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Posted by Ian Marshall's Double in Everton, Fulham | 10 March 2006
“The English are not happy unless they are miserable........ and the Scots are not at home unless they are abroad” George Orwell
(Davie Davie) Davie Moyes has once again shown his true class by choosing the brilliant 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell as his favourite book.
Before looking forward to Everton v Fulham, a quick look at the latest G14 summit.
It was a great relief to see Villarreal get past Rangers. Serious mixed feelings will be evoked if the Yellow Submarines actually go on and win the thing, but we can feel vilified by the fact that they've made the Quarters (or is that now the round of 8) and we could have beat them. Chelsea lost to superior opposition, simple as.
On Wednesday, somehow Simao, scored the crucial goal. You know what they say, 'if you can't join em. beat em.' Or something. What's that you say, they shouldn't have been in it in the first place. Shame on you.
Fair play to Arsenal against the ageing Madrid.
Wednesday night's Gillette Football Special made hilarious viewing. Phil Thompson was somehow demoted to cover the Lyon game and managed to be just as biased, reminding us that him and Houllier still talk on the phone on a regular basis. To cover the Liverpool game, enter stage left Ronnie 'Sportman's' Whelan. Just what is Sky's rigorous recruitment process? A 1980s LFC pundits XI will have to wait for a future blog.
Funnier than them or the Liverpool result (OK maybe not)was Frank Mclintock. Referring to the Arse as 'we' all the way through, and using his own names for all the players - Enray, Rayees and Helleb.
Turning now to the real action, Saturday sees the first of 2 home games from which Everton really should take 3 points. Fulham can look like a really good side at times but the facts that they don't always turn up at Goodison and, whisper it quietly, they don't have an away win, mean we've got to do it.
Selection wise, same again may be the order of the day following an impressive display at West Ham. Moyesy may be tempted to slot in Yobo but probably best to leave alone. We've got to stay positive with 4-4-2, a case of 'four legs good but two legs bad', and really go for Fulham who must be feeling a bit shite after a doing at home by 'the other rubbish away team' Arsenal. A fast start would be great on Saturday, but a comfortable win is obviously a pipe dream.
Idan Tal's gone to Bolton. You had to be in the Park End that night when he scored his goal against Boro. Mistakenly trotting to the wrong side to take a corner, realising his mistake just in time to wander into the box, unmarked, for the ball to fall to him and slot an totally unintentional equaliser. Class.
Looks like we've got Uriah Rennie tomorrow. Not one of our least favourite refs, although he seems to love brandishing cards with a flourish. Fulham seem to hate him though, great.
Up the blues.
