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...

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Let us, once and for all, get this business of John Stones needing to move to a "bigger club" in order to secure his development into perspective. Everton have nine League titles, five FA cup wins and a European Cup-Winners Cup to their credit. It will be some many years before Chelsea can manage to match that record. And that presupposes that they manage to win a major trophy every year for the next ten years. I'm not sure when Chelsea made their first appearance into the Football League but it sure as hell wasn't before 1878. And then we have the record of the number of years in the top flight of English football. Arsenal, clearly have the longest time in the top flight. But who is next? Sorry Chelsea, but it is Everton, who have been in the top flight since 1954. In the intervening years Liverpool, Chelsea(sic, several times), Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham have all been RELEGATED into the SECOND tier in the years since 1954. Only Everton and Arsenal have stayed the course!
What determines greatness in a club is the length of time that that club has spent in the top flight of English football and the number of trophies it has won in that time. Clearly, on that basis, Everton, as a big club, is head and shoulders above Chelsea, and will be for many years into the future!
I think that many people confuse greatness with wealth. It is absolutely true that Chelsea have much greater wealth than Everton, but that is courtesy of one Roman Abramowitz. But that wealth has undermined Chelsea's ability to promote a good local academy to inspire local kids to develop.
Everton does not have a "Sugar Daddy", nor do we want one. We will continue with good governance to maintain our presence in the top flight by coaching and nurturing kids to develop their potential. And when all our good kids, prudent purchases and good governance bear fruit, we will win a title or two.
All of that is a measure of why Everton is a great club. Chelsea cannot match that! That is why John Stones is staying at Everton.
On the other hand I have to concede that Chelsea is a richer club than Everton. But that will cease when Abramowitz dies!!

Joe - Click on You Tube Everton Fans Sing Money Can't Buy Me Stones. LOL!!!

No need to - but what a load of tosh on the big club argument

Come on Wolves, Newcastle, Weds and Leeds

Woo hoo we going to France !!!!

Unless Scotland beat the Germans : they will be out of it.....the Irish still have a big chance....

Test

We only have to beat Andorra in our last game and we're there.

A win tomorrow against Israel and against Andorra and we top the group , the game against Bosnia inbetween is irrelevant even if we lose 20-0 as the first criteria to decide positions is the head to head results.

Party time in 17 hours 30 minutes :)

Israel came and "parked the bus" and Wales didn't want to lose.

Only got to draw against Andorra at home to qualify but we blew our chance of ending up top of the group imo thanks to our useless got lucky jack bastard manager's tactics.

Was like watching paint dry.

Congratulations to Rooney.....incredible record !.....can just imagine Kane in an Real madrid shirt alongside Bale.....England barely broke sweat and are starting to look impressive.....capable of the euro-semis I reckon....beyond that is a lottery...but the semis yes......

EVERTON 3 chelsea (small club)1 LOL LOL LOL!!!!!!!!!

CAN"T BUY ME STONESSSSSS STONESSSSS

MONEY CAN"T YOU BUY STONES!!!!!

THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE IS ON THE WAY BACK!

Can't see Chelsea retaining the title at all.....

Would be refreshing if the normal order at the top could change.

It's obvious our clubs are now second best if not third in european football now.....this is the lack of british players in these sides that is doing this....you have to have a very, very tight group to succeed at the highest level and I'm having big doubts about this mish-mash lot I have to say...that so called 5 billion pounds deal for the premiership is a joke !.....nuts who paid for that...

Diego Costa: Chelsea striker charged with violent conduct by FA

Weird results from British clubs.......you know.....it might just be Paris St Germain's year......mighty impressive.....at times...

Roberto Martinez heaps pressure on Brendan Rodgers by claiming 'Liverpool are favourites' ahead of Merseyside derby
Everton are in better form going into the match at Goodison, but Martinez claims that the £200 million spent by Rodgers makes his side the underdogs

By Chris Bascombe9:54AM BST 02 Oct 2015 Comments2 Comments
Roberto Martinez insists Liverpool should be ranked favourites for Sunday’s Merseyside derby because of their significant transfer spending.
Many consider Everton to have a more balanced side and to be in better form going into the Goodison meeting, especially given the problems encountered by Brendan Rodgers this season.
But Martinez is rejecting the theory and says the expectations should be at Anfield after over £200 million was spent on players over the last three years.
“The way we have started and the way we have played we are showing some form,” said Martinez. “That could see us as favourites.


“If you look at the amount of money Liverpool have spent in the last three seasons they need to be favourites and carry the expectation.
“I think the pressure is the nature of the game in the league now. It is normal if you are not winning games.
“From our point of view, it is about how good we can be. How well we can start the game and how well we can use home advantage.
“We respect the opposition and a team with huge investment behind it.”

Everton are seeking their first derby win since 2010 when they hastened the demise of Roy Hodgson as Liverpool manager.
“I know how important it is to get a victory in the derby, it has extra significance, but the only thing that matters is to get three points which would allow you to turn a very, very promising start into an exciting start,” said Martinez.
“The derby is a fixture that we want to give our fans a feeling of satisfaction from.”
Martinez must check on the fitness of John Stones and Seamus Coleman.
“It is too early to tell they are progressing well and in the next two sessions we will be able to tell. We will make a decision as late as we can,” said Martinez.

Well played Southampton! Maureen has lost the plot, seven minute post match interview talking shite. Matic, what was that all about? Crying about not getting a penalty, no mention of two clear penalty shouts Southampton should have got. His team are not playing for him end of. Taxi!

Merseyside derby managed by two useless managers who gut lucky at Swansea !

FFS Brendan Rogers got sacked by Reading before landing the job at the gypo's and I'm not sure where they found Martinez ... he was probably an illegal immigrant living on a bench in Port Talbot but was affordable !

I ain't bitter Chris :-)

LOL Dil, at least Cardiff back in blue every cloud mate.