I agree with your last paragraph.

Paul, We now know that a win tonight is most likely to bring the certainty of a semi final tie to the victor of this one.Everton are perennial bottlers and no shows. When its easier to win, we choke, we lose. Always.Under Moyes the realism is historically summed up as banal failure.

I’m writing from a personal point of view Eric, 1st is 1st,2nd is nowhere. I would have a decent wager you have no experience in coming second 😂

Dinosaurs wrath ha! ha!

I suggest you write to our Club John, and all the other clubs that list runners up as Honours, and tell them that they’re fucked.Maybe they’ll listen to you 🤣

I don`t think he knows his strongest team Christy

Not expecting a win then.? 🙂

Some off the comments that Moyes must play his strongest team, his team selection and substitutions in his last few games have definitely not been his strongest team. Garner at left back, if Myko not fit, Hackney has to start beside Armstrong and Alcaraz, with Dibling and George on left and right, but form means nothing to Moyes?

Good post Mrs MoyesSurprised to see you corresponding with the ruffians on TW

So with that draw for the next round Newcastle will certainly be up for it. Question is, ‘do they have a better striker(s) than Barry?’Pickford and our defence will be working overtime.

Finishing second is an Honour?No wonder the club is fucked.Show me a good loser and i`ll show you a loser

You’ve made that up John.Our Club, who I guess qualify as Evertonians (?) don’t consider runners up as trophies, they consider them as “Honours”

No, Ian, our Club doesn’t consider runners up as tropies, they consider them as “Honours”

Fcuk me Paul, where have you been since t’internet was inventedLook at Stu Gre’s post, that short video clip is a GIF.

Joe, the 1878s are putting the flags out tonight which usually gets the fans up. I wonder if the club messed up with the away tickets they offered Wolves the same. I thought both Cup allocations where 15%, I didn’t know the EFL cup was only 10% until now. The game is sold out so not sure it was to ensure a sell out Phillip.

Don’t worry about who awaits with that sort of thinking we’ve already lost, concentrate solely on Newcastle.Massive game tonight for Everton football club and David Moyes. I’m counting on David getting it right, a win here and Mondays result is irrelevant. It’s imperative we win tonight forget Monday, I’m fully behind Moyes and want him to stay so do us proud and settle some of the #Moyes out brigade down.

Great draw and a great chance to progress. We just need to go for it!! Cut to Everton losing 2 nil at home.

I know the blue boys will be up for this. COYB. Decent opposition, on home turf, that calls for entertainment. It’s what we’ve always been here for. I for one look forward to this.

All the best to you, Calum—from Germany, too! Even though I don’t agree with you on every point, you’ve written this quite well!

With how things have lately been, I’d put O’brien at right-back.

Evertonians considering us being runners up as a trophy? Thats one of the reasons this club is fucked

Not sure I agree with 100% of what you say Calum (dont let that put you off, I dont agree with anybody), but I know Paul will join me and I B in wishing you the best of luck. Stand your ground son. The Ferryman ( P Griffiths) is a pussy cat if you tickle nhis tummy

Thanks Ian 👍🏻

Further to the above – That game v Accrington was about 65 years ago!

Yes Tom we have generally been poor in this competition, I remember the day it was announced we had signed Alex Young, it was the same night we played Accrington bleedin’ Stanley in that cup we won 3-1 but even with very good teams we have been knocked out by very low league and poor teams—so it’s about time we won it— although you never will if you don’t go out and have a real go to try and win it!

Best of luck to you mate.

Hi Jon. Unbeaten in the opening 6 premier league games with a tiny squad out of Moyes’ control. I believe we do have the ability to push forward in this competition, especially with Fleetwood in the next round. Win tonight are you are closing in on a semi-final.

I’m a 17-year-old trying to gain experience in the industry. With what Moyes has been given, an extremely small squad, which is out of his hands, being unbeaten in the first 6 premier league of the season is certainly impressive, surely?

Hi John,Unbeaten in our first 6 games in the season, with an extremely small squad which is out Moyes’ hands.I’m not the managers biggest fan, but from what he’s been given, i think it’s quite impressive. It’s far from perfect.

Moyes will find a way to create a losing situation. He hates this comp and prefers mid table nothingness.The fact that a packed stadium is there willing a win will only incur the dour dinosaurs wrath.A night of pathetic excuses is just the ticket for the reviled manager

I keep saying it Brian, but I genuinely doubt any team would presently get out of the championship, if their only centre forward was Barry. He’s working hard behind the scenes though so hopefully his hard work eventually pays off, because it doesn’t look like our manager or coaching staff, have got anything remotely innovative up their sleeves.

It was meant to say a sarcastic fluked John, but my predictive text must have a thing about getting overrun, in the middle of the word and put a “N” in!

Isn’t this how Leicester, effectively flunked the league under Ranieri!

Michael, and they have beaten teams with a scoreline that we can only dream of!AC Milan 3-0Man United 0-3Aston Villa 3-0Can we ever, EVER dream of having a week like this? But, hey, we got Davy Moyes, no worries.

Should Mykolenko, Grealish and Branthwaite be ruled out this evening, that would leave Everton with just 15 senior outfield players to choose from.Bring your boots lads.

We have got to go for it ,we don’t want a defensive team selection it’s a one off,we have to play George and Dibbling.try Alcaraz up front ,do something different come on you blues please give us something to cling on to for a change , instead of our season being over by Christmas

Jackson has scored 4 Wow you think thats great

The main problem is scoring goals and you are always prone to losing when you have a poor offence which Everton do especially when you come up against Chelski and Arsenal who have spent big on attackers. Barcodes are much like Everton quite average but Everton have usuallybeen poor in this competition and the dreaded penalties have been our downfall more than once.They need to come out with the right attitude and get a foothold early which Moyes doesn’t seem to be able to instill in his players..

Especially if it was against those bastards Dave

Fingers fucking crossed 🤞

Tony —15 minutes ago—- Well that would be wonderful, marvellous and beautiful just like their granddad and great granddad!

Joe , one reason why we have given them such a large allocation…gate receipts ! No doubt they will make loads of noise too…another everton squad that don’t score enough goals and I’m afraid that this will cost us .

Imagine your grandsons and great grandson at Wembley, instead

Sit up straight on that bench Tyler, because people are watching and once you start slumping, you’re gonna get criticised for giving a pathetically passive display! Sorry Mike, I know Dibbling went on against Arsenal, and probably touched the ball more times in about 20 minutes than the player he replaced did in the previous 70, but for the Chelsea game he was an unused substitute. Dibling looks like he his a real confidence player, but it doesn’t look like he his playing for a manager, who has much confidence in him?

Beat this lot tonight, dispatch Sunderland or Palace in the Semi and we are in a Cup Final against the Shite or Man Shitty. We are in dreamland or at least I am. I hope its not a pipedream UTFT’s

It’s not like we are winning with the current line up is it?

If we win tonight it will be the first semi final football match at Brambly Moor— I hope it’s the second leg of the match v Bradford!Erm that’s assuming we beat Fleetwood!

I think team selection tonight and Monday will be interesting to say the least. I dont think Moyes will go gung ho it isn’t in his nature. We have been left with 1 striker and irrespective of what anyone thinks of his ability I think we can all agree he cant play every game till the window opens in January that’s even if he can stay fit for that period. So it will be interesting to see how Moyes goes about replacing him when he gives him a rest. I dont think he has many options, personally I would try Alcaraz as a false 9 the only other alternatives is play either George or Johnson down the middle, and I am not convinced either would be suited to the role. Will he stick with Rohl at right back dont think he could risk AMN against the pace of Harvey Barnes, a player I was telling everyone in the summer we should sign. I would play O,Brien at right back. But as I say team selection will be interesting.

We aren’t seriously counting runners up as a trophy are we Eric

Stu is he waving them forward or to go back?