Isaiah

Gibson's number was 4, so they can just add a '+2' to it. But seriously, didn't know that about the rules of changing number, thanks for the info. Hopefully it'll change in the summer, because although I know it's a completely minor thing, it still triggers me when I see Schneiderlin wearing the number 2.

Speaking of which, perhaps we can now hand Gibson's number to Schneiderlin, thus making it a slightly less ludicrous number for a midfielder to be wearing.

I still don't get it to be honest. Why not then just offer contracts to every kid who ever comes through our Academy, rather than turn them loose if they're not good enough to find other clubs or even careers? Nothing Baxter has done in his career (and he's no longer young) has suggested he's good enough to be anywhere near Everton's team, so what is this 'gesture' about? How many young players get let go by Everton every year and are now struggling to make a living somewhere? Should we extend charity to them too? If I were one of them I'd be pretty confused by this Baxter offer, and even a little resentful. Tony Hibbert gave his entire career to the club, wasn't he unceremoniously booted out in the summer? There are many things which make me feel proud to support Everton, and make me think of the club as a 'proper' people's club, but this isn't one of them. You can be an honest, ethical club with a soul and still not stoop to ridiculous acts of sentiment. Just my opinion.

I wrote in ths thread way back when we bought him that he's a good player. I live in Russia and watch the Russian league closely. Yes, it's a poor standard, but anyway he showed great talent here. This league is not uniformly shit, it did produce some great players such as Arshavin and Zhirkov and Dzagoev (and a young lad at CSKA called Alexander Golovin, who Everton should snap up, he's absolute class). I don't know why it didn't work for him at Everton, but I still believe he can (and hopefully with Hull, will) be a very good premier league striker. I'm happy for him that he scored tonight.

Now would be a good time to point out that 'cocksure' is one word. Making it two leads to some seriously ambiguous posts.

Their goalie is having the game of his life. I've got a horrible feeling this is going to be one of those games.

Crowd are immense tonight, as they were against Arsenal.

The entire team and the crowd. Fans were absolutely immense tonight. If I have to choose then MOTM goes to Valencia, for his example of what energy and fight can do.

Yoda?

Bolasie, for being the only player to consistently try to do something positive with the ball.

Playing absolutely terrible, but have had 4 great chances to score (Gana twice and the headers from Barry and Barkley). Southampton by far the better team - good passing, well organised defence - but no real chances other than the goal. As crap as we are right now, I see us getting something out of this game.

Our corners and crosses are just catching practice for their keeper.

Burnley guy faking it, trying to break Everton's pace.

Absolutely murdering them, it'll be scandalous if we don't win this.

Not that I saw.

So first you're blaming him and saying you want him out and now you're blaming the team and sympathising with Koeman?

Already much better than the last 2 games.

Does anyone know, when was the last time Everton won 5 league games in a row?

I respect how you feel, but I think you'll feel differently tomorrow when you've calmed down a bit. Sure it'd be nice to have gone through, but we played better than Norwich, they had 2 shots and they both went in (one of them very luckily), and sometimes shit like this happens. There's no need to call the manager a "stupid Dutch prick" or to say the "doom and gloom" of the later Martinez era is back. We're going to do very well this season, it's obvious.

They're showing respect to a player who always gave his best for Everton. It's what fans do.

West Brom, Stoke, Sunderland, Middlesborough - these are the games you need to tick off if you want to be challenging for Champions League. In the past, teams like that are the ones who frustrate us, but we've dispatched them all with ease in consecutive games (curious to know, when was the last time we won 4 in a row?). Excellent run and pleasing to see us win games like this.

Showing trust in Barkley after Monday's sub. Hopefully RK had a good chat with him and told him what's expected.

Judging by his display for Arsenal on Saturday, Lucas Perez.

No, we signed a young lad for the youth teams. For a change.

In strictly 'excitement' terms this is like that last Christmas present you put off opening as a kid because you knew it was a pair of fucking socks, but anyway, he's put his signature beneath the Nil Satis logo so he's one of us now. Welcome to the club Enner, you have my full support.