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Everton v Manchester United Preview via Everton Arent We

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Where’s your head at? at at at? Where’s your head at? Where’s your head at?

In the case of Everton I’m gonna take a plucky guess at “right up their own [Poor language removed] arse chewing on their own intestines”.

We really are that [Poor language removed]. Cry arsing to follow.

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How did it end up this way? I’ve genuinely no idea. Nearly as much idea as how the [Poor language removed] we are sat in seventh place when writing this preview. Best league in the world though lar.

It’s December and we’ve failed to put together two decent halves of football in any game we’ve played this season, cumulating in an insipid one nil defeat away to a [Poor language removed] Southampton team. Cue the hacks writing articles about how Southampton have enacted revenge on Koeman etc.

The day we’re arsed about Southampton will truly be a bad day for Everton but right now our main concerns, ok – my concern, is a team of players wearing royal blue entering a third season of not putting a shift in for Everton and meekly getting rolled over by anyone willing to put in a marginally more energetic shift when facing them.

This doesn’t waive any angst towards Koeman, with a head that should be grade 4 protruding from Stay Puft’s sphincter, but fact of the matter is that he’s just easing himself into not even half a season of his Everton career. [Poor language removed] me though it’s achingly clear the system he keeps on picking isn’t working with the current load of players who through a lack of will and meek performances have held Everton to ransom for a couple of seasons whilst making their future generations extremely wealthy. Sound’s a bit “we pay your wage through taxes and it’s just not good enough” that so my apologies.

They can all get to [Poor language removed] though.

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So who we playing next? We’ve tried summoning the spirits of “an easy three points at home to Swansea” and “Koeman will smite a Europa League weary Southampton” without much predictive success. So which fortunate bastards are lining up against us this weekend? Oh, Manchester United.

Now if this was about ten years ago we’d shrug our shoulders and take a guaranteed different level twatting from their array of players we wish would play for us, plus Louis Saha and Wayne Rooney, but it’s a different United these days.

They do have an array of players which would crust the sock of any avid FIFA playing queg who believes they have an insight into the game through hours spent twatting Saudis online whilst playing as Barcelona. United are a big draw in world football and the most successful English club there’s ever been (you know why I done that) so coupled with their mammoth wealth they will attract world stars. And if it was indeed a game of FIFA 17 then this would be pretty much enough to guarantee them success. Footie doesn’t work that way always, thankfully, and instead there’s a whole world of facets out there requiring mastering in order to build sustainable success. Not for one minute here am I suggesting that they won’t beat us on Sunday though.

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The [Poor language removed] am I talking football anyway? You’ve seen, heard and read enough about Man Utd to last you several life times so the question you’re really not asking yourself is “what are their fans like?”.

Well if nicotine stained fingers, a scent of wet cardboard and next level wooliness is your thing then get yourself down to Goodiso (sic) Park on Sunday and you’ll have a veritable feast.

Whilst these previews are often generous in spirit to wools it’s more appreciation of those who are caught in the perjury of the gravity of two big cities but leaning towards us – like Warrington, St Helens etc. Of course Wigan is a 50/50 battleground for humanity, the wool Aleppo if you will, while beyond there is ground which is firmly in the hands of Manc wools – the scruffiest of them all.

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With an unchallenged wool gene there’s really [Poor language removed] attempts at humour, fashion and just life in general. Truth be told there should be a big wall built at the edge of Ashton in Makerfield and stringent permits required to head due south. If we are truly to protect our cultural achievements and excellency then we’ve got to take strong measures and come together as a collective to combat the danger of wools in our fanbase. Some won’t like these words but I write them because I care. The existing policies are failing me and you.

Not that we are woolist or anything, we’re just Alt-Gwladys Street.

Which is a loose point of why is everyone scared to call bells bells now? Or even fuckwit hateful fascist [Poor language removed]? Or lean way too left and vegan bore, perma-outraged at whatever society tries new?

Why are so many [Poor language removed] people obsessed with milking a Brazilian tragedy half a world away displaying videos and photos when in reality grief has always been best a private and dignified thing? Being empathetic is sincere. Banners, videos of those who died prior to their horrid fate and teeth pulling statements of how it nine-steps-of-separation affected you is just ghoulish.

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You know what’s right and wrong, your mum or dad or family or mates grew up with you guiding you through it or ripping you when you got it wrong. By adult age people should be aware of what’s appropriate – like not labelling wools as scruffy social misfits, or writing untrue partisan words about sporting opposition to your favoured team every weekend.

And then they came for me. And there was no one left to shout TERN ROSS.

Think on about that for a moment and if someone can find a [Poor language removed] point in it then retweet it about so it looks like I have one single clue about where this preview is heading. Translate it into Brazilian and then tattoo the [Poor language removed] out of it on your forearm as that’s not going to look stupid in 20 years. Or look utterly daft that you’re twenty something with a poignant life message on your arm when you still pay yer mar 30 notes a week to live in the box room and her to scrub your [Poor language removed] stains from the bog.

It’s sound to be just normal and have moderate views. You’re better company for it. You don’t have to pretend you had trials for Crewe but you liked a pint too much or that you were second cock of your school and roundhoused a teacher. Because you didn’t, and that’s fine, that’s just you man. Or girl.

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So a list of Man Utd players:

Ibrahimovic – a very talented player but a tit. Under thirty lad bible scrotes hanging off his every word like he’s Socrates sat in a bath or whatever [Poor language removed] done the eureka thing before, sadly, plugged in toasters were invented.

Martial – ace player, he really is. May turn out ‘a bit Anelka’ though.

Rooney – suspended, will probably end up playing for Everton again and you know it, suckers.

Pogba – I’m a thoroughly [Poor language removed] analyst at football but he’s the Ferrari on the drive bought with unsecured credit. Your neighbours all think you’re a [Poor language removed].

Rashford – why can’t he come through at Everton? Maybe because we’d sell him to Man Utd.

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Mata – bet he squints his eyes walking onto the pitch and wishes it was him wearing royal blue. No hang on that’s not true as it’s complete horseshit that he was going to sign for Everton. The lower Gwladys would boo him after seven games anyway, the occasionally ace little Iberian togger pixie.

Carrick – great player for them for a long period of time. Time should remember him as boss. But instead he’ll be awkwardly giving interviews for MUTV in twenty years after he blew all his money on a Spanish timeshare ponzi scheme, and William Hill invites him back.

Speaking of which, who done that to Kanchelskis’ face? Arl arse. He’s turned into one of them troll dolls.

Smalling – plays in defence and everyone says he’s really good despite no one really knowing.

De Gea – what a goalkeeper. Best I’ve seen in beards.

Despite the parochial rivalry Manchester United is a great club of the world game and whenever they roll into town you can expect full crowd, anticipation and some really [Poor language removed] songs.

Do we have to talk about the Everton team?

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Nah not really as every week I usually have a cock eyed preview of who we may play and where, but truth be told every single one of them – except our beautiful prince Gana Gueye – can get to [Poor language removed]. Results can go up and down, performances can be subject to form and fitness but one thing that shouldn’t be lacking in an Everton shirt is effort or fight.

Too many are letting us down right now, and it’s a real big worry if this run of form continues as to where we may rightfully find ourselves.

I’ve took enough of your precious time without offering too much reward, sorry about that. Everton just makes me feel this way as it seeps into aspects of my attempted functioning life.

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I think Basement Jaxx did probably say it best.

Don’t let the walls cave in on you. We can’t live on, live on without you.

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Rooney’s Unfinished Business via GrandOldTeam

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Elliott Bretland submitted the following article. Want to write an article for GrandOldTeam? Just give us a shout here.

Ask Evertonians what qualities they will be hoping to see in any new arrivals and you can expect to hear a lengthy list.

The desire would be for a leader, a player who boasts a winning mentality, bags of passion,an eye for a killer pass and an impressive goalscoring record. That would be the ideal. An added bonus would of course be a natural affinity with the club.

Fortunately for Blues fans there’s one player out there who boasts all of the above and then some. His name is Wayne Rooney.

It’s a complete no-brainer the former Toffee should feature high on Everton’s wish list for January. Failing that we should do all we can to get him back in the summer.

In a bizarre quirk of fate, Rooney had a real chance of becoming Manchester United’s all-time record goalscorer when the Red Devils face Everton at Goodison Park – of all places – on Sunday.

However, after picking up a booking in the EFL Cup quarter-final victory over West Ham, he is suspended for the trip to Merseyside.

That record will be broken soon though – he needs two goals to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton – and then it is job done at Old Trafford.

Since leaving Everton for United 12 years ago, he’s done it all. Champions League? Check. Premier League title? Check. FA Cup? Check. Captaincy? Check. Place in the Hall of Fame? Certainly one day.

If this was the gaming world, you could say he’s completed Manchester United. Back in L4, however, he has plenty of unfinished business.

It is understood there has been brief contact between the two parties – Rooney returned for the testimonial of his childhood hero, and good mate, Duncan Ferguson the summer before last – and Everton could do far worse than to re-sign their former boy wonder.

As Ronald Koeman recently revealed: ‘[Rooney] still has season tickets at Everton, because he’s a good friend of Duncan.

‘Duncan has asked me every day, “can we get Rooney in? Can we get Rooney in?”‘

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While Big Dunc is keen some fans can never forgive him for jumping ship. Others will insist he has fallen well below the required levels needed. As. If.

Yes, Rooney has struggled for form in recent seasons but he has only dipped from his own extraordinary standards.

We would not be signing a player at 36, 37, 38 on a one-year deal. Rooney is 31 and, while he may have lost his electric pace, he still has the vision and know-how to be an important player.

The raw 16-year-old’s talents we witnessed at Goodison Park all those years ago – let’s be honest, he was just ridiculous, the player of an entire generation for sure – should have seen him now on par with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but, for whatever reason, he’s not in that elite standing.

However, he still possesses immense quality and has all the attributes that would improve the current Blues squad massively.

His experience would be invaluable to the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Ross Barkley and Tom Davies – everything came naturally to him and he would surely be able to improve the game of our young stars with expert guidance during training and matches.

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Meanwhile, his taste for success would surely have a positive effect on a club that has not won a trophy in 21 years.

Never mind what he could do with the ball at his feet, Rooney, a bona fide global superstar, could single-handedly boost the profile of the club around the world in an instant.

Football is a business these days and Rooney’s impact off the pitch could be vital to the club’s growth.

As depressing as this reads, Rooney has an astonishing 22.5 million more Facebook likes than Everton’s official page and 13 million more followers on Twitter.

Should he return, the name of Everton would be on the lips of millions of football fans around the world.

Rooney is still big business – imagine the shirt sales, the numbers of people across the globe who would adopt our club as their Premier League team.

A pertinent stumbling block is of course his astronomical wages. Any comeback would depend on Rooney’s love and empathy for the club and Everton stumping up enough cash to reach a compromise.

However, that love is still there.


A scouser knocks Liverpool of there perch. Haha. An evertoniian aswell. Yes. People. U can't imagine how happy I am tonight. Believe

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) May 14, 2011

Rooney dresses his young sons in the Everton strip and takes them to home games, invited us to play in his own testimonial, returned for Big Dunc’s special day as mentioned and who can forget his glee after knocking Liverpool ‘off their perch’ having helped United to their 19th title?

As well, United would have to agree to his departure but may decide to let their captain leave and link up once more with his former club for the final years of his trophy-laden career.

Despite already collecting so many medals, winning another with Everton is something he would certainly relish – he’d rather come ‘home’ than go abroad for a money-making spell in China or America, surely?

It is understandable some fans can never forgive him and would prefer he stayed in Manchester.

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Yes, he left and yes, it was his choice. He even kissed the United badge. Now though fans should cut him some slack, ‘forgive and forget’, for our own sake; he could be a huge help to Everton.

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Rooney jumped ship for Manchester not because of a disregard for us and our club but because, and this is the cold hard truth, we were not capable of helping him reach his full potential. He was a world-class talent. He deserved the chance to go and win the lot and he’s done it.

However, now, the star striker and his boyhood club are more of a match, capable of winning silverware together.

Just as the £27million fee we received for his services in 2004 helped take us to the next level, Rooney could again help push the club further forward than any other signing.

He’s done it all in football and has conquered the Theatre of Dreams. It’s time for him to achieve and enjoy success with the club he adored as a kid.

This is not a nostalgic plea to see the raw 16-year-old wonderkid from Croxteth who scored that goal against Arsenal back in a blue shirt. This makes perfect sense for Rooney and, most importantly, Everton.

Make it happen, Mr Moshiri.

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Coleman: Nowhere near good enough via GrandOldTeam

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Seamus Coleman has admitted there have been games recently where Everton have been nowhere near good enough.

Sunday’s defeat at Southampton meant Everton have won just once in eight Premier League games and Coleman is keen to put things right on the pitch.

Speaking to evertontv, Coleman said: “The way things are going at the minute, we just want to get out there and put things right. We have to do this kind of interview – it is protocol – but at the end of the day, you can say all of the right things but you have to go out and do it on the pitch.

“It is going to be a tough game against Manchester United, but we have to go out and perform and do so for 90 minutes – not for 45.

“We can take confidence from the home record. The home form has been good. If we beat United on Sunday, we go above them in the league.

“We have to look forward, do the right things and when we come off that pitch we have to be able to look in the mirror. There have been some games recently where we have been nowhere near good enough. We may have played well in spells but we need to do it over the 90 minutes.”

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Everton star Leighton Baines: In a dressing room, one in 15 fits a bad-boy stereotype… everyone else is normal via Daily Mail

IAN LADYMAN: Leighton Baines loves his muisc and his books but he is a footballer at heart, a kid from Kirby who would wait outside Goodison Park for the exit gates to open. Ten precious minutes for free.
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Ronald Koeman sparks Everton fan outrage with red Christmas tree decorations… before backtracking and posting picture of white tree via Daily Mail

As well as having to learn his lessons on the pitch, the Blues boss is now being told to change his ways at home too, with Everton fans up in arms over his choice of Christmas decorations.
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Everton star Leighton Baines: In a dressing room, one in 15 fit the bad-boy stereotype… everyone else is normal via Daily Mail

IAN LADYMAN: Leighton Baines loves his muisc and his books but he is a footballer at heart, a kid from Kirkby who would wait outside Goodison Park for the exit gates to open.
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