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Like all of us, I have a task trying to convince my 7-year-old son to follow Everton (like Dad) rather than all the rest of his school mates with Man U & Liverpool.
I took him to the football museum at Preston yesterday. The guy in the shop asked him which team does he support, he said Everton. He was then asked who was his fave player, he the turned to me and siad "Dad who is our best player", and just had to reply "we haven't got one".
I have been supporting Everton since 1977, and for the first time I can't think of one of them who is currently "our best player". What a pathetic shambles it is, after 6½ years Moyes still thinks shite like Hibbert can cut it in
this league. While we have this manager, expect more of the same.
Joe McMahon, Posted 20/10/2008 at 19:37:19
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Yobo and Lescott close, Yak and Cahill are even closer but I think Pienaar is the one who could make the step up.
I just watched the Newcastle game and at least they fought for everything and showed some real passion, hasn't taken Joe Kinnear 6 years to instill that has it? Whereas watching Everton concede a goal now is depressing: shoulders sag, heads drop and the fragile confidence drops out of sight for the rest of the game.
Even at HT on Saturday at no point did I believe Everton would win that match despite looking in complete control against a fragile Arsenal team. Conceded a stupid goal and then heads drop and we just revert into a little shell for the rest of the match, offering nothing as an attacking force. It was painful and sad to watch.
I have no doubts that Saturday against United will bring more of the same and Moyes will once again come out with more of his crap about the top four being all richer than Everton (boring). Since Everton sold Rooney, Moyes has had more than his fair share of cash to spend, just look at £6 million on Beattie and £8.6 million on Andy Johnson. Two strikers who where only here two years...
Under Moyes, all we ever hear is the word rebuilding. That's all we'll ever do. He should have long had a settled team by now, capable of producing the goods, but still there's no shape, no blend, no passion and no ideas. Our football is shocking under him and we look no better at times than when he first took over.
I want to see him bring about a dramatic change, I want to see Everton take the game to United on Saturday not just sit there and wait for the inevitable and them drop our heads again. Come on Moyes ? No more excuses: You have been here long enough, you have had money to spend and its all your team playing the football that you wish them to play so let's do something before it's too late.
for starters Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Yakubu. Troughout the 90s, all I can think of are Kanchelskis and Big Dunc.
Unfortunately, I think he’s given up with Moyes and will probably be off to Spain in the transfer window. I would be upset playing out of position on the right and having to play with Hibbo.
.....and that if he has a favourite player then they will be sold to balance to books !
We have lots of good players and you could easily put Yakubu, Arteta, Lescott ( admittedly not playing too well just now, but previous 100 games were near faultless ) or Cahill on your shirt and get respect from other Clubs’ fans. Talk to other fans and you’ll find most of them have quite a bit of respect for Everton now - certainly a lot more than 4 or 5 years ago.
Be proud and stop making a tit of yourself, especially in front of your son - you are selling EFC short.
Forget how we are doing at the moment because things will pick up. I started going the game in 1992 when I was 12 and look how shite we was then. One of my first memories was the Wimbledon game. I could've easily chosen a different team but I love us when we're shite and when we are great. Thats why we are different to LFC fans and Utd fans. They are the worst breed out there.
So, if that's the kind of football fan you want your son to be, then go get him a Torres shirt or a Rooney shirt. If you're passionate about EFC then tell him how proud you are to be a blue!!! Coz thats what I tell my 8-year-old and when we are getting beat in every derby match and against the Mancs on Saturday, he will still be playing out in the street with his Cahill 17 shirt on and that's because he is proud to!!!
For the record my favourite player is Osman. I know he has flaws and his passsing can be off at times, but I appreciate anyone who works that hard that consistently and he has scored some great goals (Watford, Larissa, Brann).
Our most consistent player at the moment is, without doubt, Jagielka.
We have alot of good players, it’s quite an easy question to be honest.
Give me Sheedy, Sharp, Reid, Bracewell, Southall, Latchford, Steven, Southall,Nevin etc any day over this lot though.
But then I took him to Goodison and luckily enough it was the Arsenal game a couple of seasons ago. After that there was no contest. Trouble is I've taken him up to Goodison a few more times and it's never been the same (including Chelsea semi).
I think you've just got to show them what real fans are like and the passion you have for Everton and if he's anything like my son youll have no probs.
You’d expect a few Sheff Wed, Utd, Derby or Forrest maybe, but everyone was a kopite or a Manc, so in a way I became a blue out of spite, to this day I hate it when I see kids wearing a Sky 4 shirt!
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Great teams make it difficult to pick their best player, it?s a matter of opinion. Ordinary teams usually have one who stands out. With shite teams the best player is also difficult to pick. So what about us? Yeah, I?m still stuck.