 2 V 2 Liverpool

Norwich 0 V 1 West Brom

QPR 2 V 1 Newcastle

Sunderland 3 V 2 Southampton

Man Utd 2 V 3 Swansea

Tuesday 14th May 2013

Arsenal 3 V 0 Wigan

Reading 0 V 4 Man City

If no one else has already offered you (RD & SC) can PM me the FACF predictions and I'll post them when both are in (score and time of first goal).

[red devil]

Thanks a lot maxxi, will do...

[Jah Lush]

Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 2

Stoke 1 Tottenham 2

Everton 2 West Ham 1

Fulham 1 Liverpool 3

Norwich 1 West Brom 2

QPR 2 Newcastle 2

Sunderland 1 Southampton 2

Man Utd 3 Swansea 1

Arsenal 1 Wigan 2

Reading 0 Man City 2

[Alan Medic]

maxxi Wrote:

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> I may need a coupon buster to overhaul EP...

> though the gap has narrowed B)

No need to worry maxxi. The 'indigo' rule is on your side.

[SCSB79]

Saturday 11th May 2013

Aston Villa 0 V 2 Chelsea

Sunday 12th May 2013

Stoke 1 V 1 Tottenham

Everton 2 V 1 West Ham

Fulham 1 V 1 Liverpool

Norwich 2 V 1 West Brom

QPR 1 V 1 Newcastle

Sunderland 2 V 1 Southampton

Man Utd 3 V 0 Swansea

Tuesday 14th May 2013

Arsenal 1 V 1 Wigan

Reading 0 V 2 Man City

[maxxi]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> maxxi Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

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> > I may need a coupon buster to overhaul EP...

> > though the gap has narrowed B)

>

> No need to worry maxxi. The 'indigo' rule is on

> your side.

You mean (in a scouse accent) "I just hope for a goal and indigo?"

[maxxi]

I have SC's prediction for FA Cup Final (result, score, time of first goal if there are any) - just waiting on you RD.