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• Raymond, I agree on Jordan and crosses,hes not the biggest physically. coming through a crowd of blockers. I like the Villa tactic when facing corners against them. They leave 3 men on the halfway line,meaning the opposition have to leave 3,sometimes 4,on the half way line. Clears the box of 6, 7 players....
  John Collins in Is Jordan Pickford the best goalkeeper in the Premier League?
• Paul, rumour is Fulham want to cash in on him, before he goes for free in the summer,which would be good for both parties ...
  Mike Powell in How do Everton cope without Jack Grealish?
• Paul when big clubs are interested in a player they tend to make their interest known. That's been the way of it historically. Are you saying that this interest is only revealed after they've had the nod from the player, well that's certainly not the way Everton do business. We can be outside a player's balcony for months, only to find the last place he wants to come is here. So I think it's fair to say from the facts available that none of the big boys have been interested. And long may it continue, but it's still a mystery....
  Kevin Molloy in Is Jordan Pickford the best goalkeeper in the Premier League?
• I know let's play someone who speeds the play up on the left ! They won't keep the ball, find a pass, take the pressure off the defence, get any assits, but they might run a bit faster than grealish!! Some people don't know a good thing when they have one (had one). We may have seen the last of him in a blue shirt, unless the fee and wages drop dramatically, even then he has had quite a few injuries, are they going to come more often ? ...
  David West in How do Everton cope without Jack Grealish?
• Pickford is up there with the best keepers in the league at present, he has kept us in the Prem. for at least a couple of seasons. He does seem to struggle on crosses when the penalty area is crowded though, nowadays its a tactic for attackers to block opposing goalkeepers so there are excuses. As far as his long kicking is concered he will have been told to do it, its working for us at present so why change it. There are plenty good goalkeepers in the league now, probably the most that I can remember, I have always liked Sanchez and Raya from the time they were playing for Brighton and Brentford. They might not be the very best but they are right up there. ...
  Raymond Fox in Is Jordan Pickford the best goalkeeper in the Premier League?
• Paul as always a very interesting and thought provoking piece as always from yourself. I don't know anybody who simplifies the financial state of football better than you. As you say many clubs are in financial difficulty but they are all to frightened to admit that player wages are making clubs haemorrhage money like its going out of fashion. I know a few years back Evertons wage bill made up 92% of total income, and a senior analyst from KPMG said that any club spending more than 75% of income couldn't survive in the long term, although some including us has survived. You also say the Women's game only survives because inter company loans. I thought it was quite interesting in the latest Deloitte figures Bayern were in the top 3 and Liverpool were the highest Premier league club. According to the Liverpool Echo Liverpool football club benefitted hugely from the Taylor Swift concerts. I am sure TFG will follow that route with revenue coming from non football activities. Of c...
  Brian Harrison in Defying Gravity: The Ever-Expanding Football Universe