Match Thread Everton v Stoke City . Saturday 12/08/2017. 15.00

[jaycee]

1-2 stoke,we've got a decent record at your place so hoping we can carry it on.

Whats happening with that Imbula fella? Looked decent the couple of time i seen him

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

2-0 to Everton. Think Stoke will struggle this season.

Hope DCL starts up front rather than Rooney. Sandro to get his first league goal.

 

[Agent Blue]

2-0 Sandro and Rooney to score.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

We need to fly out of the traps tomorrow and not let them settle. An early goal would be ace.

 

[Woolly Blue]

In the lack of a match thread, apparently our league campaign kicks off tomorrow, but seems to have been forgotten due to a spate of floods caused by excessive seasonal bedwetting. I'll be there cheering on the players we actually have. COYB!

PS 3-1

The pics were the best bit

2-2 to the mighty Blues.

 

[blue61]

The pics were the best bit

2-2 to the mighty Blues.

I used my best camera, took ages to put together.

 

[Woolly Blue]

I used my best camera, took ages to put together.

You kept it short and sweet mate, which is far better than long and rancid.

 

[Milkman]

Starting to feel that exclusively Everton feeling of excitement and impending dread. I'm not so optimistic – feel like this one might be 1-1 and we'll start the season pretty slowly.

Goodison needs to be in good voice to drown out those single cell organisms in the away end.

I'd play Martina because he offers more going forward than Holgate. Klaassen, Gana and Sniderman. Rooney, Mirallas and Sandro up top.

 

[yakublue]

Front 3 of Sandro - Rooney - Klaassen is so narrow

Reminds me of the bad old days when we used to start Barkley - Naismith - Osman in midfield

But worse because Coleman is injured and Baines is old

 

[John Bailey's wine glass]

I see a comfortable 3-0 victory here .......Alan Ainscow , John Barton and Mitch Ward

 

[a bell maul]

Starting to feel that exclusively Everton feeling of excitement and impending dread. I'm not so optimistic – feel like this one might be 1-1 and we'll start the season pretty slowly.

Yes, we all live in a constant state of trepidation: waiting in fearful anticipation for the next, (imminent), 'Everton that' moment.

 

[Tubey]

Sounds weird and over the top, but I sort think this is a must win game. Because we could be bottom after five games with very few points if we're dropping them at home to Stoke, and that's a hard start to recover momentum from.

That said, 1-1.

 

[john jako]

Defo last on MOTD regardless of the result.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Will be nice to see Gylfi and Virgil paraded at half time

 

[Rossisboss]

Great read. Best preview of the season thus far.

10-0 blues, Rooney with 7