We got the goals when we stepped up the tempo, it serves as a warning that you cannot afford to have a long lull during the match because even poor sides gain confidence and thats what happened just before Fulham equalised.

I think we are going to miss Delboy a lot over the next few games, we are going to be playing sides at Goodison that will come and park the bus so its going to be down to us to come up with some new idea's.

Overall the season has gone far better than I expected so far, we actually look like a good team which is more than you can say of the expensively assembled Tottenham who at the minute are getting ran ragged by the Redshite. Deary me if I was a Spurs fan I would seriously be asking questions of why so much money was wasted on foreign players who in all honesty not many of us had heard of. We knew they would miss Bale but when you have that much money to spend, think of the players you could have had for that... Soldado £26 million??? Lamela?? Chadli?? who are they?

I see no reason why Everton should not target finishing in the top 5 at least this season. Yes, Man City are going to win it, Arsenal still look good and I am loathe to say it but the Shite look a damn improved side now but outside that Chelsea are up and down and Man Utd are in transition... It's a poor standard this season.

Already played away at Arsenal, City and United and with all of the next 6 games arguably very winnable as we'll be the favourites.....its a blue world at the moment.

Just noticed our next 4 games are against teams all beginning with the letter S, which means absolutely fuck all I guess. Going to enjoy the week and hope for more of the same away to Swansea next weekend. Still feels like Christmas has come early.

When is it okay to start (really) dreaming?

There are so many things going in Everton's favour that make a non-gambling person like me part with £50 on Everton achieving something that they haven't done since 1987. There are only Bayern Munich and Roma in the whole of Europe that have lost fewer games than Everton. We are not talking about 5 games into a new season here, we are talking 16 games and nearly half way through the season, as well as having already played all of the so-called top 6.

Also going in Everton's favour are the results of those big 6 games. We beat Chelsea and Man Utd, we have drawn against Spurs, Liverpool and Arsenal, and our only defeat this season was at the Etihad where nobody comes away with anything. Not only this, but when we play the big 6 for the return fixtures we have already played Spurs, Man Utd, Arsenal and Man City away from home, so bringing the big teams back to a Goodison Park when we are playing this well stands us in an amazing position.

Finally, after the draw at Arsenal, it won't have gone unnoticed at Everton that we don't play another big club until we visit Anfield at the end of January. Until then, we had 7 winnable games in Fulham, Swansea, Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke, Norwich and West Brom. We beat Fulham, so that leaves 6 winnable games in a period of fixtures where all the top teams will be playing each other.

So, with a couple of loans in January to cover for Deulofeu and Gibson, and the fixtures being as kind to us as they are, is my £50 safe, or am I simply deluded?

Like your report. Agree with your ratings, as in relative scores between players, although I'd probably give each an extra mark (although I am just a soft arse).

You mentioned the half time entertainment. I was a little worried when Jennifer Jewel took the mike. Skimpy Mrs Santa outfits in blue are all well and good and I would normally approve. However, I attended the game with my 21 year old daughter. I can only say that I was grateful for the restraint showed by the group of lads sat behind us! Only one laddish comment, and that done a little apologetically (even I could see that something had to be said),

(We have a God-given duty to prevent the RS succeeding as (watching MoTD2) they seem to be rampant. Rumours circulating tonight (Planet Spurs) that AVB will be seeking employment.

Now where's my medication?

Mind you, she couldn't half sing.

I see no logical reason why we should not be picking up enough points between now and the Anfield derby to keep ourselves right in the mix though. We can only hope that Liverpool have hit a bit of a lull by then and that we perform to our absolute maximum. I hate to say it again but they are looking mustard at the minute and having seen them play, I am surprised because I didn't think they had it in them but they look title challengers more so than Chelsea and Man Utd this season.

We have to keep up what we are doing and see where we are at the start of January after the next four games against the S's... Swansea, Sunderland,Saints and Stoke.

The big plus is Martinez. Unlike me, he doesn't appear to worry about anything.

We have to convince ourselves that we can be up and around the top sides in the coming months, but our players need the real backing of our support to help to push them home when they are tired or off form. We are not sleepy Arsenal fans or spoilt Man Utd fans – we are Everton fans and we have got to show what that means in the coming games and for the rest of the season.

We've dropped points at Palace and WBA at home yet won away at United and beaten Chelsea. We're a good enough side now that, apart from City away perhaps, the opposition is largely irrelevant. If we perform at our best, we're good enough to beat the majority of teams home and away.

It's all about how often we can be at our best and, if we're not, whether we've got the firepower and defensive solidity to win the games we shouldn't. The more times we win the games like Fulham, the more times the players will start to believe that they can win those tight games rather than always just falling short, like they have for so long.

The Christmas stretch will be tough and other teams like Liverpool and (dare I say it) Man Utd will pick up points where we expect them not to (and also hopefully drop them as well). We just need to concentrate on ourselves though and not get complacent just because there's not a load of top sides all in a row.