The tricky one here is that we play each other next game, if they win all of their remaining game, we can do nothing about it. So both teams have it "in their own hands". Goes without saying, that next game is the biggest of the season so far.

The fact that we have 5 wins on the bounce, and have momentum, when they appear to be faltering, is good news for us. The fact that we are pushing for CL with 7 games to go, is more than I expected at the start of the season.

I don't think we played our best against Fulham, but I don't really care; we took the points, a few of our players showed some great progress, and we kept the momentum going.

I hope we win on Sunday, I hope the crowd lift us and deflate them, I'll take a 1-0 deflected shot in the last minute, if it means we get the three points. Who was it that coined the phrase "squeaky bum time", oh yes, the Godfather of Man Utd. There will be 40,000 squeaky bums at Goodison on Sunday.

Away support was immense, thanks Ken and the rest.

Stones MotM - shone in both halves, helping out his 16-year-elder.

We must try and buy Deulofeu.

McCarthy - yes Mr Walling, how do you feel about 7th-ish now - was superb.

Anyone else thinking it's a great first season for the new gaffer and licking their lips about the next window and the next season?

I'm more worried about Spurs and Man Utd breathing down our necks. It'd be terrible to miss out on Europe completely given the season we've had.

Stones looking like a real diamond, McGeady looking impressive. Still something to play for, happy days.

The frustration is just thinking about dropped points from too many draws earlier in the season when we were getting used to a new system.

We really have to be very sharp against Arsenal as the game is just as important to them and a draw would suit them very well. We need to start fast and close down Arteta and Carzola, an early goal would be fantastic for us.

Strangely enough I am more worried about the Man Utd game as Moyes will be really anxious to avoid defeat at Goodison. They are still a decent side with good players and we will need to be at our best against them. Just seven more cup finals to play!!

The good news is that its now 'in our hands'; the bad news is that our hands often start to shake considerably under pressure.

I suspect that, even if we pull off a great day and beat Arsenal this weekend, that we would still not be favourites for 4th spot especially as Man City and Man Utd (best away form in the league) at home and Southampton away are all very, very tough fixtures. However, to even be in the race at this point is exciting and much appreciated.

Let's concentrate on next week and, if we manage to do something we have done so rarely in the the last decade and beat Arsenal, then perhaps I will let myself get a bit more excited about the possibility of Ronaldo and Messi (not the Scottish variety) at Goodison next season.

It really is refreshing not to rely on the Baines/Pienaar axis for all our attacking play, if someone is injured it doesn't affect our approach, which is the sign of a good side.

I don't think it's a coincidence we seem to get most of our chances in the last third of games, we usually make attacking substitutions when the opposition are tiring – Mirallas is also benefitting from a little time on the bench.

We can build a great side around McCarthy, Coleman,Stones and Barkley, if we can add a twenty goal a season striker this team can go places. I fully expect all those players to perform even better next season. Who would have thought Jagielka would not be missed?

Add Oviedo, Kone and Gibson to that bench yesterday and I can see us doing well in Europe, I don't think our loanees will be missed as much as some think if we can get a goalscorer on board.

We're also learning to play players in their rightful positions- Naisy yesterday the best example of this; compared to the Naismith of, admittedly earlier this season and last, when he had to loiter on the wing when it seemed to be blindingly obvious that wasn't his natural position.

Without breaking the bank Roberto has given us options off the bench this season who can make a difference - how refreshing is it to be able to bring the likes of Miralles, McGeady on in the second half to change things around. Certainly makes a difference to the ilk of Anichebe, Bilyaletdinov (out of position on the wing) being bought on with ten minutes to go under the old regime.

The breakthrough this season of Stones and Barkley.... Hard to say whether or not this would have happened under OFM, but Martinez had to be brave enough to throw them into the cauldron.

The high percentage of our goals scored in the last 15 minutes of games this season reflects well also on our manager's positive attitude, an attacking mindset, and fitness.

The summer transfer window sounds exciting too with seemingly money in the kitty. TBH, with the long-term absentees to come back, and if we were to keep Barry, re-sign Deulofeu on loan, and if by chance we could nab Lukaku, and maybe another central midfielder and striker, I'd be reasonably happy - as long as, of course, there were no out-goings.

Hopefully also we'll see the other young guns, Garbutt, Browning, McAleny, Lundstram and others, break through next season. Exciting times.

Its also very pleasing to see the depth of the squad we now have. I think this is one of the reasons why we have (more or less) been able to maintain our form all season. The only area where we do not have good options is the central defensive midfield pairing, but I am confident this hole will be plugged next season (we should have Gibson back anyway, but we need one more body there if we are in Europe).

As others have said it is great to have a Mirallas and a McGeady on the bench. Massive change from previous years (and this with Pienaar injured).

Let's hope Brendan wins that one!

Great time to be a blue!

I’ve also been impressed with Holtby, Caulker, Bony, Delph, Snodgrass, Redmond, Fonte, Lallana, Marshall (keeper), Ki, Kim, Coldback, possibly Shelvey and Diame/

I'm still grinning at the delightful irony that one of the most derided players on TW, Naismith, was the game-changer... and this after a MOTM performance by Osman on Tuesday.

Not many have mentioned the contributions of Lukaku and Howard, but I thought Rom's holdup play was excellent and Howard's save on Heitinga was absolutely critical... a gamewinner by our old boy would have been too much to stomach.

Everybody's contributing, and just at the right time... all eyes on the Arsenal game.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/15134/9241374/the-Roberto-Martinez-effect-how-the-spaniard-has-improved-everton-in-his-first-season-at-the-helm

Everton FC is old and proud
Goodison Park can be very loud
Blues always support their football team
We are realistic but we like to dream.

He has a scheme has R Martinez
Building a team is R Martinez
We can be cream with R Martinez
Living the dream with R Martinez

Mark, Spurs and Man Utd are not breathing down our necks - it’s hard to lose 4-0 and to be breathing down a neck!

We are I think bound to be more concerned about the Man-Utd home game because pushing points to one side - how silly is that - this match is all about putting one over on you know who and the stakes of that being so high we are a little scary don’t you think of him putting one over us.

Howard is playing better (safer) than he ever has.

Stones has gloried in his early opportunities.

Coleman has become the perfect right-back - best in the Prem.

Roberto has brought the best out of all of them.

Long may it continue.

What a class act Stones is... and Naismith too. He's like a new signing. Leon Osman I just don't get, he goes from sublimely good to astonishingly poor. I have a feeling that, had he been a bit bigger, he would have been a true great.