Match Thread Ruzomberok vs Everton, Thursday 3rd August, 7.45pm

[blue to the bone]

Score at least once and that will do.
They ain't a good side and we will be better.
3-1 blues

 

[billyblue80]

Nervy 1-1 or 2-2 watching through our fingers in the last few minutes as they swing punt after punt into our box.

 

[a bell maul]

This opposition is a quality, well coached team. We will have our work cut out in defending our narrow advantage. There is 'Everton that' written all over this tricky fixture.

 

[devogue]

1 goal and we win.

 

[Bungle]

think it'll be easier than the home leg, less pressure, fitter team etc. 3-0. We only need 1 goal really and it's tie over, we surely wouldn't ship 3 to these?

They could have had at least a couple at Goodison, I don't expect them to score 3 but it's not inconceivable with Martina and Williams in the back 4.

In reality I think it'll be a lot more comfortable than the home game though and hopefully we'll see more of Sandro as well.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Nervy 1-1 or 2-2 watching through our fingers in the last few minutes as they swing punt after punt into our box.

If it's 2-2 with a few minutes to go then they'll need to win 4-2 to go through, so I'd take that lol

 

[blue61]

think it'll be easier than the home leg, less pressure, fitter team etc. 3-0. We only need 1 goal really and it's tie over, we surely wouldn't ship 3 to these?

That's my thinking, I can't see us not scoring.

 

[toffeejack]

They could have had at least a couple at Goodison, I don't expect them to score 3 but it's not inconceivable with Martina and Williams in the back 4.

In reality I think it'll be a lot more comfortable than the home game though and hopefully we'll see more of Sandro as well.

meh, we could have scored more ourselves. Williams was playing a euro championship semi last year, he's not declined so much that he can't defend against binmen quite yet.

 

[Bungle]

meh, we could have scored more ourselves. Williams was playing a euro championship semi last year, he's not declined so much that he can't defend against binmen quite yet.

Once he's back up to fitness and lost the baby weight I hope he improves drastically, I'm not overly confident of that though and wouldn't mind a new CB partner for Keane.

 

[steve]

This on tv anywhere in the uk?

 

[Paul Rideout]

Once he's back up to fitness and lost the baby weight I hope he improves drastically, I'm not overly confident of that though and wouldn't mind a new CB partner for Keane.

Comment of the day

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

This on tv anywhere in the uk?

ITV4 again.

Europa League Qualifying Live: Ruzomberok FC v Everton
Thursday 3rd August on ITV4 from 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Having secured a narrow 1-0 victory at home against minnows Ruzomberok, Everton travel to Slovakia looking to progress from the third round of qualifying in the Europa League. Jacqui Oatley presents live coverage, with analysis from Kevin Campbell and Leon Osman, and commentary by Sam Matterface and Andy Townsend. SUB Stereo
Sport

 

[Anna]

I'm felling far more confident about this then I was the first leg. Just a single goal for us would mean they'd need three and I can't see us going 90mins without at least one goal. The game will be more open because they have to score and we need to exploit that. If we get a nice early goal I can see us hammering them but the longer it stays 0-0 the edger we'll get. Just getting over the line and into the next round is all that matters at this stage and I'm confident we'll do just that on Thursday.

Summed up perfectly. An early goal for us and I'll relax a little. Hopefully with being a week further on in terms of fitness, and hopefully Sandro causing their back line chaos, that should happen. Main thing is we get through.

 

[barneygumble]

Concerned. But that's 24 years of negativity prior to 2017 do to you.

Early goal to break their stride and we'll be okay. The longer the game goes on, the more concerned i'll be.

Please get through.

 

[Brisan123]

First ever Everton match I saw in my life, I was 11 and a Dinamo Bucharest fan back then.
You'd think I'd now better after seeing that but here I am


Let's also not forget the Dinamo Kiev Heartbreak 2 years ago.

But we don't have Alcaraz any more