Match Thread Everton v Chelsea, Sunday December 22nd, 2pm

[Armaghtoffee]

It's not as bad as the Derby date AT so can't see it getting called off. I suspect that eggs meant that Dyche's hoofball will become unpredictable in the wind and if we win the toss and play with the wind at our backs get your money on JP for first goalscorer

Stormy conditions can only work to our advantage as we aren’t going to out football Chelsea.

 

[when i score we riot]

Putting my hopes on the takeover news giving the team a bit of a boost today. Lets go blues

 

[Zatara]

Win today.
+
Win on Thursday

= P17 21pts
14th position
4pts off 8th
9pts off 18th

Lets make it happen.

 

[Eggs]

By impact do you mean possible postponement?

….no, Mate, but it’s proper windy out there and the forecast suggests over 50mph throughout the game.

 

[Mr PEN86]

Unchanged after Arsenal makes sense. If we can keep the Temu Drogba and the kid with hypothermia quiet, we may nick something but I'm not confident. New era though so hopefully we get a more progressive manager. Up The Friedkin Toffees (UTFT)!

 

[Jeff Jones]

I hope not. Although, opportunity for O’Brien if so.

Dyche doesn't seem to like O'Brien.

 

[PhilM]

Putting my hopes on the takeover news giving the team a bit of a boost today. Lets go blues

We have a fairly good record at home against Chelsea, there is the new owners and stadium boost (this may help the fans more than players) and the weather.

I'm confident today, which usually means we'll be tonked.

Dyche doesn't seem to like O'Brien.

Dyche didn't want O'Brien: join the dots between the Textor bid, Lyon's financial worries and O'Brien.

 

[kimonthemac_efc]

We have a fairly good record at home against Chelsea, there is the new owners and stadium boost (this may help the fans more than players) and the weather.

I'm confident today, which usually means we'll be tonked.

Dyche didn't want O'Brien: join the dots between the Textor bid, Lyon's financial worries and O'Brien.

I think we would have been in a better place of o'brien startd over keane for the opening games of the season. Seems odd that people think he is not good enough. The same person who deesn't start jake starts grandpa docoure who is useless at this point of his career.

 

[Deulofeumygod]

Ok, so, are you dropping a defence that’s had two clean sheets?

That was just in reply to playing O’Brien if Branth is injured.

Clearly, Dyche doesn’t rate or trust him just like Patts.

Our starting cbs should always be Tarks and Branth. They seem to be getting back to the solid partnership they had last season that was so key to keeping us up.

 

[Ring master]

….no, Mate, but it’s proper windy out there and the forecast suggests over 50mph throughout the game.

I actually think its worst today than the Derby. It's more colder today as well. But we cant keep calling games off for wind, We will end up with a backlog if any snow/ice next few months

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Dyche doesn't seem to like O'Brien.

He really doesn’t but the next manager will.

 

[PhilM]

I think we would have been in a better place of o'brien startd over keane for the opening games of the season. Seems odd that people think he is not good enough. The same person who deesn't start jake starts grandpa docoure who is useless at this point of his career.

I'm not saying he isn't good enough, nor making a judgement on whether he should play at the moment or not. Right now, he's still much of an unknown,

I'm merely saying that he ain't playing because Dyche doesn't favour him nor was he ever his choice of a signing, and like Patterson he doesn't bend from this view.

The dysfunctional Everton needs to go!

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

….no, Mate, but it’s proper windy out there and the forecast suggests over 50mph throughout the game.

Definitely to our advantage then...

 

[PhilM]

Definitely to our advantage then...

I was out early on the day of the derby walking the dog, and I've been out again this morning. For me, here in South Liverpool, it feels worse today than it was then!

 

[efcfanwirral]

0-0 or 4-4 in these conditions