Cardiff v Everton. 31st Aug @ 15.00.

[RFUS]

Jelavic's last chance?

He'll miss it.

 

[roydo]

Jelavic's last chance?

He missed it.

 

[FinchFarmBlue]

Loving the emphasis on Barkley from Martinez. So refreshing - backing talent.

Don't always agree with Redknapp, but the presenter on that Team Talk show on Sky just questioned whether Ross would get tired if Robbie continued to play him and Redknapp more or less just looked at him and said he will only get better the more he's played.

I know it will average out over the season, but 91% pass completion rate in the final 1/3 is impressive for any player of any age.

 

[Tree13]

Its not been a phenomenal beginning to the season but then times of change often never are. Were only three games in so can that lid stinking of turps at the back pipe down please?


It really is a sound city to visit and spend some time, its easy accessible, decent enough locals and the guaranteed hospitality of the cock loving local girls. I’ve only been for rugby (sorry there like) and not the footie so I suppose there will be a few cranks who’ve got Danny Dwyer’s Football Factories on speed dial on their hard drive lurking about on the day, but once these nuggets puke all over their Travelfox and go home by eight then the city is indeed all yours.


We draw a lot of support from Wales so Ill eagerly tip toe around slandering an entire nation. I’m more of a fan of west of Cardiff towards Swansea and those parts but that’s like going over the north wall and where you’ll need Jon Snow as an escort. Cardiff is the steroid taking capital of not just Wales but the western world. Rhys and Dai from Tiger Bay are so juiced up they’ll forget their own names. It is also infected with the rugby sub culture of men out drinking together behaving like grade A tw*ts, drinking each other’s piss and spit roasting the fat bird from the bar behind the back of the pub while high fiving and taking photos to show in the pint of mild smelling rugby club. F*cking dolts. Be glad we don’t play much rugby around our parts.


There were in hindsight thankfully wholesale changes for the midweek cup game which was sound as we ended up playing crap for nearly two hours.

One thing Kone didn’t do was play himself into contention, he’ll take some time. If we playing one up front then he’s likely to be our best option which hopefully he’ll show this season. In the meantime it might be an idea to play Anichebe as at least the ball will stick up front when we need it and he’ll cause limited centre backs some problems. As delightful as Barkley is we might have to have a look at playing two up front at times this season as our strikers are better with a partner.


Distin and Jagielka will play in the middle of defence with Coleman and hopefully Baines on the left as the weird haircutted Oviedo is a poor imitation at left back at present, but will improve as time goes on. He’ll make a better wing back than left back though, so five at the back may be his forte which will pop up at some point because for all the good togger, our defence looks as safe as an under sixteen year old in a BBC studio in the seventies. Howard in goal.

Poor result here and you’ll be swerving any Everton commentary you can for the first week at least. This isn’t a must win game, there’ll be very few of them in a season of transition, but I just want to have happy Everton thoughts and the urge to watch Match Of The Day for Everton aceness.

One of your very best efforts Chico. Everything in bold is absolutely spot-on - especially the stuff about Cardiff itself (lived there for six years - even the f*cking pigeons are on roids).

One thing I would disagree with, is towards the end in red: it IS a must win game IMHO. Newly-promoted team, with some new signings still finding their feet? We should be looking to smash these.

Two up front (Jelavic and Anichebe) with Felli and Barkley in CM, Pienaar on the left and Mirallas on the right. Heitinga, Oviedo, Gibson, Osman, Deulofeu and Kone to provide bench options. 9 - 3 to us.

 

[davek]

I have no faith left in our team right now in terms of scoring goals. Mirallas needs to step up today.

Away from home I think we get a bit more room. Not overly confident about this though, tbh. Let's hope Jelavic gives us more than sweet **** all.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Oh ffs. We need another CM badly. Osman is just awful

 

[chicoazul]

Campbell, Barkley and I think it might have been these although I can't be sure:

Boss trabs them lad.

 

[Tubey]

Away from home I think we get a bit more room. Not overly confident about this though, tbh. Let's hope Jelavic gives us more than sweet **** all.

Gotta admit though that Kone is lucky to be in the squad after that Stevenage performance. It's the right call to drop him.

 

[fozzy]

Pipe down south coast, you well had Gola anyway.

way to expensive those.

pan ams me

 

[chicoazul]

way to expensive those.

pan ams me

Hahaha is right.

 

[Tree13]

Jelavic's last chance?

In August, yes. For the season? Don't be absurd.

 

[Jags..class]

Gotta admit though that Kone is lucky to be in the squad after that Stevenage performance. It's the right call to drop him.

Kone did nothing against Stevenage to get another start today, but if Jelavic is crap again then Kone needs another chance. Is Vic injured?

 

[paulbefc]

Boss trabs them lad.

You can tell I have absolutely zero to do between now and kick off.

 

[Goat]

Just backed Jela 1st goal.

6/1, lovely.

 

[Connor]

Kone did nothing against Stevenage to get another start today, but if Jelavic is crap again then Kone needs another chance. Is Vic injured?

Yeah.