Onwards and Upwards Everton vs Bolton (Match thread)

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:07 am

now we've tasted the pleasure of the 1-1 draw we'll want the same again.

Two draws on the trot. The first time this season we've managed two league games without defeat. We'll then be on a run.

Ianmooreslovechild · Post by **Ianmooreslovechild** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:27 am

If only...A well organised Everton means we are unlikely to score,a disorganised Bolton means they are likely to score.The only bright side is they arent prolific so 2 0 would be about par.We never win at everton even when we have a decent side.Its just one of them places.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:31 pm

Ianmooreslovechild wrote:If only...A well organised Everton means we are unlikely to score,a disorganised Bolton means they are likely to score.The only bright side is they arent prolific so 2 0 would be about par.We never win at everton even when we have a decent side.Its just one of them places.

2006 - Everton 0 BW 4...

We will not repeat that though. Probably ever.

lovethesmellofnapalm · Post by **lovethesmellofnapalm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:45 pm

this game will prove the scrappy draw with Wolves was a turning point
remember.. you heard it here first

bristolwanderer · Post by **bristolwanderer** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:05 pm

agreed!

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:09 pm

We will find inspiration from a new, settled back 4, who rediscover their resilience and fighting qualities. Despite Everton's 32 chances on target, we keep a clean sheet, and nick a goal at the other end courtesy of an own goal by Jagielka from Petrov's bullet-cross.

Coyle utters his first ever profanity when asked to comment about the sending off of 3 of his players.

Salford Trotter · Post by **Salford Trotter** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:30 pm

just had a text to say jussi is doubtful

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:32 pm

Salford Trotter wrote:just had a text to say jussi is doubtful

Bruce could have told you that!

Salford Trotter · Post by **Salford Trotter** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:35 pm

i'm always a little premature

bobo the clown · Post by **bobo the clown** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:37 pm

thebish wrote:
Salford Trotter wrote:just had a text to say jussi is doubtful
Bruce could have told you that!

Strained his jaw maybe after doing a very passable version of Paul Robinson as he blamed everyone but himself for his increasingly common errors ??

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:41 am

some encouraging stats...

There have been exactly two goals scored in each of the last four Premier League meetings between Bolton and Everton.

There have been red cards in three of the last four matches between Bolton and Everton.

Bolton have failed to score in five of their last eight Premier League meetings with the Toffees.

Bolton have kept just one clean sheet in their last 35 Premier League away games.

Since returning to the PL in 2001, Bolton have only once managed to win their opening league game of the new year.

Lennon'sEleven · Post by **Lennon'sEleven** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:38 am

This is a must-win.

(I have copied this phrase to save time in the future).

Seriously tough; this is, despite our terrible record there, one of January's easiest games on paper. Nothing but a win will do.

My prediction? 2-0 Everton.

wanderers_on_tour · Post by **wanderers_on_tour** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:36 pm

Haven't Everton scored the majority of there goals in the last ten minutes this season? We only turn up for the first 70 (not withstanding any 'minutes of madness') so I guess we have to be 4 or 5-0 up by then to get any sort of result

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:32 pm

YtarmyYtarmy wrote:Went to the corresponding fixture last year when we threw away 2 points when Chungy should of put it in Row Z, and they scored a wonder goal. A draw was probably a fair result on that night as we were under the cosh at the end, and probably got our goal against the run of play.

There's them fine margins again...

I have hope in my heart but a brain in my head, and in the office prediction league I've gone for a home win. I'd love to be wrong, and Everton are still an awful team, but once again they're developing the knack of grinding out results, and we're too easily ground down.

Only one of Everton's last 11 games has finished with more than a one-goal margin. Yep, at ours.

Armchair Wanderer · Post by **Armchair Wanderer** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:42 pm

If this hadn't been an evening kickoff I'd have gone. No idea why I was considering it.

Ricketts will get sent off then Robbo will come on. Tim Cahill will start scoring again, aided by Landon Donovan who'll get a hatrick.

lovethesmellofnapalm · Post by **lovethesmellofnapalm** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:49 pm

would like to see Klasnic given a rest for this one.
oh - he had one against Wolves..

Jussi
Steinsonn Knight Cahill Wheater Ricketts
Davies M Muamba Reo- Coker Petrov
N'Gog.

feckin attacking or what?

NiceHotCuppaTea · Post by **NiceHotCuppaTea** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:54 pm

I've gone for a 3-0 trashing by Everton. Obviously I want us to win but common sense tells me we haven't got much of a chance.

Our strikers all need a rocket up their arses or something, everytime Petrov does all the hard work of running up the wing and putting in a cross there's no one there to collect and that's one of our biggest faults right now.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:10 pm

Yep..

Our goalscorer plays in the hole and a player who's scared of getting into the box for fear of missing is our furthest man forward.

Bit poo really ain't it.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:20 pm

will it be a bit windy tonight up there - or has it started to die down?

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:24 pm

boltonboris wrote:Yep..

Our goalscorer plays in the hole and a player who's scared of getting into the box for fear of missing is our furthest man forward.

Bit poo really ain't it.

It seems so. But then, if they switched and our deadly-but-dawdly leading scorer played in advance of the only striker with the capacity (if not always the inclination) to stretch defences, the opponents would be able to play so high up the pitch they could shake hands with Jussi.

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