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BATE's shouting for offside but I'm pretty sure their far man kept Timmy on.

Cross by Jo?

Probably

match is a real downer

We just don't close anyone down...fact

Jo back on

I've seen this thrown around as a recurring comedic bit, but is there something I'm missing? Do people actually think Yak looks older than 26? What is he supposed to like like...I don't get it.

Perhaps, I know they had a few minutes together in pre-season, with Vaughan the provider of some inventive flicks into the box and what not... I was just trying to describe the mans character, I know smiles don't win matches And you're completely right about Vaughan, as I said I wish him all the best. Price tags(or lack there of) don't lie.

I think he's much better than Vaughan In fact, I believe Agard and Baxter are going to be better than Vaughan. As of now James seems to be a flash in the pan until he proves otherwise at Derby, and of course I hope he does. On Jo, I like the way he plays, I genuinely do, furthermore I like the differences he offers in terms of attributes compared to our other hitmen. My assesment of him is this so far: Football to me, is a game that is diven heavily by emotion. You have your strikers such as a Rooney, Ibrahimovic, Drogba, etc. who all happen to be power players. Tons of fight and determination that translates into pissy attitudes and lashing out when an oppurtunity is missed or a chance is halted someone or something. Then when they score they yell, scream and do whatever like a giant figuaritve exhalation. Jo is not like those strikers, in fact none of ours are...the only one that would be close is Saha, based on celebrations alone. But Jo is only driven by happiness and will because this sport satisfies a void within him; when he scores pretty much all he does is smile, when he doesn't his reaction speaks volumes. The dude just wants to be happy, no he's not Tevez, but he seems to have a love and loyalty for Everton like no other. His work rate has improved though, with instilled confidence he's taken it upon himself to drop back and make runs from deeper. Going back to the Wigan game, when Jo came on he made a difference and that run down the right into the box involved a fantastic step over and a clear foul as he was in after that. It was a ridiculous match in general but he deserved that for his effort and we converted. So without those points we'd still be hanging out with Pompey and Hull at the bottom. I gurantee you Vaughan wouldn't have come on and changed the game that drastically. And what about the Athens and Hull matches? He was great, the furthestmost cog for us on the pitch. At Goodison he linked up with everyone (Bily, Peanuts) and held up play, and deserved his well taken goal. He caused Hull all sorts of problems and most importantly played great with Yakubu. Of course this is all just my opinion and like many others have said is most likely futile considering we don't play 2 up front. One thing I'm sure of is that with a forward like Jo his developement will only move as fast as the time he gets on the pitch. As long as our formation stays as stoic as it's been then he'll have an even harder time coming into his own. The Samba Man needs Stability

Yak really shouldn't be starting games for a while.

I saw that earlier as well...but isn't he merely stating things Pompey have lost? They have lost loads of players and Redknapp. Although it didn't happen over the summer, it did happen.

Haha (that's uncomfortable fear laughter), they both look like a new type of serious. That'll do as far as security goes.

Here Here. I'd like to note Dan Goslings goal the other night. As Jo is becoming better at holding/linking play together, it was his header that directly found Yak so he could turn and put Dan through. I really think 2 up front is the way to go, or perhaps just an option for change.

Could I somehow get a link for that...?(perhaps that's out of the question, but if I don't have to hunt for highlights then it would be great)

Public practice match at the KC Stadium

Neil coming on for Baines

Ozz

Well it sounds like we're on the backfoot because Hull are red in the face and trying to make amends

I love this club...eager to see highlights so I can evaluate just how effective our duo up top can be. I've said it before but we have 3 pretty great options for forwards, but for whatever reason Jo's the one who would really benefit from a partner. He's obviously not an outright CF, but he always played well while interchanging with Vagner Love. Now with some confidence and growing aclamation to the league perhaps we'll see even more progress?

Yes Billy is fit and I think Jo should start up front, he needs as many games as possible, so this would be a good one to stretch those lanky legs of his. Perhaps he should be partnered with someone...but not likely to see that happen. I noticed him and Baxter were able to link up on occasion during pre-season.

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Where are you guys watching this?

In need of reliable stream...in the states please help!

I think you're right about that. I'm a Jo fan but one of my biggest critisizms is his lack of creativity at times...yet it must be dormant because he's done it elsewhere. I still look forward to good things from him, he's also not bad at assisting, he's got some vision in front of goal even if not for himself.

I agree, and I would love to get a few million for Vaughan if possible. What's happenend to him?