Big Dunc testimonial - EFC vs Villareal at Goodison, Sun Aug 2nd

[AaronTheBlue]

squad depth is a massive worry, fear we aren't quite ready for the season yet.

 

[Garrick]

Agree, but we all know all the major movement starts in late August throughout the league.

I fear we'll have already dropped some easy points that we should've picked up by the time we bring in some fresh blood.

 

[davek]

What's going on with Kenwright's barnet?

He looks more and more like Freddie Boswell with each passing week.

 

[Jags..class]

At least Rooney will be happy he doesn't play for us

 

[Titus Bramble]

Well that rounded off a good preseason really didn't it. Lost half of the games we played with our only wins being hearts Dundee and Swindon.Still clearly not match fit as we got schooled by a team who are weeks behind us in terms of being ready for the season and weren't even at it themselves. Injured Besic, Hibbert Deulofeu, Pienaar, Lukaku, Stones and Mirallas, aside from a Ross Barkley wonder belt we haven't scored from open play against top tier opposition in three attempts. To add to that we haven't rectified any of the weaknesses from last season in the transfer window. I'm sure it will all be fine though come next weekend.

Go and have a tug mate, you'll feel better.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Get him on the books we may need him Doug!

Bit grim up front if Lukaku gets a long injury Joe, think we'll get a young forward in on loan before the window closes though.

 

[blue76]

It picked right up after Dunc came on. More of an impact that Rooney.

 

[Roachey11]

Is Del gonna be fit for next week anyone know?

 

[Titus Bramble]

I fear we'll have already dropped some easy points that we should've picked up by the time we bring in some fresh blood.

It'll be the same for more teams than us mate. The window should close before the league starts, but that's a different argument.

 

[BlueToff]

I fear we'll have already dropped some easy points that we should've picked up by the time we bring in some fresh blood.

Nos such thing as 'easy' points in the Prem unfortunately. Watford next week will be tough. Then Southampton away, City at home and Spurs away are the league games before the window shuts - plus Rnd.2 of the League Cup as well.

 

[Tubey]

squad depth is a massive worry, fear we aren't quite ready for the season yet.

It's how we play that is the worry to me, rather than who is playing.

We have more than enough quality to beat Watford; I just don't believe we'll set up in a way that will allow us to actually do it.

I wanted to see signs of evolution in the way we play to react to how piss poor we were last season, and I've seen none of it.

I'm not going to panic yet, but I'm not eagerly anticipating the start of the season either.

 

[Azzurri]

He he he he

 

[davek]

On the plus side: I thought we moved a VERY good Spanish team around that pitch with ease in the first half. A decent forward on the pitch and we'd have got a firm grip of that game.

The players look sharp and switched on (not Naismith obviously). If Lukaku is on the pitch against Watford we'll win that very handily.

 

[Azza]

squad depth is a massive worry, fear we aren't quite ready for the season yet.

6 days, loads of time.

 

[mkrudden]

The match thread attracts weirdos just saying STUFF either driven by a strange self agenda or trying to be mega critics.

Bizarre like.

@MoutsGoat in a nutshell