Cheltenham 1-5 Everton. 7th Jan @ 19.45.

[Brennan]

Played a second string team against Leeds and see how that treated us. I'd go same team as Newcastle game maybe with coleman coming in for jonny.

Leeds are a good Championship team.

Cheltenham are a League Two team.

Moyes brought on two more first team players at half time against Leeds (bringing the total to 8) and we were still gash. Bad team performance, not individual personnel.

 

[toffeejack]

can see the reasoning for playing felli seeming as he's just had a 3 game ban but i would leave him on the bench and only bring him on if we need saving. would hate to see our pirzed asset get a freak injury on a bobby pitch.

same to baines, oviedo should get a start, the lid has looked good.

Howard
Neville Jags Duffy Oviedo
Naismith Barkley Hitz Gueye
Anichebe Vellios

definitely good enough - can see barkley grabbing a goal if he starts

 

[Del]

If we need to play our first team against this lot then we have major issues

 

[roydo]

Sudely Arms is probably the closest on the way to the ground from the town centre, pretty decent prices, will be busy. Fox and Hound not open anymore. The Hewlett Arms is not far from where the Fox and Hound used to be, about 10 mins walk from the ground, nicer place depends what youre looking for. The club bar under the ground is open from 5, website says its open to both sets of fans? Saw Garbutt play last season, could see a bit of Baines in his technique but he does go a bit quiet, would be good to see him in the blue shirt though!

FFS! Used to be my local about 20 years ago when I lived in Cromwell Road. Played footie for them also. Shame that.

 

[Lien]

If we need to play our first team against this lot then we have major issues

Yep. That's not a lack of professionalism. If we can't beat them without Baines, Pienaar, Jelavic and Fellaini for example then we want shooting with brown stuff, simple as that.

 

[Steve Wigan]

One thing we can guarantee.....we'll have a lot more class than the Cheats. Oviedo deserves to start....and Velios...but we need to take care.

 

[Charlie Lloyd]

Anyone got any spares for this, im in the Cheltenham area night of the game

 

[evilwebby]

No sense in starting anything like a full strength XI for this.


Mucha

Coleman
Heitinga
Duffy
Oveido

Hitz
Naismith
Barkley
Gueye

Anichebe
Velios



Bench:

Howard
Jags
Fellaini
Pienaar
Jelavic


Even a 2nd string XI should be good enough. I mean, they're all regular squad members who have seen PL action this season. If they can't do they job, what's the point of having them?

The only way to build squad depth is to play the peripheral players.

 

[Allezfan]

We played our first team against reading and lost and our second string against Orient and won.

Pretty obvious what we should do, really.

 

[Goat]

We played our first team against reading and lost and our second string against Orient and won.

Pretty obvious what we should do, really.

Not bother turning up?

No but if Baines or Fellaini start I think I will cry.

 

[stefanefc]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Neville, Arteta, Pienaar (Gosling 90), Anichebe, Cahill.

That was our team vs. Macclesfield in 2009. We only won that 1-0 and arguably Cheltenham are better.

This won't be easy.

 

[somuchfun]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Neville, Arteta, Pienaar (Gosling 90), Anichebe, Cahill.

That was our team vs. Macclesfield in 2009. We only won that 1-0 and arguably Cheltenham are better.

This won't be easy.

Nice team, that.

 

[Goat]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Neville, Arteta, Pienaar (Gosling 90), Anichebe, Cahill.

That was our team vs. Macclesfield in 2009. We only won that 1-0 and arguably Cheltenham are better.

This won't be easy.

Are you joking?

Of course it will be easy.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Are you joking?

Of course it will be easy.

It won't.

 

[Goat]

It won't.

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