Everton took probably their biggest following for some time to an a way game, and all of us probably left the JJB with the same emotions, frustrated, pissed off, and annoyed. Wigan were there for the taking, and after a first half when the Blues totally dominated the result was even harder to stomach. The kick off was delayed some fifteen minutes due to the swell of traffic from the visiting fans, and it seemed like a home game at times, such was the amount of Blues there.

Moyesy had a few of his troops back, when Stubbsey and Tiny joined the fold after sitting out Saturdays FA Cup tie. Dunc was dropped back to the bench, and Jimmy Mac who passed a late fitness test was the lone striker. Dickie was recalled as Nige was rested again, and Biffa's injury looks more serious than what we first thought, so he watched the match from the stands.

Everton's intent was clear to see from the off, as they laid into the Pie Eaters, to try and make amends for our home defeat back in September. Everton' early pressure paid off, when ex shit bag David Thompson put through his own net after nine minutes after heavy pressure from Leon. The goal was scrappy, but did we care, as the Everton end went into raptures. It shut the Wigan fans banal chanting up, and had in us in full voice.

Unfortunately for the Blues they could not turn their first half dominance into clear cut chances. Wigan looked like not breaking down Stubbsey and Weir at the back, and everything looked comfortable. In fact Pollitt in the Pie Eaters net was by far the busier keeper, and he was lucky not to have conceded a second when Tiny bumbled in Pollitt's fumble, but was adjudged to have been offside, after a fantastic move involving Leon, Hibbo and Jimmy Mac.

That second elusive goal would not come, and what we feared would happen did, when Everton allowed Wigan the space to draw level in the contest. Paul Scharner who looks and plays like one of the Nazi SS, superbly volleyed home from close range after Nuno was out jumped by Chimbonda. It was cruel to concede so late on in a half that the Blues had dominated, but once again we did not turn their possession into goals.

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That goal certainly knocked the stuffing out of the Blues, as Wigan came more into it in the second half. Although they enjoyed the lions share of possession it was again the Blues who came closest to netting. This time it was Mikky Arteta who forced a fine save from Pollitt.

It was the Spaniard himself who made way for the Big Man, as Moyesy went in search of all three points. Ferguson who of late has put the frighteners on England's John Terry, and Sol Campbell should have no problems with ex shit bag Stephanie Henchoz. Everton started piling balls into the Wigan end, but the Pie Eaters held firm.

Then the talking point of the match. Everton pressure paid off when they won a corner, and from the ensuing kick, Ferguson and Scharner came head to head. Scharner ran past Ferguson, barging him out of the way, and in doing so he ended up a crumpled wreck on the floor, when the Scotsman gave him a knockout blow to his midriff. It all went off, and eventually it was the linesman who told the ref chapter and verse, and Ferguson walked.

Minutes later, Wigan too were down to ten when Roberts led with the elbow, and flattened Davey Weir, and the numbers were evened up. The game petered out to an inevitable draw, and both teams can be happy with that, if not the fans.

Moyesy forward plight has not been helped by Dunc's sending off. No new signings, Biffa injured, we now have Jimmy Mac leading the line. Not good, but if the spirit of 2006 can continue, we should have no problems, as most teams playing Everton now know that they are in for an uncomfortable ninety minutes.

My Starman without doubt was Alan Stubbs, who was head and shoulders above anyone on the pitch. Welcome back, it could not have come at a better time.

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