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Can’t see Rafa lasting much longer. Was always facing an uphill battle due to his Pool past, results and performances before this were bad, getting murked at home by your rivals is sort of the icing on a bad cake for him.

Only Steve Bruce and Big Sam available...tough choice.

Wayne Rooney.

He's more than capable of keeping them up without an 18 point deduction <ok>

I can see him going there, if he wanted to.

I think it's unlikely they'll sack Rafa so soon though.
 
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Wayne Rooney.

He's more than capable of keeping them up without an 18 point deduction <ok>

I can see him going there, if he wanted to.

I think it's unlikely they'll sack Rafa so soon though.

I don’t think he’ll have long. He was one of those appointments no Everton fan wanted, needs/ needed to get results and performances to win them over and he ain’t doing so. I reckon if things don’t pick up within three games he’ll be gone. Everton are actually **** though, I know they’re missing DCL but that squad is proper mid table gash in terms of quality, they’re lucky there’s a lot more **** below them.
 
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You’re braver than most to think that.

We’ve forgotten to pass the ball to Kane this season, not worked out too well so far.
Brentford are overrated. I think they'll implode and could well be relegated. It has to click at some point for you.
 
Brentford are overrated. I think they'll implode and could well be relegated. It has to click at some point for you.

Yeah January, when Conte can kick some of these useless mugs out and bring in a few of his own, lol.

Desperately need a midfielder who knows how to pass the ball forward. Ndombele could be that but the fat **** needs an oxygen mask after 35 mins.
 
I don’t think he’ll have long. He was one of those appointments no Everton fan wanted, needs/ needed to get results and performances to win them over and he ain’t doing so. I reckon if things don’t pick up within three games he’ll be gone. Everton are actually **** though, I know they’re missing DCL but that squad is proper mid table gash in terms of quality, they’re lucky there’s a lot more **** below them.

My feeling is the squad being gash and the injury hit DCL are the reasons why they won't get rid of him until at least the end of the season. It's unlikely anyone coming in now is going to get a tune out of them any more than he does, although the football is dire from the little I've seen of them.

I didn't watch the game today, but what I got from most Everton fans was that they were expecting to lose, but it was the manner of the loss and how Everton played that would decide whether Rafa should go or not. If it was typically cautious, dull, defensive football from Rafa and still getting spanked they would defo turn on him. Not sure if that's how it went, but if they played it like a derby game then the loss won't be the nail in his coffin.
 
My feeling is the squad being gash and the injury hit DCL are the reasons why they won't get rid of him until at least the end of the season. It's unlikely anyone coming in now is going to get a tune out of them any more than he does, although the football is dire from the little I've seen of them.

I didn't watch the game today, but what I got from most Everton fans was that they were expecting to lose, but it was the manner of the loss and how Everton played that would decide whether Rafa should go or not. If it was typically cautious, dull, defensive football from Rafa and still getting spanked they would defo turn on him. Not sure if that's how it went, but if they played it like a derby game then the loss won't be the nail in his coffin.

Yeah but chairmen rarely see it like that, they’ll bin the manager if they don’t get results. No way he lasts til the end of the season though the way they’re playing.

They turned up for about 10 mins late in the first half and managed to grab a goal. Outside of that it was basically a training session for Pool.
 
Yeah but chairmen rarely see it like that, they’ll bin the manager if they don’t get results. No way he lasts til the end of the season though the way they’re playing.

They turned up for about 10 mins late in the first half and managed to grab a goal. Outside of that it was basically a training session for Pool.

Shame, I think this season may be too early for Wayne. Their loss.
 
One positive for us tonight was that we had 3 academy graduates playing and putting in fine performances ... Harvey Barnes, Luke Thomas and the sub that really changed the dynamic of the game in the second half, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ... for me that's exactly what I want to be seeing ... talent coming through rather than paying silly money for established players <cheers>
 
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