In the end, it wasn't worth the travel hell many endured to get down to the south coast.
The trip to Southampton is tricky at the best of times, but Storm Eunice was determined to make it an even tougher occasion for Everton fans to get from Merseyside to St Mary's Stadium.
Even the trip for the first-team was delayed on Friday, but it was worse for many fans who spent most of the day wondering if they could make kick-off.