Jon @610, Hibbert was starting to get a bit more adventurous before his injury. He was goiung forward more and his passing and crossing were getting better. You never know!

we have 2 goals now, take him off at half time.

How many more,,?? For fucks sake why do none of them cheating horrible redshite never get injuries like this?

That is damn sad for Bryan Oviedo one of the most likeable players at the club and if he misses the World Cup its a tragedy it is. It also means that Baines is back in his comfort zone again, providing he can stay fit.

Martinez must surely now have a re-think about the comments saying Traore is our last business in January. Does he really think that we are not going to get anymore injuries this season? This is Everton, the club is jinxed with injuries, we have players dropping like flies.

2-0 now thanks to Naismith..Done ok he has took his goals well enough. The more pressing matter now has to be this horrendous injury crisis. Kone, Gibson,Deulofue, Barkley,Oviedo, Coleman and Pienaar, we may aswell add Traore to that if what Martinez says is accurate.

Fuckin gutted even though we are 2-0 up.

I wouldnt say it was so much amazing what Naismith has done, you have to take into account the opposition really.
I agree that Naismith is more useful played central and I don't think I have ever had complaints about the lads work ethic, plus he is more than good in the air, I believe if Naismith was used regularly you would see something similar to a Tim Cahill type player.

Limited technically but will always make a real nusiance of himself.

Traore is not fit and will only be available for about ten games according to Roberto so where are we gaining strength????

Gutted for Oviedo, seems a great lad and he fitted right in to our tactics under our new manager.

Now. RM, please don't leave Mirallas on too long, if he pick up an injury, the derby will be too much a climb.

Who should make it back from injury for the Derby, Colman? Pienaar? Delboy? ........... Ross? fingers crossed.

I feel so sad for Oviedo, who had outshone Baines this season, never thought I would be saying that before this season started but its fact.

Bad link but the pitch looks like it has been freshly ploughed. Judging by the rain this afternoon in NW London, there may well be reasonable questions about whether this would have been played without bright lights of TV shining down.

We have wrapped the game up, its just what we wanted today an easy game so now get out of the match without anymore shit happening.

Lets not forget that we have to beat the referee on Tuesday aswell, we know that Liverpool F.C get away with bear hugging in the box when defending corners, I am not sure if its some unwritten law that was made that its ok when their defenders do it. So taking into account that we will be up against the ref aswell on Tuesday with injuries its going to be hard.

Bryan O may have a chance for the world cup if it is a clean break that can be set easily. 3 months for the bone to heal, and then intensive training for a couple of months may put him in the frame (if there is no associated ligament damage). Unlikely to be turning out for us again this season though.

Barry is probably only Baines's natural replacement at LB now, so there's even more urgent need for CM cover. I'm so gutted with the amount of injuries and I really hope RM hasn't finished recruiting this month.

Get well soon Bryan, COYB!!

Good win today - calm the nerves for Tuesday.

I thought Mirallas looked a lot happier in the middle. Naismith looked confident - he always knew where Mirallas was. Baines looked a little uninterested - not very many attacks from him. We definitely need cover at LB now. Robles looked sound but his distribution was shocking - hoof balls against Stevenage? McGeady looks useful, let's hope Martinez can coach some final ball into him.

Feeling very good about RS though, bring on Tuesday.

We might need some light relief. Anyone else seen this; Goole skipper loses it when he gets sent off today and dives into the crowd to attack Coalville supporters, shouldn't be funny I know, or perhaps gobsmacking is a better word

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YabU2GUDLDk

The Premier League rules relating to temporary loan transfers are contained in Section 5, Rule V5 to V10 of the Premier League Handbook. They restrict the number of loan players a Premier League team can have in one season to four and no more than one player can be loaned from a particular club. No more than two players can be registered at one time by a club (unless that player becomes permanent or is an emergency goalkeeper). V6 of the handbook defines loans as being between premiership teams as well as from football league and 'non league' teams in England.

The Loophole:
The Premier League rules do not contain such restrictions in relation to international loans. When a player joins a club from an international association, the premier league recognise that player as a new signing. They do not register that player as a loan signing but as a permanent transfer while FIFA recognise the player as being on loan. So, in essence, a team could have 11 international loan players in the team on a match day without breaking any Premier League regulations.

I suspect if do get top 4, this loophole will be closed next season to only allow teams to have two 'temporary' players regardless of whether domestic or international.

Mirallas definitely man of the match. He won't get that rom in the PL, but it a position that gives him the opportunity to use the space and his skills. Naismith has always been a tidy finisher in the box and proved so again today. It will have done McGeady the world of good to get 90 mins in. Osman also played very well when he came on.

Barry had his worst game in an Everton shirt and Stones looked very hesitant at times. He's a great prospect, but I hope we don't have to play him in the derby.

Good performance today and well done, Nais! All those who questioned my view of Robles must now agree. He tried hard to concede but his defence saved him from a self-destruct.

Add a new goalie to that emergency signing list.

Its about time you retired.

I know he made 2 or 3 very good full length saves during the game, when it mattered.

Yes Phil, I'd sign him no problem.

He had that pratt David James on the ropes in he interview after the game but the tit of a presenter nipped it in the bud before Joey went for the jugular.

Do we have to ignore the evidence in the cause of worshipping this new god?

As I've oft repeated as soon as we lose two in a row his deity will be scorned.

I agree that we could do with one or two reinforcements, especially with Oviedo out and Heitinga off. The tricky bit is finding players with enough quality that are available in January. Are there any free agents we could sign on short contracts who will see us through like Hitzelsperger did last year. I wouldn't want us to waste money on below par players who won't get a game when everyone is fit again.

Naismith too would have got a lot of confidence from this game, Miralles I thought was superb - on a crap pitch he almost always managed to dribble past one or two defenders and seemed to have a lot of time on the ball. He deserved a goal.

Barry not quite at his best, and Baines looked busy but still nowhere near the heights he hit in 2012/13.

But the result absolutely overshadowed by what happened to Bryan. Chin up lad, hope for the best and look forward to seeing you in the blue shirt again before too long.

Very professional performance, clearly a game BT Sport thought we would struggle in but well done to Roberto and the lads.

Also Phil, its complete crap when you say that Martinez is getting a free ride from criticism on here or from most Evertonians, after that very poor performance against West Brom he got plenty of criticism and rightly so.

The difference between most of us and you is we choose to look at the positives after a 4-0 win against tricky opposition, with a lot of players out due to injury or being rested, you of course don't.

Clearly you are, but the rest of us (well you and a couple of others excepted) can see exactly what's going on.

Positive approach, no more negativity, lots of good football (there was some last season but nothing like this season).

Smiles on peoples faces, fans and players clearly enjoying themselves.

No fear, just a belief in the team that we are heading in the right direction.

Go on smile, it wont hurt :)

I think its maybe bias, or one has no bloody idea what their watching!

Osman played well when he came on, Heitinga was as good (or as average) as Jags, Gueye wasn't on long enough but appears to have morphed into Rocky.

I have a lot more conference in this keeper than I did in Richard Wright, Paul Gerrard, Steve Simenson and uncle festa Mucha,

Gutted for Oviedo, one of the most liked players, even reds are messaging wishing the guy a speedy recovery, I doubt there is a fan anywhere who dislikes Oviedo.

Was having kittens over the length of time Miralles was kept on and pretty sure fellow Evertonans were praying the guy got subbed before he got an injury.

Desperate to be right but still always wrong.

Good professional performance, well done Blues.

Me, I'm pretty open about it. Couldn' t stand Moyes after the first 4 years or so. Didn't like his style of football, tactics, media style, dealings in the transfer market (generally), But didn't moan at everything he did on TW.

Go on, PW, tell us what's it all about.

Also, I could be wrong, but I'm sure Phil said we would be fighting relegation under Martinez.

For Phil, Moyes was a genius and Martinez would take us down.

It hasn't worked out that way and rather than him revising his position (like many have on Martinez without any loss of face) he throws his his toys (no doubt including a cuddly Moyesy bear) out of the pram with every post.

If he honestly believes any of us think his opinions on Martinez are based on facts or considered opinion rather than him wanting to be 'right', he is even more deluded than he appears.

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