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On 04/04/2019 at 03:44, Wiggytop said:

In no particular order and depending on if you want a beer before or not.

Take the 919 bus from St Johns Lane near Lime St station to the ground, it should drop you off just in front  of the Park End on Walton Lane, Walk up to the ground soak up the view, ( I'm there every game and love the bus journey, some times use the train to Kirkdale but it's not the same ) and then take a 360 degree walk round reading the signs giving our history, best if you go anti clockwise starting at  Bullens Rd / Park End stand. Finnish up in the fan zone at the Park End, if you get there an hour before kick off, they usually have an interview with an ex player, hang around there for a bit, grab a beer.

Have a quick beer in the Winslow on Goodison Rd.

Go to your seat about 30 mins before kick off to watch the warm up

Have a beer after the win, I'll leave others to guide you on the best boozers, as I go with my son who's too young to drink yet.

Have a great day, COYB!

Thank you Wiggy! We'll be walking to the game from city centre, hitting every pub on the way - especially the Winslow. Appreciate the heads up on getting to seats 30 mins ahead of time. 

Dan Meis also heading up a project here in the states. New stadium for MLS. This could be further evidence of what to expect - on a grander scale of course.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/04/fc-cincinnati-release-new-renderings-west-end-stadium

Also find his quote on top 6 underplayed players very interesting. Sounds like we should expect 1 or 2 from those clubs to come here. Quick somebody make a list of all top 6 first team players aged 20-25 who could use more playing time. Oh wait, i'll do it - here it is for speculation:

City: G Jesus, Zinchenko, Foden (Danilo-27)

Utd: Bailly, A Pereira, Dalot, McTominay

Arsenal: Maitland-Niles, Holding, Iwobi, Mavropanos

Chelsea: Loftus-Cheek, Christensen, Emerson, Ampadu, Zouma, Bakayoko, Kenedy, Abraham, Batshuayi, Hudson-Odoi (never going to happen)

Spurs: Winks, Dier, Walker-Peters, Foyth

Everton 3 - 1 Arsenal

Coleman

1 hour ago, Matt said:

Why Tom and not Gomes? Just curious 

Three reasons all with varying degrees of validity  

Gomes has been off the pace recently.

Generally speaking, I like Tom away and Gomes at home. Davies provides a little more defensive cover which tends to help away from home.

Lastly, Davies is our player. It's basically April and we don't have much to play for - until we're certain we will be buying Gomes he shouldn't play. Brands and Silva must have seen enough by now to know. We need to develop what we have. Feel similarly with Mina and Zouma - though Mina isn'tt fit right now. 

Mina injured. Digne Gomes Jags fit.

Pickford

Coleman Keane Zouma Digne

Gana Davies 

Bernard Siggy Richarlison

DCL

Only season ticket holders can resell through stubhub. When i bought them through Everton I was under the assumption i could just sell them back on stubhub like we always do here in the states haha. Oh well. Maybe someone on here wants them, i'll sell them outside the stadium or just eat the cost. 

Anybody in need of 2 tickets to Arsenal - LOWER GWLADYS - Block GT5 - Row PP - Seat 136 and 137. I just bought them yesterday for 42 pounds each and i'd be willing to sell them at a small discount even. This will be my only trip to Goodison for a long time so I'm going the stubhub route to get closer to the pitch. 

I asked the box office about selling outside the stadium and he said it's illegal. That's true here in the states as well but it happens all the time. Can i sell them before the match or should i be worried about undercover cops?

Everton 1 - 1 Chelsea

Coleman

Newcastle 2 - 3 Everton

Richarlison

On 19/02/2019 at 09:22, Bailey said:

But there is 3 of them supported by the 2 full backs. 

I think we just need to scrap the idea of a number 10. Its a waste of a position which adds nothing defensively and can also only add offensively if they can get the ball to them. When the opponent presses forward we only have 2 midfielders behind the ball instead of 3.

Agree 10000000%. This comes from the manager though not the players - at least initially. Siggy is capable of being one of the 3 but Marco seems to favor the idea of no10.

In my opinion Pep's biggest managerial strength is midfield dynamics. Sure he has a shit ton of money to spend but so do a dozen other teams in the world and they cannot do what he has done. His ability to combine three midfielders and make the whole so much more than the sum of the parts is amazing. I love Gana as a player but he isn'tt suited to this idea of a dynamic three. Gomes shows flashes but in this new theoretical scenario he and Siggy would be too similar (creative but slow and not a great tackler). Until we try to solve this puzzle and create a viable midfield 3 we should expect to always be on the outside looking in. The 'top 6' have better players so until we find a tactical advantage we're cooked. 

18 hours ago, markjazzbassist said:

They just got beat and we have the Cardiff and derby confidence.  I’m expecting 3 points here and a good performance.  Same lineup except remove morgan and Theo.

 

                   Pickford

coleman keane zouma digne

                Gomes gana

richarlison     Gylfi     Bernard

                       DCL

17 hours ago, Btay said:

This for me. I can see morgan starting though.

I'd throw Davies in for Gomes.

What do Morgan and Walcott have on Silva? Must be evidence of something that could have him serve the rest of his life in prison. They are total shit yet Walcott starts every game and Schneiderlin brought in from the wilderness and continues to jog around like a gutless bobblehead.

Thank you Wiggy and Plaid. Yes in and out in 24 hours (10pm-10pm) unfortunately. Staying in City Centre so planning an early morning run to the docks to see Bramley-Moore, quick shower and a taxi over to Stanley Park where i'll find the first watering hole and have a few pints. 

Anyone have tips for Gwladys St End tickets and pubs close to Goodison?

The prospect of a win or draw here combined with a City win thus vaulting City top of the tablle...a lead they never relinquish. The headline/memory will last forever, even if we have to wait until May to etch in stone. 

19 minutes ago, plaidharper said:

Love how DCL runs his socks even though he knows he will not get any service.  The most assists by a single player in our squad this season is 3.

So true. Most would only put forth the effort if they saw Digne with the ball at his feet. DCL willing to work even if it's Coleman, Walcott etc. 

Everton 2 - 1 Shite

Coleman

Do we give credit to Silva for the Richie/Bernard sub or blame because he should have started the game that way?

Just now, pete0 said:

For those who haven't watched a Championship game this season. This is what it looks like on a bad day. 

Has Richarlison done anything right in this game? 

Has he done anything right in 2019? It's been an unpopular opinion for awhile now but he's been crap for a long time now. How much longer can we ask the question?

Total crap. Schneiderlin and walcott not deserving. Siggy and Coleman close as well. 

Where's Davies?

16 hours ago, Aidan said:

                Pickford

Kenny Keane Mina Digne

     Davies Gana Gomes 

Lookman Tosun Richarlison

 

Like it. Don't care much whether it's Tosun or DCL. The issue is Mina isn'tt fit. Keane and Jags are the only fit senior CBs. If Jags doesn't play it's someone from the u23s or someone out of position. 

Cardiff 0 - 1 Everton

Lookman

Oh mark. Unfortunately this is not an international break at all. It's yet another reminder this season isn'tt where we want it to be. This weekend is the FA Cup, where we would be drawn away to Wimbledon and surely could have advanced. We don't play the following weekend because City and Chelsea play for the Carabao Cup, a competition we lost to Southampton at home in the 3rd round. Which brings us to Cardiff away, 17 days after our last match.