Baird of the land

He didn’t give us a corner because he had already played past the allotted injury time to let us complete the attack.

Can’t stand this new endangerment interpretation. Should lead to multiple red cards a game if consistently applied.

would like to see hojberg & yoshi start & gallagher to at least be on the bench.

Embarrassing hearing he’s trying to pin the blame on ref/opp for last 30 mins performance & not his abject tactical changes.

Clearly i was watching a different game as i saw saints kicking lumps out of everton & justifiably getting booked. Lemina getting booked, then being called for a second(if debatable foul), then hauling down an everton player for a third one when he lost control of the ball. Only one 50/50 with redmond seemed to be harsh against us imo

What exactly did the ref do wrong other than not sending off Lemina for a blatant second yellow?

We've got multiple problems but yeah Hughes is up there.

Why hughes sent for Long was bad but why Hughes thinks throwing extra attackers on and losing any semblance of midfield control was a sensible idea is far far worse. Chump management 101.

Better second half!!!!!!!!!!! What game were you watching, for the last 30 mins we barely touched the ball due to the tactical mastery of our manager. If Ings had of scored his chance in the first half would you consider that a great half too.

Worrying that i'm already grateful that cardiff and newcastle both dropped 2 points in this relegation battle.

The players aren't perfect but i'm not willing to excuse a manager who's tactics seem to be lump it , kick the opposition & if we are losing throw attackers on losing any faint control of the ball we may have had.

Depressing that we are being managed by a witless idiot. When a saints manager makes three moves that actually make Everton more comfortable you've either got to be worried about his tactical acumen or whether he wants everton to win. When you think that Leeds managed to attract Bielsa in the division below and we've got sir hump a lot in charge. At least Ings got his first goal & we've got vestergaard to come back. Please let that be Long's last game & i used to be supportive of him. Loan him out now. Everton were there for a taking too.

How much was Hughes paid to make the three tactical moves by Everton. Saints in danger of getting an equalizer so he removes the entire midfield to make sure Everton win.

Lemina should have been red carded there

Gabbi didn’t look impressed by that sub.

Pretty depressing stuff. Never was a fan of hughes. Only thing we are winning at is being right thugs. We used to try to press and play football, now its sit back and lump it long. Sad thing is that it probably is the best time to play everton as they are so weak at centre back. Ings shot when he should have crossed to austin, lacked composure to give Pickford a chance to make a fab recovery save and then tried to play austin in when he should have shot. On the positive side at least he looks a handful.

Embarrassing so far.

Not a fan of the lineup or bench Disappointing that there is no vestergaard. Though there could have been worse games to be without him. I'd prefer yoshi for hoedt. What is long doing making the bench? Disappointing that he's persisting with him rather than giving anyone else a chance. Also assume armstrong can't be fully fit or else he would be starting

Crazy that Hughes nor the board don't seem to be interested in dealing with the massively bloated senior squad.

Horrid draw.

Well Redmond was atrocious last season. Sims most definitely should have played more then. When he did he looked ok. Gallagher most certainly deserves an opportunity ahead of 2 goals in 2 years long. Gabbi wasn’t great last season either and Austin was injury prone. It was embarrassing that the club loaned him out and spent 20m panic buying in Jan. if there are injuries/suspensions/poor form i’d Much prefer a chance going to an academy player to try and prove himself rather than such a bloated squad that even making the bench seems a Herculean achievement.

Of course the pathway is blocked. So much deadwood in the squad and the managerial turnover meaning there is little incentive to take a risk on a young player.

It was nice to get off to a winning start. Thought Valery looked good which makes it even odder we played makeshift right backs all pre-season. Gallagher looked a threat too. Hesketh & Sims had some bright moments but end product was rather erratic.

McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard yoshi Bertrand Lemina Romeu hojberg Remond Ings Armstrong Subs Gunn, Stephens, Elyounoussi, Austin, gabbi, jwp, targett

Awful first half. Looked much better in a back four. A reasonable point. Should have probably had a penalty at the end too. Vestergaard looking just what we missed last season, a center back that is dominant aerially. Ings looked good. Just hope his injuries are behind him. Thought redmond was excellent today. Probably my mom. Also I liked the fact we didn’t seem to die fitness wise in last 15 like last season. Still think hoedt is a weak link.