Match Thread Everton 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19:30 Weds 7th January 2026.

[Swartzy]

2 reds over a dread, you couldn't write it..

Sudden fear of heights and a Dreadtail in front of you, who ain't gonna grab it.

The tail should have been carded for
taunting Keane

Give it a number and it's like having a twelth man on the pitch, cheating scabs


Think we could have a case hear

 

[degsy]

Baffled that some people actually think Keane was justified in getting a red. No wonder the game is gone and no one watches anymore.

Of course he was...on a number of levels
1) the strict letter of the law (as to the spirit of the law and its interpretation - well that's another argument entirely)
2) Hair pulling? What sort of  cu sorry, snide trick is that?
3) plain old stupidity, with the all seeing eye...when it suits them...of VAR??

Nos 1 & 3!
Same applies to Grealish

 

[Swartzy]

Of course he was...on a number of levels
1) the strict letter of the law (as to the spirit of the law and its interpretation - well that's another argument entirely)
2) Hair pulling? What sort of  cu sorry, snide trick is that?
3) plain old stupidity, with the all seeing eye...when it suits them...of VAR??

Nos 1 & 3!
Same applies to Grealish

Strict letter of the law, and all it's additions, is what has killed this game.

Pulling hair, in that kind of incident. A Talking too, yellow at most..
( I doubt Wolves would even question that outcome )

A yellow for Keane & Jack stays on the field..

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Strict letter of the law, and all it's additions, is what has killed this game.

Pulling hair, in that kind of incident. A Talking too, yellow at most..
( I doubt Wolves would even question that outcome )

A yellow for Keane & Jack stays on the field..

A place on the subs bench and Jack stays on the field.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Wolves will be pleased with this so far. If they get an equaliser second half they'll probably fancy taking all three points. Not good enough from Everton to have not tested Sa at all yet, really poor in the final third as per usual—Barry might as well not be there.

Ok I'll change it to "apart from the goal, we haven't tested the goalkeeper at all". 1-0 to a very fragile and prone to falling apart Everton is a very dangerous score for us.

Petrified of us conceding then desperately trying to claim a point. Just finish these off please.

Get Barry and McNeil off the pitch ffs. If we concede a soft goal they'll fancy themselves to win it.

Can't believe how right I was. Actually can, because it was all so predictable.

 

[If You Know Your History]

Of course he was...on a number of levels
1) the strict letter of the law (as to the spirit of the law and its interpretation - well that's another argument entirely)
2) Hair pulling? What sort of  cu sorry, snide trick is that?
3) plain old stupidity, with the all seeing eye...when it suits them...of VAR??

Nos 1 & 3!
Same applies to Grealish

Do you seriously think that Salah would be given a straight red card at Anfield for touching someone's hair, or a second yellow for clapping his hands 15 yards away from the referee?

 

[blue1948]

why is it any different than pulling someones arm?

Because it stopped him seeing the ball ,if you think that is acceptable then the game is finished .Cameras all around and player doing that and more .

 

[Socistep2]

We should still be winning that game even with the team we had out. It was a dreadful performance against a very poor team

Wolves have improved in recent weeks, a last min OG away from a point at arsenal, point at OT and a win on Sunday, they were limited but not as bad for me as their league position suggests

Not saying we weren't dreadful but the reality is our squad needs more transfer windows, we don't have the strength on depth yet to drop tarky, have a second string midfield etc

We are relying on some raw youngsters in a few positions and it doesn't help when the senior players like McNeil and tarky play so poorly

People need to be realistic, we need more investment and are going to be a number of windows away from being consistent

 

[blue1948]

And nor should you be if it’s deliberate. I don’t think there was any evidence at all to suggest that Keane was being deliberately violent, or reckless, or doing something inherently dangerous though. On that basis ‘the games gone’ shouts are valid, because we’re at a stage where VAR looks at things without any context or thought process and treats them as a standalone issue (in slow motion). Areola nearly knocked gibbs white out cold yesterday and didn’t even get booked, but (seemingly accidentally) grabbing hold of a piece of hair is a red card offence?

I am aghast at your interpretation of fair play ,the man is a buffoon trying to get away with that .

 

[blue1948]

Shockingly poor atmosphere.

Completely justified given the rubbish they having to watch ,I have been watching man and boy for 76 years and I think the crowd is right to be disappointed ,they pay good money and deserve better .That is their main way to show how they feel .They mustn't be tied to performing like seals just to show what a fantastic fan base they are in the face of very poor team play ,some good individual but very poor team displays .

 

[blue1948]

Do you seriously think that Salah would be given a straight red card at Anfield for touching someone's hair, or a second yellow for clapping his hands 15 yards away from the referee?

May be no but they should be given .I just don't know how anyone is defending these two .

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

May be no but they should be given .I just don't know how anyone is defending these two .

Doesn't bother me anymore.

Let's get to 40 points and then buy a RB, LB and CF and we are on our way with a new manager.

Oh, and for god's sake, don't give Keane another year.

 

[Mozza1987]

You have never been allowed to pull hair!

Mate that's never a red card in a million years. Don't think he even realised he slightly pulled it.

 

[Mozza1987]

Of course he was...on a number of levels
1) the strict letter of the law (as to the spirit of the law and its interpretation - well that's another argument entirely)
2) Hair pulling? What sort of  cu sorry, snide trick is that?
3) plain old stupidity, with the all seeing eye...when it suits them...of VAR??

Nos 1 & 3!
Same applies to Grealish

Mate if that's a red then they may as well pack the game in now. I don't think he even realised he had slightly pulled it. Defenders grab the back of shirts when jumping for a header all the time.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Strict letter of the law, and all it's additions, is what has killed this game.

Pulling hair, in that kind of incident. A Talking too, yellow at most..
( I doubt Wolves would even question that outcome )

A yellow for Keane & Jack stays on the field..

As I said in another post the game is ridiculously over officiated now with the referees becoming more involved than ever during a 90 minutes. It's clearly a directive from above to create 'talking points' and therefore manufactured 'drama' which gets click baits and other ways of making football more soap opera rather than about the actual game itself. Sadly the game has been lost to greed and any fans of a certain vintage will forever be pining for the good old days when football was actually about the game itself