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sounds like the bit i was in actually, which was kind of a neutral bit (around the halfway line) but mainly populated by chelsea fans (and to the right about 10 feet away was a similar block mainly populated by toffees) - stewards were coming over and swapping tickets with chelsea fans that had been allocated into the everton section and vice versa - me and my mate sat quietly and didn't make it too obvious (apart from when we scored!) that we were toffees, as we didn't actually see any of the people that got moved coming back!! to be fair it was fairly relaxed in that bit anyway, no sign of any trouble

great day, great goal, great run in the cup.......disappointing the way we capitulated against a very good side. what said it all for me was the bench - Ballack on for Essien I think it was....for us it was Jacobsen, Gosling and Vaughan on.....different class we'll get there though, and the boys put in a good stint in a ridiculously hot stadium! be interesting to see if we can build on this next summer, cos as moyesey pointed out in his post match interview, semi last year, final this year, next year maybe cup winners?

i think going back to jamie's point - it's the icing on the cake and we just have to enjoy our day, whatever happens HOPEFULLY it's not our last big day out for 14 years again, but just in case it is, lets all have the best bloomin day ever!! COYB!!!

spot on mate, spot on.

just stuck £3 on this @ 65/1 - if it comes in i'll be about the most elated blue around - AND THERE'LL BE A FEW OF US!

COYB!!!

mate, i can't stop bouncing up and down in my office chair. probably facing the sack if i don't stop soon. - f*** it eh?!?

finally arrived at half 12. :D - got them through a friend of a friend and we were starting to worry they wouldn't arrive......i can breathe at last!

*if* my ticket arrives in time i'll be at the game (live in london anyway so i've got until tomorrow morning!) if not, i'll be at home watching the coverage from 9am on setanta....steadily making my way through shedloads of beer!

so nervous.....and excited......but mostly nervous.

also, saint and greavsie are gonna be on it!!

i'd take him, but not for £6m as i've heard on here. as for victor - a year out on loan would probably do him good. could see him doing well for someone like Wigan/Blackburn

just got word my tickets should arrive on Thursday or Friday. SO SO SO excited/nervous/anxious

probably cos he only got about 2 more fouls than Mo (at a guess!)

The final goal tally of 942 was the second lowest in Premier League history. Manchester United set a new Premier League record of 14 consecutive clean sheets between November 2008 and February 2009. There have been 167 headed goals scored this season. Liverpool have recouped the most points from losing positions this season, 22 points Sunderland dropped the most points from winning positions this season,23 points There were just 31 goals scored at White Hart lane - fewer than at any other stadium. The Hawthorns saw more goals than any other this season - 59 Kevin Davies conceded the most fouls this season with 117. He has topped this ranking in five of the last six Premier League seasons. Danny Murphy has scored five Premier League goals this season - all penalties. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 37 goals in his last 33 Premier League games at Old Trafford. Kanu made his 100th appearance as a substitute in the Premier League when he came off the bench away at Blackburn on 9th May, becoming the first player to reach this landmark. Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard and Emile Heskey all netted their 100th Premier League goals this season to make it 16 players to reach this landmark. Chelsea set a new Premier league record of 11 consecutive away wins between April and December 2008. Chelsea fired in the most shots on target this season - 248 Hull committed the most fouls in the Premier League - 566 Stoke City picked up the most cards - 73 yellow and five red. Manchester United kept the most clean sheets - 24 Man Utd had the best home record picking up 50 points. Chelsea had the best away record winning 44 points. Frank Lampard had more shots on target than any other player - 57 Frank Lampard and Robin van Persie were joint-top of the assists ranking with 10 each Lee Cattermole made 167 tackles during the season - a league high. Marouane Fellaini picked up the most yellow cards in the top flight - 14 Seven Premier League players were sent off twice in this season's Premier League. Mark Schwarzer of Fulham was the league's best shot-stopper saving 80% of shots on target faced. Jussi Jaaskelainen made more saves than any other goalkeeper - 149 Man City's 6-0 win over Portsmouth at home was the season's biggest winning margin. Peter Crouch scored more headed goals than any other player with 7 Headed goals accounted for 18% of all strikes this season. Middlesbrough scored fewer headed goals than any other team, just 1 Bolton conceded more headed goals than any other side - 7 Hull took 20 points from their opening nine games but just 15 from their last 29 matches. Hull scored the most goals from corners in the Premier League - 10 Newcastle gave away a league high nine penalties in 2008-09. Manchester City have used more players than any other team in the Premier League this season - 34 Aston Villa have called upon the least amount of players in the PL this season - 21 Blackburn won a joint-high seven penalties along with Man City. Blackburn missed three penalties - more than any other team. Bolton scored 10 goals from free-kicks - the most in the Premier League. Hull scored the highest percentage of their goals from set plays, 51% Spurs scored the lowest percentage of goals from set pieces, 20% Hull conceded 12 goals from corners - a league high. Everton conceded the highest proportion of goals from set plays in the top division - 38% Spurs, Man Utd and Liverpool all had nine goals netted by subs - a joint-league high. Aston Villa used the fewest substitutes - 61 Hull, Stoke and Liverpool made the most substitutions - 109 Cristiano Ronaldo scored six goals from outside the box - more than any other player. Premier League champions, Manchester United, have used the most number of players as substitutes - 26 Bolton have had more players featuring in every game of the season than any other PL outfit - 4 Liverpool have the most players who have accrued 10 or more goals this season - 3 Newcastle used the most penalty takers in this season's PL - 5 Sunderland only had five players who netted more than once this season. Liverpool had more opponents sent off than any other side in the top flight - 7 The opposition hit the woodwork more often against relegation survivors Hull City than any other team - 29 English players scored 345 goals in 2008-09, accounting for just 37% of goals. Aston Villa were the league's most clinical teams scoring with 15% of their shots. Chelsea were the most accurate passers in the league this term - 81% complete Stoke took the most long throw ins this season with 337 Rory Delap took 189 more long throws than any other player this season with 267 Stoke scored the most goals from throw in situations this season - 9 Eight different Liverpool players scored with shots from outside the box this season. Spurs picked up the most points in London derbies this season - 13 West Ham picked up the fewest in capital clashes - 8 Liverpool garnered 30 points against their north west rivals. Bolton won just one match against another team from the north west this season. Sunderland took the most points in north east derbies this season - 8 Liverpool were the league's top scorers with 77 goals. Shaun Wright-Phillips made more successful dribbles than anyone else in the PL this term - 83 Anton Ferdinand and Hermann Hreidarsson both received four yellow cards for dissent, more than any other players in the year the FA's 'Respect' campaign was launched. Stoke have collected only 10 of their 45 points on the road this season. Aston Villa have benefited from five own goals this season - more than any other team in the division. Jamie Carragher and Richard Dunne now hold the Premier League record for own goals with six apiece. Middlesbrough scored six own goals - more than any other team. Gareth Bale has played 24 league games for Spurs and never been on the winning side. Liverpool became the first team in top-flight history to lose only two games and not win the title. Spurs have not won away at any of the big four since August 1993 - a run of 63 games. Liverpool's tally of 86 points is the highest of any team not winning the league in a 38-game Premier League season. It is 10 seasons (1998-99) since the Premier League top scorer ended the campaign with fewer than 20 goals. Stewart Downing had more shots (including blocked attempts) than any other player who did not score - 82 Liverpool allowed their opponents fewer shots on target than any other team - 110 Hull were flagged offside more than any other team this season, 141 times Djibril Cisse was caught offside more than any other player, 61 times Six players scored hat-tricks this season. Andrey Arshavin was the first player to score four goals in a Premier League and not end on the winning side. Mike Dean awarded more penalties than any other referee - 13 Mike Dean sent off more players than any other official - 8 There were 63 red cards shown this season. Mark Halsey was the league's most lenient official, showing a card on average for every 13.5 fouls. Rob Styles was the strictest referee dishing out a card for every 5.8 fouls committed.

Inspired by efctaxi's post in the game thread, stick all omens (good or bad) that you've heard here.... efctaxi's one On the five previous occasions Everton have won the FA Cup - in 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984 and 1995 - the West Indies cricket team have toured England. West Indies are due to play two Test matches in May . and the other I've heard is the Boro one. every team that's knocked out Boro in the last 4 years has gone on to be the runner up....

that analysis failed to take into account TWO dreams I've had now. PLEASE AMEND!

i think i've got a ticket now, but i won't know for sure until it's in my hand!! had two dreams about the final now.....both finished in a 1-0 win for us (cahill i think!)

two of my mates are Spurs season ticket holders, they reckon Bent is the worst striker they've had in a long time. I also think he misses FAR too many sitters.

bearing in mind our stupidly bad record vs Fulham, it's quite feasible they could catch us still - they're 6 behind at the moment, and still to play newcastle and villa who can't buy a win!!

Neville or Baines for me. Was Fellaini until he was subbed though.

i'm in pieces. can't stop shaking! COME ON YOU F***ING BLUES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!

don't think i can take another 30 mins of this!!!

slightly worried about Machedo (he seems to score every time he touches the ball!!) - but I've got faith the boys can do it today!!! Surprised he's gone with Saha, but if he's fit then he could cause United all kinds of problems, 'specially with the form their defence has been in!