Everton U21s draw at Crystal Palace

Otherwise, I'm watching Panorama!!

No, just a text commentary, which I think is running behind the play, still 0-0. Stick with Panorama if I was you.

You could switch to the "2 points deducted" thread and watch Paranoia instead.

I'll that a swerve Brendan.

I've put Kelly's Heroes on. Wartime classic and one of my favourite films. Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas as well as the best theme tune (Burning Bridges).

It is a long wait until next Monday.

Somewhat distracted this evening... I must have looked at that fixture 5 times but it never sinks in. I need to put them on my iPhone.

I couldn't keep the updates flowing had to go out on a message.

It looked like the Everton team were getting the majority of the game with plenty of efforts on goal but couldn't put the ball in the net. Sounds familiar, doesn't it, Danny?

One of my all-time favorites too.

At 6ft-3in, he's certainly got the height for a centre-back, but will need to fill out a bit for the Premier League. It feels like he's been around forever but is still only 21 years old.

I'm hoping there's a plan here and not just lobbing him into an unfamiliar position in a “sink or swim” strategy. To work, he's going to need specialist help and advice from a Premier League standard centre-back, either a coach or current player.

Clearly, whatever happens, we will be short of money to buy new players, so any method that improves or develops our young players has to be worth a go.

However, I see Chermiti was not given a game, which seems a pity, and a lost opportunity?

I always thought Rodwell should never have moved into midfield from his regular centre-back position as a youth footballer.

On a similar note I remember Alan Ball saying he always looked forward to those games against our youth side.

I only remember Jagielka playing once in midfield for Everton, it was at Goodison.

He wasn't very good, and that's putting it mildly. Not sure if he lasted the game in that position.