One down, two to go.
I think that’s the majority view, right?
We weren’t embarrassed at Spurs, there just wasn’t enough quality in the right moments to make it a contest.
They dominated most of the game and yet, had Fabio slotted his chance away and Hoever put the ball in the stands, things could have gone another way.
There are personnel issues at the back, but the real problem is 35 goals in 36 matches. It’s nowhere near enough.
Taking that as a positive, if you average less than a goal a game and are still around midtable, then you’re doing something right elsewhere on the pitch.
That’s why I think Nuno is still the man – he just needs a bit more presence at the back and a lot more firepower.
Everton
At various points in the season it’s seemed like Champions League qualification was a realistic goal, but it’s looking like the Toffees might now miss out on European football altogether.
Losing at home to Sheffield Utd was a disaster and given that their final game is at Man City, they’ll know anything but a victory here could see yet see them dragged down as low as 10th by the finish.
There’s a sense that Carlo Ancelotti is moving them forward and given that they could only manage 12th last season on 7 fewer points than they’ve got now, that’s probably fair.
But if they do end up in midtable it will feel like failure after splashing the cash on some high profile additions last summer.
They’ll probably do the same again in the next transfer window and a couple of quality additions would make a difference to a good squad that – like a lot of other clubs in fairness – has been pinched by injuries.
The Everton fans are back at Goodison Park for this one, so there will be added incentive for them to finish their home campaign in the right manner.
The home end
Some comments lifted from the (incredibly downcast and angry) pre-match thread on the Grand Old Team forum.
Ive almost lost the will to live with this lot-I just want to go in and smack the lot of them everywhere, I am one that is never happy with people always saying and lots say it mostly in Jan which is annoying that they dont care and season is over etc, but baring a miracle ours is over in reality now as it looks like we have well and truly stuffed any little euro hopes up which probably please’s the people that want us not to be in Europa [IE we may as we end 8th every season] , but i still want us to win, will say 2-1 as i just dont have a clue with us now.
There is nothing to play for now so I predict best performance of the season and 3 points.
We needed fans in at the last game when we still had the chance to do something. All but gone for us and the players have been on easy street the whole season. If these players were thinking it will be OK now the fans are back in, they are in for a rude awakening, I hope those 10k make themselves heard, so they are in no doubt, NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER how unhappy the fanbase is with their weak and pathetic displays.
Is it awful I couldn’t give a toss about this game ,about these players ,I’m just bored of it all,so we start the game stopping the ball in the middle of the pitch so Keane can loft it out of play instantly giving the advantage to wolves ,who will probably score on 5-6 mins ,Everton with zero creativity and zero width will then spend 80 mins huffing and puffing while Traore scores in a 3 on 1 break on 91 mins
I expect nothing and therefore my expectations will be met! As predictable as any other home game this season and we all know what is coming. 0 – 0 and nothig happens. We all boo and rage on GOT and they all trail off to City at the weekend to have a look at the Premiership trophy as that’s as close as this lot are gonna get to it. At least they can only ruin one more weekend… until August. COYB. Please. Just for once.
Wolves
I’m not sure you could say any of the young players produced against Spurs (nor many of the senior players in fairness). Fabio didn’t carry any threat. Vitinha was anonymous. Hoever made grave errors. Gibbs-White was probably the best without being great.
I’d consider starting something more senior this time, while giving Ait-Nouri and Gibbs-White the chance to play alongside more experienced team-mates.
That team I feel would have a chance of doing something in the game, whereas the XI we saw at the weekend would give us a similar performance to what we saw at Spurs.
Last time out
Everton won a stodgy game at Molineux in January 2-1 thanks to Michael Keane’s late header. There wasn’t much in the game but as has been the case far too often this season, we couldn’t defend a cross.
They also won this fixture 3-2 last season in a more entertaining game where Wolves twice equalised only for Richarlison to find a winner.
Predictions
Well done to Cannock Wolf, MILDENHALL WOLF, Wolfman Jack, PeteRobbo, Matt Cook and Mosman Wolf who all correctly predicated a 2-0 defeat against Spurs.
And double well done to Mosman Wolf who has taken the outright lead at the top of the overall table at the end of Gameweek 36 in what’s proving to be the most exciting title race in the history of the blog.
As always if you’d like to join in, simply leave your prediction for this game in the comment section below, which is where you’ll find my best guess.
Up The Wolves!
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Interesting to see the comments from Evertonians wanting the fans there to make a noise. I could never hear them, apart from a few groans, when the place was full! Must be one of the least atmospheric grounds in the country on a per fan basis.
They are pretty poor at home so here’s hoping that we might finally be able to convert a chance or two.
Not optimistic because I don’t see where the goals are coming from for us and we look far from solid defensively.
It would be nice not to finish with three disheartening losses, hence why I’d play a more experienced side here in the quest for a result.
One big positive from the Spurs game was our defending of set pieces. Everton have many good headers of the ball, so we’ll need to repeat that aggressive marking again.
Like the line-up Thomas. Maybe the game for the Donk to regain his accuracy in front of goal. He has shown great awareness in previous seasons arriving late in the box. Get Adama playing close to Jose and who knows, Spurs should have been punished for their no tackle policy. Will always look to a win – 1.2- Leander to score both.
Too defensive. I want to see Neves, Donk and Fabio Silva as a Central attacking midfielder behind Jose. Disappointed we didn’t buy Anderson Talisca from Guangchong. He’s been bought by Al Nassr for “only” 8 mill euro, with a 6 mill euro each year salary. Would have been a really good buy for Wolves at that price
It’s hard to predict what is going to happen in this one as Everton are as up and down just like Wolves but I will go 2-1 to the Wolves.
Cannot understand why Kilman was dropped for Spurs game when he played well against Brighton he give us height at the back, Nuno himself has admitted he played well so why was he dropped.
This is the one of the most frustrating things about Nuno chopping and changing without good reasoning if Kilman had, had a stinker against Brighton fair enough and then he keeps picking players that are useless and have been all season and you all know who I mean.
I will forgive any defeat if I can see effort, passion, commitment and willingness to try. I cannot see anything other than another defeat Everton still have a slight chance of European football so they will be up for it can Nuno get our lot up for this game one way might be to tell a few home truths to certain players they the are playing for there futures………some how I cannot see him doing that he will probably be standing on the touch line passive watching as we put in another inept performance and sink to another defeat.
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When I read the EFC fans comments I thought I was reading an exchange among some of our own fellow bloggers to start off with. Funny how in our golden bubble, we see doom gloom and frustration, it appears that many other fans out there are sharing our pain.
Onto Everton, agree with Sea Pidgeon about the lack of atmosphere at Goodison, that said they can be very vocal outside the ground and not in a good way.
They will be keen to put on a last home game display and we are displaying I’m already on the beach or saving myself for the Euros mentality, so fear a repeat of Sperms. But, can’t predict a loss, so will go for a draw.
Good news, will be in the Blackmore Vale Inn, Marnhull, partaking of an ale or 3 whilst watching… every cloud has a silver lining.
Keep the faith.
I really hope Max Kilman gets a start and maybe Marcal. Not so sure about MGW who was only marginally better than Vitinha and Silva and Dendoncker has been poor of late. Maybe saving himself for Belgium. What’s happened to Otasowie? If fit he should start.
Two errors against Spurs and two goals conceded! But we missed chances. Young master Silva fluffed his lines, twice, when presented with gilt-edged scoring chances by Traore. Plus Saiss headed straight at the keeper when it would have been easier to score.What a difference one of those going in would have made.
I think Nuno will start with Jose at Everton. All things considered I like your line up Thomas, except I would put Kilman in for Donk. I’m struggling to understand why Kilman seems out of favour with Nuno. Maybe a disciplinary issue?
I see we have come up well in a hairy league survey, in fact we top it for keeping our hair on! Newcastle fans are the baldest in the country, followed by Liverpool and Chelsea. Everton are the fifth most baldest club. Just goes to show, Nuno has served up some hair-raising football at Wolves. Here is the survey report:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14968695/newcastle-united-bald-fans-premier-league/
I think Everton fans will lose a few more hairs against us tomorrow. Any remaining hairs will be pulled out when they can’t get the win they need for Europe. I think we will change the habits of a Nuno-lifetime and actually get a couple of goals. Traore is putting himself firmly in the shop-window and will be on fire again tomorrow. I can’t see a win though. 2-2.
Roll on next season
Critical close season
Will we get any revelations as to what happened over the season ?
I still believe that we can still put in a solid performance before the season is out this coming Sunday so with rose tinted glasses firmly affixed to the bridge of my nose I’ll go for 3 points tomorrow evening and a 2-1 win.
Got to be optimistic for this one – don’t ask me to predict the scorers though ?
Spurs will do villa so bizarrely enough a win for us will put us against the United second string at the weekend with a chance to move up the table.
It’s a long shot for sure but I would laugh my socks off if it comes off .
Happy to keep four at the back and keep the young lads in , it’s all about next season now and has been for a month or so really.
Lots of peeps being moany about our last performance so odds are we will win this one.
So Everton spend big, have what was looking like a great season and still fall back into the middle pack, makes you realise how good nuno has been given the hand he was dealt this season.
Come on you wolves
I’ve been harping on about our new players not being good enough for ages. I’m convinced we haven’t brought anyone in to better the first 11 for 2 seasons. I am of the opinion that our centre halves are actually decent at our level however we downgraded the right back and with Johnny out we haven’t got a replacement as good at left back, I don’t think Ait Nouri is any better than Vinagre either.
The problem is we don’t score enough goals. Silva isn’t fast but he does have good movement but for a 40 mill striker he doesn’t half miss a lot of decent chances. Whatever formation we go with we need a top draw striker incase Raul doesn’t come back the same and a creative midfielder who can weigh in with a few goals. If we start scoring more we will concede less in my opinion amd move nicely up the table.
With the injurys we have had I’m happy with 12th.
Nuno to lead us to top 7 next season with a good transfer window
Will this nightmare season never end? Oh yes – on Sunday around 6pm. Cannot wait.
I declined the option of a ticket for the Manure game as I want to wait till football is ‘real’ again – when the stadium is full, everyone can go and the world is back to some degree of normality. By then of course we will have dispensed with the services of those players who are simply not good enough (no names, no pack drill) and replaced them with a whole raft of superb, exciting, experienced and talented players. But enough of my fantasies.
For me this game is the Stanley Sims derby. My 3 year old grandson who lives in Dubai, and who I have haven’t seen since July 2019, has a Wolves supporting Dad (my eldest boy Daryl) and an Evertonian Mum. Of late it seems like the Everton side of his family have been winning the battle for his allegiances with him frequently pictures in various Everton shirts. So I need us to win this game to help sway him back to the old gold and black.
Sadly I don’t think this present manifestation of Wolves has it in them to pull it off.
Roll on next season!
OODCL
Christ, the guy from Everton is a little ray of sunshine.
Can see little point in playing Willian. I don’t see him being here next season. I would persevere with Fabio and give him the additional experience. his finishing was poor against Spurs but his movement was good and he got into the positions to miss his chances which is more than Willian does.
Vitinha was anonymous but these games are as much about next season as taking points. If we intend signing him then a little extra game time will benefit him. I don’t see Moutinho playing a full part next season.
broken record here,…we could get to 50 points…still
we will face Manure’s U 17’s on Sunday so maybe we scrape a 1-0 there so it just needs one I mean ONE decent shift tomorrow and we can have proven those sad Toffee bloggers right
But how?
3 at the back…Coady will never have the pace to be a back 4 player…as evidenced vs Kane
Semedo and Ait Nouri or Marcal as wingbacks
Then ???aargh…..OK lets try this
Give Moutinho some pep pills and have Otasowie and MGW do the running
Traore and new Willian up front…tellem to shoot on sight
Who knows?
( Oh and Boly and Kilman in back 3)
The season is slowly and painfully creeping to its anticlimactic end.
I should think we’ve all had enough and will be happy when we can pack away our too-tight replica kits – I swear they’ve all shrunk during lockdown. I must have a word with the PMDG’er about using a cooler wash – and get out our yellowing whites and cherry battered boxes in preparation for ‘The Summer Game’.
Everton have been absolutely abysmal at home most of this season. Their confidence must be as low as ours has looked recently.
So we have to be ultra positive, look to get on the front foot from minute one and put them under immediate and intense pressure. (Make a nice change).
As the esteemed Mr Plant once sang:-
“Squeeze me, babe, ’till the juice runs down my leg”.
Wait a minute though, I think those words might have been sung in a rather different context.
But if we do get stuck into the toffees and score early, the result could well be the same.
With a win, and a glass or two of the burning amber liquid, it could well end up a very sticky evening Chez DOOGooder.
Fingers crossed!
Beware. If you arrange a ‘juice squeezing’ session, I fear your pink boxers will still need the hot wash.
Apologies for any offence taken.
You’re probably right mate.
And no offence taken.
Apart from ‘boxers’.
Aren’t we all wearing Step 1s now?
There’s nothing resting on this game for us so what better time than to take a look at what the future might look like.
I’d stick with a back four of Hoever, Boly (or Kilman if he’s not ready) Coady and Marcal if he’s fit.
I’d give Otasowie a go alongside Neves with a front four of Traore, MGW, Silva and Ait Nouri with MGW just behind in the 10 space.
Don’t know if we’ll win or not with that formation but it should be entertaining and it’s utilising the strengths.
The result matters less than seeing the individual performances.
I’m always wrong so guaranteed to be right this time
Not
My overtight replica shirt is probably one of doogsters so I will be watching this one butt naked.
Th simple answer is….I have no idea. That’s how I feel about this fixture . Lawro is at again saying we are gonna get stuffed 2-0 . Yet Sky have us winning at 1-2 .
Like most Wolves supporters I think we can all agree this hasn’t been our best season . Injuries don’t help but letting Jota go and having no plan B was a huge mistake >
Lets hope Jeff & Co’s recruitment policy in the summer is a little more positive and we add quality to a very depleted squad.
In my opinion we need a centre back, an attacking midfielder and a decent centre forward to back up Jimmy…..over to you Jeff
COYW
3 points would practically seal 12th place for us. Hope that’s incentive enough for the team’s pride not to drop further. But the recent team experimentation has not been inspiring. Hoping they prove me wrong.
I can’t wait for this season to be over, to stop reading how everyone can’t wait for the season to be over!
Get over it!
It has not just been this season, it was half of last season as well.
Fuckin’ covid and all who benefitted from it.
The doom mongers and naysayers predicted total collapse of civilization as we know it, and did their best to make it happen, even though statistics and real life got in the way of their “truth”.
The money grabbers, both political and sporting, and corporate big business have profited immensely, forcing lockdowns and football saturation upon us, telling us it is for our own good.
Well, history kind of repeats itself badly, and all that bollocks has been heard before, in other countries, at other times, and has never ended well for the general populace.
No matter your political affiliation, it is time for honest, hard working upstanding civilians to take back our countries, and I include mine over here, and kick out all the scum who want to keep us downtrodden.
And it starts on Sunday.
Our voices, together with all like minded sensible football fans, must be heard screaming from the rafters how we loathe and detest what is trying to be done to us, and let the so called owners know how we feel.
This will send massive shock waves through the whole political spectrum, and hope fully, just hopefully wake the fuckers up to the fact we ain’t gonna take any more.
I know I digress from pure football matters, but I’ve wanted to get that off me chest for ages.
As for tomorrow, I only want us to win to stop my daughter’s partner ragging on me!
Don’t give a shit really, I can’t wait for the season to be over!
If I were you, I’d build one of your masterpiece fences and construct it all around……..yourself. Maybe you can take a peek out come August time, to check out the new season, but maybe best stay inside.
I was gonna stay off the blog until next season, pretty boring shit ftom a lot of people, but a good friend gave me some sage advice, and that was to tell any dickwad who insults you to go away and have sex.
So
Adama
Fuck off
You’ve been telling me to do that all season, so nothing new there! Rather than remain in Texas, it may be worth moving to Florida as I’ve heard there are many swamps there that should be to your liking.
Bin there, done that, got the t shirt, etc. etc.
If I went back, all the swamp creatures would run away, problee to Texas, or back home to sandwell.
Yeh … too right Clive
Fuckin nob Ed’s
Take no notice . Wanky little troll s
Up yours too, matey. I enjoy some of Clive’s posts but his first one above was offensive to the core and was deserving of an appropriate response.
Who ever you are. If you are gonna have a row with Clive at least have the guts to reveal your identity.
Now stop being a very naughty boy and fuck off.
If it were possible to reply solely with emojis (or mojos as BOG insists on calling them) my response would look like this:
Thumbs up
Wolf head
Smiley face
Beating heart
The madness was perfectly summed up for me by the report that they are going to erect a permanent memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral to the 127,000 poor souls who lost their lives from or of or with Covid in the past year. In the same period 166,000 people passed away from cancer including my beautiful wife. Another 166,000 will do the same next year and the year after etc. Where is their memorial? Where is the national and international headline grabbing life changing economy busting campaign to stop that?
OODCL
Much love to you Bedders
My heart goes out to you Bedford but cancer and Covid are entirely different beasts. I’ve lost many direct relations through cancer.Some cancers are preventable,yes, but Covid was entirely preventable and its spread could have been restricted if only certain nations had properly communicated its existence at the beginning. The result of not doing so has caused the deaths of millions of otherwise reasonably healthy people.
And the right wing of the Tory party and their anti lockdown rhetoric which undoubtedly resulted in many thousands more deaths, pressures on the NHS which has been woefully underfunded for years, and thus the NHS being unable to direct resources at other essential priorities. Sorry to get political but that is what I see.
GOAL FEST
As nobody else has gone for a sneaky 1-0 win for Wolves, I’f better do it.
2 left then it’s a massive summer for us
Nothing really to say except I am expecting to finish with 3 successive losses.
Silva has a terrible first touch and his miss from the penalty spot having it teed up on a plate was abyssmal.
Adama is our only attacking force. Roll on next season.
2-1 to Wolves for the hell of it, 2 own goals by Everton.
Thanks Paulus.
Solutions.Solutions. How do we score more goals? That is a conundrum that must be solved for the new season. I have thought long and hard and I am now offering up my solution to Nuno for his further consideration. Zebedee off The Magic Roundabout. This is the way forward both in defence and attack. You only have to look at the way in which Zebedee uses his enormous spring to enable him to bounce around leaving Brian the snail in his wake. My proposal is to attach a ‘Zebedee like spring’ to Fabio Silva’s arse. Thus enabling him to help out in defence by out- bouncing opposition defenders and clearing the ball to safety. Additionally the Zebedee spring will be deployed in attacking situations with Fabio able to reach heights of around 11ft to nod the ball home unopposed. So Dr Nuno Take note and I strongly advise you to watch lots of The Magic Roundabout over the summer. My data shows an increase of about 37% in goal output and a saving of 19% in defensive situations. I think you can buy a Zebedee style spring from Wilko’s . The solution is simple. Let’s do a Zebedee next season and make Fabio in to an unstoppable force. As for tomorrow. I can see this being an end of season affair. The Toffees woeful home record. Our sort of ok ish away record. Means a draw. I’m going Toffees 1 WWFC 1.
Could be that a spring would be a useful tool for our centre backs too to help ’em defend at corners.
Sadly another defeat for us
Wouldn’t that be too reminiscent of the ‘boing boing’ Baggies? Sorry for swearing.
Actually Wolfstroker you are right. I never thought about ‘boing boing’. So yes I retract the entry above and the ‘Zebedee theory’ is now consigned to the dustbin. It is way too close to a Sandwell Town output. Back to the drawing board…..
I respect the scoring talents of Richarlison and Calvert Lewin, and I’m always expecting either or both to score.
I hope Nuno will continue to give Fabio the experience he needs, and most of the other young ones, although I feel there’s something lacking in MGW.
I expected a loss to Spurs, but one or two chances taken, and a bit more luck in defence and we may have a least drawn that one.
Lets hope we have more luck this time.
Well let’s hope Conor is on his game again for this one. If not, we’re likely to concede.
Added to that, scoring ourselves still like pulling teeth I’m afraid and that explains my prediction.
I don’t believe this will be right but two more wins are coming…
Let us make the unhappy Everton fans even more unhappy! Keep most of the kids including Fabio as it really is pointless to play Josa! The winner of this game really is a roll of the dice, both teams are really erratic!
Hoping for a couple of strong efforts to close out the season.
Let’s Go Wolves!
Last time I posted on here I suggested Kilman play on the left of a back 4 v Arsenal. We won that game but Kilman was out of his depth. Tonight I’d like to see it again however this time it’s not so crazy. I’d like Nuno to start with a 4411 kilman on the left, Boly and Coady in the centre and Semedo on the right. Traore on the right of midfield, Vitinha and Neves in the middle and Ait Nouri on the left (this is the method in the madness of Kilman as a LB). RAN plays really well attacking the left and is currently our only fit left option, with defensive cover behind he would have free reign move play up the pitch. In an ideal world this LB option would be Jonny or Marcel.
MGW as the No.10 and Silva up front
Hope he gives Kilman a game.
I am trying to look for a positive from this game, so here goes…
I reckon we can maintain our record as the only Premier League team not to have lost a game after scoring first.
We may as well carry on with the kids as there’s nothing to lose now, in the great scheme of things, and they could, as kids do, surprise and delight us.
I too would relish seeing Kilman and Otasowie take the field and for the life of me, I can’t understand their absence. Perhaps I never will.
With Rodriguez, Richarlison and Calvert Lewin up front they are, on paper, a fearsome prospect going forward. But football isn’t played on paper…blah, blah. However, we’ll need Big Willy back to subdue Calvert Lewin’s aerial threat and high levels of alertness at the back for the whole 90mins. After that, the outcome is in the lap of the gods.
More importantly, they’re showing the match at The Duke in Ivybridge so there will be a bit or a reunion for the Ivybridge Wolves where ales will be sunk, tales will be told and the highs and lows of the beautiful game will be shared. I just can’t wait.
Vincent. Don McLean. Brilliant.
I knew I’d heard it somewhere Brompto.
“Perhaps I (they) never will” got me thinking about that song.
See you next season.
Tumbleweed…
Don’t like to predict defeats so I won’t
COYW
Boly, Coady and Kilman as a back 3. Ait -Nouri and Marcal as wingbacks.
Midfield and upfront – anyone’s guess since none of them have done anything special in recent weeks with the possible exception of Adama.
Richarlison always seems to score against us and Calvert- Lewin looks a very sharp player so we will probably lose again tonight.
The only thing in our favour is their abysmal home record so maybe we can squeeze out a draw.
My only prediction for tonight is that in an interview someone from Wolves will utter those immortal words – “we need to improve”
We do indeed.
They will want it more than us, if the Spurs game is anything to go by.
Hope I’m wrong of course.
UTW!
I suspect the Toffees will be shamed into putting in a home performance tonight. But despite the avalanche at Spurs I think we can hold out.
Points are pretty irrelevant but till time to check a couple of important things out before the season ends and some key decisions to be made.
Personally I would try a back four including Kilman Ait Nouri and Hoever. BUT four in midfield. Saiss as holding player then MGW and Vitinho with Semedo wide right to counter Digne. Up front José and Traore.
Just as an aside regarding the greatly missed Jota. Half a season missed with injury, not sure he would have changed our season too much.
I really don’t understand what is going on with Jimenez. One pre-game press conference Nuno said he was fit enough that if the doctors gave him the OK, he could play that Monday night. But he hasn’t been heading the ball in practice so could he really have used him?
Now, he has actually been evaluated by the doctors (I haven’t heard what the results are) but Raul still hasn’t been heading the ball.
Why has Nuno been saying he thinks Raul will be playing this season when there was no doctor’s appointment even made and he knew it would be a while after the doctor’s approval for Raul to be back to 100%?
Yes, it seems puzzling. My take is that Nuno wants to give Jimenez a very positive attitude to his chances of full recovery and as soon as possible ( it must be depressing to sit out the games at present), whilst understanding that the medical team and experts have the final say with regard to his health. Mexico want him to be available in the summer and the club do not want to be falling out with his national team, hence a show of we are doing all we can to enable this. I agree that it would be nice to be informed as to what his actual progress is more accurately along with the affect of Covid with our squad. At the end of the season I hope the club can be more forthcoming or rumours will predominate unhelpfully…
Upon further reflection, maybe he is saying that because of privacy concerns. If something isn’t quite right, he doesn’t want to break some confidentiality rules in a press conference when someone asks why Raul isn’t playing so he is being vague.
I don’t understand all of this talk on one hand of getting the defenders more used to a back four for next season and at the same time talking about wholesale changes to the back four in the off-season.
Agreed.
Each sentence is a new opinion these days.
Can’t see us scoring many and them scoring none so will settle for a point.
Keep playing the youngsters.
Not sure what to think anymore.
Most of the squad appear to be on the beach already. How Dendoncker has made the Euros I’ll never know. He’s been hopeless since Christmas.
Midfield is a real problem for us. Not enough energy or positivity.
Traore is the only outlet for anything creative, but he’s often left waiting for teammates to keep up with him.
Wouldn’t be surprised tonight if we win, lose or a bore draw 0-0.
Maybe Nuno has asked him to concentrate on some other aspect of the game.
Two games left, so go for it Wolves. There will be a few players out there – for both sides, I dare say – who should have something to prove.
Our boys will need to keep an eye on Richarlison, who has been a bit of a thorn in the side. Then again, we have Adama.
Before then, I’m off to do some digging…….the garden is a demanding mistress.
I’m afraid it was the expected result against Spurs, nd I shall be glad when this disappointing season is over. I just wish our players had more time to rest and recover after an unequalled run of games with a small squad.
How many of our players have had a dose of Covid? I know Neves tested positive and has not been anywhere right since; he badly needs our support and I hope the fans who attend the Man Utd game are able to show their understanding and backing. Boly has also suffered; so, who else?
I’m not happy that 4 300 or so fans can attend the last game as my understanding is that one quarter of the ground’s capacity or 10 000 can attend games; whichever is the lower number. Having watched the games, it is so apparent that the response of the players to a crowd is clearly uplifting to their performance. Our capacity, I believe is round about 32 000 at present, which should mean we could have 8 000 there. I apologise if this is old news but I live elsewhere in the country and have not been following matters so closely of late.
I would really like to be apprised as to which members of our squad have been affected by this awful scourge…
I’m going for a draw, more in hope than confidence…
Very interesting point about fans influence Debenham. I believe that in over 100 years of league football there have never been as many away wins as during the pandemic. No pressure on away teams, managers or referees. Interesting too that the relegation for this season was sorted a couple of games ago with 4 or 5 games to go. Struggling sides playing in front of their own fans could usually rely on a few extra points at home just because of that influence. So maybe things will settle down again when crowds return and inevitably pressurise officials with somewhat negative narrative eg ” the referees a wanker” etc etc etc.
It was agreed in conjunction with the council, Debenham, and is supposedly based on the ability to effectively socially distance. It seems that there’s no logic to it at all though as some of the more archaic grounds (such as Goodison) are getting a greater percentage of supporters in than Molineux.
Something to do with the size of the concourses, I believe Deb’s.
At one time you could rely on Everton to be flakey. Hope tonight will see a return to that “form”.
As for Wolves, it’s the hope that kills. Thank goodness the season is nearly over.
Like others, I don’t understand why Kilman hasn’t appeared more often.
Hoping for the win, will settle for a draw. The hope influences my prediction.
LAW, TAD, PAD…Everton 1-0 Wolves
PAD or PAL?
Didn’t watch the Spurs game due to it being dry weather & loads to get done outside. Probably won’t bother watching tonight for the same reason. Let’s get the season finished & then look forwards.
We’re safe so right now I’m honestly not bothered what we do as long as it’s not a loss. Going for a win as after all why not?!
COYW
Lol .. that Everton fan has more faith in a wolves win than I have , but he seems to know his onions so I’ll go along with him
On the yo-yo principle this ought to be a win for us. Crystal balls and chicken entrails haven’t done much for my prediction skills of late, so let’s try the yo-yo. That predicts 3-1 to us, everyone will be surprised and still won’t give us credit.
Would be nice for Fabio to get at least a couple, I think it’s his week to score rather than miss.
COYW
CET
Two sides not in the best of form or playing sparkling football. Draw could be a good bet.
Anyone intending to travel to Molineux on Sunday and want to catch up, I will be at the Billy Wright statue at 2.30.
Will probably loose but hope for a better performance and that the team can get a result. Back to 3 at the back it seems.
If you can’t get enthusiastic about that first half you need your fuckin heads looking at. Dominated loads. But guess we are up against the glitterati who think we have loads of Chinese dosh and we should be in the Champions League. Loff ay it.
Our second half stats say we should be in the Champions League.
Do you mean Championship?
Semado, silva,GIBBS WHYTE, totally useless .
Nuno clueless
Pathetic
Yet again
We need a specialist bloody crossing coach!
What a croc of s##t.
Embarrassing.
Let’s wait for nunos analysis.
Same after every game .clueless.
1 in 11 Everton won at home .
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You fuckin wankers should just fuck off because we dont need you. You are the epitome of entitled. Wolves is all about togetherness in adversity. You fuckin knobheads know f**k all. Just come along with your Nuno flag and the ‘filthy football’ shit. Happy to discuss.
That’s out of order Cheese……..I know your up set but there no need for that type of language that is what is driving people away from this Blog.
The truth hurts you potty mouthed idiot
Don’t worry everybody, Dr. Nuno will be back next season with solutions.