Everton: Howard, Neill, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Fellaini, Rodwell, Gosling, Heitinga, Cahill, Saha

Bench: Yakubu (Gosling), Hibbert (Saha), Jo (Cahill), Nash, Coleman, Duffy, Baxter

Referee: Gordon Bennett

Now I know we are Blues, a proud club, a club with history, countless trophies won, and what I am about to write will probably get up a few noses, but too me, its football today, rightly or wrongly. Prior to kick off, Moyesy was making all the right noises, we are going there to win, its eleven v eleven, but sometimes when the fixtures come out in the Summer, you look at games and think, write that one off, and fuck all there.

Well Saturday to me was always going to be one of those days, or evenings. Five first teamers out, up against the Champions, who we have beaten three times in thirty odd Premiership matches, it was always an uphill task. Some of those players may have made it at a push, but with two important and potentially winnable games ahead of us this week, I believe Moyesy went out with a bit of damage limitation in his mind.

In saying all that the Blues held there own for a good period of the first period. Admittedly the game was played in our half, but we looked comfortable, until around the half hour mark when Darren Fletcher scored a whopper down the old Scoreboard End. The game plan was there for all to see, numbers behind the ball, defend for our lives. Sometimes this works, but you need all the players to be pulling there weight, and I am sorry to say my patience with Screech is wearing thin. No closing down, no closing space down, no tackles been thrown in, his team mates must have been going spare at him. I think Moyesy was referring to him when he said that if players were fit, others would not be pulling on the Royal Blue till they bucked their ideas up.

Anyhow one down at the half, Moyesy brought The Yak on for Danny G Laaa, who found the game I thought a little above him. The Blues now were enjoying their best period of the match at the start of the second half, and hopefully with Derby Day nearly upon us, this may give Moyesy food for thought in pairing King Louis and The Yak together against the shite. The Blues little burst of form once again came to a crashing halt when Carrick made it two. In fairness the Blues did not deserve that, as our football was better, and if Screech may have had some Thierry Henry luck his disallowed effort may have counted to pull us level.

Valencia made it three, as the score flattered manure, and it is something the Blues did not deserve, As Blues we have to remain optimistic, and if we do Hull on Wednesday and the shite on Sunday, we will go above our shitty neighbours, and who knows things in the Blue garden may after all look a bit healthier.Starman goes to Lucas Neill, well played COYB FTRS

Full Time Man Utd 3 EVERTON 0

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Andy's Rankin

Marks Out Of 10
Player	Marks	Player	Marks
Howard	7
Baines	6
Distin	6
Yobo	6
O'Neill	7
Rodwell	6
Heitinga	6
Gosling	5	Yakubu	7
Cahill	6	Hbbert	n/a
Fellaini	4
Saha	7	Jo	n/a

Sausage Reports From Old Trafford

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Ah well apologies for missing the last match bet, it was a combination of Stella, bed, tiredness and an awful run of betting apathy that led me to my disgraceful behaviour.

Right then I am back now refreshed and hardly raring to go, as manure away has to be the most difficult bet in our season to win money on with the Blues.

The Blues are a massive 9/1 to win at Old Trafford, and even to get the draw the bookies will give you the princely sum of 7/2. We have only won 3 times against the Mancs in 34 Premiership attempts, so the odds are a fair reflection. For the Blues to keep a clean sheet you can get 7/1, but if you fancy goals, you can ledger your groats for over 2.5 goals at 6/4.

There is some value in Everton goal scorers. Instead of first goals, you can get 3/1 for King Louis to score anytime against his old club, The Yak is the same price. Good luck, we may need it.

Lavo's Charity Bet: £10 on a Draw (7/2)

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Total: £127

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Sir Alex in Normal Pose