Wiggytop

Everton 2 City 1 Richy

FIFY

Both Norwich and Leeds lost, a good start to the weekends fixtures for us so far. Not that we should be relying on other teams to drop points of course.

Leeds have just scored twice in 24 seconds to draw level, why couldn’t we do that

To answer your question. The things none of our other players can do, wins aerial challenges, brings other players into the game, provides an outlet when needed, would have scored the first against Leeds if nothing for the challenge from the defender, thankfully Seamus got his head to to and scored, so that’s an assist. If we don’t get decent balls into the box he’s always going to struggle to score.

Pickford, based on commentary he stopped it from being a whitewash

Southampton 0 Everton 2 DCL

I made the same comment last Saturday, we came out earlier and warmed up with intensity, that never happened under FSW, Frank is changing the way they think and act, all good to me.

Gray would be my first choice based on this season, after Saturday Iwobi does deserve to keep his place, which it looks like he will as Gray is out, I’d normally be unhappy at seeing Iwobi starting or even on the team sheet ( as a walked to my seat last Saturday the team was being announced, 3 stewards were talking to each other, and I heard them say what the fuck, why is he starting Iwobi and most would agree) but if he can continue it gives us a much stronger squad and we can allow players to fully recover from injury, I’m sure we have been brining payers back too soon.

Same increase for me, but my lad turns 18 at the end of the season so his more than doubles, but it’s still only £30.53 and £17.37 per game respectively, which I think is good value ( well it is if we’re playing OK, I was in 2 minds to renew at the end of the season when Gravy Chops was around, and much of this season has been blurghh )

I’d give him more game time before the seasons end and make a decision then, if he does a good job we can use funds on more pressing positions.

A win at Southampton and a point from the city game would be a run in my book.

I noticed at the game, he collected the ball each time after they hit the bar, seems to have the knack of being in the right place. Really impressive first game, we need to be putting a plan into place to make it permanent in the summer.

I’m in my 5th season as ST holder and I’ve never heard it like it was today, the first half was amazing, sod the 12th man we had 13!

Donny, gave us the missing level of control in midfield allowing us the run the game at our pac. But rack and every player was excellent JJK, Keane,Holgate,Iwobi all players usually slated by most of us all had great games. I’ll go as far to JJK is better at defending than Digne ( crossing from the left not though! )

Fantastic game and result, the last Saturdays have been enjoyable at Goodison. Probably the best first half of football I’ve seen in years, can’t fault one player fir their performance today. The crowd in the first half were immense, players who recently looked shot of all confidence played calm and composed, getting behind them really helped our game.

I like our warmup routine, much more intense than previous. Install response from the crowd sounds like we’re going to get right behind the boys today

Everton 3 Leeds 1 DCL

And we had no focal point up front, Richy is not a focal point player, he’s outstanding when he can run free, but as a target man it’s not his game, doesn’t win many aerial challenges or hold the ball up that well. DCL is the only one who is able to do that, if we hadn’t already had to make two subs, DCL would have come on for at least 30 mins and we may have had a chance of getting points.

Me too, I don’t know if it’s being over sensitive and I hear it more when it’s said against Everton, but it does seem to happen far too often.

Impressed with his time on the pitch tonight, hopefully an indicator of what he can do.

Gordon, kept trying and took no shit from anyone, we need his attitude throughout, now!

Poor performance, but I think it was down to losing Gray and then Mina, any balance or shape was lost, and more importantly we lost the ability to bring on the subs we probably had planned to change the game. St James was always going to be a tough place to go, and it certainly was, although we had subdued it after 20-25 mins, a fluke goal for us, then for them, and another for their second. Too many free kicks given away, which finally put the game to bed, can’t understand the gap in the wall. I’ll give Frank time to get them better organised, we need to win on Saturday to ease the nerves.

Newcastle 1 Everton 3 Gray

Good point, Todd Cantwell seems to have fallen off a Cliff from his first season in the PL, Gordon does have the advantage of super Frankie managing him though