Match Thread Everton v Watford. 8th Aug at 15.00.

[coollino]

No one remembers the first game anyway

 

[meagher94]

Stones was terribly naive for the second goal. He's still class, but his inexperience showed. Let's not start selling him off to Chelsea because of it.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

We looked quicker getting the ball forward when Barry dropped back

 

[Wat Tyler]

Ok ok could have been worse. I'll take that. Potential banana skin.

If it was a banana skin, we have slipped on it, one point at home to a poor side like that is not good enough.

 

[USABlue]

Pretty much the same as that match but glad we did not lose today.

Same. Was just pointing out one game doesn't make a season.

 

[lungo]

Two centre halves woeful today, the rest not much better.

If Chelsea gives us 30M for Stones it would be crazy not to sell. He is a good player but a bad defender and im afraid he is not worth 30 m. But if you look at Lukaku and you see what you get for 28 M so perhaps im wrong.

 

[WarringtonBlue]

Martinez made the change to 2 up front early, and as a result we got a draw. Not brilliant, I wanted a win, but he would have shoved Naismith up wide left last season.

Kone plays well as a supplement to Lukaku

And welcome back Ross.

Not brilliant, but hopefully we'll kick on from the grit we showed and play against Soton

 

[thebluenosebolt]

It could of been a loss today...ill take a point. Massive game against the basketball unknowns. One point is better than nowt. Its only beer o'clock !!......again...in the girls school.. in a sweaty halfterm dormroom... with my reputation ?? Oh i should coco. Huzzaah

 

[TX Bill]

1-1....and they'll score first.

Close.

Dire performance.

 

[coollino]

Maybe reading too much into it, but he was a little 'off'.

Maybe because he is actually 21 and people have been talking about he is the best cb in the world, people have actually believed it

 

[WarringtonBlue]

If Chelsea gives us 30M for Stones it would be crazy not to sell. He is a good player but a bad defender and im afraid he is not worth 30 m. But if you look at Lukaku and you see what you get for 28 M so perhaps im wrong.

Imagine seriously believing this

 

[Ash Woods]

Martinez with the sub of the century after I mocked his decision

Howard - Garbage
Coleman - Average
Jags - poor
Stones - Average
Galloway- Average
Barry - Average
Cleverley - Good
Barkley - Very Good
McCarthy - poor
Lukaku - poor


Kone - excellent

 

[jerseytoffee]

there was more urgency second half, looked better, but we still need a few signings

 

[zandvoort blue]

Fair enough result - Watford played a good anti-Everton game
Kone MOTM, actually in all seriousness
It does paper over those same frustrating cracks as last year though

 

[wfc]

I think you got a good point against a weakened Watford side. If Abdi had been playing, it would have been a walk over for us. As it is, considering our injuries and suspensions I'm not too concerned about a draw away at a bottom half side.