HowitzerThe5th
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"No one on the planet predicted the invasion of Ukraine. To criticise a man for not having the benefit of hindsight shows your agenda."
Actually it had been the subject of intense geopolitical debate and scrutiny since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and it was only COVID that held up old Putin's plans it seems also by a few years. The old KGB boy has wanted Ukraine for years and years.
However the indirect impact on Everton may be a mixture of just bad luck and timing to be fair.