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I learned that this was the first time ever that 2 leaders of the G6 were at a footy match in England?

Did Boris take Vladimir to Chelsea?

Lizzy Truss is married to a scouser, but she didn’t really have enough time to squeeze in a footy match with another G6 leader.

All the above and we haven’t even got to the International Break yet.

Patric, my question to you is why?

Why should Everton have been “banging UEFA’s door down” to demand a Europa Cup final?

Did you even research this idea?

I’m guessing not, or you would have found that the revenue to HDS would be… diddly-squat. (That’s a Yank term meaning nearly nothing.) UEFA sucks up ALL the revenue from ticket sales, hospitality suites and commercial and broadcast rights. HDS would collect a flat rental fee and maybe a share of concessions. That’s it. That’s all.

In return, the host stadium must hand itself over to UEFA for weeks before the event, and under the so-called Clean Stadium rule it must strip itself of all branding, paying out of pocket to mask or remove all naming rights and sponsor advertising. The stadium owner must also pay to install power grid and fiber upgrades.

HDS would also be 100% responsible for massively increased stadium security and stewarding staff for fan search and perimeter security operations. If something goes wrong, say fan violence or a pitch invasion or pyrotechnics in the stands, the venue is on the hook for massive fines that cannot be appealed.

And the stadium can’t apply for a final without full cooperation from the city, which must commit to massively increased policing operations and advance road closures that can cost, according to one estimate I saw, upwards of €5 million. I notice you didn’t ask whether the cash-strapped, historically debt-ridden City of Liverpool applied for one of these big Cup finals.

Why would the City be willing to propose to its taxpayers that they spend that much money for an uncertain local economic return?

Why would Everton be interested in going to all this trouble and expense in return for chump change, massive responsibility and likely a very poor revenue return?

And why would you not spend maybe 45 minutes to research these questions before you wrote an article that made it clear you didn’t have the slightest effing idea what you were talking about?

Writing crapola like this and then criticizing other people’s lack of “know-how” — not a good look, dude. Not a good look at all.

16x half pints?
I’m inebriated after two pints.

Agree with Darren completely (6). I live in hope that Dibbling gets (1) a sound haircut and (2) some respect for his performance v Wolves. I’m glad he is with us. I remain optimistic that while there is plenty of room for development that he can become an important player for us so long as he works with a gaffer who does not lambast him publicly and treats him properly.

Also agree with Mike (15): there is something in CA that I see – don’t have the words – that in the right hands where he is properly used (that phrase again) could become very valuable for us. He’s a lot tougher than Johnson and Barry (combined).