Everton Banter Archive February 03 2012

03 Feb 2012 22:27:31
Just to let you guys know I was telling you last month that the pie would come back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and I got lambasted for it...........thanks {Ed025's Note -i must admit..i was a doubting thomas..

03 Feb 2012 20:17:24
Ive ad the team for tomorra. Unchanged from midweek. Personally think the same team deserves to play. Heard it here first. {Ed025's Note - and where may i ask did you get that?

Don't be stupid, Moyes only picks it an hour and a half before kick off, stupid. I am sure he will have to sleep on it anyway with thr decisions he has to make.



JM

03 Feb 2012 17:08:12
Donovan will be a massive loss when he goes but hopefully Drenthe can play on the right once he learns a bit more about making the correct decisions during games, he's really exciting but sometimes i find myself screaming at him during games and then 5 minutes later cheering because he does something magical, now Pienaar is back he has to start on the left because no matter what teams used to do to stop Baines and Pienaar it was almost impossible because they link up so well.
My team after Donovan and when everyone is fit would be;
Howard
Hibbert Heitinga Jagileka Baines

Drenthe Fellaini Gibson Pienaar
Cahill
Jelavic

Subs
Mucha
Neville
Distin
Coleman
Osman
Rodwell
Straqualersui

Would like to see Barkley on the bench but i can't see Moyes using him till next season, that's why i haven't put him there.
Also good players in reserve in Gueye, Vellios, Duffy, Baxter and Mcenely with experience in Mcfadden and Hanahmen
Ste Blue Nose

Agree with most the team, but i would have Strag and Coleman

Howard
Coleman Heitinga/Distin Jagielka Baines
Fellaini
Drenthe Pienaar
Ginson
Jelvavic Straqualursi

maybe put Heitinga rb with Distin in the middle, then Coleman rm if Drenthe seems too much of a liability in big games

Errrmm only one question really, why is tim cahill in your starting eleven? surely you havent forgot hes been crap for over a year now? straq all day long to start, hes a battering ram n a work horse, jelavic will think hes found a soul mate playing with him, city where scared of straq, jelavic would feed off him to such great effect, a battering ram and a finisher or a finisher with a past it player who's main attribute used to be arriving late in the box which he can no longer do as hes slow now

Cahill, crap? You having a laugh? Did you see him Tuesday? {Ed025's Note - he was very good..

So many people banging on about Cahill this season, how he has lost it and why do we play him. He was awesome on Tuesday night, battered around, bloodied lip etc....battled through every challenge. Lay off Tim he has proven to be a legend for our club. Long may he continue to play!

Players like tim deserve to be ambasadors for our club, dedicated, never put his head down, he is a real hero. How anyone could doubt him I don't know.
EFL {Ed025's Note - i agree mate..he epitomises everything that is good about this club...even though i dont think he is up to playing every game, he should be signed up for life..

Gotta say the comments about cahill are funny, yes hes been a great servant and has been great in the past but before tuesday hes been awfull for a year+ yet ofc he does up his game and seem like the old time cahill when we play city, utd, chelski, the s**te but still you do not play a player based on he used to be good, it would be like throwing the brazil ronaldo upfront now just because he used to be unreal, 442 with jelly and straq is a must over cahill now, you dont accomadate a 32 year old just because he was good, impact player from the bench

03 Feb 2012 16:39:36
Still buzzin about everythin that happened at EFC on Tuesday night. The signings and the performance on the pitch were fantasic. It was also great to see the atmosphere at goodison special again. All that we neeed to see now is Goodison to capacity again. So i'm hopin that at the next home game we get to see the ground as it should be, loud and full! Thank you to the lads and David Moyes for making my week. COYB IMWT.
James

Totally agree James. Tuesday seems a long time ago, but still buzzing on Saturday morning! BlueTone {Ed025's Note - but we have got to keep the feel good factor going, if we lose to wigan, it will negate all the good work done on tuesday...so come on guys...we like the cheshire cat syndrome, so lets keep it going...COYB..

03 Feb 2012 15:22:52
My 11 for the weekend

Howard

Hibbert Duffy Heitinga Baines

Gibson Felli

Donovan Pienaar

Straq Jellyman

Prediction 1-2 (Hibbo brace)
Cheers Alastair

03 Feb 2012 14:23:03
Ok Ed..Any news on a new stadium? {Ed025's Note - no mate..i think its a long way off, and until we get some major investment...its not even on the radar..

03 Feb 2012 12:20:39
stop thinking that wigan will just roll over ? they have to beat everton and they will really be up for a fight on saturday..I watched them draw with chelsea at home about a month ago and they really were unlucky not to beat chelsea ..so get set for a corker and stop taking wigan for granted they can be very dangerous on the day esp in that freezing cold staium its like the north pole in the summer . but love all you blues so keep the faith ..

Totally agree m8.Wigan can play some decent football at times on there day there good.we should win teams like this but you just can't bet on it,I'm hoping for an easy win.but Like you said cant guarantee it

Westy the blue

Martinez is so under-rated they play better football under him than they ever did. {Ed025's Note - i agree with that...he is a quality manager..

03 Feb 2012 10:17:00
Tough call for moyes tomorrow with team selection (a welcome headache), i think if jelavic is ready i would start him with denis up top, and drop cahill to the bench, because denis works so hard for the team he is normally spent around the 60/70 minute mark so moyes could swap him with another work horse mr cahill! the wigan defence will be constantly working for 90+ minutes leaving the jelly man to score :-) i think denis deserves another start as he has lead the line better than anyone has for a while now!
Also pienaar should be ready to pick up from where he left off linking up with baines so i would drop drenthe to the bench and let him watch how its done! And hopefuly when donovan goes he will take over from him but at the moment he is most effective from the bench cant think of many players better than him to come on for the last 20 mins, once he sorts out his decision making then he will be one of the first names on the team sheet!
Gibson and felli are beginning to look good together! Felli has been outstanding last two games, easily one of the best midfielders in the prem! The back 4 looked weak on paper tuesdy night but managed to reduce city to 3 shots on target with all there fire power thats a massive achievement! Hibbert did well in the center but ill be happier seeing him back on the right! If distin or jags are ready then one of them back in to partner heitenga who has been playing brilliantly at the back and should keep his place! Baines has been looking a bit jaded of late but with pienarr back i think he will come alive again! Neville! Im undecided! Hes a great captain but his pssing has been awful i think i would bench him and play hibbo instead!
We have pace,hunger,work rate,height,strength and now creativity! Im excited about the rest of the season and i think the players and manager are aswell! I reckon we can reach the final of the fa cup and finish top 8 possibly 7!
Lets 3 or 4 goals tomorrow and really push on! Coyb! {Ed025's Note - really good post that mate....i think felli has got a new lease of life with gibbo in there, and i think he will start with jellyman, but on his own in a 4-5-1, even though its a bit slack on denis, who has been great recently

I said on this site when he signed that I thought Gibson was a good acquisition. He's comfortable in possession and he is a good passer. I think his influence will grow and with him and Fellaini, we now have the look of a classy partnership, which will benefit the whole team. Moyes now has choices - when fit, I can see Rodwell playing in a 5 man midfield in some games and Jelavic and Straq palying up front in others. Jelavic, Piennar and Gibson in, Billy and Saha out - great business! {Ed025's Note - not going to argue with that mate...there is going to be a big battle for the midfield spots...and with ross looking to break through, the competition will be fierce, thats all good in my book..

Moyes will start with same team I reckon. Jelly and peanuts on bench. Yummy {Ed025's Note - jellyman will start i think..

Jelly has missed the last 2 games with a virus so he deffo wont start {Ed025's Note - not deffo mate....he trained yesterday, so it cant be that bad..

So many slagging off Gibson as well when he joined! hilarious isnt it everyone now saying they told us so! ha
Think he has a bit of the Roy Keane about him if goes on to develop a bit more! {Ed025's Note - if he turns out to be a roy keane...we will have just made the buy of the century..