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Trouble with the neighbours
For some unexplainable reason, why is it that whenever there is a debate, argument or decison concerning Everton that our ******* offspring across the park are somehow brought into the equation? I despise the neighbours as much as any blue, I take glee in our infrequent victories and cherish every season that they are Premier League also rans. However, what really grates on me is the continuing comparrison that some make between the Clubs, it borders almost on an inferiority complex and I believe adds to the perpetual struggle that we face with our own identity and progress.
If people have reason's for saying no to Kirkby that's fine, its democratic and every fan deserves a voice. However this constant one eye on Liverpool approach is futile, financially we are not even in the same stratosphere and if we are ever to close the gap we must think laterally and forget the darkside.
Growing up in Liverpool during the 80s and 90s I was lucky that in my academic years Everton had its most successful period in its history. Did it make much of a difference to those on the playground in terms of blue numbers, the answer is no, but those that did follow you could count as being as passionate in few as those in many from the red side. Urban myth it may be but Labone we know coined a saying that one blue is worth twenty of them, and I honestly and with conviction believe it to be true.
Wherever we may end up, be it in Kirkby, somewhere else or Goodison we need to base our decisons on what's best for Everton. Being parochial, luddite and introspective will only serve to widen the gulf. Facts are facts, LFC have a juggernaught on Stanley Park fast approaching, once its realised our anthem 'if you know your history' will become a self-prophetic parody of a Club trapped in a time warp and stadium that no longer befits its status as fore-runners in the game of English football.
Trouble with the neighbours
For some unexplainable reason, why is it that whenever there is a debate, argument or decison concerning Everton that our ******* offspring across the park are somehow brought into the equation? I despise the neighbours as much as any blue, I take glee in our infrequent victories and cherish every season that they are Premier League also rans. However, what really grates on me is the continuing comparrison that some make between the Clubs, it borders almost on an inferiority complex and I believe adds to the perpetual struggle that we face with our own identity and progress.
If people have reason's for saying no to Kirkby that's fine, its democratic and every fan deserves a voice. However this constant one eye on Liverpool approach is futile, financially we are not even in the same stratosphere and if we are ever to close the gap we must think laterally and forget the darkside.
Growing up in Liverpool during the 80s and 90s I was lucky that in my academic years Everton had its most successful period in its history. Did it make much of a difference to those on the playground in terms of blue numbers, the answer is no, but those that did follow you could count as being as passionate in few as those in many from the red side. Urban myth it may be but Labone we know coined a saying that one blue is worth twenty of them, and I honestly and with conviction believe it to be true.
Wherever we may end up, be it in Kirkby, somewhere else or Goodison we need to base our decisons on what's best for Everton. Being parochial, luddite and introspective will only serve to widen the gulf. Facts are facts, LFC have a juggernaught on Stanley Park fast approaching, once its realised our anthem 'if you know your history' will become a self-prophetic parody of a Club trapped in a time warp and stadium that no longer befits its status as fore-runners in the game of English football.
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