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2020-21 English Premier League Everton Southampton http://www.sportnews.to/mysports/2021/premier-league-everton-vs-southampton-s1/ https://www.totalsportek.com/page-3/

I posted the full list just so there was no confusion, and yes, I listed the impossible ones and labelled them as such it is down to Håland, DCL, and Lautaro

the only players who can play at No 9 who truly interest me and I rate as good enough are (and some/many are impossible) Kylian Mbappé (pretty much impossible) Erling Håland (my number one target ) Harry Kane (he would never come here) Lautaro Martínez (my number 3 target after Håland and DCL) Romelu Lukaku (our board HATES to rebuy players we sold off, this is why we balk at buying Rice, which is foolish in regards to him) Robert Lewandowski (age is a huge issue, but he is, for the next 2 years or so, still the best No 9 on the planet, his numbers are again insane thsi season) Dominic Calvert-Lewin (my number 2 target, after Håland, the huge barrier is the insane money Everton will demand, but he is the real deal) Ciro Immobile (age is an issue as well, and I so doubt he will leave Italy)

Police arrest Josep Maria Bartomeu after raid on Barcelona's Camp Nou https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/01/police-raid-barcelonas-camp-nou-in-search-and-seize-operation Police entered Barcelona’s stadium on Monday in a search and seize operation, with reports that former president Josep Maria Bartomeu is among those who have been arrested. The club confirmed local authorities from Mossos d’Esquadra’s Economic Offences Unit were at the team’s headquarters on Monday morning and said they were collaborating with the police into the investigation into the club contracting monitoring services on social networks. “FC Barcelona expresses its utmost respect for the judicial process in place and for the principle of presumed innocence for the people affected within the remit of this investigation” added the statement. Spanish media said the operation was related to last year’s “Barça-gate,” in which club officials were accused of launching a smear campaign against current and former players who were critical of the club and then-president Bartomeu by allegedly hiring a social media company to publicly discredit them. He, current chief executive Òscar Grau, and Barcelona’s head of legal services, Román Gómez Pontí were arrested on suspicion of “unfair administration, corruption between individuals and money laundering,” according to Cadena SER radio station. Catalan police later confirmed they had made several arrests, without confirming the number made or the identities of those detained. Bartomeu and his board of directors resigned last year amid fallout from the controversy surrounding Lionel Messi. The club has been mired in political turmoil and debt prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Where there is life in the form of Everton at home, there is hope Everton with a winnable home game, is it? Photograph: Michael Regan/PA Barry Glendenning @bglendenning NIL SATIS, NISI OPTIMUM Currently in seventh place, their spiritual league table home, Everton have the luxury of two games in hand over the half-dozen teams above them. Winning both those games would catapult them past Liverpool, Chelsea and [Fiver double-checks league table] West Ham into the dizzy heights of fourth, a position the majority of their fans would have happily settled for at this stage of the season, even five months ago when they were top and three points clear after four straight wins. Of course, while Carlo Ancelotti’s success at Goodison Park has come as no great shock, not even a man of his considerable talents could be expected to drum Everton’s innate “Evertonness” out of them in just a little over a year in the job. After all, the ability to lose football matches they have no real business losing has long been embedded in the club’s DNA. If they were a stick of rock, the recent scoreline Everton 0-2 Fulham would run through them. If you’d been forced to bet on any team pulling off the undignified double-whammy of losing home and away to Newcastle this season, you were never going to go far wrong with Everton. Carlo Ancelotti rues Everton complacency against struggling teams Read more Tonight, they welcome Southampton-in-freefall to Goodison Park, with the team from the south coast seeking to end a run of seven league games without a win, six of which have ended in occasionally comical defeat. Having enjoyed a one-night stand with the top of the table in November, Southampton are currently on a slippery slope towards the relegation zone but will travel to Goodison Park knowing that where there is life in the form of Everton playing at home, there is always hope. In the buildup tonight’s game, Ralph Hasenhüttl called on his players to stop being so nice, bawling out James Ward-Prowse for offering to do an elderly neighbour’s shopping, ticking off Che Adams for sending a signed jersey to a poorly child and getting in a monumental funk upon learning Ryan Bertrand and Nathan Redmond are planning a surprise 25th birthday party for Jan Bednarek that the not-so-nice Fiver has just ruined. “The behaviour we have here is too nice,” he said, demanding his players work on their in-game sh1thousery. “We are nasty in the sense of being aggressive on the ball and attacking, but in other parts we are too nice.” Well, Ralph ... they don’t call them the Saints for nothing. LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE Join Simon Burnton for hot Premier League coverage of Everton 0-1 Southampton from 8pm GMT. QUOTE OF THE DAY “At a time when female football journalists were rarer than today and could still be given a rough time by certain old-school male colleagues, I appreciated Glenn’s subtle support – particularly his occasional phone calls to pass on information he suspected I might otherwise be excluded from” – the Guardian’s Louise Taylor pays a personal tribute to Glenn Roeder, who died on Sunday at the age of 65. Glenn Roeder (1955-2021). Photograph: Ian T Horrocks/Newcastle United/Getty Images RECOMMENDED LISTENING Over here! It’s the latest Football Weekly, as the pod cast their beady eyes over all the weekend Premier League action. FIVER LETTERS “Perhaps Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Friday’s Fiver] is attempting to postulate his own variation of the Epimenes paradox, in order to bag a start in this prestigious event. 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The sudden folding of Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu FC by the Suning group has thrown the future of Internazionale into doubt. Suning have owned the Serie A leaders since January 2019. Paul Lambert has been shown the door marked Do One by Ipswich Town’s incoming owners. “There are significant differences of opinion as to the order of immediate priorities and we agreed it was best for us to part company,” roared outgoing suit Marcus Evans. Darren Moore has left Doncaster to become the new manager of Sheffield Wednesday – and Donny aren’t happy. “We have made significant efforts to support Darren over the past 18 months,” growled their aptly-named chairman, David Blunt. 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Fikayo Tomori transfer: Paolo Maldini discusses potential £21m deal for Chelsea star Tomori was surplus to requirements at Chelsea but is reigniting his career in Italy as AC Milan mount a serious title challenge, with a view to a permanent move on the horizon https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/fikayo-tomori-transfer-Chelsea-milan-23584084 AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini says the club still need to evaluate whether they want to sign Fikayo Tomori permanently but hailed the defender's impact at the San Siro. Tomori joined Milan on loan from Chelsea in January and has so far made seven appearances for the Rossoneri in all competitions. His latest outing came in Sunday's 2-1 victory at Roma, which helped his side get their league form back on track following the defeat to rivals Inter Milan. The 23-year-old even displaced club captain Alessio Romagnoli for the fixture, and Milan's technical director Maldini is clearly an admirer of his talents. "Fortunately, I work for a club that has an effect on players. When AC Milan call, the players always listen," Maldini told Sky Sport Italia . "Fikayo is a player with particular characteristics, pace and intensity, so we thought he could be a good reinforcement for this second half of the season. "Naturally, Romagnoli isn’t happy, no player is when he doesn’t play. However, Milan are 17 points better off than last season, we’re second despite having more commitments and many injuries, so squad rotation is necessary and Alessio has played pretty much every game." Tomori looked as though he had risked sitting out much of the season when he rejected a deadline day loan move to West Ham back in October. He had made just one appearance for Chelsea since then - in the FA Cup tie against Morecambe - before Milan swooped to secure his services. Part of the agreement between both clubs included the insertion of a £21million release clause if Milan opt to sign Tomori permanently when his loan spells comes to an end in the summer. But Maldini revealed the club are still weighing up their options before committing to anything further. “We have an option to buy for Tomori, it’s up to us to evaluate whether we activate it or not," he added. "As for the players whose contracts are running down, we include Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] as well, and we have weekly discussions about that too. "All I can say is there isn’t much news to tell you."

Harvey Barnes out for at least six weeks with knee injury; Brendan Rodgers says Leicester 'down to bare bones' https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/12231840/harvey-barnes-out-for-at-least-six-weeks-with-knee-injury-brendan-rodgers-says-leicester-down-to-bare-bones

they mentioned him at the end but Ndombele would easily walk on any of the top squads only truly class players they have Sergio Reguilón Tanguy Ndombélé Heung-min Son Harry Kane wild card Gareth Bale

Tomori is tearing shit up at AC Milan, he has benched their captain, Romagnoli I posted info in his thread

Plenty of love for Tomori post-game. Milan head coach Pioli via @footballitalia #RomaMilan #CFC

Milan set to drop captain Romagnoli in favour of Tomori for Roma clash, according to Sky Sport Italia. Romagnoli out of form. Tomori’s impact immediate since arriving from Chelsea. Assured in defence. Tomori has been immense for Milan, justifying Pioli’s decision to bench Romagnoli. Lightning speed on display vs Roma - positioning & strength in full view for this goal-bound block. So calm & comfortable. Also had a goal ruled out for offside.

it was about this Ole claims that all the Chels sites went bonkers (as we ALL should have had) on this not being called a pen and that Lampard and Klopp Klopp said, (along with even Manure twats like Scholes and Neville) that we got fucked and then Ole said that Lampard and Klopp and other managers 'intimidated' the refs into not calling things in Man U's favour!! Ole has been on thsi ludicrous shit for a month or 2, how (this is true gaslighting bullshit) Manu U has been getting fucked by the refs (yes you read that correctly) ALL of the past TWO seasons! It is Trump style lying and gaslighting, take the exact opposite of what is happening in reality, say it over and over, aka The Big Lie and as YOU bully people, YOU then claim YOU are the one getting bullied, as you fuck over people, YOU claim YOU are the one getting fucked over obviously all cultures have people like this, but Norwegians, in one of their few faults (overall they are nice as fuck, far nicer than many Danes and some Swedes), specialise in playing the victim card a lot, even when they are kicking yer arse, lol

this is NOT acceptable

exactly!! with only 18 players why the fuck do we need THREE left backs??

and that motherfucker Shaw (he needs to be fined for this) LIED and said referee Attwell told Maguire that Hudson-Odoi's handball against Man Utd 'was a penalty' that was a flat out lie, Atwell NEVER said that

Ole was a super cunt that whole post game interview whining like crazy about the the refs are doing them hard! Blaming Lampard and Klopp he can go fuck himself

2020-21 English Premier League Sheffield United Liverpool http://www.sportnews.to/mysports/2021/premier-league-sheffield-united-vs-liverpool-s1/ https://www.totalsportek.com/highlights/arsenal-vs-everton-2016-match/

I just saw that, yes

AC MOTM for me then Kante then Rudiger Azpi 4th

thank fuck for Kante on that counter

great play by AC but Pulisic skied it

how the fuck was that not a corner? it went off Lindelöf!

finally a great pass in

and yet ANOTHER out of play pass, we are so sloppy