Match Thread Everton v Nottingham Forest - Pre-Match Chat, Match Report & MotM Poll

[Gareth Gibson]

Huge huge game in our club's long and proud history. We need Goodison to be rocking like it was when we beat Palace when Lampard was manager.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Booked a birthday meal for the missus weeks back for this date, seems like a decision of Nostradamus proof predictions now!

Will my Lad be able to keep his phone off, will I?

Will my lad keep his cool or will we get barred from the restaurant as he either;

A) drowns a waitress in gravy after we go 2-0 down
B)Litter the place with a foul mouthed tirade of his faux angry scouse superlatives

Or

C) Streak starters while waving his sprouts and "pig in blanket" in some kopite biffs face after we go 4 up

?
Answers on a postcard

*whatever the outcome my good lady and scouser/football hating Manc father In law will platitude away with "it's only a game!"

Such fun, see ya on the other side Blues.


UTFT

People reaction to passionate football fans with ‘it’s only a game’ is one of the most infuriating things in life

 

[Drico]

We're not going from last night's emasculation to a season-saving win next time out.

I see Forest getting three and we'd be well advised to prepare ourselves mentally now that these cowards have capitulated.

 

[jayden28]

Anyone who thinks we winning this need to stay off the crack.

 

[Timbucktoo]

Forest will sit in and make it hard for us to create any chances. Think it's got a draw written all over it.

We make it hard for ourselves to create chances, don`t need any help from the opposition.

 

[Saaby]

I don’t think we win another game this season. We fluked a goal against 10 man Burnley and scarped passed with a 1-0 at home.

 

[kev]

We have never lost or drawn when I’ve provided the match day thread, because I’ve never made one before.

Neither had @Daveysgingerlovechild until that Chelsea debacle.
FFS
I hope the mods are taking note and have ban hammers at the ready Shibs

 

[maccavennie]

I'd go 3-5-2

GK - Virginia
RWB - Garner
LWB - McNeil
CB - Tarkowski
CB - Branthwaite (pending injury)
CB - Godfrey
CM - Warrington
CM - Gomes
CM - Gueye (pending injury)
ST - Chermiti
ST - DCL (pending injury)

 

[Lob]

Dyche will be out managed by Nuno. He will see him coming from miles away. He is completely predictable.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Neither had @Daveysgingerlovechild until that Chelsea debacle.
FFS
I hope the mods are taking note and have ban hammers at the ready Shibs

It's clear my 'skills' are in tedious polls.

At least they're harmless.

 

[gedefc]

Sometimes we need a hero.
Someone to step up when nobody else will.
For GrandOldTeam.com/forum I will be that hero, providing this very match day thread for this pivotal game in our season.

We have never lost or drawn when I’ve provided the match day thread, because I’ve never made one before.

Pickford
Mykolenko
Branthwaite (not injured just cba to finish this joke match)
Tarkowski
Patterson (because he’s not knocking on 40 years old)
Onana
Garner
Gomes
Harrison
McNeil
Chermiti (why not?)

Wouldnt have Onana & Garner anywhere near the starting XI, their performance yesterday was a disgrace - sell that Onana as soon as the window opens

Pickford
Patterson Tarkowski Branthwaite Mykolenko
Gana Doucoure
McNeil Gomes Danjuma
DCL​

 

[MACCA75]

3-5-2 for me. We can’t score with the current system, change it.

 

[Jamiednm]

Proactively embrace relegation with joy and open arms.

Who wants to be in the PL anyway? We’ve had over 30 years of it with nothing to show for it.

No, bring on The Championship, administration, League One and then liquidation

 

[mccole]

Depending on Branthwaite and other injuries.

We should have played wing back v Chelsea because it would have stopped half of the problems.

Tactically Dyche is terrible and his squad is simply woeful. 1 win in 15 and yet it is still in our hands.

We have to put it aside and move on from this.

XI v Forest

Pickford
Godfrey - Tarkowski - Mykolenko
Young - Harrison - Gueye - Garner - McNeil
Gomes
DCL/Beto

 

[Jamiednm]

People reaction to passionate football fans with ‘it’s only a game’ is one of the most infuriating things in life

It’s true though. Life is so much easier when you let go of the fortunes of a football club over which you have zero control.