bit of a difficult start but at least two are at goodison. pretty hellish looking febuary too but other than that it looks decent
1-0 Nugent 56th minute nailed.
Horrible start.
Ah well. We are good enough.
Jebus, looking at those last three months... wow. Talk about time to gain ground.
February looks like the toughest month to me. Also, although i'm sure Leicester away will be a great game, I would've wanted to avoid playing a newly promoted team first - they'll be well up for that!Would it be possible to get a ticket for leicester for someone with no season ticket and no away history ?
Some quite negative comments there.
I know we have a recent history of starting poorly, but these days pre-season doesn't consist of pelting it up a mountain in Austria listening to "hearts on fire" and then beating some gash ninth-tier farmers 17-0.
If this was the 7-game start under Moyes I would arrange pre-emptive counselling and AA meetings... maybe even going as far as producing a mock "Everton in the Championship" kit, as I did after we lost 3-2 to Hull in 2009 and looked ripe for the drop.
BUT this is Roberto's boys we're talking about - we just need a top class striker, a backup RB (if Browning isn't ready) and another versatile midfielder then we'll be sound!
I think it will be a really tough game too. Expectation levels will be high from the Leicester fans after winning the Championship last year and we crapped out against the promoted teams early on last season.I know it is only mid June, but that Leicester game already has the look of a "must win" as an insurance policy against the first two home games.
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