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Not a Big Club???

The Sunday Times has done a piece on the predictability of the Premier League and asks if any of the also-rans can break the "Big 4". In assessing Everton's chances it says and I quote " ..Moyes's problem is that Everton are not a big club, with a stadium that cannot take more than 40,000, and do not, at present have the finances to add big names to a comparatively small squad.".

It is the first part of the statement that irks me. Interestingly when arguing the chances of Spurs, The Toon, Villa and WHU, The Sunday Times didn't say any of the others weren't a big club.
Mike Kennedy, London Posted 11/05/2008 at 10:28:01

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Chris Leyland
1 Posted 11/05/2008 at 14:34:42

I read the same article and had the same initial reaction. However, when you look in the same article and it shows club turnover and we are 10th, you can see what they are saying. We aren?t a big club in terms of financial muscle, that?s a fact. It only really serves to show what a good job Moyes has done and that all the "Nil Satis" brigade who habitually whinge on this site about how we should be a top 4 side don?t actually look at the facts.

Mac Holden
2 Posted 11/05/2008 at 14:36:27

The sad thing is that when you look at the table of turnover figures, you can only agree with them.
I think (I don’t have the paper in front of me) that Everton’s revenues are less than 1/4 of Manure’s.

Michael Hunt
3 Posted 11/05/2008 at 14:43:40

EFC’s Severe Lack of cash to invest Vs other Clubs mentioned may be a key determinant :-(

Lee Penswick
4 Posted 11/05/2008 at 14:41:16

Mike its obviously just another clueless public school journo, or a rs fan. We are the fourth biggest club in England in terms of success and fans. I mean real fans not glory hunters. Anyone who knows about football knows this. End of!

Bill Bond
5 Posted 11/05/2008 at 15:56:41

The Sunday Times is owned by a twat born here but took USA citizenship so he could expand his media empire.
He employs dumbfuck yes men/women journos who don?t know their fucking arse from their fucking elbows so is it any wonder they don?t know who we are.

But we know who we are, we know our history and we know our future, although not magically about to change, in terms of competing on a proverbial level playing field with the top 4, will, eventually.

1878, the year we were founded, 130 years of league football. These wealthy twats who buy an EPL team for a hobby, or something to do, or an ?investment,? they?ll get bored. They will move on. Football will change and those who love the game will stay.

Er! that?s us. And OK, we won?t be playing at the San Siro next year, but at least some we?re not bank rolled by a despot running an evil regime.

We are Everton and have some fucking respect for who we are.

Matt Higgins
6 Posted 11/05/2008 at 17:29:34

@ Bill Bond,

Actually, if Serie A stays like it is, Everton could very well be playing at the San Siro ... against Milan, mind, not Inter.

Jay Campbell
7 Posted 11/05/2008 at 18:09:44

Kenwright = going nowhere ever!!!!!!

Paul Skelhorn
8 Posted 11/05/2008 at 20:58:39

I co-host a sports radio show on FM in West London and this was one article i wanted to raise; however, due to the Man U and Chelsea games I did not get the chance, I did plug the blues as much as possible though, and voted Moyes as Manager of the Season.

I think the article was written with the actual financial clout of the club in mind, the fact we do not have a billionaire owner and lack of current facilities and new stadium etc. If you read the Tottenham piece you will have noted that they pointed out they have only a 36k? (I thought it was bigger) stadium, which HAS been redeveloped and is at capacity already so I don?t think their was any malice in it, just historically ill-informed.

Anyway, here's to a great season finale, roll on more afternoons of work for those trips up north for chilly Uefa Cup nights at Goodison!