iMac Hunt Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 ID PLAY THIS TEAM SUBS:- IF FIT.IF NOT THEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I reckon we'll beat them 2-1, Saha and Baines for us and Faddy for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 This will be a really tough game, which I'm surprised by as I would have expected to beat Birmingham comfortably at the beginning of the season. If we win it will prove we are back on the right track, getting results and regaining the form of the last couple of years. Id more or less agree with the team set out by iMac, with maybe Pienaar moving into the centre and Osman/Baxter out wide if little Leon isnt quite fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I wouldn't risk ossie from the start, don't reckon he's fit enough yet. and I'd rather play heitinga in CM so start Hibbo or Duffy at CB - i think the young lad has deserved a crack at the premier league, and he is our only recognised CB fit. Then again, we really need to win this one, so i'd go: Howard Coleman Hibbert Neill Baines Heitinga Fellaini Bily Cahill Pienaar Saha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrawfor Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 ID PLAY THIS TEAM SUBS:- IF FIT.IF NOT THEN i like the look of that. And to continue this season's theme...can you imagine the headache Moyes will have when Jags, Nev and Mikky are back?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 ^^^ i like that team ^^^ with just one change, i think DM will play Hibbo ahead of Coleman, tho i wont mind if i'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 ^^^ i like that team ^^^ with just one change, i think DM will play Hibbo ahead of Coleman, tho i wont mind if i'm wrong. Hopefully not tho. Got a feeling weve hit a turning point and were right up for it. 3-0 Saha, Cahill and Felli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrawfor Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I'll honestly be quite happy if two things happen: 1) we take 3 points from the match 2) yakubu gets 0 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I like that team too. Not too sure about Ossie lasting 90 mins though and I would love to see Coleman get a good run out. If we are cruising in the second half (yes, I know - dfream on) I would like to see Duffy get a few more minutes as well. I wont be at the game (long commute from Singapore) but give Lee carsley a cheer if he plays. He was a great servant to us and I have tremendous respect for him as both a player and a person. Still hope we stuff his team though. COYB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMac Hunt Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Carsley should start due to Barry Ferguson's suspension.I for one will give his name a cheer when its read out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Carsley is probably one of my all time favourite Everton players and I would put him in any Everton best 11 from post 1990 ish. For a player of 'limited' ability he showed great heart and did all the hard work and graft for us in the midfield during the clubs revival under Moyes. The fact that we havent really been able to replace him shows how important he was to us! Neville did a good job last year and Heitinga's done it a bit this but for me they dont rank up there with Carsley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Carsley should start due to Barry Ferguson's suspension.I for one will give his name a cheer when its read out. No suspensions according to the beeb team news. In-form Birmingham have no new injury worries as they bid for their sixth league win in a row. Manager Alex McLeish is set to name an unchanged side for the sixth match in a row. Birmingham Suspended: None Doubtful: None Great player for the club though and (rarity among footballers) really had/has his personal priorites sorted. Top bloke, hope he gets a big reception, I'm sure he will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Lose this game and we're really going to feel the relegation rope tighten! Win the game against the inform prem team and we can climb to the dizzy heights of mid-table. Birmingham will come with the pressure of being the form team. Big games from Billy, Fellaini, Pienaar should be enough I think. 2-0 Everton. Edited December 19, 2009 by Blue 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrawfor Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 We really need to win this one. A loss here ends the momentum the lads have been building since the RS match, and a draw just drags keeps us down with the likes of Hull and Pompey. I've got a feeling this match will determine our season: good result a solid push for 7th or 8th, a loss a relegation battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinsuffolk Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 We really need to win this one. A loss here ends the momentum the lads have been building since the RS match, and a draw just drags keeps us down with the likes of Hull and Pompey. I've got a feeling this match will determine our season: good result a solid push for 7th or 8th, a loss a relegation battle. All be aware that Bluenoseyankee is spot on here - this Birmingham game will go a long way to determining how the rest of our season will pan out. In the context of 2009-10 season, is simply a must win. So much riding on it I'm not willing to predict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Although Birmingham are in good form and doing well in the league i feel fairly confident for this one 3 - 1 saha bagging two and Bily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrawfor Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 So much riding on it I'm not willing to predict. This. It really could go either way, and I hope, for the sake of the club and my sanity that we show the fight we had last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Im surprised so many people on here are so confident of a positive and somewhat comfortable result tomorrow. This current Birmingham team are certainly no mugs, they have a solid defence, a hard working midfield and a striker who seems to have hit form. I remember people were calling for a Sunderland style demolition against Wolves even though we were playing crap and Wolves were playing fairly well and look what happened then. This will be a tough, tough game and I would take the 3 points anyway we could get them but I certainly dont expect it to be an easy game by any stretch of the imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Im surprised so many people on here are so confident of a positive and somewhat comfortable result tomorrow. This current Birmingham team are certainly no mugs, they have a solid defence, a hard working midfield and a striker who seems to have hit form. I'm sure everyone is aware of how well Birmingham are doing but its optimism and they are hardly unbeatable it will be a tough game but then again im sure Fulham thought the same and then some before today's clash with United, We seem to have slightly turned a corner in the last few games and im hopefull we can get a result and kick on or i could just say Birmingham are doing well we will get rimmed three nil? Edited December 19, 2009 by EFC-Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Birmingham have had five wins on the bounce...Blackburn, West Ham & Fulham at home...Wolves and Wigan away...all by the odd goal. A excellent run for sure and one that will have given them confidence but they've not really beaten anyone of note. If we turn up and play to our abilities we have better players than they do and that should be enough. Bookies have us as favourites to win and rightly so (http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/everton-v-birmingham/win-market). I expect us to win but like Bailey I'd take it any way it comes, scrappy 1-0 would do for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I'm sure everyone is aware of how well Birmingham are doing but its optimism and they are hardly unbeatable it will be a tough game but then again im sure Fulham thought the same and then some before today's clash with United, We seem to have slightly turned a corner in the last few games and im hopefull we can get a result and kick on or i could just say Birmingham are doing well we will get rimmed three nil? Yeh there is optimism and there is realism. Fulham fans may have been hopeful of a result or a point against united but I bet none of them really thought they could win 3-0! Im not saying we shouldn't expect to beat Birmingham, but expecting to turn up and run out comfortable winners knocking 3 or 4 by them is going some. You say optimism, I say false confidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Think it will be a real good game tomorrow full of action. I'm going for us just to nick it in the last few minutes 8-7. Nash to come up with the winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Osman starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Osman starts. Where'd that come from Mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 There's a blizzard in Belgium right now, how's the weather in Liverpool? Hope this game goes through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 cant see the game being on its doing its best to snow any snow on the terraces and it will be off....for health and safety issues. Lol Its a good job there are no terraces at Goodison then! Seriously though all the stands are covered so I cant see it being an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Osman starts. Hope not...He was ok the other night but lets be honest, he was one of the senior players and he needed to be. He's not fit anyway, i wouldnt rush him into a game like this, if he scores twice then fine im wrong but seriously!? Noone in the mid has really fucked up to warrant exclusion. But then again if Heitinga is going to be put back into defence and Rodwells absence then yes he probably wil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsie Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 hard game birmingham are the imform team at the minute, i'd settle for any result as long as wee get 3 points.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/news-updates/24756-confirmed-everton-team-vs-birmingham.html Team confirmed Howard Hibbert Neill Heitinga Baines Osman Pienaar Fellaini Cahill Bilyaletdinov Saha Subs: Nash, Vaughan, Yakubu, Coleman, Duffy, Agard, Baxter. Good news = Pienaar in the centre Bad news = Hibbert over Coleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinsuffolk Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Vaughan on bench is a surprise but little by little, Moyes is getting a bit more choice. Go and win this Everton.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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