Whitey Grandad

There are only 36,000 seats for the final.

Or sell him for medical research.

I would think the away leg would be a strong possibility too: http://www.live-footballontv.com/live-uefa-europa-league-football-on-tv.html

You need to understnd that if somebody doesn't want to go then that is there choice, there is no need to give a reason or invent an excuse.

Even if they're in Spain or somewhere?

To be honest I don't think that anybody was solid on Saturday, apart from Stekelenburg.

A lot of people are away on holiday.

In the middle of the holiday season.

Got caught from behind for their second.

Why? Not to me it isn't.

It was Targett and not Davis. He had to move across from the left to try and cover but was overloaded by the two or three Everton players coming at him. He takes a step to his left just before deciding that he needs to get across to Lukaku which leaves him a fraction late to make the tackle. There is only a fraction of a second at this level to decide what to do and he needs more experience so that his positioning becomes instinctive. This move came direct from one of our corners which was poorly delivered (Davis?). I agree with the rest of your analysis.

I agree with the first part but not with the second.

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We all sit in the stands.

I agree. I was watching some of the recording again yesterday (not nice) and it was noticeable how many times we were caught in the break from one of our own corners. Poor delivery didn't help either but it was obviously a deliberate tactic by Everton to break out quickly. What is disappointing is that we didn't adapt our play accordingly.

Brilliant, but can we afford it?

That explains it. A very poor decision from the assistant.

I would think so. The TV schedule has been announced and the first game of the Europa League proper is 17th September. http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/broadcast-schedules.html

That was last year, so far he's two out of two. It's no fault if his that he's not up to the job yet, he can only do his best and if the management choose to play him then he's not going to say no. He may very well turn out to be half decent one day but at this level we can't afford apprentices who are still learning their trade.

Kingsland, row O, halfway line.

Would that be the right army or the left army?

Faithful

I don't think so.

Of course it's relevant, especially on this specific incident. If he had been in the right position he could have put in a better tackle. Or are you blaming everybody else except him?

This will be my 45th wedding anniversary. Do you think she'd appreciate the gift of a day out?