1.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 07:39:54
Hi ed, nice read as always. Did sterling really say that? Hats off to him for that. Its only going to result in more abuse for newspapers against him. It is really sad that even today newspapers/ news reporters would create a divide. If they were no media world would be better. Sites like yours should be encouraged and all news should come through these sites only where people can banter and people in the actual know can provide real information without prejudice and divide.

{Ed001's Note - Sterling did say that mate and I fully agree with what he said and the two examples he used. They just show how differently the newspapers report stories based on the skin colour of the player. Also highlights how easy it is for them to set an agenda.}


2.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 07:42:19
Morning Ed, thanks mate hope it's a good Monday for you.

{Ed001's Note - well it has certainly been a Monday so far!}


3.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 08:23:07
Ed are u going to the LFC Dubai Christmas party this week by any chance?

{Ed001's Note - I didn't know there was one mate. I have been so busy lately I have not been keeping up with what is going on. My parents are flying out here tomorrow, so I will be spending the next month taking them out to see what they want to see. So possibly, as me ma will want to go.}


4.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 08:36:39
Class Ed, have a good time with your parents mate.

{Ed001's Note - thank you mate. It will be good to see them, though the novelty will probably wear off by the end of the first day and I will be counting down the days till they go by then!!}


5.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 08:43:01
It’s at the stables bar on Thursday night mate.

{Ed001's Note - hopefully yes I will be there. Me dad will appreciate the chance to have a beer so I think it will be almost certain. Are you going mate?}


6.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 09:06:46
Slightly out of topic Ed, but in view of these brilliant daily articles and all the work that goes to maintaining this site, I just wonder what do the other Eds do for a living.

I know you mentioned only Ed33 and yourself are full time, so I would imagine the rest of the eds do this on their own volition. Obviously I’m not expecting Ed002 to disclose his secret identity (a president of a country for all we know) but would be interesting to know whether, for instance, all the Eds are involved in football, and if so in what capacity etc. Totally understand if they prefer not to disclose though.

{Ed001's Note - that is a good question, Ed002 is an international man of mystery, the real James Bond, though he is more like Austin Powers in terms of clothing.

Ed003 is a bodyguard to the rich and famous. Well that's what he tells the kids anyway, he is actually a driver, he says taxis but I have heard the words get and away used by his missus many a time in his direction, so I have my doubts.

Ed004 is at university learning to count to 10.

Ed007 is Scottish, so whatever it is he does I have no idea because when he speaks it is all unintelligible so I just nod and pretend to understand.

Ed018 does something involving snow he said. I am not sure what kind of snow he is referring to though.

Ed025 has nothing to do with football, he is an Evertonian so has no interest in it. He does moonlight as a model, you may have seen his work - the Southern Comfort ads. He is a beach strolling behemoth.

As for Ed0333, it is best not to ask. I have known him for years now and I still have no idea. Whatever it is, it seems to involve lots of nudity if the pics he keeps sending me on WhatsApp are any kind of guide....}


7.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 09:17:40
This is why I am not a fan of the media (mainly papers), they can twist any story for their own agenda but because most see it in the news they take it as gospel.
NEWSpapers should just quote facts and not opinions and let people form their own. However that wouldn't differentiate them between each other so their profits would drop.
As News papers become more obsolete their headlines will become more drastic to hope someone still picks it up and buys it.

{Ed001's Note - very true. They each have their own agenda and they push it with every story. Better to stick to the agencies such as AP or Reuters.}


8.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 09:34:34
Bet you're only going to have a go on the rodeo aren't you Ed ;) hahaha!

{Ed001's Note - it will be the chance to live the dream and be like Ed002's cover - a rodeo clown!}


9.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 10:08:27
How are these newspapers allowed to get away with such blatant attempts to malign a community. They make the black player sound like he is stealing. This really boils my blood. Its always like this. Some of the articles i read when France won the world cup made me think, how these newspapers with agenda of better sales and advertisement trick ordinary people and fuel them with a sense of disrespect and hate towards another skin colour.


10.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 10:09:04
I am, in no way, sticking up for the newspapers here but, were both of these articles written by the same journalist, or at least the same newspaper? If not, although it could suggest there's a problem, it doesn't necessarily mean there is one. The second article could be written by someone who has an issue with kids earning so much money.


11.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 10:21:42
Good read, the sterling stuff is sad people still act that way and he’s completly right to speak up the papers certainly word things differently based on skin colour, I remember Rooney stealing and there was footage of it, imagine that was sterling, also I really liked watching Atlanta this season and there best player almiron will end up at Newcastle no doubt.

{Ed001's Note - cheers mate it is sad and thanks for the Gomez contract news yesterday, which has just been confirmed by the club.}


12.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 12:05:01
Well done to Raheem Sterling for speaking out on the media issue. I have never had a problem with him leaving Liverpool for City (although I was sad to see him go and I accept that the manner of his departure was annoying to most Liverpool fans) and I cannot understand the incessant abuse he gets at Anfield and every other ground he plays at except the Etihad. He is an excellent player, he is strong but not overly aggressive, he does not come across as arrogant so why the hate? As for the media, I get mad when they slant stories about Liverpool (the football club and the city) to suit their own agenda so I can only imagine how it feels to have them do the same based on the race of the subject of their stories. It is hard to avoid this blatant media bias but I do not respond to click bait, I refuse to even look at red top tabloids and I keep well away from the dreadful Sky Sports News.


13.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 16:35:03
Maybe ed1, our visiting family so not totally sure but it had been mentioned. Will post you a message if so, be great to have a beer with THE ed!

{Ed001's Note - I hope so mate.}


14.) 10 Dec 2018
10 Dec 2018 18:43:51
Cotsi, I know you are just playing devils advocate, but if the article was written by someone who just hates kids earning so much, why did he not take the opportunity to also use Phil Foden as a prime example to back up his opinion?

Maybe it was an innocent oversight but I am not so sure personally. There are a lot of kids earning too much in football, yet the article focused solely on one player which smacks of an agenda to me.