Do they? I don't rank their depth above any of the top four and they're even more reliant on their key performers.

They're a good group of players who are in excellent form. Nothing more.

Last year they struggled with a lack of proper striker. This year they have Mirallas, Anichebe, Naismith and Vellios.

They also bought Oviedo for LB backup... quite promising for them.

Everton will fade away and finish 5th.

There's promising and there's being good enough to be title contenders.

I've looked at their squad and it's made of up decent/good with one or two excellent players. Their biggest asset by far is their manager.

This is not new, you see this every year - usually with Tottenham, occasionally with the likes of Aston Villa and Newcastle. Everton will have a good season and finish 5th or something - possibly giving the fourth place team a scare if they're not too careful.

Dreadful dive by Ivanovic. Chelsea really try to be a bunch of cunts even when Terry isn't around.

That was pathetic by Ramires. Should've been a yellow, so poorly disguised.

Fucking diving cunts.

Oscar tried to dive for a pen as well.

Wow—dive from Oscar without a defender within a yard. Horrible stuff.

Chelsea will probably score anytime now.

I'm surprised Hazard was subbed so early.

Southampton up 3-1 against Aston Villa.

Not as bad as the opening four games made them out to be?

Chelsea would probably score if they didn't try and make Torres into Drogba lite.

General Mirth wrote:

Southampton up 3-1 against Aston Villa.

Not as bad as the opening four games made them out to be?

Was under the impression that, apart from against us, they'd been doing ok just not getting results. And to be fair they had a day to forget against us, no luck at all.

True, though they did lose to Wigan.

Damned. Cole scores

General Mirth wrote:

True, though they did lose to Wigan.

Wigan was damn good on that day. They should be having 6 more points though.

General Mirth wrote:

Southampton up 3-1 against Aston Villa.

Not as bad as the opening four games made them out to be?

I was actually surprised at how well they played. They deserved to get away with a few more points from those matches. They had a mare against us and were very unlucky in the other games. If they sort out the defensive line and find a better pressing midfielder they'll comfortably avoid relegation.

What's Etherington so wound up about?

So amusing seeing Stoke and Pulis get frustrated in the final minutes of the game. 😃