Still a good start?

[Goat]

Not anymore.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

The officials have turned a brilliant start (9 points from 12, including games against United and Villa away) into a slightly above average one.

Bastards.

 

[toffeejack]

too early but it would have been good to go top after beating swansea. the fact i changed my draw prediction this morning to a win. and the fact that i had everton win on my acumulator meant all the more to be pissed off. we had a kind fixture list at the start so we need to take advantage and get maximum points in games we dominate for large parts and not drop home points against gash teams like this. people can say newcastle are good all they like, but that starting lineup we were faced with today was terrible fair play

 

[toffeejack]

i expected us to beat united, not sure why but i did so i dont see that as 3 or 2 points more than expected there

 

[The-Golden-Vision]

Yeah, for about 1 game.

You guys do know this is the temp standing and we could still even get relegated and it means absolutely NOTHING after 5 games?

 

[DualityNSNO]

The officials have turned a brilliant start (9 points from 12, including games against United and Villa away) into a slightly above average one.

Bastards.

Yeah mate, it was the refs that denied the goals, but it wasn't the refs who allowed Phil Neville to walk into our team for no reason, was it? And it wasn't them who kept Osman on the field for the whole game.

 

[DualityNSNO]

So by your logic - 2-3 years ago Hull or Stoke (one of those, I don't give enough of a [Poor language removed] to check) won the league because they were first after 6 or 7 games? Sorry, no.

 

[tim cahill]

Ha. I thought that was an interesting stat, anyway. Remove all the spin and look at the facts, and well all you learn is that 4 games isn't a start. It's a fraction of the season.

The only extra positive is that we've played post-Christmas quality football on 3 occasions out of 4 in the league already.

Very interesting stat! You're right about the quality of football but i think the injuries to two of our most irreplaceable players is what could damage us.

 

[tim cahill]

So by your logic - 2-3 years ago Hull or Stoke (one of those, I don't give enough of a [Poor language removed] to check) won the league because they were first after 6 or 7 games? Sorry, no.

Don't think he actually said that.

 

[- Bradders -]

We started off very well and have gone backwards, when we really should have been able to kick on and build a bit of momentum. Newcastle were weak tonight and we let them off the hook. Obviously the linesman helped with that but that still should have been 3 points rather than 1. WBA was different. They'd also started well and we were away so I wasn't as pissed off then as I am now.

 

[HSD]

Possibly but, time will tell I guess.

 

[The-Golden-Vision]

So by your logic - 2-3 years ago Hull or Stoke (one of those, I don't give enough of a [Poor language removed] to check) won the league because they were first after 6 or 7 games? Sorry, no.

Hull and Stoke!?!? wtf are you on about mate.

 

[electricblue]

7/12 points yeah decent enough.

 

[neil999]

well..at least our games are exciting! theres been some great attacking play, this was sorely lacking at the start of last season

 

[Dublintoff]

Post christmas league winning runs will cease.

We have a mental inferiority regarding killing games off. I want to see a full strength Everton hammer the first league cup draw 8 - 0.

It is time the side wasnt scared of being comfortably ahead and able to sit on a lead, instead of panicking on a 1-0 and having it go to rat tits.

The stats before the game said the last 27 times we had taken the lead we had won 20, drawn 6 and lost 1, so i dont know where you get this from.