Everton 3-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Saint Matty 76]

I'm not overly confident but neither are they by the looks of it. Definitely a good time to play them, but I would take a point.

[davefizzy14]

I'm hoping we can get off to a good start today 2-1 to us a Prowsey freekick and a debut goal from Adam Armstrong - COYR

[SaveloyMush]

59 minutes ago, austsaint said:

Same here, on both counts.   Despite the bad record up there, I can't remember Saints being dismantled at GP.  Why not a win, or at least a score draw.   Good luck to AA if he starts.

They got dismantled there in 1999, I went as a 30th birthday present to myself!

[gammon cheeks]

Everton 0 SAINTS 3

[egg]

I'm feeling good about this today. I think we'll come out of the blocks quick and be aggressive in our pressing. Win for us. 

[austsaint]

1 minute ago, SaveloyMush said:

They got dismantled there in 1999, I went as a 30th birthday present to myself!

Sorry to hear that; you deserved better on such a big day- but in recent times, with an imperfect memory it's been a Richarlison/Calvert-Lewin, or a Sigurdsson worldy which has been the difference.   They shouldn't be feared.

[saint1977]

14 minutes ago, SaveloyMush said:

They got dismantled there in 1999, I went as a 30th birthday present to myself!

I was at that game if it was a 4-1 defeat, 0-0 until just before HT, Gough scored a header as part of 4 goals in 10 minutes including a mix up between Claus and Jonah resulting in the former looping a header in super slow motion beyond the latter. Jeffers pre Arsenal got a couple. Marian got one back IIRC. Kevin Davies’s first game back I think as well swapped for Egil. 

Two other memories - bloodied Saints and Everton fans outside the ground who apparently had fought Liverpool fans before the game. From talking to them it sounded like the Reds kicked off at both parties and pool balls and cues were being used as weapons. There was also a group of Saints fans waving £50 notes and chanting ‘there’s lots and lots of  money in the south’ in the days before the north started voting Tory. Being called a southern Tory insert expletive was not unknown at northern away games in the 1990s.

Edited 14 August, 2021 by saint1977

[Saint_lambden]

Andy Madley now the ref instead of Kevin Friend. 

Edited 14 August, 2021 by Saint_lambden

[OldNick]

My grand-daughter has met a few of the players wandering around Liverpool and had her picture taken with a couple of groups. She is a very happy 10 year old.

[eelpie]

36 minutes ago, Saint_lambden said:

Andy Madley now the ref instead of Kevin Friend. 

As a result of pressure from SFC?

[Sheaf Saint]

1 hour ago, SaveloyMush said:

They got dismantled there in 1999, I went as a 30th birthday present to myself!

Was that the 7-1 game?

[eelpie]

58 minutes ago, gammon cheeks said:

Everton 0 SAINTS 3

I'd like to hope for this, however we are a team with some players not used to Premiership football. Enthusiasm over experience? Perhaps. Perhaps. More likely we weill concede at least one goal. My prediction remains a cautious 1-1 with Walcott the scorer..

[eelpie]

What colour shirt are we playing in? 

[Miltonaggro]

Everton 1 Saints 3 (Ward-Prowse, Armstrong S, Armstrong A).  In other news Watford to beat Villa with Ings limping off after 65mins.

[Bad Wolf]

We're clearly going to lose because it's a bogey ground, they're a good team, new manager and we rarely win on opening day. Please can we try not to overreact when we get beaten?

[badgerx16]

26 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Was that the 7-1 game?

That was 1996.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

16 minutes ago, eelpie said:

What colour shirt are we playing in? 

The rainbow one I believe. 🤪

[Stu Man Do]

6 minutes ago, Behind Enemy Lines said:

The rainbow one I believe. 🤪

Think that’s the warm up shirt? Usually play in red and white at Everton don’t we?

[moonraker]

As always overly optimistic at the start of the season, 2 - 1 Saints.

 

[Sweet dee]

I really don't think rafa will last long at Everton, and I think we'll get a win there today, early goal get the fans turning straight away, 2-0 saints, maybe 😂

[Viking Saint]

On 13/08/2021 at 12:38, Teddeer said:

FF

KWP Bednarek Salisu Peraud

JWP Romeu

Tella Armstrong

Adams A. Armstrong

This, all day. Bet any money fucking Redmond starts tho

[SaintZamboni]

 

FF

KWP Bednarek Salisu Peraud

JWP Romeu

Armstrong Redmond

Adams Tella

I can’t see Ralph starting Armstrong when he won’t have done much work on the pressing system. Suspect we’ll see him after an hour or so.

Early goal when we’re full of energy but ending in a 1-1

[aintforever]

Hard to be optimistic with our record on the opening day and at Goodison. Think we will lose by 2 or 3 at least.

[Appy]

Our team is ……. Surprising 

[Spoonman]

59 minutes ago, eelpie said:

What colour shirt are we playing in? 

Yellow 

[maysie]

2 minutes ago, Appy said:

Our team is ……. Surprising 

Djenepo left back? 😆 

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, Appy said:

Our team is ……. Surprising 

Good surprising or bad surprising?

[markr27]

Walcott up top with Adams potentially.

[Appy]

Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Good surprising or bad surprising?

Interesting surprising. 
 

KWP bench 

[The Cat]

Jack Stephens holding midfielder?

[OttawaSaint]

Shane Long in goal?

[Maya's Dad]

2 minutes ago, Appy said:

Interesting surprising. 
 

KWP bench 

why the tease mate

[tunit]

2 minutes ago, Appy said:

Interesting surprising. 
 

KWP bench 

Does that mean Livramento starts? He was decent last week when he came on but I wouldn't have started him over KWP yet

[OttawaSaint]

Fraser Forster at CB and Bednarek to RB...

[trousers]

[OldNick]

Ings up front with JV at centre back

[obelisk]

McCarthy in goal? Oh well.

[AlexLaw76]

I thought Bendarek was good enough?

[Lighthouse]

He was right, that’s certainly interesting. No Forster, KWP, Bednarek or Stu.

[aintforever]

Very attacking!

 

[OttawaSaint]

What the yellow rubbery fuck?!?

No KWP or Armstrong. Stevens and McCarthy start.

[OldNick]

OMG I do hope this bravery is well rewarded

[egg]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

Err. Different. 

[Dr. Kucho]

LiveScore has a completely different line up, probably one I would have preferred. 

[Lighthouse]

Also Moi makes the bench ahead of Banjo.

[Saint_clark]

Livramento must have really impressed Ralph so far.

Chelsea striker on loan not even on the bench? 

Walcott and Djenepo, glad Redmond is dropped but that's a big challenge thrown down for those two.

[obelisk]

Let's call that a brave selection there by Ralph. 😐

[aintforever]

Interesting tactic, leaving out your best players.

[Disco Stu]

It's SOOO NICE to have a strong bench 👌

[steve green]

3 minutes ago, trousers said:

 

I thought preseason was over ?