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...

BBC scraping the very bottom of the barrel with Jimmy Bullard as their latest pundit - "need a bit moa cuttin edge, noah wot a mean" . Scruffy looking twit, what did he ever achieve in football apart from being an absolute silly useless as-----e?

Everton need to win FA Cup tie against West Ham as Roberto Martinez's boundless optimism begins to grate
Four successive defeats have made Tuesday's third-round match at Goodison Park 'the most important of the season' according to manager who needs a spark


By Mark Ogden, Northern Football Correspondent10:30PM GMT 05 Jan 2015 CommentsComment
It has taken only 18 months, most of which have been spent on the crest of an Evertonian wave, but Roberto Martínez’s boundless optimism and faith in his football principles are beginning to grate at Goodison Park
Four successive defeats – the 2-0 New Year’s Day loss at Hull City was Everton's seventh in nine games – have led to the FA Cup third-round tie at home against West Ham United on Tuesday becoming, in Martínez’s words, "the most important game of the season" and one which could shape the Spaniard’s future at the club.
Few Evertonians appear to want a change of manager, but the exasperated mood among the supporters was summed up neatly by the Hull match report on the thisisnotfootball fans’ website which claimed that the "eminently likeable and intelligent Martínez is looking like the mayor of Amity Beach now, trying to convince everyone that the water’s fine as the body parts keep washing up on the beach".
If trophies were handed out for positivity and optimism, Martínez’s CV would resemble Sir Alex Ferguson’s at Manchester United, but even Everton’s supremely confident manager is beginning to change the mood music. In Jaws, it got worse before it got better, but as he prepared to face Sam Allardyce’s team at Goodison Park, using unfamiliar words such as "anxiety" and "adversity", Martínez conceded that Everton are approaching a line in the sand.


"The next game is the most important of the season, even if it’s not in the Premier League," Martínez said. "This could be a pivotal moment in our season. It’s important that we support each other and trigger that bit of momentum that we haven’t really had. It’s completely normal people [supporters] are getting upset.



"But we are here to build something for the future, not just for now, and become a winning team, so the message is very clear – we need to react in the proper way, find solutions in adversity and find a way to become a winning side."
Having admitted to researching the chairmen for whom he chooses to work, Martínez will know that Bill Kenwright is a man blessed with greater patience levels than most, someone prepared to offer time for a storm to blow over. But the Spaniard, 41, needs a positive result against West Ham, if only to gain a glimpse of blue sky behind the clouds. "We need to start enjoying our football again," Martínez said. "The FA   Cup could give us that as it’s a completely different game and a different situation where you don’t carry any luggage from what happened in the past."
The past is Martínez’s problem, however, in that it makes the here and now appear bleak. Twelve months ago, Everton approached FA Cup third-round weekend sitting in fifth position in the Premier League, with 38 points from 20 games. Now, Martínez’s team find themselves with 21 points from the same number of games, with a goal difference of -4 – this time last year, it was +13.

The worst 1st half I have seen at Turf Moor for as long as I can remember, not one attempt on goal by either side!.. and a result that neither side wanted.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30620968

By Matt Law
8:22PM GMT 30 Dec 2014
Spurs hope to tempt Burnley to sell their England Under-21 international, whose contract is up at the end of the season, for around £7m in January

Tottenham Hotspur are watching Burnley star Danny Ings as they weigh up whether or not to make a January bid for the striker.

Ings has claimed he has no interest in leaving Turf Moor in January, but that may not stop Tottenham testing Burnley’s resolve to keep their best player.

The 22-year-old’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season, which has alerted a host of clubs to his potential availability.

Tottenham sent scout Ian Broomfield to Turf Moor on Boxing Day to watch Ings play for Burnley against Liverpool.

Ings had been impressive during his side’s 2-1 defeat at White Hart Lane only six days earlier and has scored four goals in 16 Premier League games.

Spurs could decide to wait until the summer and attempt to sign Ings on a Bosman deal, whereby they would only have to pay Burnley compensation for the England Under-21 international.

But with Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez still out injured and Saido Berahino valued at over £20m by West Bromwich Albion, Spurs may try to tempt Burnley into selling Ings in January for around £7m.

try backing leeds (Weeds) utd to lose every game - should easily come out on top over all this season - worked well so far - a team mostly made up of not much from the italian b leagues ;
good bet for the drop also with the embargo in place
gla

Only £7m... How derisory -):

Might start talking if they double it though, along with all the other clubs in the queue.

£7M?? you can buy leeds for £7.00 and still get change :-)
ings though circa £10M

We getting our proper colour back later today !

Can't wait to watch us play sh*te in blue instead of red :-)

Try Claret & Blue, you know it makes sense -):

We're back with immediate effect !!!!

Vincent Tan's blue and white army ....

Stadium's gonna be rockin at home to Fulham tomorrow after the Football League gave us special permission to change our home kits as of today.

Getting rid of the crappy badge too and getting our Blooobird back.

Common sense has prevailed.

Very good Dil... now all you have to do is appoint a decent manager now -):

And buy a new team.

Some Swansea gypo has started an online petition 'Keep Kardiff Red' , did make me laff.

Ipswich seem to be on the march at the mo...more and more impressive...

Who? Oh yes I remember them... They play in the lower leagues don't they -):

Lol , you got less points than we had this time last year Stan and a damn sight less money to spend in the transfer window.

More chance of you being lower league than Ipswich come May.

We beat Ipswich ... they must have had an off day.

"Lol , you got less points than we had this time last year Stan and a damn sight less money to spend in the transfer window." This is true but...

a) Burnley are the most improved team up there.

b) Only Man City (12) have hit the crossbar or post more often than Burnley (11) in the top flight this season.

c) Rangers are the only league side in England yet to claim an away point this season.

d) They have lost 13 of their 14 most recent away games in the Premier League, including the last 10.

e) Their last away win in the top flight was by 2-1 at Southampton in March 2013.

f) Rangers have allowed their opponents more shots on target than any other team in the top flight (111) this season.

After being behind away against Man City and Newcastle in the last two league games Burnley finished both games disappointed not to have won both!

If QPR can get anything from todays game it will be the surprise of the season so far.

So as you can see, the table does lie on this occasion. Get your money on them to stay up and it will be the best investment you ever make.

... Burnley to get relegated? Your aving a laff -):

I think Dil has been in a depression ever since the colour was changed to red. Welcome back Dil !