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Come On, You Kids!!!
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Should be at least interesting to see how they play tonight, and whether it's just a training/reserves runabout or if there is some fire and desire shown.
Who's on the bench? Let's make this the Matchday Mailbag thread; I'm closing off the other BATE related threads that are currently open...
Michael Kenrick, Posted 17/12/2009 at 14:46:31
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I can’t wait to see how the kids get on tonight. Unfortunately, as usual, I am unable to go to the match, and will probably suffer at the hands of the Digital Police here in the office.
I sincerely hope that each one of those boys put in his best effort and gets his reward.
One thing though - has the club done anything regarding free entry to the match for children? I think that would have been a great gesture if they haven’t already done so...
I sincerely hope that each one of those boys put in his best effort and gets his reward.
One thing though - has the club done anything regarding free entry to the match for children? I think that would have been a great gesture if they haven’t already done so...
I’ll be watching, would love to think there’s some real talent coming through. As a slight aside, as he obviously can’t play tonight, John Ruddy is also getting some serious praise up in Scotland. I knew nothing at all about Bidwell and Forshaw until reading the official site. I remember us signing Garbutt and what an ’exciting’ prospect he was meant to be at left back- does this selection mean Bidwell’s considered to be ahead of him? (He’s only 2 months older).
Would like to see Agard and Baxter playing with the freedom to be cheeky and creative tonight as well.
Would like to see Agard and Baxter playing with the freedom to be cheeky and creative tonight as well.
Little festive joke for you all: I bumped into a man crying uncontrollably in in Liverpool City Centre yesterday. All he could go on about was how he hates this time of year, having to dress in a ridiculous red outfit and embarrassing himself infront of thousands of people. I said, "Look Mr Gerrard, you chose to play for Liverpool!"
One more for you: The groundsman at liverpool was asked how he keeps the grass so healthy, simple he replied, we put 90 million quids worth of shit on the pitch every week!
Have you seen the bench?
Tim Howard, Luke Garbutt, Hope Akpan, Conor McAleny, Shkodran Mustafi, Nathan Craig and Aristote Nsiala.
Tim Howard, Luke Garbutt, Hope Akpan, Conor McAleny, Shkodran Mustafi, Nathan Craig and Aristote Nsiala.
What the hell is Tim Howard doing on the bench? Shouldn’t he be in the stands with the rest of the team?
Or is he a qualified baby-sitter?
Gerry - the rest of the team will be Xmas shopping and not sat in the stands!
Actually Phil Neville will be patrolling the sidelines gurning and gesticulating ’support and encouragement’ like a demented gibbon, good captain that he is...
From the BBC live text:
goodisondub on 606 "I’m concerned the Everton game won’t be over before the team’s bed time. Surely they should have kicked off at six?"
Hear, hear, goodisondub. A 2005 GMT kick-off time is not ideal on a school night.
goodisondub on 606 "I’m concerned the Everton game won’t be over before the team’s bed time. Surely they should have kicked off at six?"
Hear, hear, goodisondub. A 2005 GMT kick-off time is not ideal on a school night.
Good link for game here for those who need one...
http://www.tvoo.net/ch1.html
http://www.tvoo.net/ch1.html
great link thx
oh no not rodwell....
oh no not rodwell....
Keep talking boys - I’m blind here
rodwell off injured, looks like a thigh strain. Akpan on, fairly steady stuff right now
Is the ground half-full or half-empty?
half empty
don’t know if it is my feed but I am having trouble telling baxter from Osman...bit of a worry
I couldn’t log on quick enough to register my surprise at Rodwell being on the pitcch
5 debuts now that Akpan is on
Surely if the ground is half empty then by definition it is half full too.
Most of the first team ( and the dutch guy) are in the stands
Most of the first team ( and the dutch guy) are in the stands
Poor defending from a corner...lot of ball watching from Everton
Trevor - are you a professor or a teacher?
Crowd noise sounds like a reserve match as well, Trevor
Definitely half empty, but I’m cynical at least half the time
Nash with a good punch out from a cross...looked strong
The yak is one lazy f--k. Is he ever going to get match fit? don’t get me wrong, when fit and healthy he is a machine, but right now........... May be Jo..lol
Has Hibbo had a sniff of goal yet?
Nash well held from a strong shot just outside the box...their forwards ready for any rebounds
Duffy looks decent on the ball, nice build and a threat from set pieces, prospect
Hibbo is going to be busy, but not up their end. We are rarely out of our half
Osman with a nice break...pass to Agard...shoots just over from outside pen area
Spell of better possession
Nash has written a book on backpacking apparently...apropos as Everton is his tenth club
Yak barely jogging about, would have gotten more exercise walking to the cinema
Well it has been slow going, Lets hope we take a chance in second half and push on
Coleman looks a different class to rest of em inc the first teamers! Great defending and getting forward at every oppurtunity providing good crosses
Get the yak off i say, if he is not willing to run, let him sit.... back on the bench
good first half there for the kids.
I thought baxter was the pick playing centrally he looked the most creative and comfortable on the ball, we should try and get the ball to him more. Agard looks quick, with a little more composure he could have done better with a shot. Forshaw looks like he has potenial a couple of good crosses. Duffy composed at the back and colman looks classs. Worried Bidwell might be the new hibbert at left back but he is only 16 so i’ll give him a chance yet :-) Reminds me a bit of Julian Dicks the west ham player not my mate Julian’s dick that is.
I thought baxter was the pick playing centrally he looked the most creative and comfortable on the ball, we should try and get the ball to him more. Agard looks quick, with a little more composure he could have done better with a shot. Forshaw looks like he has potenial a couple of good crosses. Duffy composed at the back and colman looks classs. Worried Bidwell might be the new hibbert at left back but he is only 16 so i’ll give him a chance yet :-) Reminds me a bit of Julian Dicks the west ham player not my mate Julian’s dick that is.
The Yak is seriously p!ssing me off. I can run more than that!
Looking short of ideas when we have the ball in their half...
Looking short of ideas when we have the ball in their half...
Bidwell has been physically strong at LB, no major errors, stays his ground...Hibbo has been supporting him well. Not bad for 16
Yak is showing the control of a rapist tonight. Akpan is showing the touch of a Yakubu. My interpretation of Osman’s game so far = he’s short of match fitness. A Marshian interpretation = he’s a crock of shit. Leave it at that.
Duffy and Coleman look solid. Pleased by Duffy, saw him against Rochdale in pre-season and seriously thought he wasn’t up to it. Same game Jo looked great. Just goes to show...
Duffy and Coleman look solid. Pleased by Duffy, saw him against Rochdale in pre-season and seriously thought he wasn’t up to it. Same game Jo looked great. Just goes to show...
No changes I think...Yak still out there for mysterious reasons
Yak with a good flick on...ball somehow found its way right to his feet
Anyone got a feed? I came in late
Duffy on a yellow ...rash challenge
Jo warming up it appears...some Brazilian flair should be just the ticket
Scratch that...he’s not even on the sheet, is he?
Duffy off the line after Nash came out very weakly against an oncoming BATE attacker
Baxter looking very assured...some excellent strong tackles and good distribution...lively
Just got in from bleedin Chrimbo shopping on Oxford Street, any links boys? That one keeps stopping. How have the youngsters been?
here you go, Joey
http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/thu17.12/Everton_BATE.html
http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/thu17.12/Everton_BATE.html
not impressed with BATE
Thanks Rory.
Champions League qualifications for them next year!
Every set piece we have to defend, they knock it low to the near post and have a shot. Every corner and free kick so far.. are we just waiting to concede or what?
Nastrovia!
Baxter and Coleman linking well...standout players this half...with Hibbo
Nice to see that we’ll save future transfer fees (large ones) on a future right back and centre back in Duffy and Coleman. Both have been excellent tonight. Can see Duffy being the next Jags!
Carlo Gash
0-1 poss deflection off Duffy...shot from miles out
1-0 to Bate.... but
Coleman is the best player on the pitch by a country mile! This boy has genuine class.
Coleman is the best player on the pitch by a country mile! This boy has genuine class.
C’mon das kraut!
Ha just in time to see us lose. Luckily it could matter less.
mustafi on for hibbert
Oh dear, we appear to be falling to bits at he back now the goal has gone in.
Liking Agards pace, nice to see a striker worry a defence on the turn. Such a rarity in our team!
Liking Agards pace, nice to see a striker worry a defence on the turn. Such a rarity in our team!
Nathan Craig ready to come on...a litany of debuts
Duffy looks a very composed player with good distribution..COleman some decent defending to add to his clear offensive potential...i liked the apkan in the middle too
not much else to be said...
not much else to be said...
Agree with Andy on Agard. Looks lively. Yakubu on the other hand has been an absolute waste of space.
Noticeably Duffy looks less assured without Hibbert guiding him. That may be the weakness in his game, the need for leadership. Still, he’s young and hopefully that can be improved upon
Yak is now captain!!!
Nice move Agard should have scored.
Yak couldn’t keep up with Agard in that break. Ah man, I was really hopeful he’d recover from that injury, but the more I see of him as time goes on the less hopeful I become. Come on Yak, prove me wrong!
unlucky!!
Yakubu is very worrying. This comes from one of his biggest fans too. Looks nothing like his former self and quite frankly he is a liability.
Domination?
Totally agree James. He was never the most ’energetic’ of players, but he had surprising balance, poise and a burst of pace to turn a man or get on the end of a chance. Doesn’t look to have it anymore. I’m keeping my fingers crossed as I don’t want to write him off to early.
I have to wonder about our medics though. I distinctly remember that Yak had been complaining of a sore heel not long before his achilies gave out. Then we have the more recent incidents with Yobo and Distin’s hamstring problems. Seemingly we push players and end up paying the price in the mid-long term.
I have to wonder about our medics though. I distinctly remember that Yak had been complaining of a sore heel not long before his achilies gave out. Then we have the more recent incidents with Yobo and Distin’s hamstring problems. Seemingly we push players and end up paying the price in the mid-long term.
I’m seriously impressed with BATE
Shocking commentary! I suppose it is channel 5 though.
Injury time and BATE going down like it’s Stalingrad
Well solong from snowbound Holland, goodnight en weltrusten
coleman we already know is class, quick and adventurous. Duffy did well up until the goal.
But i really liked baxter this guy has to play instead of ossie now. Also foreshaw looked skillful and nice touch too.
Akpan seem to have a shocking touch and his passing was woeful, he seems to be only in there for his size.
Alot learnt and great experience
But i really liked baxter this guy has to play instead of ossie now. Also foreshaw looked skillful and nice touch too.
Akpan seem to have a shocking touch and his passing was woeful, he seems to be only in there for his size.
Alot learnt and great experience
Coleman, Duffy, and Baxter with a very encouraging showing. Agard with some good flashes. Wish he had just a little better burst of speed as he’s a small fellow and gets bounced off the ball quite easily.
Good showing from the young’uns
Good showing from the young’uns
Exactly Andy he seems to have lost those abilities completely. Totally toothless at present and as i said earlier he was a liability in a team of youth and reserve players. Very worrying. Lets just hope he recaptures a little of his former self.
On the plus side I really enjoy watching Coleman play. So offensive and direct I would be tempted to play him as a winger!
On the plus side I really enjoy watching Coleman play. So offensive and direct I would be tempted to play him as a winger!
Coleman reminds me of a combination of Gary Stevens and Trevor Steven.
Ditto about Yak. If we lose Saha we will again be desperate up front next season.
Do you notice the crowd getting right behind Coleman when he pins his ears back and goes on one of those runs, he's awesome :-)
Play Baxter though... have faith.
Play Baxter though... have faith.
Guy hit the nail on the head there. He is the kind of player that gets the crowd going and the kind you pay to see. Fast and direct with so far great crossing ability too. I would seriously consider starting him Right wing next match if Moyes has reservations about putting him at Rb in the EPL.
yak is a goal scorer, leave him up front like linekar and he will get loads of goals. Unfortuntaley moyes has him running outwide and linking play etc Let the quick Agard or saha do that and let yak do what he does best at the top of the field
Guy,
Spot on about the yak..
He was never a footballer - or had poise..
He always was and always will be a one/two touch striker..
For some reasn he seems to think he can play football since he came back...especially from out wide..
Spot on about the yak..
He was never a footballer - or had poise..
He always was and always will be a one/two touch striker..
For some reasn he seems to think he can play football since he came back...especially from out wide..
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I really hope Baxter is played in the middle i find it hard to beleive he is a winger as he doesn’t have the pace but he could be an excellnet play maker in the middle with his control and skill. Also most similar to a riquleme or a aimar, although i appreciate it is very ealry doors, but Moyes please play him in his best position!
This forshaw seems to be getting alot of positive press on the other links so he should be interesting plus it will be good to see agard stretch his legs up front.
Hopefully we will get off to a good start and non concede in the frist 25 minutes which will breed confidence through the team. I am sure some of the kids will really try and impress so hopefully we will get a rooney esque performnace like when he came on against areseanl and scroed that goal from one of the kids tonight!!!!!
roll on the next generation!