Zen Raider

Just a UK-based member of #RaiderNation trying to keep it Zen. Mostly chat NFL, but also Everton FC & Hampshire CCC.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Cody White and Nakobe Dean, #RaiderNation salutes you!

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@mellotrono Sir Jim talks down UK, divests own club of prize asset. Visionary leader.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@nataliebargery I look forward to his feet doing the talking from now on. Perhaps keep him away from the mic, not his strength.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Handy website for tracking each PL team's results this season against last. Steady as she goes for Everton so far: https://t.co/rRcEeU3JVv

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Raiders win, Chargers lose. Another NFL season starts the right way.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Jordan isn't wrong about the context. Football is now a billionaires' game of Monopoly, not a sport. The only stupidity comes from the fans who keep themselves poor to help fund it.

[Scousericey @scousericey]

Is he wrong about Friedkin?

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Correct decision, we've waited this long, don't blow it at the last moment.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

From @GMFB: The #Raiders made it official, naming Kirk Cousins as the starter. Development is most important for Fernando Mendoza.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

I'm switching off from Everton as of now. It's just not worth the time or mental energy. Time to focus on NFL for the autumn/winter.

[Telegraph Football @TeleFootball]

'Everton go into the season now with 18 outfield players.

'One is unfit (Christian Norgaard arrived injured from Arsenal), one is disillusioned (Jake O’Brien). They have one right-back, one left-back with no back-up (Adam Aznou was allowed to join Malaga on loan) and Thierno Barry is their only recognised striker.'

Summing up a disasterclass of a transfer window, @DKingTelegraph reports that many fans view the club's actions as negligence ⤵️
https://t.co/nyW4Q9v0XV

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

I'm a Hampshire and Everton fan. Double whammy of disappointment.

[The Hawk @hawkhampshire]

Whatever happens today, and there's plenty going on at Hampshire this morning, I would suggest that this has been an extremely damaging 24 hours for the club.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@TacticallyMatt Scrabbling around in the bargain bin for Zirkzee and Maitland-Niles while creating £80M cash. Dan Friedkin will be delighted.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

I'll always love #EFC but this, today... this is why they don't get my money. Why would I financially support or enable these idiots?

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@TacticallyMatt Dodging Delap AND Richy in the same window? Marvellous.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Pretty sure Mirandinha should be on this list for those alive before 1992.

[Prime Video Sport UK @primevideosport]

🇧🇷 Gabriel Jesus's stats in the Premier League:

10 seasons 👏
79 goals ⚽️
45 assists 🅰️
5 league titles 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@ElBobble All this tells us is that our owners wouldn't spend £37M on Doue or £22M on Munoz. Knives to gunfights, as ever.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@EFCLyndon They're not clubs, they're portfolios.
It's not a sport, it's an asset class.
We're just watching rich people play a form of Monopoly.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@TacticallyMatt We should probably save the long-term plan and long-term investment for the next manager, I'm OK with this to see out the Moyes era.

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@EFCLyndon "The Friedkin Group have thus far quietly demonstrated a lot of ambition, vision, professionalism and sound under-pinnings for success since acquiring Everton."

What happened in the 90 days since ?

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

@TacticallyMatt Fun alternative to buying premium bonds, I wonder what league I could afford to televise for a year, Rwandan 3rd division maybe...

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Thank you Forest, for saving Everton from succumbing to the Delap overpay

[Patrick Boyland @Paddy_Boyland]

Just cannot get my head around some of the transfer fees this summer

[Zen Raider @RaiderZen]

Was just thinking same thing. It really is just money laundering between nations and corporations.

[Patrick Boyland @Paddy_Boyland]

Just cannot get my head around some of the transfer fees this summer