Everton Women light the way with another Anfield triumph

I watched the second half, I've heard people say that women's football has yet to be tainted by the cynical fouls, cheating and diving of the men's game.

I saw the RS right winger (Enderby?) dive for a penalty with no contact at all, yet no yellow card, and the RS defender Hinds cynically chop down Duggan(?) ‘taking one for the team' as the pundit said, for a deserved yellow.

I also saw an Everton player yellow-carded for taking too long over a throw-in. Correctly but why no card for diving? Could it be the Anfield factor?

Good performance by the Blues, I particularly liked the way we controlled them in the last 5 mins or so of normal time, gave them the run around. They started to look livelier in the last few mins of injury time, so much so thaf I fully expected an equaliser.

My evening wasn't spoiled, I had a great night with nice people but I would have loved to see the girls enjoying themselves in front of the Kop at the end.

The RS ladies on the kop were, unsurprisingly, every bit as gracious as their gobshite male counterparts. Gesturing and booing as our girls walked towards the band of blues. It clearly didn't deter them as they celebrated long after the last red had left the ground.

I'm up there for the game next week. RS family have sorted me a ticket. Unfortunately it's a kop ticket – beggars can't be choosers.

Like our girls, I will ignore the inevitable abuse and hopefully I too will be still there celebrating with a pocket of other blues long after the last Kopite has gone home.

I know you know the score about being on the Kop but when we score be careful because if you cheer too much you'll be escorted out 'for your own safety' by the stewards, it happens at both grounds now unfortunately. I'd just wear a silly grin after the goal if I was you, but each to their own!

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Forget the Moyes years, it's still a great song.

Those at the former ground next will let them know it.

Remembering Everton's first League Champions

Might be worth letting a dog cock it’s leg up on you, so you blend in with the smell on the Kop, and not stand out as much.

They failed to mention Everton hitting the bar and a clear free header put wide.

Some have mentioned the dive for a penalty for them not being yellow carded, but just like their male counter parts, they fail to do the decent thing, and stop play for a whack in the face, and continue charging towards our goal, then to top it off, they find over an extra minute from nowhere, at the end of the game.

But Everton ladies controlled the game and we’re by far the better team, was a joy to see the Evertonians on the Kop, belting out Zcars, and winding the Kop up.

Let’s just hope for once, the men cross over the park, and give it a go.

The constant screaming for every little thing and the sense of injustice at everything that went against them was incessant. When I stood up to applaud the ladies at the end I got some really menacing looks but who cares! Won't go back there in a hurry.

Well done EFC Women let's hope the guys can follow suit on Saturday.

Thinking about almost 39 years ago, in the Kemlyn Road, side of the ground, by the Anfield Road, and what a day that was.
Andy a couple of years ago, under Carlo, where did all the in-between years go?

Hopefully the good feeling will be with Everton this Saturday.

UTFTs!!

Concrete failure on the ground floor. It wasn't open for the women's derby.

They hired Cowboy builders.

Meanwhile, rumours are rife that cost-saving corners were cut in the stand extension and that structural problems may have been discovered.

Just hope it doesn't collapse on Saturday. Of course, if it does it won't be their fault!

Ttheir other new extension is delayed with no new completion date.

Oh, it's the same stand.

It's derby week lad, you're not the only one who is up for it and excited.

Paul (19), Duncan McKenzie only played 30 odd games for Everton, didn't stop him getting in Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame, while Tommy Ring played around about the same number of games but never got in it, as good an entertainer as Duncan but a much better player, imo, of course!

Rob Halligan,

Don't build our hopes up with rumours like that, Rob!

I do hope you're right though. :-))

In battle mode and we take the fight to them.

No fear. Our 2,000 will drown them once they sing that song and self-applaud.

Every single one of them.

"Rumours the whole Anfield Road extension may have to be taken down and started all over again."

"Nosiy neighbours" complaining again, Rob!

The loft extension is already closed until the New Year at the earliest.

"If there's a major issue with concrete how is that rectified?"

Rob, turn a blind eye, the way they did with schools?

I do believe he got into a bit of trouble with Radio Merseyside.

Simply just ahead of his time. Hope they are going to apologise.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vLRJQTmmObE

https://www.footballinsider247.com/horror-show-dear-god-liverpool-fans-react-as-premier-league-announce-officials-for-everton-clash/

One of them also suggested to bring back the fairest referee of them all - TWATenberg!!!!

They really are the most pathetic supporters going...I bet Trump is one of them too!

I'm no doubt being a bit harsh on Mr Gray. I know all about the impacts he made on us at a very important time, but he's not up there in my pantheon where, it's true, Duncan still sits today. Meanwhile, I can spare a smile for those poor reds who have to give their tickets back.

No you're not being harsh on Gray really, I didn't mind the lad but he had his faults.

My gripe was Duncan getting placed in the Hall of Fame and Tommy Ring not getting the nod. I'm surprised that Duncan played 48 games for Everton though, I don't doubt it – just surprised.