Hi, as a moderator on westbrom.com we usually run a view from the opposition in the build up to our game against you on Saturday. I was wondering whether you would be so kind enough to answer the questions I shall provide and I'll post the finished article later to you this week.
I must apologies to the site admin If I need permission, or if this has been placed on the wrong board.
1. What were your thoughts on your season last year?
2. What were your thoughts on our season last year?
3. What are your thoughts on our appointment of Steve Clarke as head coach?
4. What are you expecting from Everton this season?
5. What are you expecting from WBA this season?
6. Favourite memories against WBA?
7. Worst memories against WBA?
8. Team you expect David Moyes to put out?
9. Player you fear the most in our side?
10. Finally, score predictions?
I would also like to thank you for smashing Aston Vile on Saturday, and I wish you all a very safe journey to The Hawthorns on Saturday.
1.) Disappointing. We played well at the end and made some top signings in January, but it was yet another case of us finally getting into our stride too late to achieve anything. The surrender in the league to Liverpool and the FA cup semi disappointment were two of the worst moments.
2.) Top 10 finish is nothing to sniff at, I suppose. I think Shane Long was a mediocre signing though, even as a supporter of the Irish national team. I suppose £6m will be a decent fee or a poor one depending on whether you use Steven Fletcher value levels or Nikica Jelavic ones.
3.) Seems a strange appointment. You have a decent enough squad with a few top players so I would have thought you'd have been able to attract a bigger name. But he masterminded an opening day humiliation of Liverpool so he's fine by me!
4.) I never have expectations with Everton, because Everton never meet them. They either exceed them or miss them massively. I'm taking it game-by-game then but as someone who has been highly critical of Moyes' pragmatic, reactive, defence-based approach to games it's nice to see him being a bit more positive in the opening days of this campaign. We played some top quality, brave, attacking football away at Villa which is hopefully a sign of things to come.
5.) I'm not sure really. I think your strikeforce is pretty enviable and Lukaku looks like a shrewd acquisition. A top ten finish might well be achievable if Clarke can step up to the plate of a full managerial position. You're definitely capable of beating most teams on your day, so perhaps a good cup run is on the cards? Good luck with it anyway, aside from when you play us!
6.) Has to be Big Dunc's last game for us! Not the best result or game necessarily, but he's my all time favourite Everton player so it's an easy choice.
7.) The 4-1. One of the most limp Everton performances I've ever seen. Everything went wrong for us and right for you!
8.) Probably a slightly more negative one than we saw against Villa, as you're a better side (bet that's music to your ears!) and we'll have to combat your array of striking talent. A Distin vs Lukaku match up would be one intriguing physical contest for sure.
9.) I hate pace personally, so Odemwingie. Hopefully we can render him ineffective like we did with Bent against Villa.
10.) If I'm being optimistic then perhaps I can see us edging it 1-2, but my head's saying a keenly contested 1-1 draw may be on the cards. If we turn up and play to our best then we should win the tie, with all due respect, but I'm sure you won't make it as easy for us as Villa did!
