The Beard

Howard for two crucial save and his goal. I can't believe I said to those sitting around me that we should be taking pot shots from long range in this wind, especially with the wind catching it towards the Gwladys St in the second half, even mentioned Howard scoring but never put a bet on , anyone know what odds I would have got.

I have gone for Distin. Solid throughout the match and if you watched the match on tv and saw the end thats another reason I voted for him.

I have a feeling this will be a dour draw but as it is the festive season I shall scrap that and go for 2-4 win for us. An early start means an early departing time, shocking that most on the coach will have had hardly any sleep, oh well. . See you there through bleary eyes.

In 2012 Everton will not make any permanent signings.

Osman deserved his man of the match (just for getting us a penalty), seriously he was the best of a poor performance. Can't see why people thought Drenthe did well, is he flavour of the month, I felt he just ran into their men with the ball rather than past them. Midfield attacking play was non-existant but with the line up I wasn't expecting anything else. Moyes must now see that Heittinga is not a midfileder, all he did was chase shadows and hoof the ball to their keeper. Saha was, well, not even Saha, more like haha. Howard did all he was asked to do apart from one flap in the second half and in the main the defence was solid, although Distin looked a little ring rusty. I just can't help feel we play the same way in every game and teams are nullifying us, hence our lack of goals......but hey ho. it's the season of goodwill, well I thought it was until I read most posts on here, just thought I would throw a little bit of satire in there.

Why is the three hour motorway delay always on your side while the other moves freely.

Maybe so Av but there are plenty of campaigns regarding what is accepted racially and the biggest in football is plastered everywhere. I am sure while he pondered his Ferrari, mansion and girls he would have spotted the banners, hoardings etc proclaiming "Let's Kick Racism Out Of Football"

Maybe a bit more Dunc, we had more than half of the upper part of the away section. We where nearer the front trying to get on the box as usual.

Just seen Mikes answers, think he is right on the tennis game from last year, I thought of it but didn't have a clue of the names. I shall ponder my wrong ones between mince pies.

My final go at quizzes until I am sober on Tuesday. 1 In which city is the Flinders Park tennis stadium?....MELBOURNE 2 At the 1990 Wimbledon championships which tennis star was seeded when she was just 14 years of age?.......CAPRIATI 3 In 1969 who won the longest ever recorded match in the history of Wimbledon?......GONZALES 4 How old was Bjorn Borg when he announced his retirement in 1983?.......28 5 How did Gunther Parche gain notoriety in 1993?.....STABBED SELES IN THE BACK DURING A GAME OF TENNIS 6 Who was the first man to win ten Grand Slam titles?..FRED PERRY 7 Which two nations contested the 2002 Davis Cup final?.......AUSTRALIA AND USA 8 After which American doubles champion was the Davis Cup named?.......HENRY DAVIS 9 Who was the first female tennis player to achieve the Grand Slam?.......LITTLE MO, MAUREEN CONNOLLY 10 What nationality is the tennis star Marcelo Rios?......CHILEAN Part two ....... 11 What is the American football equivalent of a full back in association football?.......WIDE DEFENCE 12 In 1845 which team became the first ever organised baseball team?.......CHICAGO REDSOX 13 What was the US venue of the 1995 Ryder Cup?........AUGUSTUS 14 The World Series in baseball is won by the first team to win how many games?.....4 15 In which city is American football played at the Joe Robbie Stadium?.....MIAMI 16 What sport is played by the Phoenix Suns?.......BASKETBALL 17 Which American football team are known as the Chargers?.........SAN DIEGO 18 In the 1970s which team won the World Series in three consecutive years?......CHICAGO WHITESOX 19 Which businessman who bought Remington shavers, once owned the New England Patriots football team?.......FROM THE ADVERT "HI I AM VICTOR KYAM" 20 Which American football stadium acquired the nickname of the House of Pain?.....49ERS Not very confident of 50%. Many random guesses.

http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/2011-12-24/footballs-biggest-scrooge-revealed-spurs-everton-and-newcastle-feature-smallest-spending-clubs-2011 Is there anything to be read into this.

We pay a couple of extra quid for drinkies.

No, thats the norm for us haha. I am with Av on this regarding the outcome of the game. The only thing that may hinder us is Sunderlands renewed vigour under O'Neill but I am still confident of a positive result.

Why is grass always greener on the other side. If you get to the other side is another side of the grass greener???

But said in a heat of a football match between two teams who have a history of enmity between them I don't think it would have been aimed friendly. If this incident would have involved anyone from other than Liverpool, the debate would still have been ongoing but I suggest the response from Liverpool fans/ players/ the club in general would be decidedly different.

That should be 7 defo right, before the quick quips are posted about my maths.

1 Who was the first boxer to beat Lennox Lewis in a professional fight?.......Frank Bruno 2 Which former Formula 1 World Champion has the middle names Ernest Deveraux?.....Damon Hill 3 Who was the first British female tennis player to win 8 Grand Slam titles?......Ann Jones, for same reason as Mike 4 For which English football club did Ally McCoist play as a teenager?......Sunderland, think he scored against us for them 5 Which former European Footballer of the Year once played bass guitar for a pop group called Revelation Time?......Ruud Gullit 6 In which sport did childcare expert Dr Benjamin Spock win an Olympic gold medal in 1924?....Fencing 7 Which sport employs the Stableford scoring system?.......Golf 8 In which sport do competitors begin playing in front of the south stake?.....Croquet 9 In which African city was the 1995 rugby union World Cup final played?.....Jo'Burg 10 What is the most northerly city to have staged a football World Cup final?....Stockholm Defo 8 right, guessing 1 and 6. 3 is an educated guess.

I have not read all posts in this thread but I do agree with what StevO and Bill have said. I debated, mainly with Reds, who again feel so hard done by and many believe it is Alex Fergusons fault, staggering. Anyway I digress, SteveO's point about culture is a point I have brought up with Reds. In this City people are always bemoaning attitudes from ethnic groups, you will often hear people comment "They are in our country then they should adopt our culture". I agree to this to some degree while maintaing the essence of ones own culture. therefore Suarez will have known that using any terminology may be offensive. The argument from reds is that the word used is inoffensive in his own culture and I have read a letter from a female Argentian in tonights Liverpool Echo proclaiming the same. However the term 'Negrito' is used as a greeting rather like us calling someone mate or pal, when it used used in that context but derogatory in other situations. Now Liverpool playing Man Utd at Anfield, the game gets a bit feisty what way do you reckon Saurez made his comment to Evra? Regarding the Liverpool Echo, this is another reason why I do not buy the rag. Have they condemned Suarez, have they distanced themselves from Liverpool, have they commented on the negativity the t-shirt stunt is portraying..........No, thought not. Liverpool FC, and not being bitter, seem to want to take the high morality ground on every decision that goes against them, harking back to entry to the Champions League and having rules changed. If this issue would have concerned Wayne Rooney for example then they would have had street parties by now, this is why we have reached a siege mentality. If they accepted the decision and issued a form of apology that still maintained that no racist offence was meant but rather cultural exchange that was not meant to offend and Suarez apologises for that then issue over. As I have pointed out to other people supporting the perpetrator makes you just as guilty in my eyes.

Weren't the last Olympics in Beijing?, that would be 2008. 2 Turin 4 New York 9 Moscow Fifth Beatle as been answered as George Best, I thought that would have been a Blue or a Red.

I voted for Tony Hibbert. I thought he was solid defensively and did make some decent forward runs and if his control was better might have found that elusive first goal. Fellaini, Osman and defence overall played well. I must admit, and going against most on here, I though Gueye was pretty ordinary and backed out of a couple of tackles. I was also disappointed in Swansea overall. I was waiting this 'pass them off the park' football but it never materialised.

Why was he called that? By the way number 1, the cricket ground is usally called The Gabba because it is in the Brisbane suburb of Woolongabba.

1 In which city is the Ballymore Oval Cricket Ground?............I have watched a test match there, Brisbane 2 Which city hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics?..............Calgary 3 In which French city would you find the sporting arena known as, The Stade Velodrome?..........Marseilles, home ground. 4 In which American city is the Pimlico horse racing track?...........Chicago 5 Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?...........Beijing 6 Which American city is home to the Veterans Stadium, a major league baseball venue?........Philadelphia 7 In which European city is the San Siro Stadium?.........Milano 8 Which footballer’s bronze statue stands in the city centre of Newcastle?..............Jackie Milburn 9 Which city played host to the first Paralympics?...........Atlanta 10 Name the four cities beginning with the letter A that have hosted the summer Olympics...........Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta and Antwerp Summer Olympics.1 11 Who do the following nicknames belong to A Der Bomber..............Gerd Muller B The Fifth Beatle.............Never heard of that one......Red Rum C The Wizard of Dribble............Stanley Mathews or Stan Mortensen D The Lion of Vienna............Nat Lofthouse E The Divine Ponytail..........Roberto Baggio Maybe 10/15 Bill.

25. Why is it you can be IN a film but ON tv?

Cheers Bill, keep 'em coming. Need to keep the little grey cells up to speed.

We did Bill, I managed to get a couple of replies from Norwich fans who joined our forum.