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Castillo Rewarded but No Jo!!!

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Team Line-up:

Tim Howard
Phil Neville (c)
Tony Hibbert
Joseph Yobo
Phil Jagielka
Leighton Baines
Leon Osman
Segundo Castillo
Steven Pienaar
Marouane Fellaini
Louis Saha

Subs: Carlo Nash
Joleon Lescott
Tim Cahill
Jack Rodwell
Dan Gosling
Jose Baxter
James Vaughan

So why no Jo??? Another fucking 'gentleman's agreement'?
Paul Hardcastle, Kings Lynn     Posted 25/04/2009 at 11:49:24

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Michael Kenrick
I believe Jô does not play as he is on loan ? I think they changed the rules after the Tim Howard fiasco some seasons ago...

Let's make this the matchday thread... LINKS PLEASE!!!

Tom Bowers
1   Posted 25/04/2009 at 11:44:48

The reamaining games are still important and DM can ill afford to rest players however he is today but why does Osman always stay in? Ossie has had a poor season and was lost in the semi-final but sure enough he keeps his place which must ask the question why no confidence in Rodwell or Gosling today to start? Only DM knows why but surely he can't point to Ossies form?
simon rimmer
2   Posted 25/04/2009 at 14:57:55

Jo cant play under FA rules loanee’s cannot play against their full time employers
Simon Walker
3   Posted 25/04/2009 at 14:58:27

Great to see Castillo get a game and Tim get a rest, and what a great looking bench...

COYB
Jamie Barlow
4   Posted 25/04/2009 at 14:58:23

Does anybody know any match threads for todays game?
Mark Gavan
5   Posted 25/04/2009 at 14:59:07

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch2.html
this is one...
Gerry Quinn
6   Posted 25/04/2009 at 14:59:49

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch2.html
Dean
7   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:00:45

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch2.html
Jimmy Crack
8   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:05:07

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch2.html
Duncan McDine
9   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:05:41

Just getting Spanish commentary on the Iraq Goals link... anyone with a picture?
Jimmy Crack
10   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:11:19

Ahhh Tony!!!!!!!!!!

So frustrating
will leaf
11   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:13:08

rojadirecta.com

will give you a choice of a couple of links
My Coats
12   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:14:07

http://www.atdhe.net/6574/watch-everton-vs-manchester-city
Geh Looker
13   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:11:27

Goal dis allowed

not sure waiting on replay
james stewart
14   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:22:48

hibbert is woeful! playing well apart from him though.
castillo hasnt given the ball away once!

very makelele esque
Simon Walker
15   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:22:59

I’m not getting much joy from this one but there’s definately a picture in there somewhere, those with decent internet connections might do better

http://www.atdhe.net/
Joeynkoo Ludden
16   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:25:19

Lets stop hoofing it!

Anyone got a better link, Iraq goals is sticking....
Geh Looker
17   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:25:01

Great work from castillo... Sighn him up
Jimmy Crack
18   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:23:22

Great save from Howard
Jamie Barlow
19   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:25:16

We’ve got absolutely nothing going on down the right side. Ossie hasn’t got a clue about playin on the right. He needs to take control and stop givin the ball to Hibbert.
james stewart
20   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:27:44

def concur on castillo. cracking player.
just like watching makelele!


everything from city is coming down the left. they have obviously put robinho on hibbert for a reason.
worrying...
Jimmy Crack
21   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:28:21

We’re clearly missing Cahill
james stewart
22   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:30:09

baines saves the day!
james stewart
23   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:31:46

what a player baines is now!

best player on the pitch.
will leaf
24   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:32:54

http://www.ppnba.com/english.html

choose the planets1link okay, not perfect
Jason Heng
25   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:32:10

does anyone have a non justin.tv stream?
Jamie Barlow
26   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:34:28

By far James. We could do with another one of him on the right.
Tom Winek
27   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:35:21

http://www.zomse.com/20.htm
clive cox
28   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:34:48

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/sat25.4/Everton_ManCity.html



this is decent..english commentary
Gerard Harkin
29   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:35:10

Damn that clean sheet record curse...
james stewart
30   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:37:56

mistake from yobo goal for robinho.

very poor from howard as well. through his legs!
Ryan Holroyd
31   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:41:09

Why was it a mistake from Yobo? Is it fashionable to critise Yobo now?
james stewart
32   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:42:13

not at all. one of yobo’s biggest fans.

but under no pressure he headed it straight to their player. in turn he passed to robinho ... goal.

very sloppy. howard should not be beaten through his legs from that wide either.
Justin Goonesinghe
33   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:43:59

these links are shite....any ideas?
Ijjy Smith
34   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:43:17

Agree with Jamie above. Baines has turned into quite the player....however Hibbert is holding us back on the right. Is Jacobsen injured? Annoying goal to concede that.
Will Leaf
35   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:44:08

Man City have not won away since the last Ice Age...this is not good. Plenty of time though
Joeynkoo Ludden
36   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:47:17

Is Hibbert allergic to the by-line? 4 times now he has been put in space to get to the line and knock one in, and each time he has floated a poor cross first time from miles out... WTF..
Jamie Barlow
37   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:46:46

Ossie is fuckin shite. Gosling has got to come on in the second half. He could help Hibbo out as well cos Robinho is murdering him.
james stewart
38   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:46:14

iraqgoals is working fine for me.
apart from the annoying commentary!

ljjy your right. hibbert has been terrible. in a great position totally unmarked 4 times now and has not put one decent ball into the box. he commits stupid fouls as well. and his backing off robinho so much its untrue.
if you look at his opposite side (baines) he is simply not good enough. end of
james stewart
39   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:50:01

if the whole team was at the level of our right side, hibbert & osman we would be relegated.
will Leaf
40   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:49:44

I’m not sure what language my link is in, but the adverts are hilarious...possibly portugese
Srdjan Sekulic
41   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:48:44

It’s obvious that they want it more than us (for whatever reason), as technically they are shite. Our lads look like they want PL season to be over right this minute.

I just hope that City will puss out and try to defend the lead in the second half as this is the only way we can nail them right now.

COYB!
justi goonesinghe
42   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:55:07

will, what link u using mate?
Joeynkoo Ludden
43   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:54:37

Ryan, if you watch a replay, Yobo makes the header (to Man Shitteh) then stands and admires it for a bit while Robby does a fat legger towards our goal and is picked out and scores. Thats why it was Yobo’s fault.
will leaf
44   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:53:50

I agree with he above...it appears that Everton have had a right-sided stroke...the right flank is desultory to the extreme
Paul Olsen
45   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:56:23

Very poor first half performance. Baines looking class though.

Hairdryer at half-time please!

Fellaini is looking awful, as is Saha, Hibbo and Osman.
I haven’t been critizising Ossie earlier, but today he really is playing poorly.

Castillo, started off pretty well but faded badly.
will leaf
46   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:57:12

Justi

http://www.ppnba.com/english.html

choose the planets1link under the match links

It appears to be offline during the halftime interval
Geh Looker
47   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:53:23

I really have resisted bandwagon jumping but the veiws above aout the right side of evertons play are totally justified.

I’m not jumping on the players back or haiving a go at there overall ability but today its poor, needs to be improved if we are to get anything from today..

Hoping for an inprovement and if not focus our play to down the left to play to our obvious strenghs

Vijay Nair
48   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:54:07

Try myp2p.eu and look for the link to our game. You may need to download Sopcast to view the stream.

Started watching about 20mins in (just got home!) and we are playing like a bunch of headless chickens! What the hell is Fellaini doing??? I thought i’d reserve my judgement on him till he had a decent run in the team, but the boy can’t pass, he can’t shoot and he doesn’t even run! I don’t think he can cut it in the EPL. We should piss him off and get back as much of the $11mil we paid back asap.

Bring in Vaughan i say...
Nick Xenos
49   Posted 25/04/2009 at 15:59:21

Ossie’s looked knackered from about the 5th minute which is also a reason why Hibbert looks so exposed. Compare Osman’s work ethic with that of Pienaar’s on the other side and you see the difference. Time to get Vaughany or Gosling in on that right hand side.
Ian Campbell
50   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:03:31

Paul Hardcastle you complete novice you should read into it before making comments like that - better still you should know the rules!¬
Jimmy Crack
51   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:06:01

I am so fucking sick of watching this shit on the internet the stream ALWAYS goes down

does anyone have a link where I won’t have to download sopcast?
Andrew Oxton
52   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:06:51

Sopcast channel 6816 is excellent and in english, not great viewing right now, but COYB.
Geh Looker
53   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:09:27

Unlucky, Great save
Tom Campbell
54   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:14:22

0-2
Jimmy Crack
55   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:16:26

This is so annoying
Nick Veitch
56   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:15:22

This is not a reaction just from this game but i must say Leon Osman is shite. He offers nothing going forward at all. He loses possession too often. I think right-midfield is the position we need to improve in the summer transfer market.
Pienaar is working really well with Baines down the left, and we have arteta coming back into the middle. We just don’t create anything of substance down the right.
Nick Dommett
57   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:16:50

given up on the streaming now - just couldn’t get any decent picture.

If we are 2-0 down and the team are shite isn’t this the time for some subs....?
Jimmy Crack
58   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:22:00

Has the whole fucking internet shut down or is it just me?? The bbc won’t update, I can’t get a stream, and no one’s posting on here I have no idea whats happening with our boys
Nick Veitch
59   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:22:40

The one time Moyes makes all 3 subs before the hour mark we get a fucking injury! What are the chances!!!!
Geh Looker
60   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:23:08

OH SHIT!

Jags looks fucked
Srdjan Sekulic
61   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:25:08

Fuck! FUCK! FUUUUUUCK!

COYB!
Nick Dommett
62   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:23:08

Ok subs are on but why isn’t Osman off? I mean has he got something on Moyes which means he can never ever be taken off?!?
stan sheppard
63   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:24:17

This is turning out to be a distaster of a day!

Most of the team looks shattered and how we can make 3 subs and leave Osman on amazes me. Yobo has been poor as have Saha and Fellaini up front. Its like Portsmouth at home part 2!
Andrew Oxton
64   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:25:24

Heres the update Jimmy, we are geting pissed on by a shite team, the Jag has just been stretchered off and we are down to 10 men. not good
Nick Bird
65   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:26:18

would of thought thats Jags season over. looked like he knew it.
Gerry Quinn
66   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:25:38

Haven’t turned up today - after the Lord Mayors Show!
Hope Jags is OK.....COYB get a hold of that ball.
Matthew Parks
67   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:26:08

Anyone have a functioning stream?

stan sheppard
68   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:28:13

I second that Andrew - piss poor
stan sheppard
69   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:29:24

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/sat25.4/Everton_ManCity.html
Nick Bird
70   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:29:51

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/sat25.4/Everton_ManCity.html

this has been working fine for me, wouldnt bother watching tho.
Nick Dommett
71   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:26:58

Jimmy mate I just put on yahoo.co.uk premier league and kept pace with it that way.
Jimmy Crack
72   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:37:11

Thanks nick good call
Ijjy Smith
73   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:31:53

I'm not usually the sort of fan who whinges at our own players but can anyone tell me one positive thing that Osman has done in the last 3-4 games?
Jimmy Crack
74   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:41:34

Osman is a decent player my problem is with Moyes...Ossie’s in a bad run of form and yet Moyes refuses to bench him or even substitute him
Allan Barratt
75   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:41:08

SHITE SHITE SHITE!!! Clueless today!!!!
Get shot of saha in the summer!! Cas should never of been taken off, its not like he can be tired, he’s played once since xmas!!
Osman is not a right midfielder, he’s not a center midfielder either, fuck knows what he is!!!?????
Jimmy Crack
76   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:49:43

Moyes out!!!

(just kidding)
Matt Kassell
77   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:51:14

The result isn’t so important today - Villa only got a point so we’re still only a win from overtaking them. The more serious concerns are the injury to Jags and the lack of goals.
Andrew Oxton
78   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:52:35

7 minutes? we could play all fucking night and get nothing, we are awful today. Take the rough with the smooth, I guess.
Matt Kassell
79   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:54:24

Super Dan, 1-2.
Andrew Oxton
80   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:54:24

YESSSS IM WRONG AGAIN COYB
Gerry Quinn
81   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:54:46

Keep talking Andrew - put the kiss of death on Citeeh....
Gerry Quinn
82   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:56:46

Lost the commentary as well as all the links - is it 2-2 yet?
James Stewart
83   Posted 25/04/2009 at 16:56:58

Horrible performance.
Gerry Quinn
84   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:02:32

Is it over?
Jimmy Crack
85   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:03:22

Yep
James Stewart
86   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:01:37

I have to agree with the above comments. Saha offered nothing for the 2nd time in a week. Midfield and strikeforce totally toothless.
Vijay Nair
87   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:00:08

Nope.. another piss poor performance (save for Gosling’s goal) and we lost 1-2.
Nick Dommett
88   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:02:01

Conclusions: shouldn’t have taken off Castillo, should have taken off Osman and Gosling should have started.

If we can all see that then why can’t Moyes?

Foock me he’s a bloody annoying manager sometimes
Jimmy Crack
89   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:19:48

Well, my day is completely ruined
Michael Kenrick
90   Posted 25/04/2009 at 17:33:16

Tough result to take after the joys of last week and the superb defensive play that we have come to expect.

No doubt this one is gonna produce a lot of polarized reactions.... starting with the next thread, where Mr Marsh has already waded in with his "I told you so!"

I?m closing this thread and moving the post-match discussion over there...

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