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Official Bored Time: July 17, 2025, 11:37 am

Thank you Davey, no Harrison. nt - evercelt May 18, 2025, 11:48 am

Well... - T-t May 18, 2025, 11:36 am

From Bramley Moore - Andy S May 18, 2025, 11:51 am
It’s not dusty, it’s a bloody sandstorm………nt - Ex Cape Town Blue May 18, 2025, 11:40 am

This is an emotional watch.. seeing past players etc.. what a club nt - RF May 18, 2025, 11:30 am

Yep. Watching with me dad here in Germany, and he starts talking about his Goodison memories… - Rainhill Runaway May 18, 2025, 11:49 am
Isn’t it just. Watching the former players greet each other like old friends is something else. nt - Andy S May 18, 2025, 11:39 am
Stream available somewhere? If anyone finds, I'd be v grateful. Nt - Seabass May 18, 2025, 11:33 am
- This currently working.. - rjb May 18, 2025, 11:38 am

Has McCartney sound checked yet? Nt - Still Feeling Blue May 18, 2025, 11:19 am

Coleman starts as does Doucs -Alcaraz benched NT - Still Feeling Blue May 18, 2025, 10:48 am

Nice to be in a position where we can afford to be sentimental nt - machine May 18, 2025, 11:13 am
- What do you mean? nt - David Moyes May 18, 2025, 11:22 am
Beyond me that he doesn’t start with Alcaraz. Nt - Martin F May 18, 2025, 10:51 am
- Maybe a farewell for Doucoure? nt - Jonathan Gard May 18, 2025, 11:06 am
  - Here's fucking hoping. nt - MikeJ May 18, 2025, 11:07 am
- Indeed but who knows NT - Still Feeling Blue May 18, 2025, 11:04 am
  - Alcaraz- apparently - Garence May 18, 2025, 11:13 am
    - I heard he stole the mic at Rodigan + shouted 'Moyes is a bloodclaart' nt - Jonathan Gard May 18, 2025, 11:37 am
      - he defo gave him gun hand though. - Garence May 18, 2025, 11:47 am

Team - Andy W May 18, 2025, 10:48 am

Early observations - Suzie May 18, 2025, 6:29 am

been watching a load of videos and I think Dr Who sums it up - Col May 18, 2025, 1:23 am

For everyone there tomorrow and all looking from afar….. - SWBlue May 18, 2025, 12:11 am

Dave Allen - radovan May 17, 2025, 10:32 pm

Eurovision, baby!!!! nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 17, 2025, 8:18 pm

EBU guys must have shat themselves before the Austrian points. - Makis May 18, 2025, 12:25 am
Bara bada bastu, baby! Nt - Jonas May 17, 2025, 10:14 pm
- Erika! Although KAJ winning would be ok too. (They are Finn's) nt - Makis May 17, 2025, 10:38 pm
  - Their comments made me chuckle - Seabass May 18, 2025, 11:32 am

Pep seemed to have a problem with Henderson at the end - Copenhagen May 17, 2025, 6:36 pm

Henderson really apologetic as well, should of just cackled in is face and then bit his nose off nt - BrentwoodBlueJr May 17, 2025, 11:20 pm
- I thought that at first… - Robin May 18, 2025, 3:04 am
Those micro-spits he does are weird. nt - deep blue May 17, 2025, 8:49 pm
Henderson should have been sent off. He then had a great game and is a decent keeper - Andy S May 17, 2025, 6:39 pm
- I understand Pep wants to win and identify as a winner - Copenhagen May 17, 2025, 6:46 pm
  - Probably less arrogant than most who've achieved what he has, still a bit of a prick sometimes - deep blue May 17, 2025, 8:50 pm
    - A former director of FC Copenhagen once said - Copenhagen May 17, 2025, 10:20 pm
      - Haha, that's a good line! nt - deep blue May 18, 2025, 9:58 am
  - No disagreement from me there. nt - Andy S May 17, 2025, 6:47 pm
- It wasn’t DOGSO, so direct free kick if the referee had seen it nt - SoCalBlue Blue May 17, 2025, 6:44 pm
  - Down to interpretation surely. No handball means Haaland gets a touch - Andy S May 17, 2025, 6:46 pm
    - Saved a penalty and had several good actions - Copenhagen May 17, 2025, 6:48 pm
      - He was. But in itself that’s contentious due to the decision not to send him off for me - Andy S May 17, 2025, 6:50 pm
        
        Same, but he deserved to be sent off for chickening out of putting his body in the way nt - NickC May 18, 2025, 1:07 am

Not sure that helps our summer shopping prospects, but Palace deserved that. nt - Tim B May 17, 2025, 6:32 pm

I loved how they scored pretty much the first time they got in City’s half… - Ov May 17, 2025, 8:10 pm
Not totally sure they deserved it but they had a perfect game plan and it all worked - Andy S May 17, 2025, 6:34 pm
Wharton and Eze were incredible-Palace will get £150m for both if they want it NTy - Still Feeling Blue May 17, 2025, 6:33 pm
- If Doku could cross a ball he would be a decent player, can't believe he was not subbed. nt - Floridablue May 17, 2025, 6:36 pm

Hill Dickinson - Col May 17, 2025, 6:09 pm

Re: Hill Dickinson - Suzie May 17, 2025, 10:51 pm
- I literally have no idea - Col May 17, 2025, 11:23 pm
  - Re: I literally have no idea - Suzie May 17, 2025, 11:29 pm
    - but - Col May 18, 2025, 12:56 am
      - Re: but - Suzie May 18, 2025, 2:14 am
Ha. I had exactly the same thought process last night… - Ov May 17, 2025, 8:11 pm
The syllables are clunky - aje May 17, 2025, 6:45 pm
- In 1872 it traded as Duncan, Hill & Dickinson, so it could be worse.nt - Ov May 17, 2025, 9:33 pm
  - Duncan’s Dock. I’ll take it. Nt - aje May 18, 2025, 12:47 am
- We have Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, sounds completely natural now. nt - Floridablue May 17, 2025, 6:56 pm
- Fucking hell nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 6:45 pm
  - he is right though, Dickinson Hill sounds much better nt - Col May 17, 2025, 7:34 pm
    - Nah! Got to have the short one first. Anyway....where is Dickinson Hill ? nt - evercelt May 17, 2025, 7:56 pm
      - What am I talking about? Both of them will never be uttered. The Dock rather than the Dick. nt - evercelt May 17, 2025, 7:57 pm
        
        "The Dock"--I loik it. I'll give it foive. [nt] - Cactus Jack May 17, 2025, 8:11 pm
        
        The Dock it is then. ;o)) nt - evercelt May 17, 2025, 8:22 pm
Isn’t it likely that we’ll be going to ‘The Hill’ at some point soon? Nt - The Boss (Chris) May 17, 2025, 6:14 pm
- ‘The Hill’, yes, nt - IcelandBlue May 17, 2025, 7:59 pm

So come on, come on…get down to Hill Dickinson Stadium…Woooooooo!!! nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 17, 2025, 5:56 pm

First time to see City goalie, picking it out of the net, c'mon Palace. nt - Floridablue May 17, 2025, 4:48 pm

Palace have the right game plan; sit back & force City to play their version of horseshoe football - Dave T's left peg May 17, 2025, 6:00 pm
- Beglin made the point, why don't the centre backs have a go, so predicable at the moment. nt - Floridablue May 17, 2025, 6:15 pm
If Everton players had committed a couple of those fouls or that petulant shove on Mateta... - T-t May 17, 2025, 5:18 pm
I want city to win - Chris78 May 17, 2025, 5:03 pm
- I’m rooting for Palace. - BluePride May 17, 2025, 5:15 pm
  - Also, just look what that means to the fans! Compared to City fans who won’t sell out a semi… - BluePride May 17, 2025, 6:34 pm
  - I want a Palace win - Col May 17, 2025, 6:01 pm
    - Agreed, if any non ‘top 6’ club can get a cup I’d be delighted for their fans… - The Boss (Chris) May 17, 2025, 6:16 pm

It's been dusty for some time now, but this one got me. Blubbing like a daft old thing here... - Rainhill Runaway May 17, 2025, 3:09 pm

wow- thats me in bits. - Garence May 18, 2025, 7:40 am
02:04: Song lyrics "The children get older and I am getting older too" was my breaking point. NT - Dave T's left peg May 17, 2025, 5:17 pm
One of my guys walked into the office with me in tears nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 4:58 pm
Wow! That’s a good one. Genuine tear to the eye nt - Tricky Trev May 17, 2025, 3:43 pm
Nice one-best one I've seen - thx for sharing NT - Still Feeling Blue May 17, 2025, 3:16 pm

Ashley Young departs NT - dmc May 17, 2025, 2:37 pm

Re: Ashley Young departs NT - Willo May 17, 2025, 3:51 pm
- Yes, right decision - there was talk of offering him another year which I thought was crazy - deep blue May 17, 2025, 5:18 pm
Consummate professional – deserves a lot of respect for the job he's done for us. nt - Mr Resistor May 17, 2025, 3:37 pm
- Agree - can't really fault his commitment. NT. - blueboy1967 May 17, 2025, 4:41 pm
Re: Ashley Young departs NT - Aberblue May 17, 2025, 2:48 pm
- I knew he was going in 2017 nt - JezE May 17, 2025, 3:06 pm
  - Funny! nt - db May 17, 2025, 5:14 pm
  - And Young roasted Bobble. nt - Makis May 17, 2025, 3:31 pm

One of those thankyou posts again sorry - Cumbrian blue May 17, 2025, 11:57 am

Very best to you and yours hopefully you can make it to BM one day. nt - Floridablue May 18, 2025, 1:49 am
Best wishes to you both. Hope you get to the new stadium before too long nt - CJ May 17, 2025, 10:36 pm
Sending you love from ireland - gHeadphone May 17, 2025, 8:50 pm
Great post, looking forward to your next post after visiting - Hellas May 17, 2025, 8:00 pm
Well all hope for a brighter future for you too, best wishes. NT - Dave T's left peg May 17, 2025, 7:34 pm
Lovely post and what a great memory. Hopefully you both get to experience BMD together (nt) - Robin May 17, 2025, 7:28 pm
Thanks everyone for the comments. Means a lot nt - Cumbrian blue May 17, 2025, 6:03 pm
Think I remember you posting about that Leeds fan - deep blue May 17, 2025, 5:24 pm
- Re: Think I remember you posting about that Leeds fan - Cumbrian blue May 17, 2025, 5:58 pm
  - Re: Think I remember you posting about that Leeds fan - deep blue May 17, 2025, 8:52 pm
My brother has MS - Mark Lager May 17, 2025, 3:50 pm
- A boo is always appreciated nt - Cumbrian blue May 17, 2025, 5:59 pm
- Great this Mark. And that Jones lad isn't half bad, is he? nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 4:16 pm
  - Obviously the post + the bit about Mike are great. Not the MS! nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 5:37 pm
That's tough mate, but thanks for sharing and hope we hear more from you. nt - Mr Resistor May 17, 2025, 3:48 pm
Thanks for the post! You sum this place up exactly. I found it a great support when going through... - T-t May 17, 2025, 3:23 pm
All the best mate and hope you get to take your daughter to BMD as soon as.nt - Ian C May 17, 2025, 3:15 pm
All the best mate and hope you get to take your daughter to BMD sd - Ian C May 17, 2025, 3:14 pm
All the best, CB. I hope you and your daughter will go to games at our new home.[nt] - Cactus Jack May 17, 2025, 2:42 pm
All the best to you and your daughter. - Copenhagen May 17, 2025, 2:25 pm
Lovely post - Beechside May 17, 2025, 1:47 pm
Where in Cumbria are you from? - Bluerose* May 17, 2025, 1:40 pm
- Re: Where in Cumbria are you from? - Cumbrian blue May 17, 2025, 6:02 pm
the best thing I've read in a long long time..and - Kumquats May 17, 2025, 1:38 pm
So sorry to hear about your disease and how it affects you and your family. Brave of you to share.Nt - Martin F May 17, 2025, 1:07 pm
a brighter future indeed - aje May 17, 2025, 1:06 pm
Great post mate, good luck with everything!nt - Chris78 May 17, 2025, 12:58 pm
Lovely post mate and all the best to you and yours x nt - Tricky Trev May 17, 2025, 12:49 pm
Good luck with your battle mate. I know what it's like to have a daughter like that. You're - evercelt May 17, 2025, 12:21 pm
Thank you for sharing - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 12:06 pm
- Good shout, thanks mate nt - Cumbrian blue May 17, 2025, 6:02 pm

Mourinho on Goodison… - Martin F May 17, 2025, 11:23 am

Proper football man Jose. Nt - Still Feeling Blue May 17, 2025, 12:48 pm
He comes over as very keen to manage us one day. Nt - Icecoldcube May 17, 2025, 11:49 am
- He runs on hatred - vs Barcelona, or Liverpool. He’s a good man. Nt - aje May 17, 2025, 11:54 am

Sad to say I just found out the FA Cup Final is today. What was once the greatesr football - evercelt May 17, 2025, 10:44 am

For the last few years it has been after the league finishes - bluechris May 17, 2025, 2:51 pm
BBC One @ 15:25, ITV @ 3pm if you’re in the UK and want to indulge! - Ov May 17, 2025, 2:31 pm
I genuinely didn’t know whose in it, just had to Google it nt - Tricky Trev May 17, 2025, 12:43 pm

Sorry this was embargoed until 09:33 this morning - IMHO May 17, 2025, 9:35 am

Just been told some sensational news about acts tomorrow. But it's embargoed til June nt - JezB May 17, 2025, 10:54 am
I think Cumbrian blue had the best post on the subject yesterday and it - evercelt May 17, 2025, 10:51 am
Eh? nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 17, 2025, 10:30 am

So a local company decides to pay us millions a year - MikeJ May 17, 2025, 7:51 am

We are the Hill Dickinson ultras - Captain Sensible May 17, 2025, 12:29 pm
I think this comes down to managing expectations - aje May 17, 2025, 11:43 am
Who'd have thought that names are important in a tribal sport like football? - stanleypark May 17, 2025, 9:37 am
- For context, we are bringing in an extra 5-10m a year for this. Sky give us 130m+ nt - PaulC May 17, 2025, 1:31 pm
  - Regardless of particular name and value of the deal, yesterday just brought home - stanleypark May 17, 2025, 2:16 pm
  - Our entire commercial income is about 25m IIRC. - Makis May 17, 2025, 1:41 pm
- I was horrified for 30 seconds before I had a word with myself. - gorm is ban* May 17, 2025, 10:12 am
  - My issue is.... - PaulC May 17, 2025, 1:35 pm
    - Entire move increases revenue only by about 30%. nt - Makie May 17, 2025, 1:42 pm
      - 'Only' 30%? nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 3:00 pm
        
        Point was Sky money dominates our revenue. - Makis May 17, 2025, 4:07 pm
        
        Blue ketchup is 1% of that. Nt - Aaron May 18, 2025, 5:40 am
        
        Oh, no, agreed. But if I offered my boss a 30% uplift in fortunes, he'd bite my hand off! nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 4:17 pm
All the Arsenal fans said they would keep calling their new ground Ashburton Grove - bluechris May 17, 2025, 9:29 am
- I've never heard any Arsenal fan use anything but "Emirates", in years nt - PaulC May 17, 2025, 1:30 pm
  - But, all in seriousness, who gives a shit? nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 4:24 pm
I agree. I think it's pretty cool we've tired up with a local firm steeped in the history... - Ov May 17, 2025, 9:12 am
- Local port of Liverpool firm - stanleypark May 17, 2025, 9:40 am
  - True :D nt - Ov May 17, 2025, 11:25 am
- *tied up.nt - Ov May 17, 2025, 9:12 am
One of the most demented days ever on here. Which is saying something nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 8:10 am
If nobody had heard of them yesterday, millions do now. Money well spent….nt - Ex Cape Town Blue May 17, 2025, 8:10 am
- Still can’t believe the stadium rights sums, seems very low. nt - db May 17, 2025, 9:17 am
  - Agreed, I thought the big clubs would be getting loads more……. - Ex Cape Town Blue May 17, 2025, 9:38 am
    - What if they do? Then we get another sponsor. nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 10:44 am
      - Absolutely, no issue, but is shitty having to change the name every few years…nt - Ex Cape Town Blue May 17, 2025, 11:01 am
        
        I think it'll be very messy, until we find where we belong in the league - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 11:40 am
        
        This is the reality - neilw* May 17, 2025, 4:19 pm
Jesus..... Typos "built the city" - MikeJ May 17, 2025, 7:55 am

To think I used to laugh at the Lurpak stand at Elland road nt - Blueto May 16, 2025, 11:40 pm

No wonder they slid to the championship nt - Captain Sensible May 17, 2025, 4:15 pm

The stadium naming rights deal is nowhere near £10m - JC May 16, 2025, 10:37 pm

Wow! You’re amazing! Nt - NYCblue May 17, 2025, 8:35 am
I knew about the deal on Monday. so there. nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 6:40 am
- MY CONTACT TOLD ME ON SUNDAY LUNCH - Garence May 17, 2025, 8:16 am
  - But Everton won at the weekend so I had to swerve this place for a week nt - JezD May 17, 2025, 8:26 am
    - Re: But Everton won at the weekend so I had to swerve this place for a week nt - LondonBlue May 17, 2025, 8:41 am
Makes sense Yodel were approached earlier on last year NT - Still Feeling Blue May 16, 2025, 10:49 pm
how much is it ? - Col May 16, 2025, 10:48 pm
- Rumour seems to be £6m. Maybe JC can blink if that’s wrong. Nt - aje May 17, 2025, 7:51 am
- Re: how much is it ? - JC May 16, 2025, 11:07 pm
  - What have got against the Bobble? - Slint May 16, 2025, 11:15 pm
    - I just assumed it was related to podcast listens / reach... nt - Jonathan Gard May 17, 2025, 11:43 am
    - Re: What have got against the Bobble? - JC May 16, 2025, 11:33 pm
      - Re: What have got against the Bobble? - ToffeeMc1878 May 17, 2025, 12:09 am
      - Do you have any idea how much you're sounding like Alan Partridge right now NT - Biglabrador May 16, 2025, 11:55 pm
        
        Sue Cook's pulled out. NT - JC May 17, 2025, 12:10 am
        
        Re: Do you have any idea how much you're sounding like Alan Partridge right now NT - radovan May 17, 2025, 12:09 am
        
        You people nt - JC May 17, 2025, 12:57 am
Re: The stadium naming rights deal is nowhere near £10m - Aberblue May 16, 2025, 10:40 pm
- Haha! nt - evercelt May 16, 2025, 10:43 pm

Taxi for Ange surely. Spurs hsve lost twenty-one league games, just one fewer than Ipswich. [nt] - Cactus Jack May 16, 2025, 10:19 pm

Pah. But imagine how happy the fans are escaping a shit stadium sponsor. Lucky bastards nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 10:37 pm
Can Amorim jump in with him? Clueless. - deep blue May 16, 2025, 10:33 pm

Oh dear, Demented Donnie has heard what Springsteen said. - deep blue May 16, 2025, 9:46 pm

And the orange jelly baby focuses on personal slurs based on how - The Boss (Chris) May 17, 2025, 6:13 pm
We can’t all use that orange stuff the president is using. - Copenhagen May 16, 2025, 10:39 pm

Chelsea vs United - Copenhagen May 16, 2025, 9:41 pm

Cucarella has been an asset to Chelsea this season, scored a few important goals. nt - Floridablue May 16, 2025, 9:49 pm

I imagine it went like this - Fazak Butcher May 16, 2025, 9:34 pm

Definitely finishing above Spurs - Aberblue May 16, 2025, 9:33 pm

And ManU now a goal down at Chelsea. [nt] - Cactus Jack May 16, 2025, 9:49 pm
Beat Southampton and we should end up 13th (nt) - Robin May 16, 2025, 9:43 pm

richi on for woeful spurs. nt - db May 16, 2025, 9:14 pm

Spurs can’t finish above us now nt. - Onlooker May 16, 2025, 9:34 pm
and Barkley coming on for Onana.. ! nt - db May 16, 2025, 9:16 pm
- Onana made same number of appearances as DCL this season - Ste Daley* May 16, 2025, 9:23 pm
  - he's a def mid and they might make CL, but ok.. nt - db May 16, 2025, 9:46 pm
    - It was more a comment on how little he has played but ok - nt - Ste Daley* May 16, 2025, 10:21 pm
      - He was injured a few times. Nt - RonD May 16, 2025, 10:31 pm
        
        Re: He was injured a few times. Nt - Aberblue May 16, 2025, 10:42 pm

We don't care what the ref shite say, what the fuck do we care? - Makis May 16, 2025, 8:50 pm

Would have preferred - RonD May 16, 2025, 10:36 pm
Spot on. For me it will always be Bramley Moore. nt - evercelt May 16, 2025, 10:10 pm
For me it’s gotta be and likely will be ‘The HD’, ‘The Dixie’ ‘Bramley Moore’ by most blues nt - Tricky Trev May 16, 2025, 9:06 pm
- The HD. Have I been spiked? nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 9:09 pm
  - hahaha nt - db May 16, 2025, 9:15 pm
Spot on Makis.nt - Chris78 May 16, 2025, 9:01 pm
Well said. Fans will choose their own preferred name for our new home. [nt] - Cactus Jack May 16, 2025, 8:59 pm
Good post, agree ... nt - IcelandBlue May 16, 2025, 8:54 pm
Agree wtih every word. top post. nt - Garence May 16, 2025, 8:51 pm

I think we could all get behind this one… - Crosby Blue May 16, 2025, 8:35 pm

Re: I think we could all get behind this one… - ASell May 16, 2025, 8:44 pm
- I don't think so. It's a bit too cumbersome and doesn't roll off the tongue. nt - Makis May 16, 2025, 8:51 pm
  - Re: I don't think so. It's a bit too cumbersome and doesn't roll off the tongue. nt - ASell May 16, 2025, 8:54 pm
    - Just got to own it. Call it “The Dick” nt - NickC May 16, 2025, 9:42 pm
  - It’ll be the HD Stadium. Which isn’t bad. Nt - aje May 16, 2025, 8:54 pm
    - High definition it is then. [nt] - Cactus Jack May 16, 2025, 9:01 pm
- Phil Dickinson isn’t happy… - aje May 16, 2025, 8:50 pm

Hill Street Blues - Bostonian May 16, 2025, 8:08 pm

Joyce Davenport eh? - Capt. Furillo May 17, 2025, 12:02 am
What a show that was... - CJ May 16, 2025, 10:06 pm

First reaction, horrible, but looking at a picture, does not look too bad! - IcelandBlue May 16, 2025, 7:52 pm

Re: First reaction, horrible, but looking at a picture, does not look too bad! - IcelandBlue May 16, 2025, 7:53 pm
- Re: First reaction, horrible, but looking at a picture, does not look too bad! - Suzie May 16, 2025, 11:01 pm
- No, it’s shite and not worth it at the numbers quoted, IMHO nt - PaulC May 16, 2025, 8:32 pm
  - Although of course we’ll all ‘get used to it’ nt - PaulC May 16, 2025, 10:16 pm
    - Fucking hell nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 10:28 pm

one gang of miserable cnuts we really are - Garence May 16, 2025, 7:31 pm

The Aldi Stadium - NYCblue May 16, 2025, 9:33 pm
Re: one gang of miserable cnuts we really are - DT May 16, 2025, 8:53 pm
I’m never going. I’m choosing to watch the ladies back at Goodison nt - Tricky Trev May 16, 2025, 7:42 pm
- Excellent. The fewer negative people the better. Nt - NYCblue May 16, 2025, 10:01 pm
  - ah yes but he's taking a 'chicks and football is the devil' tifo with him. nt - db May 16, 2025, 10:20 pm
- I'm going but carrying a the end of the world is nigh - Garence May 16, 2025, 7:44 pm

Get in. Mr testicles can be our new mascot nt - Cumbrian blue May 16, 2025, 7:04 pm

Some perspective - Ste Daley* May 16, 2025, 7:02 pm

It’s interesting (to me) just how ‘cheap’ naming rights are compared to the North American market… - Robin May 16, 2025, 9:03 pm
- No shirt (ok, jersey for you) sponsor mind. Plenty of other - Andy S May 16, 2025, 9:14 pm
  - Very true… - Robin May 16, 2025, 9:40 pm
I’ve seen a shout elsewhere to nickname it The Dixie - JP May 16, 2025, 7:23 pm
- That's inspired! Brighton's is now the Amex - why can't we shorten ours too? nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 7:27 pm
It's a pity the name is shite. And it IS shite. (nt) - stanleypark May 16, 2025, 7:07 pm
- It’s a horrendous name. Nt - Tricky Trev May 16, 2025, 7:09 pm
  - What sponsor name would be good? - Tim B May 16, 2025, 7:19 pm
    - We buy any car la NT - Still Feeling Blue May 16, 2025, 8:00 pm
      - [applauds] - djw May 16, 2025, 8:30 pm
    - Easy, that car dealesrship... - Col May 16, 2025, 7:28 pm
  - "Everton secure league title at the Hill Dickinson Stadium" - would you care? Really? nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 7:14 pm
    - (Minor) Plot twist: the championship title. nt - db May 16, 2025, 7:28 pm
      - Dick Dock Champ Champs. nt - Headline writers everywhere May 16, 2025, 8:13 pm

I’m glad the stadium isn’t named after a country with dodgy human rights records - Scotblue May 16, 2025, 6:55 pm

same, though watch Hill Dickinson turn out to be a bunch of ambulance chasers. nt - ritesh May 16, 2025, 7:05 pm
- not at all traditionally shipping, insurance re-insurance firm - Garence May 16, 2025, 7:14 pm
  - Slaughter and May would have been good. Violent undertones. Nt - NYCblue May 16, 2025, 9:38 pm
  - They're also used by at least one large NHS trust locally, so the opposite of ambulance chasers. nt - Tim B May 16, 2025, 7:26 pm
    - sounds good. & i reckon we'll just shorten the stadium name to the perfectly acceptable "T'Hill nt - ritesh May 16, 2025, 7:31 pm
Yep, I said much the same - neilw* May 16, 2025, 7:03 pm
Hmmmm. Maybe look into who Bramley Moore was. Nt. - Heebeegeebee May 16, 2025, 7:02 pm
- which is why it's a good thing it won't be called the Bramley Dock stadium. nt - ritesh May 16, 2025, 7:06 pm
You mean like Stadium USA? nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 7:02 pm

Other naming rights deals.... - GedF* May 16, 2025, 6:41 pm

My Kopite mate has already renamed it ‘The Ron Dicko Stadium’ nt - Tricky Trev May 16, 2025, 7:03 pm
- Let him scoff from the 'Juventus Blood Bowl'nt - Garence May 16, 2025, 7:33 pm
- How will we ever recover? nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 7:09 pm
As context - neilw* May 16, 2025, 6:54 pm
- £10m would put us 3rd in Europe! nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 7:05 pm
- here - Kumquats May 16, 2025, 6:58 pm
  - I have slightly different numbers - neilw* May 16, 2025, 7:11 pm
If these figures are correct then close to 10 million isn't bad. - Makis May 16, 2025, 6:54 pm
- The difference is they all major brands or states - we've got some solicitors NT - Still Feeling Blue May 16, 2025, 6:55 pm
  - Who gives a shit about that though? Nt - Chris78 May 16, 2025, 7:12 pm
- 10 million? - dpl May 16, 2025, 6:55 pm
Less, I think - aje May 16, 2025, 6:48 pm
- A third of a beto a year (which third) nt - db May 16, 2025, 6:49 pm
Arsenals was £100m for 15 years, so around £6.6m a year - nt - Ste Daley* May 16, 2025, 6:46 pm
- Then maybe but now would be much much more. Prem watched by millions every week all over world - db May 16, 2025, 6:57 pm
  - The rumours were Qatar, Toyota etc - only from posters on here. nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 7:08 pm
    - Not at all, twitter, reddit, GOT had tons of posts. nt - db May 16, 2025, 7:29 pm
      - And none of them had any idea. nt - Makis May 16, 2025, 7:57 pm
        
        No idea, but it didn’t come from here. nt - db May 16, 2025, 8:35 pm
Are there's even relevant to us? We've been fighting relegation - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:43 pm
- This. It's not about the shiny new stadium. It's about exposure across the world. nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 7:00 pm

Hmmm - dmc May 16, 2025, 6:30 pm

Re: Hmmm - Aberblue May 16, 2025, 6:31 pm

BOOOOOOOO BOOOOOO FUCK OFF EVERTON. WHAT A SHITE *checks notes* STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS DEAL nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:18 pm

Up the Hilly Dicky Dock Blues! Nt - BluePride May 16, 2025, 6:32 pm

Next season we'll be playing at the Hill Dickinson Stadium - Trev May 16, 2025, 6:04 pm

WTF??? How can a regional law firm possibly afford it? nt - Andy W May 16, 2025, 8:01 pm
Hickory Dickory Dock……….nt - Ex Cape Town Blue May 16, 2025, 6:52 pm
it's all gone a bit Partridge - dpl May 16, 2025, 6:42 pm
- yeah but we also want to spend money this summer on players... - ritesh May 16, 2025, 6:50 pm
- The Travelling Hillsbury Dicks on the bus. nt - db May 16, 2025, 6:46 pm
  - Dock Pass Dockinson nt - dpl May 16, 2025, 6:47 pm
What the hell, sounds awful. Potential for mockery is massive. A huge red flag, very BK/mister whipp - db May 16, 2025, 6:36 pm
Hills Dick - Col May 16, 2025, 6:31 pm
- Andy Hunter saying it could be 'up to £10m a year'. Really not much at all - Trev May 16, 2025, 6:39 pm
  - What?!?! nt - PaulC May 16, 2025, 8:25 pm
  - well £5m ~ 100k/week so that could mean 1 extra player on a free transfer. nt - ritesh May 16, 2025, 6:52 pm
    - they made 45 million profit last year - dpl May 16, 2025, 6:53 pm
  - Maybe they will do ou legal work for us as well at a reduced rate. - Slint May 16, 2025, 6:42 pm
  - Fucking hell nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:41 pm
- Agree completely. Any sponsor name will always be shite, the money is the only consideration. - Tim B May 16, 2025, 6:36 pm
- Maybe it was agreed earlier? Maybe they'll buy it out and stick Toyota on next season? - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:33 pm
  - I think people just want some hope Jon - Col May 16, 2025, 7:24 pm
    - Looking at the figures people are throwing around, I suspect it's a highly structured deal - Tim B May 16, 2025, 8:11 pm
    - If people haven't got hope now, they should honestly top themselves - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 7:36 pm
That does not help our profile one bit... - Still Feeling Blue May 16, 2025, 6:28 pm
- Fucking hell nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:34 pm
  - Not a bad suggestion for a name to be fair, Jon.nt - Ov May 16, 2025, 6:49 pm
- well, that could be appropriate - Tim B May 16, 2025, 6:31 pm
  - And you can often feel shafted after visiting… nt - BluePride May 16, 2025, 6:33 pm
Just a bit bizarre really. How big is this deal? Did they really make the best offer? - Makis May 16, 2025, 6:17 pm
- Not what I was expecting - aje May 16, 2025, 6:39 pm
Underwhelming but not quite the Lamex or the Mornflake in the pantheon of underwhelming names nt - machine May 16, 2025, 6:17 pm
- lets be honest - Col May 16, 2025, 6:18 pm
Not sure why it has to have “stadium” in the title. Hill Dickinson Dock might have been better nt - bluechris May 16, 2025, 6:14 pm
- The Hill Dick Dock nt - GedF* May 16, 2025, 6:22 pm
  - Now that would just sound like a Urology clinic. nt - Tim B May 16, 2025, 6:39 pm
    - That would be even more of a piss-take nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:48 pm
- Dickinson Dock Green nt - Paulo* May 16, 2025, 6:17 pm
Well if I’d heard of them they wouldn’t need to sponsor it. I guess. Nt - aje May 16, 2025, 6:08 pm
- Also how can a local law firm afford it? It better be at least £20m a year - Trev May 16, 2025, 6:14 pm
  - Their marketing budget WW will be £2M MAX mad deal NT - Still Feeling Blue May 16, 2025, 6:30 pm
    - Not true- 6-8% of turnover is standard. - Garence May 16, 2025, 7:25 pm
  - Re: Also how can a local law firm afford it? It better be at least £20m a year - Rich May 16, 2025, 6:19 pm
    - Re: Also how can a local law firm afford it? It better be at least £20m a year - Trev May 16, 2025, 6:22 pm
      - How would this commercial value magically work better than money in the PSR-starved coffers? nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:34 pm
        
        Re: How would this commercial value magically work better than money in the PSR-starved coffers? nt - Trev May 16, 2025, 6:44 pm
        
        'That's just me thinking about it for 30 seconds'. Maybe that's the problem? - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:45 pm
      - Very much this. Unless we're in an accountancy bind due to some obscure rules, which is of course - HansSegers May 16, 2025, 6:30 pm
  - You can call it what you like nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 6:18 pm
    - I call it messing with the kid…….nt - Blues Brothers May 16, 2025, 6:30 pm
More on the new stadium rights partner... - Trev May 16, 2025, 6:05 pm

3, 2, 1….. - nt - Ste Daley* May 16, 2025, 6:02 pm

Before we head into the weekend……… - Ex Cape Town Blue May 16, 2025, 5:07 pm

I've seen Nicholas Burns, the former ambassador to China under Biden, interviewed a few - evercelt May 16, 2025, 4:55 pm

Goodison farewell meeting missing - Willo May 16, 2025, 4:44 pm

Believe Dave Thomas is blind now after having glaucoma nt - Paulo* May 16, 2025, 5:04 pm

We want players who are young and keen...I hope Angus doesn't misunderstand the brief! nt. - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 3:47 pm

So who wil be the last player to score at Goodison on Sunday? - Slint May 16, 2025, 2:14 pm

There name will be immortalised in every sporting pub quiz…..nt - Ex Cape Town Blue May 16, 2025, 2:49 pm
- I liked... Which current PL manager played against Seamus Coleman on Coleman's debut? nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 2:54 pm
  - Good question! - Rainhill Runaway May 16, 2025, 3:25 pm
    - I was there. Elderly fan had a heart attack - LancsBlue May 16, 2025, 4:55 pm
    - Use that question while you still can! Nt - bluechris May 16, 2025, 4:53 pm
I hope it's not Harrison. Probably Keane but would love it to be Seamus. nt - evercelt May 16, 2025, 2:26 pm
I can really only see one name. - Makis May 16, 2025, 2:19 pm
- Into which goal though? Nt - Ov May 16, 2025, 2:39 pm
  - Haha! nt - evercelt May 16, 2025, 2:41 pm
Beto.nt - Ezy May 16, 2025, 2:15 pm

Presser: Nothing much revealed really...a few contract situations are nearly resolved... - PabloMc2 May 16, 2025, 2:01 pm

Re: Presser: Nothing much revealed really...a few contract situations are nearly resolved... - Willo May 16, 2025, 4:03 pm
- There must be an issue of timing though too... - Ov May 16, 2025, 4:20 pm
- Going to Fulham apparently. Wants to stay in London.nt - Ezy May 16, 2025, 4:11 pm
I appreciate his down playing of expectations - Ezy May 16, 2025, 2:22 pm
- Absolutely would not be enough. - Makis May 16, 2025, 2:40 pm
  - we need 2 CM starters - dpl May 16, 2025, 3:01 pm
  - Yes I agree, ideally we’d add more - Ezy May 16, 2025, 2:51 pm
    - Re: Yes I agree, ideally we’d add more - panhandle blue May 16, 2025, 5:58 pm
      - Worse than that - Ezy May 16, 2025, 7:02 pm
    - They've lost loads of games because the rest of the team is a mess, surely? nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 4:11 pm
      - Apologies. Meant to be a reply to Makis :) nt - Jonathan Gard May 16, 2025, 4:11 pm
    - But they won't. Three of them have lost multiple matches this season. nt - Makis May 16, 2025, 3:04 pm
- In simple customer terms people will be paying more - they'll expect more NT - Still Feeling Blue May 16, 2025, 2:39 pm

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