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Andy McNabb
1 Posted 10/04/2017 at 05:50:03
Thanks Paul. Next time I'm back, will have to seek out Everton Park. It makes me wonder about the proposed move from Goodison Park. Will the land be used wisely, or will it just create a ghost town around Walton? It's difficult to imagine the area without the Old Lady but if you can get 120,000 people to up and move, then anything can happen.
Dean Johnson
2 Posted 10/04/2017 at 12:55:24
Great report as always, Paul.

In terms of the question posed, I think if Rom leaves then we will be more of a team unit. Like we were after Rooney left. Replace him with someone who can actually hold the ball up and bring others into play rather than always looking to see what he can do himself and then lose the ball. Then maybe the goals get shared around a bit more.

Yesterday to me showed Rom in a microcosm. Utterly terrible before his goal, lots of groans around the ground, then he scored, then he got a little better with his link-up play, then he scored again, then he got worse.

This guy is so fucking selfish, no questions about his finishing ability, just the rest of his game is dogshit.

Gana – brilliant; Morgan – ace; Jags – purring; Pennington – terrible until Jags sorted him out and then was excellent; Barkley – excellent; Davies – excellent; Mirallas – excellent; Lukaku – frustrating as always, a stat-man's player...

John Raftery
3 Posted 10/04/2017 at 17:22:49
Dean (2) I assume you are trying to wind us up. If not you are peddling the tiresome old nonsense about Romelu. Who is this mythical player who can hold the ball up, score 23 goals in 31 games, make us more of a team unit and oh yes, be prepared to sign for our club?
Shane Corcoran
4 Posted 10/04/2017 at 17:25:24
Great to see Jagielka back and playing well.

To think of those who wanted him sold in January. It was madness then and is being proven so now.

Martin Mason
5 Posted 10/04/2017 at 22:53:46
Good write up, Paul. I think the Everton player down when Gray stormed upfield for Leicester's first goal was Schneiderlin and the replays I saw showed that it probably wasn't a foul.

A beautiful counter-attack goal against a side (us) that had committed too many men forward. Most counter-attacking goals are a thing of beauty and it is so prevalent now that we need to learn not only how to play it but how to play against it.

My view on Lukaku was that he was superb. Everybody is entitled to their own view but it is disturbing to see that he still gets put down. My own feeling is that in today's market he'd be a snip for anybody at £50M.

Watched Palace vs Arsenal tonight and Palace won 3-0 on 28% possession. They defended superbly with Mamadou Sakho (ex RS) in great form and Saha and Townsend skilful and fast up front, Benteke absolutely beasted Arsenal's defence How did we miss Sakho?

Stan Schofield
6 Posted 11/04/2017 at 18:35:35
Dean@2: I rate Lukaku very highly, but I'm not a stat man. Well, apart from my daughter complaining I'm always quoting stats, in response to which I said I couldn't understand what she was complaining about, because the rate of my quoting stats this season is 18% down on what it was last season.
Andy Crooks
7 Posted 12/04/2017 at 21:25:07
Good stuff, Paul, one of your best. A proper day out for the Evertonians who can't be there. keep them coming.

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