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BBC News
04-07-2025
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Is there too much sentiment?
Everton fan and broadcaster David Downie, speaking on BBC Radio Merseyside about the contract extension signed by Toffees full-back Seamus Coleman: "If he leads Everton out at Leeds or against Brighton, Everton have serious issues at that position - a crucial position for us really in the way we play and want to whip balls in."With Seamus getting a year, the word sentiment is something Everton do need to move away from. I can understand it because Everton have been so poor for the majority of my lifetime."To give him a year's contract is not for me - unless it's in a player-coach capacity."He barely played last season. I'd be astonished and really concerned if he hits double figures in regards how many Premier League games he gets on."Listen to debate on Coleman and Calvert-Lewin
BBC News
04-07-2025
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'I have sympathy with Calvert-Lewin'
Everton fan and broadcaster David Downie spoke to BBC Radio Merseyside about Dominic Calvert-Lewin's departure: "Right now we can only say it is someone we wanted to keep and that's based on the fact we have no-one else there at the moment. I hope that'll change but you never quite know with record at Everton is almost identical to Duncan Ferguson in terms of appearances and goals. If any listener was asked who was the better they won't say Calvert-Lewin will they?With Calvert-Lewin right now there's a lot of fuss that goes in and around what his career was like at Everton. He was brilliant under Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benitez as well. Injuries hit. This kind of thing happens quite regularly to strikers who you think will be fantastic.I'd like to be a fly on the wall to understand if he wanted to stay or not. I'm sure his representatives will have had conversations with other clubs. I don't think it'll be too long before he's at another feels like a tailor made signing for a club like Leeds, a promoted side. He's a regular Premier League striker, he knows the league. I think he'd be quite a decent fit for them.I do have sympathy with him. It's easy to get on a bandwagon to criticise him. It's a shame to let him go. He's in that category of what could have been. He could have been a regular international striker, Everton at the very least could have sold him for a big amount of money. He had a record of one goal in two when he was at his best."Listen to more here
BBC News
18-04-2025
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'It's an absolute joke' - fan reacts to final Goodison kick-off time
The Blue Room podcast's David Downie shared his thoughts on Everton's final game at Goodison Park being scheduled for 12:00 BST. Speaking on BBC Radio Merseyside, he echoed an angry reaction to the kick-off time from fans, stating: "It's an absolute joke. I certainly don't hope the club aren't involved in this. 12pm on Sunday - not for me."I think most of us would have liked it under lights, which would be a Monday night - maybe Friday night or even a Saturday night with the way they do it these days."I can't stand early kick-offs on any day across the weekend. It doesn't have that feeling for me."If it was a night game, people would be there overnight, getting all the various things they want to get."I just hope Goodison gets the send off it deserves - and 12pm on a Sunday certainly goes against that."
