Match Thread Wolves 2-0 Everton (Carabao Cup 3rd Round) 23rd September 19:45

[PhilEFC]

What a waste of time and energy. Feel sorry for our fans who travelled down there.

 

[witchdoc187]

Na it's a trophy mate and we're out of it only one left to go for and that's another year. That's why I go the game for the hope of winning something.... What's the point otherwise

I agree with you mate. I just don't think the other premier league teams look at it that way. That's why they all play reserves.

 

[windymiller]

The bubble has burst for me after that performance.

We need to try and win every match we play and if we cant win, go die fighting.

West Ham and Palace going to be tough games.

Palace are a decent side, we really need to beat West Ham to bring a bit of the feel good factor back before that fixture.

 

[Drico]

And just like that…our early season optimism evaporates.

Yup. Nothing much has changed. Same old manager, same old Everton.

It is what it is. We'll putter along for the season, probably finish about 13th, but any notion we're going places looks a little fanciful right now. That 9/10 transfer window some were claiming has quickly devalued.

And, oh, let's none of us get any hopes up we might go on an FA Cup run in January. I'm sure the manager will have his reasons for devaluing that competition too.

 

[witchdoc187]

We have to go out to win it. We’re not in Europe, we don’t need to rest players for cup games.

I don't disagree mate. But I don't think any clubs see it like that

 

[Steve EFC]

Garner will walk POTM

Only one who can get on the coach with his head held high

I thought the KDH and Jack did well when they came on…. Keane was fine aswell.

I agree we had some very poor performances in there, but not all but one though.

 

[mikel_88]

And just like that…our early season optimism evaporates.

Think we needed it shows that we need to give 100% to get what we want this season.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

No away wins at a Top 4 side in 11 years…ah it was all down to a lack of luck. Nothing Moyes could solve

As far as I am aware every game is only worth 3 points so that record is pretty much irrelevant. Those team lose a couple of home games a year at most. Chelsea famously never lost at home under Jose I think in his first spell. How many would you expect us to have won?

 

[matty1878]

We're 7 points from 5 games and out of 50% of the cups. I think the jury is currently still out on what sort of a season we're going to have.

“jury still out”

 

[Titus Shambles]

We don’t get the chance because Mansfield knocked us out on pens

Imagine thinking ol' gravel gullet would be able to go toe-to-toe for 90mins with a side from League Five or wherever they're at

 

[Titus Shambles]

Yep on Moyes this.
He can’t rely on the likes of O’Neal

Dwight or Shaquille?

 

[TrueBlue1978]

He played a stronger team against Mansfield at home????
I'm a Moyes fan but come on!!!

 

[jamieni]

Think we needed it shows that we need to give 100% to get what we want this season.

We just can’t rely on some of the fringe players. Looked miles off it. Cant half bake any more games.

 

[windymiller]

I agree with you mate. I just don't think the other premier league teams look at it that way. That's why they all play reserves.

Which made it an even better opportunity for us. We should've let those other teams bomb out while we treat it the same as any other fixture. Try and beat everybody, play our strongest team whenever we can. We'll likely have only 42 or 43 (maybe even 41) games this season now and I bet we still put out a dog of a team in the FA cup in January.

 

[windymiller]

“jury still out”

Correct