Match Day Thread Everton vs Saints 3pm, Saturday 14th January

Roll up, roll up: Might be your last ever chance to see the fabled and historic dugouts at Goodison as Everton will go down this year so we won't play them next year. Then they'll have moved to the new place in preparation for their rapid decline down the footballing ladder until their local derby is with Tranmere Rovers. We can hope.

Saints come into this match after giving Manchester City a damned good drubbing.

We clearly can beat a team in form on the front foot.

Can we beat an off-form team that sits back?

Can Frankie Lampard pull together a good performance for once?

Will their crowd get behind them or start booing if they're not winning after 15 minutes (who could imagine such a thing?)

Will NJ turn out to be not quite as bad as thought?

Find out in this week's episode of Soap.

 

For the first time in a while I'm looking forward to a league game, Perform how we did second half against Palace, and all pf man City and we should take something from Everton.

Bazunu;
Lyanco, DCC, Salisu, KWP;
Lavia;
Aribo, JWP, Diallo, Armstrong;
Mara.

 

It's the hope that revives...

 

Saturday 14th January 2023 - Everton v Southampton 15:00 ko

Referee: John Brooks.
Assistants: Adam Nunn, James Mainwaring.
Fourth official: Graham Scott.
VAR: Lee Mason.
Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt.

 

Mason to the rescue of Frank?

 

Must win, or must not lose?

 

It's a trap

 

Three points for sure! One goal to separate the teams, we nick it, heart stopping moments, nails bitten away but we're the Saints!!

 

Yeah this. We've all seen this movie before.

2-1 Everton.

 

I shall do what I did for last night's match. Slip away to the spare room and listen to relaxing soothing music and when it is all over the very lovely Mrs Godders will give me the news, good or bad. I will remain calm and collected and will not be tempted to write any of the poisonous, acrimonious things some have written about NJ. I will also not be tempted to do a 180 degree turn of opinion as some fans have. I'm giving the bloke time and saving my blood pressure.

 

Trying for three bets in a row to come in (I backed us to win - unfortunately only at kick off, so 9/1 - last night for the usual massive £1 lump on).

So, you heard it here first, folks. 1-3.



Vin

 

Sutton says 1 - 0 Everton, his Oppo says 1 - 1. Lawro has gone for 1 - 1.

 

As an aside, Sutton was (not altogether unsurprisingly) very uncomplimentary about Saints after our win last night. Basically "They've done it once, but they won't be able to continue" His main reason seems to be that he doesn't like us. Or is that paranoia?

 

I never, ever listen to him. Another professional contrarian, and it’s very dull.

 

Bit like our fan base with Nathan Jones then...

 

If he manages to break the Goodison curse and get a result he will have won me round. Beating City and that in a week would be ridiculous.

 

4-1 Saints. Anything less, Jones out!

 

I do worry that as everyone now has their hopes up, the hard work and victories will mean absolutely nothing if we lose this weekend. Such a big game, certainly the biggest of NJ managerial career and Saints' biggest for a long time.

 

Yeah, it's a massive game - for the club, and for Jones. His career with us could really go in either direction, depending on the result.

 

Would 4-0 count as more, or less, than 4-1? Asking for a mathematically-inclined pedant