Everton v Newcastle. 15th March at 16.00.

[Steve Wigan]

Won't let me log in too watch it...
Doesn't matter

Just seen the goals on Sky for the first time...must have been an embargo yesterday. Naturally(!) McCarthys handball was the first thing mentioned. Atsu looked strong for Barkleys goal.

 

[Jeff Jones]

....so, you gonna buy ten or twenty on the way down like? I'm gonna put a pack in all me pockets, just to be on the safe side.

Do they still sell them in tens and twenties?

 

[Stutheblue]

A nice Monday morning (if there is such a thing) for a change!

 

[TheHumbleEgg]

Do they still sell them in tens and twenties?

...the shops by the ground won't any more if there's a smoking quarter. They'll be flogging small, plain boxes marked 'TWO DOZEN BIFTERS'.

Written in pen.

For £22.40.

And they'll sell out every game.

 

[Ashtonian]

Positves from yesterday.

1) We won, most important.
2) We carried something from the Kiev game and it worked oddly enough.
3) Lennon involved in two goals yesterday through his pace, fantastic stuff.
4) Atsu also involved, crazy to think wide players on the pitch are actually good for us?!
5) We finally killed a team in the league.


Yesterdays game was nothing more than what we should have done plenty more of this year, a must win game and we won it. Now we win the next two and you can all kiss Martinez's arse for all i care. He is the best manager in the world when we are winning so long may that continue eh?

 

[Roztitute]

What were they singing to the tune of YNWA, do you know?

You'll never get a job. Hilarious ay!

 

[Jeff Jones]

Pretty good overall although I think we got a bit sloppy late in the game, even though they were down to ten.

We got the points which was the main thing and we didn't look like a team that's going down.

 

[MikeH72]

I've just watched it back and there was applause that started at the 17th minute which was for 2 fans who died in that plance crash.

And there was on/off booing throughout the minute till it turned to 18' and a huge roar went up.

Nothing happened on the pitch worth booing so i guess as we were playing well we didn't wanna boo the team this time so booed a round of applause for some dead Newcastle fans instead.

I think the Newcastle fans were booing us for not clapping as well, so they were booing and clapping at the same time

 

[gonetomorrow]

You'll never get a job. Hilarious ay!

Not very funny, I doubt.

 

[toffeejack]

I think the Newcastle fans were booing us for not clapping as well, so they were booing and clapping at the same time

and they said men can't multi-task.

 

[catcherintherye]

Almost the perfect win really;
1) Clean Sheet (alcaraz looked solid)
2) Baines returns
3) We play 4-4-2 (Kone and Lukaku link well)
4) We are beginning to get the best out of Lukaku
5) We find a way to fit Osman in and our play improves, despite his lack of physical attributes he oozes class
6) Gibson starts and looks back to his old self (while the partnership between him and McCarthy looks strong)
7) Lennon plays well.
8) Atsu shows a glimpse of his ability
9) Barkley scores a good goal, which will do his confidence no harm.

We win 3-0 having not played that well. This win, more than the Kiev win is a turning point for me. We are finally playing to Lukaku's strengths. He has scored 10 in his last 14. If we can get through Thursday and follow up with a win at QPR I really think we can finish as high as 10th.

 

[RFUS]

Really pleased to see Atsu do something. Been desperate to see him get a chance after his AFCON performance. Showed good pace and very good awareness to play a perfect pass to Ross. Hopefully he can show us more of that before the season ends to give us something to think about when it comes to signing him on a permanent.

 

[LostLegend]

You'll never get a job. Hilarious ay!

A touch ironic coming from that gang of scruffy biffs...

 

[donalmclean]

superb win. defeat would have left us in serious trouble with everyone of the teams at the bottom smelling blood. That demolition of Newcastle is something to build on, upwards and onwards blues

 

[Toffeelover]

Almost the perfect win really;
1) Clean Sheet (alcaraz looked solid)
2) Baines returns
3) We play 4-4-2 (Kone and Lukaku link well)
4) We are beginning to get the best out of Lukaku
5) We find a way to fit Osman in and our play improves, despite his lack of physical attributes he oozes class
6) Gibson starts and looks back to his old self (while the partnership between him and McCarthy looks strong)
7) Lennon plays well.
8) Atsu shows a glimpse of his ability
9) Barkley scores a good goal, which will do his confidence no harm.

We win 3-0 having not played that well. This win, more than the Kiev win is a turning point for me. We are finally playing to Lukaku's strengths. He has scored 10 in his last 14. If we can get through Thursday and follow up with a win at QPR I really think we can finish as high as 10th.

It was evident that our passing was more froward, even mentioned by Neville on MOTD highlighting the contribution of Gibson and Osman. I wonder if the great play was also a consequence of no Barry and no Mirallas.