Fulham vs Everton

Remember Fulham at Torquay Utd in the mid 90s lead by a fully bearded Allan Cork. They didn't seem to be a big fish in a small pond either.

The game has the potential to be a cracker.

Patrick #797, there are minimum and maximum widths for football pitches. I think the length has to be the same, but you are allowed to vary the width of the pitch. You have to keep it the same for the duration of the league season, but I think you can have a different width for European competition, for example.

There is a minimum and maximum size of pitches for football league pitches, I do not know the exact size but its within a couple of yards so not much difference.

K.21.
Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in League Matches the length of the pitch shall be 105 metres and its breadth 68 metres.

K.22.
The Board shall only give permission to a Club for the dimensions of its pitch to be other than as set out in Rule K.21 if it is impossible for it to comply with Rule K.21 due to the nature of the construction of its ground.

K.23.
For UEFA Club Competitions the pitch must measure 105 metres in length by 68 metres in breadth exactly. If for technical reasons of a construction related nature it is impossible to achieve the required dimensions a UEFA Club Licence may nevertheless be granted provided that the pitch is minimum 100 metres to maximum 105 metres in length by minimum 64 metres to maximum 68 metres in breadth.

Jelavic
Pienaar Fellaini Naismith
Osman, Neville
Baines Distin Jagielka Coleman

Subs: Anichebe, Vellios, Oviedo, Hibbert, Heitinga, Duffy, Mucha.

This team should be good enough to beat Fulham. I would have loved to see Mirallas play today, but I doubt it. He is turning out to be one of the most exciting Everton players in recent history – I know it was only one display, but he could turn out to be 'Everton's Ronaldo'.

Oh boy! We really need cheerful sods like you!

Have you EVER had a glass that was half-hull?

You sound like a real fun guy to be around.

Phil Walling. What bubble is it that you think has bursted? Did you see the derby, if so then you would know that Neville had a solid game and Osman probably his best game this season. Why slag the team off before we even kick a ball - we can win today so let's not put a pox on the team when all you can say is "no cover for Gibbo".

Get your arse down to GP and you will see how well the mighty blues are playing.

I do agree with Phil walling that our lack of cover in midfield is going to hurt us at some point, arguably it already has and I wager of Gibson had not been injured we would have 4 or so more points this season.

As for today I'm hoping for a pienaar inspired 2-1 win with mirallas coming off the bench to score the late winner.

A lot of pressure on Peanuts to bring some creativity with no Mirallas and Gibson, Naismith is certainly a worker but not at the level I'd like in an ideal world. I thought Oveido looked really bright in his cameo, like a player who's got something to prove. Can he play anywhere but on the left?

I note Barkley is impressing for Wednesday. I am confident he will be a very important player for us going forward.

Should be a cracker today. COYB!!!

Too much theorising. Fucking middle-class gentrification........

"Winning" free kicks and penalty's...ie: effin cheating.
"Contact". Excuse to fall arse over tit.
Anything that prick Andy Townsend says.

I think some of those catch-phrases long pre-date sky.

Apparently one of my grandads was very good "in the hole", and got his comeuppance for a bit to much "box-to-box".

OK, where did you say that my coat was?

Your forgetting Fellaini has played most of his Everton career as a holding midfielder and was excellent there all last season. I think he's wasted as a holding player or in the hole and shouldn't be restricted to either, let him play as a normal midfielder were he can do a bit of everything.

So I don't think at any time in his Everton career he's played the holding role particularly well, indeed we haven't really hit any good form in patches when he's been our holding midfielder. I don't think he's got the positional awareness to play holding mid or the speed and passing range to play box-to-box (not to mention a poor long shot), therefore his best position in my opinion is the one he's in now using his good control to bring the playmakers into play, using his aerial ability and goal threat, and playing with his back to goal with the ability to turn and slip players in. Belgium play him there and now Moyes is playing him there also.

Meanwhile Osman and Neville dominated the much vaunted Liverpool midfield trio in a way that Fellaini has never managed to do in countless derbies — not least in the semi-final.