We're no good...Never win at Goodison. Now we're winning at home our home form will desert us. Ronald Koeman is a great manager and will want to get one over us. 6 nil Everton, Martina and Stekelenburg hat-tricks
Referee: Lee Mason. Assistants: Scott Ledger, Adrian Holmes. Fourth official: Michael Salisbury. Replacement official: Andrew Fox. VAR: Andy Madley. Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes
Everton will be quaking in their boots at the thought of having to face the team that dispatched City with consummate ease. at least, that's what I'm hoping for. What will actually happen is that Ralph will have given everyone three days off.The lads will be told the kick off time, and asked to make their own way to the match. Half of them will oversleep, three will be unable to get out of a family gathering, two will go to the wrong pitch, and the only two players in the right place at the right time shouldn't be anywhere near the first team. Well, that's my memory of trying to arrange fixtures, anyway.
Ralph would have told them to forget City, and start preparing for Everton. Extra 24 hrs will be key for us in this fixture, 2-1 with us coming from behind to win.
Cough, WARCHEST, we have no hope. We know our place and will be "plucky" but lose 1-0 (Ings og) as we tremble at their skill and ability to wreck decent footballers.
Everton tonight looked the exact opposite of Saints last night. Neither had much to play for, if anything Everton have a small chance of Europe (vs our microscopic chance) yet we fought and won like it was a cup final, and Everton looked like a team that simply had no fight. IF that repeats itself Thursday it genuinely will be a walk in the park for Saints. However I can't see Ancelotti being anything other than furious after that - he'll expect a reaction against us.
The commentator on MOTD said how he admired Saints for the shift they put in when they had nothing to play for. I think we had pride to play for, but I appreciated the intent behind the comment.