With the end of the Season fast approaching I wanted to get some views from fans on this campaign and their hopes for the summer window and next season. I circulated the following 10 questions to some Evertonians on Twitter. Player of … Continue reading Toffees Twitter Survey
.. or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness & in health. On Sunday I am getting married to Amanda who I love with all my heart. When I realised that our wedding clashed with the Derby I was a … Continue reading For better….
Everton need a clearout like never before… Continue reading “Out with the old and …
The performance from Everton at St Mary’s yesterday was unacceptable on so many levels. Slow out of the blocks, yet again Persisting with apparently disinterested, driftwood players Refusal to pick or involve any youngsters A pathetic 8 mins of two strikers With another six or seven games to go before any reinforcements can be brought in (inc Man U, Arsenal & Liverpool at home) you wonder where the next point is coming from. A flying start in the August sunshine v Spurs, & a sublime second half hat-trick from Lukaku at Sunderland seem light years ago. More worrying still, what … Continue reading But OK…it’s really not
.. doesn’t make a summer, we are told, and Evertonians can often view the glass as half-empty rather than half-full. However, there were encouraging green shoots (Ed: enough of the Countryfile references!) in Ross Barkley’s performance yesterday to give us hope of a sunnier future for him and the team. Having been dropped for the City game, he was back in the fold at Burnley, where he was OK, level par, but not the game changer, the match winner, the playmaker we all hope he can become. Yesterday in a pretty tentative first half, there were flashes, especially unlucky not … Continue reading One swallow…
So my Dad, Glenn & me enjoyed our night under the lights on Friday. It was a family ritual to be savoured regardless of the result.Picked up a ticket for the David France Q&A on 8th Oct from Dave at the Winslow beforehand; I sat in the spare obstructed view ticket I’d got a row in front and a few seats along. Didn’t take long though for the negative voices to kick in & take some of the shine off the evening. I’ve been watching Everton long enough to never “expect” a win. Plus Palace have a great recent record … Continue reading Negative Voices
Born not manufactured we often say. We do not choose we are chosen. Listening to the Dr David France interview on ToffeeTV earlier in the week, he recounted how his Dad told him he couldn’t have a bike for Christmas because he’d already given him the greatest gift of all: Everton. My first game with my Dad was Man City at home 26 Dec 1973 (2-0 win), and my son Glenn’s against the same opponents in January 2008 (1-0, Lescott). Over the years we have shared the ups and the downs. I’m a wimp who hates fairground rides and rollercoasters in … Continue reading A Family Affair
Rodger’s Everton Reflections 