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• I read the tea leaves incorrectly. Not my fault. I'd had a fair little river of of dry white to be fair. The leaves said man utd FFS not us. Now that was possibly remiss on my part, but I am free of all blame and criticism. At worst, it was an understandable lack of attention. Hull will get two more points this season. Two. Now that's pathetic. Not changing the subject by any means, but how good was Enciso for Ipswich today?...
  Paul Griffiths in Premier League — Matchweek 1
• Who is Jazza Sean (113)?...
  Paul Griffiths in “We’ve bid for a few”: Moyes discusses Everton’s right-back search and hurdles
• Paul mate, the key thing for me is that the senior pros like Norgaard and Garner should earn their recall to the team before they are selected. Armonstrong, Hackney, George and Rohl deserved to start after their pre-season form. Nothing will demotivate them more than getting dropped when they are playing well. Pickford is the best keeper in the Premier League imo. We do need a right-back and a striker as top priorities, but I also think we should to be considering another CB and LB. Tarkowski is slowing down and has an unforced error in him every game, while Myko has a positive attitude but isn’t good enough defensively or going forward. Think Patterson and Alcaraz will be sold before the close of the window....
  Steve Brown in Blues ride their luck to chalk up a good opening win
• Obviously all of these number ratings are subjective, but what matters is less the numbers, but rather a more comprehensive analysis if you’re going to write an article about it. That’s what’s lacking here.rnrnDid the player do something exceptional, like score a banger, as my kid calls it, or make an incredible assist or a worldie save to keep the score tied? If yes, then it deserves at least a 8, but likely higher I’d say, unless you’re also at fault for something big. Did you make a huge mistake that led to a goal or a near-goal? If yes, then note that in the scoring. And if you just generally bossed the match or wreaked havoc or didn’t put a foot wrong, but nothing game-changing, then you get near the top, but not all the way there — and all this must take into account certain players’ limitations that they’ll always have, or the fact that they might be playing out of position.rnrnSo overall Harry’s score were okay, but Pickford is a 9 for that save ...
  Jonathan Oppenheimer in Everton v Crystal Palace: Player Ratings
• Agree on the subs Steve (119). I do think that the best use of subs is to make them whenever needed in reaction to the way in which the game is unfolding and the decisions made by the gaffer in the other dugout.rnrnOn that basis, Moyes should have made subs earlier. The sixth substitution of the game was our first.rnrnThat said, I was pleased with the starting XI and yes we rode our luck a fair bit in the first half in particular, but we deserved to win. It is Pickford who is our talisman and he showed again today why this is. rnrnThe argument for Harrison Armstrong to go out on loan is empty, vacuous, and just plain wrong. He is more than PL ready and he was last season after he came back. So, the worry here is the little bit of time Moyes gave him after February. But he started him today and if he doesn\'t next weekend. Well let\'s see.rnrnArmstrong, Hackney, Branthwaite, and Ndiaye were all reasons to be cheerful today....
  Paul Griffiths in Blues ride their luck to chalk up a good opening win
• "Ungrateful little twat"??? I can't wait to hear what the yahoo at #4 thinks this kid owes Everton. He joined Everton a year ago. One year. (Per Transfermarkt.) Has every right to change clubs. And zero obligations to Everton. And the aforementioned yahoo hopes this boy reads his online abuse. Did somebody mention mental health?...
  Mike Gaynes in Aston Villa set to snatch highly-rated teenager Jake Doughty from Finch Farm