ToffeeWeb - Season 2008-09

John Kim Bong
1 Posted 14/09/2008 at 12:39:53

Tim Nev Yobo Jag Lescott Castillo Arteta Marouane Cahil Yak Anichebe Whoaaaaaaa.... a powerful line-up... Full of physical strength and attacking options... A good day beckons....

Leighton Baines
2 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:12:47

Didn’t think I played that bad last game

Anthony Newell
3 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:13:13

Well done David Moyes - bold team selection. Lets go for it!!!!

Rory Devito
4 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:13:50

Excellent starting line up i wonder who is playing on the left tho we have three central players in there!!! Defence back to its strongest aswell!!! Lets hope they gel well together!!!! COYBS

David Barks
5 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:13:27

It seems like a bit of a narrow midfield but glad to see Cahill back and Fallaini making his debut. I’d imagine Castillo will still play in a holding role in a 4-1-3-2 formation. Hopefully we just attack attack attack and keep Stoke on the back foot. I’m sure we’ll see Baxter provide some width at some point today coming off the bench. Hopefully Osman’s injury isn’t a long term worry. He missed quite a bit of preseason with a knee injury as well.

Nilesh Tailor
6 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:18:36

Great to see Cahill back and Fellaini starting :-D come on you Toffees. Anyone who wants to see the game online, go to http://www.justin.tv/smbond

Joeynkoo Ludden
7 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:22:27

Anyone know what TVU channel its on?

Nick Entwistle
8 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:27:17

http://www.justin.tv/widgets/jtv_live.r9389.swf?channel=smbond

Gavin Harris
9 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:27:47

Cahill is coming back too early, bad move.

Hopefully get a win. :-)

Mike Coates
10 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:30:28

OMG!! I can’t believe the lineup.. OMG!!

If we don’t thrash Stoke then there’s something wrong!

Gavin Harris
11 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:41:04

No threat up front from us so far...

Need to calm down and take our time. Hoofing it all the bloody time.

Nick Entwistle
12 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:46:46

Stoke like to hit the ground a lot... breaking the game up. Mike, I?d be happy with a single-goal victory.

Mike Coates
13 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:47:26

I'm still amused when our most creative midfielder is Yakubu ;)

Ian Mullin
14 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:52:15

Mike its obviously going to take a bit of time for the players to get to know each other... remember its their first game together :)

Gavin Harris
15 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:51:22

Where is our midfield?

Mike Coates
16 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:54:08

I understand that.. I was just getting excited.. lol

David Denby
17 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:03:13

What great news, now go get em.

Stuart Mitchell
18 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:07:01

Howard; Neville, Jagielka, Yobo, Lescott; Arteta, Fellaini, Castillo, Cahill; Anichebe, Yakubu

Mike Coates
19 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:54:53

You can tell we aren’t usedta playing together.

People running over/into eachother.

Cahill running around, just in front of the back four looking lost with the ball.

Ian Mullin
20 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:54:57

lol ... yea a 1-0 win would do today ... but a 4-0 win would be much nicer :))

Mike Coates
21 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:55:57

I think Fellaini and Castillo are overlapping eachother too much. Play too similar a role.

Gavin Harris
22 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:56:29

Stoke look good, fair play.

They remind me of Wimbledon. I reckon we will do well to win, 1-0 would be great, clean sheet and top 8.

Mike Coates
23 Posted 14/09/2008 at 13:57:29

Although both look promising.

When Peanuts comes back, one will need to make way though.

Mike Coates
24 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:00:02

I know Neville had a good game the other day.

But today he’s looking to be lacking confidence, and probably confused by the new faces to pass to on the pitch.

Gavin Harris
25 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:01:17

I reckon we could play for another 10 hrs and not score a goal. Totally toothless up front.

Vic is playing terrible.

Mike Coates
26 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:02:52

I think Fellaini struck Yakubu in the head just then and he’s seeing things.

Gavin Harris
27 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:02:44

The only way we will beat Stoke is to outplay them, on the floor. They have tall centre-backs so long balls are not going to work.

Mike Coates
28 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:05:50

The hoofing is outrageous now we got (apparently) quality in our midfield! Play it down on the ground, and up forward.

I’m sure Yakubu and Cahill aren’t requesting air balls.

Mike Coates
29 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:08:27

You can tell our real issue, is positioning.

The ball gets free, and two players almost run into each other to retrieve it.

Anthony Newell
30 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:10:23

YESSSSSS

Gavin Harris
31 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:12:17

Yak is class.

Mike Coates
32 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:10:24

Wasn’t offside.. wow

BUT YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to crack open the beer.

Nick Entwistle
33 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:03:34

Hah! Reminded me of Maradona’s in the ’94 world cup...

David Moore
34 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:11:40

How did we score that ???

Anthony Newell
35 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:12:57

Should settle everyone down now and Stoke have to chase the game which suits us good style. COYB

Mike Coates
36 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:13:34

When I saw it originally I thought def offside..

But replay shows it definitely wasn’t.

LOVELY :)

Gavin Harris
37 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:13:04

Castillo has had a good first half but Fellaini looks very poor. Hopefully get a second and then relax and play some good footy. :-)

David Moore
38 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:18:04

Mr Coates,

Can you give a full commmentry please, from your cousin (not really) in Australia.

Mike Coates
39 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:17:56

Just rewound and watching the goal again.

LOL @ Cahill always the monkey having to jump on Yakubu..

Yak looks so unfazed by what is going on.

Anthony Newell
40 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:19:54

Crap first half but quite frankly who cares?

Mike Coates
41 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:21:27

Oh sorry, figured everyone watching the game since its the only game on tonight?

I can do a proper commentary if you want.

Also I thought Fellaini came in when it mattered. Using his height and heading the ball out of defence.

No one is near him in the height department and he was winning them all.

Sure he needs more creativity but perhaps that’s more Peanuts and Arteta’s role?

Gavin Harris
42 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:22:32

Speed is a legend!

Alex Quigley
43 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:21:34

Ok, excited by the line up, but practically it will take a few games to settle.

Castillo looks great in the tackle, short distribution great, longer passes off the mark...promising. Felliani looks strong in the tackle, but a bit off the pace, not really sure of his position...first game though, unfair to judge.

Anichebe isn’t confident playing so wide, I’d get baxter on the wing or commit with Anichebe with Yak.

Stoke don’t have much but we cant give em any silly set pieces, they have height and decent distribution. We need to push and take a few risks for a second, then I can only see us running away from it.

Art Greeth
44 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:19:30

Give the lads a chance, FFS!!

This 11... the bench... together with what ISN’T available should remind everybody that the squad is NOT in a terminal state.

Fellani and Castillo are playing with the team for the first team with ZILCH time to integrate with the squad... Cahill is playing for the first time in six months. Is it any wonder they haven’t altogether gelled... yet?!

Not a great first half, but not a totally hapless one either. Castillo actually looks the better at the moment. Now playing the holding role, looking for the ball, making himself available, tidy in his passing - all on the floor.

Fellani, not looking as though he has got the pace of the game yet, but still has had one or two nice moments.

The goal... first rate. Nice head down by Fellani and good lay-off by Timmy. Great, quick feet and finish by the Yak. And the defence looks so much more solid with the established back four from last season.

We’re winning - fucking enjoy it!!!!

Joe McParland
45 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:27:18

What a difference with Jags at the back. I know he hoofs it sometimes but communication seems so much better. Joey Yobo looks far more assured with Jags than he does with Lescott.

Anthony Newell
46 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:28:56

Baxter on the wing - good shout
Or Vaughan for Anichebe and we can hurt them with pace on the break

Mike Coates
47 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:33:11

Poor Baines.

But this setup just gels so much better.

Gavin Harris
48 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:30:26

Can?t wait for Peanut to come back and these guys to get fully fit and gelled. If we can get a good result on Thursday who knows what we can do this season?

Solid start to second half needed, keep tight and get a second as early as possible. If its 2-0 we can relax and play some footy.

COYB.

Mike Coates
49 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:38:38

Are we wanting commentary or not?

Ian Mullin
50 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:39:28

yes please

Mike Coates
51 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:39:17

Arteta set kick, from right side.

Anichebe closest, wasn’t a high flying ball..

TINY flick on by Anichebe’s head, to back post and into the net :)

Art Greeth
52 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:39:44

Isn’t life grand...?

gavin
53 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:34:06

YES !!! Just what we needed. Come on guys keep it going. Playing really well now...they have confidence. :-)

Mike Coates
54 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:40:33

Oh..

that means.

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL! :)

Anthony Newell
55 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:38:47

And now your gonna believe us....

Alex Quigley
56 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:40:11

Thats why he had Anichebe on then, sorry Moyesie....come onnnn!!!!! Go for the jugular, Stoke are poor

WE ARE BACK

Mike Coates
57 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:41:02

Fellaini given away a free kick just outside penalty box.

Set kick for Stoke.. (barely know their players)

Slightly to the right side for them.

3 players over the ball.

D Williamson
58 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:41:26

Thanks for the commentary Mike.
I’m in work and the BBC site is too slow with details!

COYB!

Mike Coates
59 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:42:37

They didn’t use any of the 3 players over the ball at all.

Passed the ball way left to a player running in, hit someone in the box.

Nothing.

Ball thrown in, volley by a Stoke player.

Goal.

Mike Coates
60 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:43:36

2-1.. Stoke looking like they have life again.

Mike Coates
61 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:44:13

Everton player down.

Mike Coates
62 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:45:37

Anichebe.. Looking worse for ware.

Time to sub in another player me thinks.

Gavin Harris
63 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:44:25

We have gone all defensive... not looking good at the minute.

Mike Coates
64 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:47:21

Ball down stokes end.

Another dangerous long throw in.

We manage to get it away.

For some reason Stoke player is upset.

Neville rushing him away.

Alex Quigley
65 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:41:24

Shit!!! We let them back in it. Crowd and confidence of stoke is back up, we need to settle on the ball again, take the pace out of it.

Felliani looks well off the pace. He needs some training sessions to know what his job is in the team. Id have Baxter on the left,to give us width, leave castillo and cahill in the middle. Stick Anichebe up with Yak, they are still poor at the back.

Mike Coates
66 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:48:10

2-2.

Stoke got a break away.

But looks like noooooooooooo..

Something going on.

2-1..

I think someone pulled Yobo over?

What a break for us.

Yes, the stoke player pushed Yobo over as he ran forward..

No goal.. Whew!

Mike Coates
67 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:49:37

Set kick for us now up our end.

Arteta taking it. Nice in.

Major confusion.

Dunno what happened, prolly interference with Keeper.

Yakubu on the keeper.. Ah well. ALMOST!

Mike Coates
68 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:50:50

Stoke throw in again. This guy throws a mile.

Waiting as REF sorts people out in the box.

Mike Coates
69 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:51:33

OMG..

Own goal.

What is with Stoke THROWING goals?

Gavin Harris
70 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:47:54

What a shocker!
Everton never make it easy for us. Always painful.

Trevor Tannenbaum
71 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:52:04

2-2 Damn. Stoke are going to cause teams issues all season with these throw ins. Not sure what we can do about it.

Mike Coates
72 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:52:11

Jags responsible.

Although really these throws are a bit insane.

Was thrown straight into the goal.

Jags headed up, Howard tried to half heartedly punch it away, went in the net.

Nick Entwistle
73 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:46:58

Carlo Nash anyone?

Dean Williamson
74 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:51:59

May go back to the BBC.

Your commentary is too nerve wracking!!!

Mike Coates
75 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:53:04

I have never seen such direct scary throw ins like this before. Stoke play hand ball.. lol

Mike Coates
76 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:53:53

Set kick for Stoke.

From left side.

Howard CLEARS this one.

Stoke back in control.

Ball in box, back out..

Lescott (I think) left it then, Stoke kept running in.

But ball out for corner. No wait, goal kick.

Gavin Harris
77 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:54:26

The ref is fucking useless.

Mike Coates
78 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:55:28

Corner for Stoke.

Mike Coates
79 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:56:01

Take corner.

Everton see it roll out of the box..

Jags manages to get out to Anichebe.

Runs up.

BAD tackle.. took his damn boot off!

Yellow

Alex Quigley
80 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:53:13

Fragile confidence does amazing things. The new players look a yard slower under physical pressure of the game now Stoke are all over us.

Poor defendin, Lescott dawlin on the ball...come on, we are losing all the first and second balls. Corner for stoke....typical everton.

We knew this is how they would play, physical on set pieces, Moyes needed to tell Howard to go clearing everyone for every long ball.

Mike Coates
81 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:56:55

Arteta kick from right side.

Ball deflected from a strong kick from Arteta.

Corner.

Very quickly..

Sorenson out for another corner.

Mike Coates
82 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:57:57

After watching the classic game they had on b4 this (Everton V Leeds 4-4) thinking this game could go just as high at the moment.

Gareth Hughes
83 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:55:37

If Delap does not play, Stoke will lose every game. I hope they go down playing this kind of football. Just awful

Chris White
84 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:56:50

Castillo is playing with the pace of the game, he seems very green but fitting in. Felliani and Arteta have had a couple of moments that they worked together well. But the match has been sloppy.

Mike Coates
85 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:58:49

Goal kick for Everton.

Big boot up by Howard.

Segundo.. to LEscott.

Back to Segundo.

Neville far side to Anichebe.. Running up right..

Back to Nev.

Segundo to Fell..

Forward but lost it..

Back down our defence to Jags clearing.

Mike Coates
86 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:00:31

Felaini brought down..

Possible hand ball..

Yes.. Was it penalty box or not.

REFS conferring.

Alex Quigley
87 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:58:52

Very impressed by Castillo, especially for his first game

peno!!!???? Free kick...bottled it

Mike Coates
88 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:01:44

Free kick for Everton just outside the box. Damn..

It was WELL inside the area!

gavin
89 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:01:02

Told you the ref was useless!

Mike Coates
90 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:02:27

From right side.. Not the good side Arteta can score from.

Kicked in.. Nothing much, ball kicked out into touch.

Andrew Steen
91 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:02:39

Why was that not a penalty?

Shocking

Mike Coates
92 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:03:21

Moysey being sent to the stands.

Sigh..

Everton got a throw in from the right.

Wonder if Nev can throw a goal?

Mike Coates
93 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:04:13

Round is now in charge (lol)

So shhhhhhhhhhhhould have been a penalty.

Alex Quigley
94 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:03:06

That never happens when Steven Gerrard has a chat with Alan Wiley...a joke

Mike Coates
95 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:04:45

Fuller when he gets on it dangerous every time.

We manage to get it away from him.

Segundo to right, to Nev.. to Arteta..

Anichebe far right..

Kicks to far left to Lescott.

Fellaini kicks one into box.

Cleared to left.

Lescott gets to it, ball deflects out for corner.

Mike Coates
96 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:06:09

TIM CAHILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arteta corner, near post Cahill, header RIGHT in :)

Dave McKitt
97 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:06:01

Get in!!!!!! CAHILL>....

Alex Quigley
98 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:06:09

fuckin get in ...ave that Wiley

David Moore
99 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:04:49

You Fukin Beauty

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi

gavin
100 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:05:31

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The emotions in me are all over the place.!

THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT EVERTON! I FEEL LIKE JUMPING AROUND THIS INTERNET CAFE HERE IN NZ! :-)

Mike Coates
101 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:06:54

Sorry, 3 cans of beer open next to me.

Anymore and I might start typing badly..

Yak .. uh.. whats the word.

Chips.. that’s it. Chips in from left, to Anichebe.

Deflected..

Corner.

Rodwell coming on..

Tony Roma
102 Posted 14/09/2008 at 14:53:12

GOAALLLLLL Cahilll

Dave Mckitt
103 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:08:30

I’ll do the jumping around for you gavin!!!!

Mike Coates
104 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:09:17

Cahill wild kick.. from top of box.

Way over the bar and to the left.

That was from corner kick in from Arteta.

Mike Coates
105 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:10:14

Cahill is off.. Ah well. Weird change.

Yellow card for Arteta for standing nearing the touch line?!

Mike Coates
106 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:11:24

NO way giving them a hand ball in penalty box.

Ball out, back in midfield.

Mike Coates
107 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:12:04

Arteta had his studs up in for a challenge SO soon after yellow card.

But he moved his foot, didnt connect.

No second yellow (whew)

Gavin Harris
108 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:12:20

Jeese, never seen such a game, could go either way!

Mike Coates
109 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:13:36

Another change. Stoke this time.

Lawrence is off for them..

Ball is kind of up their end, our throw.

Mike Coates
110 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:15:36

Yakubu back down, on the left in creative midfield play again..

Now ball down Stokes end..

They’re passing across the box, back down towards our end again.

DELAP throwing another one in (cry)

Mike Coates
111 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:16:33

Fellaini didn’t clear it proper.. or was it Arteta?

ANOTHER long throw in..

HOWARD GRABS IT.. YES! :)

Ralph Wetzels
112 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:16:02

Just one thing:

What the fuck is Howard doing today?

David McKitt
113 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:16:23

Stoke are actually playing it out wide just hoping to get a throw... fuckin sickening to watch...

Alex Quigley
114 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:16:54

Delap?s throws are like free kicks...ridiculous!

Mike Coates
115 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:17:17

REF whistled against Lescott. Apparently pulling down the Stoke player.

Free right on the right side corner of the box.

Alex Quigley
116 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:17:44

Stupid free kick Lescott... why does he always made silly little mistakes... it's like an early Rio Ferdinand.

Mike Coates
117 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:18:10

Ball across to back post, headed out by Everton.

Corner...

TONGE kicking it in, and WAY over.

Headed back in though.

Howard punches away.. not far enough.

Howard collects it as it comes back in but apparently it over line.. ANOTHER corner.

Gavin Harris
118 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:13:32

Can't watch...

Mike Coates
119 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:19:15

Anichebe gets it out of there..

YES.

and NO! 5 mins extra time (shyte)

Dave McKIttrick
120 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:19:19

5 mins!!

Alex Quigley
121 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:19:11

5 minutes extra!!!! Edge of the seat my arse!!!

Mike Coates
122 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:19:49

Up forward, in our box.

Anicheve, back to Nev.

Arteta running in.

Bit of a scuffle.

Hope Arteta no loses it here, could get another yellow :(

Dan Sedlak
123 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:19:15

5 MINUTES?!

Mike Coates
124 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:20:41

Into their penalty box.

Kicked.

CROWD ROARS!

Side Netting (lol)

No goal for Stoke there.

Gavin Harris
125 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:19:33

5 mins injury time. Crazy stuff.

Mike Coates
126 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:21:28

Segundo challenging for ball, right side midfield.

Ball into their box.

Fellaini fighting for it.

Yobo out I think. Into touch.

ANOTHER long throw coming?

Ball over them all.

They almost did it again.

Howard clears it to the left post.

Corner.

Alex Quigley
127 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:22:23

Bloody hell this is tight

Mike Coates
128 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:22:48

Cleared out.

Yakubu on a run.

But keeper deals with it.

Everton back out running again.

Nice cross in by Arteta to Yak.

But its cut out into Touch.

Everton making a change.

Vaughan coming on, for Anichebe.

Mike Coates
129 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:23:40

Vaughan runs on. Lots of whistling.

Throw in from left side..Fellaini back to Arteta but claimed offside.

Goal keeper takes a lonnnnnnnnng kick.

Fellaini tries to deal with it, but out for a corner for them.

THEIR keeper is out.

Up front.

Yobo gets it out.

Cleared.

FULL TIME WHISTLE!!!!!!!!!! :)

3-2

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!

David McKittrick
130 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:23:36

3 points!!! Thank God!

Art Greeth
131 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:21:18

What an amazing second half...

Mike Coates
132 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:25:27

I know we’re prolly not allowed to swear..

But FUCK me!

Whew....

Gavin Harris
133 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:22:41

What a game, feel drained, emotional and knackered as its 2:26am here. But it's why I support everton. Night guys.

Nick Entwistle
134 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:25:38

I did not enjoy that...

Mike Coates
135 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:26:16

2.26? Where you at?

12.26 here.

Richard Porter
136 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:26:08

Did you notice Moyes shaking hands with all the Stoke supporters he was sat with at the end?

Nick McCay
137 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:26:01

I LOVE EVERTON
I HATE EVERTON
I LOVE EVERTON
I HATE EVERTON

Why cant we just win normally, like normal teams do. I don't think my heart can take this season.

Mike Coates
138 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:27:06

I didn’t enjoy it.

But then I did.

CAUSE WE WON!! :)

Dean Williamson
139 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:25:43

Reading your commentary in work was HORRIBLE!

Thank god for the 3 points though!

Mike Coates
140 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:27:43

Wait...

You said in final you hate Everton.

Change please :)

Mike Coates
141 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:28:25

LOL..

I didn’t see Moysey shaking their hands.

Gunna rewind and see..

Probably thanking them for not spitting on him.

Barrie Hemsley
142 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:26:11

Blimey, that was close. Deserved 3 points, given the fact Stoke were of little danger when they actually had the ball (but, admittedly were terrifying whenever Delap got a throw). 2 things:

1. I wish Neville’s long throws were as effective.

2. Why is our defence still so nervy? Was Carsley really that good?

Mike Coates
143 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:29:21

LOL @ glum Stoke supporters coming up to shake his hand :)

Thats nice to see.

Gavin Ramejkis
144 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:31:46

Congratulations boys but what a hard fought game, we made moments of the second half difficult for ourselves trying cluelessly to defend their long ball game, three points is three points though.

Chris Stephenson
145 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:32:30

Nick Entwistle

Thanks for the link to the live stream...hard work watching but Cheers!!!

Alex Quigley
146 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:30:17

The legendary masochism of being an everton fan!! We deserved that - superior side, but if you give away two goals away from home to any team you are going to rouse the crowd and make it damn hard.

Practically the win gives us confidence and more time to bed down the new players without the tension of being in the bottom three. Every game we should get better - very impressed with Castillo...carbon copy of Carsley almost. Felliani will adjust better to the pace of the game. With peanuts on the left and arteta on the right our balance will improve as well. And as for cahill, skysports statistic about last season...in his 18 games we won 40 points! Goes to show how crucial his goals are.....all after an international mid-week as well!

The sun is out...Everton are winning (who cares if its only Stoke)...its like summer has finally arrived

Im off to lie down!

Liam Wilson
147 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:30:10

HI Mike. Great game by all acounts. Hasn’t done our goal difference much good. Can’t wait to see this one on MOTD tonight. Don’t forget Thursday on Channel 5.

Mike Coates
148 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:40:24

Ah man.. Just worked out what you mean.

We got another game this Thursday..

FRACK.

I may be starting new job by then.

Although, as people here may not know I have been suffering a headache for last 3 weeks that doctors can’t work out and having head scans to find the cause.

Yes it sounds severe, but might just be like, my wisdom teeth needing to be removed and just causing me pain?!

In any case, guess I’ll skip the headache and the 10 aspirin per day and commentate this Thursday if I can find a stream online or my mates Setanta or whateva the game is on to watch.

NEwayz.. More scans 2moro.

COYB!! :) And CAHILL ROCKS!

(but we all know that, even unbiased non Australians) ;)

Martin Beesley
149 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:41:01

How many bloody throws can you give the other team!?! I was screaming at the TV to give them the ball back rather than a throw-in! Insane... Be fun watching them play Liverpool next, much more enjoyable! Welcome back, Tim, what a star! Yak's finish was total class... Ref was a clown.

Liam Wilson
150 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:47:25

I take it you are not in the consultancy (bank) industry? I know another Toffee Aussie called Mike Coates who works for such a company. Like my own name, very popular in Australia.
COYB/NSNO on Thursday!!

Mike Coates
151 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:51:00

Just watching the replays again.

My God.

Look at the way, Cahill stands back halfway into the box.

And as the kick is taken, he runs in, like he KNEW exactly it was his all along.

Sheer speed, determination, and BAM!

Deflects it to his right, past the keeper and into the goal.

Wow.

Stephen Stuart
152 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:52:55

Alan Wiley lives in the Stoke area according to the FA website - what?s that all about then? - the lunacy of referees and the FA re Moyes being sent off never ceases to amaze me - Cahill redeemed all of this but makes me think what?s the point anymore....the game has become a lottery.

Mike Coates
153 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:54:27

LOL.. Uh.. No.

I’m an ex English teacher in Beijing, returned to Melbourne to hopefully be now working for Melbourne I.T ;)

Although (apparently) another Mike Coates lives in the same suburb as me, even with the same family parents names as mine. Although he doesn’t have a sister..

(Found this out through my doctors)

Tom Campbell
154 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:40:47

Round of aplause for Mike COates

Sound man

Mike Coates
155 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:57:22

Well if Cahill plays, least we can expect a draw from a game we’re losing or a win from a game we’re drawing ;)

Keith Glazzard
156 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:51:46

Nick E - thanks for the link. Worked well for me out here in Catalunya.

Not a good match for the blood pressure, but 3 good points and we would have been slaughtered with our last line-up starting today. We may be back on the up.

And DM said after the game that - with "respect" - he would apologise to the ref if he was wrong when he had seen the replay. Quite rightly, he said the ref should do the same for him if it turned out to be a bad decision. The bastard in the black had already pointed to the spot, then bottled it by running over to the lino.

Respect?

Tom Campbell
157 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:04:22

Mike Coates

Can you do commentry thursday night for the liege game

Mike Coates
158 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:01:08

Also watching (as I didn’t look to see b4) Cahill’s celebration.

An Everton supporter (I guess, wasn’t in colours) ran onto the field as he headed towards the flag.

Went to high five him, Cahill, scrambled past to do his punches.

Anyways. The supporter hugs another Everton player (I think Anichebe) before the masses of security lunge on him.

AND I think, Anichebe (if it was him) from what it looks like is trying to tell the security to not be so rough with the guy.

Although I am trying to freeze frame and rewind a very zoomed out angle here.

Still the guy was silly to be on the pitch to start with!

John Klebberstone
159 Posted 14/09/2008 at 15:58:33

Tim.H. ---- getting feeble these days. Hate his long kick. Maybe the twitching affecting in... some botox?

Lescott --- Looks better at left back. Scary freekick giveaway at the end. but phew.

Jag --- Looks better at center back. Nice header brother.

Yobo --- Calm and composed. no complains.

Phil Nev --- Overlapping well at right back. looks good so far. Perhaps learn a trick from Delap in throwing in.

Castillo --- looks good, getting better as min goes. Only first game.

Maroune --- hmmmm .... poor ball control.. no pace. Good presence in the air though. First game, still early to judget.

Arteta --- Sometimes you love him, sometimes u hate him (esp. delivery). Overall we all love him.

Tim --- His presence always mean something.

Anichebe --- Decent performance.

Yak --- Classy.

Mike Evans
160 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:00:08

I blame Kenwright for this win !
Sorry a bit of sarcastic humour there.
Thanks to all who remind me that it is still about the passion, white-knuckle, rollercoaster ride of being an Everton fan. What a refeshing change from all the negative civil war crap about BK and Kirkby.

Brian Waring
161 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:03:23

Hey Mike, hope all goes well with your scan. Have you told the doctor that you support Everton? He will probalby say that we are the cause!

Mike Coates
162 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:06:51

Ok.

Looking at Foxtel.

There’s 4 Champ League games on Fox Sports Thursday night.

And one UEFA cup game (teams to be announced) at 4.30am here in Melbourne.

It might be the Everton game, I’ll haveta check closer to the date.

And if so, I’ll have to check with mate if I can go round his place and watch.

Then I’ll use his laptop to I guess commentate for those without the game.

IF not on Foxtel, I’ll stay home and try and find a stream on myp2p.eu to watch it and commentate.

At that time I should really be sleeping and going to work the next day, but guess just an EARLY night the evening before ;)

John Grills
163 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:03:25

I love Tim Cahill!!!

Such an important player for us.

A little less stress would have been better!
Why cant we have boring 1-0 wins?

Mike Coates
164 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:11:44

Howard - 6 - Confidence lacking. But who can blame him with the current pressure abound. And those damn dangerous long throws from a lesser side with a dude with powerful forearms! He’ll get it back!

Neville - 7 - More confidence. Although in the first half looked lost and like he didn’t even know who his own players were (which is forgivable with all the new faces)

Yobo - 9 - Great work. Even under the pressure of breakaways. Feared the worst when the goal went in, but he was brought/pushed down by the opposition so didn’t count!

Jagielka - 7 - Not sure what he coulda done. He either jumps and heads it or his keeper yells at him to leave it. Howard should really be throwing, punching out anything that is coming to him no matter what. In Futsal I kick it at the keeper all the time to see if he’s concerntrating, sometimes it pays off.

Lescott - 7 - Much preferred in the left back position. Which sadly means no place for Bainsey. Had his moments, but didn’t perform to his usual top best. But did well enough.

Fellaini - 7 - He may have bee criticised for his pace and ball skills, but this guy has got HUGE pressure on him at the moment. New in the lineup, biggest signing. HUGE expectations. His height is a definite factor and he won every header.

Castillo - 8 - Great ball control, and with the pressure all seeming to be on his fellow debutant, he excelled and made the passes. Although both he and "Mo" crossed paths in the same position alot, he still held his nerve and did well.

Arteta - 8 - Great kicks, Great corners. I just realised I may be giving everyone an extra score than they all perhaps deserve, since we almost drew the damn game. But we won it and we fought hard, and so did Arteta and we pulled it off.

Cahill - 9 - He let down a little in the first half, looked lost, didn’t quite add up and as he ran back from the back line looked unfit, tubby and out of puff. BUT he means so much more when he’s able to come back after all this time, assist one goal and SAVE the game when it matters!

Anichebe - 6 - Scored a goal, had some decent breakaways and cruelly pulled / tripped over as he made his way forward. But looked nowhere near as dangerous as his counterpart.

Yakubu - 10 - This guy does it all. If no one is pulling their weight back in midfield, you’ll find him making his way back and setting himself up, with a pass to someone else, then getting up forward to kick a goal. When he started he was just a forward. Now he’s a playmaker/striker in one.

SUBS : Won’t bother mentioning. Didn’t really get involved from what I saw.

Newayz. All over. Now to watch the F1. Go Webber! ;) Go Hamilton!

Mike Coates
165 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:30:47

Vettel.. wow

Webber 8th.. Better than usual ;)

Mike Coates
166 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:34:09

Ah man..

MotoGP about to start.

Frack it.. Going to bed.

Will record it instead.

Gnite All.

Brian Waring
167 Posted 14/09/2008 at 16:31:27

Overall a good result today, even though it was only Stoke, they will deffo trouble a lot more teams this season. The penalty we should have got today, probalby evened out the mistake by the ref, concerning the dissallowed Fuller goal, the more they showed the replay on Sky, you could see, that Yobo stumbled, not pushed / tripped,so we got away with that. Back into the top half of the table, which makes better viewing. At the end of the day, happy with 3 points, but Moyes has got his work cut out, getting us sorted out at the back, apart from Yobo, the rest looked a little shaky at times.

Brian Waring
168 Posted 14/09/2008 at 19:30:46

Big Al, it wasn?t meant to sound disrespectful. I just happen to think that we have a lot more quality in our side, than Stoke.

Michael Hunt
169 Posted 14/09/2008 at 20:18:28

Good luck with the scans Mike, probably just toffee tension...

Lol McNally
170 Posted 14/09/2008 at 21:25:03

Howard has got to make the box his. He was a bag of nerves when they had a throw-in but a win's a win. COYB