Tempted to go tonight just to see how bad it is. It will be a memorable marker in the sad of darkness.
In view of our efforts so far this season it comes as no surprise that so many players are "doubtful" for this game - why risk injury when you're already down and desperate for your agent to find you another club? Multiple variations on "the dog ate my homework" excuse.
*waves* Yep, I was one of them. I was living in St Albans at the time and I couldn't get a ticket in the away end. Had two mates from Liverpool staying with me. We all managed to keep a lid on it until the 3rd went in.
Probably goes without saying that tonight is massive for Everton. A win (alongside Chelsea helping us against Leeds) would put us in touching distance of safety. Seeing all your injuries makes me think for a moment that this is a big opportunity for us, added to the fact that Watford's home form has been poor. But, this is exactly the sort of game where we usually manage to "do an Everton". When things are stacked in our favour, we rarely seem to take advantage and indeed usually contrive to fail spectacularly. We've ground some results out recently by staying compact and playing on the counter, but I would imagine that we will be expected to come out and play a bit more tonight and that concerns me greatly because we are terrible at it. There's precious little creativity in the side and if Watford sit back and invite us onto them and are happy to play on the break, even with a weakened side, I can see trouble (as ridiculous as that may sound to some of you).
Probably find an Evertonian next to you at the game . https://mobile.twitter.com/bulley1081/status/1524046582173380609 Be funny if we did beat them !
I normally only bet £1 at a time but, so certain am I of Watford’s utter annihilation I tonight I’ve whacked a mighty £7 on it. Free money.
This is going to be Everton's easiest win of the season. If they don't win they are all wrong in the head. Going to clear the decks tonight to get onto Shoutbox, it's going to be more toxic than the basement of Chernobyl I reckon.
lol, you'll be fine, an easy win by or 2 or 3 for Everton, maybe more. If anything, it will be a bit of anti-climax when you're two up after 20 minutes and dominating possession and there's little to no reaction from Watford. The remaining team (if you can call it that) will be trying to keep injury free ahead of their Summer holidays/potential moves away so little to no resistance there. The fans won't react to the Everton fans either, will be more focussed on the club/owners.
Of the three men who went into the Chernobyl basement in 1986 to drain the water, 2 of them are still alive today. I'd say the shoutbox will be WAY more toxic than that.
There is no conceivable way for you to lose. None. We are a terrible team filled with habitual losers who don't give a damn and to top it all, we are fielding a 4th string 11. You'll be facing a poor league 2 side in terms of ability and lower in terms of spirit, managed by a coach who will delight in a record smashing 12th home loss.
Alarming fall in the number of harvest mice in SW Herts since RH rolled into town tells you all you need to know.
I do understand your instincts in saying this, but in reality it's utterly fantastical. We weren't going to lay a glove on you when we had a 'full-strength' team to field. As it is, with this farcical raft of 'injuries', you've already been guaranteed the points. As I said earlier, Leeds and Burnley are going to be livid, I'm sure, because we basically assured your survival when they were announced yesterday.
For obvious reasons, I hope you're right. I wish I shared your confidence though - this whole situation feels horribly familiar
I am pleased to say that my sister and I forgot to release our seats for this. I would much rather there are two empty seats in the Rookery than have them filled by Everton fans.
Everton will win, our bunch of no hopers wont even be able to give us the satisfaction of putting Everton in the sh1t. Watford 3-1 Everton.
Oh this has the potential to be a truly, special night. If the club had any foresight about them they’d forfeit the game now and spare themselves the embarrassment.
I think we should turn this Hodgson rift on its head. Instead of booing we should chant "Hodgson, give us a wave, Hodgson, Hodgson give us a wave". If he responds, then we should chant "Hodgson, blow us a kiss, Hodgson, Hodgson blow us a kiss".
Our seats will also be empty. I really can't muster the enthusiasm to rush home from work and onto VR. I didn't release our seats in the thought I would change my mind and decide to go to the game, but the effort vs reward (anger/depression) is not there. I will be there on Sunday though
If some of the following are true you have cause for concern: * Are any of your team deceased? * Do your team have the neuromuscular capabilities of a asthmatic ant carrying a particularly heavy bag of shopping up Holywell Hill? * Do your team ignore or verbally and visually abuse each other constantly? * Do you have a manager who couldn't give a tinker's cuss about the match? * Are your team Barnstonworth Utd?
I would have been tempted miss this as had a busy few days but I have to drive from Essex back to Berkshire anyway so might pop my head in for a laugh. I can't imagine I'll be there long
As farcical as this is, a much changed team can hardly do any worse. We probably thrash them and realise we should have been playing these players all along. Prediction Watford 8-0 Everton Kalu (17, 23, 36, 45+1, 58, 67, 82, sent off 90+3), Foster (pen 90+4); Doucoure (sent off 90+3)
Forget the lineup. It's my first game of the season and I read I can now only take a bag the size of an A4 folder into the ground?!! Where will I keep all the usual accoutrements to get me through a game? Scandalous.
Obviously 5,000 in the home end is ********, but there's going to be a fair few. Another reason I'm glad I gave up on this season's shower of sh1t several weeks ago. As if the spineless team, useless manager and slimy underhand owners weren't bad enough, you'll be surrounded by screeching scousers.
"Watford full-back Hassane Kamara is suspended, while Joao Pedro will be assessed after missing the Crystal Palace defeat with a groin problem. Samir, Tom Cleverley, Ismaila Sarr and Emmanuel Dennis were all injured at Palace and could miss out, as might the ill Kiko Femenia and Joshua King." Per BBC
Afraid this is just another sign of the disconnect between the hierarchy and the fans. People have been telling them for years their ticketing policy is a joke and allows situations like this to arise and yet they just ignore it. £££ wins every time.
Yes just posting the detail for our toffee friend in case it hadn't been posted before. Maybe better if I'd replied to his post not yours.
That does fully explain it, which is a handy side effect, but I was actually just making a joke about Cleverley in my response!
