Match Thread Everton 0-3 Brighton - Sat 17 Aug 2024 - Kick Off: 15:00

[efcste97]

We'll have options from the bench tomorrow, If Doucoure is playing like he usually does he has to be took off around the 60 min mark. No 80-85th min subs please Sean.

 

[kenada_blue]

less than 24 hours to go

And everyone here is already resigned to a home defeat against a side coached by a child, who have bought children, who sold a big player in Gross, and who haven't beaten a Dyche Everton side in 3 attempts.

Back yourselves you gimps

 

[RomanReigns]

And everyone here is already resigned to a home defeat against a side coached by a child, who have bought children, who sold a big player in Gross, and who haven't beaten a Dyche Everton side in 3 attempts.

Back yourselves you gimps

there's no way dyche is getting beat by a fella who hasn't had a pube yet

 

[GoldenToffee]

Unfortunately I highly suspect tomorrow will be another case of very, very quickly realising we're in for a relegation-fighting season.

 

[Davideeyore]

RS will already be top of the league champions elect by the time we kick off.

 

[Simon Buttle]

I just have this thing of 2-2 in my head for some reason which would be ok tbf.

 

[hashbike]

Who’s the curly haired kid ?

 

[chippy1722]

Only Everton could kill the new season excitement by playing no new signings.
I really hope that isn’t the case.
I heard his line about it being a new league for them all and my heart sank.

 

[chippy1722]

Unfortunately I highly suspect tomorrow will be another case of very, very quickly realising we're in for a relegation-fighting season.

I doubt it will be that bad but when Young fouls a winger in the first 10 mins, the realisation will hit that it’s gonna be same old same old.

 

[Eggs]

Who’s the curly haired kid ?

…I think it’s the Academy LB, Jack Butler.

 

[AndyP94]

I don’t think we’ll get beat… but then Young and Keane both possibly starting is slightly worrying.

 

[davek]

No, don't let them have possession of the ball (That breads confidence for the away team and silences our crowd) protect it ourselves, play on the front foot get the crowd engaged and we win this.

Unfortunately that wont happen because the instructions from the manager.

The truth is that Brighton have hit the buffers after selling way too many of their decent players.

They wont carry the same threat this season again and I see this as a massive opportunity to get off the start with a win. Last season we were mugged in the opening game for being too open and allowing a smash and grab after dominating. Dyche wont want to see a repeat.

 

[Thomasc]

Right we are winning this, winning ugly, but winning.

 

[billyblue80]

I just have this thing of 2-2 in my head for some reason which would be ok tbf.

I can see that their pace frightens me and Dyche will have to change it if we go behind maybe we can fight our way back. I just think it's going to be very tough we have to sit deep not allow them space in behind.

 

[billyblue80]

I don’t think we’ll get beat… but then Young and Keane both possibly starting is slightly worrying.

People keep saying Keane has experience yeah and he's had his decent games but he has experience of mistakes too. I would play O'Brien every day he played Keane for four games at the start of last season and we started badly.