Hey David, the stadium is truly beautiful. The crowd was a bit quiet, but that’s perhaps understandable—the frustrations and disappointments of recent times have really taken their toll. Even so, the trip to Liverpool was—and remains—worth every penny to me!

1 dimensional, dinosaur Davy Moyes is the problem

You know you’ve got problems when your MF looks like those statues on Crosby Beach and they’re making Henderson ffs look like Pirlo. But it seems Moyes can’t see it. Without runners to over and under-lap him, Grealish is an expensive luxury. Garner is just running about like a blue arsed fly. KDH & Armstrong are trying to fill the spaces that Garner just left as he runs around like a demented Jack Russell snapping at everybody’s heals and generally getting in the way Barry is totally isolated and thus looks worse than he actually is…which is bad enough on its own. The whole Balance of the team is wrong. Wrong front to back Wrong left to right with Grealish drawing everything over to him like some monstrous footballing black hole. This leaves AMNs minder Rohl isolated on the right, not only having to play infront of AMN but having to cover vast swathes of the pitch consisting of a triangle from Barry to the corner flag and back to AMN.

Like you called this one, Mr Steers? “Well I believe Everton have a very good chance of 3 pts — you see we are okay at managing games and we will dictate the pace and tempo of the game for sure.” What an absolute joke. We did nothing of the sort. “You see, we all know our team are fighters and can also play a bit.” I think you should tell Moyes that. He thinks they are only fit to defend… and when they go behind, well… forget it.

Sorry, Rocco. I can see what you meant now.

4. The stadium staff were all very friendly and showed great patience in answering our questions. Okay, the police officers outside the stadium didn’t want to take a photo with me, but that’s fair enough! 😉 5. It was a shame to see many spectators leaving before the final whistle. I’m not sure if that was due to disappointment or traffic concerns (we arrived from Everton via Uber). In summary: apart from the match result, it was a fantastic experience in a beautiful stadium. And we will definitely be back.

Our first visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium: 1. We were absolutely impressed by the architecture and the beautiful design. The incorporation of original elements from the docks was particularly striking. The stadium is a place that constantly offers the eye something new and exciting. Added to this is its connection to the water—entirely fitting for a city like Liverpool. 2. Our visit to Goodison Park two years ago was equally impressive. You don’t find stadiums like “The Grand Old Lady” in Germany. I imagine that, in time, the Hill Dickinson will also be steeped in history—after all, it does preserve some of the legacy of Goodison Park. 3. Another impressive aspect: the stadium is actually finished! Coming from a country where building an airport for the capital takes over 14 years, this is truly remarkable.

Ian Norgard came on for Armstrong . Johnson came on for Grealish dont post if you dont know the facts. Oh did u go the game or was it your firestick

“Grealish yet to really create much” He’d have 3 assists already if he’d put them on a plate for anyone else but Barry!

People slagged me when.i said 40mill.will never be seen again well unless he has a twin just like Tom Davies you wont see 40 or even 20 again

I called that one rhol and also.told everyone 20 mins is enough for George sorry im wrong on George i should of said 10 absolute useless

Hey Michael, Nørgaard… lost in translation… What I meant was, why did Moyes bring on a defensive player like Nørgaard? We were trailing at that point, and it wouldn’t have mattered if we conceded another goal.

Yeah mate, Hackney was the obvious change.

I think if you look back i called him there on the right wing

Not the result we all wanted Rocco. Hope you enjoyed your trip though mate. What did you think of the stadium and matchday experience? Obviously the performance wasn’t fitting of the effort you put in to be there!!

too right ian , we did’nt expect to batter chelsea but moyes makes it so easy for any opposition . we have posters on here and TW who say we should be grateful for moyes – and our elite recruitment team our doing a great job ! and if you dare criticise you are negative . no its being realistic ..we are crap and clubs like us are just making up the numbers in the corrupt best league in the world..

I know what you mean, Dave. I was very frustrated by the whole experience of trying to watch us today. Perhaps Pete Ambrose was right and I was actually watching a diffrent game altogether … (I wish!) But one thing that almost makes the footy fun again is watching the highlights and the Beeb now do a great job of just putting up the highlights of each game separately on BBC iPlayer. No need to listen to the midless numpties on Match of the Day, and no gambling adverts like on Sky. There’s a Pickford-esque save on there where someon absolutely blasts it at the Palace goalie and he somehow stops it going in.

I love watching football, from inside the stadium but I thought that for my overall value for money today, would bring up a score similar to what Michael, gave Brennan Johnson. If people didn’t have to pay up front for season tickets, my view is that there would be attendances of around 40.000 coming up soon, so hopefully the sale of Everton, isn’t far away, because we need much better than these silent Friedkin’s.

I was hoping we’d get a full article from you, Rocco, about your first experience of the Hill DIckinson Stadium in all it’s grandeur, spoilt only by what you saw on the pitch. Although I think Norgaard is a defensive midfielder, so it would have been strange to expect Moyes to play him in an attacking role. Go’ed, lar… pen us a Fan Feature: My first day at the new stadium!

So many questions that people ask themselves on a regular basis Rocco, but I think what you wrote about Barry, is so important because he simply isn’t good enough, but neither were the tactics or the use of substitutions that our coaching staff used today, imo mate. I hope you enjoyed the stadium, an early start plus the club, being put up for sale again, didn’t produce the best atmosphere, but hopefully Moshiri, was there overseeing things for his boss, because we need people who are committed to trying to bring success, at the very top of our club, before the life starts getting sucked right out of the crowd, and those cold, dark nights of winter, suddenly make it a lot harder for people to go to the game.

The old Moyes raises it’s ugly head. Totally inept team selection and tactics, our better players were shite because the tactics were disjointed and archaic. Better players on the bench, but wait…they are young and hungry, woa betide them getting a game, let’s stick with well seasoned past their best players. This manager is a total waste of fucking space, I detest his team selections, tactics and his pressers where he absolves himself from all blame. I hope the new owners whoever they are fuck him off at the first opportunity.

Not sure what Tarkowski was doing charging down the wing then throwing himslef to the deck when he had lost it. It was embarrassing and only escaped the ridicule it deserved when the mug ref gave him the foul. His cowardly hard man act barging a player off the ball put an end to our best period. I wonder if his merry little band on here noticed that it was the ball going through his legs which led directly to Chelsea`s first goal ?. Nah of course they didnt. Mind you. They missed the way he simply quit for the first Hull goal last week. His relentless stream of errors are always ignored by the last ditch crew. 4/10 flattered him We can not move forward as a team while this oaf is in it….. Surprised nobody has blamed keane for the Chelsea goals yet

I watched the match at the stadium, and at no point did I feel like we were going to score a goal. Barry is a nice lad, but he needs too many chances. On top of that, he struggles to control and hold up the ball, so playing passes into him up front is pointless. The rest of the team was better, but today they simply weren’t good enough for Chelsea. Furthermore, Moyes got it wrong today. Why play players in unfamiliar positions—like Röhl? Why did Moyes make his substitutions so late, and why were they so defensive? Why include Johnson, who clearly seems to be in a slump? And why Nørgaard—a new addition to the squad—playing in a defensive role? I just don’t get it.

I’ts too depressing to think about other matches never mind watching them after this afternoons performance by Everton although I usually enjoy this thread for the comments by other fans and also for a quick reference to when other teams are playing on different days.

We played today with what looked like utter confusion. KDH needs a rest. He needs to get his mojo back. Wasn’t just him though, Barry was non existent and should have buried that header. We are starting to lose points because of it. Tarks was my motm today. Pickford’s distribution was really suspect that today as well. Moyes was clueless in every aspect of todays game. Just hope we bounce back in the next game. We go again! COYB

What does having a small squad have to do with a dire performance like that? A performance that happens regularly under this manager. Given a full squad Moyes wouldn’t make use of it. If any of those players leave I would suggest it’s more to do with the managers lack of ambition in trying to win games. You are trying to defend the indefensible and then claim you are more knowledgeable than others. You certainly don’t appear to be

Sadly have to agree with every word there Dave. The worst bit for me personally is the form of KDH, that said they were all 4 out of 10 today. What is Moyes doing. Its almost like a scorched earth policy against the shite owners.

I was referring to Tarkowski in my above post!

Thought moyse threw Norgard under the bus meself…gobshite..UTFT

It was pretty awful and the second half dire. It’s probably fair to say Tarks had a better game than anyone else. AML I’m afraid does not look like a full back. Rohl is definitely not a winger. And Noorgard just isn’t fit. And Barry? Well he tries. I know after a defeat, the players who don’t play look better but given the dearth of any sort of creativity, you would have thought Hackney and Dibling, probably the best we have in that department, might have got a look in.

Headline sums it up really . Agree with posters saying tarks was the best of a bad bunch. The gulf looked huge between their midfield and ours. Garner hasn’t looked himself all season. Think KDH is being asked to do too much, and looks like it’s catching up with him already. Grealish yet to really create much, rohl was told to cover Amn, after being shown up last week he now looks like a 4m player . Hard to see where the spark comes from without changes. But you cant keep picking players who aren’t at their best. Can you moyes ????

My god how generous to Armstrong. 2 at best and that is being very generous myself.

I felt Tarky and Mikky were better than 4s but not going to nitpick when the whole squad were off today.

Terrible substitutions by Moyes. Norgaard still not fit and Johnson wasn’t going to do anything. One recognized striker at the club is haunting us now as well. Most of all, our capitulation in the 2nd half has been indicative of Moyes’ recent reign. Too cautious and punished.

Spot on

So annoying everton but you except it only everton

Set up not to get beat. Probably done well to achieve 10 points from the first 6 games against bog standard and poor opposition. Games like today and next week where we’ll get undone. As long as we’re picking up points along the way we should finish firmly in mid table. The priority is getting new owners in, but dependent on what type there are i.e. another version of TFG, see the club ticking over, then I fear Moyes will be here much longer. All eyes on who the club gets sold to for me.

Don’t really know what to say about that second half performance although I agree with most posts how poor it was— bringing Norgaard on was embarrassing for the lad and the fans who had to watch him— he just wasn’t fit was he, but bringing him on when were behind, a defensive player when Hackney was needed or Alcaraz. The older Moyes gets the more senseless his tactics and substitutions become. Another depressing day in the lives of Evertonians.

The first half probably was better. We didn’t let in any goals, so Moyes would give everyone at least a 7 for that… probably an 8. But whatever he said to them at half-time, like “Keep it up, lads, and we can take a point from this”… well, it was the kiss of death. I don’t give him a rating because I don’t rate him. At all.

I think the amb is an acronym for abysmal moyesiah bollocks.

we had a good spell 20 -25 minutes in the 1st half but the rest was crap..

Moyes’ substitutions rivalled the infamous Hibbert one.

Ratings a bit exaggerated Michael, Tarkowski deserves a 7, still scratching my head why Moyes brought on Norgaard, and left Hackney and Alcaraz sitting on the bench.when we needed an attacking option to get back in the game?Starting Rohl on the right wing, with two wingers on the bench, said everything about Moyes mindset.

I think what I always think when I don’t see enough aggressive hard running from any Everton team playing at home. I have thought we couldn’t have a better manager than David Moyes, after the appalling way we recruited this summer, but now I’m not so sure, because the manager shows no innovation whatsoever, and his overall usage of the squad as a whole, is generally quite nauseating.

Well it’s not like MK’s ratings count for anything is it, just his opinion, which is way off, imo.

If I never had my daughter with me Si, then it’s quite possible that I would have walked out after that terrible decision to book Harrison Armstrong, mate. I was sat there thinking, we aren’t playing with enough aggression, teams like Chelsea, love playing the game at their own pace, and then we suddenly decided to get after them. Loads of hard running (which equates to the best way a team can be really aggressive) a great tackle and a referee, already brandishing a yellow card, the minute Armstrong, went to ground. It stinks, and the lack of consistency with regards Morgan Rodgers, not receiving the same treatment from the referee, is one of the reasons I am completely falling out of love with football. Do I want to see players sent off for being aggressive? Definitely not, but I do want to see consistency from referees.

And what about Rohl failing to cover the fullback creating a 2v1 on AMN, Pete? This was the same mistake made by George in his last start. Is that a responsibility of Moyes? To address failures in his strategic preference for defensive shape and assignments?

Yea, I forget about that lovely cross from Grealish that landed fair and square on the big lad’s bonce, Clive. I’ve bumped him him up to 3/10. And he didn’t stand on the ball as much as against Hull but offloaded it to someone else a tad faster. Apart from that cross, though, I didn’t think he was that creative, was he? Funny comments, Pete. Looks like you’re the only one in step and the rest of us have read the wrong script! Be a love and click on Account, then put this: Pete Ambrose — in where it says Display Name please, and I’ll promise to watch the game next time.

If you’re genuinely happy with that team then not really Mark, but I personally think it’s gonna be a very long season, mate.

I had to smile at the sign on the scoreboard, John. Racism will not be tolerated (correctly) so let’s see what happens to Manchester City!