How bad does it have to be before the orange ball is used? Loved that as a kid. As you say – a bit like going back in time.

Great performance from Tosun, also making Sam look an idiot. Doesn't like the cold? He was brought up in bloody Germany, you twat, where it gets colder than here in winter.

I just wish we could get rid of the fat fraudster right now and see out the season under, say Usworth and Rooney, then get a real manager in to oversee the close season and begin to build his own squad and clear out the dross, both on and off the field.

Now we have got 40 points, would this be a good time to say, "Thanks, Sam, but we need to be thinking towards next season and you are not the man to take us forward."?

Let's get rid of him and be preemptive instead of reactive for once.

Pickford – I thought he was poor on the goal; he seems since that Van Dijk error in the FA Cup derby in January to have lost a bit of confidence coming for crosses and set-pieces. 5

Jagielka – Fairly solid and looked competent against a limited Stoke attack. 7

Keane – Just read Jagielka. 7

Baines – Did reasonably well, brings the balance the that was lacking a month ago. 6

Coleman – Was okay without really getting in full throttle that we know he can; played the game simple. 6

Gana Gueye – Was the same as always, okaying at doing what he does but his passing is at times so poor but, against a 10-man Stoke team with the loss of the niggling of Adam, the game became easier. 6

Rooney – Played okay, seems so deep these days that any hopes of him adding to his goal tally are remote now. He lost the ball a bit but I still feel he's the most likely by a million miles from the central midfield options to make something happen. 6

Davies – I believe it is now time to give him time out after what's proved a very hard second season for him. Games pass him by with his touch too heavy and the ball often getting away from him. He doesn't really seem to have much impact in either box either. Time to see Klaassen for a run out. 4

Bolasie – Frustrating player. Can clearly make things happen as he's had a direct hand in goals this week and last; has the ability to put great crosses in but doesn't do it enough, preferring to do that stupid drag-over skill which never ever comes off – so why do it? Has to offer more in my opinion. 5

Walcott – At times did okay, looked a threat when running and good cross for Tosun's second goal but again, I think there's more to come from a clearly very good player. 7

Tosun – A goal scorer, a natural goal scorer much like Lukaku. I don't give a shit about other aspects of his game as long as he scores goals and he is the one forward at Everton that looks like scoring comes naturally to him. 8

Subs: Schneiderlin – wasn't on long enough; Holgate – ditto.

Calvert-Lewin – Way too raw. Very greedy when has the opportunity to pass to players better positioned to score. Hits a ball very very weakly (have we ever seen him cleanly striker a ball yet?) and his touch needs working on. Personally, I think a good spell in the Championship on loan next term would act as a sufficient learning curve to see how he develops.

He's a 19-year-old number 8 being played as a number 10 in a side lacking cohesion in its play.

Okay, he wasn't amazing but I wasn't overly disappointed by him before he was subbed off (with what looked like concussion). I'd be interested to know if others saw it the same way – no harm in taking him out for a game or two if we want Klaassen or Baningime to get game time but I don't think he's doing too badly all things considered.

Hopefully next season he'll really kick on.

re: Tom, in the first half he was often the furthest forward but got caught offside and kicked a lot. He then got roundly booed every time he touched the ball.

I was whispering to myself that "FFS, opposition fans booing a 19-year-old – classy" and I think it got to him. It didn't help when Gana shovelled the ball to him rather than go diagonal to Walcott. Tom was surrounded by 4 players and Walcott 1.

Problem is, I think he should play and if we had a Palace at home coming, I'd put him in. But our next couple of games, while at home, could get ugly. And I'm talking about the goals conceded, not Big Sam. They're not going to help Tom's confidence and neither match is one to re-introduce Davy Klaassen into.

Yes, Tom Davies was that bad. It looks like he's just not up to the pace of the game, doesn't have the required touch, or pace to cope. Hope I'm wrong and it is just a second season thing cos his temperament is 100%.

He's not alone in struggling in midfield though – it's a very weak part of the team.

I was delighted with the win but that's all. I fear we will get thrashed in the next two games, but I suppose that's okay because they are games we are expected to lose!

Thinking like that is the reason we are where we are. Moshiri must have got that line from Kenwright – the overseer of the worst period in Everton's history.

He took an elbow in the head from the keeper yesterday but tell me the last time you saw any of our central midfielders near the opposition goal. He generally uses the ball intelligently and never gives up so I love him for that.

If we as a club aspire to challenge at the top of this league in the future then Tom's current form would not cut it and neither would most of the other players form. Tom though has a massive advantage on the others and that's his age. He is going through vital experience right now and I think he could be our leader in a couple of years.

Again, the passing was shocking yesterday. I can put up with Rooney playing the chancy passes; that's creativity. It's the slow, telegraphed passes that are often underhit, just behind the man or plain inaccurate.

Defensively we are much better with Jags, Baines (who actually looks fit again) and Seamus. I thought Keane looked more solid with a solid partner.

Pickford half-came for a ball again. Got to be all or nothing. That was a poor error against a team that didn't look like scoring.

A good day yesterday. The poor mindset showing that Allardyce's days should be numbered and we still got the three points.

On the live forum, Darren Hind talked about the two teams being the ugly sisters. They were. We got a Cinderella, Darren – his golden slippers and head got both our goals. I don't like Sam, but he's got us a good one in Cenk.

Davies runs a lot but hardly creates anything.

Good report - cheers.