Everton U18s are humbled at Marine in the Liverpool Senior Cup

Marine, he answered!!

Although, I do like Everton's Number 3 (Harry Wright). He keeps shouting at our centre forward (Martin Sherif), urging him to do as he tells him and move up the pitch. I wish Martin would listen.

When will Everton start to take cup competitions seriously. Even playing the Under 21’s would be a bit more respectful to a competition called the ‘Senior Cup’!

Can you make a note of the Everton subs for me, please?

Thanks!

Dylan Graham, George Morgan, Josh Van Schoor, Harrison Armstrong, Joel Catesby.

I was thinking more when they might be deployed, and for whom?

But no worries – I've found a source of match details, and will add subs, yellow cards above.

Yes, the Liverpool Senior Cup. I've seen finals (maybe you have yourself) in this competition that attracted 40,000 attendances or even more!!

They are telling me Dylan Graham (the sub goalkeeper) replaced Shae Cahill (very definitely not the goalkeeper) on 81 minutes... surely it was George Morgan, who should have been wearing No 12?

Ya just can't get good help these days...

I wonder if the great Dr Everton (David France) covered them games in Toffee Pages???

Not at all happy about that last part of the sentence by the way.

I had a brief word with Darren Griffiths before the match, he said he would be posting on the Everton site tomorrow.

Not a lot more to report, no lack of Everton effort but they were outclassed and outmuscled.

Over 51,000 at the game, what brilliant Everton fans we were, turning up to watch them play a second division side!!

There were a couple of Everton subs at 81 mins, but I can't believe Dylan Graham (No 12) came on for Shae Cahill. You didn't notice if it was in fact No 13... or No 14?

Darren may write a report but I doubt they will post the match details.

By the time I started recording such activities on here, it was 1998 and the teams were both Reserves, although still with a smattering of senior players:

Liverpool Res 1 Everton Res 1

Liverpool Senior Cup Semi-Final
Halton Community Stadium, Thursday 15 January 1998

Everton: Gerrard, Lane, O'Connor, Dunne, Phelan (45' Eaton) Allen, Milligan, Grant, (90' O'Brien), Thomsen, Oster, Cadamarteri.
Subs not used: Regan? Scorer: Oster.

Everton's main tactic in the first half seemed to be the ball "over the top" for our Danny to run on to. However, after about 20 minutes, Liverpool went ahead. To their credit, Everton responded well and 5 mins later were level. Danny chased a through ball which was heading for the corner flag. He cut inside, left his man for dead and his cut back from the dead ball line was side-footed home by Oster. YES!

Everton then turned up the pressure and had several shots on goal but the score remained 1-1 at half-time. Liverpool applied the early pressure but they never forced Gerrard to make a meaningful save. Our best chance came when Danny raced clear only to hit the side netting.

Tony Grant was spraying beautiful 40-yard passes around but only seemed to be jogging around in the middle and as for Claus Thomsen, I don't think he even broke sweat. Anyway, the clock ran down...

Extra time proved to be the most exciting period of the match. Everton pushed on looking for the winning goal and it almost arrived when Oster was put through on goal on the right. He checked, cut inside the defender who was desperately trying to get goalside, and brought a great save from Warner. Then, with only minutes to go, Thomsen was sent clear. He took the ball into the penalty area but again Warner saved, this time with his legs.

And that was it. The game would go to a replay… and Everton would lose 4-0!!!

Beaumont-Clark and Cahill are replaced by Graham and Catesby.

I just can't believe Everton would put the sub goalie on for an outfield player. Makes no sense.

But then very little does these days...

And given the context of what he was saying, I think he's actually referring to fans from the city of Liverpool, not just them kopite twats.

Can't believe you're (by omission) doing down the great John Oster and the absolute star of the first team, Claus Thompsen! Also Terry Phelan!!!

I think maybe Allen, Milligan and O'Connor also got games for the first team – but my memory is not usually as good as yours!

Dave#34, it was a cracking attendance, and the lounges were full. I was also at the ground last night watching one of the grandsons play on the 4G pitch, purchased with the Tottenham money, which is proving to be a fantastic community asset.

Darren A (38), yes Jimmy came from Grimsby Town and played for the Blues over a couple of seasons before moving on to Newcastle, I think, very decent player with a good left foot, he made a good few Evertonians happy that night with his two goals!!

I saw him play for Everton reserves at Earle’s ground versus his old club Wolves when Goodison Park was getting the under ground heating installed.

I asked little Charlie today “What’s the best goal to score?”, and of course he said “overhead kick into the top corner”. Then I showed him a video on my phone of the goal he scored at Marine when one of his mates hit a good shot that hit the inside of the post, the ball rolled along the line and hit the other post, Charlie ran in from nowhere and toed it in from an inch. I told him “That’s the best goal to score”.

Very disappointing to see him wave those imaginary cards.

The game is going to fuck.

I remember watching the kids playing and one of them scored a tap in because of good work by his teammate. Good goal that I said, because it had reminded me of Clough, who always wanted his teams to score five a side goals, but the kids were having none of it, and their terminology still brings a smile to my face years later.

A tap in was described as a sweaty goal. Brilliant!

I’d better sign out from this thread now, Michael will get cross at non-Everton stuff!

It’s great he’s scored another goal and a winner to boot (or toe), you state the two teams have really developed over two years, that’s marvellous to watch and the more they stay together and play together the better they will become. I saw that with Tony and his mates from eight to fourteen years of age with mostly the same squad of players and a dedicated manager who was most probably the most important member of the squad and club.

Keep us posted Peter about Charlie, his brother and their teams, it’s nice to hear a little bit of good news these days, tell Charlie well done again!!

I enjoy reading about the progress of the youngsters. And also the comments on a local team.

Says me who lives in London, but you know me and what I mean.

These threads are respite from going into battle on the main ones. Keep us informed Peter. It's appreciated.