Pre Everton Prayers…

By: MoonPig | April 4th, 2008

To post here before a game is now something of a pre-match ritual. Hopefully next season I’ll be writing something more positive but for now, here goes…

Alan Stubbs is hoping to return against his old club but Jewell says it’s doubtful due to a calf strain. Shame, we could use his experience at the back.

Everton: With everything to play for, they’ll be looking to avoid a beating. The corresponding fixture at PPS earlier this season was once of the worst games I’ve seen in years (and I’ve seen some sh….) luckily Everton had the quality to win or else in a golden goal scenario the game could still be going.
Injuries: Van Der Meyde (been missing since he signed, if you ask me), Cahill (phew), Johnson (again, phew), Vaughn (Whatever)
Doubts: Anichebe (Shame, I was looking forward to Darren Moore chasing around after him)

Derby: Playing for something even more important than a Champions League/UEFA Cup place — Pride. Let’s not get less than 15 points, eh lads?
Injuries: Danny Mills, Claude Davies, Giles Barnes
Doubs: McEveley, Miller, Stubbs

Hoping/Expecting Derby to go 4-4-2 with 2 of Earnshaw, Villa and Miller up front. Probable XI:

Carroll,
Mears, Moore, Leacock, Lewis
Sterjovski, Savage, Ghaly, Jones
Villa, Earnshaw

Subs: (Always tricky) Price, Earnshaw, Feilhaber, Todd, Edworthy

The backbone of our team is there for next season (Carroll, Savage, Villa… hopefully can add Ghaly and Mears and an exclusive other few to that)… Everton are a great example of what you can do with a patient board/owner, a good manager and a good fan base. Derby County may be a million miles away from Everton in terms of points but aren’t lacking in much else. Here’s hoping, anyway… See you on the other side… /end