Everton v West Ham. 1st March at 15.00.

[ijjysmith]

Back at Goodison Park with a near enough full strength side (just the 5 injuries this time around...):

Howard​

Coleman Alcaraz Distin Baines

McCarthy Barry​

Mirallas Barkley Pienaar

Lukaku​

Robles, Hibbert, Stones, Osman, McGeady, Deulofeu, Naismith

I like this formation.

They'll never guess it.

 

[ijjysmith]

This is how i'd play today:

..............Howard
Coleman..Stones...Distin.....Baines
......McCarthy......Barry.....
Deulofeu....Barkley......McGeady
.............Lukaku........

Subs:
Joel, Hibbert, Alcaraz, Naismith, Pienaar, Osman, Mirallas

Hopefully Ross will get his confidence up and Rom gets a goal or two ahead of Arsenal.
Obvious that Kev + Pienaar will start next week so rest them and give Del + McGeady game time. Thoughts blues?

I'd go this too.

Bit I'd put money on Osman playing as he's vice captain.

 

[Fuleco]

This is how i'd play today:

..............Howard
Coleman..Stones...Distin.....Baines
......McCarthy......Barry.....
Deulofeu....Barkley......McGeady
.............Lukaku........

Subs:
Joel, Hibbert, Alcaraz, Naismith, Pienaar, Osman, Mirallas

Hopefully Ross will get his confidence up and Rom gets a goal or two ahead of Arsenal.
Obvious that Kev + Pienaar will start next week so rest them and give Del + McGeady game time. Thoughts blues?

This is probably the team we'll finish the game with. Martinez in my opinion ends games with the XI he should have started with.

 

[TomDixie]

I like this formation.

They'll never guess it.

They'll sit back no matter what. We might as well have our best side out to break them down.

Osman/Naismith/Deulofeu/McGeady provides good options off the bench if they're being stubborn too.

 

[Roberto Martinmagicez]

Nothing but a win today blues. Need to kick start a run of victories to get the season back on track.

Can't wait to see Dunc walk out for the bench, the roar should be boss. Duncan, Duncan Ferguson being sung like the old days.

I really really hope so....will bring tears to the eyes for me

 

[Donald Twain]

Not looking forward to this! I've got 5 bottles of Duval to get me through it, so bottoms up .

 

[anton66]

Try and make this one simple blues and let West Ham leave Goodison with a smacked @rse.

 

[blue61]

I'm hugely optimistic today, if the ball doesn't hit the back of the Hammers net at least 4 times, I'll be surprised.

 

[Roberto Martinmagicez]

* awaits chicos team news with hibbo snook in

 

[peteblue]

I am feeling very nervous about this game. Nah, sod that, we'll batter them 3-0.......

 

[Roberto Martinmagicez]

Y no team news? Also Y is it dead in here?

 

[Donald Twain]

Y indeed

 

[ijjysmith]

Team news arrives roughly an hour before kick off.


Y

 

[when i score we riot]

I went all in and put bainesy as captain on the fantasy team. If that fails, i guess our entire attempt at making this a good season will fail with it. Need to win to be able to challenge for even an EL spot.

 

[Roberto Martinmagicez]

Does the game not kick off in half an hour?...

Or do I get to finish my ufc...

Apolifies for the Y I'm a lazy typer on this phone