West Ham United v Everton ( FA Cup 3rd Round ) AND REPLAY

I know it wont happen as I think Sam has already said but if I was him then I would give a couple of the Youngsters a game tonight against Everton

I would go with :
Jaaskelainen
Demel
Chambers
Collins
O`Brien
RVT
Noble(c)
Nolan
Amalfitano
Valencia
Cole

Bench: Adrian,Reid,Potts,Lletget,Carroll,Jarvis,Downing

That line up scares me

Either genius or madness

Thought our AFCON players did not leave until tomorrow

Back to Sam Rolladice !!

oops... posted me thread in the wrong place...

"teams are walking out onto the pitch... missed the pre-game build up because it's me dog's birthday and she needs some attention.

The Toffees are always a tough game for us but they're pretty shitty these days so with Howard being out we must have a little chance

Midfield of Noble and Nolan alongside Amalfitano...

Valencia up top - Carroll not even on the subs bench - but Vaz Te is



Game on!"


bit scrappy... we're looking kinda the better side... but have let a nervous and scrappy Everton have a clear chance on goal and some dodgy breakaways...

yet another corner to us... but it's been since 2007 since we last won...

damn... why did Jarvis not score with that?

best move of the game so far...

the longer it goes on and the more we let Everton in to the game, the more they'll grow in confodence...

and here we go... Toffees looking much more comfortable... finding space, making their passes and a shot which fizzes just inches past the post...

now Collins gives away possession and with a player over, we're lucky they only manage a looping deflection that Adrian scoops up...


*** actually I think it was nolan who gave it away

4 mins till the break... Everton looking very dangerous on the counter.

we're really let them into the game and allowed them to grow in confidence...

only a minute to go now... not sure how we'll change things up for the 2nd half - but we need to step up a gear and put this team down.

they're a bit creaky and a goal might dent their confidence sufficiently... but as I type that... Adrian spills a shot and we put it out for a corner... ugh...

could not catch all of what ginge said as they came off but the last bit was "..... We're fupping away from home" (without swear filter)

Michael Owen seems to be making excuses for Adrian, I thought both the shots he spilled he could have dealt better with.

We started well with Everton giving the ball away at every opportunity then we swapped and started copying them, Nolan and Noble both losing possession too easily. Jarvis too light weight and we are not really getting the ball to Downing enough for my liking.

Lumping it out of defence when there are short options is doing my head in.

Michael Owen???

I'm so glad I don't ;live in Rayleigh any more...

Agree that Adrian should have held onto both balls he spilled

We've given Everton every chance possible to get into the game and regain their confidence.

Truth be told we look like we're going to let in a goal and not be able to make our way back into the game... which is a shame because Everton looked like they were there for the taking

However... nice run and shot from Jenkinson... corner to us...

then another corner to us... did nothing with either...

Finally...

Dynamite header from Collins form a corner after Downing's shot is headed wide...

Hopefully we can build on this not let it slide...

another corner... a great header from Valencia... Everton are looking rocky...

this is what we should have done in the first ten minutes

a second looks like it will kill them off but we have to be careful of them on the break... like now, for instance...

see... Everton get the ball in the net but fortunately there was a push and we get the decision...


oh shit...


Valencia goes off to be replaced by... dun, dun daaaaa.... Carlton Cole.

would get Vaz Te on in place of Jarvis

Diego Poyet getting a run out in place of Jarvo

Collins is being a rock in defense but hurt his foot in that last challenge....

Campo wrote:would get Vaz Te on in place of Jarvis

agreed.

I'd rather have brought on Jaaskaleinen than Cole...

Nolan has served no purpose

poor subs by Sam cost us that game

can't say I haven't been banging on about it all game... 2 minutes into stoppage time and Everton score...

their first goal in like ten games... turns their season around... gives them all the confidence in the world...

exactly what we didn't want and need...

Cole is a waste of space

Nolan is pointless unless Carroll is playing

Collins and Reid did superbly... but you switch off for a second at this level and you get punished - Everton are all over us at the moment...

Rolladice cost us the game with his substitutions and his refusal to take off his love child Nolan who gives us nothing

Nolan is just useless
Just Finnish watching the second half and thought Noble and Nolan were a waste of space.
Only good sub was bringing on Cole. Did not understand the other two.
A game we threw away.

on the plus side
Cresswell, Reid , Ginge, Noble mostly had pretty good games

Ginge was top notch