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Used to be a Grande Old Team

As Evertonians, we have our fair share of anthems. My favourite is 'If you know your history...'. However, like most anthems, they are susceptible to hijack, by people who wish to use it for their own ends.

There is now a sad poignancy whenever I hear this song. Kenwright's reign has seen to that. This man, a passionate Blue agreed, but totally visionless nonetheless, has usurped everything that's remotely aspirational within our club and 'hoodwinked' (I use that word advisedly and not pejoratively) a sizeable (yet dwindling) proportion of our fans to solely look backwards. And mind, be grateful for that!

Reflecting on yesterday, I just wonder what is going through Kenwright's mind today. He will hurt just like us, no doubting that. But will he, like SOME, but amazingly, still not all of us, be hurting by the total inevitability of yesterday's events. That's what hits me. Yesterday was like a train crash in slow motion (Sam Peckinpah-esque... if you know your movies).

It was a culmination, a nadir, a seminal moment, an outcome... call it what you will, created by years of the strategy being: "Davey... look to the stars and give me a miracle."

Well, part of me so wishes the fans take back this anthem, and, with creative licence, amend the lyrics:

We used to be a Grand Old Team to play for
We used to be a Grand Old Team to support
And if all you have is your history
It's enough to make you all go AAAAARGH!!

We do care what the media say
That's because we care
For we k all now
If there's ever going to be a show
Then Billy Boy won't be there!

Yes, as a grown man, this is a touch pathetic, melodramatic and indeed smalltime... But hey — kind of reminds of you someone... doesn't it?

Who knows... it may strike a chord. But then again... Better to make history... rather than peddle it
James Macpherson, Liverpool Posted 16/08/2009 at 09:02:13

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Peter Rogers
1 Posted 16/08/2009 at 15:15:14

Let's look at the positives.... ..ERM...... ..NOPE... ....ERM ..... Oh well

Mike Homfray
2 Posted 16/08/2009 at 18:18:22

OK, then, lets get real. Who exactly wants to buy Everton?

It is all very well going on about getting rid of Bill Kenwright, but the fact is that there is no-one lining up to buy the club off him.

Chris Matheson
3 Posted 17/08/2009 at 09:22:44

Mike, the fact is I don’t know if people are queuing up to buy Everton or not. But the chances are, somebody must be interested. I simply cannot believe that QPR, Notts County, Birmingham City, Pompey etc etc were considered for purchase and we weren’t. I am not suggesting any of these clubs’ buyers would be suitable for us (we will never know) but I simply cannot believe that nobody is interested in buying Everton.

The problem lies in BK’s own words: "I am searching for investment 24/7."

It is the use of the phrase ’investment’. Not " a buyer" but somebody to invest money in the club while he retains control. That is the route he has gone down so far with Messrs Gregg (with whom he fell out when Gregg wanted more control), Earl and Green (whom I suspect are the driving forces behind Kirkby.)

All his actions so far suggest to me that he wants to retain control with the use of someone else’s money — which scares off every potential buyer.

Mike Homfray
4 Posted 18/08/2009 at 12:08:55

If there had been a buyer we would definitely have heard about it in the press. The main problems are:

1. Goodison Park. We may love it but a potential buyer would see it as a non-starter.
2. We are a team with a very fervent localised following which isn’t easy to market in consequence.

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