Everton 1 Tottenham 0 (Jelavic)

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:Not the most impressive of second halves, but we got the win! That's all that really matters!

Brilliant first half performance though by us, and it looked very promising coming out at HT, but it was a totally different Spurs that came out for the second half.

In the end a very impressive win by us! Up and onwards!

2 points behind the RS. What would you give for a win against those fuckers?

1 Man City 27 50 66
2 Man Utd 27 39 64
3 Tottenham 28 18 53
4 Arsenal 27 17 49
5 Chelsea 28 16 49
6 Newcastle 27 0 44
7 Liverpool 27 4 39
8 Sunderland 28 5 37
9 Everton 27 0 37
10 Fulham 28 0 36
11 Stoke 28 -12 36
12 West Brom 27 -1 35
13 Norwich 27 -6 35
14 Aston Villa 28 -4 33
15 Swansea 27 -4 33
16 Blackburn 28 -20 25
17 Bolton 28 -26 23
18 QPR 28 -19 22
19 Wolves 28 -28 22
20 Wigan 27 -29 20

Big game on Tuesday!

Statman wrote:

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:Not the most impressive of second halves, but we got the win! That's all that really matters!

Brilliant first half performance though by us, and it looked very promising coming out at HT, but it was a totally different Spurs that came out for the second half.

In the end a very impressive win by us! Up and onwards!

2 points behind the RS. What would you give for a win against those fuckers?

Based on the first half today, I'd say it;s quite possible we can beat them. Based on the second half however, I'm not so sure...

maybe that was the 'gentlemen's agreement'. Harry could use Saha if we can bring back all our injured players

Trust you all noticed Bale avoiding Neville all match

Great result although it makes Moyes' move to Spuds even more likely.

Love it.

From the BBC

Everton must be just about the dullest team in the Premier League. They've no ambition to keep the ball in play - they thrive on keeping the ball out of play and killing the game. What a bore to watch. And Tim Howard's time-wasting? Disgusting."

Amazing how supporters forget that they do much the same thing. Then it's seeing out the game. If the opposition do it it's disgusting.

Cockney

Gets better.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp,when asked if his side deserved a draw: "A draw? It was the most one-sided second half we've seen. We've battered them in the second half.

"We didn't do a lot wrong first half. It was one-way traffic. We just couldn't get the goal.

"We got well beaten at Arsenal - they battered us second half. Last week we were unfortunate against Man United and we were unfortunate here."

Made 4 Gwladys wrote:Really exciting game that... great 3 points..

Amazing how Saha's effort didn't go in at the end..

5 mins added time was disgraceful though ... not happy about that..

The match thread run goes on .... bring on the slab throwers

Brilliant

Dinner was cold though

COYB

Blame the wife mate.

Roy Stone Drenched wrote:

Super wrote:Moyes says he has an agreement with Harry Redknapp that barring an injury crisis, Saha won't play.

I should hope not. The FA have previously warned us that agreements like that are in breach of the rules after we signed Tim Howard halfway through his loan spell (and fatefully played Iain Turner in goal for the Man U game instead). So if such an agreement exists, I would hope Moyes hasn't been so stupid to say it.

Anyway, I don't really get it. He's their player now - we have no right to tell them he can or can't play.

Glad Saha played. And glad he almost equalised, because it proves he was trying to be effective.

Maybe such an agreement did exist. If so Moyes was incredibly stupid revealing that this was the case. Even more so considering, under Moyes, we have previous. You can only play at being ignorant once.

Anyway, cracking result in the end. The Baines handball moment could easily have gone against us, but Howard deserved that bit of luck when the ball ricocheted off him after hitting the post at the end. He commanded that penalty area in the second half. Well played Tim.

Great result. Was watching rugby on one screen and football on other - delighted for Jelavic to get off the mark. A few more at Anfield wouldn't go amiss. And with Pieman to come back we can do them useless fuckers!

Statman wrote:Gets better.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp,when asked if his side deserved a draw: "A draw? It was the most one-sided second half we've seen. We've battered them in the second half.

"We didn't do a lot wrong first half. It was one-way traffic. We just couldn't get the goal.

"We got well beaten at Arsenal - they battered us second half. Last week we were unfortunate against Man United and we were unfortunate here."

Did Harry have glue in his brown paper bag? He's off his fucking head. I thought Spurs were totally fucking shite, marginally better than Chelsea were against us, but they huffed and puffed in the second half and only right at the end did they give us any real problems. I don't mind Harry usually, but he needs to hold his hand up to this one - he set his team up completely wrong against us and they were mediocre. We weren't great, but I didn't think we were unduly troubled by them.

Bluejags wrote:Great result. Was watching rugby on one screen and football on other - delighted for Jelavic to get off the mark. A few more at Anfield wouldn't go amiss. And with Pieman to come back we can do them useless fuckers!

So was I, it was brilliant.... though I had headphones on for the football and Mrs MYCM was watching the rugby and was getting annoyed at my ooohs and aahs coming at the wrong times..

hairy cataract wrote:

Statman wrote:Gets better.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp,when asked if his side deserved a draw: "A draw? It was the most one-sided second half we've seen. We've battered them in the second half.

"We didn't do a lot wrong first half. It was one-way traffic. We just couldn't get the goal.

"We got well beaten at Arsenal - they battered us second half. Last week we were unfortunate against Man United and we were unfortunate here."

Did Harry have glue in his brown paper bag? He's off his fucking head. I thought Spurs were totally fucking shite, marginally better than Chelsea were against us, but they huffed and puffed in the second half and only right at the end did they give us any real problems. I don't mind Harry usually, but he needs to hold his hand up to this one - he set his team up completely wrong against us and they were mediocre. We weren't great, but I didn't think we were unduly troubled by them.

the setup was wierd, wasn't it? If Modric is only effective in the middle why play him on the wing? better to put Sandro out there and at least compete in the middle, but we kept them pressed back and all their first half possession was in their half or the first 10 yards of ours. Thought Fella and Ossie were bossing the middle for long periods.

Harry comes across as very bitter and unnerved

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17243496

Just back from the game... Via rigby's in Dale street and here's my match report.

This was my first game of the season... Well, I've been busy! Met up with yankthattoffee and his missus in the top house before the game and we caught the end of the shyte game on the telly, so my thoughts from that are;

1) yankthattoffee's missus is gorgeous! Absolute stunner! He's a lucky fuck and an all round nice guy.
2) I owe ytt a beer or two as he got the ale in
3) the shyte were awful, no heart, no soul, won a cup and nothing else to play for.
4) notepad's hat was a bit much, but noticeable in the crowd outside gwladys street, sorry for leaving you all there, but I was in the main stand, and had forgotten!

The match itself was definitely a game of two halves. The first half we were ace and should have scored two or three, tottenham were very poor. Second half we sat too deep, despite moyes shouting at them to push out, and we just encouraged spuds to attack us for the whole half, very annoying!

Jelavic took his goal brilliantly, and his all round play was ace until he faded and was replaced in the second half.

Spuds were diving for everything in and around the box as they obviously decided a bale Freekick or a penalty was the only way they were going to score, it was really disgraceful and embarrassing from spuds.

Main culprits were bale and Parker, which was really disappointing as I had really admired both players prior to this game.

Second half we were far too deep and just encouraged spuds to keep coming forward and we made them look good and we were lucky they couldn't score in a brothel. Need to play like we did in the first half if we are to beat the shyte on Tuesday.

Saha looked good, but he's already scored his two goals in a season, so never really looked dangerous.

Modric was the best player by far on the pitch, in fact he was probably better than many players who werent even on the pitch. Kaboul also has a good game although I thought he deliberately left his studs in against Coleman in one tackle and caught colemans head, bastard!

Oh and rigby's was full of everton fans and laughter until one bitter red started whinging about the everton songs during match of the day, so in consideration for his feelings, the songs grew louder especially from the massive everton fan who was stood right in front off him (not me by the way), but honestly, what a gang of whinging pussies the shyte fans are!

it was a defo handball by the way, and we were lucky to get away with it, although hallsey was really miffed about our time wasting which is why he gave an unfeasible 5 mins injury time when there was no injuries. Apart from that he was ok.

Overall we deserved the win in the first half but were lucky to hold out for a win by the end but neither team seemed able to finish it off, although Saha came close, but he'd already scored his two goals for the season.



The referee was really getting wound up by

Managed to sneak off work - saw the last 15 minutes -

Fantastic

Great to hear that you had such a good time with Yank!

And even though Modric was very good, he was not even fit to clean Ossie's boots in the first half. Ossie was head and shoulders (not literally) above the rest of the players in the first half.

Moyes talking about having to stay a few more years in order to get some trophies under his belt

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/david-moyes-weve-shown-we-can-challenge-the-big-teams/

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:Harry comes across as very bitter and unnerved

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17243496

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Redknapp was criticised by sections of his own support for playing Gareth Bale on the right, though he countered that he plays there for Wales and thought it important to try to keep Leighton Baines pinned back.

didn't work though.....

Knight of Thorgothshire wrote:Harry comes across as very bitter and unnerved

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17243496

He's a sore loser.

MOTD were talking about how the talk of Redknapp getting the England job is unsettling the Spurs players. Well, I don't see our lads unsettled by the talk of Moyes getting the Spurs job

Jeli 1 Wobbly 0

Celtic fans at the game.. !!??
Bilbao fans at the game.. !!??

Shite beaten - happy days

We played really well - good football in the first half, great defending in the 2nd.. really enjoyable. Fellaini was excellent, although from 1-11 we were excellent - Cahill appreciated a good partner up front with him. Sylvain was a mountain along with Johnny, Tim H unbeatable. Ossie worked his magic - Jeli scored a cracker.. Hard luck Wobbly

Toffee Dan wrote:Jeli 1 Wobbly 0

Celtic fans at the game.. !!??
Bilbao fans at the game.. !!??

I saw a Rangers Banner at the back of the Park End as well (and not the QP version), and the usual stars and stripes.

Toffee Dan wrote:Jeli 1 Wobbly 0

Celtic fans at the game.. !!??
Bilbao fans at the game.. !!??

Shite beaten - happy days

We played really well - good football in the first half, great defending in the 2nd.. really enjoyable. Fellaini was excellent, although from 1-11 we were excellent - Cahill appreciated a good partner up front with him. Sylvain was a mountain along with Johnny, Tim H unbeatable. Ossie worked his magic - Jeli scored a cracker.. Hard luck Wobbly

Saw some bilbao fans when I was getting my ticket, looked like a far few of them, hoped they enjoyed the game

Sack the Juggler wrote:

Toffee Dan wrote:Jeli 1 Wobbly 0

Celtic fans at the game.. !!??
Bilbao fans at the game.. !!??

Shite beaten - happy days

We played really well - good football in the first half, great defending in the 2nd.. really enjoyable. Fellaini was excellent, although from 1-11 we were excellent - Cahill appreciated a good partner up front with him. Sylvain was a mountain along with Johnny, Tim H unbeatable. Ossie worked his magic - Jeli scored a cracker.. Hard luck Wobbly

Saw some bilbao fans when I was getting my ticket, looked like a far few of them, hoped they enjoyed the game

Were they on the Howard Kendall Package Tour? First stop, 4th stop and seventh stop Goodison, all the other stops pubs?