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be a lot tougher than last night... id be happy with a 1-0 here, even though they have had a shit start, i never like the early kick offs - the players are always still half asleep!
8-0 to us. Saha and a Yak hattrick each, Fellanini and Hibbert the others.
Howard
Heitinga Yobo Distin Baines
Pienaar Rodwell Cahill Russian
Fellaini
Saha
0-1 (Pienaar)
Pompey actually played OK at Villa last week, I expect it to be tough but 2-0 to the blues a lá Sunderland away last season, Pienaar and Fellaini to score
Howard
Heitinga Yobo Distin Baines
Pienaar Rodwell Osman Billy
Cahill
Saha
3-1 to us, Saha will get one and Yakubu will come off the bench and score a brace.
We owe them for last season too.
We'll either get beat 2-1 (always lose at pompey) or win 4-0 :hmmm:
dont want to tempt fate - but I think we will batter them
---------------Howard---------
Heitinga--Yobo---Distin---Baines
Pienaar--Rodwell---Fellaini---Bilya
-----------------Cahill---------------
---------------Saha--------------
Bench: Nash, Hibbert, Neill, Osman, Gosling, Yakubu, Jo
2-0 to us. Saha and Yakubu.
Right feeling confident so i'm gonna go for a 2-0 win.
Yak and Saha to do the damage adding more weight to the 4-4-2 argument. :thumbsup:
3-0 to us Saha, Cahill and Rodwell
Went to Carlisle and watched the CC game. Here's what I said on Other Football Chat.
Went to the game, but you can't really read to much into it with regards to Saturday.
They certainly wern't that impressive, and if Carlisle had taken there chances it could have been a different result. Pompey were good on the break, but Pienaar and Heitinga can have a field day against Belhadj if he plays, he's quick down the left, and good at going forward but pretty poor as a defender.
Hopefully we won't play hoofball, Kaboul and Mokoena mopped up everything Carlisle hoofed at them.
All in all, quite an enjoyable cup game, fair play to the Pompey fans, must have been about 200 of them travelled, and they sang for the 90 minutes, although I could have shoved the various drums and trumpets right up their arses after about 10 minutes.
3-0 to us. Hart sacked on Monday.
I think we will win, but how much are Pompey going to want those points (even if it's a point!!). Sitting at the bottom with no points should give them a kick up the arse to start their season! However, they lack the class players they had last season and we are definitely looking more and more dangerous. Saha to score a brace 2-0.
Howard, Heitinga, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Pienaar, Rodwell, Bily, Cahill, Saha, Yak
5-1
Saha (2)
Captain Yobo
Fellaini
Yak
Distin (OG)
:woohoo:
saha, yak, rodders and big sylvain!
This is a match we should win. 2-0 looks like a fair result.
We are on a flow at the moment.
Definitely going to win. lawro on Bbc has us down for a draw and he gets nothing right. 3-0 to us.
i think its gonna be one one. Saha scores first they equalise late on and celebrate like they have won
(http://i36.tinypic.com/2r2b2o2.jpg)
Bit bold and it's a potential disaster fixture given the current situation with both clubs... but I think after an early round of slugging we'll break them and their resistance will collapse.
3-0 to us.
Cahill to score first.
A potential Banana skin this one , I'll be happy with 3 points with 1 - 0 win and the goal was offside not seen by the ref scored in the 96th min
Quote from: nomorechangA potential Banana skin this one , I'll be happy with 3 points with 1 - 0 win and the goal was offside not seen by the ref scored in the 96th min
:shush: Dont tell Diouf!
If a couple of the 'doubts' from Yak, Yobo, and Pienaar don't make it (especially if Pienaar is one of them) I don't have a good feeling about this one.
Is Saha in the squad for today?
The Daily papers dont have him down as travelling.
Quote from: GumpinioHoward
Heitinga Yobo Distin Baines
Pienaar Rodwell Osman Billy
Cahill
Saha
3-1 to us, Saha will get one and Yakubu will come off the bench and score a brace.
I had a dream last night, so I must change my prediction. Yobo will score a volley form about 8 yards out and Baines will haver a headed goal disallowed. It seems we will also move the game to Goodison and I will be moved from my Paddock season ticketed seat to the Main Stand.................
Everton: Howard, Heitinga, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Osman, Fellaini, Rodwell, Pienaar, Cahill, Saha. Subs: Nash, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Jo, Gosling, Yakubu, Neill.
fecking shite ref...
Someone needs to shove that bell up that pompey fans ass
Heitinga has been beaten twice already and is lucky not to have given up a goal. Hope he gets his shit straight fast. That bell is damn annoying. Imagine sitting by it!
Pompey are running themselves stupid atm. Weather the initial pressure then turn the tap at 25mins.
That bell is fucking annoying.
As is there pompey chant to the tune of big ben.
Quote from: blarginsThat bell is fucking annoying.
As is there pompey chant to the tune of big ben.
Was at Carlisle on Tuesday at the Carling Cup game, had the bell, a trumpet and a fucking drum for 90 minutes. :bang:
Yep. I might have to turn the sound off soon...bonus is that Andy Gray disappears as well!
And I bet they couldn't even put a decent tune together either?
Come on Everton. Less hoof, more passing please.
Yeah, sloppy at best
Quote from: cadYep. I might have to turn the sound off soon...bonus is that Andy Gray disappears as well!
Get rid of the bell and the bell end at once!
Great save
Top drawer save by Howard.
Osman has been invisible - Bilya on at the half, please and Pienaar to the right. Everything we have done today has come from Baines and Pienaar.
James was lucky to save that Fellaini header.
Ironic really, nothing for 40 minutes then a great cross.
Get in. Woo hoo. All bow to King Louis. :woohoo:
King Louiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:
PURE CLASS!!
Game on
I fucking love hoofball. Get in King Louis!!!!!!!!!!!
Saahhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good ball Heitinga
Dunno what the Sky blokes are on about. Portsmouth haven't been great.
Good first half for Fellaini, Pienaar, Baines, Howard and Saha. Osman doesn't deserve to play the next 45. Heitinga isn't far behind Osman, either. I have been very unimpressed by how easily he has been beaten. Slow, too.
Neither team have been great. Been quite a boring game so far. But I'll take the win anyhow!
Osman and Heitinga has been so poor. Perhaps Hibbo was never the problem, Osman is the only problem. Never tracks back and never goes forward. Just taking up space.
I think we have been very poor on the right. Heitinga seems good going forward but defensively very poor. Osman apart from one great cross has been totally anonymous. I think we are making Portsmouth look better than they are.
Hoofball might have got the goal but would love for us to get the ball down second half. Baines and Pienaar are trying to.
i thought at times are passing has been great
heitinga is still adapting saying hibbo is better is just daft
hibbert had 5 seasons to adapt heitingas only had 5 games!
Decent so far. Great save by Howard to deny Dindane and Fellaini was a tad unlucky with that header. Saha took his goal brilliantly too.
Hopefully Pompey will start to tire around 65 minutes, thereby allowing us to get another one or two to finish them off.
my word. That was a fantastic goal!
King Saha!!!!!!!!!
Currently 9th boys.
the bench !! how strong! compared to recent times
Quote from: ThomDecent so far. Great save by Howard to deny Dindane and Fellaini was a tad unlucky with that header. Saha took his goal brilliantly too.
Hopefully Pompey will start to tire around 65 minutes, thereby allowing us to get another one or two to finish them off.
Yak then a Saha 90 minute goal!! COYB!!
Want Saha to grab a hattrick and be on the same goals tally as Links by the end of Sept.
Heitinga may be adapting, but he is being passed by players from the other team and cannot catch up. He needs to make up for his lack of speed with better situational positioning. This is in direct opposition to his desire to get forward, unfortunately. I hope that Bilya comes on, Pienaar goes to the right and Heitinga doesn't have to move as far upfield.
We could really do with another goal just to settle the nerves , I'd bring lucas Neill on for heitinga and Bily for Ossie
i wont judge him till end of the season
after all we let hibbert get by on being a local lad so im sure heitinga warrents a season at the least
osman off, Bilya onn. Fellaini has been solid today
60 mins get Billy on. Game over.
Rodwell didnt have the best first 20 minutes, looked really poor, gave the ball away too much, didnt command the midfield as he did vs Hull. Got more into the game last 25 mins.
Early days for Heitinga, we (most) gave Fellaini plenty of time to settle, no different for this lad. Although I expect him to show better form sooner because he can speak English after all ;)
Not been Rodwell's best game but we should expect that
I still like him, I just want him to stay home a little more. You don't need a season to realize that he is average speed, at best. One thing he definitely has over Hibbo: Tony would be giving away free kicks after being beaten, where Heitinga lets his teammates help him out.
Quote from: BlueRockosman off, Bilya onn. Fellaini has been solid today
You reckon? He looks half asleep to me - far too casual. He even looked as if it was an effort to climb the steps to get out for the second half.
Not a great performance all round, but we're winning!
Fucking hel Howard!!!!
Another amazing Howard save!!
Sorry CAD, Fellaini has been one of our best today. No way to argue that.
world class save howard
How did that stay it. Must have hit Howard's shoulder. :shock:
Struggling, too much hoofball and not looking good. Howard keeping us ahead.
Timmy's tourette twitch saved the day there!
Whats the score how long left ?
Exact same as the fulham game.
1-0 to us 54 mis gone.
Plus I think Fell has played better than Rodwell today.
Yeah, Fella is involved, Rodwell isn't. Anyone else think Pienaar would be a great Captain considering he drives our play.
Oh fuck, Pienaar and a stretcher, last thing we wanted to see.
Shit, not Pienaar.
:bang:
Doesn't look good for Pienaar. If it's another knee injury to another player then someone really doesn't like us up there.
Still, Billy coming on. Let's see how he does.
Shit
Wish we had a sniper to take out that shithead Brown and the other soon to be relegated players who are yelling at Pienaar. FFS.
Crap. I hope its nothing serious. It was hard to see what the injury was exactly, presumably the knee.
Quote from: ThomStill, Billy coming on. Let's see how he does.
Quote from: barongreenbackShit
A bit quick to judge don' tyou think? ::s
Getting chippy. Let's send Tony on to break a jaw or three.
Quote from: Mr. DevilQuote from: ThomStill, Billy coming on. Let's see how he does.
Quote from: barongreenbackShit
A bit quick to judge don' tyou think? ::s
I think he was saying shit to Pienaar's injury, not Billy coming on.
Not Bily coming on mate, Pienaar going of...nightmare.
Vicious fuckers.
was he stretchered off?
Fuck. Close.
GREAT cross by Bilya, good Fellaini header.
Puting on pressure. Good that.
Got to say, Saha is looking really sharp today.....Pienaar was excellent as per usual too.
Bily really is the new Sheedy.
O'Hara is a miserable fuck.
Heittinga is a worry for me. Osman is getting more tackles in!
Has anyone else noticed how often Howard slaps his team mates on the arse?
Quote from: CavebenHas anyone else noticed how often Howard slaps his team mates on the arse?
Is that why you've put yourself in at right back in your sig?
This is getting dirty.
Quote from: blarginsQuote from: CavebenHas anyone else noticed how often Howard slaps his team mates on the arse?
Is that why you've put yourself in at right back in your sig?
lolol
He can give them tongue if he carries on playing as he is at the moment!
Fuck we are holding on at the mo. COme on Everton!
Osman off, Hibbo on.
Hibbert on wtf? :(
not fucking hibbert
Why Hibbert? Again? I can understand when he are winning by a good margin. Moyes wants to keep him happy. But not now. We don't need to change the defense now.
Are we playing with 2 right backs now?
Really pushing our luck now...
FFS COYB!
I think we will be lucky to win this at present. We need another goal. For us.
Under major pressure. need to keep ball and take the sting out of it.
Quote from: blarginsAre we playing with 2 right backs now?
Heitinga is in midfield. Three central mifdielders, one left midfielder, empty space on the right.
Heitinga is getting beaten all over the park
would like to see Yak come on here
Hibbert...WTF was that header???
Being pulled asunder here lads
hibberts woeful
header right across the box
This is tight. If this was any team in mid-table and upwards, we would be losing by now.
We look tired now. Saha off for Yakubu.
I think it's the fact these are desperate that we are well under the cosh.
I'm not expecting 3 points now though.
I think it needs to be Jo. I don't want these batards to hurt Saha or the Yak. (Jo either)
This is painful to watch.
Billy lacks pace, Rodwell has gone missing and we're just long balling everything.
Kanu to equalise.
Yeah. I cant see this game being the main reason im going to buy the end of season review.
lolol Heitinga took one for the team.
Get up Heitinga you wooss.
Hibbert caught out of position again.....who'd have thought it
this is going to be about 10 mins inhury time at this rate
Jesus my wife has hit me harder than that.
ffs Everton. Come on!
Got poked in the eye, I think.
Can't believe we are pegged back in our box by these guys.
Kaboul's eybrows are :ghey:
Quote from: barongreenbackJesus my wife has hit me harder than that.
Most likely, but the laws of the physics are much different on the football pitch.
They're destroying us down the right every time.
This is getting ridiculous.
Fuck sake. They're fucking killing me here.
Thank god for baines on the line
Pompey are very unlucky.
How many hours stoppage time?
Harsh yellow that!
This is why we need Neville. There's no leader on the pitch and we're losing our heads.
Quote from: blarginsPompey are very unlucky.
Or were just playing really shit
How come we never get free kicks given when our players are hacked down?
I think the game at Hull has taken it's toll on us. We look tired.
Without Howard and Baines we would have lost this today.
Howard MOTM by a country mile.
THANK FUCK FOR THAT
Thank fuck, Saha, Howard and Baines for this win.
Same game as Fulham, we just managed to hold out this time. I suppose it was always going to be the same until we got our first away win. Hopefully more confidence next time.
Fucking hell. That was a hard earned 3 points.
fuck me that was nervewracking.
We were very poor today. Team looked tired as well. Portsmouth in all honesty should have took something for the game.
3 points is 3 points though, and moves us up the table.
We should get 6 points for that war. I sure hope Pienaar is alright.
If I was a pompey fan I'd be SICK. we were shocking today. Defence all over the place, couldnt keep hold of the ball, dreadful
Without Pienaar we were terrible. Could not keep the ball. Hope he is ok, realy do but I reckon he is out for a few weeks
Blimey that was a poor second half, Pompy gave it a right good go, we were lucky there. Why the hell does Felaini think he can just jog round in the last 15 minutes?
I reckon Pienaar will be out a while too. Looks like his knee. What's going on with that? 4 players with major knee injuries.
Please. That Fellaini bashing is so 2008. He was one of our four best today.
Withstood incredible pressure. Lucky to get away with the win.
Howard=MOTM for me
Guy with the cowbell annoyed the fuck out of me :bang:
Not only Fellaini, but the entire team went missing the last 15 minutes. Everyone looked very very tired.
Pompey were very unlucky today.
Fellaini was one of our better players for most of the game.
Quote from: Ong-Timus PrimeGuy with the cowbell annoyed the fuck out of me :bang:
Proper head ache. Apparently its the Pompey chime?
Moyes just said in interview Piennar looks a bad injury.
Saha MoM? Yeah he scored but come on...looks to be having a laugh with Distin though.
Agreed, we let them command the match for the last 15-20 minutes. We should have been scoring our second to put the 3 points away.
They were very unlucky today but they are the type of games that you have to win , if the RS had battled in a few games like that last season they'd have won the league ... and if portsmouth play like that from now on they may well get out of trouble , they're better than Wigan hull and Blackburn
I've a bad feeling we'll be hearing the word 'cruciate' again soon
Yes. He grabbed the back of his knee immediately.
Very lucky today. We could have easily have lost that in the last 20 minutes alone.
Howard has earned his corn for this week. Apart from that cross that he didn't collect properly he was great, as were Saha and Baines. Pienaar and Fellaini had good games too. Rodwell went missing a lot in the second half, but he's only young and he'll have games like that.
Couldn't understand the Hibbert substitution though. We lacked shape on the right following that sub. Why didn't we just bring on Gosling to keep the shape? He isn't brilliantly defensively, but the team would have looked more balanced rather than sticking Cahill on the right.
Still, 3 points and that's all matters.
Quote from: bryanPlease. That Fellaini bashing is so 2008. He was one of our four best today.
Yeah I thought he had a tidy game today until the last 10....but besides, howard and baines who did stick to the task in the final quarter of the match? We won though....let's forget it and move on to next week.
Id have taken a draw and a fit Peanuts tbh.
Christ, we were dug in the last 15 minutes like we were two men down vs. Arsenal or Barcelona.