Everton beat Motherwell 6-0 in additional pre-season friendly

Or this game for the Possibles and Roma for the Probables?

If not, just what is the point of keeping him around?

More salient is why is it on such short notice? Perhaps with the withdrawal of the Friedkin interest, Roma are only going to send their kids or second string and so we need an extra ‘decent' fixture for match sharpness?

Also, Tarkowski needs game time, as do O'Brien, Ndiaye, Gueye and Lindstrøm.

It gets no mention under the Matches section of our wonderful revamped club website, or under Upcoming Fixtures on the homepage.

And the club, in their typical pursuit of openness and transparency, I wouldn't imagine that they will tell us much about it — let alone enable us to watch it on stream.

I just put up a link to the club's Fan Engagement Report. Surely a classic opportunity where we could see some real Fan Engagement where it really means anything at all — on the Goodison Pitch?

But no, it ain't gonna happen.

As I've said many times before, the whole Commercial and TV Department at Everton FC wants a total make-over, and a reminder of the magnificent support they get week-in & week-out, which they also seem to ignore!

Merseyside Police will make the request to Everton. I'd imagine that it's not logical under the circumstances to have a friendly match in front of thousands of spectators with what's going on, could be another breeding ground for trouble.

The Motherwell game I'd imagine behind closed doors has been arranged at short notice with this in mind.

I fail to see how this game will be affected with what's going on around the country, there are no meetings planned for Saturday in Walton concerning either side of the present arguments.

Things could escalate again by Saturday.

Right now they won't call it off, I agree, but I can somehow see the police making a request as town could be in havoc again on Saturday evening.

I knew about this behind-closed-doors game last Friday.

I don't think there will be any trouble.

I'm no hard man, but I'll walk through any crowd.

And Dave Abrahams will sort them out with his walking stick anyway!!

I don't understand why there would be riots anyway... Hibbo won't play, let alone score!

There were groups in Preston on Saturday who were 'meeting' to show their political views, it didn't stop the game and, for the time that we were in Preston, to my knowledge, it had little or indeed no effect on those who attended the match.

The political activists — if that's a term that truly represents them — want life to be disrupted, they want people to stop doing their normal everyday things, that's what gives them the thrills they seek. So no, I don't think the Roma game will be under threat due to a few people displaying their anger on the streets.

Too many "two plus two equals five" merchants in cyberspace and forums like this; life goes on, regardless of the anger displayed by some on the streets.

"If the authorities start preventing football matches being played due to a tiny proportion of the population being violent then our world truly is knackered."

Heysel?

Discussing Everton's history with a South African the other day, he knew about Hillsborough but was shocked when I told him about Heysel and how it affected us.

He said, "That must mean you really don't like them, with good reason." I concurred….

I also have to ask if just holding the game behind closed doors won't attract those wanting to use the occasion for their own purposes, Independence and Europe for Scotland?

I was talking to a Liverpool fan of 40 years when I was recently back in the UK last month. He was saying how horrific Hillsborough was.

When I mentioned Heysel he said he knew nothing about it?? Very strange!!

Let's say this unrest carries on — will the police call the Brighton game off?

Highly unlikely I think, and the message must be not to give in to these morons.

Us Evertonians don't deserve to have games called off because of a few numbskulls, and I don't think we will.

I think we won 2-1 and didn't Lewis Dobbin score a brilliant individual goal?

I totally agree with that last sentence, Sam, because I believe that certain politicians all across Europe have gotten themselves very rich by allowing such mass immigration.

As we are playing Motherwell, I hope too it is to cast an eye over their talented midfielder Miller who my Scottish mate keeps talking about, only 16-17 and one for the future apparently.

I would love it if the game was to test Dele's fitness, and of course, him coming through it.

I think that Dyche is a master at looking after his players and being patient. He deserves to be rewarded.

Anyone going to the Roma match, I'll be outside the Harlech. If not for that one, the Brighton home, same detail.

Some interesting views on here but don't fallout over politics- we are all part of the EFC team.

"He must not have realised that Trebilcock was mixed heritage."

And was Ross Barkley playing for us at the time?

Let's have a live forum, he's fuckin shite that Schniederlin, and remember that shithouse Pistone, I'm just glad that neither of those two, don't play for Everton, anymore!

It was behind closed doors at home versus Motherwell and we won 6-0 mate.

I hope this continues when the Premier League games start, it might prove that Sean Dyche plays the kids if they are good enough?

Did the lad sign a professional contract recently?

I recall a certain RS player - St John - was signed from Motherwell.

It reminded me of a chant: "St John, under the arm, St John, under the arm."

It is years since I heard this expression (I left Liverpool many years ago). Question to residents: is the phrase "under the arm" still employed as part of the local patois?

We still have Maupay?

I think it was you who mentioned that you would be interested to see what happens to this kid this season, well he's been loaned out to West Brom:

Versatile forward Dobbin, 21, moved to Villa Park from boyhood club Everton earlier this summer in a deal worth £10million.

But Albion have completed a deal to take him to The Hawthorns for the upcoming campaign on the eve of the season, ahead of Saturday's kick-off at Queens Park Rangers.

I don't suppose anyone can tell me the starting 11 for today's game?

Yes, I think Harrison did sign a pro contract recently. He's had some decent performances at U21 level, and I thought he did very well on Saturday at Preston.

Armstrong did impress, but again, let's be patient.

The club itself could've made a few quid and another game at Goodison gone. Such a shame really!

I was very taken by the singing of one of the young men on the top tier - “Blackburn Rovers are under the arm, hallelujah”. So much so that I tried it out at home the following day. Most of my Mum's wrath was directed at my Dad for taking me into an environment where I would learn such foulness, but she reserved a bit for me.

I thought better of using the expression again, and haven't heard it for quite some time.

I watched Dixon against Sligo, very impressed and some might say, it was only a mediocre team, but his challenges and overall game looked very promising.

I know the transfer was a ruse to circumnavigate PSR but I think we played a blinder acquiring Iroegbunam in exchange.

I have some gentle optimism for this season beginning to grow. I'm still worried about full back (on the right side especially as it looks like Young or Coleman will be first choice) but our squad looks like it has more options than last season.

It sounds like "under the arm" might have been consigned to the dustbin of history. And based on your story, even in the last century, it wasn't to be used in front of the children, or especially the servants.

Surely a bunch of clowns who want to rob Crocs and soap can't disrupt the Roma game?

There aren't any shops like that near Goodison.

Thought Ndiaye was a real handful, Harrison Armstrong looked very decent.

Lindstrøm's free kicks and corners were very good, but he wanted to play central — and was constantly told to play wide right. He ignored Steve Stone. Jake O'Brien is a ringer for Branthwaite.

I think it's a good move for Dobbin, because he never played enough football, last season, after spending the year before playing a lot of games for Derby County in League One.

Kiss of death from me?!