Cornish Steve

5 hours ago, Btay said:

 

Chermiti absolute stellar effort from the lad, deserved a goal for effort alone.

 

We have one of the best defensive records in the league. Our goalkeeper has the second highest number of clean sheets in the league. We've created plenty of chances all season. Our problem has always been an inability to score goals. It's doubly encouraging to see Chermiti have an excellent first start, and it's such a shame he never scored early on from McNeil's cross. I'd like to see him start up front in each of our remaining games. It's a great opportunity to get him some real experience and to see his confidence grow.

6 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

I really don't know why some were so worried about Luton.

We didn't even pick up our first point until the fourth game of the season. Our first win didn't come until the sixth game of the season. We went 14 games without winning a game. We had two points deductions that took two wins and a draw off us. And still Luton couldn't get ahead of us in the league.

We have won double the amount of games they have but, please, tell me how much better they are than us.

Hopefully there'll be less flapping from some of our fans next season .

I'm still hoping they'll climb above Forest.

2 hours ago, badaids said:

Normal service resumed.  We look like what we are.  A poor team that had a good result midweek that virtually assures survival.

The third game of consequence in less than a week. It's hardly surprising we looked tired.

If only he'd managed to connect on McNeil's cross early in the game. What a start and confidence-booster that would have been.

Everton 1-0 Brentford
Doucoure

Fantastic result. Poor predictions - except for AlbanyNYToffee, the only one brave enough to predict an Everton win. Well done to Albany, and also to Palfy, for winning round 34 for 3 points. For the season, there's no change at the top.

15 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

 

Apparently United are the only side that has two 19 year olds. Read into that what you will.

Not true. Chelsea have two 19-year-olds on their roster. So do Brighton and Manchester City and Spurs and Palace and Wolves and Luton and West Ham and Newcastle and Burnley and Sheffield United and Bournemouth and Liverpool.

I voted for DC-L, but collectively our defence were phenomenal.

Watching the replay on TV this evening, the difference between the two teams was our defence. They were absolutely awesome, all of them. How many times did Tarkowski clear the ball away? Godfrey made some awesome tackles. Mikolenko had a great game, and such a shame he had to be subbed off. Branthwaite had another wonderful game. Of course, DC-L grabs the headlines, but our defence won that game.

6 minutes ago, Matt said:

It's been a fucking ride but with 4 games remaining, that's progress right? Keeping in mind we should be tied with Palace (same W/D/L and GD) in 14th and sitting comfortably.

Given whom we play in our remaining games, there's a realistic chance that, without the points deduction, we finish in the top half of the Premier League table. When did that last happen?

Best manager in the league right now!

Was watching the score during various conference calls - amazing result and, by all accounts, fully deserved! Looking out of my office window right now, I can see a flock of pigs flying overhead while snowballs accumulate in the fire pit. Time to buy a lottery ticket?

I shall spend this evening watching the recording I made of the game.

Optimism reigns!

Everton 1-1 Liverpool
Chermiti

Everton wins the 6-pointer! Amazingly, no-one predicted a 2-0 scoreline. Romey gained on Boston Toffee and now trails by just 2 points for the season, setting up a close finish on the final stretch.

Round 32 and the game we'd all rather forget. Mike) scored 5 points, and Boston Toffee recovered to extend his lead for the season.

2 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

The one that’s been dropped by Burnley? That Trafford?

I was impressed with him for England U21s but he’s not looked good in big boys football at all. He needs to get a lot stronger because he’s weak as piss. 

He wasn't dropped; he was sick. Moreover, he was included in the senior England squad against Belgium.

12 hours ago, Matt said:

I'm pretty sure he'll be one of the "assests" we'll look to move on. Ramsdale is being rumoured to other clubs, if Pickford were to go I'd hope we were after him.

I'd prefer Trafford: younger and with enormous potential.

1 hour ago, Btay said:

Glad to hear, saw his post on his Instagram confirming he is okay.

Said in the match day thread but that was his best showing for us in my opinion. Fought for everything & the ball stuck to him a lot better. 

It takes time for many to adjust to the pace and physicality of the Premier League. We expect foreign players to simply jump in, and some are able to do so, but others take time. I would expect Beto to steadily improve and, if we're patient, he could become a major asset.

2 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Delighted I'm wrong.  Not been able to bring my stress levels down. Not sure if there was sarcasm in that but many true Evertonians are struggling to see the shoots of optimism that maybe less emotionally invested fans are. The type who dip their toes in - so to speak.  I'm sure you are absolutely fine and relaxed about it as much as I'm relaxed about the dychy of Cornwall bollocks that seems to get your goat. 

Like I said when people were getting carried away by dyche - shake hands, thanks, goodbye in the summer.

nothing has changed in my book. We are light years off where we should be with our players.  We need a coach. 

 

Just for the record, there was no sarcasm intended whatsoever. What I wrote, I meant quite literally - and thank you for recognizing that and taking it that way.

8 minutes ago, Palfy said:

No Steve I’m sure he’s really gutted that we won, truly wtf is that post about?

You’ve lost me.  

On 20/04/2024 at 05:21, Hafnia said:

I think we will lose.  I said after the Burnley game we had reached an all time low 

we are relying on Luton getting beat today.

ive said all along we are reliant on Luton waving the white flag which they just don't do. Lokonga is back which automatically improves them by 40%.

good times

I’m so glad you were very wrong. I’m sure you are, too. 

Everton 0-0 Forest

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2 hours ago, Sibdane said:

I think a lot of people would love to replace Biden, myself included, but he's still a significantly better option than Trump. I find it crazy that someone would say that Biden is trying to destroy the US and that Trump isn't/wasn't. It was absolute chaos under Trump. He's the most polarizing president we've had in my lifetime by a wide margin. We are still feeling the negative effects of his one term. He's also a career criminal and should've been no where near the White House in the first place. The diehard Trump fans don't really care about politics or making the country better -- it's more about "owning the libs" to them. 

I'm still hoping he'll announce at the last minute that he's stepping down and his party appoints a sensible alternative.

In the meantime, anticipating the flood of Trump supporters from out of state who'll come knocking on my door to canvas support, I'm ordering an 'Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president' baseball cap and an 'E. Jean Carroll for vice-president' T-shirt to wear when I greet them.

Driving to Alabama yesterday to see my daughter and her family, it was shocking to see, even now, "Trump won" signs on stores, crude accusations against President Biden on trucks, people wearing shirts with Trump's mugshot in Atlanta proclaiming 'innocent', and more. Clearly, Trump and his supporters are very visible and vocal. Where have all the reasonable people gone?

Chelsea 0-1 Everton
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