Everton Pre Match

[Guy]

8 minutes ago, StanSP said:

You have to feel for Jakub but Mads is the better keeper. 

 

It'd be shit for Jakub but he already seems sensible and mature enough to realise he isn't the number one keeper and knows he's back up to Mads. 

 

If Mads is fully fit he plays. 

Let's face it, it's a much better dilemma to have than Jakub v Ward! 

[Gamble92]

34 minutes ago, Guy said:

Yes, looking at the finer detail then you're somewhat 'on the money' also with your two Rodgers takes in different seasons in a different way.

 

Re the Covid pt.1 affected season then for me the Liverpool 0-4 at home on Boxing Day 2019 was the more significant turning point (despite some good performances to follow that like the 4-0 v Villa you mentioned), eventually leading to the infamous bottling of 4th to finish 5th from a seemingly impossible position to actually blow it like we did! Perhaps shades of last season under Maresca too with our 17 point lead at the top soon being whittled down by Leeds and ipswich! At least when recent history repeated a year later to also bottle 4th to finish 5th on the final day in 2021 we'd won the FA Cup but even that was a tad false in a way as regards the games being played out in empty stadia for the most part which I'd say had a massive bearing on players performances for all teams! Just my take  

I can't argue with the nature of B.Rodgers end to his tenure here though, it was definitely more about self preservation for him and his reputation after he wasn't allowed the funds to strenghten - albeit he might have ended up buying more deadwood like he did Perez, Daka etc! Whether he deliberately 'sabotaged' matters in that infamous last relegation season by playing Ward and Amartey most games and making bizarre subs in that opening day Brentford game we were comfortable in, I don't know. Lest we forget we did have that autumnal purple patch though (5 league wins from 8), including the 4-0 v Forest and 0-4 win at Wolves. However maybe our good October-November run of the pre winter Qatar World Cup period would have ended against Newcastle regrardless had that game been played in early December (not on Boxing Day)......as hard as though I'd find it to believe that we could play as we did in that game at home against the Toon on Boxing Day had we not had the continuity of our then November momentum disturbed by that weirdly timed world event! All ifs and buts I guess. Hence my original parallel "disruption" comparison to Covid if you like!


 

 

 

 

I think people forget just how mad our results were in both seasons. I remember being beat easily at home by West Ham 0-3 and thinking we'll be bottom half easily and we went on to be top 4 most the season. For every 5-2 away win at Man City, there was an equally strange defeat at home. 

 

We are undoubtedly still feeling the effects of missing out in those 2 seasons though. We'll always have that FA Cup day but it does make you realise the importance of finishing in the elite competition. 

 

We effectively maxed out our credit card thinking a big pay day was around the corner and it never came. And we have been paying it off ever since. 

[coolhandfox]

Jakub is 100% aware Mads is number 1, it will not be an issue. 

[lcfcfoz]

Great news. 2-0 Foxes

[Blueman1967]

Hoping to get a least a draw out this 

[Gazza M]

Same team accept Mads now declared fit I expect. 

[WoodyFox]

 

[Bilo]

RvN only had Hermansen for two games and those were the games where we got 4 of the 7 points we have under him so far. Stolarcyzk has been absolutely mustard in tricky circumstances, but he'll be back on the bench on Saturday if Mads is fit. 

 

A shame for him as he's done a great job, but he knows he isn't No. 1 at the moment. At least if Mads gets another flare-up for whatever reason, we can have confidence in bringing Jakub off the bench. We haven't had two decent GKs at the club in a very long time.

Edited 30 January by Bilo

[lcfcfoz]

Perfect time to play them

[danish_fox]

Fans saying Mads should start on the bench, must have the worst long term memory in the world! We have won 1 game after the injury and the stats of Jacubs is impliyin, that Mads could have saves ud points! Why tf would you suggest not starting Mads! We should be praysing the Lord for the fact that he is stille in the club! 

[Swarles Barkley]

A win drags Everton back in to it. 
they have a few injuries and we have a few players coming back. 
Players must be feeling confident as well after beating Tottenham 

 

Everton 2 Leicester 0

[waddadamadda]

I’m hoping Sunday has given the team a boost and the momentum keeps flowing. Feeling relatively confident that 3 points will be ours 

[Guy]

2 hours ago, Gamble92 said:

I think people forget just how mad our results were in both seasons. I remember being beat easily at home by West Ham 0-3 and thinking we'll be bottom half easily and we went on to be top 4 most the season. For every 5-2 away win at Man City, there was an equally strange defeat at home. 

 

We are undoubtedly still feeling the effects of missing out in those 2 seasons though. We'll always have that FA Cup day but it does make you realise the importance of finishing in the elite competition. 

 

We effectively maxed out our credit card thinking a big pay day was around the corner and it never came. And we have been paying it off ever since. 

Yes, as nice though the first FA Cup win was (after a fashion re the empty stadia for most of the competition of course), then missing out on the Champions League on the ifnal day of the season two seasons on the bounce for whatever reasons has definitely set us back a long time. I wouldn't have thought there'd have been that struggle with funds and PSR issues for Rodgers in what would become the relegation season had his teams not bottled it twice to finish 5th and therefore miss out on two Euroean jackpots that would have gone a long way to avoiding any such finanicial difficulties arising for us in 2022-23! 

[justfoxes]

1 hour ago, WoodyFox said:

 

Should be in our favour play like we did Saturday against the Spuds with Passion and fight and I think we could take all 3 points home with us, Play coulibaly in the back to give us some strength and pace really looking forward to this one last time we’ll play them at goodison so let’s hope we make it not so good for them !!😉

[Jobyfox]

4 hours ago, Guy said:

Let's face it, it's a much better dilemma to have than Jakub v Ward! 

Yep. I’m just glad that DW doesn’t appear to be in the conversation anymore.
 

JS is good, MH is very good, DI is poor at this level and DW shouldn’t be a professional goalkeeper 

[Dahnsouff]

Silly Toffee’s, they could have had Hamza cover if they didn’t mess about

[jamfox]

I just looked at their forum, apparently all Leicester fans are white, right wing tory boys ( WTF?), Moyes is God on steroids, and they will smash us easy.  I think some of them should cut down on the crack pipe. 

the level of hate is weird, some guy put a hate list together that included , helicopter crashes?  WOW i know liverpool fans say they are a bitter bunch but thats actually vile 

Edited 30 January by jamfox

[HybridFox]

Would keep Jakub personally. Give Mads a bit more time to get 100% and play him for the cup game next week against United

Edited 30 January by HybridFox

[Bilo]

20 minutes ago, jamfox said:

I just looked at their forum, apparently all Leicester fans are white, right wing tory boys ( WTF?), Moyes is God on steroids, and they will smash us easy.  I think some of them should cut down on the crack pipe. 

the level of hate is weird, some guy put a hate list together that included , helicopter crashes?  WOW i know liverpool fans say they are a bitter bunch but thats actually vile 

It's since a load of our fans turned up at Goodison after the 2019 Election winding them up about Boris Johnson coming after them. 

 

They're now absolutely convincing that we're a clone army of Jacob Rees-Mogg types.

[jamfox]

5 minutes ago, Bilo said:

It's since a load of our fans turned up at Goodison after the 2019 Election winding them up about Boris Johnson coming after them. 

 

They're now absolutely convincing that we're a clone army of Jacob Rees-Mogg types.

Arhh... ok I think    Still a poisonous bunch even by football standards , no wonder old ladies get put in head locks up there! 

[Mickyblueeyes]

11 minutes ago, Bilo said:

It's since a load of our fans turned up at Goodison after the 2019 Election winding them up about Boris Johnson coming after them. 

 

They're now absolutely convincing that we're a clone army of Jacob Rees-Mogg types.

Fancy dress plans sorted. 

[Foxin_Mad]

51 minutes ago, jamfox said:

I just looked at their forum, apparently all Leicester fans are white, right wing tory boys ( WTF?), Moyes is God on steroids, and they will smash us easy.  I think some of them should cut down on the crack pipe. 

the level of hate is weird, some guy put a hate list together that included , helicopter crashes?  WOW i know liverpool fans say they are a bitter bunch but thats actually vile 

All Scousers are willy pullers to be honest. Considering they are meant to be 'salt of the earth' the majority of them are utter bellends, protects drug gang criminals, go on about grasses to city gangs who have murdered local children whilst going on a bout the 'community lad', proper weird bunch. 

Edited 30 January by Foxin_Mad

[StanSP]

Everton apparently only have 15 first team players fully fit? 

[CosbehFox]

Funny isn’t it. Because Everton as outright people have come across as the best I’ve ever met. 

 

That’s before we get onto things like them actively sell their tickets to Leicester fans for the trophy lift 

[PhillippaT]

17 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Funny isn’t it. Because Everton as outright people have come across as the best I’ve ever met. 

 

That’s before we get onto things like them actively sell their tickets to Leicester fans for the trophy lift 

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