The Official Everton thread - Vol 2

[Kes Arevo]

Sssh.

Don't jinx it.

[tdm34]

We should be two or three up now!

And very dubious VAR decision

[johnboy1975]

Their keeper has just missed a free header from 7 yards in the 92nd...hopefully that's their last attack of the game.

Game over

tdm34 said:

We should be two or three up now!

And very dubious VAR decision

Our 2nd, chalked off for handball? I thought accidental handball was allowed when attacking, but not when defending.

Edit:

@2 mins, looks like outer shoulder (but within the "sleeve") And accidental

(Highlights)

https://youtu.be/DyR_3p2eLi8

Some hit from McNeil, too. That's the player I was hoping to see when he bagged 2 in a pre season friendly

Final edit:

Premier league said:

Handball before scoring
The second change is on accidental handball in the immediate build-up to a goal.

If an attacking player’s accidental handball immediately precedes another player scoring, the goal will now be awarded, when last season it was likely to have been ruled out.

However, a player will still be penalised if he commits an accidental handball immediately before scoring himself

Great rules those

Edited by johnboy1975 on Saturday 11th March 17:00

Edited by johnboy1975 on Saturday 11th March 18:04

Edited by johnboy1975 on Saturday 11th March 18:16

[Kes Arevo]

Longest game ever.

[alfa phil]

Kes Arevo said:

Longest game ever.

Had to go out for the afternoon. After the Bournemouth result was dreading this afternoon, think we need to play in form teams from now on .we have hope again great result.

[Fast Bug]

That was an unexpected result

[Kes Arevo]

Glad they have brought back the siren. Liked that.

[Fast Bug]

Managed to pick up some highlights last night, we seemed pretty good value for the win. Hopefully we can pick up some more unexpected points along the way.

Shame Bournemouth won yesterday really, otherwise the other results went mostly our way. Palace's next 2 games are Brighton and arsenal, so they'll be in the relegation mix for sure

[Kes Arevo]

So will DCL be back for Chelsea?

[johnboy1975]

Kes Arevo said:

So will DCL be back for Chelsea?

You'd like to think so. I've repeatedly said I don't understand it, he should be ultra fit generally (and specifically working on weights and upper body strength over the last month season) - but obviously not match sharp. If the hammy is totally clear (I'm not a doctor) then he should have been on the bench for Brentford, albeit he might not have been needed at 1-0 up.

I'm almost getting the impression Dyche wants the team to win by hard work and teamwork, and that he views having a AA striker as a bit of a cheat, and he'll persevere with making 20 chances, scoring 1 and then defending. Which is perhaps a bit unfair -but weve won 75% of our Dyche home games 1-0 (nb - we didnt stop attacking at 1-0...) with Villa being the outlier (DCL could have had a hat trick if he had been fit)

Given all of that, I reckon hell be on the bench...

[Kes Arevo]

Talk seems to be that DCL is more of a mental health issue.

[Fast Bug]

Kes Arevo said:

Talk seems to be that DCL is more of a mental health issue.

I kinda guessed that was the case. Hopefully with some help he'll be back in a good place

[Kes Arevo]

Fast Bug said:

I kinda guessed that was the case. Hopefully with some help he'll be back in a good place

All the more reason to have brought someone else in during the window.

[Fast Bug]

I think the Gordon money will join the Arteta money. We were never going to spend it. We'd make silly offers for players knowing they'll be rejected, but we're skint and building a new stadium.

Regardless of which league we're in next season, we'll be making loan offers and loans with obligations to buy to push the cost in to another year.

[hilly10]

All I know it’s a Fooking mess, which we should not be in

[Kes Arevo]

Hoping these new investor people bring some actual football business nous into the club.

We've gone nowhere under Bill's tenure.

[Kes Arevo]

I wonder why the mysterious, and very professional removal of the picture of Bill from outside the stadium, was reported to the police, but not the apparent headlock of a female member of the board?

[Ruskie]

Say what you want about the club on the pitch, but they are brilliant at this type of fan engagement.

https://twitter.com/sportbible/status/163598273375...

[Fast Bug]

One of the few things we do well as a club.

[alfa phil]

Ruskie said:

Say what you want about the club on the pitch, but they are brilliant at this type of fan engagement.

https://twitter.com/sportbible/status/163598273375...

Pure class good .to see DCL on the pitch.