There is already a growing paranoia about the Moyessiah and his contract without you adding to it.

We've been running the site, either in its previous incarnation as the parallel ToffeeWeb.org and Evertonia.com sites or the current unified one, for 17 to 18 years now and though I'd be lying if I said the thought of jacking it in hasn't crossed the mind once or twice over that time, rest assured — though I risk speaking on Michael's behalf! — that we don't have any plans to call it a day any time soon.

The site is without a doubt time-intensive and, depending on the news flow and number of games in a week, can soak up many, many hours in posting stories, writing articles, managing submissions, comments, member accounts... we've made some rods for our backs over the years! :)

It could quite easily be a full-time job, actually, as there are lot of areas of the site that are out of date and need attention and, realistically, we probably need a like-minded, similarly masochistic person to help out on the news side at least.

The partnership works as-is, though, because MK and I are both committed to it and we've seen a lot of rival sites come and go over the years. A lot of people have this myopic view of TW as this rigid, single-minded entity but the reality is that MK and I don't always see eye to eye — be it the tone of the news or the pros and cons of one David Moyes, for example — and it would probably surprise our readers that I think we've only actually met in person twice and rarely need to communicate beyond text, email and IM!

In terms of equipment, we don't need much more than our personal computers, software like Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver and a web browser — the site is hosted by Media Temple so all the heavy-lifting happens there — but we've spent many years putting in place what drives the news and comment parts of the site so that it's as easy to run as possible.

How long do we plan on continuing...? Lord knows! It's such a fabric of my life that I can't envision not doing it but, again, it wouldn't be honest to say there aren't times when you just don't want to do it and it is a real chore, particularly when life away from EFC gets busy or people brutally denigrate the site for all sorts of reasons. On those days — I won't lie — you find it hard to justify the time you put into it!

But, in the absence of any real financial return, to know that there are tens and tens of thousands of people who visit your website and get something out of it — or, better yet, find it indispensable — is massively rewarding in itself. That is really what drives us on, I think; providing a useful resource for you the readers and contributors.

The site is great for finding out news and, although there are some proper numpties who post on here, I will continue to log on every day just in case we sign the next Messi or the next Beattie!

And always I pray for the day when the headlines read "Arab consortium takes over and pledges £500 million towards the stadium and playing squad".

There are some really insightful and articulate members of TW, who continue, to come up with the facts, to back up their arguments and statistics which, rightly or wrongly, shed light on our team's performances.

I think Eugene has got my vote for humour alone: never met the guy, but his posts are sensible and very funny.

Keep up the good work guys. COYB

Trying to decipher the unmitigated garbage on forums like GOT, NSNO and KIPPER where virtually every post is just banality from youths approaching their first "asbo" you realise what a unique treasure this forum is.

Be lost without it.

Sam, I believe both Lyndon and Michael are US based.

Phil you've got me checking Ian Allakers posts now!

I am sat here on the couch on my iPad and the missus just said "let me guess, ToffeeWeb", Its either that or porn but ToffeeWeb comes first! What dedication guys keep up the outstanding work so I can continue with my regular fix.

Bill also apparently told one fan on the ESCLA train a few years ago, apparently in reference to me, that "he writes well but he writes a lot of shit." I think we'll let history be the judge on that score...

I have got to be honest, I log on to Toffeeweb before I open my mails of a morning, brilliant forum for blues all over the world.

We're luck to have it, many thanks LL & MK.

On another note FSW has had his usual rant "The fans are not helping us, at the end of the season I will leave. They don't have to worry about me.'' So there may be a job opportunity for DM although I'm not sure he'll want to live in the capital where prices are a little higher than Merseyside.

You what now, Richard? You're free to post any time you like, albeit under the same conditions as everyone else.

Echo all the good words about the site.

Me? My partner asks me what I am doing and I tell her I am reading porn, she responds that she knows I am reading ToffeeWeb.

Thanks be to all the contributors, I particularly enjoy Ken's reports, and when I am queuing outside the Blue Dragon often look at people and try to figure out if they are Ken.

But, not least, a really big thanks to Michael and Lyndon for what they do. As Kevin #277 says, first thing I do in the morning is log on here and first thing I do when I get back from the game is read how everyone else has reacted to what they have seen.

Thanks again guys and thanks for letting me contribute.

Ian

Total and utter respect for the lads who run it. Many thanks for the time and effort you put in boys.

I certainly agree with that statement wholeheartedly as I too am one that goes straight to it first thing in the morning and when I get home from work (and during work!!! shhhhhh) to read the latest "feelings and gripes" amongst the vast "team of experts" that post on here.

That in itself says it all - where else is that opportunity?

An all round brilliant effort Michael and Lyndon - long live the TW family.

PS, Lyndon - if there are any areas that need updating let me know - if I can help, I'm now old enough and supposedly wise enough to do that without being totally, utterly and completely biased towards the Blues...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zkn6BxgKwaI

So I stayed with TW because of the intelligent, humorous way of the back and forth, the banter. And the way MK and LL ran the site (excepting MK choosing Chicago and wine-coolers).

That aside, all-in on Mr. Higgins' congrats. TW is as good as it gets. Not an easy thing full-time, let alone as an extra-curricula.

With that:
Dave Wilson and Ciaran McGlone - You need to be back in here gents. The discussion is less without you.

Eugene Ruane - I wish I could convert my clever thoughts into word as well as you. Wit, and the ability to convey it in words is a rare combination. I get over there for a game, I'll let you know. Pre-game beers, anyway.

Christine etal - Apologize for the etal. I learned more here reading Christine's and you other fellows' post on the Kings Dock and the general "State of Everton", than I would reading the Liverpool local papers. I just can't remember your names as I type, but great, informative stuff. Thank you and keep it coming.

Me and Jamie Crowley - The American Evertonians!

Great job with the website. I read it every day.

Not many Blues where I live so this is the next best thing.

Personally, I think Marsh and Doddy are the best on here.

Whatever happened to Tunstead?

I moved to Canada nearly 10 yrs ago from being a regular season ticket holder to relying on the internet and telly, I would be lost without the wide range of opinions, truths,rumours and comments this site provides, love the live forum on match days.

I posted an article back in 06 called What is Success? and was regards to how the CL has stopped any meaningful competition in the PL for teams outside the money. It continues to be true.

However, there was one reply that countered my post which though extremely well written was in my view an apologetic acceptance of said position for the club and tried convincing readers that success can be interpreted in many ways and that, hey ho, winning isn't everything. But if we just wait for a while longer buying players on a budget will make this team return to greatness.

It was, like I say, very well written and thought out, yet at the same time had the stench of PR and media training about it. My eye brows were raised higher as where the name of the sender would be the TW team had placed 'real name withheld'.

I've always thought that it came from the club. Maybe even Blue Bill.

http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/06-07/comment/fans/9356-Entwistle.asp

The contributors here are really second to none. Others might knock the site calling it biased or negative or whatever. Fuck 'em. This isn't some namby-pamby, luvvy, care-bear forum.

Well done Michael and Lyndon for keeping it together. If there's ever anything I can do to help with the site maintenance, coding, upgrading or tools to make your admin jobs easier, I'd be glad to volunteer my free time. Just give us a shout.

What I'm also interested in, Nick, is what frame of mind were you in then compared to now? Now, you seem like a well reasoned fan who supports Moyes more than most of us on this site (though without the blinders on like others we all know and love). At the start of that article you did not seem convinced on the man, and, being six months out of a pretty bad season, maybe weren't his biggest fan?

Other things you said, although correct at the time, have turned a very unexpected corner, and it's very interesting to look at an article like that as a time capsule of how things were just 6-7 years ago compared to how they've changed to what we have today. I think had you asked anyone back then, it looked like the Sky 4 were going to be up there for the next 20 years. Now one of them is almost a distant memory, and the other is fighting with two local rivals in a fight it is probably going to lose. Who woulda thunk it?

That is one of the good things about Toffeeweb. The archives give us the opportunity to revise, or just dig up dirt on other posters and use their old posts as sticks to beat them with.

I have to agree with most here, Eugene is worth his weight in comic gold. For some reason I imagine him as 40 year old ginger Irishman wearing a Family Guy t shirt and always cracking jokes. Sorry pal, I'm probably miles out, but that's just my mental image! Haha.

If they can let the ' all seeing eye ' mit der dividers und set square run and run on a thread they can find room for you. I mean they let me on ( well done btw MK for restricting my excesses) so say no more

My thoughts on Moyes at the time were that he was the right man for the club, and as is still the case, delivering short on his potential.

I think we discussed this before and I've said that 90% of Moyes is a better bet than 100% of someone else because I truly believe that he is a top draw manager.

I do though remember posting once that if Moyes continues to fall short of top 4 (he had he 11th place season around that time) then we should look to replace, because the players we were beginning to accrue were themselves top talent and we needed to utilise them while they were still happy to be at the club.

However, this was at a time when we did have a proper transfer kitty, yet before Moyes had another crack of the whip with funds, they dried up.

The top players (Arteta, Pienaar, Lescott, Yobo) did remain at the club for a while longer because Moyes was still able to finish very high up the league. But as for pushing on (as noted in my article A Brief History of Failed Expectations) with player investment he has, up to this very day, still delivered the goods without it but short of the CL where these players went to be.

So from my point of view being best of the rest yet retaining that potential to hit the top 4 without money, is the reason why I've always supported him.

You become a better manager the more years you put in, and the better Moyes has become, the backing by the board has unfortunately fallen away.

Yes, its 6th and 7th each season, and the team have a bizarre tendency to defend deep late in games and all the rest of it. But it cannot be denied, whether you believe the difference between 6th or 7th and hitting 4th is about money, that the teams above us, and the one directly below are the ones who have the real money. Everyone else is below.

Interesting fact here. Excluding the two seasons we finished 17th and 11th, the only clubs ever finish higher than Everton in the league are the ones with money we see today. Utd, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool. And one more, and only once - Villa (when Randy was spending big).

So that is, bar those two seasons, no club outside of the money has ever beaten Everton. Despite, and I say this often, nothing spent this window past, zero net for the previous two, and not one first team purchase for the previous 4 to that.

I don't think people see what we've got here. It is said Evertonians do not do banners or protests - and how the board run this club is a failed operation. Yet he is castigated for being the one team, and only team, that finishes directly behind, sometimes in front, of those with money.

You can have money and do badly, but to have no money and do well in the league is the sole reserve of Everton who are a paucity of player investment away from touching top 4 football. Dour defensive divering Davey? Sometimes. Someone who gives us hopes for Champions League football? Always. But many see those hopes and confuse them for demands, and nothing is demanded of the board.

But hey, he can't flog the dead horse forever, he has a career where the rest of us are stuck with Everton. If he goes in the summer, we move on to a new manager. Unless its a top draw appointment (never sure why people think we need some young up and comer) I'd be surprised to see them replicate Moyes' league finishes.

Everton do not finish where they do on their name, on transfer budget, on history, or the club motto. They finish where they do because the manager has us do.

I think the word "community" is horribly misused, but the notion of a "TW community" does actually mean something to me. It's a heartening thought that - despite our many obvious differences - we are united in wanting Everton to do well. When the team score a goal, I would happily hug anyone on this site! [This Manly Hug Voucher is redeemable the next time we hit the back of the net. Conditions apply.]

MK & LL: here's an idea... How about regular contributors having a short profile that you could access? I'm thinking of something that summarises their basic opinions on the club/team. It's just that I get a bit frustrated repeating myself and explaining my point of view from scratch on every thread, reinventing the wheel, so I suppose others might feel the same. It's probably not workable, but I just thought I'd float the idea...

Nothing beats being logged in on transfer deadline day, collectively laughing at the Stoke fans crowded behind the pissed off Sky Sports presenter...

Sometimes I think I might need counselling though like Marvin Sordell at Bolton because of the obsession with social networking sites. Have a read of this for a good laugh.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4731669/Bolton-ace-Marvin-Sordell-addicted-to-Twitter.html

I enjoy a good discussion and the occasional argument on here, as long as people don’t start making stuff up or talking hypothetically about things that havnt happened to suit their own argument. If we don’t have people from both sides of the spectrum then we wont have a balanced discussion but making stuff up should be banned.

What good does it do the club and its future if we are not being honest and giving the proper facts. Perhaps people think that if Moyes is hounded out the club it will be worth a few white lies as it will be in the best interests of Everton in the long run, but that cant be right surely? It needs to be done the right way.

For me the worst is when people just comment to take the piss but don’t actually contribute and give their own opinion or an alternative argument. I wouldn’t mind if they were funny but most arnt.

People like Sam Hoare, Tony J, Nick Entwistle, John Ford and a few others give me some hope that there are some reasonable minded fans out there. I did enjoy reading Dave Wilsons posts but I think he got banned along with Tunstead about a year ago.

Doddy and Marsh have become caricatures because they are both so biased and extreme from each side of the argument, I cant take either of them seriously but they both make me laugh at least.

Anyway, thanks for the time put into the site LL and MK

It would be nice if Richard came back inside after his self imposed exile as some of the banter was cracking. Certainly after he left and was relieved by Martin Mason, debate became more heated and not as much fun.

Haven't seen Martin for a while... unless he's changed his name to Ian? Come back, Richard – all is forgiven!

There would have to be a few issues like that. Maybe five or six. A Kenwrightometer would probably find me at 2 or 3 - not because I'm fond of him, I'm not, but because I don't really care about that end of things. I know many people do. Fair play to them.

I'd give myself a 6 on the Nevilleometer. That's where 1 = great player. On the subject of our red neighbours, I'm on the pacifist end of the spectrum, having loads of misguided friends and family who follow them. Favourite EFC player of the last 20 years? Baines. Most over-rated player: Ferguson. My TW pet hate is.... dogged bores. (Say no more.)

There you go, I'm already building up a profile. I don't know, it might just work...

People on here tend to tell it how they see it, which makes a change from the Pravda-style views presented elsewhere. It is often surprising how others interpret facts and events in so many different ways.

The live feed can be a lot of fun when watching a game: reminds me of when I first used to go to the match. You would never know what sort of opinions and humour you would experience.

Cannot remember when I first joined, 2005 I think – hopefully the site will be around for many many years later, especially to celebrate a new owner – whenever that ends up being. Bottle of sparkly's gathered a lot of dust waiting for that day so far!

Are you two really based in the US? I would have thought you lived a stones throw away from GP!

I've only ever posted one article, Things I Hate, on the day before the last Derby. I was very impressed by the sheer number of fellow Victor Melldrews who added their own pet hates (apart from the RS) on such a wide variety of topics from old people wearing hats when driving to Davina McCall. Shows what a diverse shower we are.

Maybe I do make you laugh but, let me tell you, I don't find what's been happening at Everton the past 10 years one bit funny. Unlike many Everton fans, I am not content for us to just survive and be thankful for small mercies, ie, Moyes. As this wanker chairman and his lapdogs roll from one farcical disaster to another, as the football becomes even more unbareable to watch, you and others like you say things like...

Well, we're in the top six and we would be relegated with out DM in charge. AAAARRRGGHH!!!

This is why a Gobshite like Bill Kenwright survives here without any money or any clue how to run a football club. Moyes and Kenwright go hand-in-hand and one is as culpable for the mess the club is in as the other. Go on — lap this shit up and deny yourself a harsh dose of reality. We've got the most inept chairman and the most over-rated boring manager in the Premier League and we play the most awful soul-destroying brand of football in the country and you love it...

FFS – and you say I make you laugh?

I'm based in Kenya at the moment, so can't get to the matches, but always follow the matchday forum on here. I always read Eugene Ruane's and Tony Marsh's comments, they sum up for me how I feel as an Evertonian, but also with a laugh and cleverness, which I also think is part of the "Evertonians are born.." character that a lot of us share.

To MK and LL, great job, this site means a huge amount to many people, and not just those posting on it but to many others who spend time quietly on it each and every day.

Great site lads!!

I'd be a liar if I said I like everything I see on here or that I agree with much of what is written, but the fact a platform exists for all the views is one nobody should underestimate.

Re- Nick Entwistle's earlier point about suspecting he got a reply from an incognito Club official, I think I once had an arguement on here with a woman who now contributes to the Matchday programme (her name is fairly unusual and appears in the credits on Page 3 every edition) and I am sure that people from the Club must read it.

With that in mind, a certain logic says that not only Club Officials or BK, but some of the players and even Mr Moyes must dip their toes in occasionally. Therefore, people that post four letter abuse about players and coaches should maybe ask themselves if that is really the best way to communicate or to get their voice heard? If you were in their shoes, would you listen to that or just ignore it?

Mr Tony Marsh often makes some very valid observations, but his aggressive way of putting them across means the points are often overlooked. (That said, it does make him amusing, but does Tony want to amuse fellow fans with his comments or send a message to the Club? I suspect he'd rather do the latter.) Just saying like.....

a) What kind of face Tony Marsh is pulling when he composes his love of everything blue?
b) Does Jimmy Sorheim have a "Royston Drenthe" desktop background or screensaver?
c) What Doddy actually looks like when growling over his keyboard to attack an argumentative and abusive ToffeeWebber (if there ever would be one, that is!)
d) What size Ken Buckley's seat actually is whilst perching his laptop on his knobbly(?) knees holding down the Shift Key with his left hand forefinger and whacking the letter keys with his right hand forefinger in between jumping up and down when we shoot!
e) Michael K's face on typing a Newsflash avidly reporting on Moysie signing another 5-year contract – together with a reputed 25% pay rise!!!
f) All of your cute little TW faces when Everton WIN THE CUP, thrashing Citeeh in the process (with Moysie grabbing the ball off Mancini whilst Big Dunc head-butts him)

I bet there's some real ugly bastards out there – I'll own up to being one!

Seriously, if you're angry, why not sound angry? You say "Therefore, people that post four-letter abuse about players and coaches should maybe ask themselves if that is really the best way to communicate or to get their voice heard".

Well there's nothing to say ANYONE is listening, but if they are, I would prefer those people to think "Shit, they are absolutely FUMING!" rather than "I think they're a bit peeved, but basically the posts look like they've been written by Private Godfrey so I wouldn't worry".

Trying to be reasonable with unreasonable people rarely gets you anywhere.

I dread to think of the hours I've spent on here but would not lose a single one.

Plenty of intelligent comment mixed with emotion sated over-reactions. Good work all.

My TW addiction started in earnest during the mobile browsing revolution. I loved the usability and simple but effective design that allowed me to have my first rant about Kenwright (from the toilet if I chose) and since then I've learnt, shouted, laughed, admired and generally enjoyed the comments and it's posters opinions.

Yes, like most things, im sure the site could be tweaked and improved slightly, but a big thanks to LL & MK for the only EFC site that matters.

Easily the best Everton related site on the internet. Long may it reign.

The only other Everton follower I know in London is a bloke who turns up at the same pub as me sometimes... once I said Anichebe's playing fair and quick as anything he said Anichebe's fucking shite. I don't want him holding my posts over me.

If I could do it all again I'd probably use a false name, so what does that say about my belief in what I write?

I take my hat off to both MK and LL. Tremendous job you've done, and it's especially great to be part of this site because as Kev Johnson stated earlier (I'm a scouser living in Kent, and it's only sunny when we win) it gives us a chance to vent our spleen with fellow blues.

Been some great threads on here but the one that stands out was about something I can't remember but turned into Kev Johnson signing for the blues, being overweight, it was totally off topic and hilarious.

Long live the mob.

More practically, though, it is confusing remembering who's who. For instance, there are a lot of Kevs and Kevins on here! I'm against having pics. I'm startlingly handsome and I might take against ugly fellow blues, which might – further down the line – cause needless slaughter.

Lyndon, is it true you and Michael are US-based?

Going to start a campaign for "keep Toffeeweb for the auld arses"

Grew up in a household where speaking your mind and standing your ground were the norm so I love the fact that ToffeeWeb has that 'straight-forward' vibe (assuming that the similarity extends to the fact that there is absolutely no malice intended and everyone understands that we are a family of a sort).

I really appreciate the passion, wit, camaraderie and knowledge that is displayed on a daily basis (I just hope that my contributions add something too) and I don't get the people who 'don't get' ToffeeWeb.

I see myself as a 3 or 4 on the 'Moyesiah / MogaDave' scale, generally appreciative of his stewardship but very frustrated with seemingly over-cautious approach at times.

Great to see Doddy is back and looking forward to the next installments from all the black sheep in our flock.

I've been reading Toffeeweb for about 2 years, although have only posted very occasionally. I'm 52 and have thus experienced the "great times". My first memory of Goodison Park was being taken by my Dad in the 60's and seeing the tangerine of Blackpool. I moved away from Liverpool in the late 80's so was lucky to see some great footy and success in between. I now live in South Wales and only get to Goodison about once a year.

If I'm honest I find a lot of Toffeewb depressingly negative (I'm absolutely a supporter of Moyes and the team), and I get intensely irritated by many of the posts.

Nevertheless I'm drawn to the site daily, although a bad result will mean that I won't log on for a couple of days, simply because I can't stand the bile and personal abuse that is thrown at Moyes. Mind you, if we lose, I won't watch any footy either for a couple of days.

Despite the fact that I feel that the general consensus on the site is overly critical, and unnecessarily abusive to Moyes (imo a dignified, diplomatic and immensely loyal individual), I am nevertheless drawn to the site daily. That is, I think, a testament to the great work that MK & LL do. Like a lot of other contributors, I think that the other efc blogs are simply rubbish (bland and lacking in any kind of debate).

i too thought Moyes on holiday in Scotland was comedy gold.

Thanks for a stimulating and provocative read,

COYB!!!!

The only thing I'd enjoy seeing next to people's name is their location and whether their MOB or IMWT or Boring.

Roman Sidey
Toronto
MOB

Nick, toffee web dating?. Lord help us, I think the profile would read

Sex: only when Everton win.
Interests: Everton FC, drink and sex ( dependent on the first)
Attractive: improves with points one and two above
Finances: juggling money to pay the bank
Looking for: a rare breed of individual, an Evertonian with a pulse

I think your right though Nick, I am slightly outnumbered I would really love to see other women commenting on the site.

I remember when I first posted, I was taken back by some of the abuse I got, but advice from M&L convinced me not to give up. I am glad I didn't, TW has some great discussions, some infuriating wind up merchants and then some passionate genuine and concerned fans. I have no doubt the management of the club do read the site and reacts to it, it is perhaps the closest perspective to what's going on at our club, a few thousand heads analysis an issue rarely gets it completely wrong.

Long may it continue!

Nick #356; you say (creases me up, Eugene) We finish where we are because of Moyes....

Ex-'kin-actly, a less cautious approach might have us higher... after all we have the best squad since (fill in year of your choice).

But hey, be careful what I wish for coz the next guy (if you listen to some) is nailed on to get us relegated... (or not, if you listen to others).

Me, I've done my dash with Moyes... change for change sake.

Oi, you, Bill... Money for God's sake!

Oh yeah, back on topic... ToffeeWeb's (to quote Jim Bowen) super, smashing, magic... Look what you COULD'VE won.

Eugene for his classic humour, you can picture the guy holding court in a pub to a captive audience. What's also just as important though is the platform for all views, even if they drive you insane — all points of the compass are represented.

Long live the king.

That's the nicest thing youv'e ever said to me. I'm filling up.

I'm amazed how well known TW is when you meet Blues. Of course some say they prefer BlueKipper as ToffeeWeb is "too negative". You then point out that most of the content is user-generated, therefore a reflection of what real fans are thinking, and they are stumped for an argument.

I'm glad that TW never became a club mouthpiece like BK did (hmmmmm). I don't visit BK/Kipper anymore. Mainly due to the auto-running filler content they put in - which was fine until the auto-mute function was disabled. But I also don't like their blatant censorship of non-party line viewpoints.

The only highlight these days is seeing the illiterati on there trying to make sense of a Mickey Blue Eyes post.

Used to love the My Auld Fella Shouts.....that's it!

The website has a much more grown-up feel to it than the others, I think the use of real names and the inclusion of surnames builds towards that. I just wanted to say thanks guys and long may it continue. Also, without some of the characters on here, it wouldn't be what it is either, some of the comments have been hilarious and had me in stitches. Keep up the good work! Viva la ToffeeWeb.

Best site frankly I've ever been to.

Eugene, Gavin, Christine, Andy Crooks, Matt Traynor, and yes.... Tony Marsh and his alter ego, counterbalancing ying and yang Richard Dodd. Plus a ton of others - Barry Rathbone, Paul Ferry, on and on and on you can go. Honestly - just magic.

if this site were sold I'd fucking cry. What else does a 43 year old father of 5 boys do with his time?

Errrr.... read TW of course!

Jamie Crowley
The "other" American red-headed beaten stepchild EFC done got me I'm addicted fuckit "fan"

I am quite serious - I love this site to death and the myriad of opinions, personalities, temperaments, etc it brings. Fantastic!

Oh, and my fav post ever was when we signed Kev Johnson....

The Cabbage, the orchard opposite, the walk through fields to sexton church.

Shops? The co op where you could lean on the big plate windows to knock down the displays, the kiosk was by the chippy opposite the Eden Vale wasn't it? Warwick Bolam school, so many memories, still have family in Louis Pastuer ave, ..

I've seen alliances formed on this site, sulks last weeks and weeks, smart people dig a hole and keep digging, abuse, forgiveness and an occasional Red get us all in a fury.

My dream - to see all of us meet in one room and enjoy the shock at how different people are in real life compared to their TW personas.

I heard the great Tony M is actually a ballet dancer but may be wrong.

It's still just as rough.

Yes, that's how I remember it too. Can I ask, are you an estate agent per chance?

Si Cooper is right in as much we were brought up to have an opinion and that is what the game is about – opinions. The Moyes brigade totally piss me off because we are Everton FC not Moyes United and when he goes we will survive.

However, I respect their right to have an opinion even though I think it is a load of bollocks.
Gary Poole on the contrary I don't find it negative, what I see are opinions of different generations of blues. Some have seen success, some haven't, so you are bound to get varying views. If we all felt the same way it would be boring as shit.

Lyndon, Michael thanks for being such a big part of my life,

4 Peterborough drive was a paradise .. That's how I saw it too.

Colin, it still has a great community even though a lot has changed, it went through some rough times but I still love to go back. Rose tinted glasses? No I just think it was a little gem then.

We were forever swimming in the "cut" (canal) in summer. Don't think they do that now. There was the odd dead cat floating past then. Peterborough Drive was just round the corner from me btw.