Everton vs Wigan Athletic

It's one of those games that we need to give the whole place a lift if it goes right. We should come out all guns blazing.

Moyes should play two up front. Coleman, Mirallas and Pienaar should provide enough attacking flair for our strikers as they seem to be coming back into form.

If Wigan give anything less than 100%, we should have too much for them, especially at home.

Looking forward to a trip to Wembley, hopefully Moyes can leave with a trophy, and cement his place in Goodison history.

As for up front, I say stick with Jelavić. With Mirallas, Pienaar and Coleman all finding a bit of form the lad might actually get a bit of service.

And, once again, I'd like to plea for Barkley on the bench and for him and Oviedo to get 25 minutes at least.

Return to The G&D Tonbridge, smug grin, bar full of distraught and tearful Chelski locals wondering how with all that Russian wonga... beautiful. COYB!!!

This is a massive game with our whole season resting on it. IF we could win then there's a 1 in 3 chance that we could face a beatable team in a Wembley semi final. Any of the Manchester teams or Chelsea and we'd be underdogs.

Please make this be our year.

Yes, it's time to play the favourite game of Evertonians - Manage Your Disappointment!

a) I would always take a final appearance over a semi any day, regardless of the result — it's a great day and the world is watching (we're in a final!),

b) Losing in the final to one of the big guns will guarantee us Europe next season (probably at the expense of the RS!).

Saying that, let's get past Wigan first!

Wigan played with Kone in the right forward position and smashed early long ball up to him exploiting the space left by Baines.. that led to the Heitinga incident and Di Santo's goal.

Kone's a good player by the way.

Pienaar and Osman have found the net in recent weeks but far too often are out muscled and outgunned where it matters. Added to that is the fact that they don't last 90 minutes but Moyes very rarely substitutes them. Even against teams much lower down I am never confident of an Everton victory unless all eleven are ''firing together''.

Tomorrow is another day, as they say, and Wigan are a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde team but it is the quarter final and the reward a trip to Wembley, if only for a semi-final — but still a chance of avoiding the other Prem sides when they get there.

With Anichebe or Jela I feel they should take care of Wigan but it will be very tight.

Although some say he played OK against Reading he was the player responsible for their goal.

Given the way Kone gave him the run around in the last fixture I am dreading it this time around.

He is totally short of confidence unlike Duffy who if selected would be highly motivated.

Look to the future and not players who rest on their experience.

Weir and Stubbs are very experienced but would we play them - hell no!!!

Maybe it's just the way I'm feeling but Jags out and the early kick-off... I think the FA Cup adventure may end tomorrow. Our players don't really wake up until about half three.

The one change for me has got to be Anichebe for Jelavic — and I never thought I'd hear myself saying that this time last season. Jelavic just looks like his body has been taken over by someone who can't stand up, gets his right and left foot mixed up, and looks as far away from a footballer as anyone I've ever seen. I can't believe the change in the man. It's baffling.

I could cry when I think this time last year he would have been on a lot of the big clubs' radars, to the way he's gone now. It's like the Torres situation at Chelsea. They can't buy a goal I had to laugh last night while watching Chelsea: Craig Burley said Liverpool must be laughing their heads off getting £50M for him... Almost in the same breath, John Champion said "Yeah, but they paid £35M for Carroll!" — classic riposte. I don't think he likes our beautiful neighbours, does John... Good man!!!

Anyway, back to matters in hand. I'm going for a comfortable 3-0 win tomorrow. Yes, even a clean sheet. And that's coming from an eternal pessimist. Here's the bad news though. We get Man City in the semi-final!

They can raise their game in big matches compared to our reputation for the complete opposite, usually when our illustrious leader starts "thinking" and arses around with team selection.

If he keeps his morose gob shut and just plays it simple we're through ...oh gawd is it really too much to ask?

I have made a vow to myself not to mention Duffy again after this post because the complete ineptitude of Moyes with regard to Duffy is driving me fucking insane. Why can so few see how wrong Moyes is on this issue?

Is that something he's done before?

What is Moyes wrong about on this issue?

What issue?

"No I am not a Moyes fan" — outstanding contender for "Possibly the most unnecessary clarification posted on Toffeeweb" (2012-13 Season) award.

The point is that Moyes's belief in youth is such that he will play someone out of position rather than give another centre back a chance. Neville at centre half would not surprise me. Although it paid off, would you play Hibbert at centre half instead of ... ? No, I'm really not going to mention him again.

I expect to get hammered if he has a stinker, but I think he is our new secret weapon!

For all the talk that young players get a chance at Everton, it only happens when absolutely necessary.

I can see both sides of it, and Hibbert did have a good game the time he replaced Duffy at CB but it is Moyes's way.

You're going off 3 games over 12 months ago Andy. Yes he played well, not excellent as you say. You've no idea how he's playing at the moment.

No I wouldn't play Hibbert instead of Duffy but I don't think you can say it was a bad decision.

Mucha is out of contract at the end of the season and is only emergency cover IMO.

6-0 to the blues. Mirallas all six.

Its Wigan at home FFS

Defensively its been a very poor season and JH is a shadow of the man he was last year but tomorrow aint the day for fuck ups and what might have been

Take it to them and have a right go, Gibson is crucial in the middle of the park. You could see against Oldham and Reading he started to talk and shout more and we need that

We are a quiet team and really need men to stand up tomorrow

and if Howard is injured don't risk it, we all remember Yobo limping out onto the pitch against Spurs in the game that Coleman came alive in, don't do it Dave!!

Looking forward to a good game tomorrow. Is it kidology from Martinez about a weakened team? We know Moyes will go with his most experienced line up available so we should, should have enough to beat them.

Anyway, here's to a good old fashioned FA Cup tie. COYB.

Cannot understand how and why Johhny is getting a game.

Further to Davie's news. £5 on both teams to score tomorrow then!

Not falling for Martinez's 'weakened side' ploy. Can only hope Johnny steps up and plays a blinder. Same can be said of Mucha.

It was a convincing display against Reading and lets hope we can carry it on and tw#t this lot.

Looking forward to this one.

COYB

Jelly will bag a couple, Pienaar, Baines, Coleman, and Mirrallas will sparkle, and Fellaini will win every ball.

Barkley and Anichebe will get the last 20, show their ability and cap off the display by combining for our fifth goal.

That would be alright wouldn't it?

Back in the day they may have also been all ticket, how did we do it all with no internet and only snail mail for postal applications.

I predict a strong start and 2-0 up by half time, with Mirallas & Jelavic scoring. 2-1 final score with an arse-twitching last 10!!

I haven't seen enough of Duffy to know that he should come in ahead of Heitinga, so don't have an opinion on that one. I would like to know how the hell our player of the season has become such a dead weight.

Still have a bad feeling myself. Hope it's just that.

Mucha
Coleman
Baines
Heitinga
Distin
Osman
Gibson
Fellaini
Pienaar
Mirallas
Anichibe

He was given the number 8. We paid decent money for him, in Everton terms. He's looked good when he's come on. Yet the lad doesn't get a chance.

That's the team for me.

As mentioned above, if there's a 'type' for Vic to play against its the big slow blokes. Caldwell is made for Vic.

Incidently, Caldwell is probably the player I dislike most in the game. He's an outright cheat that gets away with it by supposedly being an 'old fashioned centre half'. Constantly whinging, diving, and throwing in dangerous challenges. Class A prick of a bloke.

All that said, it could be Moyes is making a big mistake with Duffy. But he probably sees a bit more of him than we do.