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Family man, Everton fan, co-founder of Sports Interactive Ltd, inventors of Championship Manager, makers of Football Manager. PA to two daughters, apparently. Personal account.

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I see Spurs have taken ownership of the wretched pistol that Everton have spent years using to shoot themselves in the foot whenever confronted with a shard of positivity. Keep it lads, please!

05.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Up the plus-one-goal-difference-magnificent-seventh-here-we-come-he’s-got-red-hair blues!

03.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think they’ll probably be alright, 29 points at this stage *ought* to be the right trajectory but the longer they go without winning another game the more the psychological pressure will grow!

02.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody does β€œBig Club In Relegation Fight” better than Everton. Fans many times dragging the team over the line, years of practice (sadly)! I can’t help but wonder if Spurs the club and their supporters are ready for the fight?

02.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Prime Nev.

28.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Up the free-scoring toffees!

28.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of torn! Grateful for a peaceful existence where I can laugh at WHU/Forest/Spurs while simultaneously getting stuck into a 16oz T-bone at The Titanic before crossing the road to HDS and wondering if it couldn’t be just a little bit more exciting?

23.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

David Moyes has a different view of football to me. Fair enough, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt as this is infinitely preferable to the stress of recent years, but I’m about as excited as a dead stoat about that team. Now watch watch as we channel our inner Brazil β€˜70 and win 5-0.

23.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mighty glad we’ve steered clear of this season’s relegation fight and can watch on with relaxed amusement. #EFC

12.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

About to embark on a 12 hour flight without Wi-Fi.

Don’t ruin the first minute after landing, please Everton…

07.02.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Claude Code is very impressive indeed but we’re gonna look back at the 200K context limit like we look back at the 48K Sinclair Spectrum. We’ll wonder how we managed!

06.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if every fan base is as bipolar is ours? Perhaps a β€œbig club under-achieving for decades” problem?

31.01.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Well that’s the kiss of death then. Might as well go to bed!

26.01.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So which Everton will it be tonight? I simultaneously predict a 2-0 win, a 3-1 defeat and a dour 0-0 draw.

26.01.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

4 mins added time too much apparently…ha!

24.01.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh dear. How sad.

24.01.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ask him if he can explain why we often seem to win the harder games on paper but struggle with the games we probably feel more likely to win. Is it a mentality or tactical issue?

23.01.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems pretty fundamental to me.

21.01.2026 06:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. We are predictable in our unpredictability. Who knows what the next game will bring!

18.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nostragardmus can’t be right every time.

18.01.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Result of the season that.

18.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Armstrong completely at ease at this level. I wouldn’t send him back. How old is Gana again?

18.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does he know how to kick the ball into the net on a regular basis?

14.01.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s pretty poor.

11.01.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps lacking confidence? Seems like a lad who needs nurturing, not hanging out to dry.

11.01.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone writing off Dibling is insane. He looks class to me, perhaps lacking confidence. Is Moyes the right coach long-term to bring on Dibling, Aznou, etc though? My sense is he tends to have an inflexible view as to what a player should be like and some of the summer signings might not fit it.

11.01.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Biggest implosion since the Titan. Well played blues.

07.01.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The odds of one of our players crossing the ball and it landing on a teammate’s head or foot (or even arse) is about the same as winning the lottery.

04.01.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair enough - try two pinball strikers and hope it bounces in!

04.01.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has he learned the β€œnuts and bolts” of playing in the Premier League that’s the question.

30.12.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0