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Without getting into bs analysis about this and that, heart commitment etc etc etc... It all comes down to this....
Donkeys don't win Derbys
Donkeys don't win Derbys
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I hate that bunch of whoppers across the way more than anything else on this planet. My contempt for them is dangerous. But even I have to admit a begrudging respect: they mobilise when things are rotten at their club, and their actions usually turn the tide.
Ignore the whopperish matches and homecoming ceremonies etc with zany flags - look at how they protested, marched and really made it known that their owners needed elbowing.
They've now got a club right back in the groove, loads of cash and a quality manager who understands them.
We just boo, moan and pin our hopes on the next transfer window.
Things will never be the same again.
Because it's EvertonEvery single year. Different manager. Different players. Different owner. Same outcome. Why? Every year it's the same old story. Never mind the lack of trophies, but our Derby record is appalling as well as big games at big away grounds, big games at a a crucial time in a season. Something needs to change, maybe that's better players coming in but we've had the same problem for as long as I can remember as a fan.
I'm expecting big things in the future with a new man on board with ambition, but it needs to start with the mentality with not just the players, but with the whole club.
Was told in the late 80s by the then Physio that Everton was run like the Vatican , there are dark corridors inside Goodison were corrupt people take out of the club . And some of those people still exist today at the club . And you only have to look at that lot over the park , how they have blown past us over the years .I guess it's a bit like a house that's been left to deteriorate for years and years, the longer it's left the more work is going to have to be done to put it right. There's loads of factors as to why it's been this way for decades, both on and off the pitch and it's going to take a long time and a lot of money to fix it.
I've mocked Moshiri in jest a fair bit but I actually think he's rebuilding the whole infrastructure of the club, and that's a huge job. I'd like to see Elstone gone asap, I'd like to see him buyout the remainder of the shares, I'd like a new stadium and some shiny new players with a better attitude, but it's going to take time and I think he'll make all of those things happen. He's clearly not a stupid guy and you'd like to think that he's learnt from the failings of the last transfer window and the way we went about our business.
I guess only time will tell really.
if you go through our roster you'll find none of our players is a winner.
is there any single player on the team who has lifted a trophy in his professional life?
successful clubs not only buy "good" players. they go for winners. characters who has a desire to win and compete until the final whistle is blown.
koeman was a winner in his days as a player. he knows that 90% of the squad are rubbish. but unfortunatly that process will take time.
Pretty much the right response that.if you go through our roster you'll find none of our players is a winner.
is there any single player on the team who has lifted a trophy in his professional life?
successful clubs not only buy "good" players. they go for winners. characters who has a desire to win and compete until the final whistle is blown.
koeman was a winner in his days as a player. he knows that 90% of the squad are rubbish. but unfortunatly that process will take time.
Let's be blunt this problem started with Moyes. When it came to taking a risk and actually going for a win in big games the guy was a big time bottler. This attitude transmits to the players, a lot of whom are still here. The other thing which I think doesn't help is team selection, when if you're thought of as a first team player you get straight back into the team no matter how well your deputy plays. Let people have to fight to get back in, it keeps people on their toes and I think makes them mentally tougher.
Lastly I think it's important that the manager has a kind of f*** you attitude towards Liverpool, who actually believes we are better than Liverpool. The last time we had this in a manager was with Joe Royle.
Without getting into bs analysis about this and that, heart commitment etc etc etc... It all comes down to this....
Donkeys don't win Derbys
Think you might be onto something there mate. He isn't quick enough anymore and it has a negative impact on the side.
Giving him a further 2 year extension is completely baffling and up there with extending Gibson's contract for ridiculous stunts.
I agree. I said last night this was the biggest issue in the squad. We have no leaders in our team. I know many will point to Williams but he is more of a organiser than a leader, same as Jagielka.
We need a proper leader. Some one who shows no respect to anyone regardless of reputation, trophies won or current form.
Funny really because I think our wins vs Liverpool in recent years contained two men clearly lacking in todays team.
Duncan Ferguson and Tim Cahill - fear nobody's reputation.