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Coincidence or Tommy Boy?

I did a posting recently about how this Everton side hardly ever comes from behind to win a match. I mentioned the fact that we have only done this in one Premier game (Fulham at home last season) since Gravesen left.

That season we finished fourth , helped by the six points gained from 'come from behind wins at Crystal Palace and home to Bolton. Gravesen equalised in both games , scoring three goal in all and you have to wonder if Saturday was a mere coincidence.

The Bolton game was slipping away from us when Gravesen was introduced after an hour and Tommy or not , the game turned completely on his arrival and of course his corner won the game for us despite some poor finishing from other chances that he made.

Riquelme would have been a risk... in an ideal world he would play his club football at Boca but they can't pay him the wages on offer in Europe.

Did we want a reluctant JRR or Fernandes who was in such a panic about being sold to Everton that he was willing to go anywhere , eventually signing for Valencia as a fifth choice for the position after three different players had knocked them back in a week - including Riquelme ?

Tommy has always been a moody player but for the remainder of this season at Goodison he is 'singing for his supper' and looking for that permanent move to Everton !

I think he just might be sensational once he gets back to match fitness. Come on my fellow Blues..............lose the traditional negativity and get behind the lad ! Top five in the Premier?... It can be done !
Glen Strachan, Oaxaca , Mexico Posted 04/09/2007 at 03:42:29

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Dave Wilson
1 Posted 04/09/2007 at 06:39:58

Yep

We’ve already heard from Jose + Fergie that teams outside the top 4 are closing the gap, I suspect one of them will slip from the top table this season
Question is, are we good enough to be the team to capitalise

Derek Thomas
2 Posted 04/09/2007 at 06:40:22

It could be a better deal than Yakubu,certainly a lot cheaper. As some one else pointed out, when Grav. used to go walkabout for 3 games out of 5, but never for Denmark, if we compare the players in both teams then, maybe we know why now. I always had 2 sneaky suspicions 1)Carsley made Gravensen look and play more effectivly...2)Real bought the wrong baldyman as he spent most of his time playing in Carsley’s position. If I recall Harvey did the same thing with Swedes.Or is that an urban myth??

norman merrill
3 Posted 04/09/2007 at 06:59:27

Good shout Glen, you are spot on, we should all give the fellah a chance, he will help take the pressure off Mikel Arteta, and give us different options.

Andy
4 Posted 04/09/2007 at 10:45:01

I agree its great to have Tommy back but I don’t know about your comments about Fernandes - I don’t think signing for Valencia - a team in the CL, realistic chance of winning their league & similar culturally to Portugal- can be described as ’willing to go anywhere’
Great to have Mad Dog back though! True Evertonian!

wabi sabi
5 Posted 04/09/2007 at 10:49:12

yeah right on. grav not only took that corner he won it in the first place and then went chasing the ball so he could make the delivery. when hes in the mood he just exudes determination. he can become the spine of this team again. we often lacked some of that last season and it could be the thing that makes the diff this time around. great to have him back in a blue shirt.

Gavin
6 Posted 04/09/2007 at 11:24:04

Yeah, if Yak and Tommy consistently have that sort of impact on games it’s gonna be hard for Moyes to put Cahill back in the starting line-up (unless we player without a holding midfielder!).

It’d certainly put things into perspective, how much we’ve strengthened, if a player of Cahill’s quality couldn’t get in the starting XI.

Gavin
7 Posted 04/09/2007 at 11:35:02

Yeah, if Yak and Tommy consistently have that sort of impact on games it?s gonna be hard for Moyes to put Cahill back in the starting line-up (unless we play without a holding midfielder!).

It?d certainly put things into perspective, how much we?ve strengthened, if a player of Cahill?s quality couldn?t get in the starting XI.

Nick Entwistle
8 Posted 04/09/2007 at 11:38:00

Couldn’t give a dam about top 5, 5th is nowhere, top 4 please!

mark lewis
9 Posted 04/09/2007 at 11:54:13

could,nt agree more we,re good enough for top four, bring on the mancs

Seamus Murphy
10 Posted 04/09/2007 at 12:44:32

Yep we should be aiming for top four. 5th is no difference to 6th in all reality. Time to make that breakthrough.
When you compare the team we had when we finished fourth compared to the team we have now...I would take this team any day so 4th really should be the target

Alan Humphreys
11 Posted 04/09/2007 at 13:45:06

Listened to Talk Sport on my way home last night and Ian Wright was asked about Newcastle’s finishing position - he obviously referred to the top four then mentioned every other club other than us to be in there at the end of the season - I know it’s early days but has he seen the league table ?

Agree though that if you’re setting yourself a target then we should aim for top four - maybe we can call 5th place - PLAN B...

Nick Entwistle
12 Posted 04/09/2007 at 13:53:05

All this media bias against us... have we annoyed Jewish people in the past? Maybe we spanked Maccabi Haifa 10-0 in Europe or something?
Now there’s a conspiracy theory!

Ryan
13 Posted 04/09/2007 at 14:38:29

Jewish people? Really? Do you blame Idan Tal?

Ben Howard
14 Posted 04/09/2007 at 15:07:44

I didn’t know that Ian Wright was Jewish.

harj
15 Posted 04/09/2007 at 15:11:12

we have done 4th before and will do 4th again- outside the so called ’big 4’ we have the best squad- better then tottenham- man for man - so no reason why we can’r finish fourth. Rememnber Timmy and Vaughny are still to return- i’m excited- wanna see cahill punching those corner flags again- bring on utd. Last week it was Villa getting one over the big 4, next week it will be Everton getting one over the Manure ! COYB.

Dutch Schaffaer
16 Posted 04/09/2007 at 15:20:29

Tommy will be sensational for one game, disappear for the next, run round like a headless chicken in the next one and then be sensational again in the game after that.

At his best a world beater but unfortunately all too often inconsistant. Thats Tommy, always has been.

Moyes managed to get the most consistant run out of Tommy right before he dumped us for Madrid. Hopefully Moyes can get something like that form again.

Allan Hobbs
17 Posted 04/09/2007 at 15:40:00

He never ’dumped us for Madrid’

If I was playing for Everton and Madrid wanted to sign me I’d leave as well, any player would Dutch. Your very blinkered mate.

Allan Hobbs
18 Posted 04/09/2007 at 15:40:00

He never ’dumped us for Madrid’

If I was playing for Everton and Madrid wanted to sign me I’d leave as well, any player would Dutch. You’re very blinkered mate.

Graham Nolan
19 Posted 04/09/2007 at 15:52:00

I for one am glad that nobody is mentioning Everton when talking about "the top four". we are not under any pressure which can only be a good thing?