Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 9, 2021 Administrator Share Posted September 9, 2021 Kick-off 20.00 Live on Sky Sports VS Last 3 Meetings 13/03/2021 - Everton 1-2 Burnley 05/12/2020 - Burnley 1-1 Everton 26/12/2019 - Everton 1-0 Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted September 9, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 9, 2021 Because this is on TV, our first live game of the season, and it will be the focus of Premier League football coverage for that evening, you already know this is going to be a narrative-defining night in the short term and a disproportionate amount of neutral/casual opinion of Everton will be weighted on this game. Win and people will be talking about how far we can go, pushing for 6th/7th and Europe (which I don't think is unfair if we play the way we have in our first three games). Draw/lose and people will say 'same old Everton' and continue to pay little attention to us, probably also fair if we fail to get the three points here. I'm fairly confident to be honest. First night game at Goodison with a full crowd in almost two years and although they beat us here last season and should never be viewed as pushovers, Burnley have tended to be one of those banker home games for us over the years. I'm going to reluctantly predict a 2-0 win for us and prepare for the "Everton, that" disappointment that inevitably follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,497 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 09:59, RandoEFC said: Because this is on TV, our first live game of the season, and it will be the focus of Premier League football coverage for that evening, you already know this is going to be a narrative-defining night in the short term and a disproportionate amount of neutral/casual opinion of Everton will be weighted on this game. Win and people will be talking about how far we can go, pushing for 6th/7th and Europe (which I don't think is unfair if we play the way we have in our first three games). Draw/lose and people will say 'same old Everton' and continue to pay little attention to us, probably also fair if we fail to get the three points here. I'm fairly confident to be honest. First night game at Goodison with a full crowd in almost two years and although they beat us here last season and should never be viewed as pushovers, Burnley have tended to be one of those banker home games for us over the years. I'm going to reluctantly predict a 2-0 win for us and prepare for the "Everton, that" disappointment that inevitably follows. Will Gray start you think? He's in my fantasy team lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted September 12, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, MUFC said: Will Gray start you think? He's in my fantasy team lol. I'd have thought so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,180 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 09/09/2021 at 01:59, RandoEFC said: Because this is on TV, our first live game of the season, and it will be the focus of Premier League football coverage for that evening, you already know this is going to be a narrative-defining night in the short term and a disproportionate amount of neutral/casual opinion of Everton will be weighted on this game. Win and people will be talking about how far we can go, pushing for 6th/7th and Europe (which I don't think is unfair if we play the way we have in our first three games). Draw/lose and people will say 'same old Everton' and continue to pay little attention to us, probably also fair if we fail to get the three points here. I'm fairly confident to be honest. First night game at Goodison with a full crowd in almost two years and although they beat us here last season and should never be viewed as pushovers, Burnley have tended to be one of those banker home games for us over the years. I'm going to reluctantly predict a 2-0 win for us and prepare for the "Everton, that" disappointment that inevitably follows. I think you’ll win 2-0 or 3-0… or alternatively the same scores but with Burnley getting a scrappy goal late on. Dunno why I think that, I just do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I have to admit I don't really know why this game was chosen over Leicester v man city or man utd v Newcastle which had a lot of history before Ronaldo rejoined. No offence to Everton but who wants to watch Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,009 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said: I have to admit I don't really know why this game was chosen over Leicester v man city or man utd v Newcastle which had a lot of history before Ronaldo rejoined. No offence to Everton but who wants to watch Burnley Three of the teams you mention are in Europe so they wouldn't play on a Monday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, LFCMike said: Three of the teams you mention are in Europe so they wouldn't play on a Monday night Fair enough. I just think it's a bit weird that those games weren't arranged some how to be on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,009 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Just now, Gunnersauraus said: Fair enough. I just think it's a bit weird that those games weren't arranged some how to be on tv Yeah strange that there was only one game yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, LFCMike said: Three of the teams you mention are in Europe so they wouldn't play on a Monday night We played on a Monday night last season before a Thursday Europa League game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,009 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Stan said: We played on a Monday night last season before a Thursday Europa League game. Fair point, but you couldn't have this week with Man City playing on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted September 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Gunnersauraus said: I have to admit I don't really know why this game was chosen over Leicester v man city or man utd v Newcastle which had a lot of history before Ronaldo rejoined. No offence to Everton but who wants to watch Burnley Man Utd vs Newcastle is a pretty average game if you remove the Ronaldo context. I'm surprised Man City vs Leicester wasn't picked up. They can sell this fixture as the first televised Everton game this season whilst also ticking off one of their quote of Burnley games. I imagine if they televised the Man City vs Leicester game they'd have to sacrifice a desirable game elsewhere or something and that's why they haven't ended up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: Man Utd vs Newcastle is a pretty average game if you remove the Ronaldo context. I'm surprised Man City vs Leicester wasn't picked up. They can sell this fixture as the first televised Everton game this season whilst also ticking off one of their quote of Burnley games. I imagine if they televised the Man City vs Leicester game they'd have to sacrifice a desirable game elsewhere or something and that's why they haven't ended up with it. In my opinion no top 4 team home game to any of the bottom 10 should ever be selected for television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted September 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 13, 2021 Anyone without a vested interest who deliberately watches the second half of this needs to reevaluate their life choices . We've been rusty but at least there were some positive signs toward the end. Not convinced three centre backs was the play here. Get someone like Iwobi on further up in place of a defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 30 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: Anyone without a vested interest who deliberately watches the second half of this needs to reevaluate their life choices . We've been rusty but at least there were some positive signs toward the end. Not convinced three centre backs was the play here. Get someone like Iwobi on further up in place of a defender. Two goals in it though! Not been that bad, either. First half seemed quite physical. Atkinson let a lot go but surprised a couple of yellows weren't shown. Loved the Tarkowski challenge on Richarlison. Glad that wasn't penalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 Make that 3 goals. Townsend with a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 And now 4 goals. Gray with the freedom of Goodison Park to run into and finishes easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted September 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 13, 2021 37 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: Anyone without a vested interest who deliberately watches the second half of this needs to reevaluate their life choices . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 Burnley have collapsed here. Offside goal from Doucoure but Everton getting through so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 Tarkowski heads in but is given as offside or a foul on Pickford from Wood. Even though Pickford ran in to Chris Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil 1,179 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Townsend and Gray for a combined fee of less than 2 million. Nobody is laughing anymore. Rafa doing well with Everton, actually seems written he will be the man to do well for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted September 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 13, 2021 That 7 minute period was very arousing. Olés under the Goodison lights, things you love to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNORTHODOX 179 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Did i hear a Rafa chant there at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,180 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Devil said: Townsend and Gray for a combined fee of less than 2 million. Nobody is laughing anymore. Rafa doing well with Everton, actually seems written he will be the man to do well for them. Weirdly, I think Rafa is a perfect fit for Everton. It's the job he's always wanted after leaving us, tbh. They're ambitious, even if they've failed at numerous rebuilds - they have the ambition to keep rebuilding to try to turn the corner... and he's always been looking for a club where he can oversee a long term project. He's "past his best" as a manager maybe - but I still think he's a very good manager. Everton he's got a good core of players that is a good foundation for building a club to take the next turn. I think there's a reason why Newcastle fans loved him so much - because he managed to get cohesive football (even if it wasn't the prettiest) out of not that great of a side without any real backing. And sure Steve Bruce may have beaten his best finish with Newcastle, but pretty much every Newcastle fan I know thinks their style of football isn't sustainable for trying to grow as a football team. At Everton I think he's got a much better squad than he ever had at Newcastle. And I suspect they'll improve once he gets to add more and more players to the side and make it more "his" Everton. So while the blueshites may not have wanted him... if he wins something with Everton ever (which I know is a big ask, but I think it's certainly possible with this squad and this manager)... he may go down as a bona fide Merseyside legend. Someone Liverpool and Everton fans could end up having shitloads of respect for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: That 7 minute period was very arousing. Olés under the Goodison lights, things you love to see. I think he'll be your manager one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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