MikeO Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Update on the injury situation... http://evertonfc.com/news/archive/saha-could-feature.html ....bit of hope there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomness Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 my ideal situation would be fellaini back in, for hibbert, neville to right back, quartet of cahill areta fellaini and rodwell in the centre, Anichebe and Pienaar on the wings. i watched them vs sunderland, and when sunderland were moving the ball about on the deck they were ripping them apart. we need to do more of that, which we usually do away from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBhoyUS20 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 alan smith getting sent off on his first game back....guy is terrible in the mid field i hope he plays. No one in there strike force scares me one bit. Lescott and Jags have been amazing and i dont see them getting one. unless its on a set piece.... 2-0 good result away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy the blue Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 alan smith getting sent off on his first game back....guy is terrible in the mid field i hope he plays. No one in there strike force scares me one bit. Lescott and Jags have been amazing and i dont see them getting one. unless its on a set piece.... 2-0 good result away The only forward that gives me cause for concern is Martens, he can be like shit off a shovel, quick! YKF, love ya blog mate, keep spreading the good word my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBhoyUS20 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 YKF, love ya blog mate, keep spreading the good word my friend laugh.gif laugh.gif thanks you spead the word let others know about it...give some feed back haha COME ON BLUES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Words of wisdom from Ryan Taylor....Newcastle defender but born scouse red... Everton are comfortably sitting in sixth place, but Taylor feels the quality in the squad at St James's Park is comparable to that at Goodison Park, despite the disparity in league places. The 24-year-old went on: "There's just as good a squad here (than Everton), if not better. The quality here's different class – they're all proven international players." Words fail me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Words of wisdom from Ryan Taylor....Newcastle defender but born scouse red... Everton are comfortably sitting in sixth place, but Taylor feels the quality in the squad at St James's Park is comparable to that at Goodison Park, despite the disparity in league places. The 24-year-old went on: "There's just as good a squad here (than Everton), if not better. The quality here's different class – they're all proven international players." Words fail me . He is a fucking tool. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beard Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Although i expect another tough encounter, i have seen Newcastle a few times on the box and they blow from half decent to downright abysmal, lets hope we catch them on the latter. Even so i still think we will be to strong and i am in a real positive mindset at the moment so, im looking at 3 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy the blue Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 He is a fucking tool. That is all. Nice, sums him up perfectly LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Based on what we could both field (maybe) on sunday... Howard vs Harper 1-0 EFC Yobo vs Bassong 2-0 EFC Baines vs Enrique 3-0 EFC Jags vs Taylor 4-0 EFC Lescott vs Coliccinni - close one Nev vs Butt - close one Arteta vs Nolan 5-0 EFC Osman vs Guttierez 5-1 Gosling vs R.Taylor 5-2 Rodwell vs Guthrie - close one (rodwell will be 10 times the player with experience) Jo vs Martins - another close one! Conclusion: 5-2 Everton, we pretty much dominated them all over the park, noted that both teams are missing key players! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouse Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Jags v Taylor is a close one for me, however Nev beats Butt in my opinion and Gosling beats Taylor also though should this not be Peanutts? either way we win, i would also take Rodwell over Guthrie but again shouldnt this be Mo in here as i expect them both to be fit for the weekend? A must win game for us with Villa playing Chelski they should drop points here so we can close the gap, lets hope that Villa's season after getting beat by us and not doing so well in Europe is starting the crumble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnalderson Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Taking into account both form guides, we should romp this, Toon are awful at the mo and the feeling in the north east is they may well be playing in a lower league next term. 3-0, Jo hat-trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Jags v Taylor is a close one for me, however Nev beats Butt in my opinion and Gosling beats Taylor also though should this not be Peanutts? either way we win, i would also take Rodwell over Guthrie but again shouldnt this be Mo in here as i expect them both to be fit for the weekend? If fit then yes, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Lawrenson's gone for a 1-1 draw again! He's tipped that for our last three games (Liverpool. Bolton, Villa), just can't bring himself to tip us for a win . His in-depth appraisal of the game... "Newcastle are of course without Joe Kinnear at the moment and everyone wishes him a speedy recovery, but they had a good win at West Brom and at home they give everyone a game. David Moyes has spent money so wisely at Everton and has a tight-knit squad with good attitudes." Verdict: 1-1 ....no wonder he's paid so much money for his opinions with those brilliant insightful thoughts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churinga2 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Lawrenson's gone for a 1-1 draw again! He's tipped that for our last three games (Liverpool. Bolton, Villa), just can't bring himself to tip us for a win . His in-depth appraisal of the game... "Newcastle are of course without Joe Kinnear at the moment and everyone wishes him a speedy recovery, but they had a good win at West Brom and at home they give everyone a game. David Moyes has spent money so wisely at Everton and has a tight-knit squad with good attitudes." Verdict: 1-1 ....no wonder he's paid so much money for his opinions with those brilliant insightful thoughts . That means that he didn't see those games, That means he isn't fit to give a prognoses, that means he's a big waste of time, money and air He works for the BBC? I thought bbc stood for Big Big Cuality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest efctaxi Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 It doesn't really matter what Lawrenson says . Prem football is all about how you play on the day . There's not a single side in the league that won't beat you if you play badly . If Moyes has been able to keep the same focus within the squad that helped us face the big teams in recent weeks , and treat the next game with the same importance , then we should beat them comfortably . It will be interesting to see what team walks out . We've not had a consistent line up for ages , so it shows we have strength in depth , and that the training ground is working well as far as being a team is concerned . It wouldn't surprise me to see Anichebe start the match with Jo on the bench after his last performance , or perhaps play them together . If Anichebe can get a goal , it might open the flood gates for him . If he sits on the bench , then it will affect him mentally after a good performance against Villa . Give Saha more time to get fit , and hopefully he will stay fit and compete better towards the end of this season , and next . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Osman Pienaar and Fellaini all out along with hibbert and cahill now. be jacobsen and jo i presume to come in for hibbert and cahill and same other 9 to start that did in the cup. unless castillo in and neville to right back? either way we'll shit um 2-0 gosling and jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) What the Toon think, I got this from a NUFC forum I found. With gutierrez and martins back i think we will have that extra bit pace we have lacked recently, especially from oba. This game could be a massive turning point in our season, following on from a gritty win aganst WBA to beat one of the better sides in the league could set us up well for games against bolton and the big boys at st.james. I'm thinking we'll go with the following side and win 2-1...martins getting a goal on his return and gutierrez chipping in with a goal after scoring for the argies. Edited February 20, 2009 by dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 If Castillo plays Newcastle will have one spot to run through our midfield every time, because he is shite. Howard Jacobsen Jagielka Lescott Baines Anichebe Rodwell Neville Arteta VDM Jo That's what I'd go with. Anything not to have Castillo in our side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy the blue Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 My line up would be Howard Nev Jags Yobo Baines Gosling Rodwel Arteta Lescott Anichebe Jo I've seen no decent reports on Jacobsen, Saha would trip over a go missing for another month and VDM can do one. Lescott could play further forward and he is a known goal scorer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 If you're going to play a left footed defender LM make it Baines and it'd work. Baines did start out as a LM after all. Lescott's too much like Bambi on ice for a more forward role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I would go with this lineup as Moyes gave a pretty nice view of Saha and his return i would expect him to start with our injury list growing. ----------------Howard Nev------Jags----------Yobo---Lescott ----------------Rodwell Anichebe-------Arteta----------Baines -------------Saha ------------------------Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Howard Jacobsen Jagielka Lescott Baines Anichebe Neville Rodwell Arteta Gosling Jo bench: Nash, Yobo, VDM, Castillo, Saha, Baxter, Wallace... I think this will be our first loss in a while, not to put a damper on proceedings but the squad we put out will be minus Fellaini, Osman, Pienaar, Cahill and Hibbert, that's five who would start straight away...if they were all available all bar one would start...... We will score, probably Jo, but I reckon they will nick it, could be a fun game... 3-2 to them, Jo and Neville for us, he's due I wouldn't be upset if we lost anyway, we've had a brilliant run and Newcastle are desperate for points plus they have lots of attacking options.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Bar Cahill i dont think any of the above players mentioned will be a massive loss as as we had Mo out against Villa and spanked them plus Osman has been pretty shite most of the season and as well as Hibbert has played in some games Neville is a better RB anyway so no loss there. I am still going to stick with my 1-3 prediction dispite the squad problems as Newcastle are a very turd team and if we carry our form on we should see a similer game to Villa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Bar Cahill i dont think any of the above players mentioned will be a massive loss as as we had Mo out against Villa and spanked them plus Osman has been pretty shite most of the season and as well as Hibbert has played in some games Neville is a better RB anyway so no loss there. I am still going to stick with my 1-3 prediction dispite the squad problems as Newcastle are a very turd team and if we carry our form on we should see a similer game to Villa. I think we're overestimating our team a little bit here, Cahill has been a factor in every single game we've won, Pienaar links well with Baines as does Osman, in fact anyone on Baines' side seems to do well I think it's just the balance of the side, Mo and Cahill can get hold of our hoofed balls, only Jo in the lineup we can field can do the same, Rodwell, while composed on the ball, is very young and we can't expect a world-class performance out of him either, Anichebe simply doesn't score goals, and bar all that it's the fact that Mo, Cahill and Peanuts and Osman all create threats to the opposition, whether it's from set-pieces or open play. If I was newcastle i wouldn't be threatened by the sight of three players who need ID to buy beer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) I think we're overestimating our team a little bit here, Cahill has been a factor in every single game we've won, Pienaar links well with Baines as does Osman, in fact anyone on Baines' side seems to do well I think it's just the balance of the side, Mo and Cahill can get hold of our hoofed balls, only Jo in the lineup we can field can do the same, Rodwell, while composed on the ball, is very young and we can't expect a world-class performance out of him either, Anichebe simply doesn't score goals, and bar all that it's the fact that Mo, Cahill and Peanuts and Osman all create threats to the opposition, whether it's from set-pieces or open play. If I was newcastle i wouldn't be threatened by the sight of three players who need ID to buy beer... It is not an over estimation mate its based on fact that our side has given the best teams in this country a very good run for their money and beaten two very good sides lately where as Newcastle have only one win in their last nine games which was against one of the poorest teams in this league. In the game against Villa Fellaini and Pienaar where clearly not missed so not having them in that game did not upset the balance and Osman was poor against Villa and has been in most games and has not contributed half as much as the rest of our midfield. I know Rodwell is young and no one is naive enough to expect a world class performance just a solid tidy game which he is more then capable of which he has shown he is more then capable of against bigger and better teams their age is not an issue maybe a lack of experiance could be brought into up but nothing else and they have shown they can cope with the pressure. If the linup is anything that i would expect from my own opinion i would expect that Baines and Lescott to cause them more then enough problems down the left and although i do not rate Vic as a forward he can cause problems as we have seen down the right. The only player that we would obviously miss that can not be covered by a player of similer abilities is Cahill but i dont think his absence will sway the balance that much. I know no game is a dead cert but the odds are stacked in our favour as we have a stronger team plus a better vibe dispite what that deluded purple warrior Taylor says Just my two cents anyway but what do i know i have predicted Hibbert to score on two or three occasions this season :lmaosmiley: Edited February 20, 2009 by EFC-Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Osman was poor against Villa... He was very poor....in fact I'd go as far as to say that he didn't make a single positive contribution....although he didn't make a single negative one either . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 It is not an over estimation mate its based on fact that our side has given the best teams in this country a very good run for their money and beaten two very good sides lately where as Newcastle have only one win in their last nine games which was against one of the poorest teams in this league.In the game against Villa Fellaini and Pienaar where clearly not missed so not having them in that game did not upset the balance and Osman was poor against Villa and has been in most games and has not contributed half as much as the rest of our midfield. I know Rodwell is young and no one is naive enough to expect a world class performance just a solid tidy game which he is more then capable of which he has shown he is more then capable of against bigger and better teams their age is not an issue maybe a lack of experiance could be brought into up but nothing else and they have shown they can cope with the pressure. If the linup is anything that i would expect from my own opinion i would expect that Baines and Lescott to cause them more then enough problems down the left and although i do not rate Vic as a forward he can cause problems as we have seen down the right. The only player that we would obviously miss that can not be covered by a player of similer abilities is Cahill but i dont think his absence will sway the balance that much. I know no game is a dead cert but the odds are stacked in our favour as we have a stronger team plus a better vibe dispite what that deluded purple warrior Taylor says Just my two cents anyway but what do i know i have predicted Hibbert to score on two or three occasions this season :lmaosmiley: I wasn't suggesting we would play bad football, or that we wouldn't have a good performance out of the players we've got, but the fact is the side we field will be a substanstially weaker side than if we had all our players available...and we're askign a lot of the players that are in the side to walk over Newcastle, our track record at St. james Park is pretty bad and even if Newcastle are on a bad run a turnaround can happen at any point...if our season hadn't turned around and we played every game like we did against Wigan we'd be fighting relegation with them... I think the point I was trying to make wasn't that we don't have the strength and quality to beat Newcastle, it's just that the side we field won't be as used to playing with each other as the players that are out. Arteta will be our most creative player, and he's part of the reason we will be ok, but I just have reservations over pouring praise on the youngsters and Jo based on a few weeks good performances...Rodwell is a solid player but it's because he has great players to pass to who create time and space for him...we are dangerous up front through Cahill but put Jo up on his own and he could have a shocking game without support and not get us the goods.... I don't doubt that we have the quality to give newcastle a good game, but they have a few decent strikers, and a decent midfield and theyll have the home crowd backing them up, and I think it could be enough to create an upset... I respect your opinion but I have faith in the team to do their best, I don't expect them to walk over every side that's in a lesser position to us, least of all one that is struggling to keep relegation from their door, as they'll want it more.... we'll see what happens on the day but I'm not going to rev myself up for another landslide win because in all fairness if we lost I wouldn't be disappointed....I'll be happyw ith 6th this season as long as we stay in the cup as long as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulefc Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 id go with Anichebe and Jo upfront myself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue4Ever Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 ------------------------HOWARD-------------------------- NEVILLE-----JAGIELKA---------YOBO---------LESCOTT GOSLING----ARTETA----------RODWELL-------BAINES ----------------ANICHEBE---------JO--------------------- That would be my team, I hope im wrong but I can see us getting beat, maybe 1-1 would be a good result in the circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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