Europa League Final

Want both teams to lose, which as we all know cannot happen, so hope there's a torrential downpour and the game gets abandoned!

Man Utd are flying out to Malaysia immediately after their game on Sunday, so there's no chance of the Europa League final being re-scheduled so the tournament will be cancelled! Nobody wins!! Result!!

By the way, Michael, the final is in Bilbao, Spain, not Barria, Italy. Is there even such a place, or did you mean Bari?

Bilbao is a superb place and I'm a bit jealous watching all the fans there.

No reason why this type of event is not something we can aspire to in the short to medium term.

Hoping for a good game. Spurs to win for me.

Yea, I shoulda checked when I saw only 'Sam Mames Barria' as the location.

Apparently, The San Mamés Stadium (also known as Nuevo San Mamés or San Mames Barria) is an all-seater football stadium in Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, and home of Athletic Bilbao.

This one is gonna be a hard watch as I don't want either of them to win. But let's say if one side comes out and plays a front-foot game rather than passing backwards half the time...

Nah. It's still gonna be unpleasant.

If anybody fancies a bit of fun, wouldn't it be lovely if Trent walked off with a momento of his time at Mordor

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Too right Liam. Europa League final is very achievable. Handle the next few years right and could definitely be us.

Rob: 6 red cards - 11 injuries - victory in penalty shoot out 2-1 after 52 penalties?

I don’t particularly like either teams but I’m going for a spuds win just for Richy

Paul,

I'm more concerned about picking a team to win the TW Cup final this weekend!! 😀😀

Tough one to call. I have no affiliation with either, but one of them will pick up a European trophy and be in the Champions League next season.

Remarkable given the seasons they've had, but I guess they are there for qualifying last season.

Outside of the football, this means more for Manchester United financially.

Since United have been the better has been, I want Spurs to win.

Seeing Levy's face if they lose will be a good consolation prize though.

Spurs for Richarlison pls. No to Manure simply for the Reptile Alien empathy free zone that is Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Yeah,financially it will hurt United more so Spurs win is best.

Was at the stadium 2 years ago staying at the ABBA hotel opposite. Nothing to do with the group. Went to the stadium and they fetched to painting of Howard Kendall from the hall of fame for me to hold and be photographed. He is held in high esteem in the city.

Come on United

If united win they’ll have a better chance of getting Delap. I’d like to see Delap and Richarlison lead the attack at BMD.

Come on Richy lad!!

Shows how rubbish the Europa league is if both these got to the final.

Nice one Rob, good luck, you up for the three handled cup mate! Me, I'm in the running for a fantastic repeat NRSH leauge title after my unprecedented never-to-be-repeated treble last season. Couldn't shake this Hannah fella off over the last couple of months. Got one trick up my sleeve. Had a quick look. Your opponent no great shakes but has ass. manager and, needless to say, Salah, the gobshite.

I'm up for Spurs. There's only one team I hate more than Man Utd

Not at all Hewey. That's silly. Both Spuds and Man-Utd have great performances in them. Mind you, the more the CL expands the less "quality" for the two others. You would be in seventh Heaven Hewey if we were in next season's Europe League. If not - typical you - you ought to fecking be!

Jeez, that Fernandes is one moaning fucker.

Paul, his assistant manager was for the last three games. He’s got no chips left. I’ve still got triple captain.

We ain't in next season Europa league.

Palace, Newcastle, spurs. It’s about time some different names are on those trophies.

Ah, nice, I wouldn't fancy triple-c on any of your last starting XI in Sunday's fixtures. You might want to pray each night that Isak is fit and bangs in a hat-trick against us! Mbuemo looks the best bet. Forest lads maybe but they have been better away recently. I'd probably be tempted to get someone in and hope that he doesn't skipper the same player. Mind you, he'll go for Salah, won't he?

Never Newcastle Colin. Can't stand them. Probably more than the rs

Hewey, sheer avoidance on your part and did you not read "if we were". Answer the question/hypothetical: Would you be in seventh Heaven if we were in next season's Europe League?

What you mean, if we were. We're not. Why say it?

Paul, I’ll probably appoint one of my transfers as captain.

Yellow avoidance Hewey and you make no sense at all as in, also, I probably hate Newcastle more than the shite. No proper 'Evertonian' hates the skunks more than the shite. You don't understand what I mean by 'if we were'. You might want to call it a night for posting mate. As usual, you've tied yourself in Hewey knots.

Well, so far thirty minutes of absolute garbage.

Sound choice Rob.

2 very nervous teams to my eye

Course I want to be in the Europa league, but we ain't so it's irrelevant.

Don’t like either team or club but would like to see Richie get a winners medal and then Angie to walk like Mourinho did with with Porto. I got yee a cup now fuck off levy you slimey Cnut 😂😂

How in the world did these two teams qualify for a final?

I've seen more drama in pickleball.

Fair number of Man Urtd fans in that Spuds stand on the side.

Agree, crappy game. Richarlison off at 60'.

Crap game. Crap teams.

Referee is letting a lot go, particularly from Man Utd.

Anyone know if Pat Kelly still frequents these forum. Miss his with and sarcasm.

Come on, Pat, come back.

Talk to him at your next family dinner, Sean!

Wit

Would love to have Fernandes in blue at Everton Stadium.

Labored at best, Sean.

Thought you meant width Sean.

Strangely enough, Mike, I do have a brother called Pat but he's a dry arse with no sense of humour / humor.

Fernandez is ridiculous! Cheating twat!! 🤬

A Bobo/Glint v Bilbao final would have been better.

Richarlison is doing alright. Still looks like a cranky bugger.

Neither team playing well but Man Utd playing better.

Can see why Everton finished above these two sides. So poor.

Never met the lad, Paul, so I couldn't or shouldn't comment.

An awful game played by 22 cheats. Every dive and decision is being questioned.

YEAH SPURS!!

Poor defending by Manure

Looked like a Shaw OG to me

A shit game lit up by a scrappy own goal.

Didn't that come off Shaw last and why does Onana always look silly?

Probably because he's not a very good goalie, PF!

I thought Johnson got a very slight final touch before it went in.

Bruno Fernandes is a cheating, whingeing rat and has been terrible in a terrible first half.

Coz he's a clown of a keeper, Paul.

Probably finish 1-0 this.

Hope Spurs win. They then need to sack a cup winner, even though he's out of his depth.

Hope United fail, and suffer financially. PSR breach or two as well.

No flowing football. Stoppages. Dreadful stuff.

This is an absolutely diabolical game of football this 😂

Terrible football this!

This isn't doing the Premier League any favours. Boring as fuck.

It's like one of those European finals from the 70s that the shite and the scabs won, usually 1-0. Crap.

Richie is being very silly!

That fat lad at left back for United looks like he won his place in the supporters club raffle.

Following this game on SSN but can't stand that female pundit and barely understand what she says. Anyway, come on Spurs.

The whole of Europe will be watching this and probably pissing themselves laughing at two poor teams.

Typical dour dreary dirty snide rele scrap.

Jesus, I might even have Beto over Hoyland.

I don’t dislike either of these teams, I only despise the shite, but I hope United score to at least make it interesting!
This is awful.

Richy done for the night

WHAT a clearance that was!!

That was astounding!

That's one of the better goal-line clearances I've ever seen.

Radio 5 Live calling it: a load of schoolboys scrapping in the playground at lunchtime!

Utd well on top. Tottenham have retreated.

“Well on top” as in slightly less shit?

Something like that Mark. A mess of a match.

Cut to Manure fans who appear to be more interested in their phones than the actual game

Fun fact - Bruno Fernandez’ brother plays for my cricket teams football arm - Roffey FC.
He’s exactly the same but at lower non league level he gets derision rather than free kicks.

Brilliant refereeing really, considering what twats so many of these players are. Trying to con at every chance.

I think both of these coaches/managers will be/should be sacked after next week.

Manure will most likely have to let go of some more of those £20k a year admin staff and move 80 year olds from their prime location season tickets, if they lose this.

“England Argentina in the World Cup next year” the fcuks that got to do with Harry Maguire???

Michael, I was just going to make a similar comment when the ref capped his calm performance with the yellow against Maguire.

He's been heroically patient, expecially with Bruno, while keeping the game firmly under control.

It's Felix Zwayer, who was caught up in that German match-fixing scandal 20 years ago.

The amount of diving and going down in this game is embarrassing, a piss poor game but I don't suppose Spurs fans will be bothered if they hold on, this is the worst Utd side I've seen since the early 80s, Utd fans complained about Jose but they were a better to watch than this shower

We can say what we want about the quality of these two. But they've done something we haven't seen in donkey's years, and are unlikely to for a long time, and that's get to a European Final.

In fact, Spurs, given the amount of injuries they've had, have defended brilliantly in this 2nd half, and fair play to them if they hang on.

I only wish I live long enough to see us in a final of this magnitude.

THAT'LL DO IT.

More suffering for the Manure fans. What an enjoyable sight.

Awful match but a good result

Hahahaha

If this is the standard of the Europa final, there's hope for us

Oh well, there's another team won a trophy that we didn't expect.

Newcastle, Palace, Spurs all on the trophy trail this season.

I wonder when the modern generation of Everton fans will ever get to see this club have that kind of moment again?

one trophy presentation I will not be watching - spurs were utter shite 17th=CL

Utd should have kept Ten Haag

never let it be said that the europa is a waste of time.

No European football for manure. Big wage bill, loads of transfer fees still to pay. Sacking the tea lady ain't turning that around Jim.

Jim won't fix it.

This is almost as good as watching united getting relegated in ‘74 (?).

I think that Dyche will do a good job at Spuds.

You got your trophy Richy, time to come home.

That was awful. None of them deserve CL football. United have talented players but they would be higher up the league if they stopped feigning injuries and looking fir penalties.

Does this make Man Utd the worst team left in the premier league this season? Spurs might well finish below them, but have won a trophy.

How have these 2 teams contrived to get to a European cup final.
Just goes to show the game is more about the money than football.

Meaningless group games until we end up with dross like tonight.

I didn't want United to win as the champions league would help them with psr. Now they must sell players surely.

Spurs will also struggle whilst this manager is in charge

What's gone wrong with Mainoo? He was everyone's favourite last year!

Ratcliffe won't have any choice, he's gonna have to raise season ticket prices across the board.

Nah, I love Richi don't get me wrong here Dave, but I think he's passed his best days now and he's won silverware now, I always feel that same hunger isn't there for players when they've won something and move somewhere that they are unlikely to win anything.

Fabian Delph was a clear example of that for me.

If we could get Richarlison back on loan great, but some of the quotes I've seen, we couldn't possibly go and pay that for him.

Everton would have easily beaten either of these.

I hope Man Utd crumble into oblivion after this. No European football next season, so they won’t be attracting any top players. Surely Jarrad Branthwaite or Delap wouldn’t want to go there, and I bet Cunha is having second thoughts.

Rob. Massive wages will convince them. It's all players really care about.

All they have to offer Rob is money and lots of it.

Paul, Hills Farm Vets (Sussex vets winners 2018) would’ve beaten either of those
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that was like a 1970s Euro Champs final with bald Czechs

Branners was never in a million years going to United.

I said as much last summer, the rumours linking him were absolutely mental, he is far far too good for that club now.

United is now just a historical relic, it's still got the fundamentals there but you do feel that club will now go many many moons without winning a league title, already it's 12 years.

Branthwaite will only go to one of Manchester City or Real Madrid for me, and it won't be for anything like the dolly mixtures that the Red Mancs were offering last summer.

Ratcliffe might walk away after this. His company has lost billions and his team has turned to shit. He’s Midas in reverse.

Will Ang keeps his job now ?

The kipper on Jim Ratcliffe, he's a right scruffy fucker, there'll be plenty of sad faces in the home counties tonight

I doubt Man Utd will be able to afford massive wages? A billion pound debt and some of their squad already on ridiculous wages, so I can’t see any new players being paid big wages, otherwise PSR will will have them. But then again, as we know the corrupt premier league will see a way round that.

Hats off to the mancs, they certainly know how to leave a stadium pronto.

Jim Ratcliffe reminds me of one of those fellas you used to see on National Geographic trekking some remote West African jungle in a safari van only to find out some weird not so funny things about him years later lol.

Paul # 112………you keep on saying players only go to certain clubs to win something, now you’re saying it’s all about money. Make your mind up.

It's another Hewey knot - he's like a pussy cat with wool

I’ve never seen Richy smile so much. Chuffed to bits for him

Jim@96, and yet every single time Everton, have had a cup game in the last few years, there are always people on ToffeeWeb, who want the manager to rest players!

Not enough medals for the Spurs squad, embarrassing

I'm made up that Big Rob got his winter fuel payments restored

Good point Tony
Let’s go get our first trophy in our inaugural year at BMD.
Fcuk the rest - were the best!
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and Mark too

I never ever want us resting players in any Cup or league game.

I was disgusted this season by our attitude in that Southampton Cup match back in September.

This club should never be passing up chances to win silverware, 30 years is disgusting for a club like Everton

There is probably only us and Villa who are long standing top flight teams that have not won anything for years.

Practically every other club that has had a good 20 years in the Premier League in that time has since lifted something

I fell asleep with about twenty minutes to go just woke up, what a very poor game.

I’ve honestly seen more football played at Edinburgh Park between two amateur teams without any of the pathetic cheating shown throughout the game— what a terrible example of English football although, thankfully, played by mainly foreign players and coached by two foreign managers.

I don’t though Paul. I’m still working.
I don’t need it - give it to someone who does.
Like them poor farmers..

I don’t get it either, Mark.

Newcastle, Palace and now Spurs. Gives us hope, with a few good additions in the summer we can have a crack at the domestic trophies. 30 years since our last and long long overdue. Moyes has had a taster, so i'm sure he knows what it takes this time round to deliver one than his previous time with us.

Come on Davy lad. First piece of silverware please in 2026.

I think he was making a joke about our age, Rob.

Made up Spurs won. Ange is great just like watching the Muppet show. You've got to love him.

Cannot believe Amorim will keep his job. Geez even Ten Haag did better and got sacked.

Colin G @15 Same as you mate re DeLap. But wouldn't want Richarlison back thank you.

Didn’t have anything to say @(139) but pressed the submit button —- that bleedin’ game has knocked me senseless!

Not a joke, Mark, you both matter too much for that, a sideways snipe perhaps!

Glad you're both rolling in it enough.

Phil, why do we have to love Ange mate? I fucking hate him.

He'll be history next week and Silva will move across London.

I watched the whole game and both teams stunk! Any reasonable side in the premier or Europe, would have beaten Spurs or Man Utd no problem.

If Amorim or Peskysolid? (The Spurs manager) are in charge next season I'll be surprised. Man Utd's manager didn't have a clue, from start to the last 10 minutes, when they finally woke up and had a go.

Apparently Spurs in that game, according to Opta, had the worst stats for a team in the final since 2009. Man Utd's stats couldn't have been much better.

To see superman Bruno Fernandes on the halfway line with 5 minutes to go told me everything, the players don't give a toss.

According to the Man Utd Chairman, Sir Sackalot, Man Utd are financially in the shit, maybe he can sort that out by sacking a few more low paid workers, while players (who put in less effort) are paid £350k a week.

Rubbish game, was dreading extra time, but glad that the Spurs won. Happy for Richarlison and for Ange.

Paul (142) — not sure why you hate him. He is a genuine guy, wears his heart on his sleeve, and has copped a lot of flak from the press. At least he's delivered them a trophy.

Hi Frank, I think it's one of those inexplicable just rubbing up the wrong way things. I can't stand his attitude in pressers all through the season, mate. The way he responds gruffly and antagonistically to utterly reasonable questions from reporters.

Ah, you got me Frank, the Merv James sledging in him. I must confess that winning a trophy with that club makes me feel more endearing about him!

Big Ange was as good as his word eh?

He promised them a trophy in his second season which for most of this season looked about as likely as me promising everyone I'd have a weekend with Miss Universe lol.

At the end of the day, Finals are rarely about entertainment.

I wouldn't mind us beating the Shite in next seasons FA Cup Final, even in the worst game in history, it's all about getting the hands on that shiny fuckin' trophy.

It certainly wasn't a spectacle, but how many times in the past has the main event failed to live up to the build up?

Those Tottenham supporters won't care how it was won and will probably not have slept before making their way home.

Focus on the league? Play a weakened team in the cups? Try telling that to them this morning.

A trophy and Champions League, despite a dreadful league campaign.

I get that the league is the priority, but the two go hand in glove. A cup run can help build momentum. And there is nothing better than seeing your team lift a trophy.

Exactly, Danny.

Much will be made of how bad Spurs have been this season but key me tell you this.

How many folk remember 1995 for us finishing 15th?

Every single Everton fan will only remember that year fondly because it was our last piece of silverware.

The ironic thing about it this season, being a Spurs fan today with the season practically finished will be far more rewarding than being an Arsenal fan.

They have won a European trophy while the Gunners have yet again fallen short late on in a quest to win something.

I'd imagine Spurs fans will be pissing themselves with glee this morning, much as we would if Everton had just won it and Liverpool flunked the league and Champions League.

Football, it's a funny old game.

Did anyone who was interviewed on Sunday mention that Everton should always be competing to try and win trophies?

The Spurs manager, who I've seen ridiculed in some quarters, was very bold with his statement that he always wins a trophy in his second season, with those horrible frauds in the London based media ready to pounce and ridicule him even more.

Good on yer, mate — there's not many things better than seeing a man back up his very bold words.

It takes me back to the Wembley half-time team talk when Everton had Liverpool exactly where we wanted them (for the people in the stands, anyway) and hearing our captain describing how they knew Liverpool would throw the kitchen sink at them during the second half.

Tony,

And that was a Liverpool team that had all-time greats like Jay Spearing, Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing in.

Jim #146

"I wouldn't mind us beating the Shite in next season's FA Cup Final' even in the worst game in history, it's all about getting the hands on that shiny fuckin' trophy."

The 1989 final is obviously a bad memory for us, for many reasons. Early goal conceded, but everyone will remember the late equaliser, then the extra time goals – and we still lost.

However, the RS side in that final broke the record for the most back-passes in an FA Cup Final (probably since they started measuring — pre Opta, for the kids). The previous record? Same team the year before (when they lost to Wimbledon).

Tony, that semi-final was awful. There for the taking, but we waved the white flag of surrender.

The Wigan quarter final was the final nail. Forget white flags, we deserted before the fight and were beaten before they crossed the white line.

Matt, that final had mixed emotions. Given the events that had occurred, it was inevitable they would win. It was a great match, with the twists and turns, but lost in the meaning of the occasion.

I know we all moan about sideways and backwards passing, but sometimes you have to be patient and keep the ball if it's not on. I can't remember the exact one, but I was at a derby at Anfield in the 80s. I can't remember which one, but they had Hansen and Lawrenson in their team. I was in the Main Stand surrounded by red mist.

People go on about Pep and City, but that team took their time and waited for the moment. I distinctly recall the red frustration as Hansen and Lawrenson played keep ball with each other on the edge of their box. The chant's "attack attack attack" started ring out around me. They carried on, occasionally passing it back to Grobbelaar to join in.

I thought it was an awful game played by 2 very poor teams, in the 2nd half I don't think Spurs had a meaningful attempt on goal, and Man Utd look like a side who don't know what there supposed to be doing. I thought Amorim's statement after the game was very telling when he said if the fans or the club don't want him he will walk away without any compensation. He may not be a very good manager but you cant argue about his principals, couldnt see many other managers saying that.

Both side finished "below" Everton in the table.

Spurs have got a second chance after Levy debacle and maybe able to recover, but Man United have been on the Everton way,with a similar self serving Culture,for years.

Thankfully Everton now appear to be leaving that behind as they progress forward.Spurs have their new Stadium. OkAccording to a friend of mine he was under a leak in the roof at Old Trafford which has him seething with the Glaciers ever since. The roofs at Goodison never leaked ( we would have heard about it).Obviously made of better stuff.

Radcliffe has fell into a deeper hole than Moshiri as regards retaining Directors, with just a minority share holding.

Can't say I am concerned regarding Man United. They deserve it.There is alot more than a Manager problem there.

Congratulations to Tottenham on the line.

"Ratcliffe has in total paid $1,546,061,321 ($1.5billion) for his slice of United, nudging his share up from 27.7 per cent to 28.94 per cent. Ratcliffe, now through INEOS, is the largest single investor in United, but the six Glazer siblings collectively own the majority of shares, at more than 40 per cent.19 Dec 2024"

What a shit show that is.

Brian H@154, I don’t watch football like I used to do but I think Manchester United, have got a very good head coach.

I don’t know if he’s a manager, in the old sense of what a manager used to be like but, I think it’s clear what the problem is at United, and until they can get away from the current squad of players, who will be on a fortune, then they are going to be in big trouble whoever is in charge, imo.

I thought United, were totally finished, then I watched them play at Anfield, in one of Amorim’s, earliest games and they were the better team and played much better football, than Liverpool, and then I watched them a few weeks later at Goodison, and that same squad of players, just didn’t want to know playing against a very aggressive team that day.

United got themselves back into the game but only when Everton began to tire and lose a lot of intensity, with my overall thoughts being that United have got a lot of very overpaid, average prima-donna’s, and I think they are in big trouble as a football club, until they can route out what looks to be a very obvious poison, in their squad?

We have seen it at Everton, with average players getting contracts that are well above what they’re worth, but hopefully that is now going to become a thing of the past🤞

Sorry Jerome, I hadn’t read your post which explains things clearer in less words!

Paul (142)
I love to watch his emotional outbursts. I think it is entertaining. I wouldn't have him as a manager in a million years.
I expect him to get the sack.

Would Ange win a trophy at Everton?

Depends how much time and money he’s given Jim

Tony#156

Actually was reading your post and thinking you were hitting the nail on the head and your observation back up Like Everton I think there is a backroom problem and internal Management problem.But at last there are signs that Everton have turned the corner.I always maintain that Man United were 5 years behind on the same Everton path.So they have a bit more to go.The Manager is better than the team.

Tottenham have a bite at the cherry now despite their league campaign. On my morning supermarket run, I listened in and their manager confessed that he took a gamble and sacrificed the league to focus on winning the Europa League. It has come off and they now have the benefits.

United are in trouble. Financially and behind the scenes. I agree, Amorim is a good modern day coach.

Portugal seems to have a recent habit of generating good coaches. Alongside Amorim, there is Silva at Fulham, Pereira at Wolves, who turned them around and Nuno at Forest.

Sort of related as it's a European thread, but yesterday was what would have been the 79th birthday of Howard Kendall. There is a lovely photo of him beaming and holding the European Cup Winners Cup. The only Everton manager to have his team lift a European trophy. If I knew how to upload it, I would,

Understandably, most remember the Bayern Munich semi final at Goodison and the scenes at Rotterdam.

I remember us beating Fortuna Sittard 5 - 0 over two legs, and although still an enthusiastic teenage, told myself we were going all the way.

I can't upload the photo, but here is a link for those of us who were around to experience it and those who will have their day in future.

Link

Sticks in Throat. Diabolical Spurs had an easy route to the Final and played a truly shite Man Utd. Parked the bus.

One shot on target and that was a fluke. Champions League next and a £100M payout. Sickening.