World Cup call-up

Let's hope we can take advantage and get most of our squad fit and raring to go on Boxing Day.

Seriously, how is Maguire ahead of Tarkowski?

Call-ups aren't completed yet but apparently as of now, 7 teams have fewer players than us going. Which is surprising as these days with the expanded format I feel as if just about everyone in the Premier League goes.

Unfortunately Liverpool only have 5 going. It's one occasion when I'd have liked to see their whole squad getting selected and hopefully knackered out for a month.

Sad reality – if Maguire had been omitted it would've provided drama and "discussions" of a scale to probably overshadow all else.

Seems I don't qualify either!

Anyway, congratulations to him and the rest.

It's a competition that nobody seems to want, but might have come at a good time for Everton, after hearing that we are once again a squad without a genuine centre-forward, but I'm hoping this World Cup is like the night out you never planned, and we see loads of great football.

All my life, I've absolutely loved the World Cup and Euros with the same zeal as when I first watched as a child. Did everything I could to see every possible minute whatever I was doing at the time in my life.

This time, I feel much less interested. I don't even know what they've done to me or how they've done it – but they have.

Harry Maguire? Expensive Michael Kane. Repeating myself. Sorry, but I'll be having to listen to London supporters chanting his name throughout the World Cup because they like the song. The same ones who slag him off every week.

Pleased for Jordan and for Conor Coady. I hope they enjoy the occasion but most importantly come back safely ready for Boxing Day.

And Sterling, yes he's a handful on his day, but he's looked bang average every time I've seen him this season (I admit I don't watch many Chelsea games).

I am delighted for Pickford and Coady, but I agree with Rob and cannot see Southgate playing Coady at all.

And we all hope all four Evertonians don't shy away from a full-blooded performance this weekend, although it will undoubtedly be in the back of their minds.

Imagine the outrage from the whole country, blaming Pickford and Coady for England's defeat to Brazil in the semi finals, despite Trent Arnold scoring a hat-trick of own goals, Kane missing three penalties, and Maguire and Dier spending time in a Qatar prison after being caught drinking on the streets after the quarterfinal win over surprise team of the tournament, hosts Qatar.

Imagine the pair of them in a Qatar court………….

Judge to Maguire, “Name?”

Maguire, “Do you not know who I am?”

Judge to Dier, “Name?"

Dier……”Dier”.

Judge, “We know you're dire, but what's your name?”

Yeah, remember when "Everton star" Bilic was Enemy Number One for "getting Laurent Blanc"?

Or when "Former Everton star" Materazzi was Enemy Number One for "getting Zidane sent off"?

Kieran, there was discussion elsewhere about the ones that got away. Now, not one of our home products, but we bought him relatively young. He was a bit erratic and typically Italian in terms of temperament (provocative and an accident waiting to happen), but I could see Materazzi was going places in that short time with us.

I new he wouldn't hang around long. His honours list speaks for itself and when we talk about aggression, well he had bags of it. Okay, sometimes a bit too much!!

I'm not condoning it but he got arguably the best player in the World at the time wound up to the point of putting his head in and getting sent off in a World Cup Final.

I hated that Everton kit. Possibly more than the Lineker one.

Picking Phillips, Sterling, Dier and suckhole Henderson not to mention Wilson ahead of Toney is evidence of a brainless manager.

What did surprise me is that he didn't pick Loftus-Cheek.

Can't believe Howard Kendall has been omitted again.

I could give you a long list from just recent times with the big V alone but I know it sends you into a tizzy.

Very ‘un-Rondon-esque.
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Was only a matter of time though, when he was booked it was ‘Milner-esque' in the certainty of it, almost as if referees had his name ready to be added in the “bookings” column of his refereeing spreadsheet.