Everton Banter Archive March 25 2014

25 Mar 2014 22:58:40
Would like to see mgeady and Del Boy start on Sunday, they are both quick and direct potential to rip Fulham apart, we not only need to win but need to score goals to improve our goal difference!

I don't think goal difference is a pressing issue. We are 3 behind Arsenal and 16 ahead of Spurs. Wins are all that matter really, a 1-0 against Fulham would be just fine especially given the high probability of City dishing Arsenal a mauling. We could be ahead of them on goal difference by end of weekend. Sure it would be nice to score loads of goals but not at the expense of leaving ourselves exposed at the back and not coming away with 3 points.

25 Mar 2014 22:16:21
Hi all, Can we start to believe, 6pts behind with a game in hand, and Arsenal to come at Goodison. At 3.30 on Sunday it could be in our own hands fourth spot. Most likely City will do Arsenal, possibly we might do Fulham and if that works out we will have our destiny in our own hands. Granted we will have to beat Manchester United but judging there performance tonight we have nothing to fear. Can see Arsenal dropping more points so we could still get fourth even if we were to lose to City. So all to play for, would'nt it be great if we went into the last game of the season just needing to win to be sure of fourth. COYB I believe.

I miss the stability that we had under Moyes :(

This trying to get 4th place is not on. Why don't we just settle for 6th or 7th like the glory years?

And heres me thinking we reached 4th under Moyes, I think Osman may have played a major role in that season also. Nust have been a dream

You are right sa90.

We did finish 4th once, and then we went and won the qualifier and played lots of games in the Champions League.

We didn't bottle it for once. I loved them Champions League nights. I'll remember them forever.

Please come home Moysie.

Hang on. Must have been a dream.

Another jibe at stability, at the time we qualified for champs league the team we had were going to struggle no matter what, no one is asking for him back you donut and to assume that finishing 5th - 7th is no good when realistically there are 6 clubs that can spend more than us year after year says everything about you, we have a chance of 4th this year so just enjoy it rather being a kill joy its kinda sad

25 Mar 2014 22:13:28
Deloufeu was great tonight, as was osman filling the void of mirallas. Didn't even need mcgeady. Great performance both defensively and on the attack. Can't understand why they didn't start ben arfa, but I'm not complaining. Our centre mids matched and bowled over newcastle and that my friends is where games are won and lost. Our wings were also dominant against a poor newcastle side, happy blue here tonight as you all can tell and my wife is made up we won or she may have had me sleeping on the couch tonight! Onwards and upwards for the mighty blues while arsenal slip up on their first banana skin against swansea. let's concentrate on the next match ahead and carry this good performance forward and pray fouth spot is ours at the end of the season. Every game a cup final now and that message needs to be the focus around the training ground from now until end of may. Coyb

25 Mar 2014 22:07:27
We beat Fulham on Sunday and the arse lose to city that puts us 2 points behind arsenal with a game in hand is still to play them! 4th spot is very achievable!

Sorry 3 points not 2 :-)

25 Mar 2014 22:00:50
well done tonight to all the lads they all put in a great shift tonight great support aswell

25 Mar 2014 21:50:52
oh yes coyb
there we dream

25 Mar 2014 20:45:25
Anyone going to slate Osman today then?

Leon Osman is absolute crap and has been for about 4 years now.

A half decent game tonight changes nothing.

There you go mate.

25 Mar 2014 22:31:28
Usually agree with your posts mike, but on this one I can not. Although osman is getting older and his legs can't hack 60 mins never mind 90, his football brain is still there and he could play a useful role off the bench for 20-30 mins of each game to keep our attacking players like barkley, mirallas, deloufeu, mcgeady and pienaar fresh. This is where I personally see osmans role going forward if everyone is fit. It's also where I see naismiths role both this season and into future seasons is likely to be.

25 Mar 2014 17:37:05
I know this gets asked a lot, but does any know of a decent live feed for tonight's match?

Cricfree has loads of streams usually very good ones

25 Mar 2014 18:47:33
I use Wiziwig and Vipbox mate

I am on wiziwig. picture is good just waiting for ads to finish but seems good to me

John, we can't write sights like that on here. e.p. l. site. (dot). com

First row sports

25 Mar 2014 15:55:14
Something has to happen tonight. Every season, the big game, the momentum changer, the cup tie, when the pressure is on, no matter if it was Moyes or Martinez, so far, for far to long, the pressure games end in disaster.

Come on Everton, win tonight, Arsenal will feel the pressure, they could capitulate after the 6-0 drubbing, make them earn 4th don't just give it to them. If we keep on winning, we still have them to play at Goodison, we can, we really can with Tottenham make them crumble.

I will not be gutted if we lose tonight, the result is not so important for me, it is a cliche but its about the performance. Wigan last season in the Cup, Arsenal this season, Liverpool at Wembley prior, I could go on, we don't just lose the pressure games, we don't even do ourselves justice. Just do us and yourselves proud, play to your potential, the result will come then its almost inevitable as at our best we are better than them.

So come on Everton, the time is now don't make me write a stella fueled rant tonight