Four .... Ferguson , Arteta , Lampard and Ole Gunnar

Ancelotti has taken over Everton today.

Two minutes after I made that post obviously ...... back in from the cold Bernard .

..... back in from the cold Bernard .

Two minutes after I made that post obviously ...... back in from the cold Bernard .

Ancelotti has taken over Everton today.

Four .... Ferguson , Arteta , Lampard and Ole Gunnar

Good to see you've returned Bernard. Anceloti starts Monday I suppose.

Did anyone realise that our results were worse under Ljungberg than Emery this season? With Emery in charge we played 13 games and won 18 points, an average of 1.4 points per game (rounded up from 1.3846). With Arteta starting his new job on Sunday 22nd December I’m counting Freddie’s last game as Everton away. In his 5 Premier League matches we won 5 points, so an average of 1 point per game.

Obviously the opposition are a big factor in determining results. I would count Manchester City at home as the only really difficult match we played during Fred’s stint. With Emery’s as boss we played Liverpool away, Tottenham home, Manchester United away, and Leicester away. I’m not even counting Sheffield United away as that difficult a game even though maybe I should as they’re having a fine season. Because of their respective matches in charge I see Emery’s run of games as more (perhaps far more) challenging than Ljungberg’s opponents. Yet we won a lower average points total per game under Fred.

Looking back on things, Freddie brought no ‘new manager bounce’ like Ferguson did at Everton, OGS did at Manchester United and, to be fair, Mourinho did at Tottenham. Let me say I’m not writing Ljungberg off as a head coach for ever. Because his time as interim manager did show at least one thing. Namely, he was a better manager than he was a player (just for gooner7).

Ancelotti has taken over Everton today.

http://dailycannon.com/2019/12/report-xhaka-agrees-personal-terms-with-hertha-bsc/

That's settled then, Good for both Arsenal and Xhaka.

Did anyone realise that our results were worse under Ljungberg than Emery this season? With Emery in charge we played 13 games and won 18 points, an average of 1.4 points per game (rounded up from 1.3846). With Arteta starting his new job on Sunday 22nd December I’m counting Freddie’s last game as Everton away. In his 5 Premier League matches we won 5 points, so an average of 1 point per game.

Obviously the opposition are a big factor in determining results. I would count Manchester City at home as the only really difficult match we played during Fred’s stint. With Emery’s as boss we played Liverpool away, Tottenham home, Manchester United away, and Leicester away. I’m not even counting Sheffield United away as that difficult a game even though maybe I should as they’re having a fine season. Because of their respective matches in charge I see Emery’s run of games as more (perhaps far more) challenging than Ljungberg’s opponents. Yet we won a lower average points total per game under Fred.

Looking back on things, Freddie brought no ‘new manager bounce’ like Ferguson did at Everton, OGS did at Manchester United and, to be fair, Mourinho did at Tottenham. Let me say I’m not writing Ljungberg off as a head coach for ever. Because his time as interim manager did show at least one thing. Namely, he was a better manager than he was a player (just for gooner7).

Of course to pick you up on something

What do you expect with Mertesacker as his number two

I won’t be congratulating Bernard for returning

Alexei Sayle on reformed drug addicts wanting applause for stopping doing something that was stupid in 1st place


“I've stopped putting my dick in the food blender"

Clap clap well done

And merry Christmas to you too, Captain Cheerful

Forget strikers, defenders, whatever, I just want a player called Granit Xhaka.

In all seriousness I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy new year. It’s a special time of the year to reflect on the good and bad and spend time with your loved ones. As you get older like me you no longer take things for like this granted anymore and cherish every occasion.

Try not to be dicks in 2020 folks and here’s to some better results

True .... hair splitting is back in fashion ....could I counter with Ancelloti is not officially manager until he has managed a game ....?

Glad you're back Bernard.

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i bawb.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

COYG

In all seriousness I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy new year. It’s a special time of the year to reflect on the good and bad and spend time with your loved ones. As you get older like me you no longer take things for like this granted anymore and cherish every occasion.

Try not to be dicks in 2020 folks and here’s to some better results

I won’t be congratulating Bernard for returning

Merry Christmas & a great 2020 everyone!

Happy Christmas TG and all you forumites, off down to the elderly parents now, packed with food and, importantly, plenty of drink

Surely he has to be Everton’s manager from the date of his appointment stated on his contract. If that is yesterday, Everton will start paying him from the 22nd December. So Ferguson’s last day as caretaker/interim manager was the 21st.

I once started a new job on 1st January, which from memory was a Sunday. That meant Monday 2nd January was a bank holiday to take account of new year’s day being on a weekend. But they paid me from Sunday the 1st as that’s when my contract said I started, even though my first working day there wasn’t until Tuesday the 3rd.

Happy Christmas and season’s greetings to everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdI4EuD-wC8
Xhaka's replacement?

you might have a point ; the much trumpeted boycott only lasted seven days , eight hours , sixteen minutes and thirty eight seconds

and yet the amount of gushy "welcome backs" being sprayed around it's like he was in the wilderness for about three years .

You too Bernard, have a great new year and Christmas

A great Arsenal fan, contributor to my favourite fanzine ever and all around good guy

98% of the time I’m pissing about,

Never change