The Jury: Everton fans on the rollercoaster Aston Villa match
Michael Drummond, Speke
THE ending to the Villa game was as disappointing as the club's attempt to tackle the credit crunch with a pound off a ticket!
I wouldn't have minded losing the three points if we deserved to, but in all fairness, we made a 'top four standard' Aston Villa look ordinary.
Any other day and we may have got away with the defensive errors, but I suppose it wasn't meant to be. It's a shame because Villa have now created a gap which will leave us playing catch-up.
And in the past, we have never really been able to compete in that way.
We need as many points as we can in the festive period because January brings tricky consecutive games against United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Those are games that we won't have a cat in hell's chance of winning unless we sort our injury problems out.
Debbie Smaje, Upholland
AS DEVASTATING as the Villa game was, at least for the first time this season we were playing well.
We were excellent at Spurs last week, and carried that on against Villa.
One thing that hasn't changed, though, is the defensive errors costing us goals. It is something that desperately needs fixing, as once again we have scored goals, and come away with nothing.
It is just typical Everton that we get the midfield playing well and we lose all our strikers!
For all Anichebe's good points, he doesn't score enough goals. Saha could hopefully be back for the weekend at City, but a striker is still desperately needed in January.
We have needed more depth up front all season, Yakubu and Vaughan's long term injuries have simply confirmed that. Even so, do we have enough to buy anyone?
David Wallbank, Huyton
EVERTON'S rollercoaster just seems to have more downs than ups.
The Aston Villa game was at best heartbreaking.
The sound levels inside Goodison were raised last Sunday, and again it seemed to be a poor refereeing display that triggered the Blues fans to become more vocal.
Everton are a better team when the crowd are passionate, and it's vital we make Goodison a fortress once again. Maybe hoping for another poor referee isn't such bad idea each week.
Everton travel to Man City at the weekend and, injuries aside, if the lads stick together and fight for each other a win is more than possible at Eastlands.
Finally, Andy van der Meyde returned. Could he be Everton's saviour? I wouldn't bank on it, but we wish Andy well.
Richard Knights, West Derby
WITH the news that Everton Monopoly is hitting the shops, on Sunday we played our 'Get Out of Jail' card but, like a petulant contestant, Aston Villa tipped the board up, scattering the pieces everywhere, and scored with the last kick of the game.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill was given three early, gift-wrapped, Christmas presents but still contrived to look glum on Match of the Day. 'All I got was a cheap after shave, a pair of socks and a handkerchief'.
The game had all the elements of the traditional Christmas pantomime - slapstick (Jagielka's attempted back pass); tired old performers eking out their declining years with one last pay day (Andy van der Meyde); lame jokes (Martin Atkinson and his team of myopic linesmen) and Baron Hardup (Bill Kenwright).
Like the pantomime horse we're staggering across the stage.
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All this whingeing about the officials is just sour grapes. The fact is that the referee was fair and consistent throughout the game. He let go a few tackles that other refs would have blown for, and the game was better for it and played in a good spirit by both sides.
Everton lost because they couldnt score enough of their chances. Why? They didnt have any strikers on the pitch. End of story.
Stop whinging and accept the result and the fact you lost, then show us what Everton can do against Arsenal and Man U? Villa have taken 4 points with a win and a draw so if they are just ordinary according to you let us see what Everton can acheive? thus letting every one in the premership see how ordinary they are..