Column 14comments | Jump to last This article may have been recategorised and is therefore no longer available at this URL. You can try to find the updated link in the article archive. Share article: Reader Comments (14) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Patrick Murphy 1 Posted 23/03/2014 at 00:02:45 I hope that headline I just read on MotD, admittedly from the Sunday Star, is correct regarding Everton chasing Bony – he would be a great addition to the team but how old is he? I think MotD think they have turned into the X-Factor and they can decide the outcome of the title race based on popular voting – mind you, give it time.Looking again at Stone’s pass to Barkley, I think he knew exactly where he wanted to put the ball and it was bit disingenuous of the commentator to make out that is was purely a lucky clearance. Lyndon Lloyd 2 Posted 23/03/2014 at 00:24:14 Agreed, Patrick. That was no aimless clearance or hit-and-hope punt. He was aware of Barkley's position and put his ball right on the money. Christopher Timmins 3 Posted 23/03/2014 at 10:13:05 Lyndon,Spot on with your take on the game. The team is not playing as well as earlier in the season but are still doing enough to bag the 3 points in the home game.Champions Leagure is still a long shot but the dream will be kept alive if we take 6 points from our next 2 games.I can't help but feel that we lost a huge opportunity in the Cup quarterfinal this year: Arsenal are a week team and a win at The Emirates would have set us up with a huge chance of cup glory. Still, two away wins in the coming days could just make things interesting. Steve Guy 4 Posted 23/03/2014 at 10:14:28 I've just finished watching MotD and having a rant at the commentator for exactly that. BBC bias is unbelievable: when Arsenal or whoever do that kind of ball, it's a "searching 60-yard pass". When we do the same thing, it is lucky or unintended. We are riding our luck at the moment and I think Jags is a big miss at the back. Swansea's second goal was embarrassing. Jon Withey 5 Posted 23/03/2014 at 10:36:02 We definitely miss Jags and perhaps Pienaar even more so for possession.I was listening to the Everton radio commentary from the official site. It made me laugh when they suggested Osman never gives the ball away and then proceeded to do exactly that.Still, the whole team apart from Howard, Distin and Barry seemed to struggle to win and hold onto the ball.On a positive, McGeady is getting more lively although he had quiet periods too. Dave Williams 6 Posted 23/03/2014 at 10:54:18 Patrick — I absolutely agree about Bony. I was at the game and we couldn't do a thing with him. Incredibly strong, great touch and awareness and quite happy to go for goal; two decent shots in the first minute. He could link play in a way that Lukaku can't at this point in his career . David Hallwood 7 Posted 23/03/2014 at 11:12:25 Great report, Lyndon: I know Swansea are flirting with relegation but if there's ever an example of the old cliché 'false position' it's Swansea. A couple of weeks ago they gave the RS a run for their money and they've got some great players with Bony being the pick of the bunch and, let's face it, if its in the Star that we're putting a bid in for him, it's gotta be right.BTW all in agreement: Stones finds Barkley with a 'lucky' 60-yard punt, whereas Chelsea, Arsenal, City RS and it's a stunning 60-yard pass. MotD – fucking detestable bastards to a man. Pat Finegan 8 Posted 23/03/2014 at 15:19:10 I'm not sure Champions League is really such a long shot. We have a game in hand, Crystal Palace (h) and we still have to play Arsenal at Goodison Park. If those games end up being wins, the gap would only be 2 points. Win and draw and the gap is 4. After we play our game in hand on 16 April, we'll have a better idea of where we stand. If the RS are "legitimate title contenders", then we are legitimate CL contenders. Patrick Murphy 9 Posted 23/03/2014 at 15:27:32 Pat - the guy on Sky Sports thinks Spurs are in with a chance of CL and they have played a game more than Arsenal and two more than us. Darryl Ritchie 10 Posted 23/03/2014 at 15:42:13 Will the real Everton please step forward. Is the real Everton the slick passing, confident club that was on show earlier in the year? Or is it the one that's been on display recently? The "can't complete three passes in a row"; "if it wasn't for Tim, we'd get blown out" Everton.I'm not being negative, just frustrated! I know how good we can be. I've seen it! Hopefully RM can get them firing on cylinders again, because it was a joy to behold.Blue 'til I die! Gareth Fieldstead 11 Posted 23/03/2014 at 16:08:22 He is 25 Patrick. Totally agree Pat win the game in hand and beat Arsenal then it is game on, but it is a number of years since we beat Arsenal. Our run in is as bad as City but pick up maximum points from our next two and we have every chance. When is Jags and Peinnar back? Patrick Murphy 12 Posted 23/03/2014 at 16:24:06 Gareth well he’s the right age then. We must be due a victory over the Arsenal is it really 6 or 7 years since Andy Johnson’s winner against them. As for CL if it’s mathematically possible then we have as much chance as the others but obviously we are the outsiders in every sense of the word. I can’t see either Jags or Peanuts being ready until Saturday at the earliest and we may not see them until the Arsenal game. Sam Hoare 13 Posted 23/03/2014 at 16:47:05 We should have bought Bony instead of Kone. We'd be several goals and points richer and have a player who has increased rather than decreased in value.As for CL I suspect our poor away form may unravel us starting with points dropped this week at Newcastle. Hope I'm wrong but we will have to play slot better than yesterday to put pressure on Arsenal for that 4th spot. Jamie Crowley 14 Posted 24/03/2014 at 01:18:10 That Stones "clearance". What a pile of steaming shit that is. Our 19 year old CB, seemingly short of talent for some genius TW posters, got his head up and clearly played a sublime long ball to Barkley. Magic. Play it out from the back? May I introduce you to Mr. John Stones? Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads © ToffeeWeb