It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

lol , bet you said that when Swansea got promoted

.Swansea v Everton Swansea 0 Everton 2 Baines 59′ Jelavic 76′ .

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24 March 2012 Last updated at 16:56

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BBC Wales Sport A sublime Leighton Baines free-kick set Everton on their way to a first away win in six attempts and ended Swansea's run of three consecutive victories.

Swansea dominated the first half but Baines struck after the break, finding the top corner from 25 yards.

Nikica Jelavic wasted two chances but the striker had a simple tap-in to deservedly extend Everton's lead.

Influential midfielder Steven Pienaar almost added a third as the home side capitulated after the break.

The result extended Everton's unbeaten record against the Swans to 15 games, and was a tactical victory for manager David Moyes.

He set out his team to pressure the home side high up the pitch, successfully cutting off the hosts' usual flow of possession from defence into midfield.

Everton, who join Manchester United and Norwich in winning at the Liberty Stadium this season, were effective rather than spectacular in the first half.

Play mediaMoyes salutes 'massive' win
They had arrived with one eye on Tuesday's FA Cup replay against Sunderland, Moyes resting Johnny Heitinga, Marouane Fellaini and Roysten Drenthe.

Phil Jagielka was among those restored to the side and the centre-back proved a one-man wall in the first half as he repelled Swansea's best efforts.

His first telling intervention came on 24 minutes when he was at full stretch to cut out Gylfi Sigurdsson's low cross as Danny Graham waited for a tap-in.

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•Everton scored twice in a Premier League game for just the second time in 18 matches

Joe Allen drove a 25-yard effort inches wide from the resulting corner.

He then slid in to block to Sigurdsson's shot before clearing Angel Rangel's dangerous delivery across the face of goal.

A wayward Jelavic header was Everton's only effort of note in the opening 45 minutes, but they gradually began to take control as the break approached.

The striker wasted a glorious opportunity early in the second half when he sliced high and wide after the ball fell to his feet inside the penalty area.

And then a 20-yard stinger from Darron Gibson brought Michel Vorm into action for the first time in the Swansea goal.

Play mediaRodgers compliments Everton
But the Dutch keeper had no chance just before the hour as Baines found the top corner to put the visitors ahead.

The left-back won the free-kick himself as he tempted Ashley Williams into a rash challenge 25 yards from goal in a central position. Vorm knew what was coming but Baines's execution was perfect.

Brendan Rodgers made a triple substitution as his side ran out of ideas, but a second Everton goal arrived within five minutes of the change.

Fellaini, on for Tim Cahill, outmuscled Williams near the by-line and his precise pass gave Jelavic a simple tap-in from inside the six-yard box.

Swansea were fortunate not concede again as Pienaar, whose influence grew as the game progressed, twice set up substitute Denis Stracqualursi.

Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6) Swansea City
01 Vorm
02 Williams
03 Taylor
04 Caulker
22 Rangel
07 Britton
11 Sinclair (McEachran - 72' )
15 Routledge (Lita - 71' )
24 Allen Booked
42 Sigurdsson
10 Graham (Moore - 71' )
Substitutes
25 Tremmel
05 Tate
16 Monk
17 McEachran
27 Gower
18 Lita
19 Moore
Everton
24 Howard
02 Hibbert
03 Baines
06 Jagielka
15 Distin
18 Neville
04 Gibson Booked (Heitinga - 84' )
17 Cahill (Fellaini - 58' )
21 Osman
22 Pienaar Booked
07 Jelavic (Stracqualursi - 81' )
Substitutes
01 Mucha
05 Heitinga
25 Fellaini
11 Stracqualursi
14 McFadden
19 Gueye
28 Anichebe

Read and weep the above Dil :O)

How did your most recent meeting go cos year on year you seem to be getting worse , may struggle to stay up next season :-)

Got to love your optimism Dil :O)

Least we got a manager :-)

Stubbs who ?????? .... ah yeah cheap :-)


Stick your mortgage on it Chris.

NEXT EVERTON MANAGER ODDS:
Who replaces Moyes? click best odds bold























Roberto Martinez 7/4 6/4 7/4 2/1 2/1 7/4 15/8 2/1 6/4
Neil Lennon 2/1 3/1 4/1 3/1 2/1 5/2 7/2 3/1 6/4
Gus Poyet 7/1 5/1 4/1 4/1 6/1 7/1 8/1 7/1 7/1
Alan Stubbs 14/1 10/1 14/1 12/1 9/1 16/1 16/1 6/1 11/1
Malky Mackay 18/1 16/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 20/1 20/1 20/1 16/1
Philip Neville 18/1 16/1 33/1 14/1 20/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 16/1
Vitor Pereira 22/1 25/1 33/1 16/1 16/1 33/1 20/1 25/1 20/1
David Weir 25/1 25/1 33/1 25/1 14/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 20/1
Mark Hughes 33/1 33/1 40/1 25/1 25/1 33/1 20/1 33/1 16/1
Duncan Ferguson 33/1 33/1 40/1 25/1 20/1 40/1 22/1 33/1 25/1
Stuart McCall 33/1 20/1 40/1 14/1 20/1 40/1 28/1 33/1 20/1
Rafa Benitez 25/1 25/1 40/1 12/1 16/1 33/1 33/1 33/1 25/1
Dougie Freedman 33/1 40/1 40/1 25/1 16/1 22/1 40/1 40/1 25/1
Martin ONeill 25/1 33/1 40/1 20/1 20/1 40/1 40/1 33/1 40/1
Nigel Clough 40/1
Terry Butcher 40/1
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 33/1 25/1 50/1 28/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 33/1
Michael Laudrup 33/1 33/1 40/1 20/1 25/1 50/1 40/1 33/1 25/1
Thomas Tuchel 50/1
David Platt 50/1
Steve Clarke 40/1 40/1 66/1 33/1 25/1 66/1 50/1 33/1 50/1
Martin Jol 33/1 40/1 66/1
Ian Holloway 66/1
Mick McCarthy 66/1
Jurgen Klinsmann 40/1 25/1 66/1 33/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 33/1
Slaven Bilic 40/1 50/1 80/1 33/1 33/1 66/1 66/1 33/1 50/1
Roberto Di Matteo 50/1 40/1 80/1 25/1 25/1 50/1 50/1 25/1 50/1
Harry Redknapp 40/1 20/1 100/1 33/1 20/1 50/1 40/1 40/1 33/1
Roberto Mancini 50/1 33/1 20/1 100/1 40/1
Tony Pulis 66/1 100/1 50/1 66/1
Dick Advocaat 100/1
Steve Round 66/1 50/1 150/1 33/1 40/1 66/1 100/1 25/1 66/1
Alan Shearer 150/1 33/1 100/1 33/1 25/1
Eddie Howe 66/1 50/1 150/1 16/1 66/1 66/1 40/1 50/1
Steve McClaren 66/1 80/1 150/1 50/1 66/1 66/1 125/1 33/1 80/1
Darren Ferguson 80/1 80/1 150/1 33/1 50/1 66/1
Dave Jones 80/1 150/1 100/1 33/1
Gianfranco Zola 66/1 50/1 150/1 33/1 40/1 80/1 33/1 80/1
Marcelo Bielsa 150/1 33/1
Rene Girard 50/1 150/1
Alan Curbishley 80/1 150/1 40/1 80/1 125/1 25/1 100/1
Owen Coyle 66/1 150/1 50/1 80/1 66/1 33/1
Kenny Jackett 150/1 33/1 66/1 50/1
Nigel Adkins 100/1 150/1 100/1 100/1
Chris Hughton 100/1 80/1 150/1 66/1 40/1
Sam Allardyce 100/1 80/1 150/1 40/1 66/1 66/1 100/1 50/1 100/1
Guus Hiddink 66/1 150/1 33/1 80/1 66/1 100/1
Alex McLeish 100/1 150/1 50/1 80/1 40/1 100/1
Jose Mourinho 150/1 100/1
Steve Bruce 150/1 66/1 150/1 33/1 100/1
Gary Neville 50/1 80/1 150/1 40/1 80/1 40/1 50/1
Paul Lambert 66/1 80/1 150/1 40/1 66/1 100/1 33/1 100/1
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Didier Deschamps 80/1 150/1 33/1
Kevin Robinson 150/1 50/1 80/1
Laurent Blanc 50/1 150/1 33/1 66/1 25/1 100/1
Mike Phelan 150/1
Diego Simone 50/1 150/1 40/1 33/1
Frank Rijkaard 80/1 150/1 66/1 33/1
Glenn Hoddle 150/1 50/1 33/1
Jimmy Boyle 150/1 50/1
Jupp Heynckes 150/1
Jurgen Klopp 66/1 150/1 40/1 50/1 33/1 100/1
Lee Carsley 150/1
Paul Ince 150/1 80/1 100/1
Ralf Rangnick 150/1 33/1
Remi Garde 50/1 150/1 25/1
Stuart Pearce 80/1 150/1 100/1
Terry Venables 150/1
Tim Cahill 150/1
Howard Wilkinson 150/1
Kevin Sheedy 150/1
Billy Davies 150/1 200/1 100/1 50/1
Alan Irvine 100/1 150/1 200/1 80/1
Peter Reid 150/1 66/1 200/1 150/1 50/1 100/1
Brendan Rodgers 150/1 100/1 200/1 200/1 66/1
Gary Megson 200/1
Graeme Souness 150/1 200/1 50/1
Roy Keane 150/1 100/1 200/1 33/1
Sven Goran Eriksson 100/1 80/1 150/1 200/1 100/1
Walter Smith 100/1 150/1 40/1 200/1 33/1 100/1
Andy Gray 250/1
Gary Lineker 250/1
Jamie Carragher 200/1 100/1 300/1
Robbie Fowler 250/1

Each-way bet place terms: Win Only.

NEXT MAN CITY MANAGER ODDS:

No sign of Brian Laws on that list then CC? -):

No relax Stan no worries for Burnley fans :O)

Showed Laws the door a couple of years ago CC.. he's open to offers I believe though -):

"David Beckham to retire from football at end of season" Thought he'd retired years ago.

Martinez meeting with Whelan on Monday, no rush really personally think Stubbs would be a good choice committed Evertonian :O)

Chris.......UNITED UNITED UNITED UNITED.

Altogether now UNITED.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUv-rR-TD8

Looking forward to seing your new managers tactics played out GF. ie 10 men in the box defending corners, Van Persi playing on the wing, bottling it at Anfield, Stamford Bridge, Emirates and last but not least GOODISON PARK :O) Davie Moyes, Davie Moyes he's got red hair but we don't care, Davie Davie Moyes!

Panorama, Hillsborough - How They Buried the Truth. BBC1 last night.

I don't know what you other Football fans feel on here about Hillsborough, but personally think that this has and is slowly becoming one of most disgusting cover-ups in the recent history of this country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League.

A listing for the Welsh team would follow Manchester United's debut on the New York Stock Exchange last year, which raised $233.2 million (154.4 million pounds) in the largest sports team IPO ever.

The process is in its early stages, the people said, with details on the timing, size and listing venue subject to change.

Tan, who owns 36.1 percent of the club and is the former chairman of conglomerate Berjaya Group, has engaged at least one investment bank to lead the process, according to the people.

The initial plan is to list the club on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, one of the people said. The deal may be completed as early as this year, another person said.

Tan was unavailable for comment. He is Malaysia's tenth richest person with a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes.

Malaysia's IPO market, normally among Asia's quietest, sprung to life last year with several multi-billion dollar listings, lifting the Kuala Lumpur exchange to rank No. 4 globally for new listing proceeds.

Cardiff City on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange? Sounds a bit Irish to me.. but there again -):

UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich
Today on ITV from 7:00pm to 10:15pm.

After watching these two impress in their Semi-Final matches I'm really looking forward to watching these two tonight.

What a game two wingers playing down the middle.

Good game wasn't it as expected, Germany and many other European Countries light years ahead of us in terms of the way they do things.