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As WS Gilbert might have it, an Everton fan’s lot is not a happy one. Give or take Paul Rideout’s Wembley winner in 1995, and the teenage rampage of Wayne Rooney during David Moyes’s flinty “People’s Club” era, the gruel has been thinning since Howard Kendall decamped to Bilbao after winning his second league title in 1987. Everton’s problem then, as now, was money. Though, with a new stadium halfway built, cash is currently a far, far bigger problem. Farhad Moshiri has been majority owner and benefactor since 2016, but since his associate, Alisher Usmanov, was sanctioned for close relations with Vladimir Putin, Everton have been looking for further investment – and fast. Sean Dyche, the seventh manager under Moshiri, rescued the club from relegation last season but an underpowered squad has started this season as if another relegation battle will surely ensue.
With both Luis Rubiales’ and Harry Maguire’s mums wading in to international political and sporting debate regarding the criticism and treatment of their sons, I believe we may have identified a gap in the market which ivory tower-dwellers may wish to monetise. I, for one, look forward to hearing more commentary and seeing more outlandish antics from other figures of public derision’s mums. Perhaps we can arrange a tournament. Although I look forward less to Gianni Infantino’s opening remarks of: ‘I am your mum, I am everyone’s mum’ … probably” – Brian James.
Roy Keane’s punditry may well be the only Irish representation at Euro 2024 (yesterday’s Football Daily)? You mean Jack Grealish and Declan Rice won’t be selected?” – Rodney Harrington.
In my too-quick reading of yesterday’s Memory Lane (full email edition), I thought that the four men were part of a ‘fool’s panel’, rather than the pools. That got me thinking about how large a panel might be needed, if that actually were the title for a group of pundits” – George Affeldt.
I think this may help to explain India’s dominance on the world football stage” – John Goodman.
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