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davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Seathestars
Player Valuation: £60m
Around that way, Vauxhall area, or what they used to call, 'over the bridge'
Tricky Trevor 7
Player Valuation: £1m
Totally agree with the above . Absolutely legend of the blues . But I loved the Rat & Mountfield moreWith half of this stupendously boring international break out of the way, and with no Everton action just yet, I thought we could have a Saturday morning look at a former Everton great.
This week I've gone with Dave Watson, who I think is somewhat overlooked, or at least underrated, as an Evertonicon/legend/great by some at least (you can select your own term there, delete as applicable).
Like fellow blue Kevin Sheedy, he began his career at Liverpool, and we don't hold that against him in the slightest - although unlike Sheedy, he never kicked a pro-ball in anger for them. After winning the league cup with Norwich, he came to Everton and initially faced some hostility as he was effectively replacing fan's fave Derek Mountfield. Once the Goodison faithful saw he was a capable defender however, this anti feeling quickly vanished.
A member of our last league title winning side, and also the last club captain to lift a trophy, I'm sure Dave would happily surrender both of those accolades to see us win again. Dave even managed us through a difficult period as caretaker manager/player after the unfortunate departure of Joe Royle, coping well considering he had no managerial experience. This is a man who has served Everton on quite a few levels.
Let's look at the facts:
Whichever way you look at it, for me the above suggests Dave Watson should not be working with Newcastle Utd's youth set up, he should be at our glorious club in some capacity. It's frequently been said of some captains that they lack leadership - you could never say that about Dave Watson.
- Everton player 1986 - 2001
- 419 apps
- 23 goals
- Everton captain
- 12 England caps
- Everton manager 1997
- Everton League Championship 1986/87
- Everton FA Cup winner 1995
- Everton Charity Shield winner 1995
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Ha ha. Haven't heard that term for years. My mother's family were from round there: Limekiln Ln.
Bazlar
Player Valuation: £25m
Good read that. Thanks
Sharpys top lip
Player Valuation: £60m
**waves**
Gets off.....
Gets off.....
Thanks mate that's a good read. The app. figure I've got in the OP must be League only?
My dad's side came from near there - Poyntz Street, their house standing exactly where the giant anchor and buoy are on the corner of Great Homer St and Kirkdale Rd.
....I remember watching a Lancashire League game at Bellefield and he was there with his kids. He told me his missus had told him to take them out. He had at least 3 but the staff weren't happy when he walked them through the youth team portacabin.
Captain and in my eyes a legend, stayed with us for a good while too which adds more to his appeal. Could do with him now (but I say that every old player thread...)
i used to bump into him regularly when he/i lived on the outskirts of Warrington, always had time for a chat, real nice chap.
Irish nsno
Player Valuation: £750k
Great player for us, met him in Belfast around 1991 absolute gent.
Jimmy Grimble
Player Valuation: £20m
I met him there as well. He used to drink in the rams head. A gentleman and very funny.
yeah he used to live just out of the village, off the main a56.
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