Match Thread Blackburn 1-0 Everton. Sat July 19th 3pm.

[Tony’s Carp]

One point from our first two games. Uphill struggle again.

 

[Ducans elbow]

Abysmal

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Are we seeing the Everton cycle that is old as time itself?

1. Lose pre season games but “it doesn’t matter because it’s all about fitness”
2. Struggle to fill known gaps in the team but “it doesn’t matter because the window is open until 1st September”
3. Recruit a few last minute sticking plasters on loan
4. Start the season slowly and spend the next 6 months looking down rather than up

Nobody should ever care about friendlies. Remember when we literally put 20+ past a team and then went on to be crap? Means less than nothing.

The window IS open until 1st Sept, though, and these hypothetical “last minute sticking plasters” could also be referred to as “signings”, so what is it you’re actually after, here?

 

[blue to the bone]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Booooo

 

[johnjoeefc]

Pre season means nothing

 

[Mickey]

Largely what I expected.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I never watch pre season games - Everton test my blood pressure August-May, they're not having my June-July too.

Avoiding injuries really is the main thing, but 0 goals from open play Vs Accrington and Blackburn - not that it's needed to tell me we still desperately need pace and ability to contribute in that final third. The sooner that comes, the better.

 

[Miked1e]

Glad we got all our business done early!

 

[Noble Savage]

Hopefully Moyes is finally convinced that some full backs , a winger and a commanding midfielder are more than needed .

 

[davids]

Barry is staying on holiday. For as long as he can.

 

[Croker]

Well, Bein Sports have just jibbed my stream - done me a favour tbh.

 

[Eggs]

…..I have a number of theories, one is a poor pre-season often leads to a good season

 

[bullybeef]

Glad we got all our business done early!

Said it in May that we needed to get players in early.

Every year we don’t. Every year we start poorly.

 

[wearethefamousefc]

Moyes setting up to team to be dreadful to ensure we get the maximum cash from the new owners for new players