Romey 1878

Let's face it, Tim is getting on now and we'll have to get used to playing without him anyway.

Look at the date of the post.

Well there was only one song on it that I didn't like, I thought it was a really good album.

Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N' Cheek (Album)

He said he doesn't think we've missed Lescott!

http://www.tribalfootball.com/everton-boss-moyes-knows-man-utd-chelsea-want-rodwell-331221 It's only to be expected.

He told Everton they could still use it though.

Is it true that the City fans were signing "what a waste of money" at Lescott?

I hope he doesn't tweak it too much because we need to keep this team gelling, so two or three changes at the most. I think Hibbert's a cert to be one of those changes, although it wouldn't be the way I'd go.

It was by no means a polished performance because at times we were absolutely woeful defending against their physical approach. That being said, some of our football was crisp as fuck and actually a joy to watch. We played on the grass as often as we possibly could and, IMO, that's down to us having two full-backs who can play football and having two central midfielders infront of the defence who will make space for themselves to receive the ball from the centre-backs. I hope Thursday's and yesterday's football is how we're going to approach games because if it is then we can beat anyone tbh. Does Moyes just have to find a way to get Hibbert on the field? Is he his love child? Howard - Shouldn't have been made to work as hard as he was but he made some crucial saves and earned his wages! Baines - Brilliant going forward and it was nice that he got an assist for Saha's first. Apart from that big mistake he made I thought he was generally good defensively too; they aimed for him with their crossfield balls but I rarely remember him getting beaten in the air. Distin - Kept it simple and was solid. Yobo - In the past I've been critical of Yobo because of his lack of concentration but at the minute he's rock solid and I don't have any complaints. At this rate Jags will struggle to get back in. Heitinga - I thought he was excellent and that one performance should, I hope, spell the end of Hibbert as our first choice right back. His first thought was always to get the ball moving forward and on the ground, the hoof was a last resort. He was strong when he needed to be as well. Pienaar - Top, top, top, game from Pienaar yesterday. He was a bundle of energy and never stopped all game long. A couple of his flicks didn't come off but he was only really trying them once the game was over, so I have no problem with that. He was bringing players into the game while taking 3 or 4 Blackburn players out of the game with one pass. When he plays like he did yesterday we don't miss Arteta and that's why he was my MOTM. Fellaini - Another excellent game from Felli yesterday, he's a different player now. He really looks like he could do the defensive midfield job for us IMO. Once again, he broke up play and used the ball brilliantly. I have one complaint - sometimes I wish he'd just drive forward with the ball instead of turning back and slowing an attack down. Rodwell - I find it amazing how he can always get himself into acres of space. Then when the opposition surround him once he gets the ball he's so composed and unruffled. All I can say about Rodwell is WOW, he is phenomenal. Cahill - Not our best player but he was a work horse for us yesterday and did a very good job. He's not there to be fancy, he's there to get in people's faces and pressurise and I think he did it well. He got extremely tired towards the end but that's no surprise with the effort he put in. Osman - Ineffective, IMO. He ran into too many dead ends because he holds on to the ball for too long when he should have been giving a pass to another player. Saha - A great game for a player that adds nothing to the team. Well, apart from being all over the pitch helping his teammates out, holding the ball up to bring other players into the attack, and then tops it off with 2 goals. Yeah, he adds absolutely nothing to our team.

Agreed. Being made captain seems to have made him up his game and he's been superb.

Pienaar got my vote.

But Pienaar has been our king of assists the past couple of seasons .

I want Manure to win but you just don't know with City this season.

That will sure piss LCC off .

Smile Empty Soul - Alone With Nothing

Goals are what he brings to the team, and seeing as that's his job he brings a lot to the team.

Carrick is very over-rated, please don't compare Rodwell to that shite when he already has far more to his game than Carrick.

2-0 to us - Fellaini, Saha.

All the best mate .

Unlike Villa they still made a good fist of it though.

Good luck to him. Hopefully he'll bang in a few goals for them and come back and be the James Vaughan we all know is in there.

Well that was a breeze last night. I expected a lot more from AEK tbh but you've still got to beat what's infront of you and we've struggled in the past to put crap teams away, so last night's performance was very pleasing. I loved every minute of that game because the hoofing was down to pretty much nothing and we passed along the ground. Not only that but we were patient with the ball too and instead of it being aimless passing for the sake of it there was penetration too and we looked threatening. Obviously some players impressed more than others but I can't think of any of the starters that had a bad game. Hopefully that will give us confidence for thr weekend and we can do the same to another poor side in Blackburn. Oh and Saha's ban will be for 3 games because it's for violent conduct. Howard - He must have been freezing his nonsense off because he had nothing to do. Gosling - I'm not a fan of Gosling but he showed the benefit of having a right-back who can actually play football. His link-up play with Pienaar was superb and it was nice to see us attacking down both sides of the pitch for a change. Yobo - Only hoofed the ball a couple of times and put in a very solid display. I didn't want him as captain but he did actually talk to is defence last night so I hope that's how it'll stay. Nice to see him score as well. Distin - Wants too much time on the ball sometimes and puts himself under needless pressure but he had a solid game just like Yobo. Their partnership seems to be shaping up well. Also got his first goal for us and goals from defence are going to be needed of Lescott leaving. Baines - Looked like the Baines of last season again, and showed that it's not just Pienaar he links up well with because him and Bily worked excellently together. Pienaar - Typical Pienaar performance; worked his arse off for the side and was always a threat going forward for us. What a clean strike for his goal as well, it was a peach. Rodwell - It's scary just how good this boy looks in Europe. I don't remember him putting a foot wrong all game tbh. His passing range is just immense and he's got a great engine on him, he just seems to glide around the pitch and everything seems so effortless to him. Cahill - As I've said in another thread, Cahill can play a proper midfield role in Europe and I thought he had a decent game last night, nothing stand-out but he did his job without too much bother. Bilyaletdinov - I'm loving Bily already if I'm honest, he is such an improvement on Osman it's unbelievable. He seems to be as quick of mind as Osman but is quicker than Osman for actually being able to put that into action just as quick too. He can cross too! I hope his injury isn't too bad so we can see him do the same against Blackburn. Fellaini - I thought he was fucking brilliant. I've been on his back lately but that was a faultless performance IMO. It may have been poor opposition but he dominated the game in my eyes, and showed signs that he could actually play the defensive midfield that he was originally bought for - he broke up play with absolute ease, and for the majority of the game he was quick to get the ball moving. My MOTM. Jo - I'm glad he got a goal because I think we all know Jo is a confidence player. He may not have been one of our better players last night and was a bit sloppy at times but he really worked hard last night.

Just get Bily .

Not a bad performance last night for someone who can't shoot for crap and has no end product .